Description : In which one of the following states is overgrazing the main reason for land degradation? (a) Maharashtra (b) Punjab (c) Haryana (d) Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : In which one of the following states is overgrazing the main reason for land degradation? (a) Maharashtra (b) Punjab (c) Haryana (d) Uttar Pradesh
Description : Maximum productivity of sugarcane in India is– a. Tamil Nadu b. Haryana c. Uttar Pradesh d. Punjab
Last Answer : a. Tamil Nadu
Description : Which two states have a common High Court? (1) Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (2) Haryana and Punjab (3) Gujarat and Maharashtra (4) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (2) Haryana and Punjab Explanation: Punjab and Haryana High Court is a common High Court for both the States of Punjab and Haryana and Union territory of Chandigarh, in India. It is situated at Chandigarh, the capital of the States of Punjab and Haryana.
Description : Laterite soil is found in which of the following States? (1) Haryana and Punjab (2) Gujarat and Rajasthan (3) Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh (4) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (4) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Explanation: Laterite soils are found on the highland areas of plateau Karnataka. Kerala, Tamil Nadu and hilly regions of Assam. Rajmahal hills and Chhotanagpur plateau. These ... rich in iron. So these are suitable for plantation of crops like tea, rubber, coffee etc.
Description : Which of the following states as percensus, has the highest and lowest sex ratio respectively? (1) Kerala and Haryana (2) Himachal Pradesh and Punjab (3) Meghalaya and Bihar (4) Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : (1) Kerala and Haryana Explanation: Like the 1991 Census, the highest sex ratio (1058) had been reported in Kerala. Haryana reported the lowest sex ratio of 861 among the major states. According to 2011 census, Highest sex ratio-Kerala (1084) Lowest sex-ratio-Haryana (879).
Description : Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil? (a) Bihar (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Punjab
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which State has the largest number of sugar mills? (a) Punjab (b) Haryana (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Maximum productivity of sugarcane in India is (A) Punjab (B) Uttar Pradesh (C)Haryana (D) Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (D) Tamil Nadu
Description : In which states overgrazing is responsible for land degradation? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Description : In which of the following states is Rosa Power Plant located? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Haryana (e) Punjab
Description : "Indira Gandhi Canal", which is around 450 km long, provides irrigation facility mainly to which of the following states? (a) Punjab (b) Haryana (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Gujarat (e) Rajasthan shop.ssbcrack.com
Last Answer : Ans: (e)
Description : The Damodar Valley Project concerns two states (a) Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (b) West Bengal and Bihar (c) Maharashtra and Karnataka (d) Haryana and Punjab
Description : Which of the following states are the first states in India where Integrated Criminal Justice System (ICJS) will be launched? (1) Punjab and Haryana (2) Telangana and Andhra Pradesh (3) Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgargh (4) Bihar and Jharkhand
Last Answer : (2) Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Explanation: Integrated Criminal Justice is system in which the courts, police stations, Prosecution, forensic Science laboratories and Jails are integrated. Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are the first two states that has chosen the ICJS system.
Description : Western disturbances cause rainfall in the following Indian states during winter – (1) Punjab and Haryana (2) Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (3) Kerala and Karnataka (4) Bihar and West Bengal
Last Answer : (1) Punjab and Haryana Explanation: The term 'Western Disturbance' is used to describe an extra tropical storm, which brings winter rain and sometimes snow to the northwestern parts of the In- ... it passes across north India, it helps to increase monsoon activity over Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
Description : Which Indian state is the largest producer of egg? a. Karnataka b. Maharashtra c. Gujarat d. Madhya Pradesh e. Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : e. Tamil Nadu
Description : Green Revolution was most successful in (1) Punjab and Tamil Nadu (2) Punjab, Haryana and UP (3) Haryana (4) UP and Maharashtra
Last Answer : (2) Punjab, Haryana and UP Explanation: In regional terms, only the states of Punjab and Haryana showed the best results of the Green Revolution. The eastern plains of the River Ganges in West Bengal also showed reasonably good results. But results were less impressive in other parts of India.
Description : Which state of India has made rain water harvesting compulsory for all houses? (1) Haryana (2) Maharashtra (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Punjab
Last Answer : (3) Tamil Nadu Explanation: Rainwater harvesting has been made compulsory for every building in Tamil Nadu to avoid ground water depletion. Since its implementation, Chennai saw a 50 percent rise in ... accumulation and deposition of rainwater for reuse on-site, rather than allowing it to run off.
Description : Well irrigation is most prominent in A. Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar. B. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu. C. Rajasthan, Gujarat. MP and Orissa. D. Meghalaya, Sikkim, Nagaland and Jammu Kashmir.
Last Answer : A. Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar
Description : The States involved In the Dandakaranya Project are (a) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka (b) Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu (c) Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which one of the following States of India is the largest producer of lignite coal? [CDS 2009] (a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
Description : The river Cauvery originates from which of the following states? [Bank PO 1994] (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka (d) Madhya Pradesh
Description : Which are the two States (other than UP) having the highest representation in Lok Sabha? (1) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh (2) Bihar and Maharashtra (3) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (4) Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan
Last Answer : (2) Bihar and Maharashtra Explanation: There are 80 Lok Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh, followed by Maharashtra with 48 seats and both Andhra. Pradesh and West Bengal with 42 seats each. Bihar has 40 Lok Sabha seats.
Description : In which of the following grouping of States of India is rubber grown on a commercial scale? (1) Maharashtra-Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh (2) Kerala -Tamil Nadu - Karnataka (3) Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland (4) Orissa-Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra
Last Answer : (2) Kerala -Tamil Nadu - Karnataka Explanation: India is the fourth largest producer of natural rubber accounting for 6.5 per cent of the total world production. Kerala is the foremost producer of natural ... of the total area and 91.68 per cent of the total production of rubber in the country.
Description : Which are the States in which the Agasthyarnala biosphere is spread? (1) Andhra Pradesh - Karnataka (2) Tamil Nadu - Karnataka (3) Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh (4) Kerala -Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (4) Kerala -Tamil Nadu Explanation: The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve (ABR) was established in 2001 and includes 3,500.36 square km of which 1828 km2 is in Kerala and 1672.36 km2 is ... and Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari Districts in Tamil Nadu, South India at the southern end of the Western Ghats.
Description : Which one of the following States does not use thermal electricity? (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Arunachal Pradesh (4) Madhya Pradesh
Last Answer : (3) Arunachal Pradesh Explanation: There is not even a single thermal plant in India's North East and most of the power needs in the region and also power source in North East Grid comes from hydro-projects. In Arunachal Pradesh, the entire electricity generation is hydro.
Description : Deforestation due to mining has caused severe land degradation in which one of the following states? (a) Odisha (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala
Last Answer : Deforestation due to mining has caused severe land degradation in which one of the following states? (a) ... ) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Gujarat
Description : Name two states where land degradation is caused by overgrazing. -Geography
Last Answer : Overgrazing refers to the excessive grazing of farm animals like cattle, sheep, horses and goats. Overgrazing is a major cause of land degradation because animals tear up roots along with the ... and water. Two states in India which are affected by overgrazing are Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Description : Overgrazing may cause land degradation. Give examples of some states affected by this. -Geography
Last Answer : Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh are some states affected by over-grazing. These states are growing fast in terms of agriculture and industry, and energy. Land degradation, however, is a major ... protective cover of crops, grass and other plants by livestock, to aid in income and industry.
Description : Maximum wheat producing State in India is – (1) Punjab (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Haryana
Last Answer : (2) Uttar Pradesh Explanation: Operation Flood in India, a project of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was the world's biggest dairy development programme which made India, a milk-deficient nation ... world, surpassing the USA in 1998, with about 17 percent of global output in 2010-11.
Description : The maximum area under rice in the state— (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Punjab (D) Haryana
Last Answer : (A) Uttar Pradesh
Description : Jhum cultivation is prevalent in (a) Manipur (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Punjab (d) Haryana
Last Answer : (a) Manipur
Description : In which one of the following States is terrace cultivation practised? (a) Punjab (b) Haryana (c) Western Uttar Pradesh (d) Uttaranchal
Last Answer : (d) Uttaranchal
Description : The State with highest production of wheat in year 2012-13 is – (1) West Bengal (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Haryana
Last Answer : (3) Uttar Pradesh Explanation: Uttar Pradesh was the state with highest production of wheat during 2012-13. It produced 30301.942 (in thousand tonnes) of wheat during the year. It re-tained its prime status even during 2013-14.
Description : Tank irrigation is very prominent in A. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. B. Bihar and Maharashtra. C. Rajasthan and Jharkhand. D. Haryana and Himachal Pradesh
Last Answer : A. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Description : Diamond mine are being worked at _____. (a) Hazaribagh, Jharkhand (b) Kolar, Karnataka (c) Neyveli, Tamil Nadu (d) Panna, Madhya Pradesh
Description : In which area are Zoroastrians concentrated? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Maharashtra (d) Madhya Pradesh shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : The Water Fall with the highest fall in India is the (a) Jog Falls, Karnataka (b) Courtallam Falls, Tamil Nadu (c) Beraghat Falls, Madhya Pradesh (d) Ettipotala Falls, Andhra Pradesh shop.ssbcrack.com
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : River Cauvery flows through the state of (a) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (c) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Description : Match the following: PIN code zone Jurisdiction A. 2 1. Bihar B. 4 2. Uttar Pradesh C. 6 3. Maharasthra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh D. 8 4. Jammu & Kashmir 5. Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Lakshadweep A B C D (a) 2 3 5 1 (b) 5 2 3 4 (c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 2 1 5 3
Description : Match the following: [NDA 2004] Tourist Place State A. Amber Fort 1. Uttar Pradesh B. Auroville 2. Pondicherry C. Buland Darwaza 3. Karnataka D. Gol Gumbaz 4. Rajasthan 5. Madhya Pradesh 6. Tamil Nadu A B C D (a) 4 6 1 2 (b) 1 2 5 3 (c) 4 2 1 3 (d) 1 6 5 2
Description : Match the following: Tribes Area A. Angamis 1.Meghalaya B. Todas 2.Tamil Nadu C. Moplahs 3. Kerala D. Birhors 4. Nagaland E. Khasis 5. Madhya Pradesh A B C D E (a) 4 2 3 5 1 (b) 5 4 3 2 1 (c) 4 3 5 1 2 (d) 2 5 4 3 1
Description : Where are the ‘Todas' found? (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Rajasthan (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Arunachal Pradesh
Last Answer : (3) Tamil Nadu Explanation: The Toda people are a small pastoral community who live on the isolated Nilgiri plateau of Southern India. Before the late 18th century, the Toda ... and culture have also become the focus of an international effort at culturally sensitive environmental restoration.
Description : Kanha National Park is located in – (1) Bihar (2) Madhya Pradesh (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (2) Madhya Pradesh Explanation: Kanha National Park is the largest national park of Madhya Pradesh. Also known as Kanha Tiger Reserve, it is one of the tiger reserves of India. It was created on 1 June 1955. Kanha provided inspiration to Rudyard Kipling for his famous novel "Jungle Book."
Description : Where are the Todas found? (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Rajasthan (3) Arunachal Pradesh (4) Madhya Pradesh
Last Answer : (1) Tamil Nadu Explanation: The Toda people are a small pastoral community who live on the isolated Nilgiri plateau in Tamil Nadu. The Toda lands are now a part of The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO-designated International Biosphere Reserve.
Description : Identify the correct match between tiger reserve and its state. (a) Manas - Assam (b) Corbett - Madhya Pradesh (c) Bandipur - Tamil Nadu (d) Palamu - Odisha
Last Answer : (d) Palamu - Odisha
Description : Bandipur Sanctuary is located in the State of (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Karnataka (4) Madhya Pradesh
Last Answer : (3) Karnataka
Description : Where are the Todas found ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Tamil nadu (c) Rajasthan (d) Aruncachal Pradesh
Last Answer : (b) Tamil nadu