Description : Which one of the following countries has no mineral deposits ? (1) Switzerland (2) Austria (3) Norway (4) Sri Lanka
Last Answer : Switzerland
Description : Which of the following countries are connected by the Palk Strait? (1) India and Sri Lanka (2) North Korea and South Korea (3) Pakistan and China (4) Britain and France
Last Answer : (1) India and Sri Lanka Explanation: Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. It ... southern end with a chain of low islands and reef shoals that are collectively called Adam's Bridge.
Description : Which of the following countries is not an exporter of tea? (1) United Kingdom (2) Sri Lanka (3) India (4) Kenya
Last Answer : (1) United Kingdom Explanation: Kenya, China, Sri Lanka India and Vietnam are the leading exporters of tea in the world. These five countries are the major producers of tea as well. The United Kingdom is one of the major importers of tea. India is the world’s largest tea-drinking nation.
Description : The world’s largest and deepest rail tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel is located in which country’? (1) Belgium (2) Austria (3) Switzerland (4) Sweden
Last Answer : (3) Switzerland Explanation: The Gotthard Base Tunnelis a railway base tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland. It opened on 1 June 2016, and full service began on 11 December 2016.With a route length of 57.09 km, it is the world’s longest and deepest traffic tunnel and the first flat, low
Description : The World's largest and deepest rail tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel is located in which country? (1) Belgium (2) Austria (3) Switzerland (4) Sweden
Last Answer : (3) Switzerland Explanation: The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a railway tunnel of 57.09 km passing through the Alps mountains in Switzerland. It is world's longest and deepest traffic tunnel.
Description : Hampi is in (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka (d) Sri Lanka
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : The bridge of sand and rock in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka is (a) Palk Isthmus (b) Sri Lanka Bridge (c) Adam's Bridge (d) Pamban Bridge
Description : Which or the following Indian islands lies between India and Sri Lanka? (a) Elephanta (b) Rameshwaram (c) Nicobar (d) Salsette
Description : Palk Strait separates India from (a) Pakistan (b) China (c) Andaman Island (d) Sri Lanka shop.ssbcrack.com
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which of the following would have to be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil ? (a) Sunda Strait (b) Gulf of Mannar (c) Palk Strait (d) Cook Strait
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which of the following is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? (a) Thailand (b) Sri Lanka (c) Indonesia (d) All of them
Description : Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands? [CPO SI 2003] (a) Sri Lanka (b) Myanmar (c) Indonesia (d) Pakistan
Description : The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is - (1) Maldives (2) Sri Lanka (3) Mauritius (4) Madagascar
Last Answer : (1) Maldives Explanation: Maldives is the smallest country not only in the Indian Ocean but also in Asia in terms of area and population. There are over 1,192 coral islands in the Maldives, ... 's most dispersed countries. They lie south-southwest of India and are considered part of Southern Asia.
Description : The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of- (1) Brazil (2) Australia (3) Sri Lanka (4) Cuba
Last Answer : (2) Australia Explanation: The world’s largest coral reef is the Great Barrier Reef, located just off the northeastern coast of Australia. This coral reef system is composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands.
Description : The largest producer of coffee in the world is - (1) Brazil (2) Sri Lanka (3) India (4) Myanmar
Last Answer : (1) Brazil Explanation: In 2009 Brazil was the world leader in production of coffee. followed by Vietnam, Indonesia and Colombia. Arabica coffee beans are cultivated in Latin America, eastern Africa ... grown in western and central Africa, throughout Southeast Asia, and to some extent in Brazil.
Description : Palk Strait is situated between : (1) India and Pakistan (2) India and Bangladesh (3) India and Sri Lanka (4) India and Myanmar
Last Answer : (3) India and Sri Lanka Explanation: The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of Sri Lanka.
Description : Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands? (1) Sri Lanka (2) Myanmar (3) Indonesia (4) Pakistan
Last Answer : (2) Myanmar Explanation: The Andaman Islands are a group of Indian Ocean archipelagic islands in the Bay of Bengal, between the Indian peninsula to the west and Burma to the north and east. Most ... the east between the islands and the coast of Burma. The nearest landmass in the north is Myanmar.
Description : An example of 'horseshoe' shaped coral islands in the neighbourhood of India is – (1) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (2) Maldives (3) Lakshadweep (4) Sri Lanka
Last Answer : (3) Lakshadweep Explanation: The Lakshadweep islands are formed of coral deposits called atolls. Atolls are circular or horse-shoe shaped coral reefs.
Description : Which country is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar? (1) Bangladesh (2) Myanmar (3) Sri Lanka (4) Pakistan
Last Answer : (3) Sri Lanka Explanation: Sri Lanka is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar (a large shallow bay forming part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean) and Palk Strait (a ... Mannar district of Sri Lanka). It is located in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal.
Description : Palk Strait separates – (1) India and Pakistan (2) India and Burma (3) India and Sri Lanka (4) India and Afghanistan
Last Answer : (3) India and Sri Lanka Explanation: Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. The strait ... after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras Presidency (1755-1763) during the Company Raj period.
Description : Palk Strait is situated between – (1) India and Pakistan (2) India and Bangladesh (3) India and Sri Lanka (4) India and Myanmar
Last Answer : (3) India and Sri Lanka Explanation: The Palk Strait is a strait between Tamil Nadu and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the ... the southwest. The strait is named after Robert Palk, the governor of Madras Presidency during 1755- 1763.
Description : Apart from India, which of the following countries also use terms ‘Kharif’ and ‘Rabi’ to describe their cropping patterns? a. Nepal and Sri Lanka b. Pakistan and Bangladesh c. Bhutan and Sri Lanka d. Nepal and Bangladesh
Last Answer : b. Pakistan and Bangladesh
Last Answer : India and Sri Lanka
Last Answer : United Kingdom
Description : Which country tops in the 2018 World Press Freedom Index a report released by Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF)? (a) New Zealand (b) Norway (c) Switzerland (d) None of These
Last Answer : (b) Norway
Description : The world’s largest and deepest rail tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel is located in which country? (1) Belgium (2) Austria (3) Switzerland(4) Sweden
Description : World's longest land border is between which two countries? (1) Australia and New Zealand (2) India and China (3) Switzerland and Italy (4) Canada and USA
Last Answer : (4) Canada and USA Explanation: Canada, the world's second largest country, and the United States (fourth largest)share the longest international border between two countries in the world.
Description : Which TV channels will telecast India tour of Sri Lanka in Australia and New Zealand?
Last Answer : Zee Sports? Some channels offer package that allow you to recieve alomost a hundred series/matches but the packages cost no less than a $100. Dish Network offers TV packages that give you about 10 Asian channels, ... I have Dish Network in the US but dont know if they offer it in Aust./New Zealand.
Description : (i) Mention the climatic conditions required for growing coconut in India. (ii) Name two areas of coconut production in Sri Lanka. -Geography
Last Answer : (i) Climatic conditions required for growing coconut: Temperature – 25° C to 30° C. Rainfall – 125 to 130 cm well distributed. Frost and draught are very harmful to coconut. (ii) Two areas of coconut production in Sri Lanka are : 1. Nigombo 2. Kurunegala
Description : Compare tea production of India with Sri Lanka. -Geography
Last Answer : India is the largest producer of Tea whereas Sri Lanka is the third largest producer. India's contribution of tea production in the world is about 35% and Sri Lanka accounts for about 12% of the total ... of tea. Sri Lanka is the third largest exporter of tea in the world after India and China.
Description : Give a reason for each of the following : (i) Most of Sri Lanka has the Equatorial type of climate. -Geography
Last Answer : (i) Annual range of temperature = 33.5 -13.7 = 19.8°C. (ii) Total rainfall = 67.4 cm. (iii) Driest month = November.
Description : After independence, Sri Lanka witnessed the supremacy of which community? -Democratic 10th
Last Answer : Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in 1948 and the democratically elected government adopted a series of measures to establish Sinhala supremacy.
Description : What measure was adopted by the democratically elected government of Sri Lanka to establish Sinhala Supremacy? -Democratic 10th
Last Answer : In 1956, an Act was passed to make Sinhala the official language. The government followed preferential policies favouring Sinhala applicants for University positions and government jobs.
Description : Which language was recognized as the only official language of Sri Lanka in 1956? -Democratic 10th
Last Answer : Sinhala the Indic language of the Sinhalese.
Description : How is a federal government better than a unitary government ? Explain with examples of Belgium and Sri Lanka. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Federalism is a system of government under which power is divided between a central authority and its various constituent units. Whereas in a unitary government all the powers are in the hands ... in avoiding the civic strife, whereas the majoritarianism in Sri Lanka led to the civil war.
Description : What is the ethnic composition of Sri Lanka ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Sri Lanka i) 74 percent sinhala speakers ii) 18 percent tamil speakers iii) tamils speakers were divided into 2 subgrps iv) Srilankan Tamils n Indian Tamils - Sri lankan Tamils were 13 percent n rest 5 percent were Indian Tamils
Description : What is a Civil War? Explain with context to Sri Lanka. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) It is a violent conflict between the opposing groups within a country, for example the Sinhalese and the Tamils. (ii) Due to the violent conflict between both these ethnic groups thousands of ... civil war has caused a terrible setback to the social, cultural and economic life of the country.
Description : “Both Belgium and Sri Lanka are democracies but they follow different systems of power sharing. ” -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Type of Government: Sri Lanka continues to be, for all practical purpose, a unitary system where the national government has all the powers. Tamil leaders want Sri Lanka to become a ... language whereas Belgium government tried to protect and foster all the languages spoken by the people.
Description : Which are the most important social groups of Sri Lanka ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The mosi important groups of Sri Lanka are as given below : (i) Sinhala speaking (ii) Tamil speaking
Description : Which ethnic group is in majority in Sri Lanka ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : 'Sinhala ethnic group is in majority in Sri Lanka .
Description : Name the two sub groups of Tamils in Sri Lanka. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The two sub groups of Tamils in Sri Lanka are as given below : (i) Sri Lankan Tamils (ii) Indian Tamils
Description : When did Sri Lanka emerge as an independent nation ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : In 1978 Sri Lanka emerge as an independent nation.
Description : Name the ethnic group of Sri Lanka which were involved in a Civil War. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The ethnic group of Sri Lanka which were involved in a Civil War are as given below : (i) Sri Lankan Tamils or the Sinhalese (ii) Indian Tamils
Description : In Sri Lanka, the democratically elected government adopted a series of which measures to establish Sinhala supremacy ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : In 1956, an act was passed to recognize Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil. University positions and government jobs, favoured Sinhala applicants. A new constitution was stipulated to protect and spread Buddhism.
Description : State two main bases of social division in Sri Lanka. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Religion (ii) Language
Description : Which is the state religion of Sri Lanka ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The state religion of Sri Lanka is Buddhism.
Description : Explain the language policy of Indian Federal. How is it different from Sri Lanka ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) No National Language: Our Constitution did not give the status of national language to any one language. Hindi was identified as the official language. But Hindi is the mother tongue of ... of India the government agreed to continue the use of English along with Hindi for official purposes.
Description : “Federations are contrasted with unitary governments”. Explain by giving examples from Sri Lanka and Belgium. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Under the unitary system, either there is only one level of government or the sub-units are subordinate to the Central government. The Central government can pass on orders to the ... s not answerable to the Central government. Both these governments are separately answerable to the people.
Description : How is the Indian federal system different from that of Sri Lanka ? Explain by giving three examples. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Sri Lanka believes in majoritarianism whereas in India equal rights are given to minorities. (ii) In Sri Lanka, Sinhala is the only official language, whereas in India though Hindi is the ... (iii) In Sri Lanka, the government protects and fosters Buddhism, whereas India is a secular country.
Description : Mention any two parameters where Sri Lanka has scored over India in HDI. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Per capital income (ii) Literacy rate