Description : Farakka Barrage was commissioned to : [CPO SI 2002] (a) save Kolkata port (b) link North and South Bengal (c) supply drinking water to Kolkata (d) divert water to Bangladesh
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Farakka Barrage was commissioned to – (1) save Kolkata port (2) link North and South Bengal (3) supply drinking water to Kolkata (4) divert water to Bangladesh
Last Answer : (1) save Kolkata port Explanation: Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganges River. located in the Indian state of West Bengal, roughly 16.5 kilometres from the border with Bangladesh near Chapai Nawabganj District. Construction was started in 1961 and completed in 1975.
Description : What was the primary purpose of constructing the Farakka Barrage? (a) Preservation and maintenance of Kolkata port for navigation (b) To supply Ganga water to Bangladesh (c) To bring additional area of West Bengal under irrigation (d) To meet the chronic power shortage in Kolkata
Description : Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage? (1) Checking water flowing into Bangladesh (2) Checking silting of Kolkata Port (3) Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port (4) Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
Last Answer : (4) Facilitating navigation in Ganga river Explanation: The Farakka Barrage was created by India in 1975 to divert water from the Ganges River to the Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system. It was ... to flush out the sediment deposition from the Kolkata harbour and thus prevent erosion of Kolkata port.
Description : 1. Critical angle of. light passing from glass to water is minimum for which colour? 2. With whose assistance was Bokaro Steel Limited established? 3. Where were the xxvii (1996) Summer Olympic games ... can be drawn on the earth's surface passes through where? 20. By whom was Zero invented?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. Violet colour 2. Soviet Union 3. Atlanta 4. Save Kolkata port 5. Chowdhary 6. 10% 7. Governor-General 8. 2CaSO4 .H2 O 9. Atlantic ocean 10. Caste system 11. Football 12. Excise duties ... . Government of India Act, 1858 17. Air 18. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 19. Equator 20. An unknown Indian
Description : Why was Farakka Barrage commissioned?
Last Answer : Save Kolkata port
Description : The primary purpose of constructing the Farakka barrage is to: [CDS 1999] (a) preserve and maintain navigation (b) supply drinking water (c) meet the chronic power shortage (d) bring additional areas into irrigation
Description : The Farakka Project la mainly aimed towards (a) irrigating more land in West Bengal (b) utilizing maximum of Ganga water (c) preserving the port of Kolkata (d) production of electricity
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : In ‘annular’ pattern, rivers flow (1) from West to East (2) from North to South (3) like a ring (4) in transverse direction
Last Answer : like a ring
Description : Arrange the following rivers from South to North. (a) Cauvery (b) Krishna (c) Godavari (d) Mahanadi (1) (a), (c), (b), (d) (2) (c), (d), (a), (b) (3) (b), (d), (c), (a) (4) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Last Answer : (a), (b), (c), (d)
Description : If in the east it is Guhar Moti, in north it is Siachen Glacier, then in south it is: (1) Kuttanad (2) Kanyakumari (3) Rameshwaram (4) Indira point
Last Answer : Indira point
Description : Duncan Passage is located between (1) South and Little Andaman (2) North and South Andaman (3) North and Middle Andaman (4) Andaman and Nicobar
Last Answer : South and Little Andaman
Description : The important fishing harbour in India is (1) Kolkata (2) Cohin (3) Paradeep (4) Mumbai
Last Answer : Cohin
Description : Airblue is the the airline of which country? A. India B. Pakistan C. UAE D. Bangla Desh
Last Answer : ANSWER: B
Description : The largest brackish water lake of India is in the state of (1) Jammu and Kashmir (2) Maharashtra (3) Orissa (4) West Bengal
Last Answer : Orissa
Description : Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to (1) Gujarat and Maharashtra (2) Orissa and West Bengal (3) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar (4) Kerala and Karnataka
Last Answer : Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Description : Which State has the largest proportion of its net irrigation area under well irrigation ? (1) Haryana (2) Bihar (3) Gujarat (4) West Bengal
Last Answer : Gujarat
Description : Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal ? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Bihar (3) West Bengal (4) Rajasthan
Last Answer : Uttar Pradesh
Description : Which of the following canals is located in West Bengal ? (1) Lower Ganga Canal (2) Sarada Canal (3) Eden Canal (4) Sirhind Canal
Last Answer : Eden Canal
Description : Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following Indian states ? (1) Bihar, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram (2) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tripura ... , Tripura and Mizoram (4) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal
Last Answer : Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram
Description : Niyamgiri hill is located in Kalahandi district ? (1) Orissa (2) West Bengal (3) Punjab (4) Kerala
Description : Palghat joins which of the following states ? (1) Sikkim and West Bengal (2) Maharashtra and Gujarat (3) Kerala and Tamil Nadu (4) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Last Answer : Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Description : The Palk Strait lies between (1) Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar (2) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (3) Rann of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat (4) Lakshadweep and Maldives
Last Answer : Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar
Description : Kanchenjunga is situated in (1) Nepal (2) Sikkim (3) West Bengal (4) Himachal Pradesh
Last Answer : Sikkim
Description : The Andaman group and Nicobar group of islands are separated from each other by (1) Ten Degree Channel (2) Great Channel (3) Bay of Bengal (4) Andaman Sea
Last Answer : Ten Degree Channel
Description : ‘Saddle Peak’ the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is located in (1) Great Nicobar (2) Middle Andaman (3) Little Andaman (4) North Andaman
Last Answer : North Andaman
Description : In the north-east of the Deccan plateau is the— (1) Chhota Nagpur plateau (2) Malawa plateau (3) Deccan plateau (4) Vindhyan Range
Last Answer : Chhota Nagpur plateau
Description : Which of the following is not one of the reasons for concentration of jute mills in Kolkata? (a) Cheap and abundant power supply (b) Availability of coal (c) A large supply of cheap labour and water required for industry (d) The port of Kolkata can easily export all the jute goods
Description : In which state has India’s largest private sector sea port been commissioned recently? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Andhra Pradesh'
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Description : In which state has India’s largest private sector sea port been commissioned recently?
Last Answer : Andhra Pradesh
Description : 1. Which country has the briefest Constitution in the world? 2. Which petroleum refinery product has the lowest boiling point? 3. In which policy India opted for Mixed Economy'? 4. In which state ... was given in which year? 20. During which reign was the East India Company founded in London?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. USA 2. Gasoline 3. Industrial Policy of 1948 4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Firdausi 6. 3½ ft 7. Hargobind Khurana 8. B. R. Ambedkar 9. NH 7 10. Punjab and Sind 11. Neutron 12. Junko Tabei 13. ... 16. Dr. F G. Banting 17. About 3 years since Dec 9, 1946 18. Wrought iron 19. 1991 20. Akbar
Description : India’s first Naval Museum is being commissioned at this major sea port (1) Chennai (2) Mumbai (3) Visakhapatnam (4) Kochi
Last Answer : Visakhapatnam
Description : Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes gives below the lists: List-I (Climatic conditions) List-II (Resons) A. Chennai is warmer than Kolkata 1. North-East Monsoon B. Snowfall in Himalayas 2. Altitude C. ... (a) 1 2 4 5 (b) 4 5 1 3 (c) 5 2 4 3 (d) 5 1 3 4
Description : Which of the following Railway zones and their Headquarters is not correct? (a) North-Eastern-Gorakhpur (b) South-Central-Hyderabad (c) Eastern-Kolkata (d) Western-Mumbai
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [IAS 2006] Railway Zone Headquarters (a) North Eastern Railway : Gorakhpur (b) South Eastern Railway : Bhubhaneswar (c) Eastern Railway : Kolkata (d) South East Central Railway : Bilaspur
Description : One of the following is the smallest (area-wise) Lok Sahha constituency in India (1) Chandni Chowk (2) Delhi Sadar (3) Kolkata North-West (4) Mumbai South
Last Answer : (1) Chandni Chowk Explanation: Chandni Chowk in Delhi is the smallest (area-wise) Lok Sabha constituency in India.
Description : Which two of the following are connected by the North South corridor? (1) Srinagar and Kanyakumari (2) Mumbai and Chennai (3) Amritsar and Kolkata (4) Hyderabad and Bhopal
Last Answer : (1) Srinagar and Kanyakumari Explanation: The North-South Corridor comprises NH 1A (Srinagar-Jalandhar), NH 1 (Jalandhar - Delhi), NH 2 (DelhiAgra), NH 3 (Agra-Gwalior), NH 75 ... 26 (Jhansi-Lakhnadon), NH 7 (LakhnadonNagpur-Hyderabad-BangaloreMadurai-Kanyakurnari), NH 47 (SalemCoimbatore-Kochi).
Description : What is ‘Talcher’ important for? (1) Heavy water plant (2) Hydro–electricity generation (3) Cable industry (4) Atomic reactor
Last Answer : Heavy water plant
Description : Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers ? (1) Yamuna (2) Jhelum (3) Ravi (3) Sutlej
Last Answer : Sutlej
Description : The largest fresh water in India is (1) Dal Laka (2) Bhimtal Laka (3) Wular Laka(4) Nainital Laka
Last Answer : Wular Laka
Description : Which of the following water bodies is not a freshwater resource ? (1) Jaisamand (2) Ganga river (3) Yamuna river (4) Chilika lake
Last Answer : Yamuna river
Description : Which place is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganges river systems ? (1) Varanasi (2) Caya (3) Ambala (4) Allahabad
Last Answer : Ambala
Description : Cauvery water sharing is a dispute between (1) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (2) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh (3) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka (4) Karnataka and Maharashtra
Last Answer : Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
Description : Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers ? (1) Alaknanda (2) Bhagirathi (3) Gandak (4) Ghaghra
Last Answer : Bhagirathi
Description : The Andaman is separated from Nicobar by which water body? (1) 11° channel (2) 10° Channel (3) Palk Strait (4) Gulf of Mannar
Last Answer : 10° Channel
Description : The fertile land between two rivers is called (1) Watershed (2) Water divide (3) Doab (4) Terai
Last Answer : Doab
Description : Which one of the following factors is the main reason for the peninsular rivers to flow towards east? (1) Western part is rainy (2) Western Ghats act as major water-divide (3) Rivers follow rift valleys (4) Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats
Last Answer : Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats