Description : What is ‘Talcher' important for? (1) Heavy water plant (2) Hydro-electricity generation (3) Cable industry (4) Atomic reactor
Last Answer : (1) Heavy water plant Explanation: Talcher, located in Angul district of Odisha, is famous for Heavy Water Plant. This plant is a Government of India organisation under the aegis of Ministry of ... etc. and other allied chemicals required as a part of the nuclear power programme of the country.
Description : Salal is the hydro power project in: (1) Haryana (2) Jammu and Kashmir (3) Himachal Pradesh (4) Punjab
Last Answer : Haryana
Description : Which kind of power accounts for the largest share of power generation in India? (1) hydro-electricity (2) thermal (3) nuclear (4) solar
Last Answer : (2) thermal Explanation: Thermal power is the largest source of power in India. There are different types of Thermal power plants based on the fuel used to generate the steam such ... and several other state level power generating companies are engaged in operating coal based Thermal Power Plants.
Description : Out of the following places, heavy water plant is not located at (A) Baroda (B) Ramagundam (C) Talcher (D) Tuticorin
Last Answer : (B) Ramagundam
Description : Heavy water plant (in INDIA) is not located at (A) Kota and Baroda (B) Talcher (Orissa) (C) Tuticorin (Tamilnadu) (D) Korba (Chhattisgarh
Last Answer : (D) Korba (Chhattisgarh
Description : Heavy water plant is not located at (INDIA) (A) Talcher (B) Tuticorin (C) Ramagundam (D) Kota
Last Answer : (C) Ramagundam
Description : Which of the following sources has the largest share in power generation in India? (1) Atomic power (2) Thermal power (3) Hydro power (4) Wind power
Last Answer : (2) Thermal power Explanation: As per the Union Ministry of Power, thermal power (coal, gas and oil) accounts for 68.2% of power generated in India (as of 31.01.2017). India's ... from all renewable energy sources is nearly 15% of the total electricity generation (utility and captive) in India.
Description : An important river of the Indian desert is (1) Luni (2) Narmada (3) Krishna (4) Beas
Last Answer : Luni
Description : The important fishing harbour in India is (1) Kolkata (2) Cohin (3) Paradeep (4) Mumbai
Last Answer : Cohin
Description : The Idukki hydroelectric plant is on river (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Periyar (4) Tungabhadra
Last Answer : Periyar
Description : The first Hydroelectric Power Plant in India was set up at (1) Nizam Sagar (2) Shivasamudram (3) Ramagundam (4) Mettur
Last Answer : Shivasamudram
Description : A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is (1) Teak (2) Shisam (3) Sandalwood (4) Sal
Last Answer : Sandalwood
Description : In nuclear reactor, heavy water is used as – (1) coolant (2) fuel (3) moderator (4) atomic smasher
Last Answer : (3) moderator Explanation: Heavy water is used in certain types of nuclear reactors where it acts as a neutron moderator to slow down neutrons so that they are more likely to react with ... do not require uranium enrichment, heavy water reactors are of concern in regards to nuclear proliferation.
Description : In nuclear reactor, heavy water is used as (1) coolant (2) fuel (3) moderator (4) atomic smasher
Last Answer : moderator
Description : In India the most important source of energy is (a) Petroleum (b) Coal (c) Nuclear (d) Hydro-electricity
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The power generation potential in mini hydro power plant for a water flow of 3 m3 /sec with a head of 14 meters and with a system efficiency of 55% is a) 226.6 kW b) 76.4 kW c) 23.1 kW d) none of the above
Last Answer : a) 226.6 kW
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 : 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 Bangla-desh
Last Answer : save Kolkata port
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
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 : The highest Indian water fall is (1) Gokak (2) Gersoppa (3) Shivasamudram (4) Yenna
Last Answer : Gersoppa
Description : Which of the following processes is responsible for producing the sand dunes in western Rajasthan ? (1) Wind erosion (2) Erosion by water (3) Wind deposition (4) Mechanical weathering
Last Answer : Wind deposition
Description : Which is the longest river of peninsular India
Last Answer : Godavari
Description : Seismic sea waves which approach the coasts at greater force are known as (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010) (a) Tides (b) Tsunami (c) Current (d) Cyclone
Last Answer : (b) Tsunami
Description : Which of the following is not an Arab country? (1) Israel (2) Syria (3) Jordan (4) Lebanon
Last Answer : Israel
Description : Who among the following are involved with Cauvery River dispute ? (1) The Central Government and Karnataka (2) The Central Government and Tamil Nadu (3) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (4) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puduchery
Last Answer : Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Description : Which was the first hydel power project in India ? (1) Pallivasal in Kerala (2) Paikara in Tamil Nadu (3) Siva Samudram in Karnataka (4) Nizamnagar in Andhra Pradesh
Last Answer : Siva Samudram in Karnataka
Description : Which river serves the largest cultivable area ? (1) Ganga (2) Saryu (3) Godavari (4) Krishna
Last Answer : Ganga
Description : The highest drainage basin associated with the peninsular river in India is (1) Mahanadi (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (4) Narmada
Last Answer : Krishna
Description : The longest river of peninsular India is (1) Krishna (2) Kaveri (3) Narmada (4) Godavari
Description : Which river in India flows in a rift-valley? (1) Cauvery (2) Tapti (3) Narmada (4) Krishna
Last Answer : Narmada
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 : Which river flows between the Satpuras and the Vindhyas ? (1) Godavari (2) Gandak (3) Tapti (4) Narmada
Description : The world’s highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of J & K will be on which of the following rivers ? (1) Jhelum (2) Chenab (3) Indus (4) Ravi
Last Answer : Chenab
Description : Which one of the following rivers in India has been declared as the National River ? (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Ganga (4) Narmada
Description : Which of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ? (1) Indrawati (2) Son (3) Gomati (4) Yamuna
Last Answer : Indrawati
Description : The longest dam in India is (1) Bhakra Dam (2) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam (3) Hirakud Dam (4) Kosi Dam
Last Answer : Hirakud Dam
Description : The river on which the reservoir for Indira Gandhi Canal has been built is (1) Sutlej (2) Ravi (3) Luni (4) Jhelum
Description : The river which is used for inland waterways in India is ___. (1) Ganga (2) Cauveri (3) Mahi (4) Luni
Description : Srinagar is located on the bank of the river (1) Indus (2) Jhelum (3) Chenab (4) Ravi
Last Answer : Indus
Description : Nasik is situated on the bank of the river : (1) Mahanadi (2) Tapti (3) Krishna (4) Godavari
Description : Sivasamudra is an island formed by the river (1) Ganga (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (4) Cauvery
Last Answer : Cauvery
Description : The Nagarjunasagar dam is constructed on the river ? (1) Krishna (2) Chambal (3) Kosi (4) Sutlej