Description : Match the following: [CDS 2001] Mountain passes in Himalayas States A. Changla 1. Arunachal Pradesh B. Shipkila 2. Himachal Pradesh C. Zozila 3. Jammu and Kashmir D. Bomdila A B C D (a) 3 2 3 1 (b) 3 2 4 1 (c) 2 3 4 1 (d) 3 1 4 2
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Match the following: [CDS 2009] Pass State A. Zoji La Pass 1. Sikkim B. Bara Lacha Pass 2. Uttarakhand C. Jelep La Pass 3. Himachal Pradesh D. Niti Pass 4. Jammu and Kashmir A B C D (a) 4 1 3 2 (b) 2 3 1 4 (c) 4 3 1 2 (d) 2 1 3 4
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which of the following passes and locations is/are wrongly matched? 1. Zojila and Burzil - Jammu & Kashmir 2. Bara Lapcha La and Shipki La - Uttar Pradesh 3. Thaga La, Niti Pass and Lipu Lekh - Himachal Pradesh 4. Nathu La and Jelep La - Sikkim (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley? (1) Nathu La (2) Jelep La (3) Shipki La (4) Sherabathanga
Last Answer : (3) Shipki La Explanation: Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the India-China border. The river Sutlej enters India through this pass. It is an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road. It ... China after Nathu La in Sikkim, and Lipulekh in Uttarakhand. The pass is close to town of Khab.
Description : Which mountain passes lies outside India? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Which mountain passes lies outside India?
Last Answer : Khyber
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Last Answer : Answer : 1. Anila Devi 2. Neuron 3. The President 4. Khyber 5. Portuguese 6. Lumen / watt 7. Atharva-veda 8. One year 9. Delta region of Mahanadi 10. Surendranath Banerji 11. Amnion 12. Governor 13. ... 15. Captain Sleeman 16. 34 17. South Africa 18. 8 19. The Rann of Kachch 20. Lala Lajpat Rai
Description : Peshawar is near to - (1) Karakoram Pass (2) Zojila Pass (3) Namika-La Pass (4) Khyber Pass
Last Answer : (4) Khyber Pass Explanation: Peshawar in Pakistan is near to Khyber Pass.
Description : The pass located in Himachal Pradesh is – (1) Shipkila (2) Zojila (3) Nathula (4) Jelepla
Last Answer : (1) Shipkila Explanation: Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the India-China border. The river Sutlej enters India through this pass. It is located in Kinnaur district in the state of ... China after Nathu La in Sikkim, and Lipulekh in Uttarakhand. The pass is close to town of Khab.
Description : Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley ? (1) Nathu La (2) Jelep La (3) Shipki La (4) Sherabathanga
Last Answer : Shipki La
Description : Which one of the following Himalayan Passes was reopened around in the middle of the year 2006to facilitate trade between India and China? [IAS 2007] (a) Chang La (b) JaraLa (c) Nathu La (d) Shipki La
Description : The transport route connecting the Kashmir from Leh crosses the high mountain ranges at the: [IAS 2003] (a) Pir Panjal pass (b) Karakoram pass (c) Banihal pass (d) Zoji La pass
Description : The main hydroelectric power potential of the Indus river system lies in India and not in Pakistan because (a) the need for hydroelectric power is greater in India than the Pakistan (b) India ... greater labour force to develop hydroelectric power (d) the mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which one of the following mountain ranges lies in India? (1) Arakan Yoma (2) Sulainian (3) Salt Range (4) Pir Panjal
Last Answer : (4) Pir Panjal Explanation: The Pir Panjal Range is a group of mountains that lie in the Inner Himalayan region, running from east southeast to west northwest across the Indian state of Himachal ... to 4,100 m. The Himalayas show a gradual elevation towards the Dhauldhar and Pir Panjal ranges.
Description : Peshawar is near to (1) Karakoram Pass (2) ZojilaPass (3) Namika-La Pass (4) Khyber Pass
Last Answer : Khyber Pass
Description : The Khyber Pass, a strategic mountain pass between Central Asia and South Asia, connects Pakistan to which country?
Last Answer : Afghanistan.
Description : Which countries are linked by the Khyber Pass? (1) India and Pakistan (2) India and Afghanistan (3) Afghanistan and Pakistan (4) Afghanistan and Tajikistan
Last Answer : (3) Afghanistan and Pakistan Explanation: The Khyber Pass, is a mountain pass connecting Afghanistan and Pakistan, cutting through the northeastern part of the Spin Ghar mountains. An integral part ... through the Khyber Pass, such as the invasions by Darius I and Alexander the Great.
Description : The pass located in Himachal Pradesh is (1) Shipkila (2) Zojila (3) Nathula (4) Jelepla
Last Answer : Shipkila
Last Answer : Anu Bara is the writing of Syed Shamsul Haque.
Last Answer : Bara Katra is located in Dhaka.
Last Answer : Mughal Subedar Islam Khan.
Description : Where is 'Bara Imambara'
Last Answer : Lucknow
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) To locate a gross error in bearing that may exist in controlled theodolite traverse, we may plot the traverse from each end. The traverse station having ... the same as that of the leg in which the gross error consists (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Which of the following la the major rubber producing states in India? (a) Punjab (b) Odisha (c) West Bengal (d) Kerala (e) Madhya Pradesh
Description : Canal irrigation la moat Important in north India because the (a) soil is porous (b) level of underground water is high (c) sources of the canals are the perennial rivers (d) regions is densely populated
Description : Nathu La, a place where India-China border trade has been resumed after 44 years, is located on the Indian border in – (1) Silddm (2) Arunachal Pradesh (3) Himachal Pradesh (4) Jammu and Kashmir
Last Answer : (1) Silddm Explanation: Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayas. It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The pass, at 4,310 m above mean sea ... China and India: the other two are Shipkila in Himachal Pradesh and Lipulekh (or Lipulekh) in Uttarakhand
Description : The Tropic of Cancer which passes through India is _____ to/of the equator. (a) at right angles (b) to the North (c) to the South (d) 90º to the South
Description : Throughout the Ages the maximum number of streams of people came to India via (a) The western Himalayan passes (b) Tibet (c) The sea (d) The eastern Himalayan passes
Description : Identify from the following states of India through which the Tropic of Cancer passes and arrange them from east to west: 1. Gujarat 2. West Bengal 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Jharkhand 5. Madhya Pradesh 6. Bihar 7. Chhattisgarh Select the correct answer ... -4-1 (b) 2-4-7-5-1 (c) 3-2-6-7-5 (d) 3-7-4-6-2
Description : Which of the following latitudes passes through India? [RRB 1994] (a) Equator (b) Arctic Circle (c) Tropic of Capricorn (d) Tropic of Cancer
Description : When dew point la reached it is said that at that temperature (a) the atmosphere is said to be saturated with water vapour (b) the relative humidity of the atmosphere is 100% (c) the atmosphere can hold no more water vapour (d) All the above
Description : The Idukki hydroelectric plant la on the river (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Periyar (d) Tungabhadra
Description : As we move from the Pole to the Equator along the longitude, what la true of the variety of crops and animals? (a) Both increase (b) Both decrease (c) Variety of crops increases but that of animals decreases (d) Variety of animals increases but that of crops decreases
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
Description : In general it la observed that the rate of population growth has been ______ in the densely populated areas compared to sparsely populated areas. (a) Low (b) High (c) Negligible (d) Almost the same
Description : Tropical moist deciduous vegetation la to be found in Sahyadris, north-east plateau of the Peninsula and in the Shiwaliks. Which of the following is not a tree species of this group? (a) Teak (b) Sal (c) Sandalwood (d) Deodar
Description : For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent? [IAS 2002] (a) La Nina ( ... of jet streams (c) El Nino and southern oscillations (d) Green-house effect on global level
Description : In which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located? [IAS 2008] (a) Chandra valley (b) Hunza valley (c) Nubra valley (d) Sutlej valley
Description : Which among the following is the world’s highest road pass accessible on a motor vehicle? (1) Marsimik La (2) Semo La (3) Khardung La (4) DungriLa
Last Answer : (3) Khardung La Explanation: Satellite images from Google Earth and NASA World Wind showsthat Semo La, with an elevation of 5,565 m/18,258 feet, is the world's highest motorable pass. ... gives access to the Chang Tang region. It is alternative access route to western Tibet and Mount Kailash.
Description : How does La-Nina affect the Pacific Ocean? (1) Decreases salinity of ocean (2) Cools downs the temperature of water (3) Maintains stable temperature of water (4) Increases salinity of ocean
Last Answer : (2) Cools downs the temperature of water Explanation: La-Nina is a climate pattern that describes the cooling of surface waters of the Pacific Ocean along the tropical west coast of South America.
Description : Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming? (1) Southern Oscillations (2) El Nino (3) La Nino (4) El Nino Modiki
Last Answer : (4) El Nino Modiki Explanation: El Nino Modiki is associated with global warming.
Description : Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming? (1) El Nino (2) La Nina (3) El Nino Modoki (4) Southern Oscillation
Last Answer : (1) El Nino Explanation: El Nino is an irregularly periodical variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. Scientists have found association with El ... and magnitude of El Nino events have triggered warmer than usual temperatures over the Indian Ocean.
Description : The Zoji-La pass connects : (1) srinagar and Leh (2) Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet (3) Chamba and spiti (4) Kalimpong and Lhasa
Last Answer : (1) srinagar and Leh Explanation: Zoji La is a high mountain pass in India, located on the Indian National Highway 1 between Srinagar and Leh in the western section of the Himalayan mountain range. ... 3,528 metres and is the second highest pass after Fotu La on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway.
Description : You walk up to a mountain that has two paths. One leads to the other side of the mountain, and the other will get you lost forever. Two twins know the path that leads to the other side. You can ask them ... and one tells the truth, and you don't know which is which. So, What do you ask? -Riddles
Last Answer : You ask each twin What would your brother say?. This works because.... Well let's say the correct path is on the left side. So say you asked the liar 'What would your brother say?' Well, ... right, because he knows his brother will lie. Therefore, you would know that the correct path was the left!
Description : Which city lies in the shadow of Table Mountain?
Last Answer : Answer: Cape Town.
Description : Why are my sinuses worse outside of LA?
Last Answer : It could be allergens that your body is not acustom to in the areas you are traveling. For example: Certain tree pollens that may be in the areas you travel that are not in LA.
Description : Which or the following Indian islands lies between India and Sri Lanka? (a) Elephanta (b) Rameshwaram (c) Nicobar (d) Salsette
Description : The Arabian Sea lies to (a) North-East of India (b) South-West of India (c) South-East of India (d) North-West of India
Description : India lies (a) mainly in the northern hemisphere (b) entirely in the northern hemisphere (c) on the Equator (d) more in the southern hemisphere
Description : Which one among the following statements regarding India's coal is not correct? [CDS 2012] (a) 98 percent of reserves of coal in India belongs to Gondwana period (b) Unknown amount of coal ... Tertiary rocks (d) Gondwana coal is mainly found in the river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari