Description : The first oil well in India was dug at : (a) Bombay High (b) Moran (c) Digboi (d) Naharkatiya
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which one of the following oil fields of India is the oldest and still producing oil ? [CDS 2009] (a) Bombay High (b) Digboi (c) Ankleshwar (d) Naharkatiya
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Ankaleshwar in India is known for the production of: [NDA 2002] (a) bauxite (b) coal (c) iron ore (d) petroleum
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which of the following oilfields is situated in the North-eastern region of India? (1) Kalol (2) Ankaleshwar (3) Mehsana (4) Digboi
Last Answer : (4) Digboi Explanation: Digboi is a town and a town area committee in Tinsukia district in the northeastern part of the state of Assam. It has the distinction of being India's oldest continuously producing oilfield.
Description : Naharkatiya oilfields are located in (a) Tripura (b) West Bengal (c) Assam (d) Madhya Pradesh
Description : The major thermal power station fed on natural gas is at (a) Lunej (b) Trombay (c) Naharkatiya (d) Digboi
Description : Ankaleshwar and Navagaon are two oil fields in : (a) Gujarat (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Assam
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with a high thorium content? [CPO SI 2002] (a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra
Description : Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with a high thorium content? (1) Kerala (2) Karnataka (3) Gujarat (4) Maharashtra
Last Answer : (1) Kerala Explanation: Monazite is a reddish-brown phosphate mineral containing rare earth metals. It occurs usually in small isolated crystals. Monazite is an important ore for thorium, lanthanum, and ... , which hold 70 per cent-plus of India's estimated monazite reserve of 18 million tonnes.
Description : The heat recoverable from flue gases of furnaces depends on the (A) Thermal efficiency of furnace (B) Quantity of flue gases (C) Flue gas temperature drop through the furnace (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Which of the following produces maximum crude petroleum in India at present? (1) Assam (2) Gujarat (3) Off-shore Bombay High (4) Coastal Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (3) Off-shore Bombay High Explanation: India has around 5.4 billion barrels of oil reserves with it and the domestic production has increased in the recent past to reach the 0.8 million barrels ... , it supplied 14% of India's oil requirement and accounted for about 38% of all domestic production.
Description : The largest coal reserves of India are found in : [UP PCS 2002] (a) Chhattisgarh (b) Jharkhand (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Orissa
Description : Gujarat is the largest producer of salt in India because – (1) It has extensive dry coast (2) Its coastal waters are very saline (3) It has extensive shallow seas (4) Besides producing salt from saline water, it has reserves of rock salt
Last Answer : (1) It has extensive dry coast Explanation: Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan are surplus Salt producing States accounting for about 96 per cent of the country's production. Gujarat contributes 76 ... 1600 km. in India, offering important re-sources such as salt and marine products for industry.
Description : Which State in India is estimated to have the largest coal reserves in India? (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Bihar (including the newly created Jharkhand) (3) Madhya Pradesh (including the newly created Chhatlisgarh) (4) Orissa
Last Answer : (2) Bihar (including the newly created Jharkhand) Explanation: India has some of the largest reserves of coal in the world (approx. 267 billion tonnes). The energy derived from coal in India is about twice ... to 76,712,000 tonnes. It is followed by Orissa with a total of 65,227 tonnes reserves.
Description : Which of the following is the largest Biosphere Reserves of India? (1) Nilgiri (2) Nandadevi (3) Sundarbans (4) Gulf of Mannar
Last Answer : (4) Gulf of Mannar Explanation: The Gulf of Mannar located in Tamil Nadu is one of South Asia's largest biosphere reserves. It extends from Rameswaram Island in the North to Kanyakumari in the South of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. It is spread over an area of 10,500 km2.
Description : The Grand Trunk road between Mumbai and Chennai passes through _______ and ______. (a) Pune and Bengaluru (b) Sholapur and Hubli (c) Ahmednagar and Hyderabad (d) Barsi and Guntur
Description : Extensive deserts occur in the western tropical regions of continents because : (1) of easterly trade winds. (2) cold ocean currents flow along the western coasts. (3) of the effect of both the ... winds and cold ocean currents. (4) the rate of evaporation is greater along the western margin areas.
Last Answer : (3) of the effect of both the off-shore easterly trade winds and cold ocean currents. Explanation: Extensive deserts occur in the western tropical regions of continents because of the effect of ... is found near the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, usually toward the western side of the continents
Description : Which one among the following has the largest shipyard In India? (a) Kolkata (b) Kochi (c) Mumbai (d) Visakhapatnam
Description : The port commanding the largest hinterland in India is (a) Mumbai (b) Kandla (c) Kolkata (d) Chennai
Description : Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? [IAS 2003] (a) Kolkata (b) Kochi (c) Mumbai (d) Vishakhapatnam
Description : The largest herbarium of India is located at - (1) Kolkata (2) Lucknow (3) Mumbai (4) Coimbatore
Last Answer : (1) Kolkata Explanation: The largest herbarium in India is situated at The India Botanical Garden, Kolkata.
Description : The largest dry dock in India is situated at - (1) Cochin (2) Marmagoa (3) Kolkata (4) Mumbai
Last Answer : (2) Marmagoa Explanation: Marmugao dock, located in Goa, was the largest dry dock of India till 2015.
Description : Which one of the following is presently the largest oil refinery of India? (1) Vadodara (IOC) (2) Mathura (IOC) (3) Vishakhapatnam (HPCL) (4) Mumbai (BPCL)
Last Answer : (1) Vadodara (IOC) Explanation: The Gujarat Refinery is an oil refinery located at Koyali (near Vadodara) in Gujarat, Western India. It is the largest refinery owned by Indian Oil Corporation.
Description : Mumbai High refers to the (a) Greater Mumbai area (b) Highest place in Mumbai (c) Slopes of Western Ghats (d) Oil field below seabed off Mumbai island
Description : Which of the following statement (s) regarding India's coal reserves is/are true ? 1. Over 90 percent of total reserves are located in the valleys of Son, Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari 2. Indian coal reserves are characterised ... reserves (a) I only (b) I and III (c) II and III (d) I, II and III
Description : Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average rain difference as compared to the other three pairs? [IAS 2008] (a) Jabalpur and Nagpur (b) Mumbai and Pune (c) Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar (d) Guwahati and Shillong
Description : Which of the following ports has the largest hinterland? (1) Kandla (2) Kochi (3) Mumbai (4) Visakhapatnam
Last Answer : (3) Mumbai Explanation: Mumbai is the largest and most important port along the western coast of India. It was developed during the colonial rule when the headquarters of the East ... Andhra Pradesh, eastern Gujarat and Rajasthan, western Madhya Pradesh and southwestern Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
Description : The first crude oil refinery of India is located at (A) Naharkatiya (B) Digboi (C) Kochi (D) Madras
Last Answer : (B) Digboi
Description : Ankaleshwar in India is known for the production of which state? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : The first shore based integrated steel project in India is coming up at (a) Ernakulam (b) Tuticorin (c) Visakhapatnam (d) Mangalore
Description : The first shore-based, modern, integrated steel plant in India is in - (1) Salem (2) Haldia (3) Mangalore (4) Vishakhapatnam
Last Answer : (3) Mangalore Explanation: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (RINL-VSP) a Government of Indian Undertaldng "Navratna" company popularly known as "Vizag Steer a leading Central PSU under the ... from Waste heat 40 MW for current 3 Mt and would go up to 90 MW after expansion.
Description : India is particularly poor in reserves of (a) coal (b) iron ore (c) non-ferrous metals (d) limestone
Description : Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given tiger reserves of India from north of south? [CDS 2010] (a) Dudwa - Kanha - Indravati - Bandipur (b) Kanha - Bandipur - Dudwa - Indravati (c) Indravati - Kanha - Dudwa - Bandipur (d) Dudwa - Kanha - Bandipur – Indravati
Description : Consider the following statements 1. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest National Park of India. 2. It was one of the nine Tiger Reserves created at the launch of the Project Tiger in 1973. 3. Initially it was named as Haile ... 2009] (a) I and II (b) I, II and III (c) II and III (d) I and III
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
Description : The biggest reserves of Thorium are in (1) China (2) USA (3) India (4) France
Last Answer : (3) India Explanation: Both the [AEA and OECD appear to conclude that India may possess the largest share of world's thorium deposits. Of the currently known world thorium reserves, India has a mammoth ... thousand tonnes. In India, thorium is mainly found in the beach sands on the Kerala coast. :
Description : Which one of the following bio reserves of India is not included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserve? (1) Sunderbans (2) Gulf of Mannar (3) Nandadevi (4) Corbett
Last Answer : (4) Corbett Explanation: Ten of the eighteen biosphere reserves of India are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme ... (Uttarakhand), Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve (Tamil Nadu) and Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (West Bengal).
Description : Ankaleshwar and Navagaon are two oil fields in which state? -Do You Know?
Description : Ankaleshwar and Navagaon are two oil fields in which state?
Last Answer : Gujarat
Description : The State in India which produces the largest quantity of common salt is (a) Rajasthan (b) Kerala (c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat
Description : Major South-West Asian oil fields are located in - (1) Shore regions of Persian Gulf (2) Euphratis-Tigris Basin (3) Arabian Desert (4) Rub-al-Khali Desert
Last Answer : (1) Shore regions of Persian Gulf Explanation: The Persian Gulf and its coastal areas are the world’s largest single source of crude oil. The oil-rich countries (excluding Iraq) that have a coastline on the Persian Gulf are referred to as the Persian Gulf States.
Description : Waves approaching the shore is known as – (1) Swash (2) Tsunami (3) Currents (4) Tide
Last Answer : (2) Tsunami Explanation: Tsunamis have a small amplitude (wave height) offshore, and a very long wavelength (often hundreds of kilometers long, whereas normal ocean waves have a wavelength of only 30 ... above the normal sea surface. They grow in height when they reach shallower water or the coast.
Description : Where is the shore based steel plant located? (1) Tuticorin (2) Salem (3) Vishakhapatnam (4) Mangalore
Last Answer : (3) Vishakhapatnam Explanation: Visakhapatnam or Vizag Steel Plant is the only Indian shore-based steel plant. Started in 1971, it is the most advanced steel producer in India with the help of German and Soviet technology.
Description : Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with a high thorium content? -Do You Know?
Description : Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with a high thorium content?
Last Answer : Kerala
Description : Match the following: [IAS 2004] Biosphere Reserves States A. Simplipal 1. Sikkim B. Dehong Debang 2. Uttaranchal C. Nokrek 3. Arunachal Pradesh D. Kanchenjunga 4. Odisha 5. Meghalaya A B C D (a) 1 3 5 4 (b) 4 5 2 1 (c) 1 5 2 4 (d) 4 3 5 1
Description : Which one of the following statements on biosphere reserves is not correct? [CDS 2010] (a) In 1973, UNESCO launched a worldwide programme on man and biosphere (b) Biosphere reserves ... Pradesh (d) Biosphere reserves are multipurpose protected areas to preserve the genetic diversity in ecosystems
Description : Match the following: Tiger Reserves States A. Bandipur 1. Maharashtra B. Balpakram 2. Tamil Nadu C. Melghat 3. Meghalaya D. Simplipal 4. Odisha 5. Karnataka A B C D (a) 3 2 1 4 (b) 5 3 1 4 (c) 5 1 4 3 (d) 2 3 4 5
Description : Consider the following areas: 2. Himalayas 3. Chhotta Nagpur 4. Chhattisgarh 5. Son Valley What is the correct sequence of these areas in descending order of their coal reserves? [NDA 2003] (a) 1, 4, 3, 2 (b) 2, 4, 3, 1 (c) 1, 3, 4, 2 (d) 2, 3, 4, 1
Description : In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past? [IAS 2007] (a) Hoshangabad (b) Raipur (c) Sambalpur (d) Warangal