Description : Which of the following is not renowned for the manufacture of silk? (a) Bhagalpur (Bihar) (b) Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) (c) Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) (d) Mysore (Karnataka)
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Match the following: PIN code zone Jurisdiction A. 2 1. Bihar B. 4 2. Uttar Pradesh C. 6 3. Maharasthra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh D. 8 4. Jammu & Kashmir 5. Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Lakshadweep A B C D (a) 2 3 5 1 (b) 5 2 3 4 (c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 2 1 5 3
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Which of the following state/Union territories have a common High Court? (1) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar (2) Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh (3) Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir (4) Assam and Bengal
Last Answer : (2) Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Explanation: Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh share a high court under the High Court (Punjab) Order, 1947.
Description : Which among the following is not a raw silk producing state? (a) Bihar (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Karnataka (d) Jammu and Kashmir
Description : The famous Amarnath and Vaishnodevi shrines are located in the State of (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Rajasthan (d) Jammu and Kashmir
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : The Satpura Thermal Power Station is in (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Jammu and Kashmir (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra
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 states can nominate two women members to the legislative assembly? (1) Himachal Pradesh (2) Kerala (3) Jammu and Kashmir (4) Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : (3) Jammu and Kashmir Explanation: The state of Jammu and Kashmir can nominate two women members to the Legislative Assembly. The two women may be nominated as members by the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir if he or she is of the opinion that women are not adequately represented.
Description : Asia's first underground Hydel Project is located in which of the following States in India? (1) Jammu & Kashmir (2) Himachal Pradesh (3) Arunachal Pradesh (4) Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : (2) Himachal Pradesh Explanation: The 1,500-MW Nathpa-Jhakri hydel project, one of Asia's first mega project having an underground power station commissioned in 2003, is an hydel project ... Corporation). The 1500 MW hydro electric power project is situated in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
Description : Kanchenzunga National Park is located at – (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) West Bengal (3) Sikkim (4) Jammu and Kashmir
Last Answer : (3) Sikkim Explanation: Kanchenjunga National Park is located in Sikkim. The park gets its name from the mountain Kanchenjunga which is 8,586 metres tall, the third-highest peak in the world. The park is known for animals like musk deer, snow leopard and Himalayan Tahr.
Description : The Forest (Conservation) Act extends to the whole of India except: A. Uttar Pradesh B. Karnataka C. Jammu and Kashmir D. Haryana
Last Answer : C. Jammu and Kashmir
Description : Asia’s first underground Hydel Project is located in which of the following States in India? (1) Jammu & Kashmir (2) Himachal Pradesh (3) Arunachal Pradesh (4) Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : Himachal Pradesh
Description : Nyaya Panchayats in Panchayti Raj system have no powers of awarding imprisonment except in the state of - (1) West Bengal (2) Jammu and Kashmir (3) Maharashtra (4) Bihar
Last Answer : (2) Jammu and Kashmir Explanation: Nyaya Panchayat extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
Description : Well irrigation is most prominent in A. Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar. B. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu. C. Rajasthan, Gujarat. MP and Orissa. D. Meghalaya, Sikkim, Nagaland and Jammu Kashmir.
Last Answer : A. Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar
Description : The Forest (Conservation) Act extends to the whole of India except: A. Uttar Pardesh B. Karnataka C. Jammu and Kashmir D. Haryana
Description : Name the refineries in the following states: • Uttar Pradesh • Bihar • Haryana -Geography
Last Answer : Refinery is a place where raw materials are converted into the valuable substance by removing all the impurities like crude oil is converted into gasoline or petroleum products at the oil ... Baholi village of Panipat, Haryana. It is South East Asia's largest integrated petrochemicals plants.
Description : What is the reason behind the unsatisfactory location of the sugar industry in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar? -SST 10th
Last Answer : These states have a sub-tropical climate, which are not ideal for the growing of sugarcane.
Description : Why Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states create problems in the sugar industry? -SST 10th
Last Answer : These states create problems of distribution and increase the ultimate price of sugar to the consumer.
Description : What are the reasons behind the localization of the sugar industry in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh: -SST 10th
Last Answer : The largest quantity of sugarcane is produced in northern belt, railway facilities are available, skilled labour can be secured as these states are densely populated and Kanpur is the chief distributing ... . Coal for power is easily available from Jharia in Bihar. Climate and soil are favourable.
Description : The Matatilla Project is (a) executed by Uttar Pradesh (b) executed by Madhya Pradesh (c) a joint venture by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh (d) a joint venture by Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Description : The Damodar Valley Project concerns two states (a) Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (b) West Bengal and Bihar (c) Maharashtra and Karnataka (d) Haryana and Punjab
Description : Through which of the following States the Ganga does not pass? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Uttar Pradesh
Description : The Tropic of Cancer passes through: [NDA 2004] (a) Bihar (b) Gujarat (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Orissa
Description : Which one of the following groups comprises of States sharing borders with Chhattisgarh ? [NDA 2002] (a) Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Orissa (b) Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra ... Jharkhand and Orissa (d) Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : Which of the following States has the largest number of people belonging to Scheduled Caste? [BPSC 2011] (a) Bihar (b) West Bengal (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Punjab
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 : Among the following States of India, which one has the oldest rock formations in the country? [IAS 2008] (a) Assam (b) Bihar (c) Karnataka (d) Uttar Pradesh
Description : Gorakhpur which has the longest Railway platform in the world is located in which of the following states? A. Uttar Pradesh B. West Bengal C. Bihar D. Madhya Pradesh
Last Answer : A [Uttar Pradesh]
Description : Which state has the longest route kilometers of Railway line in India? A. Bihar B. Uttar Pradesh C. Tamil Nadu D. Odisha
Last Answer : B [Uttar Pradesh]
Description : Panchayati Raj System was implemented first in the pair of states – (1) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan (2) Assam and Bihar (3) Arunachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (4) Punjab and Chandigarh
Last Answer : (1) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the first generation of panchayat raj at Nagaur in Rajasthan on 2 October 1959. It was also implemented in Andhra Pradesh in the same year as per the recommendations of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
Description : Which among the following States did record the formation of maximum Coalitation Governments in between 1967 to 1971? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Haryana (3) Bihar (4) Punjab
Last Answer : (3) Bihar Explanation: The maximum number of coalition government between 1967 to 1971-72 was formed in Bihar. During this period 9 governments were formed in the state.
Description : Which one of the following States has granted Sanskrit language the status of the second official language of the state? (1) Bihar (2) Chhattisgarh (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Uttarakhand
Last Answer : (4) Uttarakhand Explanation: Uttarakhand has given to Sanskrit as the status of second official language of the state in January 2010.
Description : Which State in India, has given the highest number of Deputy Prime Ministers? (1) Maharashtra (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Bihar (4) Gujarat
Last Answer : (4) Gujarat Explanation: The Deputy Prime Minister of India is a member of the Indian cabinet in the Indian government. The post is not a constitutional post and seldom carries any specific powers. There ... Sardar Patel (1947- 1950), Morali Desai (1967-1969), and Lal Krishna Advani (2002-2004).
Description : Which one of the following states does not have Vidhan Parishad? (1) Bihar (2) Maharashtra (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : (3) Tamil Nadu Explanation: Up to 2014, seven (out of twentynine) states have a Legislative Council: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.Tamil Nadu does not have Legislative Council.
Description : Which of the following Indian States first adopted the 3-tier Panchayati Raj system? (1) Bihar (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Rajasthan (4) Madhya Pradesh
Last Answer : (3) Rajasthan Explanation: The Scheme of Panchayati raj which was first adopted in Rajasthan on the 2nd October, 1959 was the result, of the recommendations of the Balavantrai Mehta ... of defects therein. This Committee is sometimes known as the committee on the Democratic Decentralization.
Description : Among the following States, ______ has the lowest birth rate in India. (1) Kerala (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Bihar (4) West Bengal
Last Answer : (1) Kerala Explanation: As per the 2013 data for the Sample Registration Survey (SRS), conducted by the Registrar General of India, India's birth rate has declined by 0.2 points with Kerala registering the lowest in 2013.
Description : The state having the largest density of population per square kilometre in India is – (1) Kerala (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) West Bengal (4) Bihar
Last Answer : (4) Bihar Explanation: Population Density of India is 382 per sq km as per census 2011. Bihar is the densest state of India with a population density of 1,106, followed by West Bengal with 1,028 persons per square kilometre; and Kerala: 860.
Description : Western disturbances cause rainfall in the following Indian states during winter – (1) Punjab and Haryana (2) Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (3) Kerala and Karnataka (4) Bihar and West Bengal
Last Answer : (1) Punjab and Haryana Explanation: The term 'Western Disturbance' is used to describe an extra tropical storm, which brings winter rain and sometimes snow to the northwestern parts of the In- ... it passes across north India, it helps to increase monsoon activity over Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
Description : Find out the mismatched pair. (1) Tea-Assam (2) Groundnut-Bihar (3) Coconut-Kerala (4) Sugarcane - Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : (2) Groundnut-Bihar Explanation: Groundnut is mostly grown as a kharif crop, and contributes to around 45 percent of the total oilseed production in the country. Groundnut is a popular crop of ... Gujarat together contribute over 80 per cent of the area and production of groundnut in the country.
Description : Which of the following is correctly matched? Wildlife Sancturay - State (1) Bandipur — Tamil Nadu (2) Manas — Uttar Pradesh (3) Ranthambhore — Rajasthan (4) Simlipal — Bihar
Last Answer : (3) Ranthambhore — Rajasthan Explanation: Bandipur: Karnataka; Manas. Assam; Ranthambhore: Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan; and Simlipal: in the Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.
Description : Which among the following States has lowest rate of literacy according to 2001 census? (1) Gujarat (2) Rajasthan (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Bihar
Last Answer : (4) Bihar Explanation: According to the provisional population totals in 2001 Census, the literacy rate for Bihar was 47.53% as against 37.49% in 1991 Census as against 37.49%, in 1991 Census. ... average of 65.38 percent. According to 2011 census, Bihar has lowest rate of literacy (61.8%).
Description : The most densely populated State in India is – (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Bihar (3) West Bengal (4) Haryana
Last Answer : (2) Bihar Explanation: With an average density of 1,106, Bihar now ranks way ahead of West Bengal with 1,028, or Kerala which is at third place with 860. Uttar Pradesh occupies the fourth ... in India in 2001. A sharp increase in population density is a direct result of unabated population growth.
Description : Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Bihar (3) West Bengal (4) Rajasthan
Last Answer : (1) Uttar Pradesh Explanation: The Ganges or Ganga Canal is a canal system that irrigates the Doab region between the Ganges River and the Yamuna River in India. The canal system ... the irrigation departments of these states actively maintain the canal against a fee system charged from users.
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 : (3) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar Explanation: Rihand dam is the largest multipurpose project of Uttar Pradesh. The water collected in the Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar reservoir is diverted to the Son ... 2.5 Iakh hectares of the agricultural land in Champaran, Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur districts of Bihar.
Description : In which state is the Kanger Ghati National Park? (1) Himachal Pradesh (2) Bihar (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Chhatisgarh
Last Answer : (4) Chhatisgarh Explanation: The Kanger Ghat' National Park, near Jagdalpur, in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh is one of the most beautiful and densest National Park, ... with picturesque landscape, magnificent waterfalls, and very famous subterranean geo-morphologic limestone caves.
Description : In which state is the Maikala range situated? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Rajasthan (3) Bihar (4) Chhatisgarh
Last Answer : (4) Chhatisgarh Explanation: The Maikal Hills are range of hills in the state of Chhattisgarh India. The Maikal Hills are an eastern part of the Satpuras in Kawardha District of Chattisgarh, ... and Wainganga rivers. The hills are inhabited by two tribal peoples, the Baigas and the Gonds.
Description : Census data released on July 15, 2011 reflects that 13.48 percent urban population lives in – (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Bihar (3) Maharashtra (4) Rajasthan
Last Answer : (3) Maharashtra Explanation: According to 2011 Census, the number of births in rural areas have increased by nine crore in the last decade. The statistics reveal that while the maximum number of people living ... . During 2001- 11, the rate of growth of rural population has been 12.18 per cent.
Description : In which of the following States, is Child Sex Ratio as per the provisional results of the 2011 Census, the lowest? (1) Haryana (2) Punjab (3) Bihar (4) Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : (1) Haryana Explanation: Notably, Punjab and Haryana, which have traditionally seen low sex ratio, have recorded an increasing trend but still remained at the bottom of the list. Haryana has 834 ... . Haryana's Jhajjar (774 females) and Mahendragarh (778 females) districts have the lowest sex ratio
Last Answer : (1) Kerala Explanation: As per the 2011 Census, Kerala has the highest literacy rate of 93.11% in India. Among states, it is followed by Mizoram (91.58%) and Tripura (87.75%) at second and third positions respectively.
Description : Maximum number of sugar factories are located in : (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Bihar (4) Assam
Last Answer : (1) Uttar Pradesh Explanation: There were a total number of 571 sugar factories in India as on March 31,2005 compared to 138 during 1950-51. These 571 sugar mills produce a total ... tonnes (MT). Uttar Pradesh has the maximum number of sugar factories followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka.