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(b) displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex

Khaddar soils are found in flood plains.

(d) over steep slopes

(e)   Assam.

(c) Foliage crop

Pick the odd one out based on crop season Wheat.

Wheat crop has Green Revolution been associated.

(d) the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds 

(d) the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds

Glaciers of the weathering agents is almost peculiar to the Indian Himalayas.

Sugarcane is not a plantation crop.

Assam is States has the largest concentration of tea plantation in India.

The soils of the plains have not been derived only from the rocks existing locally.

(c) South-west

The largest area under plantation in India is in Assam.

Bajara is NOT a cash crop.

Madhya Pradesh is  states has very little alluvial soil.

(b) Madhya Pradesh

The correct answer is Bangalore.

• Bangalore  is popularly known as the Silicon Valley of India.
• It is considered the centre of India's high-tech industry.
• ISRO, Infosys, Wipro, HAL and other Indian technological organisations have their headquarters in this city.
• Don Hoefler a journalist for the publication had titled a three-part series examining the history of the semiconductor “Silicon Valley U.S.A.” The term rapidly became associated with technology.
• Additionally, Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that serves as a global center for high technology and innovation.
• It is located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area.

(d) The atmospheric pressure in this region has an impact on the onset of monsoon in India

Potato is NOT a plantation crop.

The Me Mahon line-India and China (3488Km) by Henry Me Mahon. 

The Radcliff line-India and Pakistan (2910 Km) by Sir Cyril Radcliff.

Saffron is grown in the cold climate of Kashmir.

In Maharashtra one of the following States is laterite soil found.

For the cultivation of Cotton crop is black soil moat suitable.

The common tree species in Nilgiri hills is Eucalyptus.

The famous Gir forests are located in Gujarat.

(c) Tropical deciduous 

(c) Earth Hour is a worldwide movement for the planet organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The event is held worldwide annually encouraging individuals, communities, households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. to raise the awareness about the climate change and the need to save the planet.

(c) Madhya Pradesh 

The forest in Sunderban is called Mangrove.

(a) Kanniyakumari and Jammu Tawi

(b) This organization is in partnership but not formed by Ramsar convention. The organization was formed in 1954 and Ramsar convention was signed in 1971. “Wetlands International”, It is an intergovernmental organization formed by the countries which are signatories to Ramsar Convention.It works at the field level to develop and mobilize knowledge, and use the practical experience to advocate for better policies.

The system or shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called Jhuming.

(c) N.E. Himalayas and Western Ghats

(d) Maharashtra

The correct answer is Anai Mudi.

• Anaimudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats. Hence, Statement 1 is correct.
• Doddabetta is the highest peak in the Nilgiri hills.
• Mahendragiri is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats.

• The mountain range is also a “Hottest Hotspot” of biodiversity, being one of eight in the world.
• The Western Ghats contain 39 properties that include national parks, reserve forests and wildlife sanctuaries.
• The mountains of the range cover an area of approximately 140000 sq. km. It is 1600 km long interrupted only by a low mountain pass called the Palakkad Pass.
• The Western Ghats are extremely important from several points of view.
• One is its geomorphic importance. It is older than the Himalayas and is considered an ‘evolutionary ecotone’ illustrating the “Out of Africa” and the “Out of India” hypotheses.
• The Ghats also have a major influence on the ecological and biophysical processes on the entire peninsula of India.
• They also influence the monsoon weather patterns across the country.
• They present a classic example of the tropical monsoon system. The mountains act as a barrier to the rain-laden southwest monsoon winds in late summer in India.

Anjuna, Baga, Colva, Majorda, and Miramar are beaches in Goa .

The NTPC has decided to set up its first coal-based power plant in Assam North-Eastern States.

Correct option is D) sprayed

Correct option is E) plug

The correct answer is Satna.

• The Tamsa River is a tributary of the Ganges and it flows through the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
• The Tamsa rises from Tamakund of Kaimur Range at an elevation of 610 metres (2,000 ft). It flows through the fertile districts of Satna and Rewa.
• The total length of the river is 264 kilometres (164 mi). It has a total drainage area of 16,860 square kilometres.

• This river has also got importance in Hinduism, as this is the river on which Rama spent his first night during the 14 years of forest exile. 
• Some of the more notable waterfalls on the tributaries of the Tamsa river are - Chachai Falls (127m), Keoti Falls (Beehar River- tributary), Odda Falls (Mahana River- tributary), etc.
• The Ashrama of sage Valmiki was at the banks of Tamsa river.

(a) Aluminium Industries

The National Geophysical Research Institute is located in Hyderabad.

The correct answer is 1988.

•  Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala:
  • The foundation stone of Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala was laid down by former Prime Minister of India Shri Rajiv Gandhi in 1985.
  • The objective of this project was to enhance the production capacity of passenger coaches for the ever-increasing demand of Indian Railways (IR).
  • And to generate employment opportunities for the youth of Punjab.
  • The production at RCF commenced on 19.09.1987.
  • The first coach was rolled out on 31.03.1988.
  • RCF started manufacturing ICF design coaches made of corten steel, however, after the transfer of technology from Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) of Germany in 1998, it started manufacturing modern stainless steel coaches having speed potential up to 160 kmph.
  • India's first TEJAS train was rolled out from RCF in 2017.

•  Railway Production Units in India:

Penicillin is produced at Pimpri.

(d) Cochin, Goa, Mumbai, Kandla

The National Institute of Oceanography is located at Goa.

(c) non-ferrous metals