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Multiple choice geography india and asia urbanisation and people urbanisation : causes and consequences industrialisation and urbanisation

Match the following:

1. Onam a. Andhra Pradesh
2. Pongal b. Kerala
3. Ugadi c. Tamil Nadu

  1. 1-a, 2-c, 3-b

  2. 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

  3. 1-c, 2-b, 3-a

  4. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Onam is the major harvest festival of Kerala (1-b), Pongal is the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu (2-c), and Ugadi is the New Year festival celebrated in Andhra Pradesh (3-a). Option B is correct.

Multiple choice geography india and asia urbanisation and people urbanisation : causes and consequences industrialisation and urbanisation

Which combination of languages spoken by the large number of people in India?

  1. lndo-Aryan

  2. Dravidian

  3. Austro-Asiatic

  4. Sino-Tibetan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Indo-Aryan languages, which include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, and others, are spoken by the largest number of people in India compared to Dravidian, Austro-Asiatic, or Sino-Tibetan groups.

Multiple choice geography india and asia urbanisation and people urbanisation : causes and consequences industrialisation and urbanisation

Which of the following is the official language of India?

  1. Telugu

  2. Hindi

  3. English

  4. Tamil
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Article 343 (1) of the Constitution of India states "The Official Language of the Union government shall be Hindi in Devanagari script." Unless Parliament decided otherwise, the use of English for official purposes was to cease 15 years after the constitution came into effect, i.e. on 26 January 1965.

Multiple choice geography traffic education traffic and road safety natural hazards : understanding of disaster, management in practice man-made disasters

According to the United Nations between 1992 and 2000 there were approximately__________ disasters per year throughout the world.

  1. 100

  2. 300

  3. 500

  4. 800
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

According to the United Nations between 1992 and 2000 there were approximately 500 disasters per year throughout the world.

Multiple choice geography traffic education traffic and road safety natural hazards : understanding of disaster, management in practice man-made disasters

Who has been selected as a new leader or Wali of the West Africa province of Boko Haram?

  1. Abu Musab al-Barnawi

  2. Abubaker Shekau

  3. Abu Salem

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Nigerias Boko Haram Islamic extremists have a new leader to promote their terrorist activities namely Abu Musab al-Barnawi. al-Barnawi is new Wali or governor of the West Africa province- Wali title was 

  • previously used to describe Boko Haram leader Abubaker Shekau. Terrorist attacks have been carried out by this Islamic extremist group.

Multiple choice geography traffic education traffic and road safety natural hazards : understanding of disaster, management in practice man-made disasters

Which branch of Al Qaeda announced it was breaking ties with them global terror network?

  1. Al Nusra front

  2. Hizbul Mujahideen

  3. Jabhat Fateh al Sham

  4. Both a and c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Syrian branch of al Qaeda, Al Nusra front broke ties with the international terror network in a video showing Abu Mohamad al Jolani, 
its leader for the first time.

  • The split between al Qaeda and its Syria affiliate comes when the group, a main rival of IS jihadist group, seeks to distance itself as a target of foreign air strikes.
  • Al Nusra will now change its name to Jabhat Fateh al Sham (Front of the 
    Conquest of Syria) and unify ranks with mainstream fighters in Syria.
  • Al Nusra aims to rebrand itself following increased pressure from Moscow and Washington regarding jihadist groups.
  • Jolani said the split from Al Qaeda was aimed at safeguarding the Syrian revolution.