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Khetri Mines in Rajasthan is famous for which mineral?

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  1. Uranium

  2. Iron

  3. Copper

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Khetri mines in Rajput are famous for copper mines.

Explanation:

Khetri Nagar, which is located 10 km far from Khetri, is known as 'Tamba Project'.
Khetri Nagar was built by Hindustan Copper Limited which is a public sector under the "Government of India" and under his jurisdiction.
Malanjkhand copper belt located at Madhya Pradesh and Singhbhum copper belt located at Jharkhand are the mines which are mined by Hindustan Copper Limited.
India contributes only 2 percent in the world's copper production.

The Punjab plain is alluvial plain in ____________.

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  1. north-west of India

  2. north-east of India

  3. north-south of India

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The Punjab Plain is an alluvial plain in Pakistan and the north-west of India. 
  • The plain includes the Pakistani province of Punjab and the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana and is around 35,000 square miles (91,000 km2) in area.
  •  The plain is extensively farmed for cereals and cotton.
  •  It is bounded by the  Shiwalik Range  to the north, the  Yamuna River to the east, the arid zone of Rajasthan state to the south, and the  Ravi  and  Sutlej rivers to the northwest and southwest, respectively.

The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as ______________.

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  1. Bhabar

  2. Bhangar

  3. Khadar

  4. Teral

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Correct Option: C

Punjab and Haryana plains in India are irrigated with water from the rivers _______________________.

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  1. Jhelum, Beas, and Sutlej

  2. Ravi, Yamuna, and Sutlej

  3. Ravi, Beas, and Brahmputra

  4. Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Ravi River is a transboundary river crossing northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region. The waters of Ravi are allocated to India under Indus Water Treaty.


Beas is a riverfront town in the Amritsar district of the Majha region of the Eastern Punjab. Beas lies on the banks of the Beas River.

The Sutlej River, is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as Satadree. It is addressed as Shatarudra by the Gorkhalis. It is the easternmost tributary of the Indus River.

Which of the following district is not situated in the terai of Uttar Pradesh?

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  1. Bahraich

  2. Hardoi

  3. Pilibhit

  4. Lakhim Pur

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hardoi is a city and municipal board in Hardoi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Hardoi district.

The _______ is agriculturally a very productive part of India.

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  1. The Peninsular Plateau

  2. The Coastal Plain

  3. The Himalayan Mountain

  4. The Northern Plain

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Northern Plain was formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely– the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra along with their tributaries. It is composed of alluvial soil which has been deposited over millions of years. It is about 2400 km long and about 240 to 320 km broad. With a rich soil cover combined with adequate water supply and favorable climate.  It is agriculturally a very productive part of India.

Which physiological division has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems?

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  1. The Himalayan Mountains

  2. The Peninsular Plateau

  3. The Northern Plains

  4. The Coastal Plains

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Northern Plain:

1.       Formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely– the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra along with their tributaries

2.       Composed of alluvial soil which has been deposited over millions of years, about 2400 km long and about 240 to 320 km broad.

3.       With a rich soil cover combined with adequate water supply and favourable climate it is agriculturally a very productive part of India

4.       Divided into three sections, viz. the Punjab Plain, the Ganga Plain and the Brahmaputra Plain.

The northern plain is formed of _____ soil.

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  1. red

  2. alluvial

  3. loamy

  4. sandy

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Northern Plain was formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely– the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra along with their tributaries. It is composed of alluvial soil which has been deposited over millions of years, it is about 2400 km long and about 240 to 320 km broad. 

 The Western part of the Northern Plain is referred to as the _____ Plains.

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  1. Punjab

  2. Eastern coastal

  3. Utkal

  4. Ganga

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Northern Plain was formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely– the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra along with their tributaries. It is composed of alluvial soil which has been deposited over millions of years, about 2400 km long and about 240 to 320 km broad. It is divided into three sections, viz. the Punjab Plain, the Ganga Plain and the Brahmaputra Plain.

The Punjab plain lies in the western part of the northern plain & formed by the Indus and its tributaries with major portion of this plains in Pakistan

The ______ spreads over an area of 7 lakh sq. km.

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  1. Northern Plains

  2. Himalayan Mountains

  3. Peninsular Plateau

  4. Coastal Plains

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The Northern Plains spreads over an area of 7 lakh sq. km. The plain being about 2400 Km long and 240 to 320 Km broad, is a densely populated physiographic division.