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Match the following.

Major Port State
A. Jawaharlal Nehru $1$. Tamil Nadu
B. Paradip Port $2$. Maharashtra
C. Kandla Port $3$. Odisha
D. Ennore Port $4$. Gujarat
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  1. A-$4$, B-$1$, C-$2$, D-$3$

  2. A-$4$, B-$3$, C-$4$, D-$1$

  3. A-$2$, B-$3$, C-$4$, D-$1$

  4. A-$2$, B-$1$, C-$4$, D-$3$

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Correct Option: C

Which is the land-locked and protected port in India?

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  1. Paradeep

  2. Chennai

  3. Kolkata

  4. Visakhapatnam

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Correct Option: D

Consider the following steps.
$1$. Chennai
$2$. Machilipattinam
$3$. Nagapattinam
$4$. Tuticorin
The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from north to south is?

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  1. $1, 2, 3, 4$

  2. $2, 1, 3, 4$

  3. $1, 3, 2, 4$

  4. $2, 1, 4, 3$

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Correct Option: B

Coir, Copra, Coconut, Cashew are mainly exported from ________.

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  1. Mumbai

  2. Cochin

  3. Tuticorin

  4. Chennai

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Correct Option: B

The number of international airports in India is __________.

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  1. $3$

  2. $5$

  3. $6$

  4. $8$

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not an international airport in India?

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  1. Mumbai

  2. Allahabad

  3. Calcutta

  4. Chennai

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Correct Option: B

_______ was a formative period and the foundation for the Sangam Age.

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  1. Copper Age

  2. Bronze Age

  3. Stone Age

  4. Iron Age

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Sangam era corresponds roughly to the late Iron Age-Early Historic period (c. 300 B.C. to A.D. 300), which represents a key stage in the development of South Indian material culture.

Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?

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  1. Joint forest management

  2. Beej Bachao Andolan

  3. Chipko Movement

  4. Demarcation of wildlife sanctuaries

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • Joint forest management is a policy of forest conservation in which the government and local communities strive for the conservation of forests.
  • Chipko Movement: Chipko Movement was a forest conservation movement in India. It began in 1973. Alaknanda floods alarmed people of how deforestation has resulted in the disturbance.
  • Beej Bachao Andolan is a forest conservatory movement which not only aimed at protecting traditional seeds but also to promote the local traditions of the communities living there.
  • All of the above movements involved communities. But wildlife sanctuaries are demarcated to limit the entry of local communities into forest areas this is done by the Government and Forest Department. 

'Chipko' movement is associated with ______.

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  1. Human rights

  2. Women welfare

  3. Religious activists

  4. Environmental conservation

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Environmental conservation,

Sunderlal Bahuguna, a noted environmentalist who initiated the Chipko Movement, was born on January 9, 1927. The man who has been fighting for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas celebrates his 90th birthday today. Bahuguna is also known for coining the Chipko slogan 'ecology is permanent economy'.

The Forest Research Institute is located at _____________.

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  1. Gauhati

  2. Dehradun

  3. Bina

  4. Imphal

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Correct Option: B