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Baglihar dam has been a matter of dispute between which nations?

  1. Bangladesh and Myanmar

  2. Myanmar and China

  3. India and China

  4. India and Pakistan


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The dispute between the Pakistan and India over the Baglihar dam is an interstate dispute. However, the current dispute is a continuation of the conflict between Pakistan and India over Kashmir and the Indus river basin, it is more complicated than a simple interstate dispute.

SIMBEX is an annual naval exercise between India and _________.

  1. Sri Lanka

  2. France

  3. USA

  4. Singapore


Correct Option: D

In November, 2014, which one of India's neighbouring countries allowed a Chinese submarine to dock at one of its ports?

  1. Bangladesh

  2. Sri Lanka

  3. Maldives

  4. Pakistan


Correct Option: B

Which city is called the 'City of Parks'?

  1. Kiev

  2. Multan

  3. Lahore

  4. Kolkata


Correct Option: A

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the code given.

List I List II
A. Deccan Traps $1$. Late Cenozoic
B. Western Ghats $2$. Pre-Cambrain
C. Aravalli $3$. Cretaceous Eocene
D. Narmada-Tapi alluvial deposite $4$. Cambrian
$5$. Pleistocene
  1. A-$3$, B-$5$, C-$1$, D-$4$

  2. A-$3$, B-$1$, C-$2$, D-$5$

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

  4. A-$1$, B-$4$, C-$2$, D-$5$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Deccan Traps were formed during late cretaceous Eocene period.
The Western Ghats were formed during late Cenozoic age.
The Aravallies were formed in Pre-Cambrian period.
The Narmada-Tapti Alluvial deposits were formed during the Pleistocene age.

Pakistan's net primary enrolment is significantly below than its neighbours specially.

  1. Bangladesh

  2. India

  3. Sri Lanka

  4. None of these


Correct Option: D

The largest Muslim country in terms of area ___________.

  1. Pakistan

  2. Turkmenistan

  3. Kazakhstan

  4. Afghanistan


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following is the appropriate reason for considering the Gondwana rocks are most important rock systems of India?

  1. Most than $90\%$ of limestone reserves of India are found in them

  2. More than $90\%$ of India's coal reserve are found in them

  3. More than $90\%$ of fertile black cotton soils are spread over them

  4. None of the reasons given above is appropriate in this context


Correct Option: B

The two neighbouring island countries of India are.

  1. Seychelles; Australia

  2. Lakshadweep; Sri Lanka

  3. Sri Lanka; Maldives

  4. Maldives; Myanmar


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

India is a country in South Asia which lies completely in the northern hemisphere. It shares its land boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Two neighbouring island countries around India are Maldives and Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean.

The two neighbouring countries in the eastern part of India are _________________.

  1. Myanmar and Bangladesh

  2. Afghanistan and Pakistan

  3. Nepal and Bhutan

  4. China and Japan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

India shares its boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.