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Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers?

  1. Cauvery
  2. Manjira
  3. Pennar
  4. Tungabhadra
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Correct answer: C. Pennar

Answer: C. The PENNAR river created the Gandikota canyon. GANDIKOTA CANYON (sometimes called the 'Grand Canyon of India') is in Kadapa district of ANDHRA PRADESH. The PENNAR (PENNA) RIVER cuts through the Erramala range, creating a deep gorge with vertical rock walls. The 13th-century Gandikota Fort sits atop the canyon's edge. The Pennar river originates in the Nandi Hills of Karnataka and flows eastward through Andhra Pradesh to the Bay of Bengal. Its canyon at Gandikota is one of central India's most dramatic erosional features. Distractors fail by geography: (A) Cauvery rises in Karnataka, flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu — has waterfalls but the Gandikota canyon is not on the Cauvery. (B) Manjira is a tributary of the Godavari, does not create the Gandikota canyon. (D) Tungabhadra carves through other valleys (Hampi area) but Gandikota is not on it. Source: Geological Survey of India / syllabus India: Physical Environment Ch 3 (Drainage System).

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Why are dewdrops not formed on a cloudy night?

  1. Clouds absorb the radiation released from the Earth's surface.
  2. Clouds reflect back the Earth's radiation.
  3. The Earth's surface would have low temperature on cloudy nights.
  4. Clouds deflect the blowing wind to ground level.
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Correct answer: B. Clouds reflect back the Earth's radiation.

UPSC CSE Prelims 2019 (GS-I, Set A), Q.44. Official answer key: B.

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Which one of the following is the characteristic climate of the Tropical Savannah Region?

  1. Rainfall throughout the year
  2. Rainfall in winter only
  3. An extremely short dry season
  4. A definite dry and wet season
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Correct answer: D. A definite dry and wet season

UPSC CSE Prelims 2012 (GS-I, Set A), Q.89. Answer key: D (coaching consensus; UPSC did not publish an official 2012 AK separately on upsc.gov.in).

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