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UPSC CDS Indian Geography — practice questions — page 18

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Which helicopter service works in hilly areas and serves the petroleum sector?Read the answer and worked solution →Asia's first cross country pipeline, 1,157 km long, ran from Naharkatiya in Assam to which refinery?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the QuadrilateralRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the waterwaysRead the answer and worked solution →Run the transport yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the road typesRead the answer and worked solution →Road or railRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Transport bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A textbook sorts pollution by the medium that carries the pollutant. Which four types result?Read the answer and worked solution →Among industry, farming and cultural activities, which is the most significant source of water pollution?Read the answer and worked solution →Heavy fertiliser use near a lake raises the level of which substance in its water?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of communicable diseases in India are water-borne, according to the World Health Organization?Read the answer and worked solution →A programme to clean the Ganga was launched under the National Mission for Clean Ganga. What is it called?Read the answer and worked solution →What are the main sources of air pollution named in the text?Read the answer and worked solution →A smoky fog hangs over a city in winter. What is it called?Read the answer and worked solution →Air pollution can make rain acidic. Which rain has the lowest pH in a city?Read the answer and worked solution →In what unit is the level of steady noise measured?Read the answer and worked solution →Which source of noise is called the biggest nuisance in cities?Read the answer and worked solution →A study found ocean noise has risen since the 1960s because of shipping. By how much?Read the answer and worked solution →Solid waste dumps breed flies and rodents. Which diseases do these carriers spread?Read the answer and worked solution →In metros like Mumbai and Chennai, what share of solid waste is collected and disposed?Read the answer and worked solution →Daurala near Meerut restored its polluted groundwater using which universal principle?Read the answer and worked solution →Roughly what share of India's population lived in rural areas in 2011?Read the answer and worked solution →Dharavi, called Asia's largest slum, lies in which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Which government mission aims to improve the quality of life in urban slums?Read the answer and worked solution →Soil erosion, waterlogging, salinisation and alkalinisation all lead to what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which agency classified India's wastelands using remote sensing?Read the answer and worked solution →Jhabua, one of India's five most backward districts, has a high concentration of which tribe?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which helicopter service works in hilly areas and serves the petroleum sector?

  1. Indian Air
  2. Deccan Air
  3. Pawan Hans
  4. Air India
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Correct answer: C. Pawan Hans

1. Pawan Hans is a helicopter service. 2. It serves hilly and northeastern areas. 3. It also serves offshore petroleum work. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 10, Transport and Communication._

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Asia's first cross country pipeline, 1,157 km long, ran from Naharkatiya in Assam to which refinery?

  1. Koyali, Gujarat
  2. Mathura, UP
  3. Digboi, Assam
  4. Barauni, Bihar
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Correct answer: D. Barauni, Bihar

1. Oil India Limited was incorporated in 1959. 2. It built the Naharkatiya to Barauni pipeline. 3. It was extended to Kanpur in 1966. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 10, Transport and Communication._

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Catch the Quadrilateral

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Items
  1. Matches the category
    Yes
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    Delhi
  2. Matches the category
    Yes
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    Mumbai
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    Yes
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    Chennai
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    Yes
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    Kolkata
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    No
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    Srinagar
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    No
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    Silchar
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    No
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    Porbandar
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    Kanniyakumari
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Golden Quad city
Instructions
Catch the four cities of the Golden Quadrilateral. Let the rest fall.
_Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 10, Transport and Communication._

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