IMPORTANT STATIC AWARENESS

STATIC AWARENESS

Q1. Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh is famous for which industry?

(a) Locks

(b) Bicycle

(c) Textile

(d) Fireworks

(e) Bangles
Aligarh is an important business centre of Uttar Pradesh and is most famous for its lock industry. Aligarh locks are exported across the world. In 1870, Johnson & Co. was the first English lock firm in Aligarh. In 1890, the company initiated production of locks on a small scale here.

Q2. ‘Sick man of Europe’ is the nickname of which European country?

(a) Italy

(b) Greece

(c) Ireland

(d) Turkey

(e) Poland

“sick man of Europe” is given to a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty or impoverishment. In early 20th century it was given to Ottoman empire or modern Turkey.

Q3. ‘God’s Own Country’ slogan is being used by which south Indian state to promote its tourism industry?

(a) Kerala

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Karnataka

(e) Gujrat

Kerala is a state in south-west India, known as “God’s own country” too. According to Hindu mythology, Mahavishnu’s sixth incarnation Parasurama fought back the advancing seas. He threw his axe (parasu) from Konkan to Kanyakumari and the sea gave way, giving rise to present day Kerala. In recent years the phrase has been adopted as a slogan by the tourism department of the Kerala state government in India.

Q4. ‘Jatra’ is the popular folk theatre of which Indian state?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Maharashtra

(c) West Bengal

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(e) Uttarakhand

Jatra is a popular folk-theatre form of Bengali theatre, spread throughout most of Bengali speaking areas of the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh and Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Orissa and Tripura. Jatra is a $21m-a-year industry, performed on nearly 4,000 stages in West Bengal alone.

Q5. The Bering Strait seprates the Asia from which continent?

(a) Africa

(b) Europe

(c) North America

(d) Australia

(e) South America

Bering Strait, Russian Proliv Beringa, strait linking the Arctic Ocean with the Bering Sea and separating the continents of Asia and North America at their closest point. The strait averages 98 to 164 feet (30 to 50 metres) in depth and at its narrowest is about 53 miles (85 km) wide.

Q6. Which island nation, located in the Pacific ocean, was formerly known as ‘Pleasant Island’?

(a) Nauru

(b) Taiwan

(c) Tuvalu

(d) Vanuatu

(e) None of the above

Nauru / the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbor is Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 km to the east. Nauru is the world’s smallest island nation, covering just 21 square kilometres.

Q7. In which Indian state is the Sultanpur National Park located?

(a) Uttarakhand

(b) Haryana

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Rajasthan

(e) Uttar Pradesh

Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is very popular national park located in Gurgaon District in Haryana State. Sultanpur is located 40 km from Dhaula Kuan in Delhi and 15 km from Gurgaon on the Gurgaon – Farrukhnagar Road. 

Q8. What is the capital of the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?

(a) Kavaratti

(b) Silvassa

(c) Puducherry

(d) Port Blair

(e) None of the above

The most important towns of the union territory are Dadra and Silvassa, which is also the capital city. To the east of Dadra and Nagar Haveli lies the Western Ghats, and to its north and east lie the districts of Gujarat, whereas the districts of Maharashtra border it in the south.

Q9. Near which city is the Kakrapar Nuclear Power Station located?

(a) Kota (Rajasthan)

(b) Karwar (Karnataka)

(c) Surat (Gujarat)

(d) Mumbai (Maharashtra)

(e) Kolkata (West Bengal)

The Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) is located near Surat in the state of Gujarat. KAPS currently operates two PHWRs, the first of which (Unit-1) began commercial operations on 6 May 1993. Unit-2 followed two years later in September 1995.

Q10. The multipurpose Sardar Sarovar Project is being built across which river?

(a) Tapti

(b) Ganga

(c) Sabarmati

(d) Godavari

(e) Narmada

Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD), on the Indian Narmada river, is located in the village of Kevadia in the state of Gujarat. It is one of the largest and most controversial interstate, multipurpose river valley infrastructure development projects in the country.  It is part of the Narmada Valley Development Project, a major plan to generate power and supply water for drinking and irrigation to states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Q11. Which is the oldest mountain range in India?

(a) Aravali

(b) Himalayas

(c) Sahyadri

(d) Vindhyas

(e) None of the above

The Aravalli range are the oldest fold mountains in India. The northern end of the range continues as isolated hills and rocky ridges into Haryana state, ending in Delhi.

Q12. ‘Mandovi’ and ‘Zuari’ are major rivers of which Indian state?

(a) Goa

(b) Gujarat

(c) Kerala

(d) Karnataka

(e) Uttarakhand
The Mandovi and the Zuari are the two primary rivers in the state of Goa. The Mandovi enters Goa from the north via the Sattari Taluka in Goa and from Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka near the Castle Rock Rly.

Q13. Which city in Maharashtra is served by Dr. Ambedkar International Airport?

(a) Pune

(b) Kolhapur

(c) Nagpur

(d) Aurangabad

(e) Nashik

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.  The airport spread over 1,460-acres is also home to AFS Nagpur of the Indian Air Force. 

Q14. The Nagarhole National Park, a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, is located in which Indian state?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Bihar

(d) Karnataka

(e) Maharashtra

Nagarhole National Park (also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park), is a national park located in Kodagu district and Mysore district in Karnataka state in South India. This park was declared the thirty seventh Project Tiger tiger reserve in 1999. It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.

Q15. ‘Dhopkhel’ is a famous traditional game of which Indian state? 

(a) Odisha

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Assam

Dhopkhel, also transliterated dhop khel and dhoop khel is a traditional ball game played in the Indian state of Assam. The game is played between two eleven member teams on a 125 m × 80 m field bounded by four flags. The players take turns throwing the ball at the opponent to knock them out of the game, while seeking to catch the ball and evade other players.

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