101. Which one of the following rivers flows between the Vindhyan Range and the Satpura range of mountains?
102. Deltas are common in India for the East-flowing river systems,wheres they are nearly absent on the West coast, because West-flowing rivers
- A. originate largely in the Western Ghats and have a short distance to cover to the sea
- B. originate in dry areas
- C. have lesser water volume and carry less run-off silt
- D. are few
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103. Which of the following places of Sikh religious heritage is not in India?
- A. a space telescope developed by India
- B. a geoportal of ISRO with 3-D imaging capabilities of India
- C. the name given to the next Moon Impact Probe, for Chandrayan II
- D. a mini satellite launched by ISRO for promoting the distance education in India
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105. Which one of the following statements on biosphere reserves is not correct?
- A. Biosphere reserves are multipurpose protected areas to preserve the genetic diversty in ecosystems
- B. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh
- C. Biosphere reserves promote research on ecological conservation
- D. In 1973, UNESCO launched a worldwide programme on man and biosphere
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106. Which one of the following legislations does not deal with the protection of environment ?
- A. The Port Laws Amendment Act,1997
- B. The Public Liability Insurance Act,1991
- C. The Forest (Conservation) Act,1980
- D. The Water (Cess) Act, 1977
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107. Which one of the following chemicals is used to fuse plant protoplasts in genetic engineering?
108. India, by becoming a full-fledged member of the Financial Action Task Force
- A. will be able to access information on suspect accounts in nations such as Switzerland and UK
- B. will play an important role in law enforcement matters.investigations or prosecutions of terrorist activities at an internation
- C. has also become a member of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- D. All of the above
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109. The notion of saptanga that was introduced in Arthashastra include
- A. kings,territory,administration and treasury
- B. music,dance,ragas and wrestling
- C. ministers,civil servants, subalterns and those involved in espionage
- D. aristocrats, acharyas, traders and monks
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