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  1. Tilaiya Dam, Konar dam, Maithon Dam and Panchet Hill Dam have been constructed under:

  2. A.

     The Narmada Valley Project

    B.

     The Damodar Valley Project

    C.

     The Krishna Valley Project

    D.

     The Mahanadi Project


  3. Tungbhadra Multipurpose Project is a joint undertaking of:

  4. A.

     Andra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

    B.

     Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

    C.

     Kerala and Karnataka

    D.

     Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka


  5. In 1990 India ratified the world Heritage Convention of 1977 identifying four natural sites of outstanding universal value namely:

  6. A.

     Kaziranga National park (Assam)

    B.

     Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan)

    C.

     Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (West Bengal)

    D.

     Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (Uttarakhand)

    E.

     All of these


  7. A group of populations of different species living in the same habitat and interacting with one another is called:

  8. A.

     Ecological Community

    B.

     Zoological Community

    C.

     Biological Community

    D.

     None of Above.


  9. Which river is known as Sorrow of Bihar?

  10. A.

     Ganga River

    B.

     Gandak River

    C.

     Kosi River

    D.

     Son River


  11. At present biosphere reserves that are included in world Heritage:

  12. A.

     Nilgiri and Nanda Devi

    B.

     Nokrek, Gulf of Mannar and Sunderban

    C.

     Simlipol and Pachmarhi

    D.

     Above all

    E.

     None of these


  13. Sand stone, Conglomerate, Limestone, Shale, Chalk and Coal are example of:

  14. A.

     Igneous Rocks

    B.

     Sedimentary Rocks

    C.

     Metamorphic Rocks

    D.

     None of Above.


  15. Dr. Waldimir Koppen - the great climatologist of Austria suggested in his new scheme of climatic classification:

  16. A.

     Two major types of climate.

    B.

     Four major types of climate.

    C.

     Five major types of climate.

    D.

     Three major types of climate.


  17. The largest Indian mammal is:

  18. A.

     Tiger

    B.

     Hippopotamus

    C.

     The Lion

    D.

     Elephant


  19. The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) were created in:

  20. A.

     1985

    B.

     1987

    C.

     1989

    D.

     1990