Option “3” is correct. The layer where the decrease in temperature with increasing altitude is totally absent is Stratosphere.Temperature rise as one move upward through the stratosphere.
112. The term “Doab” means –
1. A land between two mountains
2. A land between two lakes
3. A land between two rivers
4. A land between two seas
Option “3” is correct. Doab is a term used for tract of land lying between two rivers.
113. What is Dakshin Gangotri?
1. River valley in Andhra Pradesh
2. Unmanned station located in Antarctica
3. Second source of River Ganga
4. Island in the Indian Ocean
Option “2” is correct. Dakshin Gangotri was the first scientific base station of India situated in Antarctica, part of the Indian Antarctic Program. It is an unmanned station. Dakshin Gangotri was built in 1983 but was buried in ice and abandoned around 1991.
114. Which planet is also referred to as a “Dwarf planet”?
1. Pluto
2. Mercury
3. Jupiter
4. Saturn
Option “1” is correct. A dwarf planet is a planetary-mass object that is neither a planet nor a natural satellite. Pluto is a dwarf planet.
115. Khangchendzonga National Park is in –
1. Maharashtra
2. Orissa
3. Rajasthan
4. Sikkim
Option “4” is correct. Kanchenjunga National Park is a National Park and a Biosphere reserve located in Sikkim, India. It was inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list on July 17, 2016, becoming the first “Mixed Heritage” site of India.
116. Evidence suggests that life on Earth has existed for about_________________.
1. 3.5 million years
2. 35 billion years
3. 35 million years
4. 3.5 billion years
Option “4” is correct. From fossil evidence it appears that life may have existed on Earth as early as 3.5 billion years ago.
117. Which is the longest national highway in India?
1. NH4
2. NH44
3. NH10
4. NH5
Option “2” is correct. NH 44 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 3,745 km (2,327 mi) from Srinagar to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India.
118. Which among the following is not a dwarf planet?
1. Mars
2. Makemake
3. Pluto
4. Eris
Option “1” is correct. A dwarf planet is a planetary-mass object that is neither a planet nor a natural satellite. Mars is not a Dwarf planet.
119. Pagladia Dam Project is located in which state?
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Sikkim
3. Assam
4. West Bengal
Option “3” is correct. Pagladia dam is situated in state of Assam.
120. ‘Gir Kesar’ , which has been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, is a famous variety of which among the following?
1. Saffron
2. Pepper
3. Mango
4. Sweat
Option “3” is correct. Gir Kesar which recently got GI tag is a famous variety of mango.
