Option “3” is correct. A line drawn on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of precipitation(rainfall, snow etc) during a given period of time is called Isohyets.
192. How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal?
1. 3
2. 4
3. 8
4. 5
Option “4” is correct. Five Indian state share their boundaries with Nepal. The Indian states that touch the border with Nepal are Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Sikkim
193. Which Indian state has the largest share of the Wastelands in India?
Option “4” is correct. Rajasthan has the largest share of wasteland in India with an area of 84,929 sq.km in wasteland.
194. Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands?
1. Mount Koya
2. Mount Diavolo
3. Saddle Peak
4. Mount Thuiller
Option “3” is correct. Saddle Peak is the highest point of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
195. Which of the following neighbouring country of India is not a landlocked country?
1. Nepal
2. Myanmar
3. Bhutan
4. Afghanistan
Option “2” is correct. Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan are India’s neighbouring landlocked countries. Myanmar is not a landlocked country.
196. The northern plain of India has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely– the Indus, the Ganga and the ___________.
1. Brahmaputra
2. Krishna
3. Kaveri
4. Mahanadi
Option “1” is correct. The northern plain of India has been formed by the interplay of three main rivers of the Northern plains are the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra.
197. Which country is not a member of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)?
1. Thailand
2. Myanmar
3. India
4. Pakistan
Option “4” is correct. The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation involving a group of countries in South Asia and South East Asia. These are: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal. The BIMSTEC states are among the countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal.
198. The group of stars arranged in a definite pattern is called-
1. Milky way
2. Constellation
3. Andromeda
4. Solar system
Option “2” is correct. The group of stars arranged in a definite pattern is called constellation. In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere.
199. Which planet takes the longest time to go around the sun?
1. Earth
2. Jupiter
3. Uranus
4. Neptune
Option “4” is correct. Neptune takes the longest time to go around the sun. Neptune orbits the Sun at an average distance of 4.5 billion km. Like all the planets in the Solar System, Neptune follows an elliptical path around the Sun, varying its distance to the Sun at different points along its orbit.
200. The Earth is at maximum distance from the sun on-
1. January 3rd
2. December 22nd
3. September 22nd
4. July 4th
Option “4” is correct. The aphelion is the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is farthest from the Sun. The Earth reaches its aphelion when the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing summer on 4th July.
