Option “2” is correct. The Tehri Dam is one of the highest dam in India. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India.
212. Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?
Option “1” is correct. The thermosphere is the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere directly above the mesosphere. It extends from about 90 km to 1,000 km above our planet. In thermosphere temperature can reach up to 4,500 degrees Fahrenheit. Thus making it the warmest layer of the atmosphere.
213. The Siachin Glacier’s melting waters are the main source of which of the following rivers:
1. Beas
2. Sutlej
3. Indus
4. Nubra
Option “4” is correct. The Nubra River originates from the Siachin glacier. The Nubra River is a tributary of the River Shyok that flows through the Nubra valley in the northern part of Ladakh and then joins the Indus River in Skardu, Pakistan.
214. Which among the following is called as ‘Land of the midnight Sun’?
1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Denmark
4. France
Option “1” is correct. Norway is called as ‘Land of the midnight sun’.
215. The mountain range which divides the North and the South India is-
1. Himalayas
2. Western ghats
3. Vindhyas
4. Satpura
Option “3” is correct. The range parallels the Vindhya Range to the north, and these two east-west ranges divide Indian Subcontinent into the Indo-Gangetic plain of northern India and the Deccan Plateau of the south.
216. The biggest natural satellite of our solar system is ?
1. Phobas
2. Deimos
3. Moon
4. Ganymede
Option “4” is correct. Ganymede is a satellite of Jupiter and the largest satellite in our solar system.
217. Which of the following planets revolve clockwise?
1. Earth and Mercury
2. Venus and Neptune
3. Venus and Uranus
4. Uranus and Neptune
Option “3” is correct. Venus and Uranus rotate clockwise.
218. Name the hottest planet?
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Neptune
4. Mars
Option “2” is correct.
Venus is the hottest planet because it has atmosphere made of carbon dioxide
219. Shortest day in the Northern hemisphere is _______.
1. 22nd November
2. 21/22nd December
3. 22nd March
4. 22nd June
Option “2” is correct. 22nd December is the shortest day in the northern hemisphere.
220. The Gir National Park and the Sasan Gir Sanctuary of Gujarat are the only wildlife sanctuaries in India that have –
Option “2” is correct. The Gir National Park and the Sasan Gir Sanctuary of Gujarat are the only wildlife sanctuaries in India that have Asiatic lions.
