Option “4” is correct. The Jaduguda Mine is a uranium mine in Jaduguda village in the Purbi Singhbhum district of the Indian state of Jharkhand. It commenced operation in 1967 and was the first uranium mine in India. The deposits at this mine were discovered in 1951.
252. Kanchenjunga is situated in-
1. Nepal
2. Sikkim
3. West Bengal
4. Himachal Pradesh
Option “2” is correct. Kanchenjunga is world’s third highest mountain, with an elevation of 28,169 feet (8,586 metres). It is situated in the eastern Himalayas on the border between Sikkim state, northeastern India, and eastern Nepal, 46 miles (74 km) north-northwest of Darjiling, Sikkim
253. Which one of the following planets has no moon?
1. Mars
2. Neptune
3. Mercury
4. Pluto
Option “3” is correct. Mercury and Venus have no moons.
254. Which one of the following ports is located on the Eastern coast of India?
1. Kandla
2. Kochi
3. Marmugao
4. Paradeep
Option “4” is correct. Paradip Port is an artificial, deep-water port on the East coast of India in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha. It is situated at confluence of the Mahanadi river and the Bay of Bengal
255. In India, Dhariwal and Ludhiana towns are famous for-
Option “2” is correct. Dhariwal is a 5th largest town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur district in the state of Punjab, India. Dhariwal is most famous for its woolen mill and Ludhiana is famous all over India for its woollen sweaters and cotton T-shirts.
256. Which one of the following is a Sedimentary Rock?
1. Granite
2. Charnockite
3. Basalt
4. Arkose
Option “4” is correct. Arkose is a detrital sedimentary rock, specifically a type of sandstone containing at least 25% feldspar.
257. In ‘annular’ pattern, rivers flow-
1. From West to East
2. From North to South
3. Like a ring
4. In transverse direction
Option “3” is correct. In an annular drainage pattern streams follow a roughly circular or concentric path along a belt of weak rock, resembling in plan a ring like pattern.
258. Which one of the following is located in South Africa?
1. Veld
2. Pampas
3. Downs
4. Steppes
Option “1” is correct. Veld are grasslands located in South Africa. Afrikaans “field” name given to various types of open country in Southern Africa that is used for pasturage and farmland.
259. The Death Valley in South California, USA is an example of-
1. Anticlinal valley
2. Synclinal valley
3. Antecedent valley
4. Rift valley
Option “4” is correct. The Death Valley in South California, USA is an example of Rift valley. Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California. Situated within the Mojave Desert, it is the lowest and driest area in North America, and currently the hottest in the world.
260. The driest area of the Earth is-
1. Arabian desert
2. Atacama desert
3. Gobi desert
4. Thar desert
Option “2” is correct. The driest area of the earth is Atacama-desert. The Atacama Desert is a plateau in South America, covering a 1,000-kilometre strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes mountains. It is the driest hot desert in the world.
