281. Kakrapara Multipurpose project is constructed on which of the following rivers?
1. Tapti
2. Narmada
3. Godavari
4. Krishna
Option “1” is correct. Kakrapara Project is situated on the Tapti near Kakrapara, 80 km upstream of Surat. The project is financed by the Gujarat Government.
282. The largest brackish water lake of India is in the state of-
1. Jammu and Kashmir
2. Maharashtra
3. Odisha
4. West Bengal
Option “3” is correct. The brackish water lagoon or Chilika Lake of Odisha is largest coastal lagoon in India which is home to a number of threatened species of plants and animals. Chilika Lake is the second largest lagoon in the world and largest wintering ground for migratory birds, it also supports a unique life of marine, brackish and freshwater species.
283. Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference?
1. Desert
2. Mountains
3. Plateau
4. Ocean
Option “1” is correct. The diurnal temperature range (DTR) is the difference between the daily maximum and minimum temperature. Desert areas typically have the greatest diurnal temperature variations.
284. Which of the following state receives rainfall due to western disturbances?
1. Punjab
2. West Bengal
3. Kerala
4. Gujarat
Option “1” is correct. Western disturbance refers to a system of low pressure that moves from west to east, bringing moisture from Eurasian water bodies, and is responsible for winter rain in northwestern India and snowfall in the Himalayan tracts. It usually brings rain during the winters but also during the pre-monsoon period. Punjab receives rainfall due to western disturbances.
285. Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?
1. It is a rain shadow area
2. It is located parallel to wind direction
3. It is away from the coast
4. Rain bearing clouds are absent
Option “1” is correct. A rain shadow is a dry area on the leeward side of a mountainous area (away from the wind). Deccan Plateau falls in a rain shadow area thus it receives scanty rainfall.
286. Space between Earth and Moon is known as-
1. Cislunar
2. Fulalunar
3. Nebula
4. None of these
Option “1” is correct. Space between Earth and Moon is known as Cislunar. Pertaining to the space between the earth and the orbit of the moon.
Option “3” is correct. Our solar system is located in Milky Way Galaxy. The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our from its appearance as a dim glowing band arching across the night sky in which the naked eye cannot distinguish individual stars.
288. The deepest lake of the world is-
1. Baikal
2. Crater
3. Nyasa
4. Tanganyika
Option “1” is correct. The deepest lake of the world is Baikal. Lake Baikal is a rift lake in the south of the Russian region of Siberia.
289. Which one of the following is an example of a block mountain?
1. Aravalli
2. Andes
3. Vosges Mountain
4. Caucasus
Option “3” is correct. Vosges mountain is an example of a block mountain.
290. The biggest island of the Indian Ocean is-
1. Maldives
2. Madagascar
3. Lakshadweep
4. Sumatra
Option “2” is correct. The biggest Island of the Indian ocean is Madagascar. Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Southeast Africa.
