331. The Civilian Airport of highest altitude is in-
1. Tibet
2. Nepal
3. India
4. China
Option “4” is correct. Daocheng Yading Airport (China), which opened in September 2013, is the highest-altitude airport in the world. It is located at an elevation of 4,411m.
332. Sahara is located in which part of Africa?
1. Eastern
2. Western
3. Northern
4. Southern
Option “3” is correct. The Sahara desert is located in the northern portion of Africa.
333. Dolomite is a/an-
1. Sedimentary rock
2. Plutonic rock
3. Igneous rock
4. Metamorphic rock
Option “1” is correct. Dolomite, also known as “dolostone” and “dolomite rock,” is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2. Dolomite is found in sedimentary basins worldwide.
Option “2” is correct. Taiga also known as boreal forest or snow forest is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces and larches.
335. The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is?
1. Maldives
2. Sri Lanka
3. Mauritius
4. Madagascar
Option “1” is correct. The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is Maldives.
336. What is Damodar Valley Corporation?
1. Statutory body
2. Municipal Corporation looking after Damodar Valley
3. A private enterprise located in Bihar
4. A non-government organisation
Option “1” is correct. Damodar Valley Corporation is a statutory body. The corporation came into being on July 7, 1948 by an Act of the Constituent Assembly of India.
337. Why Carbon Monoxide is a harmful pollutant?
1. Reacts with hemoglobin
2. It inhibits glycolysis
3. It reacts with Oxygen
4. None of these
Option “1” is correct. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and toxic air pollutant. It is produced in the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing fuels, such as gasoline, natural gas, oil, coal, and wood. Breathing the high concentrations of CO leads to reduced oxygen (O2) transport by hemoglobin.
338. Kaziranga National Park is the only natural habitat of the endangered?
Option “2” is correct. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The sanctuary, which hosts two-thirds of the world’s great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World Heritage Site and is the only natural habitat of the endangered One-horned rhinoceroses.
339. Which among the following is not an inner planet?
1. Mercury
2. Saturn
3. Venus
4. Earth
Option “2” is correct. The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. After an asteroid belt comes the outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
340. Earth is also known as _______.
1. Orange planet
2. Green planet
3. Blue planet
4. Yellow planet
Option “3” is correct. Earth is also known as blue planet.
