Option “1” is correct. Project Tiger was launched by Kailash Sankhala in India in 1973. The project aims at ensuring a viable population of Bengal Tigers in their natural habitats and also to protect them from extinction.
352. What is the shape of the Earth’s orbit around the sun?
Option “3” is correct. Earth’s orbit is not a perfect circle. It is elliptical, or slightly oval-shaped. This means there is one point in the orbit where Earth is closest to the Sun, and another where Earth is farthest from the Sun.
Option “1” is correct. Naga, Khasi and Garo hills are located in purvanchal range of North eastern states of India.
354. An important river of the Indian desert is-
1. Luni
2. Narmada
3. Krishna
4. Beas
Option “1” is correct. The river Luni is the only natural water source that drains inside a lake in the desert. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
355. River Indus originates at:
1. Hindukush range
2. Himalayan range
3. Karakoram range
4. Kailash range
Option “4” is correct. Indus River originates in Tibet in northern slopes of Mount Kailash near lake Mansarovar. Running via Ladakh, it enters into Pakistan through Gilgit-Baltistan and ends in Arabian Sea near Karachi.
356. The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is-
1. Gomati
2. Chambal
3. Damodar
4. Kosi
Option “4” is correct. The Joint river venture of India and Nepal is Kosi Project.
Option “2” is correct. Watermelon grows best in fertile, well-draining, sandy loam soils. Most soils benefit from incorporating a few inches of organic compost before planting, and perhaps some fertilizer as well.
358. Which of the following State is surrounded by Bangladesh from three sides?
Option “4” is correct. Tripura is a hilly state in northeast India, bordered on 3 sides by Bangladesh.
359. Which of the following is called the Land of White Elephants?
1. Thailand
2. Africa
3. Cuba
4. Turkey
Option “1” is correct. Thailand is the country which is called the land of White Elephants, as it has a large number of White Elephants and the White Elephants are the symbol of royal power in Thailand.
360. Melghat Tiger Reserve is located in which state?
1. West Bengal
2. Rajasthan
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Maharashtra
Option “4” is correct. Melghat was declared a tiger reserve and was among the first nine tiger reserves notified in 1973-74 under the Project Tiger. It is located at in northern part of Amravati District of Maharashtra State in India.
