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Which one of the following lists four type of coal, arranged in the increasing order of their carbon content?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Four type of coal, arranged in the increasing order of their carbon content are Peat, Lignite, Bituminous and Anthracite.
42
The oldest oil-field in India is in
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The oldest oil field in India is in Digboi, Assam. In the year 1901, Britishers had set the oil refinery in this region naming it as Assam Oil Company Limited.
43
The atomic power station in Rajasthan is situated at
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Answer: Option C
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The atomic power station in Rajasthan is situated in Rawatbhata. It is also known as Rajasthan Atomic Power Station. It was commissioned on 16th December 1973 & is operated by Nuclear Power Corporationd of India Limited.
44
Which State of India is leading in solar energy generation?
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Answer: Option B
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Recently, Tamil Nadu surpassed Rajasthan to become number one producer of solar energy. A 648 MW plant of solar energy is set up in Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu by Adani Power. It is world's second largest solar park.
45
Which one of the following barrages supplies water to the Indira Gandhi Canal?
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Answer: Option B
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Harika barrages supplies water to the Indira Gandhi Canal. The Indira Gandhi Canal irrigates a vast amount of land in the Indian portion of the Thar. The canal begins at the Harike Barrage at the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in the Indian Punjab and continues in a southwesterly direction for some 290 miles (470 km).
46
Which of the following is not renowned for the manufacture of silk?
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Answer: Option C
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Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) is not renowned for the manufacture of silk. Moradabad is known as the capital of brass handicraft industry of India. The city features generation of families devoted to brass and glass work. Almost maximum of the city’s population is involved in brass handicraft work. The city is also known as Pital Nagri. It also manufactures silk.
47
Which shipyard is known for the manufacture of bargets, coasters arid dredgers?
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Answer: Option C
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Garden Reach Shipyard is known for the manufacture of bargets, coasters arid dredgers. It is one of India's leading shipyards, located in Kolkata, West Bengal. It builds and repairs commercial and naval vessels. Presently GRSE has also started building export ships in a mission to expand its business.
48
Neyveli Power Project is a ________ Power Project.
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Answer: Option C
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Neyveli Power Project is a Thermal Power Project. It consists of two distinct units (Neyveli Thermal Power Station I and Neyveli Thermal Power Station II) capable of producing 1020 MW and 1,970 MW respectively including their expansion units. It is operated by NLC.
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The primary purpose of constructing the Farakka barrage is to ________
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Answer: Option A
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The primary purpose of constructing the Farakka barrage is to preserve and maintain navigation. The Farakka Barrage Project, constructed in 1975 with the prime objective of preservation of Kolkata Port and for increasing the navigation depth of the Bhagirathi – Hooghly waterway, has a 2225 m long barrage across Ganga with a canal head regulator to divert 40,000 cusec of water through a feeder canal for inland navigation to maintain Kolkata Port.
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Gondwana coalfields are found in
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Answer: Option B
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Gondwana coalfields are found in Madhya Pradesh. Gondwana coal field almost covers all the states of India which reserves coal. Nearly 95% of India's coal is from the Gondwana formation (which is in the Satpuras) and is found in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.