41. Which among the following hill stations are located in the state of Sikkim?
1. Gangtok
2. Pelling
3. Ravangla
4. Yumthang
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 1 & 3
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] 2, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
Gangtok, Pelling, Ravangla, Yumthang all four hill stations are situated in the state of Sikkim. Yumthang Valley is also known as the Sikkim Valley of Flowers.
42. The cold desert in India is found in which of the following places?
- Ladakh region
- Northern Himachal region
- Northern Uttarakhand
- North Sikkim
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 1 & 2
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] 2, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
The cold desert in India is found in the Ladakh region, Northern Himachal region, Northern Uttarakhand and North Sikkim.
43. As per the Koppen’s classification of the Indian climate, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh are the part of which of the following climatic region?
[A] Semi-Arid Steppe
[B] Tundra type
[C] Cold Humid type
[D] Tropical Monsoon type
Answer: C [Cold Humid type]
Notes:
As per the Koppen’s classification of the Indian climate, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh are the part of Cold Humid type region. A short summer and cold humid winter are the characteristics of this region.
44. Which among the following matches of biosphere reserves of India and the states are correct?
1. Similipal- Odisha
2. Kangchendzonga- Sikkim
3. Panna- Madhya Pradesh
4. Nilgiri- Tamil Nadu
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 1 & 2
[B] 2 & 4
[C] 1, 2 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
The correct pairs are Similipal- Odisha, Kangchendzonga- Sikkim, Panna- Madhya Pradesh, and Nilgiri- Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri biosphere reserve is also a part of the state of Kerala and Karnataka.
45. With reference to organic farming in India, which among the following statements is/ are correct?
1. The National Programme for Organic Production’ (NPOP) is operated under the guidelines and directions of the Union Ministry of Rural Development
2. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority’ (APEDA) functions as the Secretariat for the implementation of NPOP
3. Sikkim has become India’s first fully organic State
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 1 only
[B] 1 & 2
[C] 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
Answer: C [2 & 3]
Notes:
This National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) is under Commerce ministry, but Secretariat assistance by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority’ (APEDA).
46. Which of the following matches of the tribe and their states are correct?
1. Lepcha- Sikkim
2. Malpaharia- Jharkhand
3. Gond- Madhya Pradesh
4. Bhil- Rajasthan
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 1 & 3
[B] 1 & 4
[C] 1, 2 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
Lepcha- Sikkim. Malpaharia- Jharkhand. Gond- Madhya Pradesh. Bhil- Rajasthan.
47. In which of the following years the Raja of Sikkim ceded to British the territory around Darjeeling in return for an annual money grant?
[A] 1830
[B] 1832
[C] 1835
[D] 1837
Answer: C [1835]
Notes:
The Raja of Sikkim ceded to British the territory around Darjeeling in return for an annual money grant in the year 1835. Sikkim lies to the north of Bengal, adjacent to Nepal and at the border between Tibet and India.
48. Which of the following statements are correct regarding cold desert in India?
1. It includes areas of Ladakh, leh and Kargil of Kashmir and Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh and also some parts of northern Uttaranchal and Sikkim.
2. They lie in the rain-shadow of the Himalayan mountain systems and are not affected by monsoons.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] neither 1 & 2
Answer: C [Both 1 & 2]
Notes:
Cold desert in India include areas of Ladakh, leh and Kargil of Kashmir and Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh and also some parts of northern Uttaranchal and Sikkim. They lie in the rain-shadow of the Himalayan mountain systems and are not affected by monsoons.
49. Which of the following two statements are correct regarding Chinese policy of “Theory of Palm and five fingers”?
(a) It includes Bhutan and Nepal
(b) It includes Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Laddakh
(c) It includes Mizoram and Manipur
(d) It includes Tripura and Nagaland
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
[A] a and c
[B] a and d
[C] a and b
[D] b and c
Answer: C [a and b]
Notes:
According to Chinese policy of “Theory of Palm and five fingers”, Tibet was described as right palm, Bhutan, Nepal, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Laddakh as its five fingers.
50. Which of the following two statements are correct regarding Chinese policy of “Theory of Palm and five fingers”?
(a) It includes Bhutan and Nepal
(b) It includes Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Laddakh
(c) It includes Mizoram and Manipur
(d) It includes Tripura and Nagaland
Choose the correct options:
[A] (a) and (c)
[B] (a) and (d)
[C] (a) and (b)
[D] (b) and (c)
Answer: C [(a) and (b)]
Notes:
India and China display a peculiar case of “constrained cooperation,” in which the convergence of their economic interests tends to mask their prevailing strategic differences.
Chinese policy of “Theory of Palm and five fingers” includes Bhutan, Nepal, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Laddakh.