Indian Geography – Section 2

21. New Moore island disappeared in the sea after many years of its creation. This island was claimed by which of the following two neighbors?

(A) India & Pakistan
(B) India & Sri Lanka
(C) India & Bangladesh
(D) India & Myanmar

Correct Answer: (C) India & Bangladesh

Answer Explanation:
It was known as New Moore Island in India and South Talpatti Island in Bangladesh. It was an unhabitated island which emerged in the Bay of Bengal in the aftermath of the Bhola cyclone in 1970. It had been created by the delta currents. It was located south of the Hariabhanga river. Now it has disappeared due to raising sea levels. With this the territorial claims of India and Bangladesh have also ended
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22. To which of the following neighbor country, India ceded Kachchatheevu island in 1974?

(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Myanmmar
(D) Maldives

Correct Answer: (A) Sri Lanka

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23. Which of the following rivers feeds the “Tehri Dam”?

(A) Alaknanda
(B) Bhagirathi
(C) Gandak
(D) Ghagghar

Correct Answer: (B) Bhagirathi

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24. Bring out the only incorrect statement:

(A) Maximum Jute Mills in India are in West Bengal
(B) Maximum Jute Mills in India are in Cooperative Sector
(C) Maximum Wool produced in India is of Carpet Grade
(D) Maximum woolen units in decentralized sector in India are in Punjab

Correct Answer: (B) Maximum Jute Mills in India are in Cooperative Sector

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25. Indira Gandhi super thermal power project, is located in which of the following state?

(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Haryana
(C) Punjab
(D) Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer: (B) Haryana

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