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Question 1
International Relations | Places in News | Medium | The Hindu
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Which among the following water bodies does not lie around the Taman Peninsula?
A. Sea of Azov
B. Black Sea
C. Kerch Strait
D. None of the above
Solution & Detailed Explanation
Answer: (D) None of the above
Detailed Explanation
Question 2
Geography | Nuclear Plants In India | Medium | The Hindu
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Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List – I (Nuclear Power Plant) List – II (State)
A. Kudankulam 1. Karnataka
B. Kakrapar 2. Tamil Nadu
C. Kaiga 3. Rajasthan
D. Rawatbhata 4. Gujarat
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
(a) 4, 2, 1, 3
(b) 2, 4, 3, 1
(c) 2, 4, 1, 3
(d) 4, 2, 3, 1
Solution & Detailed Explanation
Answer: (C)
Detailed Explanation
- Kudankulam – Tamil Nadu (2)
- Located in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.
- Built with cooperation from Russia.
- Host to India’s largest nuclear power plant.
- Kakrapar – Gujarat (4)
- Situated near Surat.
- Known for India’s first 700 MW indigenous PHWR reactors.
- Important milestone in India’s nuclear self-reliance.
- Kaiga – Karnataka (1)
- Located in Uttara Kannada district.
- Operated by NPCIL with multiple PHWR units.
- Known for high plant performance and safety records.
- Rawatbhata – Rajasthan (3)
- Located in Chittorgarh district.
- Home to the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS).
- One of India’s earliest and largest PHWR complexes.
Hence, Option ( C) is correct.
Question 3
Geography | Agriculture | Medium | The Hindu
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Consider the following:
1. Cotton is a Kharif crop throughout India.
2. The sowing season of cotton varies in northern India and is delayed as we proceed down south.
Which of the statements above is or are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None of the above
Solution & Detailed Explanation
Answer: (B) 2 only
Detailed Explanation
Question 4
Geography | Coal | Medium | The Hindu
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Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
(Coal Producing Area – State)
1. Maolong – Arunachal Pradesh
2. Raniganj – West Bengal
3. Ramgarh – Jharkhand
4. Talcher – Odisha
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
(a) Only 1 and 2
(b) Only 2, 3 and 4
(c) Only 1, 2 and 3
(d) Only 1
Solution & Detailed Explanation
Answer: (B)
Detailed Explanation
- Maolong Coalfield – Meghalaya, not in Arunachal Pradesh
- The Maolong Coalfield (often spelled Maolong or Mawlong) is located in the Jaintia Hills region of Meghalaya, not in Arunachal Pradesh.
- It is a tertiary‐coalfield (younger geologically — Eocene to Oligocene age) and quite different in nature and scale from the large Gondwana coalfields of central/eastern India.
- Meghalaya’s tertiary coal reserves (including Maolong) have been estimated at around 459 million tonnes in total for the state.
- Mohanlal Sukhadia University
- By contrast, coal in Arunachal Pradesh (for example the Namchik–Namphukcoalfield) is also tertiary and much smaller—estimated reserves are around 90 million tonnes for certain fields. Option (1) is incorrectly matched.
- Raniganj Coalfield – West Bengal
- Located in the Damodar Valley basin in West Bengal (and partly into Jharkhand).
- Covers an area of around 1,500 km² (some sources say 443. 5 km² for specified leasehold portion).
- Has total coal reserves estimated at about 49. 17 billion tonnes (30. 61 bn in West Bengal portion, 18. 56 bn in Jharkhand portion).
- The coal is bituminous, with sulphur content usually below 1%. Calorific values range from ~14,500 to ~15,700 kcal/kg.
- It was the first large‑scale commercial coal mining in India in this field. Option (2) is correctly matched.
- Ramgarh Coalfield – Jharkhand
- Located in Ramgarh district, Jharkhand, part of the Damodar Valley coal belt.
- Area listed as about 98 km².
- Total coal reserves (geological) about 1,059. 20 million tonnes (≈ 1. 059 billion tonnes) as of a certain date.
- Produces bituminous coal used for steel, power and cement industries; its proximity to industrial hubs gives it strategic importance.
- Option (3) is correctly matched.
- Talcher Coalfield – Odisha
- Located in Angul district, Odisha, part of the Mahanadi Coalfields.
- According to Geological Survey of India and other sources, it has reserves of
- 38. 65 billion tonnes (some recent data say up to ~52. 5 billion tonnes) and covers around 500 km².
- Its coal is lower grade (higher ash content, etc.) and mainly used for thermal power generation.
- It is one of India’s largest coalfields by reserves and plays a key role in supplying coal to power plants in eastern and southern India. Option (4) is correctly matched.
