Geography of India and World Quiz

Geography of India and World Quiz, Objective Questions: Geography of India and World Quiz for RAS Examination as per net pattern of RAS and other examination with short explanation. This question from NCERT Books of Social Science, Geography Class 6 to Class 10.

The planet known as the “Earth’s Twin” is

A. Jupiter 

B. Saturn 

C. Venus

D. Mars

Answer: C

Explanation: Venus is considered as ‘Earth’s-twin’ because its size and shape are very much similar to that of the earth.

Which is the third nearest planet to the sun ?

A. Venus 

B. Earth 

C. Mercury

D. Jupiter

Answer: B

Explanation: There are eight planets in our solar system. In order of their distance from the sun, they are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

All the planets move around the sun in a

A. Circular path 

B. Rectangular path 

C. Elongated path

D. Straight Path

Answer: C

Explanation: All the eight planets of the solar system move around the sun in fixed paths. These paths are elongated. They are called orbits. 

Pole Star indicates which direction ?

A. South 

B. North 

C. East

D. West

Answer: B

Explanation: In ancient times, people used to determine directions during the night with the help of stars. The North star indicates the north direction. It is also called the Pole Star. It always remains in the same position in the sky. 

Asteroids are found between the orbits of

A. Saturn and Jupiter 

B. Mars and Jupiter 

C. Earth and Mars

D. Earth and Venus

Answer: B

Explanation: Apart from the stars, planets and satellites, there are numerous tiny bodies which also move around the sun. These bodies are called asteroids. They are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter 

Which is the closest celestial body to our earth ?

A. Sun

B. Moon

C. Jupitar

D. Pluto

Answer: B

Explanation: The sun, the moon and all those objects shining in the night sky are called celestial bodies. Some celestial bodies are very big and hot. They are made up of gases. They have their own heat and light, which they emit in large amounts. These celestial bodies are called stars. The sun is a star. 

The southernmost Himalayas are known as

A. Shiwaliks 

B. Himadri 

C. Himachal

D. Arawali

Answer: B

Explanation: The northernmost is the Great Himalaya or Himadri. The world’s highest peaks are located in this range. Middle Himalaya or Himachal lies to the south of Himadri. Many popular hill stations are situated here.  The Shiwalik is the southernmost range.

Sahyadris is also known as

A. Aravali 

B. Upper Himalaya

C. Western Ghats 

D. Himadri

Answer: C

Explanation: The Western Ghats or Sahyadris border the plateau in the west and the Eastern Ghats provide the eastern boundary.  While the Western Ghats are almost continuous, the Eastern Ghats are broken and uneven. 

Corals are skeletons of tiny marine animals called ----- ?

A. Ant

B.  Sea Otter

C. Polyps

D. White Shark

Answer: C

Explanation: Corals are skeletons of tiny marine animals called Polyps. When the living polyps die, their skeletons are left. Other poplyps grow on top of the hard skeleton which grows higher and higher, thus forming the coral islands.

The Palk Strait lies between the countries

A. Sri Lanka and Maldives

B. India and Sri Lanka

C. India and Maldives

D. India and Bangladesh

Answer: B

Explanation: Sri Lanka is separated from India by the Palk Strait.

The oldest mountain range in India is the

A. Aravali hills 

B. Western ghats 

C. Himalayas

D. Vindhyachal

Answer: A

Explanation: Aravali hills, one of the oldest ranges of the world, border it on the north-west side. The Vindhyas and the Satpuras are the important ranges.

The latitude that runs almost halfway through India is ---- ?

A. Tropic of Cancer

B. Equator

C. Standard Meridian of India

D. Tropic of Capricorn

Answer: A

Explanation: India is located in the northern hemisphere. The Tropic of Cancer (23°30'N) passes almost halfway through the country. From south to north, main land of India extends between 8°4'N and 37°6'N latitudes.

The world’s highest rainfall occurs in

A. Mumbai 

B. Asansol 

C. Mawsynram

D. Phalodi

Answer: C

Explanation: Climate of a place is affected by its location, altitude, distance from the sea, and relief. Mawsynram in Meghalaya receives the world’s highest rainfall, while in a particular year it might not rain at all in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.

Mangrove forests can thrive in

A. saline water 

B. fresh water 

C. polluted water

D. None of above

Answer: A

Explanation: Mangrove forests can survive in saline water. They are found mainly in Sunderbans in West Bengal and in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Sundari is a well-known species of trees in mangrove forests after which Sunderbans have been named.

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RAS Pre Admit Card 2016

Admit Card for RAS Pre 2016 on 28th August 2016: Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC), Ajmer on 16th August has issued Admit Card / Call letters for Rajasthan Administrative Services (RAS) Pre 2016 which will be held on 28th August 2016 will be held in District headquarters. Now candidates are looking for RAS Pre 2016 Exam Admit card can download admit card from official website of RPSC, Ajmer i.e. www.rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in from 16th August 2016 onwards with the help of Application ID and Date of Birth.
Candidates are advised to download RAS Pre Admit Card 2016 from below website link. If any candidates have discrepancy in Names, Fathers Name, DoB, Category then they can apply for change with application letter with Rs. 300 Postal order to RSPC, Ajmer. Check Press Note for Admit card, Correction.

Website Link for Admit Card of RAS Pre 2016

https://rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in/applyonline/admissionCard

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Rajasthan Sewerage and Waste Water Policy 2016

Rajasthan Sewerage and Waste Water Policy 2016: Rajasthan state approve Sewerage and Waste Water Policy 2016 on 2nd August 2016. Here is some of Highlights of Rajasthan Sewerage and Waste Water Policy 2016.

• Rajasthan is the first state in the country to bring Sewerage and Water Water Policy.
• The Policy has been prepared after having studied laws of 15 different places. It has been formulated keeping in view the requirements of the state in the next 30 years.
• Under the policy it has been ascertained that all houses in urban areas connected to the waste water sanitation system so that waste water does not flow on roads and sewerage water gets properly treated. 
• Policy includes an implementation plan which envisages achieving the service level benchmark with connecting all urban houses with waste water sanitation network in a time frame. For District headquarters, National Capital Region, NCR towns, heritage towns, cities having partial coverage and cities with water supply level more than 135 lpcd and cities with population above 1 lakh the time frame has been set for five years.
• Cities with population above 50 thousand and less than 1 lakh the time frame has been set for 10 years and cities with population below 50 thousand the time frame has been set for 15 years. 
• Provision has been made for sale of treated water and it was decided that treated waste water would be sold in a transparent manner. 

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Current Affairs August 2016

Current Affairs August 2016 Rajasthan, India, World: Current Affairs General Knowledge(GK) updates for RAS/ IAS/ Bank Jobs as part of Current Affairs. Question of Rajasthan GK, India GK and World GK will be updated daily during whole month of August 2016.  For Current Affairs Live Updates Follow us on  GOOGLE+
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Structure of the Earth

Structure of the Earth: The interior structure of the Earth is layered in spherical shells, like an onion. These layers can be defined by their chemical and their rheological properties. Earth has an outer silicate solid crust, a highly viscous mantle, a liquid outer core that is much less viscous than the mantle, and a solid inner core. Scientific understanding of the internal structure of the Earth is based on observations of topography and bathymetry, observations of rock in outcrop, samples brought to the surface from greater depths by volcanoes or volcanic activity, analysis of the seismic waves that pass through the Earth, measurements of the gravitational and magnetic fields of the Earth.

This Topic is Part of Broad Physical features of World

The Crust

• It is the outermost solid part of the earth. It is brittle in nature. 
• The thickness of the crust varies under the oceanic and continental areas.
• Oceanic crust is thinner as compared to the continental crust. The mean thickness of oceanic crust is 5 km whereas that of the continental is around 30 km.

The Mantle

• The portion of the interior beyond the crust is called the mantle. The mantle extends from Moho’s discontinuity to a depth of 2,900 km.
• The mantle contains a weaker zone called asthenosphere.
• It is from this that the molten rock materials find their way to the surface.
• The material in the upper mantle portion is called magma.
• Once it starts moving towards the crust or it reaches the surface, it is referred to as lava.

The Core

• The coremantle boundary is located at the depth of 2,900 km. The core is made up of very heavy material mostly constituted by nickel and iron. It is sometimes referred to as the nife layer.
• The Core is divided into two layers: Outer Core and Inner Core.
• Outer core is in liquid state. The liquid outer core surrounds the inner core and is believed to be composed of iron mixed with nickel and trace amounts of lighter elements.
• Inner core is in solid state. Inner Core was discovered in 1936 by Inge Lehmann and is generally believed to be composed primarily of iron and some nickel. It is not necessarily a solid, but, because it is able to deflect seismic waves, it must behave as a solid in some fashion.

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Rajasthan State Forest Policy 2010

Rajasthan State Forest Policy 2010: Rajasthan Cabinet in February 2010 approved the State’s first ever Forest Policy along with new policies on livestock development and water. Forest Policy draft approved by the Cabinet contains an ambitious target to increase the forest cover in the desert State to 20% from the existing 9.5%, satellite imagery puts it at 7.1 per cent by carrying out massive afforestation programme under “Harit Rajasthan” scheme. The draft suggests making use of the funds from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to carry out tree plantation in the Indira Gandhi Canal areas and elsewhere where the forests can be re-generated.

Rajasthan State Forest Policy 2010 Highlights:

• Forest area of the state is only 9.56% of its total geographic area which is mainly confined to Aravallis and Vindhayan hill ranges of the Rajasthan.
• The per capita forest area is only 0.06ha, which is one of the lowest in the country.
• The basic objectives of state forest policy of rajasthan are as follows:
• Protecting, conserving and developing natural forest in rajasthan with active participation of local community.
• Increasing the productivity of forests through appropriate management interventions and use of modern technology to meet the needs of present as well as future generations.
• Combating desertification and preventing all kinds of land degradation
• Conservating floral and natural diversity and gene pool reserve through a network of protected areas.
• Empowering the village communities for sustainable management of forest under join forest management system
• The principal aim of forest policy is environmental stability and ecological security through increasing vegetate cover which will lead to reduction in stratospheric temperature is likely to increase the possibility of rains.

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International Waterways

International Waterways: International Waterways is one of Subtopic under Geography of World and India which is one of main 11 Topics in RAS Pre Examination as per RAS Exam New Pattern from 2013, RAS 2016 and so on. www.rasexam.com will cover Notes on all topics of RAS Pre, Mains for RAS and other competitive examinations
Ocean transport is a cheaper means of haulage (carrying of load) of bulky material over long distances from one continent to another. 

Important Ocean Routes

• Northern Atlantic Sea Route
• Northern Atlantic Sea Route links North-eastern U.S.A. and North western Europe, the two industrially developed regions of the world. 
• The foreign trade over this route is greater than that of the rest of the world combined.
• One fourth of the world’s foreign trade moves on this route. It is, therefore, the busiest in the world and otherwise, called the Big Trunk Route. Port Said, Aden, Mumbai, Colombo and Singapore are some of the important ports on this route. 
• The construction of Suez canal has greatly reduced the distance and time as compared to the earlier route through the Cape of Good Hope.
• Mediterranean–Indian Ocean Route 
• Mediterranean–Indian Ocean Route route connects the highly industrialised Western European region with West Africa, South Africa, South-east Asia and the commercial agriculture and livestock economies of Australia and New Zealand. 
• Before the construction of the Suez Canal this was the route connecting Liverpool and Colombo which was 6,400 km longer than the Suez Canal route.
• Cape of Good Hope Sea Route
• Cape of Good Hope Sea Route is another important one across the Atlantic Ocean which connects West European and West African countries with Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay in South America.
• North Pacific Sea Route
• North Pacific Sea Route links the ports on the west-coast of North America with those of Asia. These are Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles on the American side and Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila and Singapore on the Asian side.
• South Pacific Sea Route
• South Pacific Sea Route connects Western Europe and North America with Australia, New Zealand and the scattered Pacific islands via the Panama Canal. Honolulu is an important port on this route.

Shipping Canals

• Suez Canal
• Suez Canal had been constructed in 1869 in Egypt between Port Said in the north and Port Suez in the south linking the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
• It is a sea-level canal without locks which is about 165 km and 11 to 15 m deep.
• Panama Canal
• Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west.
• The Canal is about 72 km. long and involves a very deep cutting for a length of 12 km. It has a six lock system and ships cross the different levels (Watch Video 26 Meter up and down in Gatun Lake) through these locks before entering the Gulf of Panama. 
• It shortens the distance between New York and San Francisco by 13,000 km by sea.

Inland Waterways

• Inland Waterways: 
• Rivers, canals, lakes and coastal areas have been important waterways since time immemorial. Boats and steamers are used as means of transport for cargo and passengers.
• Very heavy cargo like coal, cement, timber and metallic ores can be transported through inland waterways.

• Rhine Waterways 
• Rhine Waterways flows through Germany and the Netherlands. 
• It is navigable for 700 km from Rotterdam, at its mouth in the Netherlands to Basel in Switzerland.This waterway is the world’s most heavily used. 
• Each year more than 20,000 ocean-going ships and 2,00,000 inland vessels exchange their cargoes.
• It connects the industrial areas of Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands with the North Atlantic Sea Route.
• Danube Waterway
• Danube Waterway is important inland waterway serves Eastern Europe. 
• The Danube river rises in the Black Forest and flows eastwards through many countries.
• Volga Waterway
• Russia has a large number of developed waterways, of which the Volga is one of the most important. 
• It provides a navigable waterway of 11,200 km and drains into the Caspian Sea.
• Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaway
• The Great Lakes of North America Superior, Huron Erie and Ontario are connected by Soo Canal and Welland Canal to form an inland waterway.
• Mississippi Waterways
• The Mississippi-Ohio waterway connects the interior part of U.S.A. with the Gulf of Mexico in the south. 
• Large steamers can go through this route up to Minneapolis.

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