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191.

Which one of the following pairs of power projects is not correctly matched?

  • Papanasam - Hydropower

  • Neyveli - Hydropower

  • Ukai - Thermal power

  • Rana Pratap Sagar - Hydropower


192.

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of oil refineries in India in respect of their time of establishment (starting from the earliest)?

  • Barauni - Haldia - Guwahati - Mathura

  • Barauni - Mathura - Guwahati - Haldia

  • Guwahati - Haldia - Mathura - Barauni

  • Guwahati - Barauni - Haldia - Mathura


193.

Match List-I with List-II

List I (Textile industry)

  1. Woolen textile
  2. Cotton textile
  3. Silk textile
  4. Jute textile

List II (Place)

  1. Sualkuchi
  2. Rishra
  3. Ludhiana
  4. Davangere

  • (a) - 3, (b) - 4, (c) - 1, (d) - 2

  • (a) - 2, (b) - 1, (c) - 4, (d) - 3

  • (a) - 2, (b) - 4, (c) - 1, (d) - 3

  • (a) - 3, (b) - 1, (c) - 4, (d) - 2


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194.

Quartzite is metamorphosed from

  • limestone

  • plutonic rock

  • sandstone

  • shale


C.

sandstone

Quartzite is a nonfoliated metamorphic rock composed almost entirely of quartz. It forms when a quartz-rich sandstone is altered by the heat, pressure, and chemical activity of metamorphism.


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195.

The permanent wind that blows from the horse latitude to the equatorial region is known as

  • westerly

  • trade wind

  • doldrum

  • easterly


196.

Which one of the following is a warm ocean current?

  • Labrador current

  • Kuroshio current

  • Peru current

  • Benguela current


197.

The place located at the confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers is

  • Badrinath

  • Rishikesh

  • Rudraprayag

  • Devprayag


198.

If a news is broadcast from London at 1:45 p.m. on Monday, at what time and, on what day it will be heard at Dhaka (90° E)?

  • 7:45 p.m. on Monday

  • 7:45 a.m. on Monday

  • 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday

  • 7:45 a.m. on Sunday


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199.

Match List-I with List-II

List I (Geographical feature)

  1. Cirque
  2. Yardang
  3. Barkhan
  4. Drumlin

List II (Type of geographic process)

  1. Erosional feature of wind
  2. Depositional feature of glacier
  3. Depositional feature of wind
  4. Erosional feature of glacier

  • (a) - 4, (b) - 1, (c) - 3, (d) - 2

  • (a) - 4, (b) - 3, (c) - 1, (d) - 2

  • (a) - 2, (b) - 3, (c) - 1, (d) - 4

  • (a) - 2, (b) - 1, (c) - 3, (d) - 4


200.

A topographical map with scale 1:50000 indicates 1 cm to

  • 50 km

  • 500 m

  • 50 m

  • 5 km


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