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SET 2

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1Q) The Tana Bhagat tribal community is mostly found in which of the following state?

(A) Bihar

(B) Assam

(C) West Bengal

(D) Jharkhand

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⇨ The Tana Bhagat tribal community is demanding autonomy for their region in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

⇨ They are noted in the historical "Tana Bhagat movement(1942)" under the leadership of Jatra Bhagat.

⇨ Tana Bhagats are followers of Mahatma Gandhi and his philosophy. they believe in ahimsa(nonviolence).

⇨ They have an origin in the "Oraon Tribes".

2Q) The "Pakhro Tiger Safari Project" is located inside of which of the following national park?

(A) Gangotri National Park

(B) Valley of Flowers National Park

(C) Corbett national park

(D) Rajaji Nation Park

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⇨ The "Pakhro Tiger Safari Project" is located inside the Corbett national park, Uttarakhand.

National Parks in Uttarakhand :

⇨ (1) Chilla (Rajaji National Park).

⇨ (2) Gangotri National Park.

⇨ (3) Nanda Devi National Park.

⇨ (4) Jim Corbett National Park.

⇨ (5) Govind Pashu Vihar National Park.

⇨ (6) Valley of Flowers National Park.

⇨ Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers National Park are both together UNESCO world heritage sites.

3Q) Great Indian Bustards are protected in which of the following areas?

(1) Desert National Park

(2) Karera sanctuary

(3) Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary

(4) Kutch Bustard Sanctuary

(A) Only 1, 2, and 3

(B) Only 2, 3, and 4

(C) Only 1, 2, and 4

(D) Only 1, 2, 3, and 4

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Great Indian Bustards are protected in the following areas :

⇨ (1) Desert National Park, Rajasthan.

⇨ (2) Kutch Bustard Sanctuary or Kachchh Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Gujarat.

⇨ (3) Ghatigaon and Karera sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh

⇨ (4) Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh.

4Q) The Uighurs are a Muslim minority belonging to which of the following ethnic group ?

(A) The Turkic

(B) The Hui

(C) The Brahui

(D) The Kurds

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⇨ The Uighurs are a Muslim minority belonging to the Turkic ethnic group, whose origins can be traced to Central and East Asia.

⇨ The Hui minority people are a recognized religious group in East Asia belonging to the Chinese-speaking Islamic community.

⇨ The Brahui, Brahvi, or Brohi, are an ethnic group of pastoralists found in Balochistan, Pakistan.

⇨ Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia.

5Q) Konda Reddy Tribe is a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group among the 75 PVTGs identified in India, belonging to which of the following state?

(1) Andhra Pradesh

(2) Telangana

(3) Tamil Nadu

(4) Karnataka

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 3 and 4

(C) Only 1 and 3

(D) Only 1, 2, and 3

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⇨ They inhabit both the banks of the Godavari River, Khammam (Telangana), East-West Godavari Districts(Andhra Pradesh), and Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh).

⇨ They have famous traditional practices such as the use of household articles made of bamboo, bottle gourd, and seed

6Q) Parambikulam Tiger Reserve is located in which of the following state?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Karnataka

(C) Kerala

(D) Puducherry

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⇨ Parambikulam Tiger Reserve is located in Kerala and lies in between the Anaimalai hills and Nelliyampathy hills of the Southern Western Ghats.

Tiger reserves in Kerala :

⇨ (1) Parambikulam Tiger reserve.

⇨ (2) Periyar Tiger reserve.

7Q) Recently an expert team has identified several varieties of the Neelakurinji shrubs across the Western Ghats region, But the flowers that have bloomed now belong to which of the following species?

(A) Strobilanthes anamallaica

(B) Strobilanthes heyneanus

(C) Strobilanthes pulnyensis

(D) Strobilanthes kunthiana

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⇨ The flowers that are in bloom now belong to the "Strobilanthes kunthiana" variety.

Other identified varieties are :

⇨ (1) Strobilanthes anamallaica.

⇨ (2) Strobilanthes heyneanus.

⇨ (3) Strobilanthes pulnyensis.

⇨ (4) Strobilanthes neoasper.

8Q) Which of the following state wildlife board approved a new tiger reserve called "Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR)"?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Gujarat

(D) Uttar Pradesh

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⇨ Recently Madhya Pradesh wildlife board approved a new tiger reserve called "Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR)".

Total Tiger Reserves in Madhya Pradesh :

⇨ (1) Kanha Tiger Reserve.

⇨ (2) Pench Tiger Reserve.

⇨ (3) Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.

⇨ (4) Panna Tiger Reserve.

⇨ (5) Satpura Tiger Reserve.

⇨ (6) Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve.

9Q) Strait Of Dover between which of the following nations?

(A) USA-Cuba

(B) England-France

(C) China-Taiwan

(D) Mexico-Cuba

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⇨ (1) England-France = Strait of Dover (Joined at the English Channel & North Sea).

⇨ (2) USA-Cuba = Florida Strait (Joined at the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean).

⇨ (3) China-Taiwan = Formosa Strait or Taiwan Strait (Joined at the South China Sea & East China Sea).

⇨ (4) Mexico-Cuba = Yucatan Strait (Joined at the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea).

10Q) Which of the following statement is true about the solar eclipse?

(1) When Earth is between the Sun and Moon.

(2) A Total Solar Eclipse can get a deep called a Blood Moon.

(3) During a total Solar eclipse diamond ring occurs.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 3

(D) Only 1 and 3

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⇨ Lunar Eclipse: When Earth is between the Sun and Moon and it casts a shadow of Earth on the moon.

⇨ Solar eclipse: When the moon comes in between Earth and Sun and the moon casts a shadow on Earth.

⇨ A Total Lunar Eclipse can get a deep called a Blood Moon.

⇨ During a total Solar eclipse diamond ring occurs.

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