PERSONALITIES MCQS SET 21

PERSONALITIES MCQS SET 21

201) Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology is located at
A) Delhi
B) Shimla
C) Dehradun
D) Kulu
Answer: Dehradun
   
202) Indira Mount, an underwater mountain named after former PM of India Smt. Indira Gandhi, is in which ocean?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Antarctic Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
Answer: Antarctic Ocean
   
203) Where is the Mauna Kea a dormant volcano located?
A) Sumatra Island
B) Hawaii Island
C) Galapagos Island
D) Cape Verde
Answer: Hawaii Island
   
204) Siachen is a
A) desert frontier zone between India and Pakistan
B) frontier zone between China and India
C) frontier zone between India and Myanmar
D) glacier frontier zone between India and Pakistan
Answer: frontier zone between China and India
   
205) Which of the following statements about The Mountain Railways of India which comprises Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Kalka Shimla Railway and Nilgiri Mountain Railway and is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site are correct?
1. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway which started in 1881 is the oldest.
2. Kalka Shimla Railway covers the longest distance among the three trains.
3. Nilgiri Mountain Railway covers the shortest distance.
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3

206) Consider the following statements about Preah Vihear temple
1. It is located in Laos.
2. It is a temple for Lord Shiva.
3. It is a UN World Heritage site.
Which of the above statements is/ are correct?
A) Only 1
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) All are correct
Answer: 2 and 3
   
207) In which of the following city, the first women post office in the country has been established in March 2013?
A) Mumbai
B) Kolkata
C) New Delhi
D) Chennai
Answer: New Delhi
   
208) Kowada Nuclear power plant is being set up in
A) Karnataka
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Odisha
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
   
209) The largest biogas plant of the world was inaugurated in March 2013 in
A) USA
B) Ireland
C) Finland
D) Germany
Answer: Finland
   
210) Kumbum is a monastery found in which of the following countries?
A) India
B) Thailand
C) China
D) Japan
Answer: China