1. Tungabhadra River is a tributary of which river?
a) Caveri
b) Godavari
c) Krishna
d) Mahanadi
Answer. c) Krishna
Tungabhadra River is a tributary of the Krishna River.
The Tungabhadra Dam also known as Pampa Sagar is constructed across the Tungabhadra River. It was in the news recently due to a jam at its flood's gate.
2. Lake Turkana was recently in the news, it is located in which continent?
a) Africa
b) Australia
c) Asia
c) South America
Answer. a) Africa.
Lake Turkana is located in northwestern Kenya and southwestern Ethiopia, in Africa's continent.
Lake Turkana is the world’s largest permanent desert lake.
3. Where is India’s First Round-the-clock Grain ATM?
a) Patna
b) Chennai
c) Bhubaneshwar
d) Delhi
Answer. c) Bhubaneshwar
World Food Programme ( WFP) and the Government of Odisha launched India’s first round-the-clock grain dispensing machine, the ‘Grain ATM,’ also known as "Annapurti", in the state capital Bhubaneswar.
4. With reference to the history of India, the terms “kulyavapa” and “dronavapa” denote ( UPSC 2021)
a) Measurement of land
b) Coins of different monetary value
c) Classification of urban land
d) Religious rituals
Answer. a) Measurement of land.
During the Gupta period, different land measures were known in different regions such as Nivartana, Kulyavapa, and Dronavapa.
5. Which one of the following is not a Harappan site? ( UPSC 2019)
a) Chanhudaro
b) Kot Diji
c) Sohgaura
d) Desalpur
Answer. c) Sohgaura.
Sohgaura is located in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
An Indian copper plate inscription written in Prakrit in the Brahmi script was found in Sohgaura.
Gorakhpur is located on the bank of Rapti River.
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