1. " Senkaku Islands" are located in -------------.
a) Arabian Sea
c) Caribbean Sea
c) East China Sea
d) Atlantic Sea
Answer. c) East China Sea;
The Senkaku Islands are located in the East China Sea, northeast of Taiwan.
Japan has raised strong concerns over the longest recorded intrusion by Chinese Coast Guard ships near the disputed Senkaku Islands.
2. Pamban Rail Bridge is located in -----------------.
a) Gujarat
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer. d) Tamil Nadu;
Prime Minister of India will inaugurate India’s first vertical-lift railway bridge on April 6, replacing the 111-year-old Pamban Bridge.
Pamban Bridge is a historic railway bridge linking Rameswaram Island to Mandapam (mainland Tamil Nadu).
3. In which state is the Sarhul festival celebrated?
a) Assam
b) Odisha
c) Jharkhand
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer. c) Jharkhand;
The tribal communities of Jharkhand and the Chhotanagpur region are celebrating Sarhul.
Sarhul means ‘worship of the Sal tree’ and marks the onset of spring and the Adivasi New Year.
Sarhul festival is celebrated by Adivasi groups such as the Oraon, Munda, Santal, Khadia, and Ho.
4. " Naini Lake" recently appeared in the news; it is located in -------
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Assam
Answer. b) Uttarakhand;
Naini Lake is located Nainital, Uttarakhand, it has recorded a five-year low water level at 4.7 feet, raising fears of water scarcity ahead of summer.
Reduced winter snowfall, unregulated construction, and climate change-induced hydrological shifts are major causes of reduction in water level of Naini Lake.
5. Nagarahole National Park ( नागरहोल राष्ट्रीय उद्यान) is located in --------------
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Kerala
Answer. b) Karnataka
Concerns have been raised over the proposed land grants within the core area of Nagarahole National Park, Kodagu and Mysuru districts in Karnataka, specifically in its ecologically sensitive swampy grasslands.
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