Which one of the following Indian States has recorded negative growth population as per Census 2011?
- A.Manipur
- B.Mizoram
- C.Tripura
- D.Nagaland
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The correct answer is D, Nagaland. Nagaland was the only Indian state whose population fell between 2001 and 2011; its decadal growth rate in Census 2011 was about −0.6 per cent. Its population went from about 19.9 lakh in 2001 to about 19.8 lakh in 2011. Experts linked the fall mainly to the correction of inflated figures recorded in the 2001 census, along with migration out of the state. The fall is all the more striking because Nagaland had been among the fastest-growing states in the 1990s, with a growth rate above 60 per cent in the 1991–2001 decade. For India as a whole, the 2001–2011 decadal growth was 17.7 per cent, and the highest among the states was Meghalaya at about 27.9 per cent. Option A is wrong because Manipur's population grew by about 24.5 per cent. Option B is wrong because Mizoram grew by about 23.5 per cent. Option C is wrong because Tripura grew by about 14.8 per cent. Exam tip: Census 2011 – only state with negative growth = Nagaland; lowest positive growth = Kerala (4.9%).
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View allWhich one of the following is applicable to collision-coalescence process of precipitation?
- A.Clouds which do not extend beyond the freezing level
- B.Clouds which extend beyond the freezing level
- C.All types of clouds
- D.Cirrocumulus cloud
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Collision-coalescence is the way rain forms in warm clouds, whose tops stay below the level where water freezes. In such clouds all droplets are liquid.
Read the full explanation →Identify the type of drainage pattern on the basis of the given characteristics :
1. It represents the most common pattern of streams and their tributaries
2. It occurs in areas of uniform rock type and regular slope
3. A map, or aerial photograph, shows a pattern like the veins on a leaf— smaller streams join the main stream at an acute angle
Select the correct answer.
- A.Dendritic
- B.Radial
- C.Trellis
- D.Centripetal
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A pattern that looks like the branches of a tree or the veins of a leaf, formed on uniform rock with a regular slope, is dendritic.
Read the full explanation →The Research Design and Standards Organization is the R&D wing of which one of the following organizations ?
- A.Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- B.Indian Space Research Organization
- C.Indian Railways
- D.Defence Research and Development Organization
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The Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) is the sole research and development wing of the Ministry of Railways. RDSO is headquartered at Lucknow.
Read the full explanation →Piecing together the puzzle of geologic time to create and analyze historical maps of the Earth is known as
- A.paleoclimatology
- B.paleogeomorphology
- C.paleolithology
- D.paleogeography
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Paleogeography is the study of the Earth's geography in the geological past, and its main product is a set of maps showing where continents, oceans, mountains and shorelines lay at different times.
Read the full explanation →Mahendragiri, the highest peak of the Eastern Ghats, is located in which one of the following states?
- A.Andhra Pradesh
- B.Odisha
- C.Telangana
- D.Tamil Nadu
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Mahendragiri, about 1,501 metres high, stands in the Gajapati district of southern Odisha, close to the Andhra Pradesh border.
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