Which one of the following is a landlocked harbour?
Answer: C
Visakhapatnam is a landlocked harbour.
Its natural harbour lies behind the Dolphin's Nose headland, connected to the sea by a narrow channel, so the anchorage is sheltered from the open Bay of Bengal on all sides.
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Which city ranked 40th among the top 50 global cities for women entrepreneurs?
Answer: D
Bangalore ranked 40th.
It was the only Indian city in the top 50 of the Dell Women Entrepreneur Cities Index, which ranks cities on capital, technology, talent, culture and markets for women in business.
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What does the name Junagadh mean?
Answer: C
Junagadh means old fort.
The town in Gujarat takes its name from the Uparkot fort at its centre, which dates from the Mauryan period. Its Nawab acceded to Pakistan in 1947 despite a Hindu majority population, and the state was taken into India after a plebiscite.
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In which state is the Nishat Bagh situated?
Answer: C
The Nishat Bagh is in Jammu and Kashmir.
Laid out in 1633 by Asaf Khan, brother of Nur Jahan, it rises in twelve terraces on the eastern shore of the Dal Lake, one terrace for each sign of the zodiac, with the Zabarwan hills behind.
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Khajiyar is famous hill station in _____________.
Answer: A
Khajjiar is in Himachal Pradesh.
It lies in Chamba district, a meadow ringed by deodar forest with a small lake at its centre, and is called the mini Switzerland of India - a name given by a Swiss diplomat in 1992.
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Khirki Masjid is situated in-
Answer: A
Khirki Masjid is in Delhi.
It was built about 1354 by Khan-i-Jahan Junan Shah, minister to Firoz Shah Tughlaq. Its name comes from the latticed windows - khirki - and it is one of the few covered mosques in India.
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Christ The Redeemer Statue on Corcovado Mountain is located in which country?
Answer: D
Christ the Redeemer is in Brazil.
The 30 m statue stands on Corcovado above Rio de Janeiro, completed in 1931 in reinforced concrete faced with soapstone. It was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007.
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Nathu La Pass is situated in which state?
Answer: B
Nathu La is in Sikkim.
The pass at 4,310 m on the India-China border was part of the old silk route. It was closed after the 1962 war and reopened for border trade in 2006, and it was here that the two armies clashed in 1967.
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India’s first roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferry service was launched in which state?
Answer: B
It was launched in Gujarat.
The Ghogha-Dahej ferry across the Gulf of Khambhat, opened in 2017, cuts the road journey of some 360 km between Saurashtra and south Gujarat to a crossing of about 30 km.
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Which city is known as the seat of the Maratha Empire?
Answer: D
Pune was the seat of the Maratha empire.
The Peshwas made it their capital in the eighteenth century and built the Shaniwar Wada there in 1732. It was from Pune that Maratha power was directed until the third Anglo-Maratha war in 1818.
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