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KAMARAJAR PORT IS LOCATED IN?

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AKA ENNORE PORT LOCATED NORTH OF CHENNAI IN TAMIL NADU.

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12th MAJOR PORT OF INDIA AND THE FIRST PORT IN INDIA ESTABLISHED AS A PUBLIC COMPANY?

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KAMARAJAR PORT.

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THE ONLY CORPORATIZED MAJOR PORT IN INDIA AND IS REGISTERED AS A COMPANY?

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KAMARAJAR PORT.

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HOW MANY MAJOR PORTS ARE THERE IN INDIA?

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INDIA CURRENTLY HAS 12 MAJOR PORTS, WITH VADHVAN PORT (13th) AND GALATHEA PORT (14th) BEING THE LATEST ADDITIONS.

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COMPARISON OF MAJOR AND MINOR PORTS?

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  1. ADMINISTRATION:– MAJOR ADMINISTERED BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND MINOR BY STATE GOVERNMENTS.
  2. LEGISLATION:– MAJOR REGULATED BY MAJOR PORT AUTHORITIES ACT, 2021 AND MINOR GOVERNED UNDER THE INDIAN PORTS ACT, 1908.
  3. JURISDICTION:– MAJOR UNDER THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT’S JURISDICTION AND MINOR UNDER STATE GOVERNMENT’S JURISDICTION.
  4. EXAMPLE:– JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT IS A MAJOR PORT (100% LANDLORD MODEL), HAZIRA, MUNDRA ARE MINOR PORTS.
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BRIEF ABOUT UPCOMING VADHVAN PORT?

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  1. LOCATED IN MAHARASHTRA.
  2. 13th MAJOR PORT.
  3. EXPECTED TO BECOME THE LARGEST CONTAINER PORT IN INDIA.
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BRIEF ABOUT UPCOMING GALATHEA PORT?

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  1. LOCATED ON GREAT NICOBAR ISLAND.
  2. BEING DEVELOPED AS AN INTERNATIONAL TRANSSHIPMENT PORT (ICTP).
  3. 14th MJAOR PORT IN INDIA.
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DIVISION OF CONTROL OF PANGONG LAKE?

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INDIA CONTROLS ONE THIRD AND CHINA CONTROLS ABOUT TWO THIRDS.

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LINE OF CONTROL PASSES THROUGH WHICH INDIAN LAKE?

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PANGONG PSO LAKE.

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WHAT IS AN ENDORHEIC LAKE?

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LAKE RETAINS ITS WATER AND DOES NOT ALLOW OUTFLOW TO EXTERNAL WATER BODIES SUCH AS OCEANS OR RIVERS. EXAMPLE, PANGONG PSO LAKE.

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KARAKORAM MOUNTAIN RANGE TERMINATES AT THE NORTH BANK OF __________ LAKE?

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PANGONG PSO LAKE.

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ALASKA’S COMMON MURRE SEABIRDS (FLYING PENGUINS) DIED DUE TO IMPACT OF THE 2014-16 PACIFIC MARINE HEATWAVE CALLED?

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THE BLOB.

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IUCN STATUS OF COMMON MURRE SEABIRD?

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LEAST CONCERN.

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CLIMATIC CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR COFFEE PRODUCTION?

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  1. HOT AND HUMID CLIMATE.
  2. TEMPERATURE RANGE– BETWEEN 15°C AND 28°C.
  3. ANNUAL RAINFALL– BETWEEN 150 CM AND 250 CM.
  4. WELL DRAINED, LOAMY SOILS ENRICHED WITH HUMUS AND MINERALS.
  5. SHADY TREES.
  6. DRY WEATHER DURING RIPENING.
  7. HILL SLOPES ELEVATION RANGING FROM 600 TO 1,600 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
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GLOBAL POSITION OF INDIA REGARDING COFFEE?

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  • 7th LARGEST COFFEE PRODUCER.
  • 5th LARGEST COFFEE EXPORTER.
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VARIETIES OF COFFEE GROWN IN INDIA?

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  • ARABICA– SUPERIOR AROMA, HIGH MARKET PRICE.
  • ROBUSTA– 72% OF INDIA’S TOTAL COFFEE PRODUCTION.
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STATEWISE COFFEE PRODUCTION IN INDIA?

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  1. KARNATAKA– 70%
  2. KERELA– 23%
  3. TAMIL NADU– 5%.
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ONLY PLACE IN THE WORLD TO HOST MELANISTIC (BLACK) TIGERS?

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SIMILIPAL TIGER RESERVE (ODISHA).

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TRIBAL COMMUNITIES OF SIMILIPAL TIGER RESERVE?

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  • ERENGA KHARIAS
  • MANKIRDIAS TRIBE.
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CAPITAL OF ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR IS NOW CALLED?

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SRI VIJAYA PURAM (EARLIER PORT BLAIR).

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WHAT IS AN ARTESIAN ACQUIFER?

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  • RECENTLY FOUND IN RAJASTHAN’S JAISALMER.
  • AN ARTESIAN ACQUIFER REFERS TO WATER STORED UNDER PRESSURE BETWEEN LAYERS OF SEDIMENTS AND SOIL BELOW THE EARTH’S SURFACE.
  • IT IS ALSO DESCRIBED AS CONFINED WATER BECAUSE OF THE HARDY MATERIALS THAT LIE ABOVE AND BELOW THE SUBTERRANEAN RESERVOIR.
  • UNLIKE TUBE WELLS OR WELLS, ARTESIAN WATER CAN SPOUT ON ITS OWN.
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WHEN IS THE YARLUNG TSANGPO RIVER CALLED BRAHMAPUTRA?

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  • FROM TIBET, THE YARLUNG TSANGPO ENTERS ARUNACHAL PRADESH, WHERE IT IS KNOWN AS THE SIANG.
  • IN ASSAM, IT IS JOINED BY TRIBUTARIES SUCH AS DIBANG AND LOHIT, AND IS CALLED BRAHMAPUTRA.
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WHAT IS POLAR VORTEX?

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  • THE POLAR VORTEX IS A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND COLD AIR SURROUNDING BOTH OF EARTH’S POLES.
  • THE TERM VORTEX REFERS TO THE COUNTERCLOCKWISE FLOW OF AIR THAT HELPS KEEP THE COLDER AIR NEAR THE POLES.
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LOCATION OF BHAKRA NANGAL DAM?

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HIMACHAL PRADESH, SUTLEJ RIVER.

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LOCATION OF HIRAKUD DAM?

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ODISHA, MAHANADI RIVER.

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LOCATION OF TEHRI DAM?

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UTTARAKHAND, BHAGIRATHI RIVER.

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LOCATION OF SARDAR SAROVAR DAM?

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GUJARAT, NARMADA RIVER.

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LOCATION OF NAGARJUNA SAGAR DAM?

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MADHYA PRADESH, NARMADA RIVER.

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LOCATION OF MULLAPERIYAR DAM?

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KERALA, MULLAYAR AND PERIYAR RIVERS.

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LOCATION OF DEENDAYAL PORT?

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KANDLA PORT, OFFICIALLY KNOWN AS DEENDAYAL PORT, IS SITUATED ON THE GULF OF KUTCH IN GUJARAT, INDIA.

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_______ WAS THE FIRST PORT IN INDIA TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (SEZ).

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KANDLA PORT.

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NELAPATTU BIRD SANCTUARY IS IN WHICH STATE?

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ANDHRA PRADESH.

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THE FARMERS OF NELAPATTU AND THEIR BIRD VISITORS HAVE A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP. HOW?

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THE BIRD ‘GUANO’ (WASTE MATTER) ACTS AS A NATURAL FERTILIZER TO THE CROPS AND THE VILLAGERS IN TURN PROTECT THE BIRDS.

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SANTA ANA WINDS?

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  • CAUSED RECENT WILDFIRES IN LOS ANGELES.
  • THESE WINDS BLOW WHEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN— THE AREA BETWEEN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND SIERRA NEVADA— AND PRESSURE IS LOW OVER CALIFORNIA’S COAST.
  • THE DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE TRIGGERS POWERFUL WINDS THAT MOVE FROM THE BASIN’S INLAND DESERTS EAST AND NORTH OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOWARDS THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
  • AS THE WIND COMES DOWN THE MOUNTAINS, IT COMPRESSES AND HEATS UP, AND ITS HUMIDITY FALLS— SOMETIMES TO LESS THAN 10%. THE HOT, DRY WIND DRIES OUT FIRSTS, AND FUELS WILDFIRES.
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BOUNDARIES OF SYRIA?

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  • TURKEY
  • IRAQ
  • JORDAN
  • ISRAEL AND LEBANON.
36
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FORMATION OF GULF OF MEXICO?

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FORMED AS A RESULT OF SEAFLOOR SUBSIDENCE, DUE TO MOVEMENT OF THE TECTONIC PLATES OVER 300 MILLION YEARS AGO.

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DEEPEST REGION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO?

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SIGSBEE DEEP (MEXICO BASIN) IS THE DEEPEST REGION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

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WHICH PLACE IS KNOWN AS THE THIRD COAST?

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THE SOUTHERN U.S. STATES OF TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, AND FLORIDA, BORDERING THE GULF, ARE KNOWN AS THE “THIRD COAST” OF THE U.S., ALONGSIDE THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COASTS.

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GULF OF MEXICO IS LINKED TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN THROUGH THE STRAITS OF _______.

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FLORIDA.

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STRAIT OF FLORIDA IS BETWEEN WHICH TWO STATES?

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CUBA AND U.S.

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GULF OF MEXICO IS CONNECTED TO THE CARIBBEAN SEA VIA THE _________.

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YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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YUCATAN PENINSULA IS BETWEEN WHICH TWO STATES?

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MEXICO AND CUBA.

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