1. " Lake Naivasha" often appears in the news, Where is it located?
a) Argentina
b) Russia
c) Kenya
d) Ukraine
Answer. c) Kenya
Water hyacinth threatens fishers' livelihoods on the Kenyan lake, Lake Naivasha.
2. Arabica and Robusta are varieties of --------
a) Tea
b) Coffee
c) Paddy
d) Wheat
Answer. b) Coffee;
Arabica and Robusta are varieties of coffee.
Coffee was introduced to India in the 1600s when Baba Budan, a Sufi saint, planted seven Mocha coffee beans from Yemen in Karnataka’s Baba Budan Giri region. This marked the beginning of India’s coffee cultivation.
3. Which state of India is the top in coffee production?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer. b) Karnataka;
Largest producer, contributing over 70% of India’s coffee.
Karnataka > Kerala > Tamil Nadu;
Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu are India's three top coffee-producing states.
4. "Asan Wetland" often appears in the news, it is from which state?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Haryana
c) Manipur
d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer. a) Uttarakhand
The Asan Wetland in Uttarakhand recently hosted the Asian Waterbird Census, yielding data on 5,225 birds across 117 species.
Asan Wetland is the first wetland of Uttarakhand.
5. "Vaigai River " often appears in the news, it is in which state?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) Maharashtra
Answer. b) Tamil Nadu;
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed local bodies in Tamil Nadu to prepare an actionable timeline to rejuvenate the Vaigai River.
The Vaigai River originates from the Varusanadu Hills on the Periyar Plateau in the Western Ghats.
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