56th-59th Prelims 2015

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Canada has the longest coastline in the world, measuring approximately 202,080 km. Comparatively, Australia's coastline is 25,750 km, the USA has 19,924 km, and India has 7,517 km of coastline. [56-59TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2015]

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Among the countries listed, the United States of America is the largest producer of aluminium. [56-59TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2015]

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The Pennines of Europe, the Appalachians of America, and the Aravalli Mountains of India are examples of old mountain ranges that are also classified as fold mountains. [56-59TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2015]

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London, the capital of the United Kingdom, situated on the River Thames, is one of the world's largest cities and is famous for metal trade. [56-59TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2015]

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The Ganges, Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, and Kaveri rivers drain into the Bay of Bengal, forming deltas at their mouths. In contrast, the Narmada and Tapti drain into the Gulf of Khambhat and Luni into the Rann of Kutch, forming estuaries. [56-59TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2015]

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The Digboi oil field in Assam is the oldest in India, with oil extraction starting in 1890. There is also a refinery at Naharkatiya. [56-59TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2015]

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The Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet is known as the Brahmaputra River in India. It is also called Tsangpo in Tibet. [56-59TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2015]

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Leh, located in a cold desert region of India, is considered the driest region of the country with an average annual rainfall of 8-9 cm. [56-59TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2015]

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Scheduled tribes are not present in Puducherry, Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Punjab. In contrast, Maharashtra has 9.4% of its population as scheduled tribes, Chhattisgarh 30%, and Karnataka 7%. [56-59TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2015]

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Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is located 15 km north of Gurgaon, falling within the Gurgaon district of Haryana. [56-59TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2015]

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The per capita forest availability in India is 0.08 hectare, while the global average is 0.64 hectare. Environmentally, it is necessary to maintain forests over about 33% of India's total area. [56-59TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2015]

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In Bihar, only 52.79 lakh hectares out of the total geographical area is under agriculture, which is less than 60% of the state's total area. [56-59TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2015]

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The Nagarjuna Sagar Multipurpose Project is located on the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh. The Krishna River originates near the Western Ghats close to Mahabaleshwar. It is the second longest river in peninsular India and the third longest in India. [56-59TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2015]