56. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Battle of Buxar …………. Mir Jafar vs. Clive
(B) Battle of Wandiwash ……… French vs. East India Company
(C) Battle of Chilianwala …………. Dalhousie vs. Marathas
(D) Battle of Kharda …………. Nizam vs. East India Company
Answer:
(B) Battle of Wandiwash ……… French vs. East India Company
Explanation:
The Battle of Wandiwash (1760) was a decisive victory for the British East India Company over the French forces in India during the Third Carnatic War.
57. The type of dessert with less amount of sand and high, largely barren, hard rocky plateaus is known as by which of the following name?
(A) Barkhans
(B) Badland
(C) Maidan
(D) Hamada
Answer:
(D) Hamada
Explanation:
A “hamada” is a specific type of desert landscape consisting of high, largely barren, hard rocky plateaus with very little sand, as the sand has been blown away by deflation.
58. The winds that blow from the subtropical high pressure belts towards the sub polar low pressure belts are called as______?
(A) Local Winds
(B) Trade Winds
(C) Westerlies
(D) Easterlies
Answer:
(C) Westerlies
Explanation:
The Westerlies are prevailing winds that blow from the high-pressure areas of the horse latitudes (subtropics) towards the poles, carrying weather systems eastward.
59. Mount Abu is located in which of the following states of India?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Karnataka
Answer:
(A) Rajasthan
Explanation:
Mount Abu is a popular hill station set on a high rocky plateau in the Aravalli Range within the state of Rajasthan.
60. Yamuna river was the tributary of which of the following rivers before it became a tributary of the Ganga river?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Godavari
(C) Indus
(D) Tapi
Answer:
(C) Indus
Explanation:
Geological and paleochannel evidence suggests that in ancient times, the Yamuna River flowed westward and was a tributary of the Indus river system (specifically the Sarasvati/Ghaggar-Hakra basin) before tectonic shifts diverted it eastward to join the Ganga.
