Q. Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct ? 1. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate 2. Children below 7 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write 3. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution 4. The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate

Correct Answer

2, 3 and 4

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    B)At Equator
    C)At Tropic of Cancer
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    A)Kerala
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Kerala
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    A)Ankleshwar
    B)Bombay High
    C)Digboi
    D)Naharkatiya
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    B)Chambal
    C)Narmada
    D)Bhima
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. Among the following states, in which one is the percentage of forest area to total geographical area the highest?
    A)Sikkim
    B)Arunachal Pradesh
    C)Himachal Pradesh
    D)Uttarakhand
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
  • Q. European Turkey is separated from its Asian part by
    A)Straits of Dardanelles
    B)Straits of Bosporus
    C)Sea of Marmara
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
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    B)Brahmaputra
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    A)157km
    B)137km
    C)147km
    D)167km
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    A)2 and 3
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1 and 3
    D)1 and 2
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  • Q. Which of the following is known as the “Roof of the World”?
    A)Siberian Field
    B)Everest
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    B)Gandhiji started the salt movement in Gujarat
    C)Low rainfall and relative humidity are ideal for the production of salt through evaporation of sea water
    D)The salinity of sea water is very high near the Gujarat coast
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    C)Coimbatore
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    B)Singapore
    C)Lagos
    D)Jakarta
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