41 The Son river in Madhya Pradesh rises from which among the following ranges of hills? [A]Kaimur [B]Aravalli [C]Vindhyachal [D]Amarkantak Amarkantak Hills of Amarkantak is the source of origin of the Son river. Length of this river is 784 km and it joins the Ganga river before reaching Patna. 42 Which among the following rivers is an example of superimposed drainage system in India? [A]Ravee [B]Narmada [C]Ganga [D]Chambal Chambal Chambal river is an example of superimposed drainage. A superimposed river does not adjust with the structure of its place of origin. First of all the river valley is built on upper part and then the river develops and expands such structure in the lower part. 43 On which river, the highest railway bridge in the world is being constructed in Jammu & Kashmir? [A]Jhelum River [B]Chenab River [C]Shyok River [D]Indus River Chenab River The Railway bridge being constructed over the Chenab River in Jammu & Kashmir is planned to have a height of 359 meters from river bed level which, as per available information, is the highest railway bridge in the world. The railway bridge over river Chenab is a part of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla new line project which, on completion, is expected to connect Anantnag, Pulwama, Sopian, Badgam, Srinagar and Baramulla districts of Jammu & Kashmir State to the Railway network. 44 Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) is located at ___: [A]Hawaii [B]Cook Island [C]Alaska [D]Samoa Hawaii 45 In which country is located world’s longest high-speed rail line: [A]United States of America [B]Russia [C]China [D]Australia China China launched service on the world’s longest high-speed railway with trains scheduled to run 2,298 kilometres between Beijing and Guangzhou in about eight hours. Travelling at an average speed of about 300 km per hour, the service would cut the journey time from more than 20 hours by conventional trains. 46 Neelam Heera off-shore oil field are located near: [A]Surat [B]Mumbai [C]Goa [D]Kandla Mumbai Recently, ONGC has by chance discovered a new oil reservoir could add nearly 58 million tonnes of initial oil in-place (IOIP) in ONGC’s producing D1 field, making it the third largest field in western offshore after the prolific Mumbai High and Heera. 47 Madagan 2 oil field is located in ___: [A]South China Sea [B]Sea of Okhostk [C]Yellow Sea [D]Chukchi Sea Sea of Okhostk ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) is in talks with Russia’s Rosneft for buying stake in the Madagan 2 field in the Northern part of the Sea of Okhostk.Talks are in the preliminary stages.
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