491: Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a) Nawgaon : Maharashtra
(b) Palamau : Gujarat
(c) Gir : Madhya Pradesh
(d) Amravati : West Bengal
492: The National Highway No. 1 connects:
(a) Bombay to Calcutta
(b) Delhi to Calcutta
(c) Bombay to Delhi
(d) Delhi to Amritsar
493: The crop which grows in alluvial soil and needs 150 cm rainfall is:
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Groundnut
(d) Sugarcane
494: In the map shown in the given figure, rivers labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 are respectively
(a) Kosi, Gomati, Ghaghara and Gandak
(b) Kosi, Ganga, Gomati and Ghaghara
(c) Gandak, Ganga, Gomati and Ghaghara
(d) Teesta, Gomati, Ghaghara and Kosi
Explanation:
The rivers marked in the map are
1. Kosi
2. Gomati
3. Ghaghara
4. Gandak
495: Consider the following pairs:
Famous place:
1. Pandharpur
2. Tiruchirappalli
3. Hampi
River:
1. Chandrabhaga
2. Cauvery
3. Malaprabha
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
Pandharpur is a holy place of Shri.Vitthal and Shri.Rukmini. It is also known as the Southern Kashi of India and Kuldaivat of Maharashtra State. The Chandrabhaga (Bhima) river flows through the City.Tiruchirappalli, situated on the banks of the river Cauvery is the fourth largest city in Tamil Nadu. It was a citadel of the early Cholas which later fell to the Pallavas.
Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in India located near Hospet town in the Karnataka state, on south bank of Tungabhadra river.
Source: https://solapur.gov.in/en/tourist-place/pandharpur/