Goa GK Questions

[A] 1, 2 & 3 Only

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The Indus Valley or Harappan People domesticated animals like oxen, buffaloes, pigs, goats and sheep. Camels and asses were used as means of transport. Dogs and cats were kept as pets. The humped bull was considered a great asset in the farming community. Horse remains have been found at only one site i.e. at Surkotada. So there is no clear evidence of Horse domestication by the Harappan people.

[C] 2 and 3 Only

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Okhla Bird Sanctuary is in Uttar Pradesh.

[C] Only 1, 2 & 4

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A hagfish is not a true fish. It is a member of phylum Chordata and is a jawless vertebrate.

[A] Only 1

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Zika virus is transmitted to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. There is still no evidence that Zika virus can be spread to humans through goats, ducks, bats or other animals.

[D] Mithun

Notes:

Mithun is also known as the ‘Cattle of Mountain’ or the ‘ship of the highland’. It is a state animal of Arunachal Pradesh. It is considered a descendant of the wild Indian gaur or bison. It produces only about 1-1½ litres of milk a day, but it is considered to be nutritionally superior to cow or goat milk. It was recently in news when the president’s rule was imposed in Arunachal Pradesh after a Mithun was slaughtered outside the Raj Bhavan.

[B] Only 2 & 3

Notes:

Mekedatu river project is disputed between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

This is an incorrect statement. Mekedatu river project is a disputed project between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the sharing of Cauvery waters. Karnataka intends to build a reservoir across river Cauvery near Mekedatu but the Tamil Nadu government objects based on the argument that the project would affect the flow of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.

Mahadayi water dispute is between Goa and Karnataka

This is a correct statement. Mahadayi river water dispute is a dispute between Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. Mahadayi River also known as Mondovi in Goa originates from a cluster of 30 springs near Bhimgad in Karnataka and forms a river at Degaon village in Khanapur Taluk of Belagavi district. It is essentially a Rainfed river that flows nearly 35 km through Karnataka and then 52 km through Goa, before flowing into the Arabian Sea. The Mahadayi catchment area covers around 2,032 km and includes some parts of Maharashtra near the Maharashtra-Karnataka border region.

Vansadhara river dispute is between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

This is a correct statement. Vansadhara river dispute is dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The Vansadhara originates in Odisha and flows into the Bay of Bengal after traversing 154 kms in Odisha and 82 kms in Andhra Pradesh. The river is the common border for about 29 kms in the two states.

[D] 1, 2 & 3

Notes:

Recently, the State Governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat have proposed to sign an agreement on the Damanganga-Pinjal river inter-linking project. The Damanganga-Pinjal project proposes to divert the surplus water of the Bhugad and Khargihill reservoirs in the Damanganga basin to Mumbai, via the Pinjal dam on the Pinjal River in the Vaitarna basin. The project is expected to provide 909 MLD (million litres per day) water daily, which will ensure a safe drinking water supply to Mumbai till 2060. Recently, the Central Water Commission (CWC) accorded inter-state clearance to the Kaleshwaram irrigation project. The Kaleshwaram project is an off-shoot of the original Pranahitha-Chevella Lift Irrigation Scheme. The Kaleshwaram project has provision for the storage of about 148 tmc ft with plans of utilizing 180 tmc ft by lifting at least 2 tmc ft of water every day for 90 flood days. The project is designed to irrigate 738851 hectares of land. The projects include one of the largest tunnels to carry water in Asia, running up to 81 km, between the Yellampally barrage and the Mallannasagar reservoir. Kalasa-Banduri project is a part of the Mahadayi river water-sharing plan between Goa & Karnataka. Karnataka plans to divert a meager 7.56 tmc of its Mahadayi basin contribution to the Malaprabha dam to meet the drinking water needs of the twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad and the surrounding towns and villages. The plan is to channelize the diverted water through Kalasa-Banduri, two separate canals so that water could be supplied to the twin cities and Nargund, Navalgund, Badami, Ron, Gadag and 100 villages.

[B] Mandovi

Notes:

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Atal Setu — the third Cable bridge across river Mandovi in Panaji, Goa. The new bride is four-lane and 5.1Km long, and is expected to overcome the bottlenecks and curb traffic jams at Panaji Circle and Panaji entrance. It is constructed by the GIDC (Goa Infrastructure Development Corporation) and engineering and construction major Larsen and Toubro. This is the third bridge across the Mandovi River. It is named as ATAL SETU in memory of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

[A] Ranti Martins

Notes:

Ranti Martins is a Nigerian football player who plays a striker. He is one of the best foreign players to play in the Indian I-League with a record score of 214 goals across all seasons.

[C] Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Goa

Notes:

Nagaland was formed in 1963.

Mizoram was formed on 20th Feb, 1987.

Goa as a state was formed on 30th May, 1987.