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Question : 26 [SSC IT 2007]

The only ape of India found in hill forests of Assam and Nagaland is

a) Gibbon

b) Chimpanzee

c) Gorilla

d) Orangutan

Answer: (a)

The Hoolock Gibbon, the only ape species in India, is found in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan only. The Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, formerly known as the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary or Hollongapar Reserve Forest, is an isolated protected area of evergreen forest located in Assam, India.

The sanctuary was officially constituted and renamed in 1997. On 30 July 1997, in the notification, the sanctuary was constituted under the civil district of Jorhat and named it the "Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary" after the only apes found in India: the hoolock gibbons (genus Hoolock).

It is the only sanctuary in India named after a gibbon due to its distinction for containing the densest gibbon populations in Assam.

Question : 27 [PSC (Pre) 2018]

Which one of the following states does not lie along Patkai hills?

a) Tripura

b) Manipur

c) Mizoram

d) Nagaland

Answer: (a)

Question : 28 [PSC (Pre) 2016]

Consider the following statements.

  1. Silent Valley National Park is in the Nallamalai range.
  2. Pathrakkadavu Hydroelectric project is proposed to be built near the Silent Valley National Park.
  3. The Kunthi river originates in Silent Valley’s rainforests.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only 2

b) 2 and 3

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1 and 3

Answer: (b)

Question : 29 [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2007]

Which of the following Indian state shares its maximum boundary with Myanmar?

a) Arunachal Pradesh

b) Mizoram

c) Nagaland

d) Manipur

Answer: (a)

Question : 30 [SSC FCI 2012]

Central Highlands of Indian peninsular block are formed of

a) Igneous and sedimentary rocks

b) Igneous and metamorphic rocks

c) Sedimentary rocks

d) Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

Answer: (b)

The Peninsular region is divided into the two parts by westward flowing Narmada river :

  1. the Central Highlands and
  2. the Deccan Plateau.

The Central Highlands make the northern part of the peninsular block. These highlands are made up of hard igneous and metamorphic rocks.

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