GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology is an autonomous research Institute of the Department of the science & Technology, Govt. of India. Established in June, 1968 as a small nucleus in two rooms of the Botany Department, Delhi University, the Institute was shifted to Dehra Dun during April, 1976.

Detailed explanation-2: -(a) Candidates are required to apply through the link http://wihg.in given on the website of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun (www.wihg.res.in). No other means/mode of application will be entertained. (b) Candidates are required to have a valid personal email ID and Mobile Number.

Detailed explanation-3: -Siwaliks that consist of sedimentary rocks are thrust over the Indo – Gangetic alluvium along northeasterly dipping Himalayan Frontal Fault (HFF). Siwaliks or Outer Himalayas in the state are largely covered by dense forest, mostly of sal. Wide intermontane valleys, known as duns, are developed in the Siwaliks.