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1. Which one of the following soils is ideal for growing cotton?
Regular soil
Laterite soil
Desert soil
Mountainous soil
2. Soil is formed by the process of
Denudation
Gradation
Weathering
Erosion
3. Land left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year is called
Culturable waste land
Current fallow land
Waste land
None of the above
4. There is enough for everybodys need but not for anybody?s greed. Who said this?
Jawahar Lai Nehru
Atal Bihari Vajpai
M. K. Gandhi
Sunder Lai Bahuguna
5. Resources which are surveyed and their quantity and quality have been determined for utilisation are known as
Potential resources
Stock
Developed resources
Reserves
6. Which one of the following statements is correct as regard to international resources?
Resources which are regulated by international institutions.
Resources which lie beyond the territorial waters.
Resources which are found along the international frontier.
Resources which are not yet developed.
7. The first International Earth Summit was held in
Geneva
New York
Japan
Rio de Janeiro
8. The most widespread relief feature of India is
Mountains
Forests
Plains
Plateaus
9. Resources which are found in a region, but have not been utilised
Renewable
Developed
National
Potential
10. Which one of the following statements is true about the term resources?
Resources are free gifts of nature.
They are the functions of human activities.
All those things which are found in nature.
Things which cannot be used to fulfill our needs.
11. Which one of the following is not considered a sacred tree in India
Peepal
Neem
Banyan
Mango
12. Which one of the following is an example of endemic species?
Nicobar Pigeon
Asiatic Buffalo
Horn Bill
Black buck
13. Periyar Tiger reserve is located in
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
14. The Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal has been threatened about the loss of habitat of many species due to
Industrial development
Agricultural expansion
Port activities
Mining
15. Which one of the following statements is not true with regard to depletion of flora and fauna?
Land required for housing
Agricultural expansion
Mining activities
Shifting agriculture
16. What was the aim of Chipko movement?
Human rights
Political rights
Agricultural expansion
Forest conservation
17. Most of the forests in the North eastern states belong to the category of
Wastelands
Protected forests
Unclassed forests
Mangroves
18. The Mundas and Santhals of Chhota Nagpur region worship which one of the following trees?
Mahua
Mango
Peepal
Tamarind
19. Which of these statements is not a valid reason for the depletion of flora and fauna?
Agricultural expansion
Large-scale development projects
Grazing and fuel wood collection
Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation
20. Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?
Joint forest management
Beej Bachao Andolan
Chipko Movement
Demarcation of Wildlife Sanctuaries
21. Which one of the following is not the cause of water scarcity?
Rapid growth of population
Uneven distribution of water resources
Construction of dams and reserves
Increase in demand
22. Which state has made roof top rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses across the state?
Kerala
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
23. Which one of the following is not the example of Hydraulic structures in Ancient India?
Bhopal Lake
Lake Hauz Kauz
Construction of dams, Lakes
Damodar Valley Project
24. Oceans contain __ volume of water.
90 per cent
75 per cent
96.5 per cent
98 per cent
25. Water is a renewable resource because
it is being recycled by human beings.
it is renewed and recharged through hydrological cycle.
it is being renewed through reduction.
it can be reused again.
26. Water scarcity occurs due to(i) low rainfall in a region(ii) large population(iii) over-exploitation(iv) unequal access
(i) and (ii)
(ii) and (iii)
(i) and (iv)
All of the above
27. In semi-arid regions of Rajasthan the traditional system of storing drinking water in underground tanks are called
Dugwells
Johads
Tankas
None of the above
28. Nagaijuna Sagar Dam is located in the state of
Orissa
Karnataka
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
29. On which river is the Bhakra Nangal Dam located?
Jhelum
Chambal
Satluj
Chenab
30. The diversion channels of the Western Himalayas are called
Canals
Inundation channels
Kuls
Khadins
31. Which of the following crops are grown with the onset of monsoons and are harvested in the months of September-October?
Rabi
Kharif
Zadi
None of the above
32. ?Slash and bum? agriculture is a
Shifting agriculture
Intensive agriculture
Commercial agriculture
None of these
33. Grapes are mainly produced in the state of
Meghalaya
Himachal Pradesh
Mizoram
Andhra Pradesh
34. Bhoodan ? Gramdan movement was initiated by
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Vinoba Bhave
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
35. Grouping of small land holdings into a bigger one is called
ceiling on land holdings.
collectivisation.
cooperative farming.
consolidation of land holdings.
36. Oranges are mainly produced in the state of
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
37. Intensive subsistence farming is practised in area of ____________ .
high population
low population
deserts
thick forests
38. Which one of the following statements is incorrect as regards to commercial farming?
Use of heavy doses of modem inputs.
Crops are grown for sale.
Family members are involved in growing crops.
Practised on large land holdings.
39. Which one of the following is a rabi crop?
Rice
Wheat
Bajra
Jowar
40. The largest tea producing state of India is
Karnataka
Assam
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
41. Which one of the following cities has emerged as the ?electronic capital? of India?
Delhi
Kolkata
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
42. Which one of the following factors plays the most important role in the location of an industry in a particular region?
Raw material
Market
Least production cost
Transport
43. Which of the following industries is not a heavy industriy.
Cotton textile
Cement
Iron and Steel
Ship building
44. Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computer, etc.?
Cement
Iron and Steel
Electronic
Chemical
45. Which one of the following public sector plants is located in Chhattisgarh?
Bokaro Steel Plant
Bhilai Steel Plant
Durgapur Steel Plant
Rourkela Steel Plant
46. Which one of the following agencies, markets steel for the public sector plants?
HAIL
SAIL
TATA Steel
MNCC
47. Which one of the following is not a centre of Automobile industry ?
Chennai
Bengaluru
Jamshedpur
Coimbatore
48. Leading centre of woollen textile industry in Punjab
Kanpur
Ludhiana
Murshidabad
Panipat
49. TISCO is
Joint Sector Industry
Private Sector Industry
Co-operative Sector Industry
Public Sector Industry
50. Iron and Steel industry requires Iron ore, coking coal and limestone in which of the following proportions?
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4 : 2 : 1
1 : 2 : 3
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