1) Government of India
encourages the cultivation of ‘sea buckthorn’. What is the importance of this
plant?
1. It helps in controlling soil
erosion and in preventing desertification.
2. It is a rich source of biodiesel.
3. It has nutritional value and is
well-adapted to live in cold areas of high altitudes.
4. Its timber is of great
commercial value.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2, 3 and 4 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2) Which of the following is the
chief characteristic of ‘mixed farming’?
a) Cultivation of both cash crops
and food crops
b) Cultivation of two or more crops
in the same field
c) Rearing of animals and
cultivation of crops together
d) None of the above.
3) A particular State in India has the
following characteristics:
1. It is located on the same
latitude which passes through northern Rajasthan.
2. It has over 80% of its area
under forest cover.
3. Over 12% of the forest over
constitutes Protected Area Network in this State.
Which one among the following States has all the above characteristics?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand
4) Consider the following crops of India :
1.Cow pea
2.Green gram
3.Pigeon pea
Which of the above is/are used as pulse,
fodder and green manure?
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1,2 and 3
5) Consider the following factors:
- Rotation of the Earth
- Air pressure and wind
- Density of ocean water
- Revolution of the Earth
Which of the above factors
influence the ocean currents?
(A) 1 and 2only
(B) 1,2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 4
(D) 2, 3 and 4.
6) With reference to the wetlands
of India ,
consider the following statements:
1. The country’s total geographical
area under the category of wetlands is recorded more in Gujrat as compared to
other states
2. In India , the total geographical area
of coastal wetlands is larger than that of inland wetlands
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
7) Consider the following crops of India :
1. Groundnut
2. Sesamum
3. Pearl
millet
Which of the above is/are
predominantly rained crop/crops?
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 1,2 and 3
8) When you travel in Himalayas ,you will see the foll. :
1. Deep
gorges
2. U-turn
river courses
3. Parallel
mountain ranges
4. steep
gradients causing land-sliding
Which of the above can be said to
be the evidences for the Himalayas being young
fold mountains?
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1, 2 and 4 only
(C) 3 and 4 only
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
9) Normally the temp. decreases
with the increase in height from the earth’s surface, because
1. the atmosphere can be heated
upwards only from the Earth’s surface
2. there is more moisture in the
upper atmosphere
3. the air is less dense in the
upper atmosphere
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2,3
10) Consider the following
statements:
1. The duration of the monsoon
decreases from southern India
to northern India .
2. The amount of annual rainfall in
the northern plains of India
decreases from east to west.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
11) Which one of the following is
the characteristic climate of the Tropical Savannah Region?
(A) Rainfall throughout the year
(B) Rainfall in winter only
(C) An extremely short dry season
(D) A definite dry and wet season
(A) Rainfall throughout the year
(B) Rainfall in winter only
(C) An extremely short dry season
(D) A definite dry and wet season
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