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  1. What is the rank of India in milk production in the world?

  2. A.

     Fourth

    B.

     Third

    C.

     Second

    D.

     First


  3. Which of the following states has the largest concentration of tea plantation in India?

  4. A.

     Assam

    B.

     Bihar

    C.

     Meghalaya

    D.

     Arunachal Pradesh


  5. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation?

  6. A.

     Juniper

    B.

     Mahogany

    C.

     Silver fir

    D.

     Spruce


  7. Which of the following is the main spice producer?

  8. A.

     Deccan Trap

    B.

     Malabar coast

    C.

     Coromandal coast

    D.

     Sunder delta


  9. Some people in Manipur live in houses bunt on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended slit. These islands are called

  10. A.

     Tipis

    B.

     Barkhans

    C.

     Phoomdis

    D.

     Izba


  11. Where is pearl fishing well developed in India?

  12. A.

     Off the Bengal coast

    B.

     Off Kerala coast

    C.

     Off the coast at Rameshwaram

    D.

     Nowhere


  13. "Jhoom" is

  14. A.

     A Folk Dance

    B.

     A River

    C.

     A Tribe of North-East India

    D.

     A type of Cultivation


  15. IR-20 and RATNA are two main variety of

  16. A.

     Wheat

    B.

     Millet

    C.

     Jwar

    D.

     Rice


  17. Consider the following statements:
    1. India is the original home of the cotton plant.
    2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production.
    Which of these statements is/are correct ?

  18. A.

     Only 1

    B.

     Only 2

    C.

     Both 1 and 2

    D.

     Neither 1 nor 2


  19. Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of Chambal Ravines?

  20. A.

     Splash

    B.

     Sheet

    C.

     Rill

    D.

     Gully