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  1. When did India adopt the International Tsunami Warning System

  2. A.

     2004

    B.

     2005

    C.

     2006

    D.

     2007


  3. What do you mean by 'reserved forest' ?

  4. A.

     Reserved for local use

    B.

     Reserved for commercial exploitation

    C.

     Reserved for hunting

    D.

     Reserved for growing medicinal herbs


  5. Among the following states, in which one is the percentage of forest area to total geographical area the highest?

  6. A.

     Arunachal Pradesh

    B.

     Himachal Pradesh

    C.

     Sikkim

    D.

     Uttarakhand


  7. Most of the floods in the lowlands of north India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are associated with ________

  8. A.

     Easterly depression

    B.

     Orographic rainfall

    C.

     South-West Monsoon

    D.

     Thunderstorm


  9. The climate of India is ________

  10. A.

     Tropical climate

    B.

     Sub-tropical climate

    C.

     Savanna type of climate

    D.

     Subtropical monsoon


  11. The tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are usually called

  12. A.

     Typhoons

    B.

     Hurricanes

    C.

     Depressions

    D.

     Tornadoes


  13. Which of the following is recognised as a season by the meteorological department of India ?

  14. A.

     Cold weather

    B.

     Hot weather

    C.

     Retreating monsoon

    D.

     North-eastern monsoon


  15. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is ________.

  16. A.

     Teak

    B.

     Shisam

    C.

     Sandalwood

    D.

     Sal


  17. Which of the following factors does not have influence on the Indian climate?

  18. A.

     Presence of Indian Ocean

    B.

     Nearness to equator

    C.

     Monsoons

    D.

     Ocean currents


  19. The most important commercial forests of India are

  20. A.

     Tropical evergreen

    B.

     Mangrove

    C.

     Tropical deciduous

    D.

     Coniferous