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  1. Cotton in India grows best on:

  2. A.

     Black Soil

    B.

     Red Soil

    C.

     Late-rite Soil

    D.

     Sandy Soil


  3. Lignite is a type of:

  4. A.

     Iron

    B.

     Steel

    C.

     Coal

    D.

     Gold


  5. One horned rhinoceros is found in the states of:

  6. A.

     West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh

    B.

     West Bengal and Assam

    C.

     Madhya Pradesh and Assam

    D.

     West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh


  7. Which plateau lies between the Aravalli and the Vindhya ranges?

  8. A.

     Malwa Plateau

    B.

     Deccan Plateau

    C.

     Chota Nagpur Plateau

    D.

     None of Above.


  9. Green Index has been developed by:

  10. A.

     WWF

    B.

     UNESCO

    C.

     United Nations Environment Programme

    D.

     None of Above


  11. Ken, Betwa and Chambal are the rivers which merge with:

  12. A.

     Damodar

    B.

     Yamuna

    C.

     Ganga

    D.

     Godavari


  13. Project Tiger in India was started in:

  14. A.

     The year 1985

    B.

     The year 1982

    C.

     The year 1980

    D.

     The year 1973


  15. A river drains the water collected from a specific area which is called its:

  16. A.

     Catchment Area

    B.

     Collecting Area

    C.

     Drain Area

    D.

     None of Above


  17. The low flat central area of a basin of inland drainage is called:

  18. A.

     Playa

    B.

     Affusion

    C.

     Afet

    D.

     Aquifer


  19. The only South American nation through which both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn pass through?

  20. A.

     Brazil

    B.

     Ecuador

    C.

     Peru

    D.

     Guyana