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  1. Which of the weathering agents is almost peculiar to the Indian Himalayas?

  2. A.

     Wind

    B.

     Glaciers

    C.

     Snowfall

    D.

     Running water


  3. Rajasthan receives very little rain because

  4. A.

     It is too hot

    B.

     There is no water available and thus the winds remain dry

    C.

     The monsoons fail to reach this area

    D.

     The winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds


  5. A rain shadow zone is present in India

  6. A.

     Along western flanks of the Aravallis

    B.

     Along the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats

    C.

     Along the western slopes of the Eastern Ghats

    D.

     Along the northern flanks of the Vindhyas


  7. Blue Mountain (peak) is located in ________.

  8. A.

     Tamil Nadu

    B.

     Kerala

    C.

     Mizoram

    D.

     Kamataka


  9. The first marine sanctuary in India, having within its bounds coral reefs, mollusca, dolphins, tortoises and various kinds of sea birds, has been established in

  10. A.

     Sundarbans

    B.

     Chilka Lake

    C.

     Gulf of Kachchh

    D.

     Lakshadweep


  11. India's indigenous pigs generally give birth to ________ young ones at a time.

  12. A.

     10 to 12

    B.

     8 to 10

    C.

     4 to 6

    D.

     2 to 4


  13. The Himalayas are considered as ________ type of mountains.

  14. A.

     Relief

    B.

     Submarine

    C.

     Volcanic

    D.

     Tectonic


  15. Mekong Ganga Co-operation Project is

  16. A.

     An irrigation project involving India and Myanmar

    B.

     A joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries

    C.

     A hydroelectric power project involving India, Bangladesh and Myanmar

    D.

     A defence and security agreement of India with its eastern neighbours


  17. A rainshadow region gets

  18. A.

     Large quantity of rainfall

    B.

     Rainfall six months in a year

    C.

     Rainfall all through the year

    D.

     Scanty or no rainfall


  19. Rain shadows are associated with

  20. A.

     Convectional rainfall

    B.

     Orographic rainfall

    C.

     Cyclonic rainfall

    D.

     Orographic cyolonic rainfall