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  1. 'October Heat' is caused due to

  2. A.

     The absence of rain

    B.

     Combination of high temperature and excessive humidity

    C.

     Dry hot weather

    D.

     None of the above


  3. In India the yield per hectare is very low in

  4. A.

     Intensive farming

    B.

     Extensive farming

    C.

     Commercial cultivation

    D.

     Plantation agriculture


  5. Which multipurpose project was taken up first of all after independence?

  6. A.

     Bhakra Nangal Project

    B.

     Damodar Valley Project

    C.

     Kosi Project

    D.

     None of these


  7. What is the most important geographic use of the Himalayas to India?

  8. A.

     Prevention of invasions

    B.

     Valuable source of timber

    C.

     They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow

    D.

     They protect India from the icy cold north winds


  9. The Jog Falls are situated on the

  10. A.

     Tapi river

    B.

     Saravathi river

    C.

     Cauvery river

    D.

     Bhima river


  11. How do the Central Asian highlands affect the Indian climate?

  12. A.

     The low pressure in these areas intensifies the cold during the winter

    B.

     The atmospheric pressure in this region has an effect on the Indian atmosphere in summer

    C.

     Dry continental air is blowing towards India throughout

    D.

     The atmospheric pressure in this region has an impact on the onset of monsoon in India


  13. The first cotton mill was set up at Fort Gloaster in Kolkata in

  14. A.

     1919

    B.

     1926

    C.

     1818

    D.

     1854


  15. What is the correct sequence of the river Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?

  16. A.

     Godavari – Mahanadi – Narmada – Tapi

    B.

     Godavari – Narmada – Mahanadi – Tapi

    C.

     Narmada – Godavari – Tapi – Mahanadi

    D.

     Narmada – Tapi – Godavari – Mahanadi


  17. Which one of the following statements is not true?

  18. A.

     Ghaggar's water is utilized in the Indira Gandhi Canal

    B.

     Narmada raised from Amarkantak region

    C.

     Nizatn Sagar is situtated on the Manjra river

    D.

     Penganga is a tributary of the Godavai


  19. Which of the following physiographic features of India is 'geologically the oldest'?

  20. A.

     Himalayan Mountain Chain

    B.

     Indus-Ganga Brahmaputra Plain

    C.

     The Peninsular Plateau

    D.

     The Coastal Plains