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  1. The ministry of Water Resources lays down policies and programmes for the development and regulation of the country's water resources. It covers

  2. A.
    sartorial planning, coordination and policy guidelines
    B.
    technical examination and techno- appraisal of project providing central assistance to specific projects
    C.
    facilitation of external assistance in resolution of interstate water disputes, policy formulation planning and development of ground water resources
    D.
    All of the above

  3. The main crops of kharif are

  4. A.
    rice, jowar, bajra
    B.
    ragi, maize
    C.
    cotton, jute
    D.
    All of the above

  5. The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in

  6. A.
    oceans and seas
    B.
    groundwater's, rivers and streams
    C.
    glaciers and ice sheets
    D.
    freshwater lakes and water vapours

  7. The longest epoch of the tertiary period is

  8. A.
    Palaeocene
    B.
    Eocene
    C.
    Oligocene
    D.
    Miocene

  9. The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the

  10. A.
    Aravalli hills
    B.
    Raj Mahal hills
    C.
    Siwalik hills
    D.
    Western Ghats

  11. The longest day (shortest night) in the southern hemisphere is

  12. A.
    June 21
    B.
    December 22
    C.
    July 21
    D.
    November 22

  13. The most obvious effect of pressure on rocks is

  14. A.
    foliation
    B.
    lineation
    C.
    lithification
    D.
    the reorientation of mineral crystals

  15. The longest era of the classification of the history of earth is

  16. A.
    Cainozoic era
    B.
    Pre-Cambrian era
    C.
    Palaeozoic era
    D.
    Mesozoic era

  17. The main objective of centrally sponsored Command Area Development programme is

  18. A.
    improving the utilisation of irrigation potential
    B.
    optimizing agricultural productivity and production from the irrigated area
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    None of the above

  19. The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at

  20. A.
    the equator
    B.
    the tropics
    C.
    the arctic
    D.
    None of the above