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Tuticorin, an important fishing harbour is situated along ________ coast.

  • Malabar
  • Coromondal
  • Konkan
  • Gulf of Kutch
  • Correct Option: B  [ Coromondal ]

    Remark:

Anthropogenic factor, responsible for soil erosion in upper catchment of the rivers, is

  • Slash and burn method of agriculture
  • Plantation agriculture
  • Extensive method of agriculture
  • Intensive method of agriculture
  • Correct Option: A  [ Slash and burn method of agriculture ]

    Remark:

In Thar region, the shifting sand dunes are locally known as:

  • Dhrian
  • Daurs
  • Dhoros
  • Dhaya
  • Correct Option: A  [ Dhrian ]

    Remark:

What is the nomenclature for the seasonal movement of people with their animals between high land and low land areas in the Himalayan area ?

  • Pastoralism
  • Trans-humance
  • Nomadism
  • Ranching
  • Correct Option: B  [ Trans-humance ]

    Remark:

The Vindhyas belongs to which class of mountains?

  • Block mountain
  • Fond mountains
  • Volcanic mountain
  • Residual mountain
  • Correct Option: A  [ Block mountain ]

    Remark: The Vindhya Range classified as a block mountain or fault-block mountain system. Block mountains are formed due to the extensional tectonic forces in the Earth's crust.

The major source of Iron ore in Visakhapatnam is:

  • Kakinder
  • Raigarh
  • Keonjhar
  • Bailadila
  • Correct Option: D  [ Bailadila ]

    Remark:

Which one of the following peaks is the highest?

  • Nanda Devi
  • Kanchenjunga
  • Godwin Austin
  • Nanga Parbat
  • Correct Option: C  [ Godwin Austin ]

    Remark: Godwin Austin or K2: 8,607 meters
    Kanchenjunga: 8586 meters
    Nanda Devi: 7816 meters
    Nanga Parbat: 8,126 meters

Where is Bokaro Steel Plant located ?

  • Bihar
  • Jharkhand
  • Odisha
  • M.P
  • Correct Option: B  [ Jharkhand ]

    Remark:

Sundari is a well-known species of trees, is found in

  • Tropical rainforests
  • Himalayan mountains
  • Tropical deciduous forests
  • Mangrove forests
  • Correct Option: D  [ Mangrove forests ]

    Remark:

A large area of inland drainage is present in India at :

  • The Rajasthan Plain
  • The Ganga Plain
  • The Brahmaputra Plain
  • The Utkal Plain
  • Correct Option: A  [ The Rajasthan Plain ]

    Remark: A significant area of inland drainage is present in the state of Rajasthan. This region is primarily part of the Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert.

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