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Q. Which of the following are true regarding Jhum cultivation in India? I. It is largely practiced in Assam II. It is referred to as ‘slash and burn’ technique III. In it, the fertility is exhausted in a few years

A
I and II
B
I, II and III
C
II and III
D
I and III

Correct Answer

I, II and III

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. River Godavari flows through ________
    A)Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
    B)Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
    C)Maharashtra, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
    D)Maharashtra, Karnataka, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. Which industry is developed in Shahdol and Nepanagar?
    A)Agricultural Industry
    B)Paper and Pulp Industry
    C)Agro Industry
    D)Rubber Industry
    Answer: Paper and Pulp Industry
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    A)Chlorine material precipitated from sea water
    B)Volcanic rocks
    C)Marine sediments
    D)Tiny colonial marine animals which construct limestone skeleton material
    Answer: Tiny colonial marine animals which construct limestone skeleton material
  • Q. Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils?
    A)These are usually fine grained
    B)These vary from sandy loam to clay in texture
    C)These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash
    D)These are by far the most fertile
    Answer: These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash
  • Q. Economically exploitable lignite occurs in
    A)Karnataka
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. The Portuguese possessions Goa, Daman and Diu were liberated in ________.
    A)1981
    B)1961
    C)1971
    D)1951
    Answer: 1961
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    A)Russia
    B)India
    C)Canada
    D)USA
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    A)The Lower Si Basin
    B)Lower Yangtse Basin
    C)Hwang Ho Basin
    D)South East Coast
    Answer: Lower Yangtse Basin
  • Q. Mount Kailas is in
    A)Sikkim
    B)Nepal
    C)Tibet
    D)Bhutan
    Answer: Tibet
  • Q. The Bokaro steel plant has been set up with the assistance of
    A)USA
    B)Former USSR
    C)UK
    D)Germany
    Answer: Former USSR
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    A)Gonda
    B)Todas
    C)Onge
    D)Lepcha
    Answer: Onge
  • Q. Which one of the following countries produces the largest amount of crude steel of the world?
    A)South Korea
    B)Japan
    C)USA
    D)China
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    A)Stratosphere
    B)Mesosphere
    C)Thermosphere
    D)Troposphere
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    A)North to south
    B)East to west
    C)West to east
    D)South to north
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  • Q. Who founded the word “Geography”?
    A)Hicatus
    B)Ptolemy
    C)Eratosthenes
    D)Herodotus
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    A)Forms number of dangerous waterfalls
    B)Gets flooded often causing havoc
    C)Causes maximum soil erosion
    D)Is not a perennial river
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  • Q. The trans-continental railway in South America links
    A)San Diego and Buenos Aires
    B)Moscow and Vladivostok
    C)Sao Paulo and Trinidad
    D)Valparaiso and Buenos Aires
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    B)Aluminium
    C)Calcium
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