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  • Question
  • The percentage of irrigated land in India is about


  • Options
  • A. 66%
  • B. 35%
  • C. 71%
  • D. 22%

  • Correct Answer
  • 35% 

    Explanation

    According to World Bank Indicator India - Land use:

        • Agriculture Land - 1797090 sq. Km (about 60.4%). 
        • Forest Area - 677598 sq. Km. (about 22.08%). 
        • Agriculture Irrigated land - 35 %.



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    • 1. Highest Bajra producing state in India?

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    • A. Rajasthan
    • B. Gujarat
    • C. Uttar Pradesh
    • D. Haryana
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    • 2. The Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary (GWS) will come up in which state?

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    • A. Maharashtra
    • B. Karnataka
    • C. Tamil Nadu
    • D. Odisha
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    • 3. Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of

    • Options
    • A. Cotton
    • B. Sugarcane
    • C. Saffron
    • D. Jute
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    • 4. Which one of the following cities is called the 'zero mile centre ' of India

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    • A. Kanpur
    • B. Allahabad
    • C. New Delhi
    • D. Nagpur
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    • 5. Which one of the following waterfalls in india has the most height _____

    • Options
    • A. Barchipani Falls
    • B. Kunchikal Falls
    • C. Meenmutty Falls
    • D. Jog Falls
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    • 6. The Salal project is on the river

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    • A. Ravi
    • B. Sutlej
    • C. Ganges
    • D. Chenab
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    • 7. Landslides, mudflows, slump, and creep are all examples of

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    • A. runoff
    • B. soil formation
    • C. mechanical weathering
    • D. mass movement
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    • 8. The main difference between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats in the matter of

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    • A. Continuity
    • B. proximity of coast
    • C. ending in Nilgiris
    • D. height
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    • 9. Each degree of latitude is equals to

    • Options
    • A. 112 kms
    • B. 111 kms
    • C. 110 kms
    • D. 101 kms
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    • 10. The proportion of forest to the total national geographical area of India as envisaged by National Forest Policy is

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    • A. 30.3%
    • B. 33.3%
    • C. 38.3%
    • D. 42.3%
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