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  • Question
  • Which of the following types of soil are mostly confined to river basins and coastal plains of India?


  • Options
  • A. Alluvial soils
  • B. Black soils
  • C. Laterite soils
  • D. Red soils

  • Correct Answer
  • Alluvial soils 


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    • 1. The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is

    • Options
    • A. Arunachal Pradesh
    • B. Haryana
    • C. Madhya Pradesh
    • D. Assam
    • Discuss
    • 2. The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is

    • Options
    • A. north of Tropic of Cancer
    • B. south of the Equator
    • C. south of the Capricorn
    • D. north of the Equator
    • Discuss
    • 3. The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river

    • Options
    • A. Ganga
    • B. Cauvery
    • C. Narmada
    • D. Godavari
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?

    • Options
    • A. Brahmaputra, Ganges and Sutlej
    • B. Ganges, Sutlej and Yamuna
    • C. Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
    • D. Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej
    • Discuss
    • 5. The mountain building in Himalayas began

    • Options
    • A. about 45 million years ago
    • B. when the continental plates of India and Eurasia converged on each other
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is

    • Options
    • A. North-eastern zone
    • B. North-western zone
    • C. Southern zone
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following measures are effective for soil conservation in India?

      1. Avoiding crop rotation
      2. Afforestation
      3. Encouraging the use of chemical fertilizers
      4. Limiting shifting cultivation

    • Options
    • A. I and II
    • B. II and IV
    • C. III and IV
    • D. I, II and III
    • Discuss
    • 8. The most fertile region of India is

    • Options
    • A. the Himalayas
    • B. the central Highlands
    • C. the Indo-Gangetic plain
    • D. peninsular plateau
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following has a potential for harnessing of tidal energy in India?

    • Options
    • A. Gulf of Cambay
    • B. Gulf of Mannar
    • C. Backwaters of Kerala
    • D. Chilka lake
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following factors are responsible for present crisis in the jute industry in India?

      1. The decline in overseas market
      2. Inadequately supply of raw jute
      3. Stiff competition from synthetic packing materials
      Select the correct answer from the codes given below

    • Options
    • A. I and II
    • B. I, II and III
    • C. I and III
    • D. II and III
    • Discuss


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