Q. Which of the following are true regarding Jhum cultivation in India?It is largely practiced in AssamIt is referred to as 'slash and burn' techniqueIn it, the fertility is exhausted in a few years

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Q. The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as

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Q. The Salal Project is on the river

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Q. The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is

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Q. The percentage of earth surface covered by India is

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Q. Which among the following is/are the major factor/factors responsible for the monsoon type of climate in India?
I. Location
II. Thermal contrast
III. Upper air circulation
IV. Inter-tropical convergence zone

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Q. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is

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Q. The India's highest annual rainfall is reported at

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Q. The refineries are Mathura, Digboi and Panipat are set up by

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Q. What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?

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Q. The Radcliffe line is a boundary between

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Q. Which of the following has a potential for harnessing of tidal energy in India?

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Q. The typical area of sal forest in the Indian peninsular upland occurs

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

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Q. The year ____ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.

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Q. The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at

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Q. The only state in India that produces saffron is

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Q. Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are

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Q. The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to

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Q. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is

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