Description : How does construction of dams and canals create employment in large numbers in rural areas? (a) Large number of engineers are needed
Last Answer : Take the case of Laxmi with her two-hectare plot of unirrigated land. The government can ... (d) Executives and administrators can easily be adjusted
Description : Water supply system includes (A) Digging a well for water (B) Construction of dams (C) Construction of canals (D) Entire arrangement from source to distribution
Last Answer : (D) Entire arrangement from source to distribution
Description : In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by – (1) Tree plantation/afforestation (2) Crop rotation (3) Contour ploughing (4) Using farm manure
Last Answer : (1) Tree plantation/afforestation Explanation: Soil erosion in a desert region can be checked by tree plantation and afforestation.
Description : Thar Desert gets very little rain. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Thar desert remain practically dry because there is no transverse mountain range to check the Monsoon which directly advances towards the Kashmir Himalaya. Of course, there is a mountain range in ... North-east direction. Thus, the Aravalli Hills are roughly parallel to the Arabian Sea Monsoon.
Description : Which of the following is associated with the recent discovery of tungsten by the Geological Surveyor India? (a) Agucha in Rajasthan (b) Thar Desert in Rajasthan (c) Tuensang in Nagaland (d) Sirohi in Rajasthan
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which one of the following is the world’s largest desert? (1) Arabian (2) Kalahari (3) Sahara (4) Thar
Last Answer : (3) Sahara Explanation: The Sahara is the largest subtropical hot desert and third largest desert after Antarctica and the Arctic. At over 9,400,000 square kilometres, it covers most of North ... area, the Arabian and the Kalahari Deserts come at second and third places among subtropical deserts.
Description : Name the largest desert of Asia - (1) Thar (2) Gobi (3) Takla Makan (4) Karakum
Last Answer : (2) Gobi Explanation: The Gobi Desert is the largest desert in Asia, covering 500,000 square miles. It covers parts of northern and northwestern China, and of southern Mongolia, is a ... by the Himalayan mountain range blocking rain-carrying clouds from the Indian Ocean reaching the Gobi territory.
Description : Name the largest desert of Asia. (1) Thar (2) Gobi (3) Takla Makan (4) Karakum
Last Answer : (2) Gobi Explanation: The Gobi Desert is the largest desert in Asia, covering 500,000 square miles.
Description : Where in India can 'Mushroom' rock be found? (1) Eastern Ghats (2) Western Ghats (3) Thar Desert (4) Satpura Range
Last Answer : (3) Thar Desert Explanation: A mushroom rock, also called rock pedestal or a pedestal rock, is a naturally occurring rock whose shape, as its name implies, strikingly resembles a mushroom. Usually found in ... rate at its bottom to that at its top. Such rocks are found in Thar Desert of India.
Description : Which of the following regions in India is the richest in iron and coal deposits? (1) The Southern region (2) Chota Nagpur Plateau (3) Himalayan region (4) Thar desert
Last Answer : (2) Chota Nagpur Plateau Explanation: The Chhota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. ... is rich in coal and it is considered as the prime centre of coking coal in the country.
Description : Indian desert is called – (1) Gobi (2) Sahara (3) Thar (4) Atacama
Last Answer : (3) Thar Explanation: The Thar Desert also known as the Great Indian Desert is a large, arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent and forms a natural boundary running along the border between India and Pakistan. It is the world's 18th largest subtropical desert.
Description : Plantation of trees on a large scale to check soil erosion are called: (1) Shelter belts (2) Contour ploughing (3) Strip cropping (4) Afforestation
Last Answer : (4) Afforestation Explanation: Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no forest. As plant roots hold the soil. Afforestation prevents soil erosion and enables better retention of water.
Description : Before constructing a dam, the factor to be considered for controlling sedimentation, is (A) Selection of dam site (B) Construction of check dams (C) Providing vegetation screens (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Inundation canals are A. Drawn from cutting river banks. B. Canals from dams. C. Small canal from a main canal. D. None
Last Answer : A. Drawn from cutting river banks
Description : In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by (1) Tree plantation/afforestation (2) Crop rotation (3) Contour ploughing (4) Using farm manure
Last Answer : Tree plantation/afforestation
Description : ―Lencho, who knew his field intimately well.‖ ̳Intimately well‘ refers to _______. (a) The yield expected from the crops. (b) The damage that the land could incur. (c) The prediction that the rain would visit the place. (d) He knew the surrounding areas very well.
Last Answer : (c) The prediction that the rain would visit the place.
Description : Why is the Thar Desert most sparsely populated part of India? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The absence of water for irrigation and level land which could be irrigated have made this region the most thinly populated part of India.
Description : ‘Thar desert region remains dry in the whole Season’. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Reasons for the dryness of Thar desert region: The entire region of Thar desert of the Indian Union remains practically dry because there is no transverse mountain range to check the monsoon which directly ... area of these hills for the Bay of Bengal branch of the monsoons coming from the Sea.
Description : Describe the type of vegetation found in the Deccan Plateau and in the Thar Desert respectively. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Deciduous trees. Cactus, date-palms, acacia, khair, kikar.
Description : Thar desert looks like a wasteland or Desert soil is almost dry. -SST 10th
Last Answer : There is very little rain. The desert soil is coarse-grained and hence the rate of evaporation is accelerated due to the broad pores in the soil.
Last Answer : The Thor Desert is located in India and Pakistan.
Description : What type of soil in thar desert?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : The great Indian Bustard bird is found in (A) Thar Desert of Rajasthan (B) Coastal regions of India (C) Malabar Coast (D) Delta regions
Last Answer : (A) Thar Desert of Rajasthan
Description : The great Indian Bustard bird is found in: (A) Thar Desert of India (B) Coastal regions of India (C) Temperate Forests in the Himalaya (D) Tarai zones of the Himalayan Foot
Last Answer : (A) Thar Desert of India
Description : Name the largest desert of Asia (1) Thar (2) Gobi (3) Takla Makan (4) Karakum
Last Answer : Gobi
Description : Which one of the following is the world’s largest desert ? (1) Arabian (2) Kalahari (3) Sahara (4) Thar
Last Answer : Sahara
Description : Match correctly the following deserts and their location by choosing the correct response: Desert a. Kalahari b. Atacama c. Thar d. Great Victoria Location (i) South America (ii) Australia (iii) Africa (iv) Asia (1) a-(ii), b- ... b-(ii), c-(i), d-(iv) (4) a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)
Last Answer : a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)
Description : Indian desert is called (1) Gobi (2) Sahara (3) Thar (4) Atacama
Last Answer : Thar
Description : Where in India can ‘Mushroom’ rock be found ? (1) Eastern Ghats (2) Western Ghats (3) Thar Desert (4) Satpura Range
Last Answer : Thar Desert
Description : In order to prevent the expansion of deserts, trees are planted in strips or blocks with the shortest trees on the desert side and tallest on the other side. Such plantation is called? (1) shelter belts (2) agroforests (3) wind breaks (4) social forests
Last Answer : (3) wind breaks Explanation: A windbreak or shelterbelt is a plantation usually made up of one or more rows of trees or shrubs planted in such a manner as to provide shelter from the ... benefits include providing habitat for wildlife and in some regions the trees are harvested for wood products.
Description : Cyclohexanol can be converted into cyclohexylamine by following two routes. Which of the following methods is expected to give good yield of cyclohexy
Last Answer : Cyclohexanol can be converted into cyclohexylamine by following two routes. Which of the following methods ... equally suitable D. neither of the two
Description : Flood can be controlled by: a) Afforestation (b) Construction of dam (c) Both a & b (d) None of these
Last Answer : (c) Both a & b
Description : Advantages of Artificial Methods of Vegetative Reproduction include a) Crops with better quality b) Crops with more yield c) Ability to produce plants with desirable qualities d) All of these
Last Answer : c) Ability to produce plants with desirable qualities
Description : Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by – (1) Afforestation (2) Terrace cultivation (3) Strip cropping (4) Contour ploughing
Last Answer : (2) Terrace cultivation Explanation: Terrace farming is a type of farming that was developed first by the Inca people. This method of farming uses "steps", called andenes that are built into the side of ... of water that would take plants with it and destroy the all of the crops on the hillside.
Description : Soil erosion can be prevented by – (1) Increasing bird population (2) Afforestation (3) Removal of vegetation (4) Overgrazing
Last Answer : (2) Afforestation Explanation: Soil erosion takes place when the soil is blown away by the wind or washed away by the rain. Afforestation or planting trees can check soil erosion as roots of trees/ ... planted their roots don't allow the soil to be blown or washed away and prevent soil erosion.
Description : Afforestation is the process of – (1) clearing forests (2) planting more trees (3) cutting down trees (4) collecting forest resources
Last Answer : (2) planting more trees Explanation: Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no forest, Many governments and nongovernmental ... to create forests, increase carbon capture and sequestration, and help to anthropogenically improve biodiversity.
Last Answer : Afforestation
Description : Which of the following Train runs between New Delhi and Wagah? (1) Shatabdi Express (2) Thar Express (3) Maitree Express (4) Samjhauta Express
Last Answer : (4) Samjhauta Express Explanation: The Samjhauta Express is a twice-weekly train -Tuesdays and Fridays - that runs between Delhi and Attari in India and Lahore in Pakistan.
Description : The Thar Express goes to – (1) Afghanistan (2) Bangladesh (3) Pakistan (4) Myanmar
Last Answer : (3) Pakistan Explanation: Thar Express is an international train that con-nects Karachi, Pakistan to Bhagat Ki Kothi, India. Six kilometres apart, Munabao and Khokhrapar are the two last railway stations ... some of the stations. Bhagat in Kothi is a train station 5km from Jodhpur Railway Station.
Description : 'Cloud burst' means – (1) Sowing of seeds of a crop in cloudy weather. (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm. (3) Formation of artificial rain. (4) Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky.
Last Answer : (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm. Explanation: A cloudburst is an extreme amount of precipitation, sometimes accompanied by hail and thunder, that normally ... . However, cloudbursts are infrequent as they occur only via orographic lift or sudden condensation.
Description : Cloud burst means – (1) Formation of artificial rain (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm (3) Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky (4) Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
Last Answer : (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm Explanation: A cloudburst is sudden copious rainfall. It is a sudden aggressive rainstorm falling for a short period of time limited to a small geographical area. Generally cloudbursts are associated with thunderstorms
Description : Explain the various problems associated with the construction of large dams. Give examples in support of your answer. -Geography
Last Answer : Dam is built as the barrier to the flowing of water. It is constructed as the reservoir and it mostly improves the irrigation facility of the area. According to the height, dams can ... have been experienced the earthquake, flood and other natural calamities because of the construction of dams.
Description : Explain various problems associated with poor people due to construction of large dams. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Construction of large dams leads to the large-scale displacement of the local communities. (ii) Local people have to give up their land and livelihood. (ii) Pbor people lose ... The landless people have to work as labourers in factories or construction sites. Their lives become miserable.
Description : Why do people oppose the construction of Tehri Dam on the river Ganga and Sardar sarover project on the river Narmada. (Or) Mention three disadvantage of producing hydroelectricity by ... construction of dams for production of electricity adversely affects the environment of that place. -Biology
Last Answer : Answer. Large area is required to build the dam that result rehabilitation of displaced people.Large eco-systems are destroyed when submerged under the water in dams.The vegetation which is submerged rots ... and gives rise to large amounts of methane gas which leads to a green-house effect.
Description : Deccan Plateau is suitable for construction of _____________ a. Dams b. Bridges c. Tanks d. Wells
Last Answer : c. Tanks
Description : Pozzolana cement is used with confidence for construction of (A) Dams (B) Massive foundations (C) R.C.C. structures (D) All the above
Description : For the construction of cement concrete dams, the maximum permissible size of the aggregates, is (A) 40 mm (B) 50 mm (C) 60 mm (D) 70 mm
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Which of the following is the suitable location for the construction of dams in a folded terrain? (A) Crest of the fold (B) Trough of the fold (C) Limbs of the fold (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Limbs of the fold
Description : Match the following: List-I List-II (Rivers) (Dams) A. Cauvery 1. Alamatti B. Krishna 2. Mettur C. Narmada 3. Gandhi Sagar D. Chambal 4. Sardar Sarovar Codes: (a) 1 4 2 3 (b) 2 1 4 3 (c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 1 3 4 2
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The increased incidence of floods in recent times in North India is due to – (1) increase in the annual rainfall, (2) increase in the silting of dams, (3) increased deforestation in the catchment area, (4) None of these
Last Answer : (3) increased deforestation in the catchment area, Explanation: The frequency and severity of flooding in the Gangetic plain has steadily increased in recent years. Deforestation of the Terai appears to be one of the major causes.