Description : Mention any three water harvesting systems practised in India. -Geography
Last Answer : Three water harvesting systems practised in India are : 1. Rainwater harvesting. 2. Recharging of ground water. 3. Recycle and Reuse of water.
Description : How was the state of Chhattisgarh created ? State any two features of agriculture practised in Chhattisgarh. -Geography
Last Answer : Due to its large tribal population Chhattisgarh had not been a part of main stream and thus, remained underdeveloped. This reason lead to a process of questioning and protest hence leading ... India. Chhattisgarh basin drained by the Mahanadi and its tributaries is the main rice-producing region.
Description : Name the areas where gathering is practised. -Geography
Last Answer : (i) Gathering is practiced in regions with harsh climatic conditions. Generally primitive societies who extract plant and animal products to complete their need for food, shelter and clothing. (ii ... Amazon basin, tropical Africa, Northern fringe of Australia, interior parts of South East Asia.
Description : Describe important features of extensive commercial grain farming practised in various parts of the world. -Geography
Last Answer : (i) Commercial grain cultivation is practised in the interior parts of semi-arid lands of the mid latitudes. (ii) Com, barley, oats and rye are grown with the principal crop wheat'. ( ... Pampas of Argentina, the Velds of South-Africa and Downs in Australia, and Canterbury plains of New Zealand.
Description : Describe any three characteristics of dairy farming practised in different parts of the world. -Geography
Last Answer : Main characteristics of Dairy farming: (i) It is highly capital intensive, Animal sheds, storage facilities for fodder, feeding and milching machines add to the cost of dairy farming. (ii) Special ... in the case of crop raising. (iv) It is practised mainly near urban and industrial centres.
Description : Describe any five characteristics of commercial livestock rearing practised in different parts of the world. -Geography
Last Answer : Commercial Livestock Rearing: (i) Commercial livestock rearing is more organised and capital intensive. (ii) Commercial livestock ranching is essentially associated with western cultures and is ... different world markets. Rearing of animals in ranching is organised on a scientific basis.
Description : Briefly discuss the methods of cultivation practised in India with at least two examples on each method. -Geography
Last Answer : India is predominantly an agricultural country. Different forms of agriculture are practiced in the country which depends upon a variety of physical, environmental and socio-economic conditions. The following ... India, tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, banana, etc., are important plantation crops.
Description : Substantiate the evidences to prove that Subsistence Agriculture is still practised in different parts of the globe. -Geography
Last Answer : Subsistence agriculture is one in which farming areas consume all, or nearly so, of the products locally grown. It can be grouped into two categories - Primitive Subsistence Agriculture and ... of agriculture are similar to those dominated by wet paddy except that irrigation is often used.
Description : Highlight the features of Commercial Livestock Rearing, practised in the developed and developing countries. -Geography
Last Answer : Unlike nomadic herding, commercial livestock rearing is more organised and capital intensive. Commercial livestock ranching is essentially associated with western cultures and is practiced on ... and United States of America are important countries where commercial livestock rearing is practised
Description : Write about the rooftop rainwater harvesting system prevalent in Meghalaya. -Geography
Last Answer : Rainwater harvesting is the method to collect and store rainwater for various uses. It is also used to recharge groundwater aquifers. It has been in practice for a long time using different ... placed form the hill tops to the lower elevated regions, therefore the water flows with continuity.
Description : Explain the working of underground tanks as a part of roof top rainwater harvesting system practised in Rajasthan. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) In semi-arid and arid regions of Rajasthan almost all the houses traditionally had underground tanks for storing drinking water. (ii) The tanks can be as large as big rooms. (iii) The ... underground tanks. (vi) Usually first rain water is not collected to clean the rooftop and the pipe.
Description : Why is watershed management important? Name the water harvesting programme implemented in Andhra Pradesh. -Geography
Last Answer : Watershed management is a very important means to conserve water resources which help to increase agricultural production and stop ecological degradation. The scheme also helps the rural people to ... the water harvesting program implemented in Andhra Pradesh is Neeru Meeru (Water and You).
Description : Why is different water harvesting systems adopted in ancient India? -Geography
Last Answer : Rainwater harvesting itself means storage of the rainwater for future use. This storage of water can be used for a variety of purposes. Even the process of recharging of the groundwater is done ... . This installing of the rooftop was for the rainwater harvesting system to meet their water needs.
Description : ‘Rainwater Harvesting is considered as a low cost and eco-friendly technique of preserving water resources’. Justify. -Geography
Last Answer : Rainwater Harvesting is considered as a low cost and eco-friendly technique of preserving water resources.', Justify. Rain water harvesting is a method to capture and store rainwater for ... erosion, and flooding and arrests salt water intrusion in coastal areas if used to recharge aquifers
Description : What were the different methods of traditional rain-water harvesting? -Geography
Last Answer : There existed an extraordinary tradition of water-harvesting system. People had in-depth knowledge of rainfall regimes and soil types and developed wide ranging techniques to harvest rainwater, groundwater, ... diversion channels like the guls'or kuls' of the Western Himalayas for agriculture.
Description : Mention any three water harvesting systems practised in India. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) The simplest rain water harvesting technique is the check dam. It is a small barrier built across streams. They store water during the monsoons which can then be used for irrigation etc. ... that it instals in minutes and deactivates in seconds during winter when stored water isn't much needed.
Description : What is rainwater harvesting? State two of its objectives. -Geography
Last Answer : Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and storage of rainwater for reuse before it reaches the aquifer. Uses include conserving water for domestic purpose, conserving water for agricultural use and other ... surface run off and injecting it to underground to keep the level of water table high.
Description : Mention two advantages of rainwater harvesting. -Geography
Last Answer : Two advantages of rainwater harvesting: (i) It avoids flooding of roads. (ii) It raises the.ground water table.
Description : What were the traditional systems of rainwater harvesting used in Rajasthan? -Geography
Last Answer : Rooftop harvesting, rain-fed storage structures and tankas. Explanation: Rooftop harvesting was one of the traditional systems commonly followed in Rajasthan where the rainwater falling on the roof would go ... used in Rajasthan where large tanks also known as tankas were used to store water.
Description : Why is rainwater harvesting better than a multipurpose project? -Geography
Last Answer : The three major reasons why rainwater harvesting is better than the multipurpose project is: (1) Surveys show that Multipurpose projects could not meet the goal it was made for. (2) Rain harvesting is socio-economically better. (3) Also, environmentally it is a good alternative.
Description : Rooftop rainwater harvesting is quite beneficial for urban people. Do you agree with it? -Geography
Last Answer : Yes, rooftop harvesting is beneficial for urban areas as it will be of great use. Rainwater can be filtered and can be used for household works such as washing clothes etc. Also, when there is any kind of scarcity in water supply this water can be utilised in a very appropriate manner.
Description : Which state had made it compulsory to build rooftop rainwater harvesting structure? -Geography
Last Answer : Tamil Nadu is the first state in India which had made compulsory to build rooftop rainwater harvesting structure to all the houses across the state. The government has taken the initiative to punish the individuals who are defaulting.
Description : Describe three traditional methods of rainwater harvesting practised in India. -SST 10th
Last Answer : In India traditionally rainwater harvesting is done in the following ways :- (i) In hilly regions people built diversion channels like the guls or kuls for agriculture. (ii) In Rajasthan ... iv) In arid and semi-arid regions people convert their agricultural fields into rainfed storage structures.
Description : What is Kul ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : It is a circular village tank from which water is released and taken when required.
Description : Which Mughal Emperor introduced the policy of Sulah-i-kul?
Last Answer : Akbar
Description : What is meant by rainwater harvesting? Mention a few traditional techniques of rain water harvesting.
Last Answer : i. It is a technique of increasing the recharge of ground water by capturing and storing rainwater. ii. Roof top rainwater harvesting was commonly practiced to store drinking water particularly in ... converted into rain fed storage structures that allowed the water to stand and moisten the soil.
Description : Discuss how rainwater harvesting is carried out in semi arid regions of Rajasthan.
Last Answer : i Almost all the houses in these regions had traditional underground tank or tankas' for storing drinking water. ( Define the term Tanka) ii The tanks could be as large as a big room. iii ... rainwater, falling on the roof would travel down through the pipe and is stored in the underground tanks.
Description : He is the highest wicket taker in T20 match took 6 wickets just giving away 8 runs in 4 overs. A. Shahid Afradi B. Mustafizur Rahman C. Umar Gul D. Ajantha Mendis
Last Answer : ANSWER: D
Description : ________ is the highest wicket taker in T20, took 97 wickets just in 96 innings of 98 matches. A. Shahid Afradi B. Umar Gul C. Saeed Ajmal D. Shakib Al Hassan
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : The first Twenty 20 hat-trick from Pakistan was taken by ______, playing against Sri-Lanka in Abu Dhabi on 27 October 2017. A. Umar Gul B. Shahid Afradi C. Fahim Ashraf D. Muhammad Hafeez
Last Answer : ANSWER: C
Description : ________ is the highest wicket taker in T20, took 97 wickets just in 96 innings of 98 matches. A. Umar Gul B. Saeed Ajmal C. Shakib Al Hassan D. Shahid Afradi
Description : He is the highest wicket taker in T20: took 6 wickets just giving away 8 runs in 4 overs. A. Umar Gul B. Mustafizur Rahman C. Ajantha Mendis D. Shahid Afradi
Description : Pakistan cricket ________ is the highest wicket taker in T20, took 97 wickets just in 96 innings of 98 matches. A. Shahid Afradi B. Umar Gul C. Saeed Ajmal D. Shakib Al Hassan
Description : Name three cropping seasons of India. Write their sowing and harvesting time and major crops of each season. -Geography 10th
Last Answer : Rabi, Kharif, and Zaid are the three cropping seasons.I. Rabi crops (Winter crops): These are sown in winter from October to December. Harvested in summer from April to June. Important crops ... parts of the country). Important crops are watermelon, musk melon, cucumber and fodder crops, etc.
Description : The only living planet in our solar system is ____ -Geography
Last Answer : Correct Answer is: (a) Earth
Description : Describe the river system of South America. -Geography
Last Answer : The Amazon river rises in the Andes and is the longest river in South America and the largest in the world. It is navigable to a great extent along its course. The Orinoco is another important river system. The combined river system of Parana, Paraguay and Uruguay is called La Plata.
Description : Write a note on the river system of Australia. -Geography
Last Answer : There are a few rivers in Australia. Most of the rivers are short and flow into the lakes. The Murray is the most important river in . Australia. The Darling, Lachlan and Murrimbidge are its ... Mucumba drain into lake Eyre. Rivers Murchison, Avon, Black wood etc., drain into the Indian ocean.
Description : Which rivers comprise the Indian ocean river system? -Geography
Last Answer : The major rivers of this groups are : The Tigris and the Euphrates of Syria and Iraq, flow into the Persian Gulf. The Sindhu, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra of lndia and Pakistan rises in the ... into the Indian Ocean. Rivers Sittang, Salween and lrrawadi of Myanmar flow into the Bay of Bengal.
Description : What is Geographic Information System (GIS) ? How is it useful ? -Geography
Last Answer : GIS is a system for capturing, storing, checking, integrating, manipulating, analyzing and displaying data, which are spatially in reference to the Earth. This is normally considered to involve a spatially reference computer database and appropriate application software.
Description : How were the difficulties of barter system overcome? -Geography
Last Answer : The difficulties of barter system were overcome by the introduction of money
Description : How has mass communication system gained popularity and changed the socioeconomic and cultural life of people in India? Explain with example. -Geography
Last Answer : (A) People use different modes of communication to convey the messages. T.V, Radio and Satellite communication are the part of mass communication. They play an important role in the ... Weather forecasting information, important facts and figures reach to general public only through radio and TV
Description : Which ruler in ancient India had extensively built dames, lakes and irrigation system? -Geography
Last Answer : Chandragupta Maurya Water harvesting system was started in the first century B.C to channel the flood water of river Ganga. It was during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya that these water bodies such as dams, lakes and rivers were extensively built.