| 3351 |
Wheat in India is mainly grown in which season? |
Geography/Geology
Land resources |
Easy |
| 3352 |
A district has a net sown area of 150 thousand hectares and a gross cropped area of 210 thousand hectares. Wh… |
Geography/Geology
Land resources |
Medium |
| 3353 |
In a region receiving about 50 cm of annual rainfall, farmers grow bajra and gram and use moisture conservati… |
Geography/Geology
Land resources |
Medium |
| 3354 |
Village pasture land is encroached upon and fenced by a few powerful landowners. Which group is likely to suf… |
Geography/Geology
Land resources |
Hard |
| 3355 |
Which sector is the largest user of water in India? |
Geography/Geology
Water resources |
Easy |
| 3356 |
The Arvary Pani Sansad is a community water management initiative in |
Geography/Geology
Water resources |
Easy |
| 3357 |
Which of these is a direct benefit of rooftop rainwater harvesting in a city? |
Geography/Geology
Water resources |
Medium |
| 3358 |
Water tables are falling fast in Punjab and Haryana. The main reason is |
Geography/Geology
Water resources |
Medium |
| 3359 |
A village builds check dams, plants trees on slopes and digs percolation pits so that rainwater stays in the … |
Geography/Geology
Water resources |
Hard |
| 3360 |
Which is the oldest oilfield in India? |
Geography/Geology
Mineral and energy resources |
Easy |
| 3361 |
Bailadila, known for high-grade iron ore, is located in |
Geography/Geology
Mineral and energy resources |
Easy |
| 3362 |
Monazite sands, an important source of thorium, are found mainly along the coast of |
Geography/Geology
Mineral and energy resources |
Medium |
| 3363 |
Which statement correctly distinguishes Gondwana coal from Tertiary coal in India? |
Geography/Geology
Mineral and energy resources |
Medium |
| 3364 |
A government wants to promote an energy source that is renewable, causes little pollution and has very high p… |
Geography/Geology
Mineral and energy resources |
Hard |
| 3365 |
The Indira Gandhi Canal originates at the |
Geography/Geology
Planning and sustainable development |
Easy |
| 3366 |
The Bharmaur tribal region in Himachal Pradesh is the home of the |
Geography/Geology
Planning and sustainable development |
Easy |
| 3367 |
The report "Our Common Future" (1987), which popularised the idea of sustainable development, was prepared by… |
Geography/Geology
Planning and sustainable development |
Medium |
| 3368 |
Excessive irrigation in parts of the Indira Gandhi Canal command area has led mainly to |
Geography/Geology
Planning and sustainable development |
Medium |
| 3369 |
A programme selects only drought-affected districts and creates jobs and assets like ponds and tree cover the… |
Geography/Geology
Planning and sustainable development |
Hard |
| 3370 |
The first train in India ran in 1853 between |
Geography/Geology
Transport |
Easy |
| 3371 |
The North–South Corridor of India's highway network links |
Geography/Geology
Transport |
Easy |
| 3372 |
The HVJ gas pipeline links which three places? |
Geography/Geology
Transport |
Medium |
| 3373 |
Which national waterway is formed by the Brahmaputra between Sadiya and Dhubri? |
Geography/Geology
Transport |
Medium |
| 3374 |
Why was the Konkan Railway considered a major engineering achievement? |
Geography/Geology
Transport |
Hard |
| 3375 |
All India Radio was renamed Akashvani in |
Geography/Geology
Communication networks |
Easy |
| 3376 |
Which is an example of mass communication? |
Geography/Geology
Communication networks |
Easy |
| 3377 |
The INSAT system is mainly used for |
Geography/Geology
Communication networks |
Medium |
| 3378 |
Doordarshan became a separate national broadcaster, distinct from All India Radio, in |
Geography/Geology
Communication networks |
Medium |
| 3379 |
A state government wants to map changes in forest cover and crop health across all its districts each season.… |
Geography/Geology
Communication networks |
Hard |
| 3380 |
Which port was developed after Partition to compensate for the loss of Karachi? |
Geography/Geology
India’s international trade |
Easy |
| 3381 |
The area from which a port receives goods for export and to which it delivers imports is called its |
Geography/Geology
India’s international trade |
Easy |
| 3382 |
Which port was developed to reduce pressure on the riverine port of Kolkata? |
Geography/Geology
India’s international trade |
Medium |
| 3383 |
Which port is known for exporting iron ore from the Kudremukh mines? |
Geography/Geology
India’s international trade |
Medium |
| 3384 |
A riverine port located far inland on a river carrying heavy sediment is likely to face which main problem? |
Geography/Geology
India’s international trade |
Hard |
| 3385 |
The intensity of sound is measured in |
Geography/Geology
Environmental pollution |
Easy |
| 3386 |
Which of the following is a major cause of acid rain? |
Geography/Geology
Environmental pollution |
Easy |
| 3387 |
A town draws drinking water from a river just downstream of a point where untreated sewage is released. Which… |
Geography/Geology
Environmental pollution |
Medium |
| 3388 |
Which practice best helps reduce the problem of urban solid waste? |
Geography/Geology
Environmental pollution |
Medium |
| 3389 |
A river remains fairly clean in its upper course but becomes heavily polluted downstream of several large ind… |
Geography/Geology
Environmental pollution |
Hard |
| 3390 |
Which of the following is a push factor for rural-to-urban migration? |
Geography/Geology
Urbanisation and migration |
Easy |
| 3391 |
Dharavi, one of the largest slums in Asia, is located in |
Geography/Geology
Urbanisation and migration |
Easy |
| 3392 |
Which is the most typical characteristic of a slum? |
Geography/Geology
Urbanisation and migration |
Medium |
| 3393 |
Most slum dwellers in Indian cities earn their living mainly in |
Geography/Geology
Urbanisation and migration |
Medium |
| 3394 |
A young man leaves his drought-hit village for a city where construction work pays more, and sends money home… |
Geography/Geology
Urbanisation and migration |
Hard |
| 3395 |
The ravines of the Chambal valley are an example of land degradation caused mainly by |
Geography/Geology
Land degradation |
Easy |
| 3396 |
Mining wastelands fall under which category of degraded land? |
Geography/Geology
Land degradation |
Easy |
| 3397 |
Waterlogging and salinity in canal command areas are classed as land degraded by |
Geography/Geology
Land degradation |
Medium |
| 3398 |
In the Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh, degraded common lands were restored mainly through |
Geography/Geology
Land degradation |
Medium |
| 3399 |
A hill area sees large-scale tree felling and unchecked grazing for many years. Which chain of effects is mos… |
Geography/Geology
Land degradation |
Hard |
| 3400 |
Who announced the discovery of a new civilisation in the Indus valley in 1924? |
History
Discovering the Harappan civilisation |
Easy |