| 121 |
Which port was developed after Partition to compensate for the loss of Karachi? |
Geography/Geology
India’s international trade |
Easy |
| 122 |
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 |
| 123 |
Which port was developed to reduce pressure on the riverine port of Kolkata? |
Geography/Geology
India’s international trade |
Medium |
| 124 |
Which port is known for exporting iron ore from the Kudremukh mines? |
Geography/Geology
India’s international trade |
Medium |
| 125 |
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 |
| 126 |
The intensity of sound is measured in |
Geography/Geology
Environmental pollution |
Easy |
| 127 |
Which of the following is a major cause of acid rain? |
Geography/Geology
Environmental pollution |
Easy |
| 128 |
A town draws drinking water from a river just downstream of a point where untreated sewage is released. Which… |
Geography/Geology
Environmental pollution |
Medium |
| 129 |
Which practice best helps reduce the problem of urban solid waste? |
Geography/Geology
Environmental pollution |
Medium |
| 130 |
A river remains fairly clean in its upper course but becomes heavily polluted downstream of several large ind… |
Geography/Geology
Environmental pollution |
Hard |
| 131 |
Which of the following is a push factor for rural-to-urban migration? |
Geography/Geology
Urbanisation and migration |
Easy |
| 132 |
Dharavi, one of the largest slums in Asia, is located in |
Geography/Geology
Urbanisation and migration |
Easy |
| 133 |
Which is the most typical characteristic of a slum? |
Geography/Geology
Urbanisation and migration |
Medium |
| 134 |
Most slum dwellers in Indian cities earn their living mainly in |
Geography/Geology
Urbanisation and migration |
Medium |
| 135 |
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 |
| 136 |
The ravines of the Chambal valley are an example of land degradation caused mainly by |
Geography/Geology
Land degradation |
Easy |
| 137 |
Mining wastelands fall under which category of degraded land? |
Geography/Geology
Land degradation |
Easy |
| 138 |
Waterlogging and salinity in canal command areas are classed as land degraded by |
Geography/Geology
Land degradation |
Medium |
| 139 |
In the Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh, degraded common lands were restored mainly through |
Geography/Geology
Land degradation |
Medium |
| 140 |
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 |