31) In which of the following ways can soil be conserved?
1. Contour ploughing
2. Terracing
3. Shifting cultivation
4. Crop rotation
(a) I, II and IV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) II and IV
(d) I and III
32) Which of the following crops is grown in India mainly by dry farming?
(a) Millet
(b) Tobacco
(c) Maize
(d) Groundnut
33) The leading states in the production of cotton in India are:
(a) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(b) Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra and Punjab
(d) Gujarat and Punjab
34) The reservoir Gobind Sagar is on which river in Punjab?
(a) Sutlej
(b) Son
(c) Rihand
(d) Narmada
35) Diesel locomotives are manufactured at :
(a) Kapurthala
(b) Perambur
(c) Varanasi
(d) Jamshedpur
36) Which one of the following statements on biosphere reserves is not correct?
(a) In 1973, UNESCO launched a worldwide program on man and biosphere
(b) Biosphere reserves promote research on ecological conservation
(c) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh
(d) Biosphere reserves are multipurpose protected areas to preserve the genetic diversity in ecosystems
37) Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river?
(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Sutlej
(d) Ravi
38) Panchmarhi is near the highest point on the range of
(a) Vindhyas
(b) Aravallis
(c) Nilgiris
(d) Satpuras
39) Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Punjab
40) Blue Mountain (peak) is located in ______.
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Mizoram
(d) Karnataka
41)Which of the following stations receive the highest annual rainfall?
a) Kolcutta
b) Patna
c) Allahabad
d) Delhi
42) The area with annual rainfall less than 50 cm in a year is
a) Meghalaya
b) Leh in Kashmir
c) Coromandel
d) Konkan coast
43) The major source of iron ore for Vishakhapatnam is:
a) Kakinder
b) Raigarh
c) Bailadila
d) Keonjhar
44) Haldia refinery is located in—
a) W. Bengal
b) Bihar
c) A.P
d) Orissa
45) Production of oil from Bombay high was started in—
a) 1973
b) 1975
c) 1970
d) 1978