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Resources that take long geological time for their formation are called:
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Renewable resources
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Reserve
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Community resources
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Non-renewable resources
Explanation
d
Land that is left uncultivated for more than five agricultural years is called:
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Pasture land
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Culturable waste land
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Barren land
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Current fallow
Explanation
b
Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as:
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Net sown area
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Forest cover
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Waste land
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Gross cropped area
Explanation
Gross cropped area
The total degraded land in our country is:
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133 million hectares
0%
130 million sq. km.
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140 million hectares
0%
130 million hectares
Explanation
d
In which of the following States mining has caused severe land degradation?
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Gujarat
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Jharkhand
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Kerala
0%
Uttaranchal
Explanation
b
The main cause of land degradation in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh is:
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Mining
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Over irrigation
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Deforestation
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Over grazing
Explanation
b
Which is the most common soil of Northern India?
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Black soil
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Laterite soil
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Alluvial soil
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Red soil
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c
Red soil is mostly found in:
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Parts of Jammu & Kashmir
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Upper Ganga Plains
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Eastern and Southern part of Deccan Plateau
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None of the above
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c
Red soil is reddish in colour due to:
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high clay content
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presence of kankar nodules in the subsoil
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diffusion of iron in igneous and metamorphic rocks
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high moisture content
Explanation
c
Which of the following is not important for soil formation?
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Relief
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Parent rock
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Climate
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Duration of day
Explanation
d
Black soil is also called:
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Bangar
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Khadar
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Regur
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Humus
Explanation
c
Black soils are common in:
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Deccan trap region
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Kashmir Valley
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Ganga Valley
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Northern Plains
Explanation
a
Laterite soil is very useful for growing:
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Rice, wheat and mustard
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Tea, coffee and cashewnut
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Pulses, sugarcane and resin
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None of the above
Explanation
b
Black soil is deficient in
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Calcium carbonate
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Magnesium
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Potash
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Phosphoric contents
Explanation
d
Which of the following soils has self-aeration capacity?
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Alluvial
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Red soil
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Black soil
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Mountain soil
Explanation
c
Ploughing along the contour lines to decelerate the flow of water down the slopes is called:
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Strip cropping
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Sheet erosion
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Contour ploughing
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Terrace cultivation
Explanation
c
Which of the following is not a measure for soil conservation?
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Strip cropping
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Terrace cultivation
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Shelter belts
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Overdrawing of ground water
Explanation
d
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