TEST 05: INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Mentors4ias
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May 7, 2019
Syllabus: natural vegetation & mineral resources of India
1.Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
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Natural Vegetation refers to a plant community that has been left undisturbed over a long time.
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Depending upon the variations in the climate and the soil, the vegetation of India changes from one region to another.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None
Answer: C
2. Identify the forests which are found in the Western Ghats, hills of the north eastern region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
A. Tropical Thorn Forests
B. Tropical Deciduous Forests
C. Tropical Evergreen Forests
D. Montane Forests
Answer: C
3. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
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They spread over regions which receive rainfall between 70 and 200 cm.
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On the basis of the availability of water, these forests are further divided into moist and dry deciduous.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None
Answer: C
4. Which trees do not belong to the Tropical Deciduous Forests?
A. Tendu
B. Palas
C. Pine
D. Teak
Answer: C
5. Consider the following statements about Tropical Thorn Forests. Identify the right ones.
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They occur in the areas which receive rainfall less than 50 cm.
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These consist of variety of grasses and shrubs.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None
Answer: C
6. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
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The Himalayan ranges show a succession of vegetation from the tropical to tundra.
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Deciduous forests are found in the foothills of the Himalayas.
A.1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None
Answer: C
7. The seasonal or periodic movement of pastoral farmers with their livestock over relatively short distances seeking fresh pastures between two areas of different climatic conditions is called as
A. Shifting Cultivation
B. Pastoral Farming
C. Transhumance
D. None
Answer: C
8. Consider the following statements about the forest cover in India. Identify the right ones.
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The forest area is the area notified and recorded as the forest land irrespective of the existence of the tree.
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The actual forest cover is the area occupied by forests with canopy.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None
Answer: C
9. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
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Social forestry means the management and protection of forests and afforestation on barren lands with the purpose of helping in the environmental, social and rural development.
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According to the National Commission on Agriculture, social forestry can be categorized into urban forestry, rural forestry and farm forestry.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None
Answer: C
10. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
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Urban forestry pertains to the raising and management of trees on public and privately owned lands in and around urban centres.
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Rural forestry lays emphasis on promotion of agro-forestry and community forestry.
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Agro-forestry is the raising of trees and agriculture crops on the same land inclusive of the waste patches.
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Community forestry involves the raising of trees on public or community land.
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1,2 and 3 only
C. 1,2 and 4 only
D. All
Answer: D
11. Consider the following statements regarding the mineral resource of India:
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India possesses more than 100 minerals, out of which only 30 minerals have economic significance.
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Reserves of petroleum and some non-ferrous metallic minerals are inadequate in India and in order to fulfil the internal demands for these minerals, the country is dependent on the imports from other countries.
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After independence though export continues but also mineral production has picked up in consonance with the increasing industrial demands in the country.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. All of the above
Answer: D
12. Consider the following statements regarding distribution of mineral and energy resources in India:
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Coal deposits are mostly associated with Gondwana system.
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Dharwar and Cuddapah systems contain resources of major metallic minerals like copper, lead, zinc etc.
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Major non-metallic minerals like limestone, dolomite, gypsum, calcium, sulphate etc are found in and upper Vindhyan system.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B.1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. All of the above
Answer: D
13. Consider the following statements regarding the deposits of minerals in North eastern plateaus of India:
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It covers Chhotanagpur plateau, Orissa plateau and eastern Andhra plateau.
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North eastern plateau belt contains rich deposits of a variety of minerals, specially used for metallurgical industries.
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This region has also rich deposits coal, along the river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi, Son etc.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. All of the above
Answer: D
14. Consider the following statements regarding the mineral deposits found in South-western plateaus of India:
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This region extends over Karnataka plateau and adjoining Tamil Nadu plateau and is rich in metallic minerals particularly in iron ore, manganese and bauxite and in some non-metallic minerals.
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All the three gold mines of India are found in this region. However, coal is not found in this plateau region.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: C
15. The upper Brahmaputra valley is known for which of the following resources?
A. Zinc
B. Petroleum
C. Coal
D. Silver
Answer: B
16. Consider the following statements regarding coal reserves of India:
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The bulk of the Indian coal reserves are of rather poor quality and the requirements of coking coal met through the imports from other countries.
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In India, emphasis is being laid on setting thermal and super thermal power station on or near the coal fields and electricity generated is supplied to far off places through transmission lines.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: C
