Consider the following statements with reference to cotton crops:
1. Cotton is mostly a Kharif crop.
2. Cotton crop requires moderate amounts of rainfall varying between 50 - 75 cm annually.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
GS Paper I (General Studies)
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Consider the following statements with reference to cotton crops:
1. Cotton is mostly a Kharif crop.
2. Cotton crop requires moderate amounts of rainfall varying between 50 - 75 cm annually.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List - I (Famous Local Storm) | List - II (Place/Area) | ||
A. | Mango shower | 1. | Punjab to Bihar |
B. | Blossom shower | 2. | Kerala |
C. | Norwesters | 3. | Karnataka Coastal Areas |
D. | Loo | 4. | West Bengal |
Write in descending order the following States on the basis of their population as per Census, 2011:
1. Bihar
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. West Bengal
Choose the correct answer with the help of the following codes :
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List - I (Place) | List - II (Confluencing Rivers) | ||
A. | Devprayag | 1. | Alaknanda and Pindar |
B. | Rudraprayag | 2. | Alaknanda and Bhagirathi |
C. | Karnaprayag | 3. | Bhagirathi and Bhilangna |
D. | Tehri | 4. | Alaknanda and Mandakini |
What does the term "Cereal Yield" refer to ?
1. The amount of cereal crops produced per unit area of harvested land
2. The total production of cereal crops in a given country
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Malthus argued that the population grows in a ___________ progression, while agricultural production/food supply grows in a ___________ progression.
From the following options, choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks:
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Jute is an indigenous plant of India.
Reason (R): Jute is a Kharif crop sown from February to June and harvested from July to October.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
<!-- x-tinymce/html -->Which one of the following pairs (Aluminium Plant - State) is not correctly matched?
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List - I (Coal Resources) | List - II (States) | ||
A. | Hutar | 1. | Madhya Pradesh |
B. | Ib River | 2. | Chhattisgarh |
C. | Tatapani - Ramkola | 3. | Odisha |
D. | Umaria | 4. | Jharkhand |
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is Reason (R)-
Assertion (A) - The Tamil Nadu coast remains dry during South-West season.
Reason (R) - The Tamil Nadu coast is situated parallel to the Bay of Bengal branch of South-West monsoon and it lies in the rain shadow area of the Arabian Sea branch of the South- West monsoon during monsoon season.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
Which of the following statement is correct?
(1) Ram Ganga river joins the Ganga at Kannauj.
(2) River Betwa joins the Yamuna near Prayagraj.
Select the correct answer using the code given below -
Which of the following statements is correct about laterite soil?
(1) This soil is developed in areas with high temperature and heavy rainfall.
(2) It is poor in iron oxide and aluminium.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
Non-conventional energy sources are those energy sources, that are -
Make the pairs of chief rivers of their place of origin-
| Rivers | Place of origin | ||
(A) | Yamuna | (1) | Sihawa |
(B) | Krishna | (2) | Nasik |
(C) | Godavari | (3) | Mahabaleshwar |
(D) | Mahanadi | (4) | Yamunotri |
Which one of the following (Tributary - River) is not correctly matched?
When was the complete census work done for first time in India?
By which year the target of population stability has been fixed in India?
Which one of the following place is the confluence of the river Alakhnanda and the Bhagirathi?
Which one of the following (Passes - States/U.T.) is correctly matched?
Shivanasamudra and Kalpakkam are respectively important for -
With reference to mineral resources, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
1. Lithium's inferred resources have been found in the Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir.
2. India is import-dependent on many minerals like Lithium, Nickel, and Cobalt.
Select the correct answer using the code given below -
Consider the following statements with reference to Uttar Pradesh-
(1) Forests constitute about 12.8% of the total geographical area of the state.
(2) The districts of Jaunpur, Ghazipur and Ballia have no forest land.
Select the correct answer from the code given below-
Hangul-deer is found in which part of India?
Which of the following coasts is the largest tidal energy producing area in India?