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Which of the following soils is suitable for cotton production

A) Kankar B) Regur
C) Bhangar D) Khadar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Regur

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The Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on which river in Madhya Pradesh?

A) Tapti B) Chambal
C) Narmada D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chambal

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The Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on Chambal river and is located in the Mandsaur & Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh.

 

The dam’s reservoir area is the second-largest in India (after the Hirakud Reservoir), and attracts a large number of migratory and non-migratory birds throughout the year.

 

It is a masonry gravity dam, standing 62.17 metres (204.0 ft) high.

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The state with the largest area under waste land is

A) Gujarat B) Madhya pradesh
C) Jammu and Kashmir D) Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jammu and Kashmir

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The Highest dam in india is the _________dam

A) Maithan B) Bhakra
C) Hirakud D) Machkund
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bhakra

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The Bhakra dam is 226 metres high and is one of the highest dams in the world.

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What is the capital of Indian Union Territory Lakshadweep  ?

A) Port Blair B) Delhi
C) Pondicherry D) Kavaratti
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kavaratti

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Which rock system has the maximum concentration of minerals?

A) Cuddapah system B) Dharwar system
C) Gondwana system D) Vindhyan system
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dharwar system

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Irrigation canals are generally aligned along

A) Contour line B) Straight line
C) Ridge line D) Valley line
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ridge line

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A ridge ine is a line formed along the highest points of a mountain ridge.

 

Irrigation canals are generally aligned along ridge lines.

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Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in

A) Scrublands, liable to spread of weed growth B) Hilly and Slopy or mountain areas
C) Low flat plains, close to stream courses, liable to flooding D) Desert margins, liable to strong wind action
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hilly and Slopy or mountain areas

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Contour bunding is a proven sustainable land management practice for mountainous areas, marginal, sloping, and hilly land where the soil productivity is very low.

 

It is widely adopted by the ethnic minorities of Nepal who practice the shifting cultivation system of farming.

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