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If one plots the tank irrigation in India and superimposes it with map of well irrigation,one may find that the two are negatively related. Which of the following statements explain the phenomenon?1. Tank irrigation predates well irrigation.2. Tank irrigation is in the areas with impervioussurface layers.3. Well irrigation requires sufficientground water reserves.4. Other forms of irrigation are not available.Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 2 and 3 only
C) 3 and 4 D) 1 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 and 3 only

Explanation:

The Tank irrigation is more in the rocky plateau area of the county, where the rainfall is uneven and highly seasonal. The Eastern Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Interiors of Tamil Nadu and some parts of Andhra Pradesh have more land under tank irrigation.Well Irrigation is common in alluvial plains of the country except the deserts of Rajasthan. Plains of UP, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu are the states which are more prominently under the well irrigation.These areas have huge groundwater reserves.

Well irrigation is much older than tank irrigation in India.

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Filed Under: Indian Geography
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2 1992
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If the mass of an object is 60 kgs, what will be its weight on the moon? (N=Newton)

A) 60N B) 600N
C) 100N D) 10N
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 100N

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Filed Under: Physics
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4 1992
Q:

The 12th five year plan period -

A) 2007 - 2012 B) 2002 - 2007
C) 2012 - 2017 D) 2015 - 2020
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2012 - 2017

Explanation:

The 12th five year plan period was from 2012 to 2017. But from 2015, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India replaced this planning commission of India by NITI Aayog. 

 

The main theme of the 12th five year plan was "faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth".

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Filed Under: General Awareness
Exam Prep: CAT , Bank Exams , AIEEE
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0 1992
Q:

The strain produced in a body is directly proportional to the stress applied on it, is called _______.

A) Dollar's law B) Hooke's law
C) Miller's law D) Kepler's law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hooke's law

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Filed Under: Physics
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1 1991
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Which of these is a starting point for primary succession?

A) a surface exposed by a retreating glacier B) a neglected yard
C) abandoned farmland D) an abandoned city
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a surface exposed by a retreating glacier

Explanation:

Primary succession is the orderly and predictable series of events through which a stable ecosystem forms in a previously uninhabited region. Primary succession occurs in regions characterized by the absence of soil and living organisms.

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Filed Under: General Science
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1 1991
Q:

In 1914 congress formed the federal trade commission to

Answer

When the FTC was created in 1914, its purpose was to monitor all business practices to prevent unfair methods of competition in commerce as part of the battle to "bust the trusts."


Over the years, Congress passed additional laws giving the agency greater authority to police anticompetitive practices.

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Subject: World History Exam Prep: Bank Exams , AIEEE
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1 1991
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Alexander the great invaded India in?

A) 326 BC B) 336 BC
C) 346 BC D) 354 BC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 326 BC

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Filed Under: Indian History
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6 1991
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

The director will give you instructions.

A) Instructions shall be given to you by the director. B) You will get instructions from the director.
C) You shall get instructions from the director. D) Instructions will be given to you by the director.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Instructions will be given to you by the director.

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Filed Under: English
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0 1991