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With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in India in the last five years, consider the following statements:
1. Area under rice cultivation is the highest.
2. Area under the cultivation of jowar is more than that of oilseeds.
3. Area of cotton cultivation is more than that of sugarcane.
4. Area under sugarcane cultivation has steadily decreased.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A1 and 3 only
B2, 3 and 4 only
C2 and 4 only
D1, 2, 3 and 4
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Correct answer: A - 1 and 3 only
Among Kharif crops, rice occupies the largest area in India, so statement 1 is correct. Oilseeds cover far more area than jowar, so statement 2 is wrong. Cotton's area (well over a hundred lakh hectares) clearly exceeds that under sugarcane, so statement 3 is correct. Sugarcane area has fluctuated rather than steadily declined, so statement 4 is wrong. Only statements 1 and 3 are correct.
Q2
Previous year questioneasy
Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the ‘Ten Degree Channel’?
AAndaman and Nicobar
BNicobar and Sumatra
CMaldives and Lakshadweep
DSumatra and Java.
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Correct answer: A - Andaman and Nicobar
The Ten Degree Channel, lying roughly along the 10 degree north latitude, separates the Andaman group of islands from the Nicobar group, so option (a) is correct. Nicobar and Sumatra are separated by the Great Channel, ruling out (b). Maldives and Lakshadweep lie in the Arabian Sea and are unrelated to this channel, ruling out (c). Sumatra and Java are separated by the Sunda Strait, ruling out (d).
Q3
Previous year questionhard
Consider the following statements :
Statement I : In January, in the Northern Hemisphere, the isotherms bend equatorward while crossing the landmasses, and poleward while crossing the oceans.
Statement II : In January, the air over the oceans is warmer than that over the landmasses in the Northern Hemisphere.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is not correct
DStatement I is not correct but Statement II is correct
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Correct answer: A - Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I
In January the Northern Hemisphere landmasses cool faster than the oceans, so isotherms bend equatorward over the colder continents and poleward over the warmer oceans, making statement I correct. Statement II is also correct because in winter the oceans retain heat and are warmer than the adjacent land. Since this warmer ocean air is precisely the reason the isotherms bend the way they do, statement II explains statement I.
Q4
Previous year questioneasy
The longest border between any two countries in the world is between:
ACanada and the United States of America
BChile and Argentina
CChina and India
DKazakhstan and Russian Federation
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Correct answer: A - Canada and the United States of America
The Canada-United States border runs about 8,891 km, making it the longest international land border between two countries. The Chile-Argentina Andean border and the China-India border are both long but considerably shorter. The Kazakhstan-Russia border is the longest continuous border within a single landmass at roughly 7,600 km, but it is still shorter than the Canada-US frontier when its total length including the Alaska section is counted.
Q5
Previous year questionmedium
Siachen Glacier is situated to the
AEast of Aksai Chin
BEast of Leh
CNorth of Gilgit
DNorth of Nubra Valley
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Correct answer: D - North of Nubra Valley
The Siachen Glacier lies in the eastern Karakoram range and its meltwater feeds the Nubra river, with the glacier sitting to the north of the Nubra Valley. It is not east of Aksai Chin, which lies far to the east, nor simply east of Leh, and it is well to the east, not the north, of Gilgit. Hence Siachen Glacier is situated to the north of the Nubra Valley.
Q6
Previous year questioneasy
Consider the following crops:
1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Rice
4. Wheat
Which of these are Kharif crops?
A1 and 4
B2 and 3 only
C1, 2 and 3
D2, 3 and 4
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Correct answer: C - 1, 2 and 3
Kharif crops are sown with the onset of the southwest monsoon around June-July and harvested in autumn; cotton (1), groundnut (2) and rice (3) are all classic monsoon-season Kharif crops, so option (c) is correct. Wheat (4) is the principal Rabi crop, sown in winter and harvested in spring, so it is not a Kharif crop, which eliminates options (a) and (d). Option (b) is too narrow because it omits cotton, which is also Kharif.
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