Indian Geography MCQs

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Jatropha is a genus of flowering plants belongs to the family, Euphorbiaceae.

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Deodar is found between the altitudes of 1800 to 2600 meters of the Himalayan region.

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The rank of India is 5th (42,800 MW/ 6.8%) in terms of the cumulative solar PV capacity in 2019 in the world. China Ranks first in the list.

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Shifting cultivation is a temporary type of farming where clearings in the forest are done to grow food. When the soil is no more fertile after two to three years of cultivation, the cultivators abandon the field to look for another suitable plot of land. The first field is left to fallow, or rest and they begin the cycle of activities on a new plot of land. The cultivators may return to the same plot of land after 20 to 30 years.

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Reasons for the low productivity in India:
The average size of land holdings is very small (< 2 hectares).
Inadequate use of technology.
Inadequate infrastructure and services.
Lack of proper government policy and irrigation facilities.

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Terracing and contour bunding and Contour ploughing are suitable for soil conservation in the hilly region.

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Von Thunen was the first to adopt the Empirical Technique of cropping. It is totally based on the experience of the farmers and less scientific.

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The major source of irrigation in India is Wells and Tubewells.

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Triveni Canal irrigates the areas of Bihar.

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Indira Gandhi Canal is the largest irrigation canal in India. It starts from the Harike Barrage at Firozpur and terminates in the Thar Desert.