424 + Interview Questions in Geography in Class 12 Page 4 InterviewSolution

151.	Why is the area under pastures decreasing in India? How do the changes in the economy effect the changes in land use? Explain.
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/decline-945966" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DECLINE">DECLINE</a> in land under pastures and grazing lands can be explained by pressure from agricultural land. Illegal <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/encroachment-971006" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ENCROACHMENT">ENCROACHMENT</a> due to expansion of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/cultivation-940329" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CULTIVATION">CULTIVATION</a> on common pasture lands is largely responsible for the decline. <br/> The changes that an economy undergoes which affect land <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/use-1441041" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about USE">USE</a> are as follows: <br/> N/A</body></html>

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152.	Which one of the following is India's rank in terms of Human Development Index among the countries of the world in 2011 ?
Answer» <html><body><p>126<br/>134<br/>128<br/>129</p>Answer :<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/b-387190" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about B">B</a></body></html>

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153.	Which one of the following statements is/are correct with regard to lines of latitude? 1.They are concentric circles numbered from 0^@ to 90^@ 2.They are circles on a globe which are parallel to the Equator and which are to the North and South of the Equator Select the correct answer using the code given below
Answer» <html><body><p>Only 1<br/>Only 2<br/>Both 1 and 2<br/>Neither 1 nor 2</p>Solution :The latitude of a place defined as the are, measured in degree, north or <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/south-1219419" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOUTH">SOUTH</a> of the meridian between the place and the equator. The equator is given the value of `0^@`. The latitudes thus <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/range-1177030" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RANGE">RANGE</a> from `0^@` at the equator to `<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/90-341351" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 90">90</a>^@` north or south at the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/poles-1157604" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about POLES">POLES</a>.</body></html>

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154.	1. When and with whose collaboration was Bhilai Steel Plant established?
Answer» <html><body><p></p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/solution-25781" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOLUTION">SOLUTION</a> :The Bhilai <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/steel-1227006" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about STEEL">STEEL</a> Plant was <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/established-446764" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ESTABLISHED">ESTABLISHED</a> with <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/russian-627904" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RUSSIAN">RUSSIAN</a> collaboration in Durg district of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/chhattisgarh-3275" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CHHATTISGARH">CHHATTISGARH</a> and started production in 1959.</body></html>

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155.	When do we get meaningful result from collected data?
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :Data <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/collected-2526120" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COLLECTED">COLLECTED</a> are <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/required-1185621" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about REQUIRED">REQUIRED</a> to be <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/organised-583962" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ORGANISED">ORGANISED</a> and presented and then analysed. Only then we can reach at <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/meaningful-1091640" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MEANINGFUL">MEANINGFUL</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/conclusions-25447" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CONCLUSIONS">CONCLUSIONS</a> from data.</body></html>

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156.	Which area is called rust bowl' and why?
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/pittsburgh-600883" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PITTSBURGH">PITTSBURGH</a> is called .rust bowl. because earlier there were many iron and steel <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/plants-601210" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PLANTS">PLANTS</a> but now they have <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/shifted-7301841" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SHIFTED">SHIFTED</a> to other <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/places-21804" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PLACES">PLACES</a>.</body></html>

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157.	Which one of the following Union Territories of India has the highest literacy rate ?
Answer» <html><body><p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/lakshadweep-538783" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LAKSHADWEEP">LAKSHADWEEP</a> <br/>Chandigrah<br/>Daman and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/diu-440988" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DIU">DIU</a> <br/><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/andaman-377792" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ANDAMAN">ANDAMAN</a> and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/nicobar-578373" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NICOBAR">NICOBAR</a> Islands </p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/answer-15557" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ANSWER">ANSWER</a> :A</body></html>

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158.	Write a short note on the following in about 30 words: 1. Footloose industry:
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :Foot <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/loose-1079260" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOOSE">LOOSE</a> industries can be located in a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/wide-732346" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WIDE">WIDE</a> variety of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/places-21804" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PLACES">PLACES</a>. They are not dependent on any specific raw material, weight losing or otherwise. They <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/largely-2151761" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LARGELY">LARGELY</a> depend on component parts which can be <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/obtained-7273275" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OBTAINED">OBTAINED</a> anywhere.</body></html>

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159.	Which one of the following regions on the surface of Earth has Horse Latitudes?
Answer» <html><body><p>Equatorial low pressure belt<br/><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sub-1230791" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SUB">SUB</a>-tropical high pressure belt<br/>Sub-polar low pressure belt<br/>Polar high pressure belt</p>Solution : Horse Latitudes are the subtropical <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/belts-895051" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BELTS">BELTS</a> of variable winds and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/columns-922590" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COLUMNS">COLUMNS</a> that is between the latitudes `25^@` and `35^@` <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/south-1219419" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOUTH">SOUTH</a> and north. They coincide with sub tropical high-pressure belts.</body></html>

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160.	Which one of the following types of forest covers the maximum area in India?
Answer» <html><body><p>Tropical rain forest<br/>Tropical moist deciduous forest<br/>tropical dry deciduous forest<br/>Tropical dry evergreen forest</p>Solution :Tropical dry deciduous forests run from the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/himalayan-486088" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HIMALAYAN">HIMALAYAN</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/foot-994954" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FOOT">FOOT</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/hills-1024052" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HILLS">HILLS</a> to Kanyakumari and comprise <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/important-1038039" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about IMPORTANT">IMPORTANT</a> trees <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/like-1073845" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LIKE">LIKE</a> bijasal, teak, tendu, amaltas, khair, palas, rosewood and axlewood.</body></html>

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161.	Where and when was the first cotton mill set up?
Answer» <html><body><p></p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/solution-25781" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOLUTION">SOLUTION</a> :In <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/mumbai-482" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MUMBAI">MUMBAI</a>, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/1854-280016" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 1854">1854</a>.</body></html>

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162.	Who started the first naphtha based chemical industry?
Answer» <html><body><p></p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/solution-25781" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOLUTION">SOLUTION</a> :The National <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/organic-1138713" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ORGANIC">ORGANIC</a> Chemical Industries <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/limited-1074043" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LIMITED">LIMITED</a> (NOCIL) established in private <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sector-1198825" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SECTOR">SECTOR</a> in 1961, started the first naphtha-based chemical <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/industry-1043031" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INDUSTRY">INDUSTRY</a> in Mumbai.</body></html>

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163.	Which one of the following soils is most suitable for cotton cultivation?
Answer» <html><body><p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/red-613739" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RED">RED</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/soil-15956" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOIL">SOIL</a><br/>Black soil<br/>Loamy soil<br/> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/laterite-539921" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LATERITE">LATERITE</a> soil</p>Answer :<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/b-387190" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about B">B</a></body></html>

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164.	Why is conservation and management of water resources essential in India? Explain any three reasons.
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :Reasons for conservation and management of water resources are: (i) There is a declining <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/availability-15037" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AVAILABILITY">AVAILABILITY</a> of fresh water and increasing demand, Per capita availability of water is declining day by day.(<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ii-1036832" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about II">II</a>) There is a great demand of water <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/due-433472" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DUE">DUE</a> to increase of population. Demand of water is increasing in different sectors like <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/agriculture-826" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AGRICULTURE">AGRICULTURE</a>, industries and for domestic uses. (ii) Pollution of water is responsible for declining the quality of water. This causes the un-usability of this precious <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/life-541672" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LIFE">LIFE</a> giving resource.</body></html>

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165.	Which one among the following is the best reason for the marked increase in the agricultural production in India in the past decades?
Answer» <html><body><p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/increases-1040626" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INCREASES">INCREASES</a> in the area under cultivation<br/>Conversion of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/barren-394132" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BARREN">BARREN</a> land into agricultural land<br/>Use of improved agricultural methods and technologies<br/>Priority status given by the successive <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/governments-1010387" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GOVERNMENTS">GOVERNMENTS</a> to agricultural <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sector-1198825" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SECTOR">SECTOR</a> over the industry sector</p>Solution :The Deccan Traps are a large <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/igneous-504340" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about IGNEOUS">IGNEOUS</a> province, one of the largest volcanic features on Earth. It is located on the Deccan Plateau of west-central India.</body></html>

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166.	Why is the sugar industry a seasonal industry?
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :Sugar industry is totally based on sugarcane as raw material. Sugarcane is a seasonal crop harvested annually. Since sugarcane is a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/perishable-7383442" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PERISHABLE">PERISHABLE</a> crop and its <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sucrose-654861" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SUCROSE">SUCROSE</a> content starts to decline within 24 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/hours-1030090" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HOURS">HOURS</a> only, therefore sugarcane cannot be stored for <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/production-14556" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRODUCTION">PRODUCTION</a> of sugar later in the year. As a result production of sugar is limited to only <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/harvesting-1016092" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HARVESTING">HARVESTING</a> time of the sugarcane.</body></html>

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167.	Which towns have developed in India after independence?
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution : Modern <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/towns-1424223" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TOWNS">TOWNS</a> have developed in India after independence. The British and other Europeans have developed a number of towns in India. They first developed some trading ports such as Surat, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/daman-434139" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DAMAN">DAMAN</a>, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/goa-2045" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GOA">GOA</a>, Puducherry, Mumbai (Bombay), <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/chennai-511" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CHENNAI">CHENNAI</a> (Madras), and Kolkata (Calcutta).</body></html>

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168.	Which among the following is the correct sequence of rivers starting from North to South ?
Answer» <html><body><p>Bhima-<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/godavari-474404" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GODAVARI">GODAVARI</a> Penganga-<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/tungabhadra-713737" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TUNGABHADRA">TUNGABHADRA</a><br/>Godavari-Penganga-Tungabhadra-Bhima<br/>Penganga-Godavari Bhima-Tungabhadra<br/>Penganga-Bhima-Godavari-Tungabhadra</p>Solution :The rivers flowing from North to south: Penganga & Bhima (<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/maharashtra-58" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAHARASHTRA">MAHARASHTRA</a>), Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) and Tungabhadra (Karnataka)</body></html>

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169.	Which one of the following statements does not describe geography?
Answer» <html><body><p>an integrative discipline<br/>study of the inter-relationship between <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/humans-1033536" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HUMANS">HUMANS</a> and environment Id <br/>subjected to dualism <br/>not relevant in the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/present-1163722" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRESENT">PRESENT</a> time due to the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/development-950177" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DEVELOPMENT">DEVELOPMENT</a> of technology </p>Answer :D</body></html>

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170.	1. Which state in india has its highest rank in Human Development Index (HDI) value?
Answer» <html><body><p><br/></p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/answer-15557" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ANSWER">ANSWER</a> :<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/kerala-1444" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about KERALA">KERALA</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/state-21805" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about STATE">STATE</a> has the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/highest-1022683" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HIGHEST">HIGHEST</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/rank-618939" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RANK">RANK</a> in H.D.I.</body></html>

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171.	1. Write four facts of Panama Canal.
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution : Panama canal has <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/shortened-3026911" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SHORTENED">SHORTENED</a> the distance between eastern and western coasts of North America. This canal connects the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. Its economic significance are: <br/> (i) The canal is about 72 km. long and involves a very deep cutting for a length of 12 km. <br/> (ii) It has a six lock system and ships cross the different <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/levels-1072811" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LEVELS">LEVELS</a> (26 m up and down) through these locks before entering the Gulf of Panama. <br/> (<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/iii-497983" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about III">III</a>) It shortens the distance between New York and San Francisco by 13,000 km by sea.<br/>(iv) Likewise the distance between Western Europe and the West-coast of U.S.A., and North-eastern and Central U.S.A. and East and South-east Asia is shortened.<br/> (v) The economic significance of this Canal is relatively less than that of the Suez. <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/however-1032379" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HOWEVER">HOWEVER</a>, it is vital to the economies of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/latin-539973" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LATIN">LATIN</a> America.</body></html>

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172.	Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the four stages of water movement in a hydrological cycle?
Answer» <html><body><p>Evaporation-Condensation-Precipitation-<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/infiltration-1043464" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INFILTRATION">INFILTRATION</a><br/>Evaporation-Precipitation-Condensation-Infiltration<br/>Infiltration-Evaporation-Condensation-Precipitation<br/>Condensation-Precipitation-Evaporation-Infiltration</p>Solution :Hydrological cycle is also known as water cycle. It is journey of water. It circulates from the loud to the sky and back again First and foremost transpiration occurs. In this process water evaporates from oceans, rivers, lakes and even puddles by <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sun-1234558" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SUN">SUN</a>'s heat When the air currents reach condenses around and clings on to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/fine-989069" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FINE">FINE</a> particles in the air the cooler layers of the atmosphere, the water <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/vapour-1442886" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VAPOUR">VAPOUR</a> This is called condensation and be returned to the earth as precipitation, In this <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/case-910082" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CASE">CASE</a> some of the precipitation (rain fall) absorbed into the ground, called infiltration</body></html>

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173.	Why do we need to encourage watershed development?
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution : We <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/need-25476" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NEED">NEED</a> to encourage watershed development due to following reasons:<br/>(a) To prevent run-off. (<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/b-387190" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about B">B</a>) To increase storage and recharge of groundwater (c) Conservation, regeneration and judicious use of all resources like land, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/water-1449333" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WATER">WATER</a>, plants, animals etc. (d) To encourage community and people <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/participation-1147455" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PARTICIPATION">PARTICIPATION</a>, for example, Neeru-Meeru, Haryali etc.</body></html>

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174.	Which of the following statements concerning Mediterranean climatic region are correct ? 1.Itis found in the latitude range 30^@to 45^@ northern and southern hemisphere 2.Mediterranean climate experiences extreme temperature conditions 3 In Mediterranean climate, rainfall occurs mainly during summer season 4. Mediterranean climate, rainfall is mainly due to westerlies Select the correct answer using the code given below
Answer» <html><body><p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/1-256655" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 1">1</a> , <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/2-283658" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 2">2</a> and 4<br/>1 and 4 only<br/>1,2 and 3<br/>3 and 4</p>Answer :A</body></html>

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175.	Which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1.The local time of Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) is about two hours ahead than Dwarka (Gujarat). 2 The local time at Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) is almost same 3.The local time of Mumbai (Maharashtra) is one hour ahead than Kolkata (West Bengal). Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer» <html><body><p>1 and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/2-283658" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 2">2</a> only<br/>2 only<br/>1 and 3 only<br/>1,2 and 3</p>Solution : Indian Standard Time is based on `82 (1/2)^@ E` longitude which passes through Allahabad. Since the east-west extent of India is vast so a time <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/difference-951394" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DIFFERENCE">DIFFERENCE</a> of two hours of found in the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/local-537549" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOCAL">LOCAL</a> time. Local time of Lucknow and Chennai are almost same because they lie <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/along-1974109" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ALONG">ALONG</a> the same longitude</body></html>

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176.	Which factors have caused spatial variations in the levels of Human Development among the 15 major states in India ?
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :India has been <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/placed-591674" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PLACED">PLACED</a> among the countries with <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/medium-1092763" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MEDIUM">MEDIUM</a> human development index. It has human development index of 134. Kerala with the composite idex value of 0.638 is placed at the top rank followed by <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/punjab-53" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PUNJAB">PUNJAB</a> (0.537), Tamil Nadu (0.531) Maharashtra (0.523) and Haryana (0.509). States like Bihar (0.367), Assam (0.386), Uttar Pradesh (0.388), Madhya Pradesh (0.394) and Odisha (0.404) are at the bottom among the 15 major states in India. There are several socio - political, economic and historical reasons for such a state of affairs. Kerala is able to record the highest value in the HDI largely due to its <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/impressive-498952" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about IMPRESSIVE">IMPRESSIVE</a> performance in achieving near hundred per cent literacy (90.92 per cent) in 2001. States like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Assam and Uttar Pradesh have very low literacy. States showing higher total literacy rates have less gaps betweenthe male and female literacy rates.Apart from the educational attainment, the levels of economic development too play significant impacts on HDI. Economically developed states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Punjab and Haryana have higher value of HDI as compared to states like Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, etc.Regional distortions and social disparities continue to play an important role in the Indian economy, polity and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/society-1215299" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOCIETY">SOCIETY</a>. In India, social divisions of caste, religion, sex plays an important role in the access of the particular social group to various life chances, hence alter their standing in the human development index. It is found that states with wider variations in social group like Uttar Pradesh tend to have lower Human development index due to communal tensions, differential resource distribution to people of different social groups.</body></html>

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177.	Yakuts are the nomadic herders of
Answer» <html><body><p>Gob<br/> Sahara<br/>Tundra<br/>Kalahari</p>Solution :<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/yakuts-748992" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about YAKUTS">YAKUTS</a> are the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/nomadic-571418" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NOMADIC">NOMADIC</a> reindeer <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/herder-484727" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HERDER">HERDER</a> of Tundra</body></html>

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178.	Write a note on the union and pacific sirailway.
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :This rail-line connects New <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/york-749673" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about YORK">YORK</a> on the-Atlantic Coast to San Francisco Con the Pacific Coast <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/passing-1148520" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PASSING">PASSING</a> through <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/cleveland-2521348" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CLEVELAND">CLEVELAND</a>, Chicago, Omaha, Evans, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ogden-2204395" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OGDEN">OGDEN</a> and Sacramento. The most valuable exports on this route are ores, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/grain-475942" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GRAIN">GRAIN</a>, paper, chemicals and machinery.</body></html>

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179.	Which of the following statements about Ring of Fire is/are correct? 1.It is a zone of convergent plate boundaries 2. It is an active seismic and volcanic zone 3. It is associated with deep trench Select the correct answer using the code given below
Answer» <html><body><p>1and 2 only<br/>2 and 3 only<br/>1 only<br/>1,2 and 3</p>Solution :The Ring of Fire, also referred to as the Circum-Pacific Belt, is a path along the Pacific <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ocean-1127860" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OCEAN">OCEAN</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/characterized-7280498" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CHARACTERIZED">CHARACTERIZED</a> by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes. Its length is approximately 40,000 kilometers (24.900 miles). It traces boundaries between <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/several-1203547" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SEVERAL">SEVERAL</a> tectonic plates including the Pacific, Juan de Fuca, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/cocos-421643" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COCOS">COCOS</a> Indian-Australian, Nazca, North American, and Philippine Plates 75% of Earth's volcanoes-more than 450 volcanoes are located along the Ring of Fire 90 % of Earth's earthquakes occur along its path, including the planet's most <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/violent-723669" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VIOLENT">VIOLENT</a> and dramatic seismic events</body></html>

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180.	Which one of the following Himalayan rivers does NOT originate from across the Himalayas?
Answer» <html><body><p> Indus<br/>Satluj<br/> Ganga<br/>Brahmaputra</p>Answer :<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/c-7168" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about C">C</a></body></html>

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181.	Which among the following is the major item of export from Paradeep Port?
Answer» <html><body><p>Rice<br/>Tea<br/>Fish<br/>Iron ore</p>Answer :D</body></html>

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182.	1. Write a few features ofrural settlements :
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :Features of rural settlements : <br/> (a) Rural settlements are most closely and directly related to land. <br/> (b) They are dominated by primary activities such as <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/agriculture-826" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AGRICULTURE">AGRICULTURE</a>, animal <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/husbandry-1033753" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HUSBANDRY">HUSBANDRY</a>, fishing, etc. <br/> (c ) The settlements size is relatively small and rate of growth and expansion is low. <br/> (d) Usually rural settlements are located near water bodies such as rivers, lakes, and springs where water can be easily <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/obtained-7273275" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OBTAINED">OBTAINED</a>. <br/> (e) People living in rural <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/areas-883934" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AREAS">AREAS</a> have strong relationship among themselves because they are similar in their culture, cocial and religious issues. <br/> (f) The houses in rural areas are similar in their construction <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/pattern-590239" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PATTERN">PATTERN</a> which is according to the climatic conditions.</body></html>

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183.	Which are the major regions of the world having a dense network of airways?
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :Frequent air <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/services-1202745" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SERVICES">SERVICES</a> are available to many <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/parts-1148278" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PARTS">PARTS</a> of the world. Although, U.K. pioneered the use of commercial jet transport, U.S.A. developed <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/largely-2151761" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LARGELY">LARGELY</a> postWar international civil aviation. Today, more than 250 commercial airlines offer regular services to different parts of the world. Recent developments can change the future course of air transport. Supersonic aircraft, cover the distance between London and New <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/york-749673" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about YORK">YORK</a> within three and a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/half-1014510" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HALF">HALF</a> hours. 519 located In the Northern Hemisphere, there is a distinct east-west belt of inter-continental air routes. Dense network exists in Eastern U.S.A., Western Europe and Southeast balle Asia. U.S.A. alone accounts for 60 per cent of the airways of the world. New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Rome, Moscow, Karachi, New Delhi, 9159 Mumbai, Bangkok, Singapore, Tokyo, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago bare the nodal points where air routes converge or radiate to all continents.</body></html>

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184.	Why do the products from gathering activities cannot compete in the world market?
Answer» <html><body><p></p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/solution-25781" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOLUTION">SOLUTION</a> :Products of these activities cannot compete in the world market as <br/> (i) Synthetic products of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/better-895998" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BETTER">BETTER</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/quality-17732" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about QUALITY">QUALITY</a> and lower prices have replaced many items supplied by <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/gatherers-1004056" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GATHERERS">GATHERERS</a> in the tropical forests, unable to face competition. <br/> (ii) As it is a low technology subsistence activity not much surplus is there.</body></html>

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185.	Which one of the following is the correct sequence of proved coal reserves in the Indian States in decreasing order ?
Answer» <html><body><p>Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bengal-395422" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BENGAL">BENGAL</a><br/> Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal<br/>Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh<br/>Odisha , Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand</p>Solution :As a result of exploration carried out up to the maximum depth of 1200m by the GSI, CMPDI, SCCL and MECL <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/etc-975753" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ETC">ETC</a>, a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/cumulative-428447" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CUMULATIVE">CUMULATIVE</a> total of 319.02 Billion tonnes of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/geological-472327" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GEOLOGICAL">GEOLOGICAL</a> Resources of Coal have so far been estimated in the country as on 1.4.2018. The details of state-wise geological resources of Coal (in million tonnes) are given as under: <br/> <img src="https://d10lpgp6xz60nq.cloudfront.net/physics_images/NDA_14Y_GEO_C20_E01_196_S01.png" width="80%"/></body></html>

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186.	Which of the following statement(s) concerning natural regions of the world is /are correct ? 1.Equatorial climate regions have less urbanization 2.Mediterranean climatic region have high level of urbanization 3 Equatorial climatic regions have high concentration of human population 4 Mediterranean climate regions practice plantation farming select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer» <html><body><p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/1-256655" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 1">1</a> and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/2-283658" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 2">2</a> only<br/>1,2 and 3<br/>2 and 4<br/>1 only</p>Answer :<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/c-7168" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about C">C</a></body></html>

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187.	Why is a flow map called a dynamic map?
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :Flow <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/map-1087307" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAP">MAP</a> is drawn to show the flow of commodities or people <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/betwee-896325" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BETWEE">BETWEE</a> the places of origin and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/destination-949620" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DESTINATION">DESTINATION</a>. <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/since-644476" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SINCE">SINCE</a> it shows many variables together and deals with flow <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/phenomenon-599568" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PHENOMENON">PHENOMENON</a>, it is also caled dynamic map.</body></html>

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188.	When was the tribal subplan introduced?
Answer» <html><body><p></p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/solution-25781" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOLUTION">SOLUTION</a> :Tribal <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/subplan-7306729" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SUBPLAN">SUBPLAN</a> was introduced in 1974, under <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/fifth-987488" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FIFTH">FIFTH</a> Five Year <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/plan-25498" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PLAN">PLAN</a>.</body></html>

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189.	Which one of the following is not a sea port?
Answer» <html><body><p>Paradeep<br/>Haldia<br/>Diamond Harbour<br/>Dhamra</p>Answer :<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/c-7168" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about C">C</a></body></html>

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190.	Which among the following statements provides the best evidence that a river is flowing through a rift valley ?
Answer» <html><body><p>The <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/chambal-415861" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CHAMBAL">CHAMBAL</a> valley is marked by <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bad-389290" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BAD">BAD</a> land topography<br/><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/river-1189947" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RIVER">RIVER</a> Tapi does not have Delta but <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/estuary-975738" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ESTUARY">ESTUARY</a> only<br/>River Mahanadi flows through a gorge at Satkosia<br/> River Colorado has the Grand <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/canyon-908417" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CANYON">CANYON</a> along its valley</p>Solution :The Colorado river is the primary river of the American Southwest The original name of this river is Rio Colorado or Red River by the Spanish</body></html>

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191.	Which is the leading steel producing region of Germany?
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :The Ruhr region which is responsible for 80% of Germany.s total <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/steel-1227006" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about STEEL">STEEL</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/production-14556" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRODUCTION">PRODUCTION</a>, is the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/leading-1070220" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LEADING">LEADING</a> steel producing region of Germany <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/cottage-426738" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COTTAGE">COTTAGE</a> industry.</body></html>

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192.	What two factors mostly helped in the development of ancient towns in India ?
Answer» <html><body><p></p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/solution-25781" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOLUTION">SOLUTION</a> :(i) <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/religion-4986" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RELIGION">RELIGION</a> (<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ii-1036832" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about II">II</a>) <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/culture-940503" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CULTURE">CULTURE</a></body></html>

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193.	Which city is referred to as the petrochemical industry?
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :The city of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/mumbai-482" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MUMBAI">MUMBAI</a> is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/referred-7264329" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about REFERRED">REFERRED</a> to as the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/petrochemical-599214" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PETROCHEMICAL">PETROCHEMICAL</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/industry-1043031" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INDUSTRY">INDUSTRY</a>.</body></html>

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194.	When was Aryabhatt, Rohini and Bhaskar-I launched respectively?
Answer» <html><body><p></p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/solution-25781" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOLUTION">SOLUTION</a> :Aryabhatta-19, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/april-380813" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about APRIL">APRIL</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/1979-282099" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 1979">1979</a> <br/> Rohini-1980 <br/> Bhaskar-1-1979</body></html>

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195.	What was world's population at the beginning of the 21^(st) century?
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :The <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/world-1460172" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WORLD">WORLD</a> at the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/beginning-894536" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BEGINNING">BEGINNING</a> of the `21^(st)` century recorded the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/presence-25557" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRESENCE">PRESENCE</a> of over 6 billion people.</body></html>

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196.	Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The major constituent mineral of granite rock is quartz 2.The major constituent mineral of sandstone rock is feldspar 3. The major constituent mineral of limestone rock is dolomite Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer» <html><body><p>1,2 and 3<br/>3 only<br/>1 and 2 only<br/>2 and 3 only</p>Solution : Limestone clone movies of mineral calcite and aragonite which are <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/different-951434" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DIFFERENT">DIFFERENT</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/forms-11384" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FORMS">FORMS</a> of calcium carbonate. Limestones <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/may-557248" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAY">MAY</a> be formed from skeletons of corals and foraminifera It is a sedimentary rock easily soluble in <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/water-1449333" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WATER">WATER</a></body></html>

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197.	Which of the following statements are correct? 1.In a cyclone, the area of low pressure is at the centre surrounded by the areas of high pressure 2. In a cyclone, the areas of low pressure surround the area of high pressure 3. In an anti-cyclone, the area of high pressure is surrounded by the areas of low pressure 4 In an anti cyclone, the area of low pressure is surrounded by the areas of high pressure Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
Answer» <html><body><p>1 and 2<br/>1 and 3<br/>1 and 4<br/>2 and 4</p>Solution : In a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/cyclone-429034" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CYCLONE">CYCLONE</a>, the area of low pressure is at the centre surrounded by the areas of high pressure. In an <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/anti-379578" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ANTI">ANTI</a>- cyclone, the area of high pressure is surrounded by the areas of high pressure.</body></html>

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198.	Which regions have unfavourable sex ratio towards women?
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :In region where <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/gender-1004251" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GENDER">GENDER</a> discrimination is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/rampant-612976" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RAMPANT">RAMPANT</a> and where practice of female foeticide, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/infanticide-515712" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INFANTICIDE">INFANTICIDE</a> and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/domestic-957937" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DOMESTIC">DOMESTIC</a> violence against women are prevalent have unfavourable sex ratio <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/towards-7269729" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TOWARDS">TOWARDS</a> women.</body></html>

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199.	Which one of the following is not a source of geographical information?
Answer» <html><body><p>1. traveller's accounts<br/>2.old maps<br/>3. samples of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/rock-1190456" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ROCK">ROCK</a> materials from the moon<br/>4. ancient epics</p>Answer :<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/c-7168" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about C">C</a></body></html>

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200.	Which one among the following terms is used to describe a plant that grows only in a mountainous environment?
Answer» <html><body><p>Orophyte<br/>Geophyte<br/>Epiphyte<br/>Bryophyte</p>Solution :Orophyte: Plant that will grow only in a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/mountainous-1104436" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MOUNTAINOUS">MOUNTAINOUS</a> environment <br/> Geophyte: One of the six <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/major-552614" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAJOR">MAJOR</a> floral life from classes recognized by <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/danish-434361" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DANISH">DANISH</a> Botanist Raunkiaer <br/> Epiphyte: Plant <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/grows-1013760" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GROWS">GROWS</a> an another plant not in a parasitic <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/way-1450548" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WAY">WAY</a> <br/>Bryophyte-A flower less green plant</body></html>

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