1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

2. The term 'regur' refers to

3. The population of India has grown rapidly after 1921, mainly because

4. Pearl fishing is done in the Coast of

5. Which of the following measures are effective for soil conservation in India. 1. avoiding crop rotatio. 2. afforestatio. 3. encouraging the use of chemical fertilizer. 4. limiting shifting cultivation Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

6. Karewa are terraces of glacial origin found in

7. The power plant at Manikaran based on geothermal energy is in the state of

8. Soil erosion in India occurs in almost all the littoral states, but it is most serious along the coast of

9. The leading state in producing paper is

10. Consider the following statements associated with bajra cultivation in India. 1. Bajra occupies about 11 per cent of the total area under food grain. 2. Rajasthan is the leading producer of bajra in Indi. 3. India exports a large quantity of bajra Of these statements,

11. Consider the share of forest area in the following states. 1. Punja. 2. Haryan. 3. Gujara. 4. Rajasthan. The correct sequence in the descending order of the forested areas in these states is

12. The Siwalik Hills have been made out of the debris coming from the

13. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? I. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granite and gneiss II. The Deccan Lava Plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets III. The Malwa Plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps, forming the northern flank of the plateau IV. The troughs of the Narmada and the Tapti are inter-posed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura Ranges. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

14. What is Bitra Island?

15. The Assam and Kashmir Himalayas are both part of the northern mountain complex, but they differ in

16. Which one of the following gives the three largest states of India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct descending order?

17. The major forest product in India is

18. In India, the largest proportion of intrastate migration belongs to

19. Which of the following natural characteristics are associated with the dry monsoon forests of India. 1. Annual rainfall is below 50 c. 2. The trees have short root. 3. Thorny shrubs and grasslands grow between the tree. 4. Mango, mahus, sisam, keekar, etc., are the prominent trees Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

20. The soils that cannot retain moisture and are infertile are the

21. Although, almost all the states of India have paper mills, half of the total pa-per produced in the country comes from

22. Nuclear power plant is associated at

23. Which one of the following is associated with Indian Agriculture?

24. Reserved Forest is a forest

25. Under Thornthwaite's classification of climate, almost the entire state of Orissa comes under