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The paleomagnetic results obtained from India indicates that in the past, the Indian landmass has moved ________.

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  1. northward

  2. southward

  3. eastward

  4. westward

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Correct Option: A

Western Ghats are formed as a result of ______________.

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  1. Accumulation of rocks

  2. Eastward tilting of peninsular block

  3. Faulting of earth's crust

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

 which of the following reason justifies the statement of  that Asia and Australia were joined together some million years ago?

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  1. Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia

  2. Culture of both places has many similarities

  3. Climate is quite similar

  4. The big green fields found in Australia are very much like

    those in Asia

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Correct Option: A

Match the following:

List-I List-II
A. Deccan Traps 1. Late cenozoic
B. Western Ghats 2. Pre-cambrian
C. Aravalli 3. Cretaceous Eocene
D. Namada-Tapi Alluvial deposits 4. Cambrian
5. Plestocene
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  1. A - 3, B - 5, C - 1, D - 4

  2. A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 5

  3. A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4

  4. A - 1, B - 4, C - 2, D - 5

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Correct Option: B

Forces which act in the interior of the earth are called as _______________.

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  1. Exogenic forces

  2. Endogenic forces

  3. Eurogenic forces

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The horizontal and vertical movements caused by the forces coming from the origin of the earth are known as endogenic forces. The origin of the endogenic force is caused by the contraction and expansion of rocks due to variation in thermal conditions and temperature inside the earth.

During solar eclipse which of the following comes in the middle?

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  1. Sun

  2. Moon

  3. Earth

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun. This can happen only at new moon when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth in an alignment. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In partial and annular eclipses, only part of the Sun is obscured.

 Two halves in which Earth is divided are called _______________.

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    1. ridges

    2. trenches

    3. equators

    4. hemispheres

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    Correct Option: D
    Explanation:

    The Hemispheres of the Earth in geography and cartography refer to any division of the globe into two hemispheres. The most common such divisions are by latitudinal or longitudinal markers:

    North-South

    Northern Hemisphere, the half that is north of the equator

    Southern Hemisphere, the half that lies south of the equator,

    East-West

    Eastern Hemisphere, the half that lies east of the prime meridian and west of the 180th meridian

    Western Hemisphere, the half that lies west of the prime meridian and east of the 180th meridian

    Which of the following soils is suitable for cultivation of almost all kinds of crops?

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    1. Black soil

    2. Red soil

    3. Laterite soil

    4. Alluvial soil

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    Correct Option: D
    Explanation:

    Alluvium is loose, unconsolidated soil or sediment that has been eroded, reshaped by water in some form, and redeposited in a non-marine setting. Alluvium is typically made up of a variety of materials, including fine particles of silt and clay and larger particles of sand and gravel. When this loose alluvial material is deposited or cemented into a lithological unit, or lithified, it is called an alluvial deposit.

    Soil is losing its fertility due to increased use of _________.

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    1. Organic manure

    2. HYV seeds

    3. Irrigation

    4. Chemical fertilizers

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    Correct Option: D
    Explanation:

     Factors which lead to soil degradation are deforestation, overgrazing, overuse of chemical feritilisers or pesticides, rain wash, landslides and floods.

    India is an agricultural country and possesses fertile plains and numerous perennial rivers. About 72 per cent of its population resides in the rural areas. Nearly 70 per cent of the people are dependent on agriculture. About three-fourths of the cultivated land of India is used for food production because.

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    1. The soil is suitable for food crops

    2. India is an exporter of food grains

    3. India has to feed a large population

    4. Per capita consumption of food in India is the highest in the world

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    Correct Option: A