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In what ways students can respond to drought?

social studies precautions for natural disasters floods, droughts and landslides and cyclones major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods

  1. Harvest rainwater at home and school

  2. Plant trees

  3. Conserve water

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Harvesting rainwater at home and school generally help in using it up in times of scarcity.

Trees, especially drought-tolerant, native species, also provide critical services that directly attack some of the consequences of drought. Native trees send out deep, water-seeking roots into the soil to tap into local groundwater and draw it to the surface.

Conserving water makes us use the water the less so that water is not wasted and could put in use during droughts.

Contagious diseases like cholera, malaria etc spread after a ________.

social studies precautions for natural disasters floods, droughts and landslides and cyclones major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods

  1. earthquake

  2. volcano

  3. draught

  4. flood

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Correct Option: D

What to do in drought situation?

social studies precautions for natural disasters floods, droughts and landslides and cyclones major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods

  1. Drip irrigation in agriculture should be intensified

  2. Food rationing and use of water should be planned after estimating their availability

  3. Construction activity should be stopped except for the inevitable work

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

What not to do in drought situation?

social studies precautions for natural disasters floods, droughts and landslides and cyclones major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods

  1. Hoard food grains

  2. Hoard fodder

  3. Holding large scale dinner parties

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

Baglihar dam has been a matter of dispute between which nations?

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  1. Bangladesh and Myanmar

  2. Myanmar and China

  3. India and China

  4. India and Pakistan

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The dispute between the Pakistan and India over the Baglihar dam is an interstate dispute. However, the current dispute is a continuation of the conflict between Pakistan and India over Kashmir and the Indus river basin, it is more complicated than a simple interstate dispute.

SIMBEX is an annual naval exercise between India and _________.

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  1. Sri Lanka

  2. France

  3. USA

  4. Singapore

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Correct Option: D

In November, 2014, which one of India's neighbouring countries allowed a Chinese submarine to dock at one of its ports?

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  1. Bangladesh

  2. Sri Lanka

  3. Maldives

  4. Pakistan

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Correct Option: B

Which city is called the 'City of Parks'?

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  1. Kiev

  2. Multan

  3. Lahore

  4. Kolkata

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Correct Option: A

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the code given.

List I List II
A. Deccan Traps $1$. Late Cenozoic
B. Western Ghats $2$. Pre-Cambrain
C. Aravalli $3$. Cretaceous Eocene
D. Narmada-Tapi alluvial deposite $4$. Cambrian
$5$. Pleistocene
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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
Explanation:

The Deccan Traps were formed during late cretaceous Eocene period.
The Western Ghats were formed during late Cenozoic age.
The Aravallies were formed in Pre-Cambrian period.
The Narmada-Tapti Alluvial deposits were formed during the Pleistocene age.

Pakistan's net primary enrolment is significantly below than its neighbours specially.

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  1. Bangladesh

  2. India

  3. Sri Lanka

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: D