Question Answers

224. The mQst urbanised community in
India is that of the
(a) Hindus
(b) Muslims
(c) Christians
(d) Zoroastrians
225. The concept of over-population is
based on the
(a) availability of food in the area
(b) absolute number of people in
an area
(c) density of population in that
area
(d) supporting capacity of the land
in terms of varied human oc­
cupations
226. Which of the following gives the
correct match of states and concen­
tration of a religious group?
1. Maharashtra : Zoroastrians
2. Maharashtra : Buddhists
and Arunachal
Pradesh
3. Rajasthan
. and Gujarat
4. Sikkim : Christians
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
227. The group of languages spoken by the largest number of people in India is
(a) Austro-Asiatic
(b) Indo-Aryan
(c) Dravidian
(d) none of these
228. Which one of the following is cor­rectly matched in the light of 2001 census?
(a) Mizoram - Work participa­
tion rate is highest
(b) West Bengal - Sex ratio is
highest
(c) Kerala - Density of popula­
tion is highest
(d) Tamil Nadu - Sex ratio is
lowest
229. 'Ghotul', a tribal youth dormitory, is found among the
(a) Oraon of Bihar
(b) Bhutia of West Bengal
(c) Garo of the North East India (d) Muria of Madhya Pradesh
230. Which of the following is not a geographical factor affecting agri­
cUlture?
(a) Nature of land
(b) Winds
(c) Soil structure
(d) Government policy
: Jains
'231. Shifting agriculture is a form of (a) subsistence farming
(b) sedentary farming
(c) nomadism
(d) none of the above
232. Which of the following is/ are cor­
rect about shifting cultivation? I. It involves no ploughing
II. It is slash and burn agriculture III. It involves crop rotation
IV. It is combined with transhu­
mance
(a) I, II, III and IV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) II and III
(d) I and II
233: Which of the following regions and dominant crop is wrongly matched?
(a) Tropical
monsoon
(b) Tundra
- rice
- market
gardening
- cereals
(c) Temperate
grassland
(d) Cold
Temperate
234. Mixed farmin~volves
(a) growitt(more than one crop
on a farm
(b) growing specialised crops
(c) growing crops and keeping
livestock
(d) intensive and extensive agri­
culture
235. Strip cropping is the practice of planting alternate rows of close­growing plants, such as beans and peas, with open growing crops such as com. This practice is meant
to prevent
(a) gully erosion. (b) wind erosion. (c) rill erosion.
(d) all these
236. The production of natural rubber is dominated by
(a) South Africa
(b) South-east Asia
(c) Central Africa
(d) Mediterranean region
237. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping
2. Contour ploughing
3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
- softwood
238. Which of the following produces
the largest amount of pork? (a) Argentina (b) USA
(c) China (d) Poland
239. Match the following products and
their sources.
A. Mohair 1.
B. Merino 2.
C. Pashmina 3.
D. Fur 4.
(a) A-I, B-2, C-4, D-3 (b) A-2, B-1, C-2, D-3 (c) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-3 (d) A-I, B-2, C-2, D-4
240. Which of the following items and their leading producers are cor­rectly matched?
1. Grapes - Italy 2. Oilseeds - India 3. Millets - India 4. Coffee - Ethiopia
(a) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4 (c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
241. Which of the following generally produces the largest quantity of oranges? .
(a) USA (b) Spain
(c) Brazil (d) China
242. A large exporter of butter is
(a) Denmark (b) USA
(c) Italy (d) UK
243. Cooperative farming is well-de­veloped in
I. Denmark
III. Russia
(a) I and IV
(b) I,.III and IV
(c) II, III and IV
(d) I, II and IV
Sheep Goat Mink Camel
II. Belgium IV. Sweden
2~. Legumes such as peas and beans are good as alternative crops be­cause they
(a) add nitrates to the soil.
(b) are pest resistant.
(c) are a form of green manure. (d) are all the above
245. Which of the following is/are the advantages of crop rotation?
I. A variety of farm produce on
single farm
II. Weeds have little chance to
take root
III. Soil fertility is naturally main­
tained
(a) I and II
(c) I and III
(b) II and III (d) I, II and III