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Multiple choice geography environmental risks of economic development tundra climatic region effects and successes of environment conservation environment and its components

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) was formerly known as

  1. Soil Conservation Service

  2. Land conservation service

  3. Water conservation service

  4. Forest conservation service
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Explanation

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), was formerly known as the Soil Conservation Service (SCS). Its name was changed in 1994 during Presidency of Bill Clinton. It is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, that provides technical assistance to farmers and other private landowners and managers. 

Multiple choice geography environmental risks of economic development tundra climatic region effects and successes of environment conservation environment and its components

Which environmental movement refers to as Greed Game political populism by the environmentalists?

  1. Narmada Bacho Andolan

  2. Silent Valley Movement

  3. Appiko Movement

  4. Jungle Bachao Andolan
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Explanation

The tribals of singhbhun district of Jharkhand started the protest when the government decided to replace the natural sol forest, that movement is known as Jungle Bachao Andolan.

Multiple choice geography environmental risks of economic development tundra climatic region effects and successes of environment conservation environment and its components

Which one of the following is not in favour of conservation of nature?

  1. Switch off the bulb when not in use

  2. Close the tap immediately after using

  3. Dispose polypacks after shopping

  4. All of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Polypack bags are made of plastic which can be recycled. Instead of throwing them, its better to recycle it.

Multiple choice geography an ice- capped continent continents of earth antarctica antarctica

At which place does the length of shadow at noon remain same throughout the year?

  1. The North Pole

  2. The South Pole

  3. The Equator

  4. The Tropic of Capricorn
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Explanation

At the equator, the sun is directly overhead at noon during the equinoxes, and the variation in the sun's angle throughout the year is minimal compared to other latitudes, leading to consistent shadow lengths.

Multiple choice geography an ice- capped continent continents of earth antarctica antarctica

Which ocean lies in the North of Asia?

  1. Pacific ocean

  2. Indian ocean

  3. Atlantic ocean

  4. Arctic ocean
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Explanation

The Arctic Ocean lies in the north of Asia bounded by America and Europe. It has a D-shaped form with an average depth of 3500m. and an area equal to 1/12 of the Pacific Ocean. The Arctic Ocean is almost frozen and 15 feet permanent thick ice is found due to which there are difficulties of exploring the bottom.

Multiple choice geography an ice- capped continent continents of earth antarctica antarctica

Which is the largest continent in the world?

  1. Asia

  2. Africa

  3. North America

  4. Australia
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Explanation

Asia is the largest continent in the the world covering 9% of the total geographical area of the earth and also 30% of the total land area.  This largest continent Asia supports  60% of the total population of the world. It located northern and eastern hemisphere. Asia has vast divercity in terms of culture, environment,ethnic group,historical background and aslo government types.

Multiple choice geography antarctica - the white continent continents of earth antarctica antarctica

Which continent/portion of the world is uninhabited?

  1. Antarctica

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Australia

  4. Gobi
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Explanation

  • Antarctica is the southernmost continent and it is in 1820 the man first set his foot in this region. It is uninhabited continent. The people living in this continent are those belonging to research groups of different countries.
  • It is the continent that has lowest human population. The population is around 4000 in summer and 1000 in winter. This population is constituted by research teams of various countries. About 30 countries maintain about seventy research stations in Antarctica.

Multiple choice geography antarctica - the white continent continents of earth antarctica antarctica

After Europe and Australia, third smallest continent of the world is __________.

  1. North America

  2. Asia

  3. Antarctica

  4. South America
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Explanation

  • Antarctica is the third smallest continent of the world.
  • It was in 1820 when the human first set foot in Antarctica.
  • Antarctica is the southernmost continent of the earth. It has animals like penguins, seals, whales and other number of species of plants and animals.
  • Largest glacier in the world Lambert glacier is in this continent.

Multiple choice geography antarctica - the white continent continents of earth antarctica antarctica

Dakshin Gangotri is _________.

  1. A river-valley project in Andhra Pradesh

  2. An unmanned station located in Antarctica for continuous weather and scientific recordings

  3. A second source of the river Ganga

  4. An island in the Indian Ocean near Antarctica
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Explanation

  • Dakshin Gangotri is an Indian first research station established in Antarctica. It was established during third Indian expedition between 1983-84.
  • An automatic weather recording station was set up here. The station is also used to conduct tests on radio waves in Antarctica. Other functions of the Dakshin Gangotri included observations of physical oceanography, the chemistry of the freshwater lakes around, biological traits of the land, biological traits of the water, geology, glaciology and geomagnetism of the area.

Multiple choice geography antarctica - the white continent continents of earth antarctica antarctica

The zones of excessively dry climate with very cold temperature throughout the year correspond to __________.

  1. Arctic deserts

  2. Tundra

  3. Alpine meadows

  4. Antarctica
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Explanation

  • Antarctica is the southernmost continent of the earth. It is the coldest, driest and windiest continent in the world.
  • It has very low temperature throughout the year. The average annual temperature is −57 °C and temperature as cold as −93.2 °C is also recorded in this region.