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Multiple choice geography economic growth and development development and growth need for sustainable development economics of development

Identify the problems related with the use of per capita income index to compare the standard of living, economic growth and welfare between different countries.

  1. Problem of expression of national income of different countries in one currency.

  2. Different concepts of national income measurement are used in different countries.

  3. Difficulty in measuring standard of living of different countries due to differing price levels.

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Comparing per capita income across countries is difficult due to currency conversion issues, different methodologies for calculating national income, and varying purchasing power (price levels).

Multiple choice geography economic growth and development development and growth need for sustainable development economics of development

Indian Economy is a __________.

  1. capitalist economy

  2. socialist economy

  3. mixed economy

  4. not an economy at all
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Indian economy is a mixed economy.  A mixed economy can be defined as a market system which entails features from both the capitalist economy as well as socialist economy. Decisions in a mixed economy are jointly taken by both the private as well as public sector.

Multiple choice geography economic growth and development development and growth need for sustainable development economics of development

The ____________ in December 2011 has taken steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and set up a Green Climate Fund for this purpose.

  1. Durban Meet

  2. Climate Change Convention

  3. Rio Convention

  4. Paris Agreement
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In the field of climate finance, green climate fund has been set up to provide fund for a healthy climate for the people. For this purpose, the Durban Meet in December 2011 was set up. 

Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below:
Which island groups were affected by the Tsunami in 2004?

  1. Lakshadweep

  2. Maldives

  3. Andaman and Nicobar

  4. Both (b) and (c)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Andaman and Nicobar,

According to official estimates in India, 10,136 people were killed and hundreds of thousands made homeless when a tsunami triggered by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake near the Indonesian island of Sumatra struck the southern coast on 26 December 2004.

Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
Lakshadweep islands are coral islands.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation
India's Coral Islands is a coral Island (true).
Lakshadeep island with Minicoy Island, a lonely atoll located at the southern end of the 200-km-broad Nine Degree Channel, they form the Coral Islands of India in the Arabian Sea. All these islands have been built up by corals and have fringing coral reefs very close to their shores.
Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

Name the island group of India having coral origin _______.

  1. Lakshdweep

  2. Andaman and Nicobar

  3. Andaman

  4. Nicobar

  5. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Lakshadweep  is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea, 200 to 440 km (120 to 270 mi) off the southwestern coast of India. The archipelago is a Union Territory and is governed by the Union Government of India. They were also known as Laccadive Islands, although geographically this is only the name of the central subgroup of the group. 

Lakshadweep means "one hundred thousand islands" in Sanskrit and Malayalam. The islands form the smallest Union Territory of India and their total surface area is just 32 km2 (12 sq mi). The lagoon area covers about 4,200 km2 (1,600 sq mi), the territorial waters area 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi) and the exclusive economic zone area 400,000 km2 (150,000 sq mi). 
The region forms a single Indian district with 10 subdivisions. Kavaratti serves as the capital of the Union Territory and the region comes under the jurisdiction of Kerala High Court. The islands are the northernmost of the Lakshadweep-Maldives-Chagos group of islands, which are the tops of a vast undersea mountain range, the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge.

Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

Which island in Lakshadweep has got a bird sanctuary?

  1. Past island

  2. Main island

  3. Pitti island

  4. Part island

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation
PITTI.
 Oceanic birds generally found in Lakshadweep are Tharathasi (Sterna fuscata) and Karifetu (Anous solidus). They are generally found in one of the uninhabited islands known as PITTI. This island has been declared as a bird sanctuary.
Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

The Lakshadweep islands are of _____ origin.

  1. Volcanic

  2. Submerged fold mountains

  3. Coral

  4. None ofthese
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Lakshadweep islands are coral islands formed by the agglomeration of skeletons and calcium carbonate secretions of tiny marine  animals called Polyps.
  •  They live in colonies in symbiotic relationship with algae and zooxanthalae bacteria which gives vibrant colours to coral reefs and made the most productive and vegetative regions of the oceans .
  • Salient features of Lakshadweep Islands:
  • 1) Originated as coral islands and agricultural productivity is low due to infertile soil. 
  • 2) Existence of atolls, corals etc., made it as one of the tourist destination.