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Questions Related to geography
Laterite soils are suitable to grow __________.
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Coffee, rubber and tea
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Wheat, rice and rubber
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Jute, maize and millets
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Pulses, tea and sugarcane
Laterite soils are good for tea, coffee and cashew cultivation. Laterite soils lack fertility due to intensive leaching. When manured and irrigated, some laterites are suitable for growing plantation crops like tea, coffee, rubber, cinchona, coconut, areca nut, etc.
The soil formed by leaching and oxidation is ________.
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Black soil
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Laterite soil
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Arid soil
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Alluvial soil
It is red due to the presence of iron oxide which is formed by leaching. Laterite soil is a rock type soil rich in iron and aluminium, and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas.
Which of the following state has laterite soil in abundance?
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Uttar Pradesh
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Bihar
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Rajasthan
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Karnataka
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport is abbreviated as ___________.
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BEST
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EAST
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WEST
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NEST
A. BEST
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking is the civic transport and electricity provider public body based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Originally set up in 1873 as a tramway company: BrihanMumbai Electric Supply & Tramways Company, the BEST set up a captive Thermal power station at Wadi bunder, Mumbai in November 1905 to generate electricity for its trams that positioned it to also supply electricity to the city of Mumbai. Since 1926, the BEST has been an operator of motor buses. In 1947, a week prior to India gaining independence, the BEST became an undertaking of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. It now operates as an autonomous body under the Municipal Corporation.
Energy conservation is _______________.
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Use of solar cooker
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Use of solar panels
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Use of wind energy
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All of these
Carpools reduces _________ by reducing the number of vehicles on the road.
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air pollution
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water pollution
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soil pollution
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none of these
A. Air pollution.
Benefits of carpooling:
- Carpooling can save you hundreds and even thousands of dollars a year as it reduces the costs involved in repetitive or long-distance driving.
- It reduces the stress of your commute and allows you to read, relax, or even work while commuting.
- Carpooling enables some families to cut back to one car or to do without a car at all.
- If you don’t have a car or don’t drive, carpooling allows you to consider jobs throughout the area.
- Carpooling can provide you with new friendships and company for your commute.
- Carpooling reduces air pollution and traffic congestion, something that benefits all of us!
- Carpooling helps to combat rising traffic congestion, by filling the extra seats in your car, there are fewer drivers, and therefore fewer cars crowding the roads.
DTC is ___________.
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Digital transport corporation
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Delhi transport corporation
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Delhi traffic control
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none of these
B. Delhi Transport Corporation
Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is the main public transport operator of Delhi. It operates buses on many bus routes, including the Mudrika (the Ring Road Service) and Bahri Mudrika (the Outer Ring Road Service). It is one of the largest CNG-powered bus service operator in the world
The movement of the earth's plates can cause:
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tsunami
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cyclones
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earthquakes
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thunderstorms
Restricted use of fossil fuels helps in ___________.
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prevention of pollution
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Increase in pollution
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Both a and b
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None of these
No smoking zones generally created __________.
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at public places
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near schools
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near hospitals
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All of these