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Multiple choice social studies importance of oceans pipelines and waterways oceans human environment - settlement, transport and communication representation of geographical features

Match the following.

Major Port State
A. Jawaharlal Nehru $1$. Tamil Nadu
B. Paradip Port $2$. Maharashtra
C. Kandla Port $3$. Odisha
D. Ennore Port $4$. Gujarat
  1. A-$4$, B-$1$, C-$2$, D-$3$
  2. A-$4$, B-$3$, C-$4$, D-$1$
  3. A-$2$, B-$3$, C-$4$, D-$1$
  4. A-$2$, B-$1$, C-$4$, D-$3$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Jawaharlal Nehru Port is located in Maharashtra, Paradip Port is in Odisha, Kandla Port is in Gujarat, and Ennore Port is in Tamil Nadu. This matches the pairing A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1.

Multiple choice social studies importance of oceans pipelines and waterways oceans human environment - settlement, transport and communication representation of geographical features

Which is the land-locked and protected port in India?

  1. Paradeep

  2. Chennai

  3. Kolkata

  4. Visakhapatnam
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Visakhapatnam is a land-locked, deep, and well-protected harbor on the east coast of India. It was originally built as an outlet for iron ore exports.

Multiple choice social studies importance of oceans pipelines and waterways oceans human environment - settlement, transport and communication representation of geographical features

Consider the following steps.
$1$. Chennai
$2$. Machilipattinam
$3$. Nagapattinam
$4$. Tuticorin
The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from north to south is?

  1. $1, 2, 3, 4$
  2. $2, 1, 3, 4$
  3. $1, 3, 2, 4$
  4. $2, 1, 4, 3$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Moving from north to south, Machilipatnam is in Andhra Pradesh, followed by Chennai in northern Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam in central Tamil Nadu, and Tuticorin in southern Tamil Nadu. This gives the sequence 2, 1, 3, 4.

Multiple choice social studies importance of oceans pipelines and waterways oceans human environment - settlement, transport and communication representation of geographical features

Coir, Copra, Coconut, Cashew are mainly exported from ________.

  1. Mumbai

  2. Cochin

  3. Tuticorin

  4. Chennai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Cochin port in Kerala is the major export hub for agricultural products of the region, including coir, copra, coconut, and cashew nuts, due to Kerala's high production of these crops.

Multiple choice social studies human environment - settlement, transport and communication pipelines and waterways importance of oceans oceans

Which of the following is not an international airport in India?

  1. Mumbai

  2. Allahabad

  3. Calcutta

  4. Chennai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mumbai, Calcutta (Kolkata), and Chennai all have major international airports. Allahabad (now Prayagraj) has a domestic airport (Bamrauli Airport) but is not classified as a major international airport.

Multiple choice social studies evolution of humans and society - prehistoric period tribal societies from gathering food to growing food - the earliest people the earliest people

_______ was a formative period and the foundation for the Sangam Age.

  1. Copper Age

  2. Bronze Age

  3. Stone Age

  4. Iron Age
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Sangam era corresponds roughly to the late Iron Age-Early Historic period (c. 300 B.C. to A.D. 300), which represents a key stage in the development of South Indian material culture.

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?

  1. Joint forest management

  2. Beej Bachao Andolan

  3. Chipko Movement

  4. Demarcation of wildlife sanctuaries
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

  • Joint forest management is a policy of forest conservation in which the government and local communities strive for the conservation of forests.
  • Chipko Movement: Chipko Movement was a forest conservation movement in India. It began in 1973. Alaknanda floods alarmed people of how deforestation has resulted in the disturbance.
  • Beej Bachao Andolan is a forest conservatory movement which not only aimed at protecting traditional seeds but also to promote the local traditions of the communities living there.
  • All of the above movements involved communities. But wildlife sanctuaries are demarcated to limit the entry of local communities into forest areas this is done by the Government and Forest Department. 

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

'Chipko' movement is associated with ______.

  1. Human rights

  2. Women welfare

  3. Religious activists

  4. Environmental conservation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Environmental conservation,

Sunderlal Bahuguna, a noted environmentalist who initiated the Chipko Movement, was born on January 9, 1927. The man who has been fighting for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas celebrates his 90th birthday today. Bahuguna is also known for coining the Chipko slogan 'ecology is permanent economy'.