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What happens when rain falls on soil without vegetational cover?

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  1. Rain water percolates in soil efficiently

  2. Rain water causes loss of surface soil

  3. Rain water leads to fertility of the soil

  4. Rain water does not cause any change in soil

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Vegetation cover on the ground helps to hold the soil in place. It also helps in percolating water into the deeper layers of the soil. The absence of vegetational cover may lead to soil erosion.

So, the correct answer is option B.

Abundant source of inonazite sands are found on the sea shores of

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  1. Maharashtra

  2. West Bengal

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Kerala

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Correct Option: D

What are examples of fresh water?

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  1. Lakes, streams, rivers and Glaciers

  2. Sea water

  3. Ocean water

  4. Pacific Ocean water

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Correct Option: A

When the air temperature increases, the saturation vapor pressure will:

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  1. Increase

  2. Decrease

  3. Remain the same

  4. Vary over an increasingly broad range of values

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Correct Option: A

A ___________ is formed due to the collection of water in a natural basis or depression in a mountainous area or in plains.

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  1. Lake

  2. Stream

  3. Pond

  4. Spring

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Correct Option: A

Which water can be consumed by humans?

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  1. Ocean water

  2. Sea water

  3. Fresh water

  4. Marine water

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Correct Option: C

A slow moving river of solid ice is called

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  1. delta

  2. watershed

  3. glacier

  4. crevasses

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Correct Option: C

Red sea is an example of a _____________  structure.

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  1. Folded

  2. lava

  3. Faulted

  4. residual

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Correct Option: C

Water vapor is:

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  1. A gas

  2. A cloud droplet

  3. A rain drop

  4. A snowflake

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Correct Option: A

Distilled water is commonly used across manufacturing and within industry when the highest quality of water is required.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Distilled water is commonly used across manufacturing and within industry when the highest quality of water is required.

Distilled water is water free from impurities through distillation process. Distillation involves boiling the water and then condensing the steam into a clean container.
Where exceptionally high purity water is required, double distilled water is used.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.