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Deforestation and pollution are the main causes of drought.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

The forest fire is a man made calamity whereas fire is a natural calamity.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

The groups of small rivers form bigger river is called as

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  1. Iceberg

  2. Lagoon

  3. Estuaries

  4. Tributaries

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Correct Option: D

Lakes get water from 

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  1. Ocean

  2. River

  3. Underground spring

  4. Icebergs

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following forms river?

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  1. Rill

  2. Brooks

  3. Streams

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

What is an aquifer?

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  1. Underground lake

  2. Underground river

  3. Where water goes into ground

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

Total earth's surface covered by water is

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  1. 71%

  2. 60%

  3. 85%

  4. 50%

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

71% of earth's surface is covered with water and 29% covered with land. This percentage of water is not only obvious sources of water like lakes, ponds, oceans but also the obvious sources of water like water in the air, frozen icecaps, glaciers, snow and underground water.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in a river water :

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  1. Increases when sewage gets mixed with river water

  2. Remains unchanged when algal bloom occurs

  3. has no relationship with concentration of oxygen in the water

  4. Gives a measure of Salmonella in the water

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Correct Option: A

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