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INDIA - PEOPLE AND ECONOMY MCQs
Total Questions : 10
Answer: Option D. -> Coffee
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D
Explanation
Coffee is a tropical plantation crop. Its seeds are roasted, ground and are used for preparing a beverage. There are three varieties of coffee i.e. arabica, robusta and liberica. India mostly grows superior quality coffee, arabica, which is in great demand in the International market. It is cultivated in the highlands of Western Ghats. Karnataka alone accounts for more than two-third of total coffee production in the country.
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D
Explanation
Coffee is a tropical plantation crop. Its seeds are roasted, ground and are used for preparing a beverage. There are three varieties of coffee i.e. arabica, robusta and liberica. India mostly grows superior quality coffee, arabica, which is in great demand in the International market. It is cultivated in the highlands of Western Ghats. Karnataka alone accounts for more than two-third of total coffee production in the country.
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
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D
Explanation: The oilseeds are produced for extracting edible oils. Drylands of Malwa plateau, Marathwada, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana, Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka plateau are oilseeds growing regions of India.
Groundnut, rapeseed, mustard, soybean and sunflower are the main oilseed crops grown in India. These crops together occupy about 14 percent of the total cropped area in the country.
Note: India is the world’s largest importer of palm oil. India buys more than 9 million tonnes of palm oil a year, accounting for nearly two-thirds of its total edible oil imports. India also grows Palm Oil. Andhra Pradesh is a major grower.
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D
Explanation: The oilseeds are produced for extracting edible oils. Drylands of Malwa plateau, Marathwada, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana, Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka plateau are oilseeds growing regions of India.
Groundnut, rapeseed, mustard, soybean and sunflower are the main oilseed crops grown in India. These crops together occupy about 14 percent of the total cropped area in the country.
Note: India is the world’s largest importer of palm oil. India buys more than 9 million tonnes of palm oil a year, accounting for nearly two-thirds of its total edible oil imports. India also grows Palm Oil. Andhra Pradesh is a major grower.
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2 and 3
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D
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: Migration leads to the intermixing of people from diverse cultures. It has positive contributions such as evolution of composite culture and breaking through the narrow considerations and widens up the mental horizon of the people at large. But it also has serious negative consequences such as anonymity which creates social vacuum and sense of dejection among individuals.
Statement 2 and 3 are correct: Migrants act as agents of social change. The new ideas related to new technologies, family planning, girl's education etc. gets diffused from urban to rural areas through them. Migration also leads to the redistribution of the population within a country as people move from one region to another.
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D
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: Migration leads to the intermixing of people from diverse cultures. It has positive contributions such as evolution of composite culture and breaking through the narrow considerations and widens up the mental horizon of the people at large. But it also has serious negative consequences such as anonymity which creates social vacuum and sense of dejection among individuals.
Statement 2 and 3 are correct: Migrants act as agents of social change. The new ideas related to new technologies, family planning, girl's education etc. gets diffused from urban to rural areas through them. Migration also leads to the redistribution of the population within a country as people move from one region to another.
Answer: Option B. -> 1 only
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B
Explanation:
Pair 1 is correctly matched: National Waterways 1 covers Allahabad-Haldia stretch of 1620 Kilometers. It is one of the most important waterways in India, which is navigable by mechanical boats up to Patna and by ordinary boats up to Haridwar. It includes the Ganga, Bhagirathi and Hooghly river system.
Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: National Waterways 2 covers the Sadiya-Dhubri stretch of Brahmaputra river for 891 Kilometers. It is located in Assam.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: National Waterways 3 covers Kottapuram – Kollam stretch in Kerala for about 205 Kilometers. It includes West Coast Canal, Champakara Canal and Udyogamandal Canal.
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B
Explanation:
Pair 1 is correctly matched: National Waterways 1 covers Allahabad-Haldia stretch of 1620 Kilometers. It is one of the most important waterways in India, which is navigable by mechanical boats up to Patna and by ordinary boats up to Haridwar. It includes the Ganga, Bhagirathi and Hooghly river system.
Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: National Waterways 2 covers the Sadiya-Dhubri stretch of Brahmaputra river for 891 Kilometers. It is located in Assam.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: National Waterways 3 covers Kottapuram – Kollam stretch in Kerala for about 205 Kilometers. It includes West Coast Canal, Champakara Canal and Udyogamandal Canal.
Answer: Option A. -> 1 only
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A
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: Cotton is a tropical crop grown in the kharif season in semi-arid areas of the country. There are three cotton growing areas: Parts of Punjab, Haryana and northern Rajasthan in north-west, Gujarat and Maharashtra in the West and plateaus of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in South.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Cotton requires a clear sky during the flowering stage. Per hectare output of cotton is high under irrigated conditions in north-western regions of the country. Its yield is very low in Maharashtra where it is grown under rainfed conditions.
Statement 3 is incorrect: India grows both short staple (Indian) cotton as well as long staple (American) cotton called ‘narma’ in north-western parts of the country.
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A
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: Cotton is a tropical crop grown in the kharif season in semi-arid areas of the country. There are three cotton growing areas: Parts of Punjab, Haryana and northern Rajasthan in north-west, Gujarat and Maharashtra in the West and plateaus of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in South.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Cotton requires a clear sky during the flowering stage. Per hectare output of cotton is high under irrigated conditions in north-western regions of the country. Its yield is very low in Maharashtra where it is grown under rainfed conditions.
Statement 3 is incorrect: India grows both short staple (Indian) cotton as well as long staple (American) cotton called ‘narma’ in north-western parts of the country.
Answer: Option D. -> Neither 1 nor 2
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D
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Brown coal or lignite occur in the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Coal occurs in rock sequences mainly of two geological ages, namely Gondwana and tertiary deposits. The most important Gondwana coalfields are located in Damodar Valley. Tertiary coals occur in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland.
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D
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Brown coal or lignite occur in the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Coal occurs in rock sequences mainly of two geological ages, namely Gondwana and tertiary deposits. The most important Gondwana coalfields are located in Damodar Valley. Tertiary coals occur in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland.
Answer: Option A. -> A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
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A
Explanation:
Kandla Port situated at the head of Gulf of Kachchh has been developed as a major port to cater to the needs of western and north western parts of the country and also to reduce the pressure at Mumbai port.
New Mangalore Port is located in the state of Karnataka and caters to the needs of the export of iron-ore and iron-concentrates.
Mormugao Port, situated at the entrance of the Zuari estuary, is a natural harbour in Goa. It is one of the oldest ports of India.
Kochchi Port, situated at the head of Vembanad Kayal, popularly known as the ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’, is also a natural harbour.
:
A
Explanation:
Kandla Port situated at the head of Gulf of Kachchh has been developed as a major port to cater to the needs of western and north western parts of the country and also to reduce the pressure at Mumbai port.
New Mangalore Port is located in the state of Karnataka and caters to the needs of the export of iron-ore and iron-concentrates.
Mormugao Port, situated at the entrance of the Zuari estuary, is a natural harbour in Goa. It is one of the oldest ports of India.
Kochchi Port, situated at the head of Vembanad Kayal, popularly known as the ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’, is also a natural harbour.
Answer: Option A. -> 1 only
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A
Explanation
Pair 1 is correctly matched: The period from 1901-1921 is referred to as a period of stagnant or stationary phase of growth of India’s population, since in this period the growth rate was very low, even recording a negative growth rate during 1911-1921. Both the birth rate and death rate were high keeping the rate of increase low.
Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: The decades 1921-1951 are referred to as the period of steady population growth. An overall improvement in health and sanitation throughout the country brought down the mortality rate.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched:The decades 1951-1981 are referred to as the period of population explosion in India, which was caused by a rapid fall in the mortality rate but a high fertility rate of population in the country. The average annual growth rate was as high as 2.2 per cent.
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A
Explanation
Pair 1 is correctly matched: The period from 1901-1921 is referred to as a period of stagnant or stationary phase of growth of India’s population, since in this period the growth rate was very low, even recording a negative growth rate during 1911-1921. Both the birth rate and death rate were high keeping the rate of increase low.
Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: The decades 1921-1951 are referred to as the period of steady population growth. An overall improvement in health and sanitation throughout the country brought down the mortality rate.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched:The decades 1951-1981 are referred to as the period of population explosion in India, which was caused by a rapid fall in the mortality rate but a high fertility rate of population in the country. The average annual growth rate was as high as 2.2 per cent.
Answer: Option C. -> 1, 3 and 4 only
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C
Explanation:
Statement 1, 3 and 4 are correct: The Human Development Index (HDI) ranks the countries based on their performance in the key areas of health, education and access to resources. The indicator chosen to assess health is the life expectancy at birth. The adult literacy rate and the gross enrollment ratio represent access to knowledge. Access to resources is measured in terms of purchasing power (in U.S dollars).
Statement 2 is incorrect: Sex- ratio is not an indicator. HDI rankings are based on a score between 0 to 1 that a country earns from its record in the key areas of human development. With an HDI value of 0.647 India finds herself grouped with countries showing medium human development.
:
C
Explanation:
Statement 1, 3 and 4 are correct: The Human Development Index (HDI) ranks the countries based on their performance in the key areas of health, education and access to resources. The indicator chosen to assess health is the life expectancy at birth. The adult literacy rate and the gross enrollment ratio represent access to knowledge. Access to resources is measured in terms of purchasing power (in U.S dollars).
Statement 2 is incorrect: Sex- ratio is not an indicator. HDI rankings are based on a score between 0 to 1 that a country earns from its record in the key areas of human development. With an HDI value of 0.647 India finds herself grouped with countries showing medium human development.
Answer: Option B. -> 2 and 3 only
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B
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect: India produces about 14.9 per cent of the total groundnut production in the world (2014). It is largely a rainfed kharif crop of drylands. But in southern India, it is cultivated during rabi season as well.
Note: The crops which are sown in the rainy season are called kharif crops. The rainy season in India is generally from June to September. The crops grown in the winter season (October to March) are called rabi crops.
Statement 2 is correct: Soyabean is mostly grown in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. These two states together produce about 90 per cent of total output of soyabean in the country.
Statement 3 is correct: Rapeseed and mustard comprise several oilseeds as rai, sarson, toria and taramira. These are subtropical crops cultivated during rabi season in north-western and central parts of India. These are frost sensitive crops and their yields fluctuate from year to year. Crop plants that develop in tropical climates, often experience serious frost damage when exposed to temperature slightly below zero, whereas most crops that develop in colder climates often survive.
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B
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect: India produces about 14.9 per cent of the total groundnut production in the world (2014). It is largely a rainfed kharif crop of drylands. But in southern India, it is cultivated during rabi season as well.
Note: The crops which are sown in the rainy season are called kharif crops. The rainy season in India is generally from June to September. The crops grown in the winter season (October to March) are called rabi crops.
Statement 2 is correct: Soyabean is mostly grown in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. These two states together produce about 90 per cent of total output of soyabean in the country.
Statement 3 is correct: Rapeseed and mustard comprise several oilseeds as rai, sarson, toria and taramira. These are subtropical crops cultivated during rabi season in north-western and central parts of India. These are frost sensitive crops and their yields fluctuate from year to year. Crop plants that develop in tropical climates, often experience serious frost damage when exposed to temperature slightly below zero, whereas most crops that develop in colder climates often survive.
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