Question 21. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of

Question 22. Consider the following statements :
1.India is the original home of the cotton plant.
2.India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production.
Which of these statements is/are correct?

Question 23. By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?

Question 24. By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh?

Question 25. Consider the following pairs:
Tributary River     :         Main River
1.Chambal            :       Narmada
2.Sone                  :         Yamuna
3.Manas               :         Brahmaputra
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Question 26. Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located?

Question 27. What is the correct sequence of the descending order of the following States in respect of female literacy rates as per the 1991 census?
1.Mizoram
2.Kerala .
3.Goa
4.Nagaland
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

Question 28. The canal-carrying capacity of Farrakka is

Question 29. Which of the following pairs of states and their important crops are correctly matched?
1.Kerala                :     Tapioca
2.Maharashtra     :            Cotton
3.West Bengal     :             Jute
4.Gujarat              :          Groundnut

Question 30. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I                                                    List II
A.Deccan Traps                                 1. Late cenozoic
B.Western Ghats                                   2. Pre-cambrian
C.Aravalli                                                  3. Cretaceous Eocene
D.Narmada-Tapi alluvial deposits         4. Cambrian
                                                              5. Pleistocene