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Which of the following pair is correctly matched?
Concept: Soil as a Resource
On the given Map of India, locate and label the following:
Pune Software Technology Park.
Concept: Conservation of Forest and Wildlife in India
Read the given source and answer the questions that follow:
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COMMUNITY AND CONSERVATION Conservation strategies are not new in our country. We often ignore that in India, forests are also home to some of the traditional communities. In some areas of India, local communities are struggling to conserve these habitats along with government officials, recognising that only this will secure their own long-term livelihood. In Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, villagers have fought against mining by citing the Wildlife Protection Act. In many areas, villagers themselves are protecting habitats and explicitly rejecting government involvement. The inhabitants of five villages in the Alwar district of Rajasthan have declared 1,200 hectares of forest as the Bhairodev Dakav 'Sonchuri', declaring their own set of rules and regulations which do not allow hunting, and are protecting the wildlife against any outside encroachments. |
- How are forests related with Communities?
- Explain the aim of Wildlife Protection Act.
- How are communities working for the conservation of Wildlife? Explain with example.
Concept: Community and Conservation
Match the Column-A with Column-B and choose the correct option:
| Column - A (River) |
Column - B (Dam) |
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| (a) | Mahanadi | 1. | Sardar Sarovar |
| (b) | Narmada | 2. | Hirakud |
| (c) | Chambal | 3. | Salal |
| (d) | Chenab | 4. | Rana Pratap Sagar |
Concept: Multi-purpose River Projects and Integrated Water Resources Management
Read the given source and answer the questions that follow:
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RAINWATER HARVESTING Many thought that given the disadvantages and rising resistance against the multi purpose projects, water harvesting system was a viable alternative, both socio-economically and environinentally. In ancient India, along with the sophisticated hydraulic structures, there existed an extraordinary tradition of water harvesting system. People had in-depth knowledge of rainfall regimes and soil types and developed wide ranging techniques to harvest rainwater, groundwater, river water and flood water in keeping with the local ecological conditions and their water needs. In hill and mountainous regions, people built diversion channels like the 'guls' or 'kuls' of the Western Himalayas for agriculture. 'Rooftop rainwater harvesting' was commonly practised to store drinking water, particularly in Rajasthan. In the flood plams of Bengal, people developed inundation channels to irrigate their fields. In arid and semi-arid regions, agricultural fields were converted into rain fed storage structures that allowed the water to stand and moisten the soil like the 'khadins' in Jaisalmer and 'Johads' in other parts of Rajasthan. |
- Why is water harvesting system a viable alternative?
- Describe the process of 'rooftop rainwater harvesting.'
- Mention any two methods adopted by ancient India for water conservation.
Concept: Water Conservation Practices > Rainwater Harvesting
"Agriculture' and 'industry' are complementary to each other." Explain with five examples
Concept: Technological and Institutional Reforms for Agriculture
Answer the following question.
"The Government of India has introduced various institutional and technological reforms to improve agriculture in the 1980s and 1990s." Support this statement with examples.
Concept: Technological and Institutional Reforms for Agriculture
Answer the following question.
Compare 'intensive subsistence farming' with that of 'commercial farming' practiced in India.
Concept: Types of Farming
Identify the Crop with the help of the following information and choose the correct option.
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Concept: Cropping Pattern
Explain any two features of Rabi cropping season.
Concept: Cropping Pattern
Explain any three institutional reforms taken for the development of Indian agriculture.
Concept: Technological and Institutional Reforms for Agriculture
On the given Map of India, locate and label the following with appropriate symbol.
Tarapur - Nuclear Power Plant
Concept: Energy Resources
On the given Map of India, locate and label the following with appropriate symbol.
Kalpakkam - Nuclear Power Plant
Concept: Energy Resources
Which one of the following is an example of the Ferrous Metal?
Concept: Mode of Occurrence of Minerals
Suggest three steps to minimize the environmental degradation caused by the industrial development in India.
Concept: Industrial Pollution and Environmental Degradation
"The credit activities of the informal sector should be discouraged." Support the statement with arguments.
Concept: Formal Institution - Nationalized Commercial Bank
Describe the vital and positive role of credit with examples.
Concept: Role of Money in an Economy
Which one of the following is an example of outcomes of a democracy that produces an accountable government?
(A) Open to public debates on major policies and legislation
(B) Open in promoting economic development
(C) Open in reducing economic inequalities
(D) Open to rulers elected by the people
Concept: Communal Divisions Affect Democracy
Which one of the following is a formal source of credit?
Concept: Formal and Informal Financial Institutions for Savings and Credit
Which one of the following is the appropriate meaning of collateral?
Concept: Role of Money in an Economy
