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  1. When did India adopt the International Tsunami Warning System

  2. A.

     2004

    B.

     2005

    C.

     2006

    D.

     2007

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  3. What do you mean by 'reserved forest' ?

  4. A.

     Reserved for local use

    B.

     Reserved for commercial exploitation

    C.

     Reserved for hunting

    D.

     Reserved for growing medicinal herbs

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  5. Among the following states, in which one is the percentage of forest area to total geographical area the highest?

  6. A.

     Arunachal Pradesh

    B.

     Himachal Pradesh

    C.

     Sikkim

    D.

     Uttarakhand

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  7. Most of the floods in the lowlands of north India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are associated with ________

  8. A.

     Easterly depression

    B.

     Orographic rainfall

    C.

     South-West Monsoon

    D.

     Thunderstorm

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  9. The climate of India is ________

  10. A.

     Tropical climate

    B.

     Sub-tropical climate

    C.

     Savanna type of climate

    D.

     Subtropical monsoon

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  11. The tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are usually called

  12. A.

     Typhoons

    B.

     Hurricanes

    C.

     Depressions

    D.

     Tornadoes

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  13. Which of the following is recognised as a season by the meteorological department of India ?

  14. A.

     Cold weather

    B.

     Hot weather

    C.

     Retreating monsoon

    D.

     North-eastern monsoon

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  15. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is ________.

  16. A.

     Teak

    B.

     Shisam

    C.

     Sandalwood

    D.

     Sal

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  17. Which of the following factors does not have influence on the Indian climate?

  18. A.

     Presence of Indian Ocean

    B.

     Nearness to equator

    C.

     Monsoons

    D.

     Ocean currents

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  19. The most important commercial forests of India are

  20. A.

     Tropical evergreen

    B.

     Mangrove

    C.

     Tropical deciduous

    D.

     Coniferous

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