Resources of India and World Test 83

Result

Resources of India and World Test 83

Score
-
out of -
Rank
-
out of -

TIME Taken - -

SHARING IS CARING

If our Website helped you a little, then kindly spread our voice using Social Networks. Spread our word to your readers, friends, teachers, students & all those close ones who deserve to know what you know now.

Weekly Quiz Competition

Question 1
1 / -0

Nagda is known for the production of _____.

A
Iron rods

B
Cement

C
Aluminium wires

D
Viscose staple fibre

Solution

Nagda in Madhya Pradesh produces the largest amount of viscose in the country. Grasim Industries Limited was incorporated in 1948 and is the largest exporter of viscose fibre in the country.
Question 2
1 / -0

What is the reason for the major hot deserts of the world lying in the Western part of the tropical latitude?

A
They are influenced by trade winds.

B
They lie in the rain-shadow area of the mountains.

C
They are influenced by monsoon winds.

D
They are influenced by dry winds.
Question 3
1 / -0

Match the following:
i. Cotton textile a. Assam
ii. Maloca b. Sericulture
iii. Piranha c. Slanting roof
iv. Silk worm d. Ganga basin
v. Kaziranga e. Fish

A
i-d, ii-a, iii-b, iv-e, v-c

B
i-c, ii-a, iii-e, iv-b, v-d

C
i-d, ii-c, iii-e, iv-b, v-a

D
i-d, ii-a, iii-e, iv-b, v-c
Solution
- Piranha is a freshwater fish belonging to family Characidae. It inhabits waters of South American rivers. These are known for their powerful teeth and jaws.
- Kaziranga is a national park situated in the districts of Golaghat and Nagaon of the state of Assam. One horned rhinoceros protected in this national park. There are 1651 adult rhinos at present.
- Sericulture is a rearing of silkworm and production of silk is called sericulture. Silk moths are fed up on mulberry leaves and cocoons made are used for the extraction of silk containing protein called silk fibroin.
- Maloca is an ancestral long house used by the natives of the Amazon, notably in Colombia and Brazil. Each community has a maloca with its own unique characteristics like slanting roofs.
- Cotton textiles are usually concentrated in and around Ganga river basin.
Question 4
1 / -0

With reference to Indian Railway Zones and their Headquarters, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

A
North Eastern Railway : Gorakhpur

B
Eastern Railway : Kolkata

C
Central Railway : Mumbai

D
Southern Railway : Sikanderabad

Solution

North Eastern Railway - Gorakhpur
Eastern Railway - Kolkata
Central Railway - Mumbai
Southern Railway - Chennai
South Central Railway - Sikanderabad
Question 5
1 / -0

Where was the first Cement Plant set up in India?

A
Mumbai

B
Kolkata

C
Chennai

D
Delhi

Solution

Cement is essential for construction activity such as building houses, factories, bridges, roads, airports, dams and for other commercial establishments. The first cement plant was set up in Chennai in 1904.
Question 6
1 / -0

When the soils are related to the topography of a hill side, what represents a sequence of soil types down a slope?

A
Pedon

B
Polypedon

C
Catena

D
Clod
Solution
- Catena is the sequence of soils from the top of the hill till the valley of the hill.
- The factors that influence the formation of Catena are relief, drainage, transport and leaching.
- Pedon- The smallest volume of soil contains all the horizons of a specific type of soil.
- Polypedon- Two or more contiguous pedons.
- Clod- A piece of clay or soil.
Question 7
1 / -0

Consider the following pairs:
Produce Region
(1) Coal Donbas
(2) Iron-ore Magnitogorsk
(3) Mica Mama
Which of the pair given above is/are correctly matched?

A
Only 1

B
1 and 2

C
2 and 3

D
1, 2 and 3
Question 8
1 / -0

How many primary and secondary types of soil have been identified by the Council of Indian Agriculture Research?

A
8 and 27

B
10 and 28

C
9 and 30

D
11 and 32
Question 9
1 / -0

Consider the following statements:
1. The light sandy red and yellow soils in Balaghat, Durg and Raipur districts are of alluvial origin.
2. In Tamil Nadu, the red soils occupy over two-thirds of its total area.
3. The red soils of Bardhaman, Birbhum and Bankura are derived and transported from Chhotanagpur plateau.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1 and 2

B
Only 2

C
1 and 3

D
1, 2 and 3
Question 10
1 / -0

Consider the following statements:
(1) Areas with high density of population have generally longer jhum cycle.
(2) In New Zealand, cattle are kept on fairly small farms and carefully fed to give quality meat.
(3) Cash crops are never grown in jhuming cultivation.
(4) Livestock farming is usually a response to difficult conditions.
Which of the statements given above are incorrect?

A
1 and 3

B
2 and 4

C
2 and 3

D
3 and 4

User

Question Analysis

Correct -
Wrong -
Skipped -

My Perfomance

Score
-
out of -
Rank
-
out of -

Re-Attempt Weekly Quiz Competition

i. Cotton textile	a. Assam
ii. Maloca	b. Sericulture
iii. Piranha	c. Slanting roof
iv. Silk worm	d. Ganga basin
v. Kaziranga	e. Fish

Produce	Region
(1) Coal	Donbas
(2) Iron-ore	Magnitogorsk
(3) Mica	Mama

Resources of India and World Test 83

Result

Resources of India and World Test 83

Score

-

Rank

-

SHARING IS CARING

Question 1

Iron rods

Cement

Aluminium wires

Viscose staple fibre

Solution

Question 2

They are influenced by trade winds.

They lie in the rain-shadow area of the mountains.

They are influenced by monsoon winds.

They are influenced by dry winds.

Question 3

i-d, ii-a, iii-b, iv-e, v-c

i-c, ii-a, iii-e, iv-b, v-d

i-d, ii-c, iii-e, iv-b, v-a

i-d, ii-a, iii-e, iv-b, v-c

Solution

Question 4

North Eastern Railway : Gorakhpur

Eastern Railway : Kolkata

Central Railway : Mumbai

Southern Railway : Sikanderabad

Solution

Question 5

Mumbai

Kolkata

Chennai

Delhi

Solution

Question 6

Pedon

Polypedon

Catena

Clod

Solution

Question 7

Only 1

1 and 2

2 and 3

1, 2 and 3

Question 8

8 and 27

10 and 28

9 and 30

11 and 32

Question 9

1 and 2

Only 2

1 and 3

1, 2 and 3

Question 10

1 and 3

2 and 4

2 and 3

3 and 4

User

Question Analysis

My Perfomance

Score

-

Rank

-

Results Announcement on: coming Monday

Stay Tuned: We’ll update you on your result via email or SMS.