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UPSC · Peaks and RangesRead the answer and worked solution →UPSC · Geography · Populated States — Which has More People?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of India's population is engaged in agricultural activities?Read the answer and worked solution →A family clears a patch, farms it with a hoe and dao, and moves on when fertility falls. This is:Read the answer and worked solution →Slash and burn farming in Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Winter rain from western temperate cyclones helps which crops?Read the answer and worked solution →Growing a single crop like tea over a large area with migrant labour is:Read the answer and worked solution →Rabi crops are sown from October to December and harvested in:Read the answer and worked solution →Wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard are:Read the answer and worked solution →Paddy, maize, jowar, cotton and jute are sown with the onset of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which pulse does NOT help fix nitrogen in the soil?Read the answer and worked solution →Only one country grows more rice than India. Which one?Read the answer and worked solution →Wheat needs a cool growing season and bright sunshine at the time of:Read the answer and worked solution →Which millet is very rich in iron and calcium?Read the answer and worked solution →A vegetarian family gets most of its protein from a crop India grows and eats more of than any other country. That crop group is:Read the answer and worked solution →A jaggery maker buys cane in the second largest sugarcane producing country. Which country grows the most?Read the answer and worked solution →Groundnut is a kharif crop; its largest producer in 2016-17 was:Read the answer and worked solution →Tea was introduced in India initially by the:Read the answer and worked solution →Rubber is an equatorial crop mainly grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and the Garo hills of:Read the answer and worked solution →Cotton grows best in the black cotton soil of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Cotton needs how many frost-free days?Read the answer and worked solution →Land reform was the main focus of which Five Year Plan?Read the answer and worked solution →Operation Flood is another name for the:Read the answer and worked solution →The government announces minimum support prices to protect farmers from:Read the answer and worked solution →

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UPSC · Peaks and Ranges

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Matching pairs
  1. A
    Kanchenjunga
    B
    Eastern Himalayas
  2. A
    Nanda Devi
    B
    Garhwal Himalayas
  3. A
    Anamudi
    B
    Western Ghats
  4. A
    Dodabetta
    B
    Nilgiri Hills
  5. A
    Saramati
    B
    Naga Hills
  6. A
    Mahendragiri
    B
    Eastern Ghats
Instructions
Flip cards to match each peak to its mountain range.

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UPSC · Geography · Populated States — Which has More People?

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Questions
  1. A
    Uttar Pradesh (~ 24 crore)
    B
    Maharashtra (~ 12 crore)
    Higher value
    Uttar Pradesh (~ 24 crore)
  2. A
    Bihar (~ 12.8 crore)
    B
    West Bengal (~ 10 crore)
    Higher value
    Bihar (~ 12.8 crore)
  3. A
    Tamil Nadu (~ 7.7 crore)
    B
    Kerala (~ 3.5 crore)
    Higher value
    Tamil Nadu (~ 7.7 crore)
  4. A
    Karnataka (~ 6.7 crore)
    B
    Andhra Pradesh (~ 5.3 crore)
    Higher value
    Karnataka (~ 6.7 crore)
  5. A
    Punjab (~ 3.0 crore)
    B
    Haryana (~ 2.9 crore)
    Higher value
    Punjab (~ 3.0 crore)
Instructions
Tap the state with the LARGER population.

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What share of India's population is engaged in agricultural activities?

  1. Two-thirds
  2. One-third
  3. One-tenth
  4. Nine-tenths
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Correct answer: A. Two-thirds

1. Agriculture is a primary activity. 2. It employs most of the country. 3. Two-thirds of the population. _Source: syllabus Geography, Contemporary India II, Chapter 4, Agriculture._

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