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UPSC CDS Indian Geography — practice questions — page 13

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A weather station on the windward Sahyadris logs very heavy monsoon rain. What range does it fall in?Read the answer and worked solution →Pune gets little rain though it is not far from rainy Mumbai. Pune lies in which zone?Read the answer and worked solution →The Bay of Bengal branch is deflected towards India by the Arakan Hills. On which coast are these hills?Read the answer and worked solution →A trekker visits the wettest place in the world, Mawsynram. It sits on the crest of which hills?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the monsoon factsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the dry regionsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the seasonsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the local stormsRead the answer and worked solution →Which monsoon branchRead the answer and worked solution →Rainfall zonesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Monsoon bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A village patwari updates the land-use register each year. Which department keeps land-use records?Read the answer and worked solution →A field has lain uncultivated for six years. Under which land-use category does it fall?Read the answer and worked solution →A farmer rests one plot for a single season this year. That plot is counted as:Read the answer and worked solution →Which land-use category has grown fastest in India since 1950-51?Read the answer and worked solution →Village grazing land is shrinking as fields spread onto it. What is this called?Read the answer and worked solution →A dryland farmer in a region getting 60 cm of rain grows hardy crops. What is dryland farming's rainfall limit?Read the answer and worked solution →In a rainfed village, farming is locally called barani. Barani farming depends on:Read the answer and worked solution →A farmer sows wheat, gram and mustard in October. Which cropping season is this?Read the answer and worked solution →Watermelons and cucumbers are grown on irrigated land after the rabi harvest. Which season is this?Read the answer and worked solution →Foodgrains dominate Indian farming. Roughly what share of the total cropped area do they occupy?Read the answer and worked solution →India ranks third in world cereal production. Which two countries are ahead?Read the answer and worked solution →Punjab and Haryana were not traditional rice areas. When did irrigated rice farming start there?Read the answer and worked solution →A Punjab farmer harvests over 4,000 kg of wheat per hectare. Which states have such high wheat yields?Read the answer and worked solution →More than half of India's jowar comes from one state. Which one?Read the answer and worked solution →A Rajasthan farmer picks a hardy crop that survives dry spells in hot conditions. Which coarse cereal fits?Read the answer and worked solution →Why do pulses like gram and tur improve soil fertility?Read the answer and worked solution →A trader buys pigeon pea, also called red gram. Which pulse is this?Read the answer and worked solution →Rajasthan grows about one-third of India's output of which oilseed group?Read the answer and worked solution →

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A weather station on the windward Sahyadris logs very heavy monsoon rain. What range does it fall in?

  1. 250 to 400 cm
  2. 50 to 100 cm
  3. 10 to 25 cm
  4. 600 to 900 cm
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Correct answer: A. 250 to 400 cm

1. Arabian Sea winds climb the Western Ghats. 2. The windward side gets 250 to 400 cm. 3. East of the Ghats rain drops sharply. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 4, Climate._

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Pune gets little rain though it is not far from rainy Mumbai. Pune lies in which zone?

  1. Delta region
  2. Rain-shadow area
  3. Monsoon trough
  4. Rain-belt zone
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Correct answer: B. Rain-shadow area

1. Winds descend after crossing the Ghats. 2. They warm up and lose humidity. 3. The dry region east of the Ghats is the rain-shadow area. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 4, Climate._

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The Bay of Bengal branch is deflected towards India by the Arakan Hills. On which coast are these hills?

  1. Thailand
  2. Malaysia
  3. Myanmar
  4. Sri Lanka
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Correct answer: C. Myanmar

1. The Bay branch first strikes Myanmar. 2. The Arakan Hills along that coast deflect it. 3. So the monsoon enters Bengal from the south and southeast. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 4, Climate._

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