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When did India adopt the International Tsunami Warning System
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Answer: Option C
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India adopt the International Tsunami Warning System in 2006. India agreed to "Ocean Tsunami Warning System" in a United Nations Conference held in January 2005 in Kobe, Japan. As an initiation towards an International Early Warning Programme after the disastrous tsunami of 2004 due to Indian Oceean earthquake.
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What do you mean by 'reserved forest' ?
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Answer: Option B
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'Reserved forest' means Reserved for commercial exploitation. A reserved forest is a specific term for designating forests and other natural areas, which enjoy judicial and / or constitutional protection under the legal systems of many countries.
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Among the following states, in which one is the percentage of forest area to total geographical area the highest?
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Answer: Option A
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Arunachal Pradesh has the largest forest cover of 66,964 square km.
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Most of the floods in the lowlands of north India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are associated with ________
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Answer: Option B
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Most of the floods in the lowlands of north India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are associated with Orographic rainfall.
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The climate of India is ________
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Answer: Option D
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The climate of India is Subtropical monsoon. Most of North-east India and much of North India are subject to a humid subtropical climate. Though they experience hot summers, temperatures during the coldest months may fall as low as 0° C (32° F). India is blessed with its location in the tropical region, therefore most of the rain is brought by the monsoon winds.
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The tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are usually called
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The tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are usually called Hurricanes. The Bay of Bengal is one of the major centres of the world for breeding of tropical storms. These storms are known as cyclones over the Indian Ocean and south-western Pacific, as typhoons over the north-western Pacific, and as hurricanes over the Atlantic.
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Which of the following is recognised as a season by the meteorological department of India ?
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Answer: Option D
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North-eastern monsoon is recognised as a season by the meteorological department of India. North East monsoon is the weak rain bearing seasonal winds that flow when the South West monsoon retreats from the Indian mainland. They pick-up the moisture mainly from Bay of Bengal and gives rain to many places in India during the months of October and November.
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A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is ________.
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Sandalwood, a tropical decidous tree which lies in region of rainfall between 100 cm to 200 cm. It is a class of woods from trees in the genus santalum. Unlike many other aromatic woods these woods are heavy yellow and fine-grained. The deccan area lies in the region receiving between 100cm to 200cm rainfall.
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Which of the following factors does not have influence on the Indian climate?
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Answer: Option D
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Ocean currents does not have influence on the Indian climate. Indian ocean is half an ocean, hence the behavior of the North Indian Ocean Currents is different from that of Atlantic Ocean Currents or the Pacific Ocean Currents. Also, monsoon winds in Northern Indian ocean are peculiar to the region, which directly influence the ocean surface water movement [North Indian Ocean Currents].
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The most important commercial forests of India are
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Tropical decidious forests are the most commercially important tropical forest type found in India. A deciduous forest is a biome dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally. The Earth has temperate deciduous forests, and tropical and subtropical deciduous forests, also known as dry forests.