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21
Littoral forests occur
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Littoral forests occur Along the sea coasts and tidal creeks. Littoral forests and Swamp forests are also called the wetland forests. India has rich variety of these type of forest. They are mainly found in reservoirs of Deccan Plateau, saline coast of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Gulf of Kutch, Eastern Coast Deltas, lakes and Rivers of Kashmir and Ladakh, Swamps in North East India.
22
The coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa have to face which of the following natural calamity?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The low pressure areas over Bay of Bengal travels as depressions towards coastal India. These depressions attract air and swirling air takes the form of cyclone which hits the coastal areas of Andhra and Orissa.
23
At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
At Kanyakumari you will find maximum sunlight in December. Kanyakumari is nearest to the Tropic of Capricorn, and the sun's rays fall vertically here during December.
24
Open stunted forests with bushes and having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Open stunted forests with bushes and having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in Western Andhra Pradesh. Open stunted forests with bushes and small trees having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in the area where the rainfall is less than 80 cm. Such areas are found in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and western Andhra Pradesh.
25
The Forest of Sundarban is called as
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Sundarban is the coastal area in easter part of India near West Bengal having saline/brackish water where shrub or small trees grow. This group of trees and shrubs is known as mangrove forest.
26
Operation Flood refers to
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Answer: Option C
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Operation Flood refers to White revolution. Operation Flood was started by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in 1970s. The objective of this programme was to create a nationwide milk grid. The result was that India became the largest producer of Milk and Milk Products. Operation flood is called White Revolution of India.
27
Which of the following place is the most humid place of India?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The alignment of hills of Garo,Khasi and Jaintia in Mawsynram is in a way that clouds get stuck in these hills and do not move and keep pouring water. The phenomenon is known as funneling effect and due to this Mawsynram in Meghalaya is the wettest place.
28
Which of the following does not affect Indian climate?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
As India lies completely in warm water zone of tropical and sub tropical region, oceanic currents matter comparalively less than other given option.
29
Which of the following forest is grown in waterlogged areas?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Mangrove forests grow in waterlogged regions in the intertidal zones of coastal regions. They face tides every day and water level keeps on fluctuating. Mangrove forests have strong roots and the belt of these trees protects the coastal areas from disaster such as cyclone.
30
Sal' is a very important tree of ________
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Answer: Option A
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Sal' is a very important tree of Tropical dry deciduous forest. These “dry” forests occur in regions with heavy rainfall for part of the year followed by a marked dry season. They are dense with greenery during the wet summers, but become a starkly different landscape during the dry winters when most trees shed their leaves.