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Q1

In a normal Monsoon, which one of the following will receive the first spills of the rain caused due to the southwest monsoon?

Q2

Which of the following are plantation crops?

1. Arecanut

2. Rubber

3. Sugarcane

4. Tea

5. Banana

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Q3

Consider the following statements:

1. A water divide is an upland which separates two drainage basins.

2. The land around Ambala is a water divide between the Satluj river basin and the Ganga river basin.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q4

Consider the following statements:

1. The rivers of northern plain originate from a hill and flow in all directions.

2. When the rivers discharge their waters from all directions in a lake or depression, the pattern is known as 'trellis''.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q5

Which of the following rivers discharge their water in the Arabian Sea?

1. Periyar

2. Narmada

3. Mahi

4. Subarnarekha

5. Indus

6. Tapi

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Q6

With reference to the 'western disturbances' experienced by northern India during the winter months, consider the follow owing statements:

1. They originate over the Caspian Sea.

2. They are brought into India by the easterly jet stream.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q7

The Panjnad is the name given to the five rivers of Punjab. They are

Q8

Which of the following rivers are tributaries of the Brahmaputra River?

1. Dihang

2. Jiabharali

3. Subansiri

4. Lohit

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Q1.

In a normal Monsoon, which one of the following will receive the first spills of the rain caused due to the southwest monsoon?

a) Pondicherry
b) Thoothukudi
c) Kochi
d) Paradeep
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) The southwest monsoon sets in over the Kerala coast by 1st June and moves swiftly to reach Mumbai and Kolkata between 10th and 13th June. By mid- July, southwest monsoon engulfs the entire subcontinent.

Thoothukudi is a port city of Tamil Nadu. It receives rainfall during the months of October and November.

Paradip or Paradeep is a major seaport town and a municipality in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha.

Generally, Puducherry receives rainfall in the months October, November through January.

Source) INDIA : PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT; Chapter 5; page number 38

Q2.

Which of the following are plantation crops?

1. Arecanut

2. Rubber

3. Sugarcane

4. Tea

5. Banana

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 3, 4 and 5 only
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 2 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) In India, tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, banana, coconut, arecanut, oil palm, cashew etc., are important plantation crops.

Source)

http://ncert.nic.in/textbook/textbook.htm?jess1=4-7

Contemporary India; Chapter-4; page number 35

 

Q3.

Consider the following statements:

1. A water divide is an upland which separates two drainage basins.

2. The land around Ambala is a water divide between the Satluj river basin and the Ganga river basin.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Both the statements are correct. A water divide is the elevated boundary between areas that are drained by different river systems. The land around Ambala is a bit more elevated. However, it acts as a water divide between the two major river basins - the Satluj in the west and the Ganga in the east. Rivers lying eastwards of this water divide flow into the Bay of Bengal while those west of it flow into the Arabian Sea.

Source)

Contemporary India; Chapter 3; page number 19

https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/316courseE/ch16.pdf

Q4.

Consider the following statements:

1. The rivers of northern plain originate from a hill and flow in all directions.

2. When the rivers discharge their waters from all directions in a lake or depression, the pattern is known as 'trellis''.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Statement 1 is incorrect. The drainage pattern resembling the branches of a tree is known as “dendritic” the examples of which are the rivers of northern plain. When the rivers originate from a hill and flow in all directions, the drainage pattern is known

as ‘radial’. The rivers originating from the Amarkantak range present a good example of it.

Statement 2 is incorrect. When the rivers discharge their waters from all directions in a lake or depression, the pattern is known as 'centripetal'.

When the primary tributaries of rivers flow parallel to each other and secondary tributaries join them at right angles, the pattern is known as ‘trellis’.

Source) INDIA : PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT-1; Chapter 3; Page number 21

Q5.

Which of the following rivers discharge their water in the Arabian Sea?

1. Periyar

2. Narmada

3. Mahi

4. Subarnarekha

5. Indus

6. Tapi

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
b) 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 only
c) 2 and 5 only
d) 1, 2 and 6 only
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) The Indus, the Narmada, the Tapi, the Mahi and the Periyar systems discharge their waters in the Arabian Sea.

The Subarnarekha River flows through the Indian states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha.

Source)

INDIA : PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT; Page number 23

 

Q6.

With reference to the 'western disturbances' experienced by northern India during the winter months, consider the follow owing statements:

1. They originate over the Caspian Sea.

2. They are brought into India by the easterly jet stream.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Both the statements are incorrect. The western cyclonic disturbances which enter the Indian subcontinent from the west and the northwest during the winter months, originate over the Mediterranean Sea and are brought into India by the westerly jet stream. An increase in the prevailing night temperature generally indicates an advance in the arrival of these cyclones disturbances.

Source)

INDIA : PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT; Chapter 5; page number 36

Q7.

The Panjnad is the name given to the five rivers of Punjab. They are

a) Satluj; Shyok; Beas; Zaskar and Ravi
b) Beas; Ravi; Satluj; Chenab and Jhelum
c) Satluj; Shyok; Beas; Ravi and Dras
d) Jhelum; Shyok; Satluj; Beas and Chenab
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) The Panjnad is the name given to the five rivers of Punjab, namely the Satluj, the Beas, the Ravi, the Chenab and the Jhelum.

Source) INDIA : PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT; Chapter-3; page number 25

 

Q8.

Which of the following rivers are tributaries of the Brahmaputra River?

1. Dihang

2. Jiabharali

3. Subansiri

4. Lohit

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 2 and 3 only
b) 1, 3 and 4 only
c) 2 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) The rivers Kameng, Subansiri, Dihang, Dibang and Lohit all are tributaries of the Brahmaputra River. The Kameng River is known as Jiabharali in Assam.

Source) India Physical Environment; Chapter 3; page number 27