
Geography Std.XII (Quiz-2)
Quiz by Hema Hindule
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1. Statement A - The movement of Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) plays an important role in the Indian Monsoon.
Statement B - The ITCZ is a zone of low pressure which attracts inflow of winds from different directions.
2.  Statement A – Monsoon Rainfall is seasonal in character.
Statement B – Monsoon rainfall has a declining trend with increasing distance from the sea.
3. Statement A - The Chambal river is famous for its badlands topography called the Chambal ravines.
Statement B - The Gandak rises near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh.
4. Statement A – Shifting Agriculture is mainly practiced in North West India.
Statement B – With the increase in population there is an increasing demand for forest products.
5. Statement A- Migration is the movement of people across regions and territories.
Statement B-Migration plays a very significant role in changing the composition and distribution of population.
6. Statement A- The birth rate is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year.
Statement B- The age composition of a population refers to the number of people in a country.
7. Statement A – Marriage has remained the main cause for male migration.
Statement B- Rural- urban migration is one of the important factors contributing to the population growth of cities.
8.  Statement A - According to census of India the cities with population between 1 to 5 million are termed as metropolitan cities.
Statement B- An urban agglomeration is a stretch of urban area which may comprise two or more cities.
9. Statement 1- Land that is left uncultivated for more than five agricultural years is called Culturable waste land.
Statement 2- The main cause of land degradation in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh is Mining.
10. Statement 1 - Irrigation has helped to bring most of the fallow land under cultivation.
Statement 2 - Irrigation is the process of supplying water to the land at regular intervals by means of canals and other artificial methods, to enhance agricultural growth.
11. Statement 1- Government of Andhra Pradesh has set up a Water Conservation Mission in the name of Haryali.
Statement 2- Tamil Nadu is the only state which has made Rainwater harvesting mandatory in all houses.
12. Statement 1- Over watering leads to serious problems of soil salinity and alkalinity.
Statement 2- Farmers tend to flood their fields with water with an intention of getting an increased production.
13. Inundation canals are taken out from the rivers without any ______.
14. Consolidation of holdings means the ______ of holdings which are ______.
15. In ______irrigation, water is lifted from water table using motor pumps.
16. Why is irrigation required in India?
17. ______ is a modern method of irrigation.
18. How much groundwater is used in agriculture?
19. ________ is a programme sponsored by Central Government to help the rural people in conserving water.
20. India has only _____ percent of the world’s water resources.
21. During the south-west monsoon period after having rains for a few days, if rain fails to occur for one or more weeks, it is known as_______.
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22. An El-Nino year indicates _________ monsoons.
23. Easterly jet stream helps in sudden onset of
24. El Niño when more intense increases the surface water temperature of the sea by____
25. What is responsible in the formation of a low pressure area over the north western parts of India?
26. Census in India is taken after every ________years.
27. The _____is an important indicator of gender balance in the population.
28. The state with the Highest Rural population is __________, with a percentage of 89.97.
29. Which is the period of mortality induced growth rate?
30. The main factor for low sex ratio in India is:
31. From Northern part of Mumbai to Goa is called____.
32. National flood control program was launched in _______.
33. The proportion of workers in a population is expressed by_____.
34. Nagla, Para are _____ types settlement.
35. The River known as Dakshin-ganga
36. Narmada originated at _____.
37. Van Mohotsav movement was launched in ________.
38. State with lowest sex ratio.
39. Which of the neighboring country share the longest boundary with India?
40. Water is an important input for successful __________.