The method of soil conservation in which rocks are piled up to slow down the flow of water which prevents gullies and further soil loss is called?

• Mulching

• Contour barriers

• Rockdam

• Terrace farming

The innermost layer is the core with a radius of about ............. km.

• 500

• 6500

• 9500

• 3500

Which of the following is a major river in Bangladesh which is also the main distributary of the Ganges?

• Gandak

• Kosi

• Gomati

• Padma

As the river approaches the sea, the speed of the flowing water decreases and the river begins to break up into a number of streams called...........

• plateau

• isthmus

• peninsula

• distribuatries

The Sunderbans Reserve Forest (SRF) which is adjacent to India's Sunderbans National Park is located in which neighbouring country?

• Bhutan

• Pakistan

• Bangladesh

• Nepal

Nepal does not share its border with which Indian state?

• Uttarakhand

• Haryana

• West Bengal

• Sikkim

The method of soil conservation in which different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash is called?

• Mulching

• Intercropping

• Rock dam

• Terrace farming

Bangladesh does not share its border with which Indian state?

• Assam

• Tripura

• Jharkhand

• Meghalaya

.............. is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice.

• Weathering

• Attrition

• Erosion

• Abrasion

Gol Gumbaz was built in which century?

• 15th

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th