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Saline soils are the results of

• very high precipitation and leaching of the soil

• high rate of evaporation and very little leaching of the soil

• high precipitation and very little leaching of the soil

• All of the above

"There is no holiday for vegetation- growth is rapid , uninterrupted and continuous." This statement applies to

• Taiga region

• Monsoon region

• Mediterranean region

• Rainy tropics

The largest variety of plants and animals is found in the

• Temperate forests

• Monsoon forests

• Tropical forests

• Tropical grasslands

Wich one of the following statememts about salinity is not correct ?

• Salinity is directly related to precipitation

• There exists a direct relationship between the rate of evaporation and salinity

• Low salinity is found near the mouth of river

• The salinity is higher at the tropics and decreases towards the poles and equator

The Vale of Kashmir is the only level strip of land in the Himalayas . Whivh river has laid its deposits to form this level plain ?

• Ravi

• Sutlej

• Beas

• Jhelum

In which of the following States of India women outnumber men ?

• Uttar Pradesh

• Karnataka

• Haryana

• Kerala

The braodest part of the Himalayas lies in

• Himachal Pradesh

• Arunachal Pradesh

• Jammu & Kashmir

• Nagaland

Which one of the following is considered to be the global carbon sink ?

• Antarctica ice sheet

• Sahara desert

• Equatorial rainforest

• Arctic ocean

Which one of the following is not correct about the desert biomes vegetation ?

• Short tape roots

• Reflective surface of leaf

• Ephemeral plants

• Waxy coating

ASSERTION (A) : The Chrsitian population is relatively numerous in the tribal-hill areas of North-Eastern India,

REASON (R) : Mainly tribals were converted to Christianity during the British rule.

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

• (A) is true but (R) is false.

• (A) is false but (R) is true.