Which of the following is false with respect to rainwater harvesting?

• It increases run-off losses

• It helps raising water table

• It is a device of water conservation

• It helps meet rising water demand

252.

Kerala is famous for the cultivation of
1.   Coconut                                                 2. Black-pepper
3.   Rubber                                                  4.  Rice

• 2, 3 and 4

• 1,  2 and 4

• 1 and 4

• 1, 2 and 3

The South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian sub-continent in the rainy season due to

• the effect of easterlies

• the development of cyclone over the equator

• the presence of low atmospheric pressure over North-West India

• the effect of Northern-East trade winds

Which of the following river does not originate in Indian territory?

• Brahmaputra

• Mahanadi

• Satluj

• Ganga

Endosulfan spray on cashew crop resulted in the pollution to the tune of tragedy in

• Karanataka

• Tamil Nadu

• Kerala

• Andhra Pradesh

Communication satellites are used to

• provide information of natural resources only

• transmit communication signal only

• receive communication signal only

• receive and redirect communication signal

Where are the Todas found?

• Arunachal Pradesh

• Madhya Pradesh

• Tamil Nadu

• Rajasthan

The Eastward continuation of the Brazil Current is called

• West Atlantic drift

• North Atlantic drift

• South Atlantic drift

• Counter Equatorial drift

The natural disaster in which carbon dioxide suddenly erupts from a deep lake water is known as

• glacial

• liminic

• lacaustrine

• fluvial

Kandla port is located at

• Gulf of Khambat

• Kori Creek

• Gulf of Kutch

• None of these