Resource and Development -Super Questions

About ……... per cent of the land area is plain,

• 43

• 34

• 04

• 27

About …... per cent of the area of the country is the plateau region.

• 72

• 25

• 27

• 07

Land put to non-agricultural uses, e.g. buildings, roads, factories, etc

• Forest
• Fallow land
• Net Sown Area
• Land not available for cultivation

What is fallow land ?

• the land Left without cultivation

• Net Sown area
• Other uncultivated land
• land not suitable for cultivation

Choose the correct statement

• Forest area in the country is far lower than the desired 30 per cent of geographical area
• NSA , 80 per cent of the total area is in Punjab and Haryana
• The land under permanent pasture has increased.

Choose piedmont plain/s in India.

• Duars
• Chos
• Dunes
• Terai

Name the soil, which has higher concentration of ‘kanker’ nodules

• Forest Soil
• Bangar
• Desert soil
• Khader

Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?

• Intensive cultivation
• Over irrigation
• Deforestation
• Overgrazing

In which of the following states black soil is predominantly found?

• Jammu and Kashmir
• Rajasthan
• Maharashtra
• Jharkhand

Mountains account for …... per cent of the total surface area.

• 3%

• 13%

• 30%

• 33%