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| 2526 |
Types of mountains in Peninsula?
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Relict and residual
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| 2527 |
Striking feature of western/northwestern plateau?
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Black soil
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| 2528 |
Examples of vertical movement and block faulting landforms?
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Rift valleys of Narmada, Tapi, Mahanadi; Satpura block mountains
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| 2529 |
General slope of Peninsular Plateau?
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West to east
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| 2530 |
How was Peninsular Plateau formed?
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Breaking and drifting of Gondwana land
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| 2531 |
Composition of Peninsular Plateau?
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Old crystalline, igneous, and metamorphic rocks
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| 2532 |
What is Alluvium?
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Solid material carried and deposited by rivers
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| 2533 |
What are Shelter Belts?
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Rows of trees to check wind and protect soil
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| 2534 |
What is Zero Tillage?
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Growing crops without tilling to increase water and organic matter and reduce erosion
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| 2535 |
What is Strip Cropping?
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Dividing fields into strips with crops of different maturity to protect soil
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| 2536 |
Function of Sand Fencing?
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Force wind-blown sand to accumulate in desired places
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| 2537 |
What is Contour Ploughing?
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Ploughing parallel to hill contours to slow water flow
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| 2538 |
What is Intercropping?
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Growing different crops in alternate rows or times to protect soil
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| 2539 |
Terrace Farming purpose?
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Flat surfaces on slopes to reduce runoff and erosion
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| 2540 |
Purpose of Rock Dam?
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Slows water flow to prevent gullies and erosion
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| 2541 |
Purpose of Contour Barriers?
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Barriers along contours to collect water and prevent soil loss
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| 2542 |
What is Mulching?
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Covering soil with organic matter to retain moisture
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| 2543 |
Wind erosion where coarse soil rolls on the surface?
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Surface Creep
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| 2544 |
What happens if gully erosion is unchecked?
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Formation of ravines
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| 2545 |
Erosion forming linear grooves?
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Rill erosion
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| 2546 |
Most harmful erosion type?
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Sheet erosion
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| 2547 |
Four types of water erosion (increasing intensity)?
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Splash, Sheet, Rill, Gully
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| 2548 |
Main cause of land degradation in Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh?
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Over irrigation leading to water logging and salinity
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| 2549 |
Main cause of land degradation in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra?
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Overgrazing
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| 2550 |
What human activity caused land degradation in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa?
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Deforestation due to mining
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