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| From: saraswati23 | Reply 41 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 60 |
i)western ghats being of less height are easily accesible ii)absense of
coalfields in peninsular india leaves the option of hydroelectricity
Posted at: Wed Jan 20 15:13:02 2010 (GMT)
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| From: saraswati23 | Reply 42 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 33 |
a landmass surrounded by landmasses on all sides
Posted at: Wed Jan 20 15:15:49 2010 (GMT)
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| From: saraswati23 | Reply 43 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 38 |
as they come under the influence of offshore monsoon winds
Posted at: Wed Jan 20 15:16:55 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 44 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 35 |
The plains of northern india expeiences temperate type of climate.One main
characteristic of this type of climate is that it experiences moderate
temperatues of an average of 25 degrees celsius
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 01:47:38 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 45 of 100 | Reply | View replies (1)
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| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 42 |
2 important characteristics of laterite soil are:
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 01:50:51 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 46 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 42 |
2 important characteristics of laterite soil are : 1) Formed by the leaching
and weathering of laterite rocks in the earth under heat and pressure.
2)They are rich in humus, Iron and nitrogen but lack potash and phosphorus.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 01:54:20 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 47 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 43 |
(i) An area where black soil is found is western madhya pradesh. (ii) Two
crops grown in this soil are sugarcane and cotton.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 01:57:05 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 48 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 44 |
Alluvial soil is formed by the transportation and deposition of silt by the
major rivers like the ganges,the brahmaputra,the indus and its tributeries
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 01:59:38 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 49 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 45 |
2 major agents of erosion are wind and water. We can control these erosions
by :
(i)Wind erosion- One method of controlling wind erosion is by planting many
tall trees like coconut trees around open fields which intercept the wind
and thus prevent wind erosion.
(ii)Water erosion- Water erosion can be prevented by using less water,
traditional water harvesting methods like the construction of
johads.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 02:09:43 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 50 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 46 |
There are 3 different types of iron ores found in India. They are :
(i) Haematite.
(ii)Magnetite.
(ii)Limonite
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 02:12:47 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 51 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 48 |
An important coal producing state in India is Orrisa and the name of the
coal mine is Talcher.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 02:16:20 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 52 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 49 |
Petroleum is found in pakistan in many places like Khaur and Duniyaan..Out
of all the SAARC countries India is the largest producer.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 02:21:40 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 53 of 100 | Reply | View replies (1)
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| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 51 |
2 differences btween subsistence agriculture and commercial agriculture are
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(i) In subsistence agriculture the farmer grows the plant only to sustain
the family whereas in commercial agriculture the farmers grow the plants
only to get a benefit by selling it.
(ii) The subsistence method involves the use of traditional seeds whereas
in commercial method the farmers use HYV seeds and use abundant water and
minerals.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 02:49:14 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 54 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 53 |
Wheat is a rabi crop and is sown during the months of April and may and
harvested in november.Therefore we can conclude that wheat is a winter
crop.The wheat crop requires a temperature between 21 & 35 degrees
celcius, rainfall of atleast 200-400 cms and requires well drained loamy
and laterite soil.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 03:00:02 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 55 of 100 | Reply | View replies (1)
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| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 54 |
They help to fix the nitrogen in the atmosphere.
Pulses are rich in proteins and are leguminous plants and they help to fix
and use in the atmospheric nitrogen in the soil and are thus rotated and
used with other plants to maintain and restore the soil fertility.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 03:07:19 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 56 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 54 |
They help to fix the nitrogen in the soil.
Pulses are rich in proteins and are leguminous plants and they help to fix
and use in the atmospheric nitrogen in the soil and are thus rotated and
used with other plants to maintain and restore the soil fertility.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 03:07:37 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 57 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 55 |
Millets are warm weather plants and are kharif crops. These plants are
drought and heat resistant and are cultivated in areas which receive very
less or no rainfall.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 03:11:02 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 58 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 56 |
Tea bushes are found on hill slopes as the tea bush requires well
drained,loamy soil. Stagnant water is injurios to the roots of the tea crop. Posted at: Mon Feb 8 03:19:43 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 59 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 51 |
2 differences btween subsistence agriculture and commercial agriculture are
:
(i) In subsistence agriculture the farmer grows the plant only to sustain
the family whereas in commercial agriculture the farmers grow the plants
only to get a benefit by selling it.
(ii) The subsistence method involves the use of traditional seeds whereas
in commercial method the farmers use HYV seeds and use abundant water and
minerals.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 08:55:51 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 60 of 100 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 58 |
Energy from wind has been utilized to convert the mechanical energy from
windmills and used for pumping water and running flour mills. Now, if a
generator is coupled to a shaft of a windmill, the rotaton of the windmill
leads to production of electricity.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 09:09:11 2010 (GMT)
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