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| From: haroonaman | Reply 21 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 54 |
The Dalap and Silver Oak trees are commonly grown in a coffee estate as
these are shady trees and requires high temperatures but should not be
exposed to the direct rays of sunlight and hot winds and hence should be
kept in the shade..
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 12:59:41 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 22 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 54 |
The Dalap and Silver Oak trees are commonly grown in a coffee estate as the
coffee shrub requires high temperatures but should not be exposed to the
direct rays of sunlight and hot winds and hence should be kept in the
shade..
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 13:00:34 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 23 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 55 |
Orange and plum trees are commonly grown on a coffee estate as these trees
help to earn extra income during the time the coffee seeds germinate in the
nursery. The trees are then transplanted into these fields in between the
orange and plum trees.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 13:04:26 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 24 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 56 |
The Japanese method of rice cultivation is one of the most successful
methods of rice cultivation as this method involves the use of good quality
but lesser number of seeds,use of green manure,sowing the seeds in raised
nursery beds and transplanting.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 13:11:49 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 25 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 61 |
The problems faced by the sugar industry are :
(i)Low and irregular supply of raw materials
(ii)Fluctuations in the output of sugarcane
(iii)Short crushing season
(iv)Small and uneconomic size of sugar mills
(v)Old nd obsolete machinery
(vi)Imbalanced distribution of sugar mills
(vii)Non use of by-products
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 13:19:40 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 26 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 62 |
2 steps taken by the government are: (i)The National Jute Manufacturing
Corporation has undertaken the job to modernise the units as they realized
that their machinery was obsolete(ii)They decided that they would have to
increase the production of jute.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 13:28:20 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 27 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 63 |
3 factors that favour the concentration of the cotton textile mills in
Mumbai are :
(i)Mumbai has a humid climate which favours cotton as the thread does not
break easily.
(ii)The black cotton soil in the hinterland of Mumbai provides large
amounts of cotton as a basic raw material.
(iii)Cheap hydroelectric power which is available from the Tata
Hydroelectric grid from Western Ghats.
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 13:35:42 2010 (GMT)
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| From: haroonaman | Reply 28 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 64 |
The woollen textile industry has not developed in India as :
(i)India experiences equeable type of climate of around 25 degrees celsius.
(ii)India's climate is not very humid.
(iii)There is not much of large scale cultivation of wool
Posted at: Mon Feb 8 13:47:46 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 29 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 27 |
Cotton and Wheat
Posted at: Sun Feb 21 09:19:18 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 30 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 28 |
Hindu Kush, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Tien Shan
Posted at: Sun Feb 21 09:20:09 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 31 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 29 |
Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar separates India and Sri Lanka
Posted at: Sun Feb 21 09:21:10 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 32 of 58 | Reply | View replies (1)
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| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 30 |
Bangladesh is prone to flooding because it is a flat low-lying land in the
Ganga-Brahmaputra delta. It also gets heavy monsoonal rain.
Floods are beneficial to the people of Bangladesh in the following ways as
it causes deposition of fertile silt by floodwaters benefits agriculture.
Posted at: Sun Feb 21 09:24:52 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 33 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 31 |
The relief and climate of Nepal has affected the basic occupations of the
people in the following ways :
Nepal has a rugged mountainous terrain, so arable land is limited.
Yet agriculture continues to be the main occupation.
Due to the relief and climate of Nepal, the hill slopes are covered
with dense coniferous forests. So many people are engaged in forestry.
Posted at: Sun Feb 21 09:28:37 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 34 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 30 |
Bangladesh is prone to flooding because it is a flat low-lying land in the
Ganga-Brahmaputra delta. It also gets heavy monsoonal rain.
Floods are beneficial to the people of Bangladesh in the following ways as
it causes deposition of fertile silt by floodwater benefits agriculture.
Posted at: Sun Feb 21 09:29:05 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 35 of 58 | Reply | View replies (3)
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| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 32 |
The difference is:
Baluchistan Plateau
Deccan Plateau
It is located in Pakistan
It is dry, arid desert.
It is located in India
It is less arid than Baluchistan plateau.
Posted at: Sun Feb 21 09:32:06 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 36 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 32 |
The difference is:
Baluchistan Plateau
Deccan Plateau
It is located in Pakistan
It is dry, arid desert.
It is located in India
It is less arid than Baluchistan plateau.
Posted at: Sun Feb 21 09:32:22 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 37 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 32 |
The difference is:
Baluchistan Plateau
Deccan Plateau
It is located in
Pakistan
It is dry, arid desert.
It is located in India
It is less arid than Baluchistan plateau.
Posted at: Sun Feb 21 09:32:40 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 38 of 58 | Reply | View replies (1)
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| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 33 |
India and China have land border wit Bhutan
Nepal has a rugged mountainous terrain, as it is located in the Himalayas.
So, the rivers there are swift flowing, with a number of rapids and
waterfalls. Also they contain less volume of water. Such rivers are
non-navigable, but suitable for hydroelectric power generation.
Posted at: Sun Feb 21 09:36:51 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 39 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 33 |
India and China have land border wit Bhutan
Nepal has a rugged mountainous terrain, as it is located in the Himalayas.
So, the rivers there are swift flowing, with a number of rapids and
waterfalls. Also they contain less volume of water. Such rivers are
non-navigable, but suitable for hydroelectric power generation.
Posted at: Sun Feb 21 09:36:58 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 40 of 58 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 34 |
The difference is:
North Indian
Rivers
Peninsular Rivers
1. Navigable
1. Not Navigable
2. Perennial
2. Non-perennial
3. Snow-fed
3. Rain-fed
Posted at: Sun Feb 21 09:39:42 2010 (GMT)
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