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Q1Which one of the following statements correctly pairs India’s leading bauxite and mica belts with their principal industrial roles, without elevating a secondary state belt to national primacy or swapping the two ores’ uses?
NCERT records Odisha as the largest bauxite-producing state in 2018-19, with Panchpatmali (Koraput) among the most important deposits used for aluminium. Mica’s leading belt is the Koderma–Gaya–Hazaribagh tract of Jharkhand, indispensable for dielectric/insulating uses in electrical industries; Ajmer and Nellore are important secondary mica areas, not the national lead. Options that crown Nellore or Ajmer as the mica leader, invent Jharkhand bauxite primacy, or swap bauxite/mica roles on the Odisha and Jharkhand belts are therefore wrong.
Q2Consider the following pairs of ocean currents and coastal settings: 1. Canary Current — cold eastern-boundary current with coastal upwelling off northwestern Africa 2. Benguela Current — cold eastern-boundary current with coastal upwelling off southwestern Africa 3. Agulhas Current — warm western-boundary current along southeastern Africa that is grouped with the Canary and Benguela systems as a cold eastern-boundary Atlantic upwelling current Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Canary and Benguela are classic cold eastern-boundary upwelling currents of the Atlantic off northwestern and southwestern Africa respectively, so pairs 1 and 2 are correctly matched. Agulhas is a warm western-boundary current of the southwest Indian Ocean along southeastern Africa; even though the warm/SE-Africa part can sound familiar, it does not belong with Canary and Benguela as a cold eastern-boundary Atlantic upwelling system. Hence only pairs 1 and 2 are correctly matched.
Q3Consider the following statements about Indian soils: 1. Black (regur) soils of the Deccan Trap region form mainly from lava-derived basalt, hold moisture well, and are especially suited to cotton. 2. Khadar is the older alluvium with a higher concentration of kankar nodules and is generally less fertile than bangar. 3. Red soils commonly develop on crystalline igneous rocks; their reddish colour reflects iron oxides, and they are often deficient in nitrogen, phosphorus and humus. 4. Laterite soils of high-rainfall zones are typically rich in humus and are therefore preferred for cotton cultivation without manuring. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is true: Deccan Trap basalt yields moisture-retentive black/regur soils that favour cotton. Statement 2 reverses NCERT age geometry—bangar is the older alluvium with more kankar; khadar is newer and usually more fertile. Statement 3 is true for red soils on crystalline igneous rocks with iron colouring and N–P–humus poverty. Statement 4 is false: laterites of high-rainfall tracts are intensely leached and poor in humus; cotton’s classic soil is black/regur, not laterite. Therefore only statements 1 and 3 hold.
Q4With reference to the Godavari system, consider the following statements: 1. The Manjira joins the Godavari as a right-bank tributary. 2. The Indravati joins the Godavari as a right-bank tributary upstream of the Pranhita confluence. 3. The Pranhita, conveying the combined waters of the Penganga, Wardha and Wainganga, is a left-bank tributary and the largest Godavari tributary by drainage-area share. 4. The Maner is an important left-bank tributary of the Godavari. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Facing downstream on the east-flowing Godavari, Manjira is a major right-bank tributary, while Pranhita (Penganga–Wardha–Wainganga combine) enters on the left bank and holds the largest drainage share among Godavari tributaries. Indravati is a left-bank feeder that joins after—not upstream of—the Pranhita confluence, so statement 2 reverses both bank and order. Maner belongs with the right-bank group (with Pravara and Manjira), so statement 4 is false. Only statements 1 and 3 therefore hold.
Q5Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Atmospheric process) 1. Shallow cyclonic depressions that originate over the east Mediterranean Sea and reach northwestern India in the cold weather season 2. Post-September wind reversal that gathers moisture while crossing the Bay of Bengal 3. Continuous western escarpment intercepting the Arabian Sea branch, leaving its immediate leeward plateau belt drier List-II (Climatic outcome) a. Meagre winter precipitation that is nonetheless highly beneficial for rabi cereals across Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh b. Torrential rainfall in October–November over the Tamil Nadu coast and adjoining southeast littoral c. Comparatively low June–September totals over Deccan interiors lying east of that escarpment Codes:
East-Mediterranean shallow cyclonic depressions (western disturbances) bring meagre but rabi-valuable winter rain to Punjab–Haryana–Delhi–western Uttar Pradesh, so 1 maps to a. After September the northeast/retreating monsoon gathers Bay of Bengal moisture and yields heavy October–November rains on the Tamil Nadu coast, so 2 maps to b. The Western Ghats escarpment intercepts the Arabian Sea branch and leaves Deccan interiors to the east comparatively dry in June–September, so 3 maps to c. The correct code is therefore 1-a, 2-b, 3-c.
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6Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Despite the June–September rains that cover most of India, the Tamil Nadu coast stays comparatively dry in that season and depends heavily on later October–November rains for much of its annual total. Reason (R): During the southwest monsoon the Tamil Nadu coast lies parallel to the Bay of Bengal branch and in the rain-shadow of the Arabian Sea branch, while in October–November northeast monsoon winds crossing the Bay of Bengal deliver torrential rain to that coast. Select the correct answer.