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CBSE Class 10 Geography Quiz | CBSE Class 10 Geography Short Questions & Answers

41 In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practised?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Haryana
[C] Punjab
[D] Plains of Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttarakhand
42 How much desired area is required for forest in our country?
[A] 33%
[B] 23.2%
[C] 16%
[D] None
Answer: 33%

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43 Which one of the following soil is ideal for growing cotton:
[A] Mountainous soil
[B] Laterite soil
[C] Desert soil
[D] Beginning of a new era
Answer: Regur soil
44 In which of the following states is black soil found?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Gujarat
45 Laterite soil is developed in areas with
[A] high temperature and heavy rainfall
[B] low temperature and heavy rainfall
[C] low temperature and low rainfall
[D] high temperature and low rainfall
Answer: high temperature and heavy rainfall
46 Regur soil is the other name of
[A] Laterite soil
[B] Alluvial soil
[C] Black soil
[D] Arid soil
Answer: Black soil
47 Which soils develop a reddish colour due to diffusion of iron in crystalline and metamorphic rocks?
[A] Red and Yellow soils
[B] Alluvial soil
[C] Laterite soil
[D] Arid soil
Answer: Red and Yellow soils
48 At present, there are about ___ hectares of degraded land in India.
[A] 130 million
[B] 310 million
[C] 13 million
[D] 30 million
Answer: 130 million
49 Which among the following is a type of resource classified on the basis of exhaustability:
[A] renewable and non-renewable
[B] potential and reserves
[C] biotic and abiotic
[D] national and individual
Answer: renewable and non-renewable
50 'Laterite' has been derived from the greek word 'later' which means:
[A] Brick
[B] Stone
[C] Rock
[D] Mountain
Answer: Brick
51 Cultruable waste land is the piece of land left uncultivated for
[A] more than 5 agricultural years
[B] two agricultural years
[C] one or less than one agricultural years
[D] past 1 to 2 years
Answer: more than 5 agricultural years
52 The resources which are found in a region but have not been utilised are called:
[A] Potential
[B] National
[C] Renewable
[D] Non-renewable
Answer: Potential
53 Which of the following is a source of fresh water?
[A] Groundwater
[B] Surface runoff
[C] Precipitation
[D] All the above
Answer: All the above
54 Name the state in India which has made roof top rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses across the state.
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Karnataka
[C] Gujarat
[D] None
Answer: Tamil Nadu
55 In which one of the following states palar pani is considered the purest form of natural water?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Gujarat
[D] None of these
Answer: Rajasthan
56 On which one of the following rivers Mettur dam is constructed?
[A] River Mahanadi
[B] River Godavari
[C] River Kaveri
[D] None of these
Answer: River Kaveri
57 According to Falken Mark, a Swedish expert, water stress occurs when water availability is between
[A] 1000 to 1050 cubic meter per person / year
[B] 1000 to 1600 cubic meter per person / year
[C] 600 to 900 cubic meter per person / year
[D] 1000 to 1200 cubic meter per person / year
Answer: 1000 to 1050 cubic meter per person / year
58 Nagarjuna Sager Dam is built on which river?
[A] Krishna
[B] Satluj
[C] Chenab
[D] Mahanadi
Answer: Krishna
59 Salal Dam is built on which river?
[A] Satluj
[B] Mahanadi
[C] Chenab
[D] Krishna
Answer: Chenab
60 Hirakud dam is built on which river?
[A] Mahanadi
[B] Satluj
[C] Chenab
[D] Krishna
Answer: Mahanadi

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