Chapter 6 Major Landforms of the Earth

1. With reference to the management of minor minerals in India, consider the following statements:

1. Sand is a ‘minor mineral’ according to the prevailing law in the country.
2. State Governments have the power to grant mining leases of minor minerals, but the powers regarding the formation of rules related to the grant of minor minerals lie with the Central Government.
3. State Governments have the power to frame rules to prevent illegal mining of minor minerals.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct? (UPSC/ IAS 2019)

2. Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched? (UPSC/ IAS 2019)

3. With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in India in the last five years, consider the following statements: (UPSC/ IAS 2019)

1. Area under rice cultivation is the highest.
2. Area under the cultivation of jowar is more than that of oilseeds.
3. Area of cotton cultivation is more than that of sugarcane.
4. Area under sugarcane cultivation has steadily decreased.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

4. Among the following, which one is the largest exporter of rice in the world in the last five years? (UPSC/ IAS 2019)

5. The word ‘Denisovan’ is sometimes mentioned in media in reference to- (UPSC/ IAS 2019)

6.

1. Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched? (UPSC/ IAS 2019)

7. Consider the following statements: (UPSC/ IAS 2019)

1. Asiatic lions are naturally found in India only.
2. A double-humped camel is naturally found in India only.
3. One-horned rhinoceros is naturally found in India only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

8. Consider the following States: (UPSC/ IAS 2019)

1. Chhattisgarh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Odisha

With reference to the States mentioned above, in terms of percentage of forest cover to the total area of the State,

which one of the following is the correct ascending order?

9. Consider the following pairs

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched? (UPSC/ IAS 2019)

10. Why are dewdrops not formed on a cloudy night? (UPSC/ IAS 2019)

11. Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched? (UPSC/ IAS 2019)

12. What is common to the places known as Aliyar, Isapur and Kangsabati? (UPSC/ IAS 2019)

13. On 21st June, the Sun (UPSC/ IAS 2019)

14. Which one of the following National Parks lies completely in the temperate alpine zone? (UPSC/ IAS 2019)