[2 only] Consider the following statements:1. The forest cover in India constitutes around 20% of its geo

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Consider the following statements:
1. The forest cover in India constitutes around 20% of its geographical area. Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitutes around 40%.
2. The National Forestry Action Programme aims at bringing one third of the area of India under tree forest cover.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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What is the correct sequence of the rivers-Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?

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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer :

List I (Climatic conditions)	List II (Reasons)
A. Madras is warmer than Calcutta	1. North-East Monsoon
B. Snowfall in Himalayas	2. Altitude
C. Rainfall decreases from West Bengal to Punjab	3. Western depressions
D. Sutlej-Ganga Plain gets some rain in winter	4. Distance from sea List II (Reasons)
	5. Latitude

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The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC). established at Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences is located in

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Consider the following rivers
1. Kishenganga
2. Ganga
3. Wainganga
4. Penganga
The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the north-south direction is

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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:

List I	List II
A. Deccan Traps	1.Late cenozoic
B. Western Ghats	2. Pre-cambrian
C. Aravalli	3. Cretaceous Eocene
D. Narmada-Tapi alluvial deposits	4.Cambrian
	5. Pleistocene

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Consider the following statements:
1. Natural Hazards are elements of circumstances in the Natural environment that have the potential to cause harm to people or property or both.
2. Natural disasters are relatively sudden and cause large scale, widespread death, loss of property and disturbance to social systems and life over which people have a little or no control.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Match List 1 with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Mineral)
A. Graphite
B. Lead
C. Salt
D. Silver
List II (Mining area.
1. Bellary
2. Didwana
3. Rampa
4. Zawar

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Which one among these is not an essential condition for emergence of Tropical Cyclone?

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Rashtriya Barh Ayog (National Flood Commission) identified ______ million hectares of land as flood-prone in India.

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With reference to flood consider the following statements:
1. National Programme of Flood Management was launched in 1954.
2. Disturbances along the natural drainage channels and colonisation of flood-plains and river-beds are some of the human activities that play an important role in increasing the intensity, magnitude and gravity of floods.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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