SAT Geography - Water Resources and Agriculture
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 25
Which one of the following multipurpose river valley project is constructed on River Mahanadi?
- (a)
Tehri
- (b)
Hirakud
- (c)
Rana Pratap Sagar
- (d)
ThungaBhadra
What is the name given to the diversion channels of the western Himalayas?
- (a)
Guls or Kuls
- (b)
Khadins
- (c)
Johads
- (d)
Phalodi
What is Palar Pani as referred by the people of Rajasthan?
- (a)
Milk
- (b)
River water
- (c)
Spring water
- (d)
Rain Water
Which one of the following states has made roof rainwater harvesting compulsory for all the houses across the state?
- (a)
Kerala
- (b)
Rajasthan
- (c)
Tamil Nadu
- (d)
Haryana
Which one of the river valley project has been constructed on River Satluj?
- (a)
Tehri
- (b)
Salal
- (c)
Rana Pratap Sagar
- (d)
Bhakra Nangal
Which dam is built on River Krishna?
- (a)
Periyar
- (b)
Mettur
- (c)
Nagarjuna Sagar
- (d)
Hirakud
Which one of the following place has earned the rare distinction of being rich in harvested rainwater?
- (a)
Gendathur
- (b)
Phalodi
- (c)
Bikaner
- (d)
Barmer
Which one of the following statement is true for a Multipurpose river valley project?
- (a)
It can store the entire rain water received in a region
- (b)
It fragment rivers, which makes it difficult for aquatic fauna to migrate
- (c)
It will not affect the cropping pattern of a region
- (d)
It will not affect the natural flow of a river
Narmada Bachavo Andolan was a
- (a)
Social movement
- (b)
Industrial workers movement
- (c)
Movement for the construction of dam
- (d)
Water movement
Against the construction of which one of the following multipurpose projects was the Narmada Bachao Andolan launched?
- (a)
Sardar Sarovar
- (b)
Bhakra Nangal
- (c)
Rihand
- (d)
Tehri
Dams, Lakes and irrigation systems were extensively built during the reign of
- (a)
Bimbisara
- (b)
Harsha
- (c)
Chandra Gupta Maurya
- (d)
Ashoka
Krishna-Godavari dispute is due to the objections raised by the governments of
- (a)
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
- (b)
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
- (c)
Maharashtra- Andhra Pradesh
- (d)
Kerala -Karnataka
Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area?
- (a)
Shifting Agriculture
- (b)
Plantation Agriculture
- (c)
Horticulture
- (d)
Intensive Agriculture
Which one of the following is a rabi crop?
- (a)
Rice
- (b)
Millets
- (c)
Gram
- (d)
Cotton
Which one of the following is a leguminous crop?
- (a)
Pulses
- (b)
Millets
- (c)
Jawar
- (d)
Sesamum
Which one of the following is announced by the government in support of a crop?
- (a)
Maximum support price
- (b)
Minimum support price
- (c)
Moderate support price
- (d)
Influential support price
How many factors are identified for influencing plant growth till now?
- (a)
55
- (b)
60
- (c)
52
- (d)
50
How does the moisture stress affect the cell
- (a)
Affect cell division
- (b)
Affect cell expansion
- (c)
Cell mortality rate is affected
- (d)
No effect on cell
The crop with yarns of sunn hemp is prepared in
- (a)
12-15 weeks
- (b)
15-17 weeks
- (c)
10-12 weeks
- (d)
8-10 weeks
Which is not an inorganic matter in the following?
- (a)
Magnesium
- (b)
Iron
- (c)
Fat
- (d)
Iodine
Which is the highest digestible protein non-leguminous crop among the following option?
- (a)
Napier
- (b)
Maize silage
- (c)
Maize
- (d)
Jowar
Which disease occurs when more sorghum is consumed?
- (a)
Rickets
- (b)
Scurvy
- (c)
Night blindness
- (d)
Pellagra
Which Sorghum variety is not multicut?
- (a)
Pusa Chari-2
- (b)
M.P. Chari-2
- (c)
M.P. Chari
- (d)
U.P. Chari-I
Which variety of Barley is husk - less?
- (a)
Pragati (K 508)
- (b)
Ritambhara (K 551)
- (c)
Geetanjali (K 1149)
- (d)
Karan-3
Which is not true in relation to Gram?
- (a)
Subfamily--Papilionaceae
- (b)
Chromosome No.--22
- (c)
Acid--Malic and Oxali
- (d)
Origin--North America
