Indian Geography - Questions and Answers

21. `Self-sufficiency� in food, in the true sense of freedom from hunger, has not been achieved in India in spite of a more than three fold rise in foodgrains production over 1950-1990. Which of the following are the reasons for it? 1. The green revolution has been restricted to small pockets of the country 2. The cost of food is too high compared to the earnings of the poor 3. Too much emphasis is laid on wheat and paddy compared to the coarse grains 4. The grains of the green revolution have largely accrued to the cash crop rather than food crops Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:

22. At the present State of our knowledge and resource position, India will remain self sufficient for the next three decades in:

23. Tulbul project is associated with the river:

24. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below: 1. The northern end of the earth�s axis is called North Pole 2. 45� parallel is half of the length of the equator 3. There is parallelism of the earth�s axis 4. The earth�s speed of revolution is faster in aphelion position Codes:

25. �Monoculture of commercially viable trees is destroying the unique natural profile of � Thoughtless exploitation of timber, deforesting vast tracts for palm cultivation, destruction of mangroves, illegal logging by tribals and poaching only compound the problem. Fresh water pockets are fast drying up due to deforestation and destruction of mangroves.� The place referred to in this quotation is: