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1
Q

Potential resource

A

Found in a region but not utilised

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2
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Stock

A

Lack of tech

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3
Q

Reserves

A

Use haven’t been started

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4
Q

Rio de janeiro year

A

1992

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5
Q

Agenda 21 by

A

UNCED

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6
Q

Advocated resource conservation for the 1st time

A

Club of rome 1968

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7
Q

Gandhian philosophy presented by

A

Schumacher
Small is beautiful

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8
Q

Contribution w respect to sustainable development

A

Brundtland commission report , 1987
Our common future

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9
Q

Land variety

A

Forest
Land unavailable for cultivation
Other uncultivated land
Follow land
Net sown area

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10
Q

Land not available for cultivation

A

-Barren and waste land
-Non agricultural uses like road

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11
Q

Other uncultivated land

A

Permanent pasture and grazing
-Under miscellaneous tree crops grooves
-Culturable waste land ( no cul for more than 5 yrs )

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12
Q

Follow land

A

Current fallow (<= yr)
Other than current fallow land (1-5yrs)

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13
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Gross cropped area

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Net sown area + area sown more than once a yr

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14
Q

Mining reason for land d gradation

A

Jharkhand
Chattisgarh
Madhya p
Odisha

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15
Q

Overgrazing reason for land degradation

A

Guj
Raj
Madhya p
Maharashtra

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16
Q

Alluvial

A

Result of interplay of three rivers
Rice
Wheat
Cotton
Oilseeds
Pulses

17
Q

Black soil

A

Cotton
Sugarcane
Tobacco
Millets
Oilseeds

18
Q

Red soil

A

Formed by weathering of crystalline and metamorphic rocks
Red due to ferric oxide
Less fertile

Millets pulses rice tobacco groundnuts

19
Q

Laterite soil

A

Formed by intense leaching
Acidic, coarse, less fertile
Tea coffee cashew

20
Q

States of laterite soil

A

W ghats
Karnataka
Kerela
Tamil n
Odisha
Meghalaya

21
Q

Place of red soil

A

Eastern nd southern Deccan plateau karnataka tamil n odisha

22
Q

Arid soil

A

Formed in dry and semi arid regions due to deposition of sand
Low humus content
Can be made fertile

23
Q

States of arid soil

A

Raj
Guj
Haryana
Punjab

24
Q

Arid soil crops

A

Bajra
Pulses
Millets
Barley

25
Q

Forest soil

A

Formed under dense forest covers in mountainous regions

26
Q

Forest soil in valley areas

A

Loamy and silty

27
Q

Forest soil in slopes

A

Coarse and acidic

28
Q

Forest soil in regions w Good vegetation but poor potash eyc

A

Rich in humus

29
Q

Regions of forest areas

A

Himalayan region
Western ghats
Northeastern states

30
Q

Crops of forest soil

A

Tea
Coffee
Spices
Tropical fruits

31
Q

Soln of soil erosion

A

Contour ploughing
Terrace cultivation
Strip cropping
Shelter belts

32
Q

Gullies

A

Water cuts making deep channels

33
Q

Gullies in chambal basin

34
Q

Known as reggur soil

A

Black soil

Geo Ch 3 (6 decks)

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