India has experienced persistent and high food inflation in the recent past. What could be the reasons?
1. Due to a gradual switch over to the cultivation of commercial crops, the area under the cultivation of food grains has steadily decreased in the last 5 years by about 30%.
2. As a consequence of increasing incomes, the consumption patterns of the people have undergone a significant change.
3. The food supply chain has structural constraints.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
1. Due to a gradual switch over to the cultivation of commercial crops, the area under the cultivation of food grains has steadily decreased in the last 5 years by about 30%.
2. As a consequence of increasing incomes, the consumption patterns of the people have undergone a significant change.
3. The food supply chain has structural constraints.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Important Questions on Indian Geography
Two important rivers-one with its source in Jharkhand and known by a different name in Odisha and another, with its source in Odishamerge at a place only a short distance from the coast of Bay of Bengal before flowing into the sea. This is an important site of wildlife and biodiversity and a protected area.
Which one of the following could be this?
Consider the following
1. Black-necked crane
2. Cheetah
3. Flying squirrel
4. Snow leopard
Which of the above are naturally found in India?
Consider the following areas
1. Bandipur
2. Bhitarkanika
3. Manas
4. Sunderbans
Which of the above are tiger reserves?
Consider the following statements
1. The duration of the monsoon decreases from Southern India to Northern India.
2. The amount of annual rainfall in the Northern plains of India decreases from East to West.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
In which one among the following categories of protected areas in India are local people not allowed to collect and use the biomass?
A particular State in India has the following characteristics
1. It is located on the same latitude which passes through Northern Rajasthan.
2. It has over 80% of its area under forest cover.
3. Over 12% of forest cover constitutes protected area network in this state.
Which one among the following states has all the above characteristics?
Consider the following crops in India
1. Cowpea
2. Green gram
3. Pigeon pea
Which of the above is/are used as pulse, fodder and green manure?
Consider the following crops of India
Groundnut
Sesamum
Pearl millet
Which of the above is/are predominantly rain fed crop/ crops?
