261. The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called
262. Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?
- A. Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
- B. Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains
- C. Splitting of India from Antarctic
- D. Breaking up of Pangaea
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263. The outer Himalayas lie between
- A. the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
- B. the foot hills and the Indo Gangetic plain
- C. the greater Himalayas and the lesser Himalayas
- D. Indo-Gangetic plains and the peninsula
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264. Which of the following food grain crops occupies the largest part of the cropped area in India?
265. The significant shifts in Indian agriculture during green revolution include
- A. non-food grains reported some spectacular progress and shift in the cropping pattern
- B. major food grains, in the eastern regions productions decreased and in the northern states increased
- C. both (a) and (b)
- D. None of the above
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266. The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?
- A. Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar
- B. Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan
- C. Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh
- D. Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka
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267. The typical area of sal forest in the Indian peninsular upland occurs
- A. on the western ghats
- B. between the Tapti and the Narmada
- C. to the north-east of the Godavari
- D. on the Malwa plateau
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268. The only state in India that produces saffron is
269. Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are
- A. Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej
- B. Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna
- C. Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
- D. Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna
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270. Which of the following is a peninsular river of India?
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