251. The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India originate in
A. Pakistan
B. Bay of Bengal
C. West Asia
D. Himalayas
✅ The correct answer is option C.
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252. The Yamuna and the Sone are the tributaries of the river
A. Jhelam
B. Beas
C. Ravi
D. Ganga
✅ The correct answer is option D.
253. Reserved Forests are forests
A. reserved for hunting
B. reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
C. reserved for local use
D. reserved for growing medicinal herbs
✅ The correct answer is option B.
254. The place in India receiving the lowest rainfall is
A. Leh
B. Jaisalmer
C. Bikaner
D. Jodhpur
✅ The correct answer is option A.
255. Chandra and Bhaga the two streams join to form _____ river.
A. Jhelum
B. Indus
C. Ravi
D. Chenab
✅ The correct answer is option D.
256. Khaddar soils are found
A. in piedmont plains
B. in flood plains
C. over low plateaux
D. over steep slopes
✅ The correct answer is option B.
257. Which of the following does not have influence over the climate in India?
A. Nearness to Equator
B. Presence of Indian Ocean
C. Monsoons
D. Ocean currents
✅ The correct answer is option D.
258. Bhim Tal is a
A. river in West Bengal
B. lake around Nainital
C. strike valley
D. pass in Kashmir
✅ The correct answer is option C.
259. The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to
A. the heavy and timely rains and forests
B. alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
C. hard labour of the farmers over the generations
D. better irrigation facilities
✅ The correct answer is option B.
260. There is heavy rainfall on the western coast of India but very little in the Deccan because
A. the Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats
B. the region is bypassed by the south-west monsoons
C. lack of high mountains in the Deccan
D. of some unknown reason
✅ The correct answer is option A.