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Points to Remember:- 1. Exclusive Economic Zone: - It is a sea zone extending up to 200 nautical miles into the sea from the baseline of the coast prescribed by United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea. 2. Cold Desert:-  It refers to that place which is covered by snow and is located at higher altitudes and higher latitudes e.g. Ladakh in India and Antarctica. 3. Brundtland Commission:-  The commission formally known as World Commission on Environment and Development was constituted by United Nations under the chairmanship of Norway's Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland to look into the matter of sustainable development. 4. Fallow Land: -  Land left uncultivated for one or more seasons for regaining fertility. 5. Net sown Area:-  Area under crop cultivation in a year under consideration. 6. Gross Cropped Area:-  It includes that area which is sown more than once in a year plus net sown area. 7. Deccan Trap: -  It is an area of igneous rocks c...

NCERT TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS Q. 1. Here is some information about four countries. Based on this information, how would you classify each of these countries. Write ‘democratic’, ‘undemocratic’ or ‘not sure’ against each of these. (a) Country A: People who do not accept the country’s official religion do not have a right to vote. Ans. Not sure. (b) Country B: The same party has been winning elections for the last twenty years. Ans. Undemocratic. (c) Country C: Ruling party has lost in the last three elections. Ans. Democratic. (d) Country D: There is no independent Election Commission. Ans. Undemocratic. Q. 2. Here is some information about four countries. Based on this information, how would you classify each of these Countries. Write ‘democratic’, ‘undemocratic’ or ‘not sure’ against each of these. (a) Country P: The parliament cannot pass a law about the army without the consent of the Chief of Army. Ans. Undemocratic. (b) C...

1. Multiple choice questions (i) Which of these statements is not a valid reason for the depletion of flora and fauna? (a) Agricultural expansion (b) Large scale developmental projects (c) Grazing and fuel wood collection (d) Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation Solution :  (c) Grazing and fuel wood collection (ii) Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation? (a) Joint forest management (b) Beej Bachao Andolan (c) Chipko Movement (d) Demarcation of Wildlife sanctuaries Solution :  (d) Demarcation of Wildlife sanctuaries 2. Match the following animals with their category of existence. Animals/Plants Category of existence Black buck Extinct Asiatic elephant Rare Andaman wild pig Endangered Himalayan brown bear Vulnerable Pink head duck Endemic Solution : Animals/Plants Category of existence Black buck Endangered Asiatic elephant Vulnerable Andaman wild pig Endemic Himalayan brown bear Rare Pink head duck Extinct 3. Match the...

1. Multiple choice questions. (i) Based on the information given below classify each of the situations as ‘suffering from water scarcity’ or ‘not suffering from water scarcity’. (a) Region with high annual rainfall. (b) Region having high annual rainfall and large population. (c) Region having high annual rainfall but water is highly polluted. (d) Region having low rainfall and low population. Solution :  (i) Not suffering from water scarcity Explanation:  Regions with high annual rainfall cannot face scarcity of water because the water table is replenished, water bodies do not dry up so no water scarcity. (ii) Which one of the following statements is not an argument in favour of multipurpose river projects? (a) Multi-purpose projects bring water to those areas which suffer from water scarcity. (b) Multi-purpose projects by regulating water flow helps to control floods. (c) Multi-purpose projects lead to large scale displacements and loss of livelihood. (d) Multi-purpose proje...