Indian Geography
Avalanches in Himalayas have been a reason behind many causalities of trekkers, soldiers etc. since long time. With this reference, consider the following statements:The Himalayan range experiences more avalanches than any other place on Earth.Snowmobiling is one of the major reasons for avalanches. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
An avalanche is a sudden flow of snow down a slope, such as a mountainside. The first statement is correct because Himalayan range experiences more avalanches than any other place on Earth. Second statement is also correct because snowmobile leads to to avalanches if slab is not well anchored to the ground, leading to severe avalanche conditions.
The Country’s total geographical area under the wetlands is recorded highest in Gujarat as compared to other states. In India, the total geographical area of coastal wetlands is lesser than that of inland wetlands.
Koraput in Odisha emerges as the aero engine capital of the country. Koraput division had the potential, evident from the work done in the past 50 years, especially in carrying out manufacturing, repairing and overhauling of MiG and Su-30 engines.
India has the world’s largest cropped area. The cropping pattern of foodgrains in India is dominated by cereal crops. The average size of an Indian farm holding is too small (below 2 hectares) which covers almost 80% of all Indian farmers.
The main aim of the watershed management strategy of India is to maintain the ecological balance by harnessing, conserving and developing degraded natural resources such as soil.
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