CBSE Class 9 - Geography - CH1 - INDIA – SIZE AND LOCATION NCERT Chapter Solutions and Q & A asked in examinations. | India by INSAT (source: India Meteorological Department) | Q1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (i) The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through (a) Rajasthan (b) Orissa (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Tripura Answer: Orissa (ii) The easternmost longitude of India is (a) 97° 25’ E (b) 68° 7’ E (c) 77° 6’ E (d) 82° 32’ E Answer: (a)
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Impact on Environment by Mining Overview Rainforests are the biggest source of oxygen‚ wood and medicines on this earth. Amazon rainforest is known for alluvial gold deposits. Gold is found both in river channels and at the banks of the river after floods (floodplains). Hydraulic mining techniques are used for mining gold. The method involves blasting at the banks of the river. This has caused irreversible damage to trees‚ birds and animals. While separating the sediment and mercury from
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Cement Sector Analysis Report [Key Points | Financial Year ’13 | Prospects | Sector Do ’s and Dont ’s] The Indian cement industry is the 2nd largest market after China accounting for about 8% of the total global production. It had a total capacity of about 347 m tonnes (MT) as of financial year ended 2012-13. Cement is a cyclical commodity with a high correlation with GDP. The housing sector is the biggest demand driver of cement‚ accounting for about 67% of the total consumption
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million cut flowers. Floriculture is now commercially cultivated in several states with Tamil Nadu (24%) Karnataka (20%)‚ Andhra Pradesh (13%) having gone ahead of other producing states like Mahrashtra‚ Punjab‚ Haryana‚ West Bengal‚ Gujarat‚ Orissa‚ Jharkhand‚ Uttar Pradesh and Chattisgarh. Indian floriculture industry comprises of flowers such as Rose‚ Tuberose‚ Glads‚ Anthurium‚ Carnations‚ Marigold etc. Cultivation is undertaken in both open farm conditions as well as state-of-the-art poly and
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NATURAL VEGETATION Natural vegetation refers to a plant community which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long time. This is termed as virgin vegetation. Thus‚ cultivated crops and fruits‚ orchards form part of vegetation but not natural vegetation. Virgin vegetation -The virgin vegetation‚ which are purely Indian are known as endemic or indigenous species but those which have come from outside India are termed as exotic plants. Flora- The term
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Economic Growth Rate would be 3.5 % in 2013 ................................................. 9 India celebrated its 64th Republic Day ................................................................................. 11 President’s Rule imposed on Jharkhand ............................................................................... 12 Chief Justice of Sri Lanka Impeached .................................................................................... 13 Repo Rate and CRR slashed to 7.75 % &
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National Rural Health Mission ( 2005-2012 ) Mission Document PREAMBLE Recognizing the importance of Health in the process of economic and social development and improving the quality of life of our citizens‚ the Government of India has resolved to launch the National Rural Health Mission to carry out necessary architectural correction in the basic health care delivery system. The Mission adopts a synergistic approach by relating health to determinants of good health viz. segments of nutrition
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ducation Levels EDUCATION LEVELS AND SECTORAL DISTRIBUTION OF WORK FORCE: AN ANALYSIS OF URBAN INDIA I. INTRODUCTION Low levels of literacy and educational attainment‚ large gender disparity in enrolment‚ completed education and labour market participation are important features of the Indian Economy. Educational systems have developed out of social demands and have tended to follow social changes rather than to lead them. This is partly because of their nature. Common to all countries are
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Topic: Famines‚ poverty‚ government policy‚ food supply in colonial India Introduction From 1760 till 1943 India was hit by terrible famines on a regular basis. More than 85 million Indians died in these famines which were in reality genocides done by the British Raj. Contrast this to the fact that there have been no famine related deaths since independence. British famine policy in India was influenced by the arguments of Adam Smith‚ as seen by the non-interference of the government with the
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