Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

A cultivated hillside is experiencing rapid runoff and the formation of several small finger gullies. Which one of the following would be the most appropriate conservation response?

  1. Develop terraces and contour barriers, retain cover vegetation and prevent further extension of the gullies.
  2. Increase irrigation so that the soil remains continuously saturated.
  3. Remove the remaining vegetation to facilitate uniform sheet flow.
  4. Apply gypsum as the principal treatment for the gullies.
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  4. A survey identifies three plate-boundary settings: At boundary X, normal and reverse magnetic strips parallel…
  5. Although the vertical pressure-gradient force in the lower atmosphere is much greater than the horizontal…
  6. An earthquake releases energy at a point below the Earth’s surface. Which one of the following correctly…