SELF ASSESSMENT PAPER-02

SOLUTIONS
Ans. 1. Option (C) is correct. 1 OR
Explanation: According to Gandhiji, the greedy NTPC’s core function is the generation and
and selfish individuals, and exploitative nature distribution of electricity to State Electricity
of modern technology are the root cause for Boards in India. 1
resource depletion at the global level. Ans. 8. Firewood and cattle dung cake are the most
Ans. 2. Option (C) is correct 1 common energy resources found in India. 1
OR Ans. 9. (i) Agenda 21 is the declaration signed by
Option (B) is correct 1 world leaders in 1992 at the United Nations
Conference on Environment and
Ans. 3. Option (C) is correct 1
Development (UNCED), which took place
Ans. 4. Option (D) is correct 1 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Explanation: Indian farmers should diversify (ii) The two principles of Agenda 21 are as
their cropping patterns from cereals to high- follows:
value crops.
(a) To combat environmental damage,
OR poverty and disease through global co-
Option (A) is correct 1 operation on common interests, mutual
Ans. 5. Option (B) is correct 1 needs and shared responsibilities.
Explanation: One of the most devastating effects (b) Every local government should draw
of industrial waste is water pollution. For many its own local Agenda 21. 1×3=3
industrial processes, water is used which comes OR
in contact with harmful chemicals. These S. Red Soil Laterite Soil
chemicals may include organic and inorganic No.
compounds, metals, nutrients or radioactive
material. (i) Barter system Red Laterite soil develops
soil develops on in areas with high
Ans. 6. (i) Option (D) is correct
crystalline igneous temperature and
(ii) Option ( D) is correct rocks in areas of low heavy rainfall.
Explanation: Bhakra- Nangal dam provides rainfall.
irrigation water and it stores rainwater for
(ii) Formed due to Formed due to
Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Himachal
Pradesh. The water of this dam is also used weathering. leaching.
to provide electricity for these states. (iii) Red soil is found in Laterite soil is mainly
(iii) Option (C) is correct parts of Odisha and found in Karnataka,
Explanation: Population displacement Chhattisgarh, Kerala and the hilly
caused by multipurpose projects is the most southern parts of the areas of Odisha and
serious counter-development social middle of Ganga Assam.
consequence of water resources plain and along the
development. piedmont zone of the
Western Ghats.
(iv) Option (A) is correct
(v) Option (C) is correct Ans. 10. (i) Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt: It lies in
Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra and
Explanation: Damodar Valley Corporation
comprises of high grade hematite iron ore.
was the first multipurpose project in India.
It came into existence in the year 1948. (ii) Very high grade hematites are found in the
famous Bailadila range of hills in the Bastar
Ans. 7. The primary objectives of the food security
district of Chhattisgarh.
policy of India are to:
(iii) The range of hills comprises of 14 deposits
(i) Ensure availability of food grains to the
of super high grade haematite iron ore.
common people at an affordable price.
(iv) Iron ore from these mines is exported to
(ii) It has enabled the poor to have access to
Japan and South Korea via Visakhapatnam
food. ½ + ½ =1
port. (Any three) 1×3=3
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Ans. 11. Importance of Petroleum:
(i) Petroleum is the major energy source in
India.
(ii) Provides fuel for heat and lighting.
(iii) Provides lubricant for machinery.
(iv) Provides raw material for a number of
manufacturing industries.
(v) Petroleum refineries act as nodal industry
for synthetic, textile, fertilizer and chemical
industries. (Any two)
Its occurrence:
(i) Most of the petroleum occurrences in India
are associated with anticlines and fault
traps.
(ii) In regions of folding, anticline or domes, it
occurs where oil is trapped in the crest of
the up fold.
(iii) Petroleum is also found in fault traps
between porous and non-porous rocks.
(iv) Mumbai High, Gujarat and Assam are major
petroleum production areas in India.
2+3=5
Ans. 12. (i) The tea crop was introduced in India
initially by the British.
(ii) The tea plant grows well in tropical and sub-
tropical climates endowed with deep and
fertile well-drained soil, rich in humus and
organic matter. Tea bushes require warm
and moist frost free climate all through the
year. Frequent showers evenly distributed
over the year ensure continuous growth of
tender leaves.
(iii) Tea is a labour intensive crop and requires
abundant supply of cheap and skilled
labour, especially at the time of plucking the
tea leaves. This is a tedious process which
requires skilled manipulation of fingers for
plucking two leaves and a bud at a time.
(iv) Major tea producing states are Assam, hills
of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts, West
Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Apart from
these, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh and Tripura
are also tea-producing states in the country.
(v) Tea is processed within the tea garden to
restore its freshness.
Ans. 13. Option (C) is correct
Explanation: Hirakud Dam is built across the
Mahanadi River, about 15 kilometres from
Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India. It is
the longest earthen dam in the world.
Ans. 14. Option (A) is correct
Explanation: Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
is the largest nuclear power station in India,
situated in Kudankulam in the Tirunelveli
district of the southern Indian state of Tamil
Nadu.
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