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Evaluation Corner

Multiple Choice Questions

• Choose the correct option: OMR Sheet
1. This is an important cash crop of Ganga Brahmaputra basin:
Use only blue/black ball
a. Coffee b. Sugarcane pen to fill the circles. It
should be darkened
c. Cосоa d. Wheat
completely and properly.
2. This is a food crop grown in the Amazon basin: Wrong methods
a. Tapioca b. Wheat
Correct method
c. Maize d. Rice
3. This is a tributary of the Ganga:
a. Kosi b. Ravi 1. a b c d
c. Chambal d. Brahamputra
2. a b c d
4. This is a mineral found in the Amazon basin:
a. Mineral oil b. Iron ore 3. a b c d

c. Silver d. None of these
5. This is a primitive method of cultivation practised in the Amazon rainforest: 4. a b c d
a. Slash and burn b. Terrace farming
5. a b c d
c. Hoe and plough d. None of these

NEP Aligned

Understanding Based Questions

A. Fill in the blanks:
1. The introduction of modern agricultural methods in the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin has led to
________________.
2. A primitive method of cultivation in tropical rainforests is called ________________.
3. ________________ is an important food crop grown in the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin.
4. ________________ is a valuable mineral mined in the Amazon basin.
5. ________________ agriculture is practised in the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin.

B. Answer the following questions in short:
1. What is ‘slash and burn’ cultivation?
2. What is intensive cultivation?
3. Which cash crops and food crops are grown in Ganga-Brahamputra region?
4. What human activities are responsible for soil degradation in the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin?
5. Describe flora and fauna in Amazon rainforest?

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