3606: The principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana is:
(a) Salinity and water-logging
(b) Deforestation
(c) Ravine erosion
(d) Overgrazing
3607: The country scene is one of desolation, with dry, deep and narrow gullies. There is little vegetation and that too thorny shrub variety. Human settlements are scarce. The scene may belong to:
(a) West Rajasthan
(b) Bundelkhand region
(c) Malwa region
(d) Chambal valley
3608: The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of Indian National Movement was that he
(a) Brought the problems of Indians to the notice of the British.
(b) Exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British.
(c) Interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians.
(d) Stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else.
3609: Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
(a) Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur
(b) Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
(c) Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur
(d) Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded
3610: The formation of ozone hole in the Antarctic region has been a cause of concern. What could be the reason for the formation of this hole?
(a) Increased temperature at polar region due to global warming
(b) Presence of prominent polar front and stratospheric Clouds and inflow of chlorofluorocarbons
(c) Absence of polar front and stratospheric clouds and inflow of methane and chlorofluorocarbons
(d) Presence of prominent tropospheric turbulence and inflow of chlorofluorocarbons