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esert 4ational *ar$.22008 !he winter rains in 4orth Indai are largely related to et /treams and :estern isturbances.

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2007Answer any two of the following (in about 125 words each ! 10 " 2 # 20 Explain how the =imalayan and the !ibetan highlands play an important role in the

development of the /outh 7 :est monsoon. !echnological changes have brought in a ma"or shift in the use of roads as transport

corridors in Inida. =ow far do you agree with this view; Expalin the nature and causes of growing slum problems in the metropolitan cities of India.$rite notes on the following (in about 20 words each ! 2

a. Inceptisol arawas Indira *oint #auses of #hambal avines

200%Answer any two of the following (in about 125 words each ! 2 " 10 # 20

&ring out the prospects of development of alternative energy sources of India. &lue evolution has de nite advantages in India but it is not free from environmental impacts.

iscuss. :hy do the reivers of west coast not form a delta;$rite notes of the following (in about 20 words each ! 5 " 2 # 10 :inter rains in India 4ew oore Island 4ational :ater +rid =ussain /agar

2005Answer any two of the following (in about 125 words each !10 " 2 # 20 :hat are the resource bases available for the economic development of the newly created

/tates of har$hand and 3ttaranchal; Elucidate the factors contributing to the growing need for water harvesting in India, both rural

and urban. F*olitical boundaries and regional boundaries need to be coterminus.F o you agree;$rite notes of the following (in about 20 words each !2 " 5 # 10 egurs Garewas 4egative impacts of shifting cultivation #auses of droughts in India /igni cance of 9a$e #hil$a :hat is eco7tourism; =ow could it be promoted in India; -H$rite notes on any two of the following (in about 125 words each ! 10 " 2 # 20 /ethusamudram *ro"ect #auses of soil erosion and its control in India