GEOGRAPHY 2015 (27 Marks) 1. Why does India need both thermal and hydel-power plants all over the country? 1 Ans: Because India cannot depend entirely on hydro-electricity due to the uneven and seasonal nature of its rainfall. 2. What would happen to the people who had exposed to nuclear radiation? 1 Ans: Exposure to nuclear radiation causes diseases like nausea, loss of hair, diarrhoea, and even cancer. 3. Name the two major types of soils of Manipur its distribution. 2 Ans: 1) Residual soil/ Red ferrugious soil- The soil generally contains small rock fragments, sand and sandy clay and are of varieties. 2) Alluvium soil in the valley area- It contains small fragments of rocks, loam, sandy clay and sand and they are quite diverse.
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