Which of the following is the state tree of Haryana?
- A.Banyan
- B.Shisham
- C.Peepal
- D.Khejri
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Peepal. The peepal, Ficus religiosa, is the state tree of Haryana. It is a long-lived tree of the plain, planted at village meeting places and shrines, and the state's scheme that pays a pension for the care of very old trees protects many peepals among them.
Option A, the banyan, is the national tree of India and is the state tree of some other states, but not of Haryana. Option B, shisham, Dalbergia sissoo, is one of the most widely planted timber trees of Haryana along canals and roads, which makes it a tempting answer, but it is not the state tree. Option D, khejri, is the hardy desert tree of the south-west and is the state tree of Rajasthan. The full set for Haryana is worth memorising together: peepal as the tree, the lotus as the flower, the black francolin or kala teetar as the bird and the blackbuck as the animal.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich hot and dry westerly wind blows over Haryana in May and June?
- A.Kalbaisakhi
- B.Loo
- C.Mango shower
- D.Norwester
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The loo is the hot, dry wind that blows from the west and north-west over the plains of Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh in May and June.
Read the full explanation →Rainfall in Haryana decreases in which direction?
- A.From south-west to north-east
- B.From north-east to south-west
- C.From north to south evenly
- D.From east to west only along the Yamuna
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The Shivalik districts of Panchkula, Ambala and Yamunanagar in the north-east catch the first of the monsoon against the foothills and receive the heaviest rain of the state, while the south-western districts of Sirsa, Bhiwani and Mahendragarh lie towards the dry Thar margin and receive the least.
Read the full explanation →Which district of Haryana normally receives the highest annual rainfall?
- A.Sirsa
- B.Bhiwani
- C.Panchkula
- D.Mahendragarh
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Panchkula lies in the Shivalik foothills at the north-eastern corner of the state.
Read the full explanation →In Haryana, the loamy and most fertile soil is known locally by which name?
- A.Bhur
- B.Dakar
- C.Rausli
- D.Kallar
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Rausli is the loam of the central Haryana plain, a balanced mixture of sand, silt and clay.
Read the full explanation →The sandy soil of south-western Haryana is locally called:
- A.Bhur
- B.Rausli
- C.Dhankar
- D.Kandi
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Bhur is the light, loose, sandy soil found in Sirsa, Hisar, Bhiwani and Mahendragarh, where Haryana shades into the sandy tract of Rajasthan.
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