UPSC Prelims Geography & Related PYQs
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SSC Previoius Year Solved Question Paper GEOGRAPHY 1995-2025 Free PDF Download
Q.1 In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the: [2022]
(a) First half of the month of June
(b) Second half of the month of June
(c) First half of the month of July
(d) Second half of the month of July
Answer: (b)
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Q.2 On 21st June, the Sun: [2019]
(a) does not set below the horizon at the Arctic Circle
(b) does not set below the horizon at Antarctic Circle
(c) shines vertically overhead at noon on the Equator
(d) shines vertically overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn
Answer: (a)
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Q.3 Variations in the length of daytime and night time from season to season are due to :
[2013]
(a) The earth’s rotation on its axis
(b) The earth’s revolution around the sun in an elliptical manner
(c) Latitudinal position of the place
(d) Revolution of the earth on a tilted axis
Answer: (d)
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Q.4 A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village which
was situated 5 km east of the point where he was standing. He had no instruments to find
the direction but he located the polestar. The most convenient way now to reach his
village is to walk in the [2012]
(a) direction facing the polestar
(b) direction opposite to the polestar
(c) direction keeping the polestar to his left
(d) direction keeping the polestar to his right
Answer: (c)
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Q.5 Electrically charged particles from space traveling at speeds of several hundred km/sec
can severely harm living beings if they reach the surface of the Earth. What prevents them
from reaching the surface of the Earth? [2012]
(a) The Earth’s magnetic field diverts them towards its poles.
(b) Ozone layer around the Earth reflects them back to outer space.
(c) Moisture in the upper layers of the atmosphere prevents them from reaching the
surface of the Earth.
(d) None of the statements (a), (b), and (c) given above is correct.
Answer: (a)
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Q.6 Consider the following statements: [2010]
1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1%
of the total water found.
2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth 95% is bound up in polar ice caps
and glaciers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.7 Which one of the following planets has the largest number of natural satellites or moons ?
[2009]
(a) Jupiter (b) Mars
(c) Saturn (d) Venus
Answer: (a)
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Q.8 In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars
and Uranus? [2008]
(a) Earth and Jupiter (b) Jupiter and Saturn
(c) Saturn and Earth (d) Saturn and Neptune
Answer: (b)
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Q.9 What is the average distance (approximate) between the sun and the earth? [2007]
(a) 70 × 105 km (b) 100 × 105 km
(c) 110 × 106 km (d) 150 × 106 km
Answer: (d)
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Q.10 Assertion (A) : To orbit around the Sun the planet Mars takes lesser time than the time
taken by the earth.
Reason (R) : The diameter of the planet Mars is less than that of earth. [2006]
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
Answer: (d)
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Q.11 Assertion (A) : Existence of human life on Venus is highly improbable.
Reason (R): Venus has extremely high level of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere. [2005]
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (a)
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Q.12 Assertion (A) : The same face of the moon is always presented to the earth.
Reason (R) : The moon rotates about its own axis in 23 and half days which is about the
same time that it takes to orbit the earth. [2005]
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (c)
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Q.13 Among the following, which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the
Sun? [2003]
(a) Earth (b) Jupiter
(c) Mars (d) Venus
Answer: (b)
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Q.14 Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system? [2002]
(a) The earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system
(b) The predominant element in the composition of earth is silicon
(c) The sun contains 75 percent of the mass of the solar system
(d) The diameter of the sun is 190 times that of the earth
Answer: (a)
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Q.15 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the
lists: [1998]
List-I (Special characteristic) List-II (Name of planet)
A. Smallest planet 1. Mercury of the solar system
B. Largest planet of 2. Venus the solar system
C. Planet second from the 3. Jupiter Sun in the solar system
D. Planet nearest to the Sun 4. Pluto
5. Saturn
Codes:
(a) A-2; B-3; C-5; D-1 (b) A-3; B-5; C-1; D-2
(c) A-4; B-1; C-2; D-3 (d) A-4; B-3; C-2; D-1
Answer: (d)
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Q.16 Consider the following statements regarding asteroids: [1998]
1. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying size orbiting the sun
2. Most of the asteroids are small but some have diameter as large and 1000 km
3. The orbit of asteroids lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn Of these
statements:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (b) 2 and 3 are correct
(c) 1 and 2 are correct (d) 1 and 3 are correct
Answer: (c)
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Q.17 The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the Sun between the orbits of Mars and
Jupiter are called: [1997]
(a) Meteors (b) Comets
(c) Meteorites (d) Asteroids
Answer: (d)
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Q.18 Which one of the following stars is nearest to the Earth? [1997]
(a) Polaris (b) Alpha Centauri
(c) Sun (d) Sirius
Answer: (c)
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Q.19 Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for the presence of life on Mars ?
[1997]
(a) Atmospheric composition
(b) Thermal conditions
(c) Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water
(d) Occurrence of ozone
Answer: (c)
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Q.20 “Diamond ring” is a phenomenon observed: [1996]
(a) at the start of a total solar eclipse
(b) at the end of a total solar eclipse
(c) only along the peripheral regions of the totality trail
(d) only in the central regions of the totality trail
Answer: (c)
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Q.21 A meteor is : [1995]
(a) a rapidly moving star
(b) a piece of matter which has entered the earth's atmosphere from outer space
(c) part of a constellation
(d) a comet without a tail
Answer: (b)
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Q.22 Consider the following statements : [2024]
Statement-I : The atmosphere is heated more by incoming solar radiation than by
terrestrial radiation.
Statement-II : Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are good
absorbers of long wave radiation.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements ?
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct but Statement-II does not explain
Statement-I
(c) Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
(d) Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct
Answer: (d)
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Q.23 Consider the following statements: [2024]
Statement-I : Thickness of the troposphere at the equator is much greater as compared to
poles.
Statement-II : At the equator, heat is transported to great heights by strong convectional
currents.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements ?
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain
Statement-I
(c) Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
(d) Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct.
Answer: (a)
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Q.24 With reference to the Earth’s atmosphere, which one of the following statements is
correct? [2023]
(a) The total amount of insolation received at the equator is roughly about 10 times of
that received at the poles.
(b) Infrared rays constitute roughly two-thirds of insolation.
(c) Infrared waves are largely absorbed by water vapour that is concentrated in the
lower atmosphere
(d) Infrared waves are a part of the visible spectrum of electromagnetic waves of solar
radiation.
Answer: (c)
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Q.25 Consider the following statements: [2023]
Statement-I : The soil in tropical rain forests is rich in nutrients.
Statement-II : The high temperature and moisture of tropical rain forests cause dead
organic matter in the soil to decompose quickly.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct
explanation for Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct
explanation for Statement-I
(c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
Answer: (d)
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Q.26 Consider the following statements: [2023]
Statement-I : The temperature contrast between continents and oceans is greater during
summer than in winter.
Statement-II : The specific heat of water is more than that of the land surface.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements ?
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct
explanation for Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct
explanation for Statement-I
(c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
Answer: (d)
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Q.27 Consider the following statements: [2022]
1. High clouds primarily reflect solar radiation and cool the surface of the Earth.
2. Low clouds have a high absorption of infrared radiation emanating from the Earth’s
surface and thus cause a warming effect.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
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Q.28 Consider the following statements: [2021]
1. In the tropical zone, the western sections of the oceans are warmer than the eastern
sections owing to the influence of trade winds.
2. In the temperate zone, westerlies make the eastern sections of oceans warmer than
the western sections.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
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Q.29 “Leaf litter decomposes faster than in any other biome and as a result the soil surface is
often almost bare. Apart from trees, the vegetation is largely composed of plant forms
that reach up into the canopy vicariously, by climbing the trees or growing as epiphytes,
rooted on the upper branches of trees.” [2021]
This is the most likely description of :
(a) Coniferous forest (b) Dry deciduous forest
(c) Mangrove forest (d) Tropical rainforest
Answer: (d)
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Q.30 Consider the following statements: [2020]
1. Jet streams occur in the Northern Hemisphere only.
2. Only some cyclones develop an eye.
3. The temperature inside the eye of a cyclone is nearly 10°C less than that of the
surroundings.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only (d) 1 and 3 only
Answer: (c)
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Q.31 Why are dewdrops not formed on a cloudy night ? [2019]
(a) Clouds absorb the radiation released from the Earth’s surface.
(b) Clouds reflect back the Earth’s radiation.
(c) The Earth’s surface would have low temperatures on cloudy nights.
(d) Clouds deflect the blowing wind to ground level.
Answer: (b)
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Q.32 In the South Atlantic and South-Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclones do
not originate. What is the reason? [2015]
(a) Sea surface temperatures are low
(b) Inter-tropical Convergence Zone seldom occurs
(c) Coriolis force is too weak
(d) Absence of land in those regions
Answer: (b)
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Q.33 Consider the following statements: [2015]
1. The winds which blow between 30 N and 60 S latitudes throughout the year are
known as westerlies.
2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in North-Western region of India are
part of westerlies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
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Q.34 "Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as
the Sun climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds form, then rain comes with
thunder and lightning. But the rain is soon over."
Which of the following regions is described in the above passage? [2015]
(a) Savannah (b) Equatorial
(c) Monsoon (d) Mediterranean
Answer: (b)
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Q.35 The seasonal reversal of winds is the typical characteristic of: [2014]
(a) Equatorial climate (b) Mediterranean climate
(c) Monsoon climate (d) All of the above climates
Answer: (c)
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Q.36 Which of the following is/are unique characteristics/characteristics of equatorial forests ?
[2013]
1. Presence of tall, closely set trees with crowns forming a continuous canopy
2. Coexistence of a large number of species
3. Presence of numerous varieties of epiphytes
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
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Q.37 The annual range of temperature in the interior of the continents is high as compared to
coastal areas. What is/are the reason/reasons? [2013]
1. Thermal difference between land and water
2. Variation in altitude between continents and oceans
3. Presence of strong winds in the interior
4. Heavy rains in the interior as compared to coasts
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (a)
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Q.38 “Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.”
The above statement best describes which of the following regions? [2013]
(a) African Savannah
(b) Central Asian Steppe
(c) North American Prairie
(d) Siberian Tundra
Answer: (b)
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Q.39 During a thunderstorm, the thunder in the skies is produced by the: [2013]
1. Meeting of cumulonimbus clouds in the sky.
2. Lightning that separates the nimbus clouds.
3. Violent upward movement of air and water particles.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None of the above produces the thunder
Answer: (d)
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Q.40 Normally, the temperature decreases with the increase in height from the Earth’s surface,
because: [2012]
1. The atmosphere can be heated upwards only from the Earth’s surface
2. There is more moisture in the upper atmosphere.
3. The air is less dense in the upper atmosphere.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.41 Which one of the following is the characteristic climate of the Tropical Savannah Region ?
[2012]
(a) Rainfall throughout the year (b) Rainfall in winter only
(c) An extremely short dry season (d) A definite dry and wet season
Answer: (d)
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Q.42 Westerlies in the southern hemisphere are stronger and persistent than in the northern
hemisphere. Why? [2011]
1. Southern hemisphere has less landmass as compared to the northern hemisphere.
2. Coriolis force is higher in southern hemisphere as compared to northern hemisphere
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.43 What could be the main reason/reasons for the formation of the African and Eurasian
desert belt? [2011]
1. It is located in the sub-tropical high-pressure cells.
2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.44 The jet aircraft fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere. What could be the
appropriate explanation? [2011]
1. There are no clouds or water vapour in the lower stratosphere.
2. There are no vertical winds in the lower stratosphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
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Q.45 The 2004 Tsunami made people realize that mangroves can serve as a reliable safety
hedge against coastal calamities. How do mangroves function as a safety hedge? [2011]
(a) The mangrove swamps separate the human settlements from the sea by a wide
zone in which people neither live nor venture out
(b) The mangroves provide both food and medicines which people are in need of after
any natural disaster.
(c) The mangrove trees are tall with dense canopies and serve as an excellent shelter
during a cyclone or tsunami
(d) The mangrove trees do not get uprooted by storms and tides because of their
extensive roots.
Answer: (d)
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Q.46 A geographic area with an altitude of 400 metres has following characteristics. [2010]
Month J F M A M J J A S O N D
Average maximum
temp °C
31 31 31 31 30 30 29 28 29 29 30 31
Average minimum
temp °C
21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20
Rainfall (mm) 51 85 188 158 139 121 134 168 185 122 198 86
If this geographic area were to have a natural forest, which one of the following would it
most likely be?
(a) Moist temperate coniferous forest (b) Montane subtropical forest
(c) Temperate forest (d) Tropical rainforest
Answer: (d)
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Q.47 A new type of El Nino called El Nino Modoki appeared in the news. In this context, consider
the following statements: [2010]
1. Normal El Nino forms in the Central Pacific Ocean whereas El Nino Modoki forms in the
Eastern Pacific Ocean.
2. Normal El Nino results in diminished hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean but El Nino
Modoki results in a greater number of hurricanes with greater frequency.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
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Q.48 Which one of the following reflects back more sunlight as compared to the other three ?
[2010]
(a) Sand desert (b) Paddy crop
(c) Land covered with fresh snow (d) Prairie land
Answer: (c)
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Q.49 A geographic region has the following distinct characteristics : [2010]
1. Warm and dry climate
2. Mild and wet winter
3. Evergreen Oak trees
The above features are distinct characteristics of which one of the following regions?
(a) Mediterranean (b) Eastern China
(c) Central Asia (d) Atlantic coast of North America
Answer: (a)
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Q.50 What causes wind to deflect toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere? [2010]
(a) Temperature (b) Magnetic field
(c) Rotation of the earth (d) Pressure
Answer: (c)
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Q.51 Consider the following statements: [2008]
I. The albedo of an object determines its visual brightness when viewed with reflected
light.
II. The albedo of Mercury is much greater than the albedo of the Earth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.52 Assertion (A) : Wind patterns are clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise
in the Southern Hemisphere.
Reason (R) : The directions of wind patterns in the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere
are governed by the Coriolis effect. [2005]
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (a)
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Q.53 Assertion (A) : Thickness of the atmosphere is maximum over the Equator.
Reason (R) : High insolation and strong convection currents occur over the Equator. [2004]
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (a)
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Q.54 Assertion (A) : The amount of moisture in the atmosphere is related to latitude.
Reason (R) : The capacity to hold moisture in the form of water vapour is related to
temperature. [2003]
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (a)
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Q.55 Assertion (A) : Unlike temperate forests, the tropical rain forests, if cleared, can yield
productive farmland that can support intensive agriculture for several years even without
chemical fertilizers.
Reason (R) : The primary productivity of the tropical rain forest is very high when
compared to that of temperate forests. [2003]
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (d)
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Q.56 Assertion (A) : Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator
receive rainfall throughout the year.
Reason (R) : High temperatures and high humidity cause conventional rain to fall mostly in
the afternoons near the equator. [2003]
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (a)
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Q.57 Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world?
[2003]
(a) Temperate coniferous forests (b) Temperate deciduous forests
(c) Tropical monsoon forests (d) Tropical rain forests
Answer: (a)
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Q.58 Sun's halo is produced by the refraction of light in: [2002]
(a) water vapour in Stratus clouds
(b) ice crystals in Cirro-Cumulus clouds
(c) ice crystals in Cirrus clouds
(d) dust particles in Stratus clouds
Answer: (c)
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Q.59 Consider the following statements: [2002]
1. In equatorial regions, the year is divided into four main seasons
2. In the Mediterranean region, summer months receive more rain.
3. In China type climate; rainfall occurs throughout the year
4. Tropical highlands exhibit vertical zonation of different climates
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 3 and 4
Answer: (d)
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Q.60 Consider the following ecosystems: [2002]
1. Taiga
2. Tropical Evergreen
3. Tropical Deciduous
4. Tundra
The correct sequence in decreasing order of the Albedo values of these ecosystems is :
(a) 1, 4, 3, 2 (b) 4, 1, 3, 2
(c) 4, 1, 2, 3 (d) 1, .4, 2, 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.61 Assertion (A) : 60° - 65º latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low pressure belt instead
of high pressure.
Reason (R) : The low pressure areas are permanent over oceans rather than on land. [2002]
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (c)
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Q.62 Assertion (A) : The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone.
Reason (R) : Air descends in the centre of the cyclone. [2002]
(a) Both A and Rare true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (b)
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Q.63 Consider the following climatic and geographical phenomena: [2002]
1. Condensation
2. High temperature and humidity
3. Orography
4. Vertical wind
Thunder cloud development is due to which of these phenomena?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d)
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Q.64 For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last
decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub- continent ?
[2002]
(a) La Nina (b) Movement of Jet Stream
(c) El Nino and Southern Oscillations (d) Greenhouse effect at global level
Answer: (c)
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Q.65 Temperature and rainfall of a meteorological station are given below: [2001]
Temperature (0°C) Rainfall (cm)
J 9.4 12.2
F 10.6 9.1
M 11.7 7.9
A 12.2 2.5
M 13.3 1.0
J 13.9 0.3
J 13.9 -
A 14.4 -
S 15.6 0.8
O 15.0 2.5
N 13.3 6.1
D 10.6 11.7
Average temperature : 12.8°C
Average rainfall : 54.9 cm per annum
Identify the region having the above climatic patterns from amongst the following:
(a) Mediterranean region (b) Monsoon region
(c) Steppe region (d) N.W. European region
Answer: (a)
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Q.66 Consider the following statements about the 'Roaring Forties': [2000]
1. They blow uninterrupted in the northern and Southern Hemispheres
2. They blow with great strength and constancy
3. Their direction is generally from north-west to east in the Southern Hemisphere
4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 4
Answer: (b)
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Q.67 Which one of the areas marked as A, B, C and D in the given figure of the cyclone,
witnesses heavy torrential short duration rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms? [1999]
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
Answer: (b)
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Q.68 Consider the following temperature and rainfall data: [1999]
Month Temperature (0C) Rainfall (cm)
January 6.7 14
February 6.7 13.2
March 7.2 11.4
April 8.9 9.4
May 11.1 8.1
June 13.9 8.1
July 15.0 9.6
August 15.0 12.2
September 13.9 10.4
October 11.1 14.4
November 8.9 14.0
December 7.8 16.8
The climate to which this data pertains is:
(a) St. Lawrence type (b) China type
(c) West European type (d) Mediterranean type
Answer: (d)
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Q.69 The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere from the surface of the Earth
upwards is: [1998]
(a) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
(b) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
(c) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
(d) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
Answer: (c)
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Q.70 Consider the following climatic conditions (northern hemisphere): [1998]
Temp. °C°C Rainfall cm.
J 3.9 4.7
F 4.4 5.7
M 8.3 8.2
A 14.4 9.2
M 20.0 9.2
J 23.3 17.7
J 27.8 14.5
A 27.8 14.0
S 22.3 12.7
O 18.3 7.0
N 12.2 5.0
D 6.7 3.5
These are most likely to be found in the natural regions of:
(a) China type (b) equatorial type
(c) hot desert type (d) monsoon type
Answer: (a)
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Q.71 Indonesian forest fire in 1997 was caused by: [1998]
(a) greenhouse effect (b) depletion of ozone layer
(c) El Nino effect (d) None of these
Answer: (d)
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Q.72 Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of: [1997]
(a) Choropleth map (b) Isopleth map
(c) Chorochromatic map (d) Choroschematic map
Answer: (b)
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Q.73 Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere is responsible for the deflection of
radio waves? [1996]
(a) Troposphere (b) Stratosphere
(c) Mesosphere (d) Ionosphere
Answer: (d)
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Q.74 Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R). [1996]
Assertion (A) : Areas near the equator receive rainfall throughout the year.
Reason (R) : High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain in most
afternoons near the equator.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both A and Rare true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (a)
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Q.75 The graph given below shows the mean average monthly temperatures (in ºC) and mean
monthly rainfall (in cms) of a place: [1995]
This graph is indicative of which one of the climatic zones of the world?
(a) Wet and dry tropical (b) Rainy tropical
(c) Semi-arid tropical (d) Temperate marine
Answer: (a)
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Q.76 Willy Willy is: [1995]
(a) a type of tree grown in temperate regions
(b) a wind that blows in a desert
(c) a tropical cyclone of the north-west Australia
(d) a kind of common fish found near Laccadives Islands
Answer: (c)
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Q.77 Which of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the
month of January? [2024]
1. The isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the
continent.
2. The presence of cold ocean currents, Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift make the
North Atlantic Ocean colder and the isotherms bend towards the north.
Select the answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.78 With reference to Ocean Mean Temperature (OMT), which of the following statements
is/are correct? [2020]
1. OMT is measured up to a depth of 26°C isotherm which is 129 metres in the southwestern Indian Ocean during January–March.
2. OMT collected during January–March can be used in assessing whether the amount
of rainfall in monsoon will be less or more than a certain long-term mean.
Select the correct using the code given below:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
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Q.79 Consider the following statements: [2018]
1. Most of the world's coral reefs are in tropical waters.
2. More than one-third of the world's coral reefs are located in the territories of
Australia, Indonesia and Philippines.
3. Coral reefs host far more animal phyla than those hosted by tropical rainforests.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
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Q.80 With reference to ‘Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD)’ sometimes mentioned in the news while
forecasting Indian monsoon, which of the following statements is/are correct? [2017]
1. The IOD phenomenon is characterised by a difference in sea surface temperature
between tropical Western Indian Ocean and tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean.
2. An IOD phenomenon can influence an El Nino’s impact on the monsoon.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
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Q.81 What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter current? [2015]
(a) The Earth's rotation on its axis
(b) Convergence of the two equatorial currents
(c) Difference in salinity of water
(d) Occurrence of the belt of calm near the equator
Answer: (b)
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Q.82 Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which among the following? [2015]
1. Gravitational force of the Sun
2. Gravitational force of the Moon
3. Centrifugal force of the Earth
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
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Q.83 The most important fishing grounds of the world are found in the regions where: [2013]
(a) Warm and cold atmospheric currents meet
(b) Rivers drain out large amounts of freshwater into the sea
(c) Warm and cold oceanic currents meet
(d) Continental shelf is undulating
Answer: (c)
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Q.84 Consider the following factors: [2012]
1. Rotation of the Earth
2. Air pressure and wind
3. Density of ocean water
4. Revolution of the Earth
Which of the above factors influence the ocean currents?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (b)
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Q.85 The acidification of oceans is increasing. Why is this phenomenon a cause of concern:
[2012]
1. The growth and survival of calcareous phytoplankton will be adversely affected.
2. The growth and survival of coral reefs will be adversely affected.
3. The survival of some animals that have phytoplanktonic larvae will be adversely
affected.
4. The cloud seeding and formation of clouds will be adversely affected.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (a)
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Q.86 La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different
from El Nino? [2011]
1. La Nina is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperature in the equatorial
Indian Ocean whereas El Niño is characterized by unusually warm ocean
temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
2. El Nino has adverse effects on the south-west monsoon of India, but La Niña has no
effect on monsoon climate.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
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Q.87 Consider the following statements: [2007]
1. Annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic
Ocean.
2. Annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the
Southern Hemisphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
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Q.88 Consider the following statements : [2007]
1. Either of the two belts over the oceans at about 30° to 35° N and S Latitudes is known
as Horse latitude.
2. Horse latitudes are low pressure belts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.89 In which one of the following oceans Diamantina Trench is situated? [2006]
(a) Pacific Ocean (b) Atlantic Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean (d) Arctic Ocean
Answer: (c)
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Q.90 Consider the following statements: [2002]
1. Ocean currents are slow-surface movement of water in the ocean.
2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance
3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds
4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (b)
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Q.91 Assertion (A) : During the neap tides. The high tide is lower and the low tide is higher than
usual.
Reason (R) : The neap tide, unlike the spring tide, occurs on the new moon instead of on the
full moon. [2001]
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and Rare true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (c)
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Q.92 At which one of the following positions shown in the diagram will the height of the ocean
tide be maximum? [1999]
(a) M1 (b) M2
(c) M3 (d) M4
Answer: (d)
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Q.93 Estuaries possess distinct blooms of excessive growth of pigmented dinoflagellates. These
blooms are called: [1998]
(a) red tides (b) sea tides
(c) black tides (d) sea flowers
Answer: (a)
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Q.94 Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of
the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean? [1997]
(a) Indian Ocean is half an ocean
(b) Indian Ocean has monsoon drift
(c) Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean
(d) Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity
Answer: (b)
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Q.95 Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R):
Assertion (A) : Mangroves are very specialised forest ecosystems of tropical and
subtropical regions bordering certain sea coasts.
Reason (R) : They stabilise the shoreline and act as bulwark against encroachments by the
sea.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct? [1996]
(a) Both A and R are true and Ris the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and Raretrue but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (a)
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Q.96 Consider the following statements: [2024]
Statement-I: Rainfall is one of the reasons for the weathering of rocks.
Statement-II: Rain water contains carbon dioxide in solution.
Statement-III: Rain water contains atmospheric oxygen.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a) Both Statement-II and Statement-III are correct and both of them explain Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-II and Statement-III are correct, but only one of them explains
Statement-I
(c) Only one of the Statement II and III is correct and that explains Statement-I
(d) Neither Statement-II nor Statement-III is correct
Answer: (a)
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Q.97 Consider the following: [2024]
1. Pyroclastic debris
2. Ash and dust
3. Nitrogen compounds
4. Sulphur compounds
How many of the above are products of volcanic eruptions?
(a) Only one (b) Only two
(c) Only three (d) All four
Answer: (d)
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Q.98 Consider the following statements: [2023]
1. In a seismograph, P waves are recorded earlier than S waves.
2. In P waves, the individual particles vibrate to and fro in the direction of wave
propagation, whereas in S waves, the particles vibrate up and down at right angles
to the direction of wave propagation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
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Q.99 The black cotton soil of India has been formed due to the weathering of: [2021]
(a) brown forest soil (b) fissure volcanic rock
(c) granite and schist (d) shale and limestone
Answer: (b)
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Q.100 Which of the following phenomena might have influenced the evolution of organisms?
[2014]
1. Continental drift
2. Glacial cycles
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
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Q.101 In India, the problem of soil erosion is associated with which of the following? [2014]
1. Terrace cultivation
2. Deforestation
3. Tropical climate
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.102Which of the following statements regarding laterite soils of India are correct ? [2013]
1. They are generally red in colour.
2. They are rich in nitrogen and potash.
3. They are well-developed in Rajasthan and UP.
4. Tapioca and cashew nuts grow well on these soils.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 2 and 3 only
Answer: (c)
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Q.104 Consider the following: [2013]
1. Electromagnetic radiation
2. Geothermal energy
3. Gravitational force
4. Plate movements
5. Rotation of the earth
6. Revolution of the earth
Which of the above are responsible for bringing dynamic changes on the surface of the
earth?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only (b) 1, 3, 5 and 6 only
(c) 2, 4, 5 and 6 only (d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Answer: (d)
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Q.105 In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which
one of the following? [2009]
(a) Aluminium (b) Chromium
(c) Iron (d) Silicon
Answer: (c)
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Q.106 Consider the following statements: [2005]
1. The axis of the earth's magnetic field is inclined at 23 and half to the geographic axis
of the earth.
2. The earth's magnetic pole in the Northern Hemisphere is located on a Peninsula in
Northern Canada.
3. The earth's magnetic equator passes through Thumba in South India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 only (d) 3 only
Answer: (b)
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Q.107 Consider the following statements: [2005]
1. Total land area of earth is approximately 1475 lakh square kilometers.
2. Ratio of land area to water area of earth is approximately 1 : 4.
3. Maximum Percentage of earth's water is in the Pacific Ocean.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 only (d) 3 only
Answer: (a)
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Q.108 Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the
decreasing order of their percentage of Earth's land? [2005]
(a) North America–Africa–South America–Europe
(b) Africa–North America–South America–Europe
(c) North America–Africa–Europe–South America
(d) Africa–North America–Europe–South America
Answer: (b)
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Q.109 Who amongst the following was the first to state that the earth was spherical? [2001]
(a) Aristotle (b) Copernicus
(c) Ptolemy (d) Strabo
Answer: (a)
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Q.110 Consider the following statements made about sedimentary rocks: [2001]
1. Sedimentary rocks are formed at earth's surface by the hydrological system
2. Formation of sedimentary rocks involves the weathering of pre-existing rocks
3. Sedimentary rocks contain fossils
4. Sedimentary rocks typically occur in layers
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d)
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Q.111 Volcanic eruptions do not occur in: [2001]
(a) Baltic Sea (b) Black Sea
(c) Caribbean Sea (d) Caspian Sea
Answer: (a)
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Q.112 Quartzite is metamorphosed from: [2001]
(a) Limestone (b) Obsidian
(c) Sandstone (d) Shale
Answer: (c)
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Q.113 Identify the correct order of the process of soil-erosion from the following: [2001]
(a) Splash erosion, Sheet erosion, Rill erosion, Gullyerosion
(b) Sheet erosion, Splash erosion, Gullyerosion, Rill erosion
(c) Rill erosion, Gully erosion, Sheet erosion, Splash erosion
(d) Gully erosion, Rill erosion, Sheet erosion, Splash erosion
Answer: (a)
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Q.114 Which one of the following is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world ?
[1995]
(a) Antarctica (b) North America
(c) Asia (d) South America
Answer: (a)
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Q.115 With reference to coal-based thermal power plants in India, consider the following
statements: [2023]
1. None of them uses seawater.
2. None of them are set up in water-stressed districts.
3. None of them is privately owned.
How many of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only one (b) Only two
(c) All three (d) None
Answer: (d)
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Q.116 Consider the following statements: [2023]
Statement-I: Switzerland is one of the leading exporters of gold in terms of value.
Statement-II: Switzerland has the second largest gold reserves in the world.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct
explanation for Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct
explanation for Statement-I
(c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
Answer: (c)
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Q.117 With reference to India’s projects on connectivity, consider the following statements: [2023]
1. East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and
Surat.
2. The Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via
Myanmar.
3. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar
Pradesh with Kunming in China.
How many of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only one (b) Only two
(c) All three (d) None
Answer: (d)
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Q.118 About three-fourths of the world’s cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of
batteries for electric motor vehicles, is produced by: [2023]
(a) Argentina
(b) Botswana
(c) The Democratic Republic of the Congo
(d) Kazakhstan
Answer: (c)
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Q.119 Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available in certain coastal tracts of India, are rich sources
of which one of the following? [2023]
(a) Aluminium (b) Copper
(c) Iron (d) Titanium
Answer: (d)
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Q.120 Consider the following pairs: [2023]
Port Well known as
1. Kamarajar Port First major port in India registered as a company
2. Mundra Port Largest privately owned port in India
3. Visakhapatnam Largest container port in India
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(a) Only one pair (b) Only two pairs
(c) All three pairs (d) None of the pairs
Answer: (b)
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Q.121 Consider the following statements: [2023]
1. India has more arable area than China.
2. The proportion of irrigated area is more in India as compared to China.
3. The average productivity per hectare in Indian agriculture is higher than that in
China.
How many of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only one (b) Only two
(c) All three (d) None
Answer: (a)
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Q.122 Consider the following States: [2022]
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Tripura
How many of the above are generally known as tea-producing States?
(a) Only one State (b) Only two States
(c) Only three States (d) All four States
Answer: (c)
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Q.123 With reference to India, consider the following statements: [2022]
1. Monazite is a source of rare earths.
2. Monazite contains thorium.
3. Monazite occurs naturally in the entire Indian coastal sands in India.
4. In India, government bodies only can process or export monazite.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (b)
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Q.124 Among the following, which one is the least water-efficient crop ? [2021]
(a) Sugarcane (b) Sunflower
(c) Pearl millet (d) Red gram
Answer: (a)
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Q.125 With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following statements: [2020]
1. Black gram can be cultivated as both kharif and rabi crops.
2. Green-gram alone accounts for nearly half of pulse production.
3. In the last three decades, while the production of kharif pulses has increased the
production of rabi pulses has decreased.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.126 "The crop is subtropical in nature. A hard frost is injurious to it. It requires at least 210 frostfree days and 50 to 100 centimeters of rainfall for its growth. A light well-drained soil
capable of retaining moisture is ideally suited for the cultivation of the crop." [2020]
Which one of the following is that crop?
(a) Cotton (b) Jute
(c) Sugarcane (d) Tea
Answer: (a)
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Q.127 Consider the following minerals: [2020]
1. Bentonite
2. Chromite
3. Kyanite
4. Sillimanite
In India, which of the above is/are officially designated as major minerals?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 2, 3 and 4 only
Answer: (d)
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Q.128 With reference to the management of minor minerals in India, consider the following
statements: [2019]
1. Sand is a ‘minor mineral’ according to the prevailing law in the country.
2. State Governments have the power to grant mining leases of minor minerals, but the
powers regarding the formation of rules related to the grant of minor minerals lie
with the Central Government.
3. The State Government has the power to frame rules to prevent illegal mining of
minor minerals.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.129 With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in which in the last five years, consider the
following statements : [2019]
1. Area under rice cultivation is the highest.
2. Area under cultivation of jowar is more than that of oilseeds.
3. Area of cotton cultivation is more than that of sugarcane.
4. Area under sugarcane cultivation has steadily decreased.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (a)
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Q.130 Consider the following statements: [2018]
1. In India, State Governments do not have the power to auction non-coal mines.
2. Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand do not have gold mines.
3. Rajasthan has iron ore mines.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 only
Answer: (d)
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Q.131 In which of the following regions of India are shale gas resources found? [2016]
1. Cambay Basin
2. Cauvery Basin
3. Krishna-Godavari Basin
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
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Q.132 In India, the steel production industry requires the import of: [2015]
(a) Saltpetre (b) Rock phosphate
(c) Coking coal (d) All of the above
Answer: (c)
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Q.133 Consider the following pairs: [2014]
Programme/Project Ministry
1. Drought-Prone Area Programme : Ministry of Agriculture
2. Desert Development Programme : Ministry of Environment and Forests
3. National Watershed Development : Ministry of Rural Development
Project for Rainfed Areas
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None
Answer: (d)
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Q.134 What are the benefits of implementing the ‘Integrated Watershed Development Programme? [2014]
1. Prevention of soil runoff
2. Linking the country’s perennial rivers with seasonal rivers
3. Rainwater harvesting and recharge of groundwater table
4. Regeneration of natural vegetation
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (c)
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Q.135 Consider the following pairs: [2014]
Region : Well-known for the production of
1. Kinnaur : Areca nut
2. Mewat : Mango
3. Coromandel : Soya bean
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None
Answer: (d)
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Q.136 Consider the following towns of India: [2014]
1. Bhadrachalam
2. Chanderi
3. Kancheepuram
4. Karnal
Which of the above are famous for the production of traditional sarees/fabric?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 3 and 4
Answer: (b)
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Q.137 Which of the following is/are the characteristic/characteristics of Indian coal? [2013]
1. High ash content
2. Low sulphur content
3. Low ash fusion temperature
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.138 Consider the following crops: [2013]
1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Rice
4. Wheat
Which of these are Kharif crops?
(a) 1 and 4 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) 2, 3 and 4 only
Answer: (c)
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Q.139 Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India ?
[2013]
(a) Engineering (b) Paper and pulp
(c) Textiles (d) Thermal power
Answer: (d)
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Q.141 Consider the following crops of India: [2012]
1. Groundnut
2. Sesamum
3. Pearl millet
Which of the above is/are predominantly rainfed crop/crops?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
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Q.142 The lower Gangetic plain is characterized by a humid climate with high temperature
throughout the year. Which one among the following pairs of crops is most suitable for this
region? [2011]
(a) Paddy and cotton (b) Wheat and Jute
(c) Paddy and Jute (d) Wheat and cotton
Answer: (c)
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Q.143 Tamil Nadu is a leading producer of mill-made cotton yarn in the country. What could be
the reason? [2010]
1. Black cotton soil is the predominant type of soil in the State.
2. Rich pool of skilled labour is available.
Which of the above is/are the correct reasons?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
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Q.144 Consider the following statements: [2009]
1. Infant mortality rate takes into account the death of infants within a month after
birth.
2. Infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths in a particular year per 100 live
births during that year.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
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Q.145 Consider the following statements: [2009]
1. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the density of the population of India has
increased more than three times.
2. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the annual growth rate (exponential) of the
population of India has doubled.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
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Q.146 Which one among the following South Asian countries has the highest population density?
[2009]
(a) India (b) Nepal
(c) Pakistan (d) Sri Lanka
Answer: (a)
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Q.147 For India, China, UK and USA, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the
median age of their population? [2008]
(a) China < India < UK < USA (b) India < China < USA < UK
(c) China < India < USA < UK (d) India < China < UK < USA
Answer: (b)
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Q.148 As per India's National Population Policy, 2000, by which one of the following years is it our
long-term objective to achieve population stabilization? (2008)
(a) 2025
(b) 2035
(c) 2045
(d) 2055
Answer: (c)
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Q.149 What is the approximate percentage of persons above 65 years of age in India's current
population? (2008)
(a) 14-15%
(b) 11-12%
(c) 8-9%
(d) 5-6%
Answer: (d)
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Q.150 Amongst the following States, which one has the highest percentage of rural population
to its total population (on the basis of the Census, 2001)? (2008)
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Orissa
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (a)
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Q.151 Among the following, which one has the minimum population on the basis of data from
Census of India, 2001? (2008)
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Mizoram
(c) Pondicherry
(d) Sikkim
Answer: (d)
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Q.152 Which one amongst the following has the largest livestock population in the world?
(2008)
(a) Brazil
(b) China
(c) India
(d) USA
Answer: (c)
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Q.153 Consider the following statements:(2008)
I. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production.
II. Mandya is well-known as a coffee producing region.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
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Q.154 Which of the following are among the million-plus cities in India on the basis of data of
the Census, 2001 ? (2008)
1. Ludhiana
2. Kochi
3. Surat
4. Nagpur
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d)
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Q.155 Which one among the following States of India has the lowest density of population ?
(2007)
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Sikkim
Answer: (c)
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Q.156 Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of production
(in million tones) of the given foodgrains in India ? (2007)
(a) Wheat - Rice - Pulses - Coarse Cereals
(b) Rice - Wheat - Pulses - Coarse Cereals
(c) Wheat - Rice - Coarse Cereals - Pulses
(d) Rice - Wheat - Coarse Cereals - Pulses
Answer: (d)
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Q.157 Which one of the following statements is not correct ? (2005)
(a) There is no definition of the Scheduled Tribe in the constitutions of India.
(b) North-East India accounts for a little over half of the country's tribal population.
(c) The people known as Todas live in the Nilgiri area.
(d) Lotha is a language spoken in Nagaland.
Answer: (b)
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Q.158 Consider the following statements : (2005)
1. India is the second country in the world to adopt a National Family Planning
Programme.
2. The National Population Policy of India 2000 seeks to achieve a replacement level
of fertility by 2010 with a population of 111 crores.
3. Kerala is the first state in India to achieve a replacement level of fertility.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.159 Which one of the following statements is true on the basis of Census 2001 ? (2005)
(a) Bihar has the highest percentage of the scheduled castes of its population.
(b) The decadal growth of population of India (1991-2001) has been below 20%.
(c) Mizoram is the Indian state with the least population.
(d) Pondicherry has the highest sex ratio among the Union Territories.
Answer: (d)
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Q.160 According to the census 2001, which one of the following Indian States has the maximum
population in India after Uttar Pradesh ? (2005)
(a) West Bengal
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Bihar
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (b)
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Q.161 Consider the following crops : (2004)
1. Cotton 2. Groundnut
3. Maize 4. Mustard
Which of the above are kharif crops?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 , 3 and 4
Answer: (b)
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Q.162 Assertion (a): Eastern coast of India produces more rice than the western coast.
Reason (R) : Eastern coast receives more rainfall than the western coast. (2003)
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (c)
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Q.163 Consider the following statements : (2003)
1. India is the original home of the cotton plant.
2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton varieties leading to
increased production.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
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Q.164 The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, whose permission is required for cultivation
of any genetically modified crop such as Bt Cotton in India, is under the Union Ministry of :
(2003)
(a) Agriculture
(b) Environment and Forests
(c) Commerce and Industry
(d) Rural-Development
Answer: (b)
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Q.165 Consider the following statements : (2003)
1. India ranks first in the world in fruit production
2. India ranks second in the world in export of tobacco
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither I nor 2
Answer: (d)
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Q.166 Consider the following statements : (2003)
1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are in a minority
2. In Kosovo, Serbians are in a majority.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.167 Which among the following countries has the largest population?(2003)
(a) Indonesia
(b) Japan
(c) Pakistan
(d) Sudan
Answer: (a)
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Q.168 Which amongst the following States has the highest population density as per Census2001 ? (2003)
(a) Kerala
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
Answer: (d)
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Q.169 Consider the following countries:(2002)
1. Brazil
2. Indonesia
3. Japan
4. Russia
What is the descending order of the size of the following countries population-wise ?
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3
(b) 2, 3, 1, 4
(c) 2, 1, 4, 3
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
Answer: (c)
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Q.170 Consider the following countries of South Asia:(2002)
1. Bangladesh
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. Sri Lanka
The descending order of literacy status of these countries is:
(a) 4, 2, 1, 3 (b) 2, 4, 3, 1
(c) 4, 2, 3, 1 (d) 2, 4, 1, 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.171 With reference to Indian agriculture, which one of the following statements is correct?
(2002)
(a) About 90 percent of the area under pulses in India is rainfed
(b) Share of pulses in the gross cropped are at the national level has doubled in the
last two decades.
(c) India accounts for about 15 percent of the total area under rice in the world
(d) Rice occupies about 34 percent of the gross cropped area in India
Answer: (a)
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Q.172 Consider the following high yielding varieties of crops in India: (2002)
1. Arjun
2. Jaya
3. Padma
4. Sonalika
Which of these are of wheat?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 3 and 4
Answer: (c)
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Q.173 India's population growth during the 20th century can be classified into four distinct
phases. Match List-I (Period) with List-II (Phase) and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the lists: (2002)
List-I (Period) List-II (Phase)
A. 1901-1921 1. Steady growth
B. 1921 -1951 2. Rapid high growth
C. 1951-1981 3. Stagnant growth
D. 1981 -2001 4. High growth with definite signs of slowdown
Codes :
(a) A-3; B-1; C-4; D-2
(b) A-1; B-3; C-2; D-4
(c) A-3; B-1; C-2; D-4
(d) A-1; B-3; C-4; D-2
Answer: (c)
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Q.174 With reference to Indian transport systems, consider the following statements: (2002)
1. Indian railway system is the largest in the world
2. National Highways cater to 45 percent of the total and transport demand
3. Among the states, Kerala has the highest density of surface road
4. National Highway No. 7 is the longest in the country.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 4
Answer: (d)
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Q.175 The high density of population in Nile valley and Islands of Java is primarily due to:(2001)
(a) intensive agriculture
(b) Industrialization
(c) Urbanization
(d) topographic limitations
Answer: (a)
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Q.176 Which one of the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their inhabitation is NOT
correctly matched?(2000)
(a) Buksa : Pauri-Garhwal
(b) Kol : Jabalpur
(c) Munda : Chhota Nagpur
(d) Korba : Kodagu
Answer: (d)
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Q.177 Which one of the following statements is true according to 1991 Census data?(2000)
(a) U.P. has the highest density of population in India
(b) Himachal Pradesh has the highest female to male sex ratio in India
(c) West Bengal has the highest growth rate of population in India
(d) Bihar has the lowest literacy rate in India
Answer: (d)
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Q.178 Assertion (a) : Ganga plain is the most densely populated part of India.(2000)
Reason (R) : Ganga is the most harnessed river of India.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (b)
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Q.179 Assertion (a) : In Australia, cattle rearing is done more for meat than for milk.
Reason (R) : Australians are traditionally non vegetarians (2000)
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (b)
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Q.180 Assertion (A): According to statistics, more female children are born each year than male
children in India.
Reason (R) : In India, the death rate of a male child is higher than that of the female
child.(1999)
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) BothA and Raretrue but R is not a correct explanation ofA
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (d)
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Q.181 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists: (1998)
List-I List-II
(Agricultural products) (Foremost producer)
A. Cotton 1. Madhya Pradesh
B. Gram 2. Gujarat
C. Black pepper 3. West Bengal
D. Pineapple 4. Kerala
Codes:
(a) A-2; B-1; C- 4; D-3 (b) A-2; B-1; C- 3; D-4
(c) A-1; B-2; C- 4; D-3 (d) A-1; B-2; C- 3; D-4
Answer: (a)
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Q.182 Which one of the following countries has replaced Italy as the major importer of bauxite
from India? (1998)
(a) Canada
(b) Greece
(c) Ukraine
(d) United Arab Emirates
Answer: (a)
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Q.183 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists: (1998)
List-I (Minerals) List-II (Mining area)
A. Graphite 1. Bellary
B. Lead 2. Didwana
C. Salt 3. Rampa
D. Silver 4. Zawar
Codes :
(a) A-3; B -4; C-1; D-2
(b) A-1; B -4; C-2; D-3
(c) A-3; B-1; C-4; D-2
(d) A-2; B-3; C-1; D-4
Answer: (b)
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Q.184 The discovery of Oak flora in 1966 added a new chapter to the history of Indian
Sericulture. Which one of the following states is the leading producer of Oak tasar silk ?
(1998)
(a) Assam
(b) Bihar
(c) Manipur
(d) Orissa
Answer: (a)
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Q.185 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
(1998)
List-I (Places) List-II (Industries)
A. Jamnagar 1. Aluminium
B. Hospet 2. Woollen textile
C. Korba 3. Fertilizers
D. Haldia 4. Cement
5. Iron and steel
Codes:
(a) A-4; B-3; C- 1; D-2
(b) A-2; B-5; C- 1; D-3
(c) A-4; B-5; C- 2; D-1
(d) A-2; B-1; C- 4; D-3
Answer: (b)
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Q.186 In the vicinity of Mumbai, a number of specialised towns have been developed. Match
the lists of specialisation with towns and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists: (1998)
List-I (Towns) List-II (Specialisation)
a. Alibag 1. Fishing centre
b. Balapur 2. Holiday resort
c. Nhava Sheva 3. Petrochemical complex
d. Ratnagiri 4. Port
Codes :
(a) A-1; B-3; C-2; D-4
(b) A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1
(c) A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1
(d) A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3
Answer: (d)
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Q.187 What is the correct sequence of the following Indian states in descending order of their
length of surface roads per 100 km2 of their areas? (1998)
1. Haryana
2. Mah arashtra
3. Punjab
4. Tamil Nadu
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 4, 3, 2, 1 (b) 4, 3,1, 2
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2 (d) 3, 4, 2, 1
Answer: (a)
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Q.188 Which one of the following sets of states benefits the most from the Konkan Railway?
(1998)
(a) Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
(b) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu
Answer: (a)
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Q.189 Which one of the following pairs of cities has recently been connected through a 6-lane
express way? (1998)
(a) Ahmedabad : Vadodara
(b) Dhaka : Chittagong
(c) Islamabad :Lahore
(d) Mumbai : Pune
Answer: (a)
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Q.190 About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of : (1997)
(a) 5°N and 20° N
(b) 20°N and 40°N
(c) 40ºN and 60ºN
(d) 20ºS and 40ºS
Answer: (b)
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Q.191 ".....They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high check bones, sparse hair and
medium height." The reference here is to : (1997)
(a) Nordic Aryans
(b) Austrics
(c) Negroids
(d) Mongoloids
Answer: (d)
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Q.192 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: (1997)
List-I List-II
(Minerals) (Typical areas of occurrence)
A. Coal 1. Bhandara
B. Gold 2. Karanpura
C. Mica 3. Hutti
D. Manganese 4. Nellore
Codes:
(a) A – 1; B – 3; C – 2; D – 4
(b) A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1
(c) A – 3; B – 4; C – 2; D – 1
(d) A – 2; B – 1; C – 4; D –3
Answer: (b)
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Q.193 According to the latest census figures sex ratio in India is: (1997)
(a) declining (b) stable
(c) increasing (d) fluctuating
Answer: (d)
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Q.194 The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar islands belongs to the: (1997)
(a) Australoid race
(b) Caucasoid race
(c) Mongoloid race
(d) Negroid race
Answer: (d)
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Q.195 Which one of the following is cultivated by transplanting seedlings? (1997)
(a) Maize
(b) Sorghum
(c) Onion
(d) Soyabean
Answer: (c)
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Q.196 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: (1997)
List-I List-II
(Crops) (Geographical conditions)
A. Barley 1. Hot and dry climate with poor soil
B. Rice 2. Cool climate with poorer soil
C. Millets 3. Warm and moist climate with high altitude
D. Tea 4. Hot and moist climate with rich soil
Codes:
(a) A – 2; B – 4; C – 1; D – 3
(b) A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2
(c) A – 2; B – 1; C – 4; D – 3
(d) A – 3; B – 2; C – 4; D –1
Answer: (a)
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Q.197 The following are the major oilseeds produced in India: (1997)
1. Sesamum
2. Mustard
3. Groundnut
4. Soyabean
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the descending order of the
quantity of their production?
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 3, 2, 4, 1
(c) 2, 4, 3, 1
(d) 3, 4, 2, 1
Answer: (d)
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Q.198 Match List-I (Ores) with List-II (States where they are mined) and select the correct
answer: (1996)
List-I List-II
A. Manganese 1. Madhya Pradesh
B. Nickel 2. Orissa
C. Lead-zinc 3. Rajasthan
D. Asbestos 4. Andhra Pradesh
Codes:
(a) A – 1; B – 3; C – 3; D – 4
(b) A – 4; B – 3; C – 2; D – 1
(c) A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4
(d) A – 4; B – 2; C – 3; D – 1
Answer: (c)
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Q.199 Which one of the following areas of India produces largest amount of cotton? (1996)
(a) North-west India and Gangetic West Bengal
(b) North-west and western India
(c) Western and southern India
(d) Plains of northern India
Answer: (b)
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Q.200 As per the 1991 Census, which one of the following states has a lower population density
than the other three?(1996)
(a) Sikkim
(b) Nagaland
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Manipur
Answer: (a)
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Q.201 Which of the following pairs of states and their important crops are correctly
matched?(1996)
1. Kerala–Tapioca
2. Maharashtra–Cotton
3. West Bengal–Jute
4. Gujarat–Groundnut
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d)
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Q.202 Which of the following is/are the advantages /advantages of practising drip irrigation ?
[2016]
1. Reduction in weed
2. Reduction in soil salinity
3. Reduction in soil erosion
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) None of the above is an advantage of practising drip irrigation
Answer: (c)
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Q.203 Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in: (2013)
(a) desert margins, liable to strong wind action
(b) low flat plains, close to stream courses, liable to flooding
(c) scrublands, liable to spread of weed growth
(d) None of the above
Answer: (d)
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Q.204 Which of the following adds nitrogen to the soil? (2013)
1. Excretion of urea by animals
2. Burning of coal by man
3. Death of vegetation
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.205 Salinization occurs when the irrigation water accumulated in the soil evaporates, leaving
behind salts and minerals. What are the effects of salinization on the irrigated land ?
[2011]
(a) It greatly increases the crop production
(b) It makes some soils impermeable
(c) It raises the water table
(d) It fills the air spaces in the soil with water
Answer: (b)
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Q.206 Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference
between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following
statements: (2010)
1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea can
be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas.
2. Coffee is propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cuttings only.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.207 With reference to soil conservation, consider the following practices:(2010)
1. Crop rotation
2. Sand fences
3. Terracing
4. Wind breaks
Which of the above are considered appropriate methods for soil conservation in India?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d)
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Q.208 An objective of the National Food Security Mission is to increase the production of certain
crops through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner
in the identified districts of the country. What are those crops?(2010)
(a) Rice and wheat only
(b) Rice, wheat and pulses only
(c) Rice, wheat, pulses and oil seeds only
(d) Rice, wheat, pulses, oil seeds and vegetables
Answer: (b)
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Q.209 Due to their extensive rice cultivation, some regions may be contributing to global
warming. To what possible reason/ reasons is this attributable? (2010)
1. The anaerobic conditions associated with rice cultivation cause the emission of
methane.
2. When nitrogen based fertilizers are used, nitrous oxide is emitted from the
cultivated soil.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
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Q.210 Given below are the names of four energy crops. Which one of them can be cultivated
for ethanol?(2010)
(a) Jatropha
(b) Maize
(c) Pongamia
(d) Sunflower
Answer: (b)
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Q.211 Assertion (a) : There are no tea plantations in any African country.
Reason (R) : Tea plants need fertile soil with high humus. (2007)
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (d)
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Q.212 Dalbergia species is associated with which one of the following?
(a) Cashewnut
(b) Coffee
(c) Tea
(d) Rosewood
Answer: (d)
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Q.213 Which one of the following agricultural practices is eco-friendly? (1999)
(a) Organic farming
(b) Shifting cultivation
(c) Cultivation of high yielding varieties
(d) Growing plants in glass-houses
Answer: (a)
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Q.214 Assertion (a) : Insect resistant transgenic cotton has been produced by inserting Bt gene.
Reason (R) : The Bt gene is derived from a bacterium.(1999)
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (a)
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Q.215 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists:(1999)
List-I List-II
A. Cotton 1. Rainfall 1000–1500 mm; Temperature 40°–60°C
B. Flax 2. Rainfall 1500–2000 mm;Temperature 25°–35°C
C. Sugar beet 3. Rainfall 600–800 mm; Temperature 5°–18º C
D. Jute 4. Rainfall 500–1000 mm;Temperature 18°–22°C
5. Rainfall 500–600 mm; Temperature 18°–22°C
Codes:
(a) A-1; B-3; C-4; D-2
(b) A-2; B-3; C-5; D-4
(c) A-4; B-5; C-2; D-1
(d) A-4; B-3; C-5; D-2
Answer: (b)
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Q.216 Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of fuel wood in the world?
(1997)
(a) Indonesia
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) China
Answer: (c)
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Q.217 Which one of the following sets of conditions is necessary for a good crop of wheat?
(1996)
(a) Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall
(b) High temperature and heavy rainfall
(c) High temperature and moderate rainfall
(d) Low temperature and low rainfall
Answer: (a)
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Q.218 Which one of the following is an important crop of the Barak valley? (1996)
(a) Jute
(b) Tea
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Cotton
Answer: (a)
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Q.219 Coffee cultivation in Sri Lanka was abandoned because of the disease: (1995)
(a) leaf blight
(b) leaf spot
(c) leaf rust
(d) rut
Answer: (c)
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Q.220 Consider the following trees: (2023)
1. Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
2. Mahua (Madhuca indica)
3. Teak (Tectona grandis)
How many of the above are deciduous trees?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Answer: (b)
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Q.221 Which one of the following is the best example of repeated falls in sea level, giving rise to
present-day extensive marshland? (2023)
(a) Bhitarkanika Mangroves
(b) Marakkanam Salt Pans
(c) Naupada Swamp
(d) Rann of Kutch
Answer: (d)
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Q.222 Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers? (2022)
(a) Cauvery
(b) Manjira
(c) Pennar
(d) Tungabhadra
Answer: (c)
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Q.223 Consider the following pairs: (2022)
Peak Mountains
1. Namcha Barwa - Garhwal Himalaya
2. Nanda Devi - Kumaon Himalaya
3. Nokrek - Sikkim Himalaya
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
Answer: (b)
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Q.224 Consider the following pairs: (2022)
Reservoirs States
1. Ghataprabha - Telangana
2. Gandhi Sagar - Madhya Pradesh
3. Indira Sagar - Andhra Pradesh
4. Maithon - Chhattisgarh
How many pairs given above are not correctly matched?
(a) Only one pair
(b) Only two pairs
(c) Only three pairs
(d) All four pairs
Answer: (c)
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Q.225 With reference to the Indus river system, of the following four rivers, three of them pour
into one of them which joins the Indus directly. Among the following, which one is such a
river that joins the Indus directly ? (2021)
(a) Chenab
(b) Jhelum
(c) Ravi
(d) Sutlej
Answer: (d)
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Q.226 With reference to India, Didwana, Kuchaman, Sargol and Khatu are the names of (2021)
(a) glaciers (b) mangrove areas
(c) Ramsar sites (d) saline lakes
Answer: (d)
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Q.227 Consider the following rivers : (2021)
1. Brahmani
2. Nagavali
3. Subarnarekha
4. Vamsadhara
Which of the above rise from the Eastern Ghats ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.228 Which of the following Protected Areas are located in Cauvery basin? (2020)
1. Nagarhole National park
2. Papikonda National Park
3. Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
4. Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (c)
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Q.229 What is common to the places known as Aliyar, Isapur and Kangsabati ? (2019)
(a) Recently discovered uranium deposits
(b) Tropical rain forests
(c) Underground cave systems
(d) Water reservoirs
Answer: (d)
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Q.230 Which one of the following is an artificial lake? (2018)
(a) Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
(b) Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)
(c) Nainital (Uttarakhand)
(d) Renuka (Himachal Pradesh)
Answer: (a)
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Q.231 Consider the following statements: (2018)
1. The Barren Island volcano is an active volcano located in Indian territory.
2. Barren Island lies about 140 km east of Great Nicobar.
3. The last time the Barren Island volcano erupted was in 1991 and it has remained
inactive since then.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only (d) 1 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.232 With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements: (2017)
1. The source of river Teesta is the same as that of Brahmaputra but it flows through
Sikkim.
2. River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a tributary of river Teesta.
3. River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on the border of India and Bangladesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.233 At one of the place in India, if you stand on the seashore and watch the sea, ‘you will find
that the sea water recedes from the shore line a few kilometres and comes back to the
shore, twice a day, and you can actually walk on the seafloor when the water recedes.’
This unique phenomenon is seen at (2017)
(a) Bhavnagar
(b) Bheemunipatnam
(c) Chandipur
(d) Nagapattinam
Answer: (c)
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Q.234 In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?
(2015)
(a) Tropical moist deciduous forest
(b) Tropical rainforest
(c) Tropical thorn scrub forest
(d) Temperate forest with Grasslands
Answer: (a)
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Q.235 Consider the following rivers: (2015)
1. Vamsadhara
2. Indravati
3. Pranahita
4. Pennar
Which of the above are tributaries of Godavari?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 2 and 3 only
Answer: (d)
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Q.236 In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust
bridges across the streams. As the time passes, these bridges become stronger. These
unique 'living root bridges' are found in (2015)
(a) Meghalaya (b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jharkhand (d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (a)
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Q.237 Consider the following States: (2015)
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Mizoram
In which of the above States do 'Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests' occur?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.238 Which one of the following regions of India has a combination of mangrove forest,
evergreen forest and deciduous forest? (2015)
(a) North Coastal Andhra Pradesh
(b) South-West Bengal
(c) Southern Saurashtra
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: (d)
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Q.239 If you travel through the Himalayas, you are likely to see which of the following plants are
naturally growing there? (2014)
1. Oak
2. Rhododendron
3. Sandalwood
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.240 With reference to 'Changpa' community of India, consider the following statements :
(2014)
1. They live mainly in the State of Uttarakhand
2. They rear the Pashmina goats that yield fine wool.
3. They are kept in the category of Scheduled Tribes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.241 Which of the following have coral reefs? (2014)
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Gulf of Kachchh
3. Gulf of Mannar
4. Sunderbans
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (a)
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Q.242 Consider the following pairs: (2013)
Tribe State
1. Limboo (Limbu) Sikkim
2. Karbi Himachal Pradesh
3. Dongaria Kondh Odisha
4. Bonda Tamil Nadu
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (a)
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Q.243 The Narmada river flows to the west, while most other large peninsular rivers flow to the
east. Why? (2013)
1. It occupies a linear rift valley.
2. It flows between the Vindhyas and the Satpuras.
3. The land slopes to the west from Central India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) None
Answer: (a)
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Q.244 Consider the following pairs: (2013)
National Park - River flowing through the Park
1. Corbett National Park - Ganga
2. Kaziranga National Park - Manas
3. Silent Valley National Park - Kaveri
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 (d) None
Answer: (d)
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Q.245 When you travel in Himalayas, you will see the following: (2012)
1. Deep gorges
2. U-turn river courses
3. Parallel mountain ranges
4. Steep gradients causing land-sliding.
Which of the above can be said to be the evidence for Himalayas being young fold
mountains?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d)
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Q.246 Consider the following statements: (2012)
1. The duration of the monsoon decreases from southern India to northern India.
2. The amount of annual rainfall in the northern plains of India decreases from east to
west.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
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Q.247 A particular State in India has the following characteristics: (2012)
1. It is located on the same latitude which passes through northern Rajasthan.
2. It has over 80% of its area under forest cover.
3. Over 12% of forest cover constitutes the Protected Area Network in this State.
Which one among the following States has all the above characteristics?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Uttarakhand
Answer: (a)
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Q.248 With reference to the wetlands of India, consider the following statements: (2012)
1. The country’s total geographical area under the category of wetlands is recorded
more in Gujarat as compared to other States.
2. In India, the total geographical area of coastal wetlands is larger than that of inland
wetlands.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.249 Among the following States, which one has the most suitable climatic conditions for the
cultivation of a large variety of orchids with minimum cost of production, and can develop
an export oriented industry in this field? (2011)
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (b)
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Q.250 The Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through
narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra
makes a “U'' turn in its course to flow into India. This “U” turn is due to (2011)
(a) Uplift of folded Himalayan series
(b) Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
(c) Geo-Tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
(d) Both (a)and (b)
Answer: (b)
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Q.251 A state in India has the following characteristics: (2011)
1. Its northern part is arid and semi-arid.
2. Its central part produces cotton.
3. Cultivation of cash crops is predominant over food crops.
Which one of the following states has all of the above characteristics?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (b)
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Q.252 Consider the following statements:(2010)
1. The boundaries of a National Park are defined by legislation.
2. A Biosphere Reserve is declared to conserve a few specific species of flora and
fauna.
3. In a Wildlife Sanctuary, limited biotic interference is permitted.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.253 Following are the characteristics of an area in India:(2010)
1. Hot and humid climate
2. Annual rainfall 200 cm
3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100 metres
4. Annual range of temperature 15°C to 30°C.
Which one among the following crops are you most likely to find in the area described
above?
(a) Mustard
(b) Cotton
(c) Pepper
(d) Virginia tobacco
Answer: (c)
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Q.254 With reference to the mineral resources of India, consider the following pairs:(2010)
Mineral 90% Natural sources in
1. Copper Jharkhand
2. Nickel Orissa
3. Tungsten Kerala
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.255 Consider the following pairs:(2010)
Protected area Well-known for
1. Bhitarkanika, Odisha Salt Water Crocodile
2. Desert National Park, Great Indian Rajasthan Bustard
3. Eravikulam, Kerala Hoolak Gibbon
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.256 In India, which type of forest among the following occupies the largest area?(2010)
(a) Montane Wet Temperate Forest (b) Subtropical Dry Evergreen Forest
(c) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest (d) Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest
Answer: (c)
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Q.257 With reference to the river Luni, which one of the following statements is correct?(2010)
(a) It flows into Gulf of Khambhat
(b) It flows into Gulf of Kutch
(c) It flows into Pakistan and merges with a tributary of Indus
(d) It is lost in the marshy land of the Rann of Kuchchh
Answer: (d)
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Q.258 Rivers that pass through Himachal Pradesh are: (2010)
(a) Beas and Chenab only
(b) Beas and Ravi only
(c) Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej only
(d) Beas, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Yamuna
Answer: (d)
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Q.259 When you travel in certain parts of India, you will notice red soil. What is the main reason
for this colour? (2010)
(a) Abundance of magnesium
(b) Accumulated humus
(c) Presence of ferric oxides
(d) Abundance of phosphates
Answer: (c)
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Q.260 Which one of the following is the appropriate reason to considering the Gondwana rocks
as most important of rock systems of India?(2010)
(a) More than 90% of limestone reserves of India are found in them
(b) More than 90% of India’s coal reserves are found in them
(c) More than 90% of fertile black cotton soils are spread over them
(d) None of the reasons given above is appropriate in this context
Answer: (b)
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Q.261 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?(2010)
Dam/Lake River
(a) Govind Sagar : Sutlej
(b) Kolleru Lake : Krishna
(c) Ukai Reservoir : Tapi
(d) Wular Lake : Jhelum
Answer: (b)
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Q.262 If there were no Himalayan ranges, what would have been the most likely geographical
impact on India? (2010)
1. Much of the country would experience the cold waves from Siberia.
2. The Indo-gangetic plain would be devoid of such extensive alluvial soils.
3. The pattern of monsoon would be different from what it is at present.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
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Q.263 The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through :(2010)
(a) Rajasthan (b) Punjab
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: (a)
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Q.264 The approximate representation of land use classification in India is :(2010)
(a) Net area sown 25%, forests 33%, other areas 42%
(b) Net area sown 58%, forests 17%, other areas 25%
(c) Net area sown 43%; forests 29%, other areas 28%
(d) Net area sown 47%, forests 23%, other areas 30%
Answer: (d)
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Q.265 At which one of the following places do two important rivers of India originate; while one
of them flows towards north and merges with other important rivers flowing towards Bay
of Bengal, the other one flows towards Arabian Sea?(2009)
(a) Amarkantak
(b) Badrinath
(c) Mahabaleshwar
(d) Nasik
Answer: (a)
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Q.266 Consider the following statements : (2009)
1. India does not have any deposits of Thorium.
2. Kerala’s monazite sands contain Uranium.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
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Q.267 Consider the following statements : (2009)
1. There are no east flowing rivers in Kerala.
2. There are no west flowing rivers in Madhya Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
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Q.268 Consider the following regions : (2009)
1. Eastern Himalayas
2. Eastern Mediterranean region
3. North-Western Australia
Which of the above is/are Biodiversity Hotspot(s)?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.269 In India, which one of the following states has the largest inland saline wetland ? (2009)
(a) Gujarat
(b) Haryana
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
Answer: (d)
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Q.270 In India, the ports are categorized as major and non-major ports. Which one of the
following is a non-major port?(2009)
(a) Kochi (Cochin)
(b) Dahej
(c) Paradip
(d) New Mangalore
Answer: (b)
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Q.271 In which one of the following places is the Shompen tribe found?(2009)
(a) Nilgiri Hills
(b) Nicobar Islands
(c) Spiti Valley
(d) Lakshadweep Islands
Answer: (b)
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Q.272 The Dul Hasti Power Station is based on which one of the following rivers?(2009)
(a) Beas
(b) Chenab
(c) Ravi
(d) Sutlej
Answer: (b)
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Q.273 Consider the following statements : (2009)
1. In the world, the tropical deserts occur along the western margins of continents
within the trade wind belt.
2. In India, the east Himalayan region gets high rainfall from north-east winds.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.274 Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India ?(2009)
(a) Beas (b) Chenab
(c) Ravi (d) Sutlej
Answer: (d)
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Q.275 Which one among the following has the maximum number of National Parks? (2008)
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Meghalaya
Answer: (a)
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Q.276 Which one of the following is also known as Top Slip ?(2007)
(a) Simlipal National Park
(b) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
Answer: (d)
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Q.277 In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing Kimberlite
been discovered in the recent past ? (2007)
(a) Hoshangabad
(b) Raipur
(c) Sambalpur
(d) Warangal
Answer: (b)
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Q.278 Where are Shevaroy hills located ? (2007)
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (d)
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Q.279 Consider the following statements : (2007)
1. In India, Red Panda is naturally found in the Western Himalayas only.
2. In India, Slow Loris lives in the dense forests of the North East.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
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Q.280 Consider the following statements : (2006)
1. Petronet LNG Ltd. is setting up another LNG terminal at Mangalore.
2. The Head Office of the Dredging Corporation of India is at Visakhapatnam.
3. The Narwapahar Mine is operated by the Uranium Corporation of India Limited.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
Answer: (c)
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Q.281 Consider the following statements : (2006)
1. The Appellate Tribunal for electricity has been established by each state
government in India.
2. One of the components of the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms
Programme (APDRP) is the up gradation of sub-transmission and distribution
systems for electricity in India.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both l and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
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Q.282 Assertion (A) : The percentage of net sown area in the total area of Andhra Pradesh is
less as compared to that of West Bengal.
Reason (R) : The soil of most of Andhra Pradesh is laterite. (2006)
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (c)
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Q.283 Which one of the following statements is not correct ? (2005)
(a) The Western Ghats are relatively lower in their northern region.
(b) The Anai Mudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats.
(c) Tapi river lies to the south of Satpura
(d) The Narmada and Tapti river valleys are said to be old rift valleys.
Answer : (None)
Answer: (N/A)
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Q.284 Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which one of the following ?(2005)
(a) Chambal Project
(b) Kosi Project
(c) Damodar Valley Project
(d) Bhakra Nangal Project
Answer: (a)
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Q.285 Which one of the following is the correct sequence of hills starting from the north and
going towards the south ? (2005)
(a) Nallamalai Hills–Nilgiri Hills–Javadi Hills–Anamalai Hills
(b) Anamalai Hills–Javadi Hills–Nilgiri Hills–Nallamalai Hills
(c) Nallamalai Hills–Javadi Hills–Nilgiri Hills –Anamalai Hills
(d) Anamalai Hills–Nilgiri Hills–Javadi Hills–Nallamalai Hills
Answer: (c)
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Q.286 Which one of the following is not a Biosphere reserve ?(2005)
(a) Agasthyamali
(b) Nallamalai
(c) Nilgiri
(d) Panchmarhi
Answer: (b)
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Q.287 Which one of the following is the correct sequence of Indian cities in the decreasing
order of their normal annual rainfall ? (2005)
(a) Kochi–Kolkata–Delhi–Patna
(b) Kolkata–Kochi–Patna–Delhi
(c) Kochi–Kolkata–Patna–Delhi
(d) Kolkata–Kochi–Delhi–Patna
Answer: (c)
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Q.288 Consider the following statements:(2005)
1. Silent Valley National Park is in the Nallamalai range.
2. Pathrakkadavu Hydroelectric project is proposed to be built near the Silent Valley
National Park.
3. The Kunthi river originates in Silent Valley's rainforests.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.289 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists: (2005)
List-I (National Park /Wildlife Sanctuary) List-II (State
A. Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary 1. Orissa
B. Kangerghat National Park 2. Assam
C. Orang Sanctuary 3. Chhattisgarh
D. Ushkothi Wildlife Sanctuary 4. Goa
5. Tripura
Codes :
(a) A-2; B-1; C-5; D-3
(b) A-4; B-3; C-2; D-1
(c) A-2; B-3; C-5; D-1
(d) A-4; B-1; C-2; D-3
Answer: (b)
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Q.290 Consider the following sites /monuments : (2005)
1. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station, Mumbai
3. Mamallapuram
4. Sun Temple (Konark Temple)
Which of the above are included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d)
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Q.291 Consider the following statements : (2004)
1. Damodar, Valley Corporation is the first multi–purpose river valley project of
independent India
2. Damodar Valley Corporation includes thermal and gas power stations
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
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Q.292 Consider the following statements : (2004)
Among the Indian States :
1. Andhra Pradesh has the longest coastline
2. Gujarat has the highest number of airports
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
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Q.293 Which among the following National Highway Routes is the longest ?(2004)
(a) Agra-Mumbai
(b) Chennai-Thane
(c) Kolkata-Hajira
(d) Pune-Machilipatnam
Answer: (c)
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Q.294 Which one of the following statements is not correct ? (2004)
(a) Gulf with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides.
(b) Tidal currents take place when a gulf is connected with the open sea by a narrow
channel.
(c) Tidal bore occurs when a tide enters the narrow and shallow estuary of a river.
(d) The tidal nature of the mouth of the river Hooghly is of crucial importance to
Kolkata as a port.
Answer: (a)
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Q.295 Assertion (A) : West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India have no deltas. (2004)
Reason (R) : These rivers do not carry any alluvial sediments.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (c)
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Q.296 Assertion (A) : Bangalore receives much higher average annual rainfall than that of
Mangalore.
Reason (R) : Bangalore has the benefit of receiving rainfall both from south-west and
north-east monsoons.(2004)
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (d)
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Q.297 Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover ?
(2004)
(a) Sikkim
(b) Goa
(c) Haryana
(d) Kerala
Answer: (c)
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Q.298 What is the correct sequence of the rivers–Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in
the descending order of their lengths ? (2003)
(a) Godavari–Mahanadi–Narmada–Tapi
(b) Godavari–Narmada–Mahanadi–Tapi
(c) Narmada–Godavari–Tapi-Mahanadi
(d) Narmada–Tapi–Godavari–Mahanadi
Answer: (b)
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Q.299 Nanda Devi peak forms a part of : (2003)
(a) Assam Himalayas
(b) Kumaon Himalayas
(c) Nepal Himalayas
(d) Punjab Himalayas
Answer: (b)
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Q.300 Among the following cities, which one has the highest altitude above mean sea level ?
(2003)
(a) Bangalore
(b) Delhi
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Nagpur
Answer: (a)
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Q.301 Consider the following statements : (2003)
1. The longitude of Jabalpur's location is between those of Indore and Bhopal.
2. The latitude of Aurangabad's location is between those of Vadodara and Pune.
3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.
Which of these statements is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 3
(b) Only 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.302 Which one among the following states is smallest in area ? (2003)
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (d)
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Q.303 Among the following cities, which one is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer ? (2003)
(a) Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Nagpur
Answer: (b)
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Q.304 Which one of the following is not a lagoon ? (2002)
(a) Ashtamudi lake
(a) Chilka lake
(b) Periyar lake
(c) Pulicat lake
Answer: (c)
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Q.305 The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26° C, its average
annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range temperature is 9°C. The station in
question is : (2002)
(a) Allahabad
(b) Chennai
(c) Cherrapunji
(d) Kolkata
Answer: (b)
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Q.306 The sea coast of which one of the following states has become famous as a nesting
place for the giant Olive Ridley turtles from South America ? (2002)
(a) Goa
(b) Gujarat
(c) Orissa
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (c)
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Q.307 With reference to India , which one of the following statements is not correct ? (2002)
(a) About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of
annual rainfall.
(b) The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells.
(c) Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country.
(d) The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the
country.
Answer: (d)
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Q.308 Open stunted forests with bushes and small trees having long roots and sharp thorns
or sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in : (2002)
(a) Eastern Orissa
(b) North-Eastern Tamil Nadu
(c) Shivalik and Terai region
(d) Western Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (d)
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Q.309 Match List-I (Mangrove) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the lists: (2002)
List-I (Mangrove) List-II (State)
A. Achra Ratnagiri 1. Karnataka
B. Coondapur 2. Kerala
C. Pichavaram 3. Andhra Pradesh
D. Vembanad 4. Maharashtra
5. Tamil Nadu
Codes :
(a) A-2; B-1; C-5; D-4
(b) A-4; B-5; C-3; D-2
(c) A-2; B-5; C-3; D-4
(d) A-4; B-1; C-5; D-2
Answer: (d)
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Q.310 Mekong Ganga Cooperation Project is: (2001)
(a) an irrigation project involving India and Myanmar
(b) a joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries
(c) a hydroelectric power project involving India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
(d) a defence and security agreement of India with its eastern neighbours
Answer: (b)
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Q.311 Assertion (A) : Anticyclonic conditions are formed in the winter season when
atmospheric pressure is high and air temperatures are low.
Reason (R) : Winter rainfall in northern India causes development of anticyclonic
conditions with low temperatures. (2001)
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (a)
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Q.312 Consider the following statements regarding power sector in India : (2001)
1. The installed capacity of power generation is around 95000 MW
2. Nuclear plants contribute nearly 15% of total power generation.
3. Hydroelectricity plants contribute nearly 40% of total power generation
4. Thermal plants at present account for nearly 80% of total power generation
Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
Answer: (a)
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Q.313 The approximate age of the Aravallis range is : (2001)
(a) 370 million years
(b) 470 million years
(c) 570 million years
(d) 670 million year
Answer: (d)
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Q.314 Consider the following statements regarding environmental issues in India : (2001)
I. Gulf of Mannar is one of the biosphere reserves
II. The Ganga Action Plan, phase II has been merged with the National River
Conservation Plan.
III. The National Museum of Natural History at New Delhi imparts non-formal education
in environment and conservation.
IV. Environmental Information System (ENVIS) acts as a decentralized information
network for environment information.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 3 and 4
Answer: (b)
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Q.315 Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the
sunrise of the new millennium? (2000)
(a) 2°30' W
(b) 82°30' E
(c) 92°30' W
(d) 92°30' E
Answer: (d)
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Q.316 Consider the following statements : (2000)
1. Tides are of great help in navigation and fishing.
2. High tide enables big ships to enter or leave the harbour safely
3. Tide prevents siltation in the harbours
4. Kandla and Diamond Harbour are tidal ports
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d)
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Q.317 Assertion (A) : The frequency of floods in north Indian plains has increased during the
last couple of decades.
Reason (R) : There has been a reduction in the depth of river valleys due to deposition of
silt.(2000)
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (a)
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Q.318 "India has the largest population of the Asian X. Today, there are just about 20,000 to
25,000 X in their natural habitat spreading across the evergreen forests, dry thorn
forest, swamps and grasslands. Their prime habitats are the moist deciduous forests.
The X population in India ranges from north-west India where they are found in the
forest divisions of Dehradun. Bijnor and National districts of UP to the Western Ghats in
the states of Karnataka and Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In Central India, their population is
distributed over Southern Bihar and Orissa. In the East, they are seen in North Bengal,
Assam and a few other states. "
The animal "X" referred to in this quotation is : (1999)
(a) Lion
(b) Elephant
(c) Tiger
(d) One-horned rhinoceros
Answer: (b)
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Q.319 The minimum land area recommended for forest cover to maintain proper ecological
balance in India is : (1999)
(a) 25%
(b) 33%
(c) 43%
(d) 53%
Answer: (b)
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Q.320 Which one of the following statements is not true? (1999)
(a) Ghaggar's water is utilised in the Indira Gandhi canal
(b) Narmada rises from Amarkantak region
(c) Nizam Sagar is situated on the Manjra river
(d) Penganga is a tributary of the Godavari
Answer: (a)
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Q.321 The first marine sanctuary in India, within its bounds coral reefs, mollusca, dolphins,
tortoises and various kinds of seabirds, has been established in : (1999)
(a) Sundarbans
(b) Chilka Lake
(c) Gulf of Kutch
(d) Lakshadweep
Answer: (c)
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Q.322 Which one of the following pairs of states and tribes is not correctly matched ?(1999)
(a) Assam : Miri
(b) Nagaland : Konyak
(c) Arunachal : Apatani
(d) Madhya Pradesh : Lambada
Answer: (d)
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Q.323 Some people in Manipur live in houses built on floating islands of weeds and decaying
vegetation held together by suspended silt. These are called : (1998)
(a) Tipis
(b) Barkhans
(c) Phumdis
(d) Izba
Answer: (c)
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Q.324 Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India has a rift valley due to down
warping? (1998)
(a) Damodar
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Sone
(d) Yamuna
Answer: (a)
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Q.325 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer : (1997)
List-I (Climatic conditions) List-II (Reasons)
A. Madras is warmer than Calcutta 1. North-east monsoon
B. Snowfall in Himalayas 2. Altitude
C. Rainfall decreases from West Bengal to Punjab 3. Western depressions
D. Sutlej-Ganga plain gets some rain in winter 4. Distance from the sea
5. Latitude
Codes:
(a) A – 1; B – 2; C – 4; D – 5
(b) A – 4; B – 5; C – 1; D – 3
(c) A – 5; B – 2; C – 4; D – 3
(d) A – 5; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4
Answer: (c)
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Q.326 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: (1997)
List-I List-II
A. Deccan Traps 1. Late cenozoic
B. Western Ghats 2. Pre-cambrian
C. Aravalli 3. Cretaceous Eocene
D. Narmada-Tapi 4. Cambrian alluvial deposits
5. Pleistocene
Codes :
(a) A – 3; B – 5; C – 1; D – 4
(b) A – 3; B – 1; C – 2; D – 5
(c) A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4
(d) A – 1; B – 4; C – 2; D – 5
Answer: (b)
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Q.327 The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and subtropical
zones is: (1997)
(a) 21°C
(b) 18°C
(c) 12°C
(d) 15°C
Answer: (b)
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Q.328 The Alamatti is on the river : (1997)
(a) Godavari
(b) Kavery
(c) Krishna
(d) Mahanadi
Answer: (c)
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Q.329 The canal-carrying capacity of Farakka is : (1997)
(a) 75,000 Cusecs
(b) 70,000 Cusecs
(c) 40,000 Cusecs
(d) 35,000 Cusecs
Answer: (c)
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Q.330 Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ? (1997)
(a) Teak : Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Deodar : Madhya Pradesh
(c) Sandalwood : Kerala
(d) Sundari : West Bengal
Answer: (d)
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Q.331 High temperature and low pressure over the Indian subcontinent during the summer
season draws air from the Indian Ocean leading to the in-blowing of the : (1996)
(a) South-east monsoon
(b) South-west monsoon
(c) Trade winds
(d) Westerlies
Answer: (b)
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Q.332 Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an 'ecological hot spot'?
(1996)
(a) Western Himalayas
(b) Eastern Himalayas
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Eastern Ghats
Answer: (c)
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Q.333 In the Indian context the term 'De-notified tribes' refers to : (1996)
(a) tribes which are aboriginals
(b) nomadic tribes
(c) tribes practising shifting cultivation
(d) tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes
Answer: (d)
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Q.334 Consider the following rivers : (1996)
1. Kishanganga
2. Ganga
3. Wainganga
4. Penganga
The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the north-south direction is
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 1, 3, 4
(c) 2, 1, 4, 3
(d) 1, 2, 4, 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.335 Which one of the following does not belong to the biosphere ?(1995)
(a) Great Nicobar
(b) Sunderbans
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Gulf of Kutch
Answer: (d)
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Q.336 The alpine vegetation in the Western Himalayas is found only up to a height of 3000
metres while in the Eastern Himalayas it is found up to a height of 4000 metres. The
reason for this variation in the same mountain range is that : (1995)
(a) Eastern Himalayas are higher than Western Himalayas
(b) Eastern Himalayas as are nearer to the equator and sea coast than the Western
Himalayas
(c) Eastern Himalayas get more monsoon rainfall than the Western Himalayas
(d) Eastern Himalayan rocks are more fertile than the Western Himalayan rocks
Answer: (c)
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Q.337 The palaeomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that in the past, the Indian
landmass has moved : (1995)
(a) Northward (b) Southward
(c) Eastward (d) Westward
Answer: (a)
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Q.338 The Indian subcontinent was originally a part of a huge mass called : (1995)
(a) Jurassic land mass
(b) Aryavarta
(c) Indiana
(d) Gondwana continent
Answer: (d)
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Q.339 Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one state in India ?
(1995)
(a) Aravalli
(b) Satpura
(c) Ajanta
(d) Sahyadri
Answer: (c)
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Q.340 The National Highway from Amritsar to Calcutta via Delhi is numbered : (1995)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 8
Answer: (b)
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Q.341 With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj
from West to East, which one of the following sequences is correct? (2024)
(a) Ghaghara – Gomati – Gandak – Kosi
(b) Gomati – Ghaghara – Gandak – Kosi
(c) Ghaghara – Gomati – Kosi – Gandak
(d) Gomati – Ghaghara – Kosi – Gandak
Answer: (b)
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Q.342 Consider the following statements : (2023)
1. Amarkantak Hills are at the confluence of the Vindhya and Sahyadri Ranges.
2. Biligirirangan Hills constitute the easternmost part of the Satpura Range.
3. Seshachalam Hills constitute the southernmost part of the Western Ghats.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one (b) Only two
(c) All three (d) None
Answer: (d)
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Q.343 Consider the following statements : (2023)
1. Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake.
2. Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru Lake.
3. Meandering of the Gandak River formed Kanwar Lake.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one (b) Only two
(c) All three (d) None
Answer: (a)
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Q.344 Siachen Glacier is situated to the : (2020)
(a) East of Aksai Chin (b) East of Leh
(c) North of Gilgit (d) North of Nubra Valley
Answer: (d)
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Q.345 Consider the following pairs: (2019)
Famous Place : River
1. Pandharpur : Chandrabhaga
2. Tiruchirappalli : Cauvery
3. Hampi : Malaprabha
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.346 Among the following cities, which one lies on a longitude closest to that of Delhi? (2018)
(a) Bengaluru (b) Hyderabad
(c) Nagpur (d) Pune
Answer: (a)
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Q.347 Which of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar? (2017)
(a) Sumatra
(b) Borneo
(c) Java
(d) Sri Lanka
Answer: (a)
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Q.348 Consider the following statements: (2017)
1. In India, the Himalayas are spread over five states only.
2. Western Ghats are spread over five states only.
3. Pulicat Lake is spread over two States only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
Answer: (b)
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Q.349 Consider the following pairs: (2016)
Famous Place : Region
1. Bodhgaya : Baghelkhand
2. Khajuraho : Bundelkhand
3. Shirdi : Vidarbha
4. Nasik (Nashik) : Malwa
5. Tirupati : Rayalaseema
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 2, 3, 4 and 5
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 3, 4 and 5
Answer: (c)
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Q.350 Which of the following is/are tributary/ tributaries of Brahmaputra? (2016)
1. Dibang
2. Kameng
3. Lohit
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
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Q.351 Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and
westernmost State? (2015)
(a) Assam and Rajasthan
(b) Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Assam and Gujarat
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
Answer: (d)
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Q.352 Consider the following pairs: (2015)
Place of Pilgrimage Location
1. Srisailam - Nallamala Hills
2. Omakareshwar - Satmala Hills
3. Pushkar - Mahadeo Hills
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.353 Consider the following pairs: (2014)
National Highway Cities connected
1. NH4 : Chennai and Hyderabad
2. NH6 : Mumbai and Kolkata
3. NH15: Ahmedabad and Jodhpur
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None
Answer: (d)
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Q.354 Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the 'Ten
Degree Channel'? (2014)
(a) Andman and Nicobar
(b) Nicobar and Sumatra
(c) Maldives and Lakshadweep
(d) Sumatra and Java
Answer: (a)
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Q.355 Consider the following pairs: (2014)
1. Dampa Tiger Reserve : Mizoram
2. Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary : Sikkim
3. Saramati Peak : Nagaland
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.356 Consider the following rivers: (2014)
1. Barak
2. Lohit
3. Subansiri
Which of the above flows/flow through Arunachal Pradesh?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.357 Consider the following pairs: (2014)
Hills Region
1. Cardamom Hills : Coromandel Coast
2. Kaimur Hills : Konkan Coast
3. Mahadeo Hills : Central India
4. Mikir Hills : North-East India
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 4
Answer: (c)
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Q.358 Consider the following pairs: (2013)
1. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve - Garo Hills
2. Loktak (Loktak) Lake - Barail Range
3. Namdapha National Park - Dafla Hills
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None
Answer: (a)
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Q.359 Two important rivers- one with its source in Jharkhand (and known by a different name
in Odisha), and another, with its source in Odisha- merge at a place only a short
distance from the coast of Bay of Bengal before flowing into the sea. This is an
important site of wildlife and biodiversity and a protected area.
Which one of the following could be this? (2011)
(a) Bhitarkanika (b) Chandipur-on-sea
(c) Gopalpur-on-sea (d) Simlipal
Answer: (a)
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Q.360 With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated? (2008)
(a) Chambal
(b) Narmada
(c) Tapi
(d) Bhima
Answer: (b)
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Q.361 In India, how many states share the coastline? (2008)
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 10
Answer: (c)
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Q.362 Which of the following hills are found where the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats
meet? (2008)
(a) Anamalai Hills
(b) Cardamom Hills
(c) Nilgiri Hills
(d) Shevaroy Hills
Answer: (c)
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Q.363 Consider the following pairs: (2008)
Tributary River Main River
1. Chambal Narmada
2. Sone Yamuna
3. Manas Brahmaputra
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 3 only
Answer: (d)
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Q.364 Consider the following statements: (2008)
1. Salt-water crocodiles are found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
2. Shrew and Tapir are found in the Western Ghats of the Malabar region.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.365 In which one of the following states are Namchik Namphuk coalfields located? (2008)
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur
(d) Mizoram
Answer: (a)
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Q.366 Which of the following minerals are found in a natural way in the state of Chhattisgarh?
(2008)
1. Bauxite
2. Dolomite
3. Iron ore
4. Tin
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d)
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Q.367 On which one of the following rivers is the Tehri hydropower complex located? (2008)
(a) Alaknanda
(b) Bhagirathi
(c) Dhauliganga
(d) Mandakini
Answer: (b)
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Q.368 Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ? (2008)
Waterfalls River
1. Kapildhara Falls : Godavari
2. Jog Falls : Sharavathi
3. Shivasamudram Falls : Cauvery
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.369 Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?(2008)
Irrigation Project State
1. Damanganga : Gujarat
2. Girna : Maharashtra
3. Pamba : Kerala
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
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Q.370 Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh hydroelectric project located?(2008)
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Rajasthan
Answer: (c)
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Q.371 Which one of the following places was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s
Bhoodan Movement at the beginning of the movement? (2007)
(a) Udaygiri
(b) Rapur
(c) Pochampalli
(d) Venkatagiri
Answer: (c)
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Q.372 The Stilwell Road, built in 1940s, which was recently in news, connects which of the
following?(2007)
(a) Agartala in India and Yangon in Myanmar via Bangladesh
(b) Ledo in India and Kunming in China via Myanmar
(c) Kalimpong in India and Lhasa in Tibet via Bhutan
(d) Imphal in India and Bangkok in Thailand via Myanmar
Answer: (b)
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Q.373 Assertion (A) : River Kalinadi is an east-flowing river in the southern part of India.(2007)
Reason (R) : The Deccan Plateau is higher along its western edge and gently slopes
towards the Bay of Bengal in the east.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (d)
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Q.374 Which one of the following National Highways passes through Maharashtra,
Chhattisgarh and Orissa? (2007)
(a) NH 4
(b) NH 5
(c) NH 6
(d) NH 7
Answer: (c)
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Q.375 Consider the following statements: (2007)
1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines.
2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese deposits.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
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Q.376 Which one of the following rivers originates in Amarkantak?(2007)
(a) Damodar
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Narmada
(d) Tapi
Answer: (c)
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Q.377 Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located?(2007)
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bhopal
(c) Lucknow
(d) Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Answer: (c)
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Q.378 Out of the four southern States: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu,
which shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States?(2007)
(a) Andhra Pradesh only
(b) Karnataka only
(c) Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
(d) Each of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Answer: (b)
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Q.379 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists:(2007)
List-I List-II
(Aluminium Company) (Location)
A. BALCO 1. Hirakud
B. HINDALCO 2. Korba
C. Indian Aluminium Company 3. Koraput
D. NALCO 4. Renukoot
Codes :
(a) A-3; B-1; C-4; D-2
(b) A-2; B-4; C-1; D-3
(c) A-3; B-4; C-1; D-2
(d) A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3
Answer: (b)
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Q.380 Which one of the following is located in the Bastar region?(2007)
(a) Bandhavgarh National Park
(b) Dandeli Sanctuary
(c) Rajaji National Park
(d) Indravati National Park
Answer: (d)
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Q.381 In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located?(2007)
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: (a)
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Q.382 Match List I with elect the List II and correct answer using the code given below the
lists:(2007)
List-I List-II
(Town) (River Nearer to it)
A. Betul 1. Indravati
B. Jagdalpur 2. Narmada
C. Jabalpur 3. Shipra
D. Ujjain 4. Tapti
Codes:
(a) A-1; B-4; C-2; D-3
(b) A-4; B-1; C-2; D-3
(c) A-4; B-1; C-3; D-2
(d) A-1; B-4; C-3; D-2
Answer: (b)
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Q.383 Match List-I (Valley) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes
given below the lists: (2006)
List-I (Valley) List-II (State)
A. Markha Valley 1. Sikkim
B. Dzukou Valley 2. Himachal Pradesh
C. Sangla Valley 3. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Yumthang Valley 4. Nagaland
Codes :
(a) A-2; B-4; C-3; D-1
(b) A-3; B-1; C-2; D-4
(c) A-2; B-1; C-3; D-4
(d) A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1
Answer: (d)
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Q.384 Which one of the following statements is not correct ?(2006)
(a) Mahanadi River rises in Chhattisgarh
(b) Godavari River rises in Maharashtra
(c) Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tapti River rises in Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (c)
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Q.385 Match List-I (National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary) with List-I) (Nearby Town) and select the
correct answer using the codes given below the lists:(2006)
List-I List-II
(National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary) (Nearby Town)
A. Chandra Prabha 1. Jaipur
B. Karera 2. Jhansi
C. Jaisamand 3. Agra
D. Nahargarh 4. Varanasi
5. Udaipur
Codes :
(a) A-4; B-4; C-1; D-1
(b) A-5; B-2; C-3; D-1
(c) A-4; B-2; C-5; D-1
(d) A-5; B-1; C-3; D-2
Answer: (c)
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Q.386 From North towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the
given rivers in India ? (2006)
(a) Shyok-Spiti-Zaskar- Sutlej
(b) Shyok-Zaskar-Spiti-Sutlej
(c) Zaskar-Shyok-Sutlej- Spiti
(d) Zaskar-Sutlej-Shyok-Spiti
Answer: (b)
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Q.387 Consider the following statements concerning the Indian Railways.(2006)
1. The Head Quarters of the North Western Railway are located at Jodhpur.
2. "Indrail Pass" –a travel as you please ticket has been created especially for
freedom fighters and sportspersons who have represented India in any
games/sport.
3. Fairy Queen is a train using the world's oldest working engine and the Indian
Railways conducts a journey of wildlife and heritage sites on it.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 2
(d) None
Answer: (b)
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Q.388 Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:(2006)
List I (Power Station) List II (State)
A. Kothagudem 1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Raichur 2. Gujarat
C. Mettur 3. Karnataka
D. Wanakbori 4. Tamil Nadu
Codes :
(a) A-4; B-2; C-1; D-3
(b) A-1; B-3; C-4; D-2
(c) A-4; B-3; C-1; D-2
(d) A-1; B-2; C-4; D-3
Answer: (b)
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Q.389 Match List-I (Centre of Handicrafts) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the lists:(2006)
List-I List-II
(Centre of Handicrafts) (State)
A. Mon 1. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Nalbari 2. Assam
C. Naisghat 3. Meghalaya
D. Tura 4. Nagaland
Codes
(a) A-4; B-2; C-1; D-3
(b) A-1; B-3; C-4; D-2
(c) A-4; B-3; C-1; D-2
(d) A-1; B-2; C-4; D-3
Answer: (a)
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Q.390 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists.(2005)
List-I List-II
(Atomic Power Plants (State)
/Heavy Water Plants)
A. Thal 1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Manuguru 2. Gujarat
C. Kakrapar 3. Maharashtra
D. Kaiga 4. Rajasthan
5. Karnataka
Codes :
(a) A-2; B-1; C-4; D-5
(b) A-3; B-5; C-2; D-1
(c) A-2; B-5; C-4; D-1
(d) A-3; B-1; C-2; D-5
Answer: (d)
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Q.391 Which of the following states border Uttar Pradesh ? (2005)
1. Punjab
2. Rajasthan
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Jharkhand
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.392 Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists.(2005)
List-I (Power Station) List-II (State)
A. Kothagudem 1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Raichur 2. Gujarat
C. Mettur 3. Karnataka
D. Wanakbori 4. Tamil Nadu
Codes :
(a) A-4; B-2; C-1; D-3
(b) A-1; B-3; C-4; D-2
(c) A-4; B-3; C-1; D-2
(d) A-1; B-2; C-4; D-3
Answer: (b)
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Q.393 Match List-I (Minerals) with List-II (Location) and select the correct answer using the
codes given below:(2004)
List-I List-II
A. Coal 1. Giridih
B. Copper 2. Jayamkondam
C. Manganese 3. Alwar
D. Lignite 4. Dharwar
Codes:
(a) A-1; B-4; C-3; D-2
(b) A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1
(c) A-1; B-3; C-4; D-2
(d) A-2; B-4; C-3; D-1
Answer: (c)
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Q.394 Match List I (Beaches in India) with List II (States) and select the correct answer using
the codes given below : (2004)
List-I List-II
A. Gopinath Beach 1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Lawsons Bay Beach 2. Kerala
C. Devbagh Beach 3. Gujarat
D. Sinquerim Beach 4. Goa
5. Karnataka
Codes :
(a) A-5; B-4; C-2; D-1
(b) A-3; B-1; C-5; D-4
(c) A-5; B-1; C-2; D-4
(d) A-3; B-4; C-5; D-1
Answer: (b)
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Q.395 Match List-I (Biosphere Reserve) with List-II (States) and select the correct answer using
the codes given below:(2004)
List-I List-II
A. Similipal 1. Sikkim
B. Dehong Deband 2. Uttaranchal
C. Nokrek 3. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Kanchenjunga 4. Orissa
5. Meghalaya
Codes:
(a) A-1; B-3; C-5; D-4
(b) A-4; B-5; C -2; D-1
(c) A-1; B-5; C-2; D-4
(d) A-4; B-3; C-5; D-1
Answer: (d)
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Q.396 Consider the following:(2004)
(1) Mahadeo Hills
(2) Sahyadri Parvat
(3) Satpura Range
What is the correct sequence of the above from the north to the south ?
(a) 1, 2, 3
(b) 2, 1, 3
(c) 1, 3, 2
(d) 2, 3, 1
Answer: (c)
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Q.397 Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?(2004)
(a) Bharatpur
(b) Jaipur
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Udaipur
Answer: (b)
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Q.398 Match List I (National Park/Sanctuary) with List II (State) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below:(2004)
List-I List-II
A. Kanger Ghati National 1. Chhattisgarh Park
B. Nagerhole National 2. Haryana Park
C. Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary 3. Himachal Pradesh
D. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary 4. Karnataka
Codes :
(a) A-3; B-2; C-1; D-4
(b) A-1; B-4; C-3; D-2
(c) A-3; B-4; C-1; D-2
(d) A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4
Answer: (b)
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Q.399 In which one of the following Union Territories, do people of the Onge tribe live?(2004)
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(c) Daman and Diu
(d) Lakshadweep
Answer: (a)
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Q.400 The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north
to south is : (2002)
(a) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
(b) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery and Vagai
(c) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai
(d) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
Answer: (a)
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Q.401
In the above map, the black marks show distribution of: (2001)
(a) asbestos
(b) gypsum
(c) limestone
(d) mica
Answer: (d)
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Q.402
In the shaded area of the above map, the mean temperature for the month of July varies
between: (2001)
(a) 22.5ºC–25.0°C
(b) 25.0°C–27.5°C
(c) 27.5°C–30.0°C
(d) 30.0°C–32.5°C
Answer: (c)
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Q.403Match the different ports of Union Territory of Pondicherry labelled as A, B, C and D in the
given map with their respective names and select the correct answer using the codes
given below the lists of ports: (2000)
1. Karaikal
2. Mahe
3. Pondicherry
4. Yanam
Codes:
(a) A-2; B-1; C-3; D-4 (b) A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4
(c) A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3 (d) A-1; B-2; C-4; D-3
Answer: (a)
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Q.404 Match the locations of ports labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with the names of
those ports and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the
ports: (2000)
Names of Ports
1. Kakinada
2. Karwar
3. Mangalore
4. Tuticorin
5. Veraval
Codes :
(a) A-4; B-2; C-3; D-5
(b) A-5; B-2; C-4; D-1
(c) A-1; B-3; C-4; D-2
(d) A-5; B-3; C-2; D-1
Answer: (b)
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Q.405In which one of the following areas in the given map was there a recent discovery of
copper deposits by the Atomic Minerals Division of Department of Atomic Energy? (1997)
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
Answer: (c)
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Q.406In the given figure, the site of the Tehri dam has been labelled as: (1999)
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
Answer: (c)
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Q.407 The figure shows a portion of Southern India. The proposed site (Koodankulam) for
construction of two l000 MW nuclear power plants has been labelled in the map as : (1999)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Answer: (b)
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Q.408 In the rough outline map of a part of Jammu and Kashmir shown in the figure, places
marked A, B, C and D represent respectively: (1999)
(a) Anantnag, Baramula, Srinagar and Kargil
(b) Baramula, Srinagar, Kargil and Anantnag
(c) Baramula, Srinagar, Anantnag and Kargil
(d) Srinagar, Baramula, Kargil and Anantnag
Answer: (c)
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Q.409 If it is 10.00 am. I.S.T., then what would be the local time at Shillong on 92° E longitude?
(1999)
(a) 9.38 a.m. (b) 10.38 a.m.
(c) 10.22 a.m (d) 9.22 a.m
Answer: (b)
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Q.410 The Ravva offshore block, with great potential for oil, is located in:(1999)
(a) Krishna-Godavari basin
(b) Cauvery basin
(c) Mahanadi basin
(d) Palar-Pennar basin
Answer: (a)
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Q.411 Forest areas have been labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the map: (1998)
Among these, those which were threatened in 1997 by a serious epidemic include:
(a) teak forests of 3 and 4 (b) oak forests of 1 and sal forests of 2
(c) sal forests of 3 (d) sandalwood forests of 4
Answer: (N/A)
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Q.412 Commercial production of mineral oil has started in which one of the areas of India,
labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the map given below: (1998)
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
Answer: (c)
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Q.413 The four railway junctions shown by numerals 1, 2, 3, 4 on the rough outline map of Gujarat
are respectively: (1998)
(a) Palanpur, Mahesana, Ahmedabad and Vadodara
(b) Mahesana, Surendranagar, Rajkot and Junagarh
(c) Palanpur, Kanda, Bhuj and Okla
(d) Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Broach
Answer: (a)
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Q.414 Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the states (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) of
India shown on the map in descending order in terms of available ground water resources
for irrigation? (1998)
(a) 3, 4, 1, 2
(b) 3, 4, 2, 1
(c) 4, 3, 1, 2
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: (d)
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Q.415 Among the Indian States shown labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough outline map given, the
correct sequence in descending order of percent of scheduled tribe population to their
total population is: (1998)
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
(b) 3, 1, 2, 4
(c) 3, 1, 4, 2
(d) 1, 3, 4, 2
Answer: (b)
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Q.416 Consider the map given below: (1997)
The predominant languages spoken in the areas marked A, B, C and D are respectively:
(a) Brajbhasha, Bhojpuri, Maithili and Awadhi
(b) Awadhi, Maithili, Bhojpuri and Brajbhasha
(c) Brajbhasha, Awadhi, Bhojpuri and Maithili
(d) Maithili, Bhojpuri, Brajbhasha and Awadhi
Answer: (c)
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Q.417 Consider the map given below: (1997)
The place marked A, B, C and D in the map are respectively:
(a) Rift valley region, Chhattisgarh plain, Rain shadow region and Chhota Nagpur
(b) Chhattisgarh plain, Chhota Nagpur plateau, Rift valley region, and Rain shadow region
(c) Rift valley region, Chhattisgarh plain, Chhota Nagpur plateau and Rain shadow region
(d) Chhattisgarh plain, Rain shadow region, Chhota Nagpur plateau and Rift valley region
Answer: (c)
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Q.418 In the map shown rivers labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively: (1997)
(a) Kosi, Gomti, Ghaghara and Gandak
(b) Kosi, Ganga, Gomti and Ghaghara
(c) Gandak, Ganga, Gomti and Ghaghara
(d) Teesta, Gomti, Ghaghara and Kosi
Answer: (a)
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Q.419 Consider the map given below : (1997)
The place marked A, B, C and D in the map are respectively known for the cultivation of :
(a) groundnut, ragi, tobacco and sugarcane
(b) groundnut, sugarcane, ragi and tobacco
(c) ragi, sugarcane, groundnut and tobacco
(d) ragi, groundnut, sugarcane and tobacco
Answer: (b)
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Q.420 The Palk Bay lies between : (1996)
(a) Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat
(b) Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal
(c) Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: (b)
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Q.421 Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ? (1996)
Project/Location Type
1. Idukki Thermal power station
2. Sabarigiri Hydro-electric project
3. Ghatprabha Irrigation project
4. Ramganga Multipurpose project
Choose the correct options from below :
(a) 2, 3, and 4
(b) 1, 2, 3, and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.422 Consider the map given below :
The dotted (broken) line in the map is the : (1996)
(a) Durand line
(b) McMohan line
(c) Line of demarcation between India and Pakistan suggested by the Boundary
Commission (1947)
(d) Route followed by the young husband’s expedition.
Answer: (a)
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Q.423 Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles
farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapattanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
(1996)
(a) Cauvery
(b) Tungabhadra
(c) Krishna
(d) Godavari
Answer: (a)
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Q.424 "You might see a few curious Danes around, but that is because–used to be a Danish
outpost. This quaint town with its fort and a beautiful church, the New Jerusalem, empty
streets and deserted beach front is a quaint gem." The place referred to in this quotation
lies on the: (1996)
(a) Tamil Nadu coast (b) Kerala coast
(c) Karnataka coast (d) Goa coast
Answer: (a)
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Q.425 Consider the map given below : (1995)
The division along India's coastal region indicate:
(a) coastal pollution zones
(b) salinity density isopleths
(c) the areas upto which Indian sovereignty extends
(d) underwater relief contours
Answer: (d)
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Q.426In the map given below, three out of the four places marked indicate places where a
thermal power station is located : (1995)
The place where there is no thermal power station is marked :
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
Answer: (*)
Answer: (N/A)
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Q.427 “Monoculture of commercially viable trees is destroying the unique natural profile.
Thoughtless exploitation of timber, deforesting vast tracts for palm cultivation, destruction
of mangroves, illegal logging by tribals and poaching only compounds the problem. Fresh
water pockets are fast drying up due to deforestation and destruction of mangroves”. The
place referred to this quotation is : (1995)
(a) Sundarban (b) Kerala coast
(c) Orissa coast (d) Andaman and Nicobar Island
Answer: (d)
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Q.428 Of the four places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the map, the one indicating a tidal port is :
(1995)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer: (d)
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Q.429 Examine the map of Jammu and Kashmir given below : (1995)
The mountains ranges marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 are respectively :
(a) Ladakh, Zanskar, Karakoram and Pir Panjal
(b) Karakoram, Ladakh, Zanskar and Pir Panjal
(c) Karakoram, Zanskar, Pir Panjal and Ladakh
(d) Ladakh, Pir Panjal, Karakoram and Zanskar
Answer: (b)
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Q.430 In the map the given four areas are differently shaded, three of which indicate cereal
crops production areas and one indicates non-cereal crop production area. As per the
index given, the non-cereal crop production area is: (1995)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer: (d)
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Q.431 The longest border between any two countries in the world is between : (2024)
(a) Canada and the United States of America
(b) Chile and Argentina
(c) China and India
(d) Kazakhstan and Russian Federation
Answer: (a)
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Q.432 Consider the following statements : (2024)
1. The Red Sea receives very little precipitation in any form.
2. No water enters the Red Sea from rivers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
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Q.433 Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the
world? (2024)
(a) Algeria and Morocco
(b) Botswana and Namibia
(c) Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana
(d) Madagascar and Mozambique
Answer: (c)
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Q.434 Consider the following countries : (2024)
1. Finland
2. Germany
3. Norway
4. Russia
How many of the above countries have a border with the North Sea ?
(a) Only one (b) Only two
(c) Only three (d) All four
Answer: (b)
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Q.435 Consider the following countries : (2023)
1. Bulgaria
2. Czech Republic
3. Hungary
4. Latvia
5. Lithuania
6. Romania
How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border with Ukraine?
(a) Only two
(b) Only three
(c) Only four
(d) Only five
Answer: (a)
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Q.436 Which one of the following is a part of the Congo Basin? (2023)
(a) Cameroon
(b) Nigeria
(c) South Sudan
(d) Uganda
Answer: (a)
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Q.437 Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?
(2022)
(a) Lake Victoria (b) Lake Faguibine
(c) Lake Oguta (d) Lake Volta
Answer: (b)
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Q.438 Consider the following pairs: (2020)
River : Flows into
1. Mekong : Andaman Sea 2. Thames : Irish Sea
3. Volga : Caspian Sea 4. Zambezi : Indian Ocean
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2 and 4 only
Answer: (c)
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Q.439 Consider the following pairs : (2019)
Glacier River
1. Bandarpunch Yamuna
2. Bara Shigri Chenab
3. Milam Mandakini
4. Siachen Nubra
5. Zemu Manas
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 5 (d) 3 and 5
Answer: (a)
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Q.440 Consider the following pairs: (2019)
Sea : Bordering country
1. Adriatic Sea : Albania
2. Black Sea : Croatia
3. Caspian Sea : Kazakhstan
4. Mediterranean Sea : Morocco
5. Red Sea : Syria
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Answer: (b)
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Q.441 Turkey is located between: (2014)
(a) Black Sea and Caspian Sea (b) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(c) Gulf of Suez and Mediterranean Sea(d) Gulf of Aqaba and Dead Sea
Answer: (b)
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Q.442 What is the correct sequence of occurrences of the following cities in South-East Asia as
one proceeds from south to north? (2014)
1. Bangkok
2. Hanoi
3. Jakarta
4. Singapore
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 4-2-1-3 (b) 3-2-4-1
(c) 3-4-1-2 (d) 4-3-2-1
Answer: (c)
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Q.443 Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? (2013)
Geographical Feature Region
(a) Abyssinian Plateau Arabia
(b) Atlas Mountains North-Western Africa
(c) Guiana Highlands South-Western Africa
(d) Okavango Basin Patagonia
Answer: (b)
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Q.444 Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the
Mediterranean Sea? (2015)
(a) Syria (b) Jordan
(c) Lebanon (d) Israel
Answer: (b)
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Q.445 Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries? (2017)
1. Jordan
2. Iraq
3. Lebanon
4. Syria
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 3 and 4 only
Answer: (c)
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Q.446 If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States
within India through which you can travel, including the origin and the destination? (2017)
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9
Answer: (b)
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Q.447 Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up the recent past due to
human activities? (2007)
1. Aral Sea
2. Black Sea
3. Lake Baikal
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 1 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.448 Consider the following pairs: (2018)
Regions sometimes mentioned in news - Country
1. Catalonia - Spain
2. Crimea - Hungary
3. Mindanao - Philippines
4. Oromia - Nigeria
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 4 only
Answer: (c)
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Q.449 Consider the following pairs: (2018)
Towns sometimes mentioned in news Country
1. Aleppo - Syria
2. Kirkuk - Yemen
3. Mosul - Palestine
4. Mazar-i-sharif - Afghanistan
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 and 4
Answer: (b)
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Q.450 Between India and East Asia, the navigation-time and distance can be greatly reduced
by which of the following? (2011)
1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
2. Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and
Andaman Sea.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
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Q.451 Which one of the following can come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca?
(2010)
(a) Bali (b) Brunei
(c) Java (d) Singapore
Answer: (d)
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Q.452 Consider the following countries: (2009)
1. Australia
2. Namibia
3. Brazil
4. Chile
Through which of the above does the Tropic of Capricorn pass?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d)
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Q.453 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (2009)
City River
(a) Berlin : Rhine
(b) London : Thames
(c) New York : Hudson
(d) Vienna : Danub
Answer: (a)
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Q.454 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
(2009)
List-I List-II
(Geographic feature) (Country)
A. Great Victoria Desert 1. Australia
B. Grand Canyon 2. Canada
C. Lake Winnipeg 3. New Zealand
D. Southern Alps 4. USA
Codes:
(a) A-1; B-2; C-4; D-3
(b) A-1; B-4; C-2; D-3
(c) A-3; B-2; C-4; D-1
(d) A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1
Answer: (b)
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Q.455 Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttles are launched is located on the coast
of : (2009)
(a) Florida (b) Virginia
(c) North Carolina (d) South Carolina
Answer: (a)
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Q.456 Which among the following has the world’s largest reserves of Uranium? (2009)
(a) Australia
(b) Canada
(c) Russian Federation
(d) USA
Answer: (a)
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Q.457 In which one of the following is Malta located? (2008)
(a) Baltic Sea
(b) Mediterranean Sea
(c) Black Sea
(d) North Sea
Answer: (b)
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Q.458 Which of the following cities is nearest to the equator? (2008)
(a) Colombo
(b) Jakarta
(c) Manila
(d) Singapore
Answer: (d)
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Q.459 Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line? (2008)
(a) Malacca Strait
(b) Bering Strait
(c) Strait of Florida
(d) Strait of Gibraltar
Answer: (b)
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Q.460 Which of the following countries share borders with Moldova ? (2008)
1. Ukraine
2. Romania
3. Belarus
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Codes :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.461 Consider the following statements : (2008)
1. Ajman is one of the seven emirates of the UAE.
2. Ras al-Khaimah was the last Sheikhdom to join the UAE.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
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Q.462 Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their population ?
(2008)
(a) Brazil and USA
(b) USA and Indonesia
(c) Canada and Malaysia
(d) Russia and Nigeria
Answer: (b)
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Q.463 Where is Copacabana Beach located ? (2007)
(a) Buenos Aires
(b) Hawaiian Islands
(c) Rio de Janeiro
(d) Valletta
Answer: (c)
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Q.464 Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the other
three cities at any given instant ? (2007)
(a) London (UK)
(b) Lisbon (Portugal)
(c) Accra (Ghana)
(d) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
Answer: (d)
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Q.465 Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom
and France ? (2007)
(a) Davis Strait
(b) Denmark Strait
(c) Strait of Dover
(d) Strait of Gibraltar
Answer: (c)
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Q.466 Which one among the following rivers is the longest ? (2007)
(a) Amazon
(b) Amur
(c) Congo
(d) Lena
Answer: (a)
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Q.467 The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following
countries ? (2007)
(a) Australia
(b) Cuba
(c) Ghana
(d) Philippines
Answer: (a)
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Q.468 The Bermuda Triangle extends up to which of the following places? (2006)
1. Southern Florida
2. Puerto Rico
3. Hawaiian Islands
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only
Answer: (b)
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Q.469 Claims to the historical Macedonian territory have been a bone of contention between
which of the following countries ? (2006)
(a) Portugal and Spain
(b) Bulgaria and Greece
(c) Romania and Bulgaria
(d) Portugal and Greece
Answer: (b)
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Q.470 Huangpu River flows through which one of the following cities ? (2006)
(a) Beijing
(b) Ho Chi Minh City
(c) Shanghai
(d) Manila
Answer: (c)
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Q.471 Which one of the following countries is the leading producer of uranium ? (2006)
(a) United States of America
(b) Canada
(c) Germany
(d) Zambia
Answer: (b)
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Q.472 Consider the following statements : (2006)
1. Length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile.
2. Harmattan is a dusty land-wind of the East African Coast.
3. Greece and Albania form a part of the Iberian Peninsula.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 only
Answer: (d)
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Q.473 Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass ? (2006)
(a) Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia
(b) Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
(c) Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia
(d) Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia
Answer: (b)
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Q.474 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (2006)
Well-known Place Country
(a) Baikonur Russia
(b) Kourou French Guiana
(c) Borobudur Indonesia
(d) Cannes France
Answer: (a)
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Q.475 Other than India and China, which one of the following groups of countries border
Myanmar ? (2006)
(a) Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam (b) Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia
(c) Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia (d) Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh
Answer: (d)
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Q.476 Where are the Balearic Islands located ? (2005)
(a) Mediterranean Sea (b) Black Sea
(c) Baltic Sea (d) North Sea
Answer: (a)
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Q.477 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (2005)
(a) Bahamas: Nassau (b) Costa Rica: San Jose
(c) Nicaragua: Belmopan (d) Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo
Answer: (c)
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Q.478 Where is the volcanic mountain, Mount St. Helens located? (2005)
(a) Chile (b) Japan
(c) Philippines (d) United States of America
Answer: (d)
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Q.479 Which one of the following countries does not border Lithuania ? (2005)
(a) Poland
(b) Ukraine
(c) Belarus
(d) Latvia
Answer: (b)
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Q.480 Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while
moving from the north towards the south ? (2005)
(a) Islamabad–Gujranwala–Peshawar–Multan
(b) Peshawar–Gujranwala–Multan–Islamabad
(c) Peshawar–Islamabad–Gujranwala–Multan
(d) Islamabad–Multan–Peshawar–Gujranwala
Answer: (c)
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Q.481 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
: (2005)
List-I (City) List-II (River)
A. Washington, D.C. 1. River Manzanares
B. Berlin 2. River Seine
C. Paris 3. River Spree
D. Madrid 4. River Potomac
Codes :
(a) A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1
(b) A-4; B-1; C-2; D-3
(c) A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3
(d) A-4; B-3; C-2; D-1
Answer: (d)
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Q.482 Consider the following statements : (2005)
1. Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2. England covers less than 60% of the total area of the United Kingdom. .
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
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Q.483 Itaipu Dam built on the river Parana is one of the largest dams in the world. Which of the
following two countries have this as a joint project ? (2005)
(a) Brazil and Peru
(b) Paraguay and Ecuador
(c) Brazil and Paraguay
(d) Colombia and Paraguay
Answer: (c)
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Q.484 The great Asian river Mekong does not run through : (2004)
(a) China
(b) Malaysia
(c) Cambodia
(d) Laos
Answer: (b)
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Q.485 Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries ? (2004)
(a) Russia
(b) Estonia
(c) Lithuania
(d) Poland
Answer: (d)
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Q.486 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below : (2004)
List-I (Sea) List-II (Country)
A. Black Sea 1. Bulgaria
B. Red Sea 2. China
C. Yellow Sea 3. Eritrea
D. Caspian Sea 4. Kazakhstan
Codes :
(a) A-1; B-4; C-2; D-3
(b) A-2; B-3; C-1; D-4
(c) A-1; B-3; C-2; D-4
(d) A-2; B-4; C-1; D-3
Answer: (c)
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Q.487 Which one of the following does not border Panama ? (2004)
(a) Costa Rica
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Colombia
(d) Venezuela
Answer: (d)
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Q.488 The waterfall 'Victoria' is associated with the river : (2003)
(a) Amazon
(b) Missouri
(c) St. Lawrence
(d) Zambezi
Answer: (d)
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Q.489 Israel has common borders with : (2003)
(a) Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
(b) Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
(c) Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt
(d) Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen
Answer: (a)
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Q.490 Which one of the following countries is landlocked ? (2003)
(a) Bolivia
(b) Peru
(c) Surinam
(d) Uruguay
Answer: (a)
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Q.491 Which one of the following countries does not border the Caspian Sea ? (2003)
(a) Armenia
(b) Azerbaijan
(c) Kazakhstan
(d) Turkmenistan
Answer: (a)
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Q.492 Consider the following countries : (2002)
1. Albania 2. Bosnia Herzegovina
3. Croatia 4. Macedonia
Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary ?(2002)
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) , 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (b)
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Q.493 In the map given below, four islands of the Indian Ocean region i.e., (A) Seychelles (B)
Chagos (C) Mauritius and (D) Socotra are marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Match them and select the correct answer from the codes given below : (2002)
Codes :
(a) A-1; B -3; C-4; D-2 (b) A-3; B-1; C-2; D-4
(c) A-1; B-3; C -2; D-4 (d) A-3; B- 1; C-4; D-2
Answer: (d)
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Q.494 If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on
the : (2001)
(a) Equator (b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) South Pole (d) North Pole
Answer: (a)
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Q.495 A class of animals known as “Marsupials” is a characteristic feature of : (2001)
(a) Africa
(b) Australia
(c) South America
(d) South East Asia
Answer: (b)
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Q.496
The above map is the Union Territory of : (2001)
(a) Chandigarh (b) Daman and Diu
(c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (d) Pondicherry
Answer: (c)
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Q.497 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
: (2001)
List-I (Local Wind) List-II (Region)
A. Fohn 1. Argentina
B. Sarmun 2. Kurdistan
C. Santa Ana 3. California
D. Zonda 4. Alps
Codes :
(a) A-2; B-4; C-1; D-3 (b) A-4; B-2; C-3; D-1
(c) A-2; B-4; C-3; D-1 (d) A-4; B-2; C-1; D-3
Answer: (b)
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Q.498 The given map shows four towns of the Central Asian region marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Identify these from the following lists and select the correct answer using the codes given
below : (2001)
Towns :
A. Bishkek B. Ashikhabad
C. Tashkent D. Dushanbe
Codes :
(a) A-3; B-1; C-2; D-4 (b) A-3; B-1; C-4; D-2
(c) A-1; B-3; C-2; D-4 (d) A-1; B-3; C-4; D-2
Answer: (a)
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Q.499 Consider the following provinces of former Yugoslavia : (2000)
1. Bosnia
2. Croatia
3. Slovenia
4. Yugoslavia
The correct sequence of these provinces from the east to west is :
(a) 4, 1, 3, 2 (b) 4, 1, 2, 3
(c) 1, 4, 3, 2 (d) 1, 4, 2, 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.500 Which one of the following lakes forms an international boundary between Tanzania and
Uganda ? (2000)
(a) Chad (b) Malawi
(c) Victoria (d) Zambezi
Answer: (c)
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Q.501 Which one of the following port cities in Venezuela has been developed as an oil port ?
(1999)
(a) Caracas (b) Maracaibo
(c) Maracay (d) Carupano
Answer: (b)
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Q.502 Assertion (A) : Chile continues to be an important producer of copper in the world.
Reason (R) : Chile is endowed with the world's largest deposit of porphyry copper. (1999)
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation, of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (a)
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Q.503 Match the cities labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with the names of cities and
select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of cities : (1999)
Name of cities :
1. Darwin 2. KualaLumpur
3. Lagos 4. Nairobi
5. Singapore
Codes :
(a) A-1; B-2; C-4; D-3 (b) A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3
(c) A-1; B-4; C-5; D-2 (d) A-4; B-3; C-5; D-2
Answer: (a)
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Q.504 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
: (1999)
List-I List-II
(Volcanic Mountain) (Country)
A. Mt. Rainier 1. Italy
B. Etna 2. Mexico
C. Paricutin 3. Philippines
D. Taal 4. U.S.A.
Codes :
(a) A-4; B-2; C-1; D-3
(b) A-4; B-1; C-2; D-3
(c) A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3
(d) A-4; B-3; C-2; D-1
Answer: (b)
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Q.505 Physical regions marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the given map are respectively:(1999, 1998 )
(a) Andes, Brazilian Shield, Guyana Highlands and Amazon Basin
(b) Andes, Guyana Highlands, Brazilian Shield and Amazon Basin
(c) Amazon Basin, Guyana Highlands, Brazilians Shield and Andes
(d) Guyana Highlands, Brazilian Shield Andes and Amazon Basin
Answer: (a)
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Q.506 In the given map, which one of the following pairs of ocean currents are shown ? (1999)
(a) Benguela and Falkland
(b) Canary and Humboldt
(c) Agulhas and Guinea
(d) Benguela and Guinea
Answer: (d)
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Q.507 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
: (1999)
List-I (Timber) List-II (Country)
(i) Cedar 1. Myanmar
(ii) Douglas Fir 2. Canada
(iii) Mahogany 3. Mexico
(iv) Teak 4. Honduras
Codes :
(a) A - 3; B- 2; C- 1; D-4 (b) A - 3; B- 2; C- 4; D-1
(c) A - 2; B- 3; C- 4; D-1 (d) A - 2; B- 3; C- 1; D-4
Answer: (b)
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Q.508 When there is noon at I.S.T. meridian people at another place of the earth are taking their
6 O' clock morning tea. The longitude of the place is : (1998)
(a) 17°30' E (b) 7°30' W
(c) 172°30' E (d) 90° W
Answer: (b)
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Q.509 If the earth's direction of rotation is reversed, what should be the IST when it is noon at the
International Date Line ? (1997)
(a) 06.30 hrs (b) 05.30 hrs
(c) 18.30 hrs (d) 17.30 hrs
Answer: (c)
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Q.510 Consider the map given below : (1997)
Of the four shaded areas in the map, which is characterised by hot dry summers, mild and
moist winters and seasonal reversal of winds.
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
Answer: (a)
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Q.511 Consider the map given below : (1997)
The river shown on the map is :
(a) Irrawaddy (b) Mekong
(c) Chao Phraya (d) Salween
Answer: (d)
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Q.512 "From Aceh in the far north west to Torres Strait in the east is 5000 miles, almost as far as
from London to Baghdad. The archipelago has 14,000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks,
others some of the largest in the world." This description best fits: (1997)
(b) West Indies (b) Japan
(c) Philippines (d) Indonesia
Answer: (d)
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Q.513 Consider the geographical details given in the following figure : (1997)
The point marked by A in the above figure indicates the countries in :
(a) North America
(b) South America
(c) Europe
(d) Asia
Answer: (c)
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Q.514 The rough outline map shows a portion of the Middle East. The countries labelled A, B, C
and D are respectively : (1996)
(a) Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia
(b) Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Jordan
(c) Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan
(d) Iraq, Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia
Answer: (c)
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Q.515 A rough outline map of northern Sri Lanka is shown below . Jaffna is located at the point
marked : (1996)
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
Answer: (d)
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Q.516 Given below is a map of some countries which were parts of the erstwhile Soviet Union,
with water bodies shown by shaded areas : (1995)
The countries marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are respectively :
(a) Tajikistan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Kazakhstan
(b) Turkmenia, Kirgizia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan
(c) Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kirgizia, Turkmenia
(d) Kazakhstan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Tajikistan
Answer: (d)
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Q.517 The standard time of the following countries is ahead of or behind Greenwich Mean Time
depending on whether they are East or West of the longitude passing through Greenwich :
1. Cuba
2. Greece
3. Iraq
4. Costa Rica
5. Japan
Which one of the following sequential orders gives the correct arrangement of the
countries according to their standard time from ahead to behind GMT ? (1995)
(a) 5, 3, 2, 1, 4
(b) 2, 4, 1, 3, 5
(c) 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
(d) 3, 5, 4, 1, 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.518 The original home of the gypsies was : (1995)
(a) Egypt (b) Russia
(c) India (d) Persia
Answer: (c)
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Q.519 Consider the map given below indicating four places frequently figuring in the news :
(1995)
Which one of them is Chechnya ?
Choose the correct
(c) 3 (d) 4
Answer: (a)
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Q.520 Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in : (1995)
(a) Balochistan
(b) Myanmar
(c) Nepal
(d) Kashmir
Answer: (b)
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Q.521 Which one of the following is the country’s administrative capital, the new federal
administrative centre of Malaysia ? (2009)
(a) Kota Bharu
(b) Kuala Terengganu
(c) Putrajaya
(d) Taiping
Answer: (c)
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Q.522 Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalayan vegetation ?
(2008)
(a) Juniper (b) Mahogany
(c) Silver fir (d) Spruce
Answer: (b)
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Q.523 Out of all the biosphere reserves in India, four have been recognized on the World
Network by UNESCO. Which one of the following is not one of them ? (2008)
(a) Gulf of Mannar
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Sunderbans
Answer: (b)
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Q.524 With reference to the steel industry in India in the recent times, consider the following
statements: (2007)
1. Vizag Steel Plant (RINL) has been declared a Mini Ratna.
2. Merger of IISCO with SAIL has been completed.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
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Q.525 Which one of the following statements is correct ? (2005)
(a) The first meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was
held in the Philippines in the year 2004.
(b) India is not a signatory to the Biosafety protocol/ convention on Biological Diversity.
(c) The Biosafety protocol deals with genetically modified organisms.
(d) The United State of America is a member of the Biosafety protocol/convention on
Biological diversity.
Answer: (c)
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Q.526 Consider the following statements : (2004)
1. National Thermal Power Corporation has diversified into the hydropower sector.
2. Power Grid Corporation of India has diversified into the telecom sector.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (N/A)
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Q.527 Which among the following National Highway Routes is the longest ? (2004)
(a) Agra-Mumbai
(b) Chennai-Thane
(c) Kolkata-Hajira
(d) Pune-Machilipatnam
Answer: (c)
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Q.528 Which one of the following types of coal contains a higher percentage of carbon than the
rest ? (1999)
(a) Bituminous coal
(b) Lignite
(c) Peat
(d) Anthracite
Answer: (d)
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Q.529 Which one of the following scholars suggested the earth's origin from gases and dust
particles ? (1999)
(a) James Jeans
(b) H. Alfven
(c) F. Hoyle
(d) O. Schmidt
Answer: (d)
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