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Indian Geography (P-3)
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1. The intensity of the equatorial ocean 6. Which of the following regions are
counter current varies from season to oilfields in India?
season and from month to month. The 1. Digboi
strongest seasonal change occurs in: 2. Cambay basin
(a) Pacific Ocean 3. Ankleshwar
(b) Atlantic Ocean Select the correct answer using the
(c) Arctic Ocean codes given below:
(d) Indian Ocean (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
2. “Hot, dry summers and cool, wet
winters and is located between about 7. Which of the following sequences of the
30o and 45o latitude north and south of Himalayan ranges from North to South
the equator and on the western sides of is correct?
the continents”. Which of the following 1. Pir Panjal
regions is described in the above 2. Zaskar
statement? 3. Dhauladhar
(a) Savannah 4. Ladakh
(b) Equatorial 5. Karakoram
(c) Monsoon Select the correct answer using the
(d) Mediterranean codes given below:
(a) 5-3-2-4-1 (b) 5-4-2-1-3
3. Consider the following statements: (c) 4-5-3-2-1 (d) 4-5-2-1-3
1. Palk Strait divides India from Sri
Lanka. 8. Which of the following is/are the
2. West Bengal is a state which shares feature/s of Retreating Monsoon in
borders with three countries. India?
3. Tripura is surrounded on three 1. Clear sky and drop in night
sides by Myanmar. temperature.
Which of the statement/s given above 2. Land remains moist.
is/are correct? 3. Retreating monsoon is dry
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only including coastal areas.
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 Select the correct answer using the
codes given below:
4. Which of the following countries of the (a) 1 only
world does not open out to the Black (b) 1 and 2 only
Sea? (c) 2 and 3 only
(a) Turkey (d) 1, 2 and 3
(b) Georgia
(c) Armenia 9. Consider the following pairs:
(d) Bulgaria Mountain Passes States
1. Bomdila : Arunachal
5. Consider the following statements: Pradesh
1. Six planets, including the Earth, 2. Khardung La : Sikkim
rotate in the anticlockwise 3. Chang La : Jammu and
direction. Kashmir
2. All planets except Mercury and Which of the above pair/s is/are
Venus have satellites. correctly matched?
Which of the statement/s given above (a) 1 only
is/are correct? (b) 2 and 3 only
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3

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10. In India, in which of the following types
of forests is Rosewood, a dominant tree
species?
(a) Tropical rainforest
(b) Tropical thorn scrub forest
(c) Temperate forest with grasslands
(d) Tropical moist deciduous forest
11. Which of the following lakes is the result
of tectonic activity?
(a) Pulicat Lake
(b) Kolleru Lake
(c) Wular Lake
(d) Chilka Lake
12. Consider the following rivers:
1. Ghataprabha
2. Munneru
3. Manjira
4. Bhima
Which of the above rivers are tributaries
of Krishna river?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only (d) 1 and 2 only
13. The region near Newfoundland is a rich
fishing zone because:
(a) Unusually high tides occurs here.
(b) The warm gulf stream and the cold
Labrador current meet in this region.
(c) The warm gulf stream flows along
this region.
(d) The north Atlantic drift raises the
temperature of the waters.
14. Which of the following Central Asian
countries share the coastlines of Caspian
Sea?
(a) Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
(b) Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
(c) Tajikistan and Turkmenistan
(d) Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
15. Consider the following:
1. Large and continuous supply of
warm and moist air.
2. Large value of coriolis force.
3. Inflow of air at upper level of
atmosphere.
Which of the above condition/s is/are
conducive for the formation of tropical
cyclones?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
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16. Secondary circulation in atmosphere
consists of:
1. Polar easterlies
2. Temperate cyclones
3. Mountain winds
4. Monsoon
5. Sea breeze
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below:
(a) 1 only (b) 2, 4 and 5 only
(c) 2 and 4 only (d) 3 and 5 only
17. Due to its great commercial importance,
petroleum is also called 'black gold'.
Consider the following statements
regarding “Petroleum”:
1. It is used in the manufacturing of
detergents, fibers, polythene and
other man made plastics.
2. Natural gas is the byproduct of
petroleum.
3. Petroleum is recyclable.
Which of the statement/s given above
is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
18. What is the important features of
Kalpong Hydroelectric Project in India?
(a) It is the first sea water pumped
hydro project in India.
(b) It was established with the help of
Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet.
(c) It is the first hydroelectric project in
Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
(d) It is the largest completed
hydroelectric power plant in India.
19. The term ‘Schengen Area’ is often seen
in news in the context of:
(a) The limits of habitable zone inside
the deep sea.
(b) Regions inside the Earth where coal
bed methane is available.
(c) Search for volcanic regions
containing precious metals.
(d) A region of Europe which has
abolished passport and any other
type of border control.
20. The main objective of multipurpose river 25. Which of the following statements is
projects are: incorrect regarding “Adriatic Sea”?
(a) Extension of irrigation facilities by (a) It is a body of water separating the
constructing dams to store surplus Italian peninsula from the Crimean
water during the rainy season. peninsula.
(b) Power generation by constructing (b) It is a part of the Mediterranean Sea.
hydro power stations. (c) It is a semi-enclosed sea.
(c) Flood controls and making rivers (d) The sea and its surrounding
navigable. landmasses enjoy subtropical
(d) All of the above climate.
21. The Mistral is: 26. Consider the following statements
(a) Very cold wind, which blows down regarding India:
from the plateau of France. 1. By area it is fifth largest country of
(b) Swift, dry, cold northerly wind that the world.
blows down from the western Alps 2. It is confined within subtropical
and the plateau of southern France region.
and out over the Mediterranean 3. It acquired about 2.4% land area in
Sea. the world.
(c) Wind that blows for 100 days a year 4. 82.30 degree east is the standard
and may cause extensive frost
used for Indian Standard Time, which
damage to plants.
passes through Mirzapur (U.P.).
(d) All of the above
Which of the statements given above are
22. The type of soil needed for rice is: correct?
(a) clayey loom (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(b) rich, muddy and saturated with (c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1 and 4 only
water
27. With reference to ‘Jet Stream’, consider
(c) deep, loamy, well drained
the following statements:
(d) humus, rich in iron and potash
1. These are a narrow belt of high
23. The magnitude of population growth altitude westerly winds in the
refers to: troposphere.
(a) The rate at which the population 2. Their speed varies from about 110
increases. km/h in summer to about 184 km/
(b) The total population of an area. h in winter.
(c) The number of persons added each 3. Jet streams are located
year. approximately over 27°-30° north
(d) The number of females per thousand latitude.
males. Which of the statement/s given above
is/are correct?
24. Consider the following statements: (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only
1. Southwest monsoon brings humid (c) 3 only (d) All of the above
climate and torrential rainfall to
India and southeast Asia. 28. Consider the following pairs:
2. Dairy farms in India also depend on 1. Mt. Everest - India
southwest monsoon to keep cows 2. Dhaulagiri - Nepal
healthy and well fed. 3. Arakan Yoma - Myanmar
Which of the statement/s given above Which of the above pair/s is/are
is/are correct? correctly matched?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 1 and 3 only (d) All of the above

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29. With reference to ‘Black Soil’, consider (c) Eritrea, Ethiopia, Liberia and South
the following statements: Sudan
1. Black soils are rich in soil nutrients, (d) Ethiopia, North Sudan, Nigeria and
such as calcium carbonate, Somalia
magnesium, potash and lime.
2. They develop deep cracks during 34. Which of the following rivers has the
hot weather, which helps in the highest replenishable groundwater
proper aeration of the soil. resource in the country?
Which of the statement/s given above (a) The Indus
is/are correct? (b) The Ganga
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) The Brahmaputra
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) The Godavari

30. Which of the following is the main form
of degradation in irrigated areas?
(a) Gully erosion
(b) Salinisation of soils
(c) Wind erosion
(d) Siltation of land
31. Which of the following is incorrect
regarding the subsistence farming?
(a) It requires clearing of jungles and
bringing more land under
cultivation.
(b) It is self-sufficient farming in which
the farmers focus on growing
enough food to feed themselves and
their families.
(c) It is mainly practiced in developing
nations of the world.
(d) Rubber is the most important crop
in subsistence farming.
35. Which of the following represents the
inner planets?
(a) Planets between the Sun and the
Earth
(b) Planets between the Sun and the
belt of asteroids
(c) Planets in gaseous state
(d) Planets without satellites
36. Consider the following statements
regarding 'water vapour':
1. Water vapour acts like a blanket
allowing the Earth neither to
become too cold nor too hot.
2. Water vapour does not contribute to
the stability or instability in the air.
Which of the statement/s given above
is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

32. Which of the following industries 37. Consider the following statements:
flourished in India during the British 1. The Mandovi river is one of the main
Rule? east flowing rivers of Goa.
1. Cotton textile 2. Narmada and Tapti rivers are west
2. Heavy engineering machines flowing rivers.
3. Coal mining Which of the statement/s given above
Select the correct answer using the is/are correct?
codes given below: (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) All of the above
38. According to the census 2011, which
33. Which of the following countries are state of India has lowest urban
parts of “Horn of Africa”? population ratio?
(a) Djibouti, Chad, Eritrea and Western (a) Himachal Pradesh
Sahara (b) Odisha
(b) Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and (c) Sikkim
Somalia (d) Arunachal Pradesh

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39. Consider the following statements: 44. Consider the following statements:
1. Cardamom hills are located on the 1. Pir Panjal range lies in eastern
boundaries of Kerala and Meghalaya.
Karnataka. 2. Aksai Chin is part of Ladakh plateau.
2. Shevaroy hills are famous for black
pepper plantation. Which of the statement/s given above
Which of the staement/s given above is/are correct?
is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
45. Consider the following rivers:
40. Consider the following statements: 1. Vedavati River
1. The range lying to the south of the 2. Shimsha River
Himadri forms the most rugged 3. Kumudvathi River
mountain system and is known as 4. Noyyal River
Himachal or lesser Himalaya. Which of the above river/s is/are
2. The northernmost range of tributaries of Tungabhadra river?
Himalayas is known as the Great or (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
Inner Himalayas or the Himadri. (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 4 only
Which of the statement/s given above
46. Consider the following conditions:
is/are correct?
1. High temperatures during the day
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
2. Dense vegetation
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
3. High biodiversity
41. The Eight Degree Channel is a channel The conditions given above correspond
in the Indian Ocean. It lies between: to which of the following climatic
(a) Great Andaman and Car Nicobar regions?
(b) Minicoy and Lakshadweep (a) Equatorial region
(c) Minicoy and Maldives (b) Temperate region
(d) Maldives and Mauritius (c) Alpine region
(d) Interiors of continents
42. What is true regarding the 'Salsette
Island’ in India? 47. Consider the following statements:
(a) It is located in the delta area formed 1. In the South, Crimea borders the
at Puligadda, where the Krishna coast of the Black Sea.
river is divided into two currents 2. In the North, Crimea borders the
before merging into the Bay of coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Bengal. Which of the statement/s given above
(b) It is the northernmost of the Nicobar is/are correct?
Island. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) It is a river island situated within (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil
Nadu. 48. Consider the following statements
(d) It is an island in Maharashtra and regarding winds:
one of the most densely populated 1. Monsoon winds are pulsating in
islands in the world. nature.
2. Trade winds are steady in nature.
43. In which of the following places Eskimos Which of the statement/s given above
are not found in the world? is/are correct?
(a) Canada (b) Greenland (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Iceland (d) Siberia (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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49. Consider the following statements
regarding European rivers:
1. The Danube and the Dnieper flow
into the Black Sea.
2. River Po of Italy flows into the
Adriatic Sea.
3. The Rhine, the Weser and the Elbe
flows into Northern Sea.
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
50. A horst is a/an:
(a) Uplifted block of a block mountain
(b) Lowered block of a block mountain
(c) Uplifted portion of a fold mountain
(d) Lowered portion of a fold mountain
51. An earthquake epicenter is the:
(a) Point where the seismograph is
located.
(b) Point within the Earth where the
movement along the fault occurs.
(c) Approximate centre of a group of
related earthquakes.
(d) Point on the surface directly above
the spot where the rupture along the
fault zone occurs.
52. Consider the following statements:
1. Astatine is the rarest naturally
occurring element on Earth.
2. Titan is the largest satellite in our
solar system.
3. Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of
Capricorn are also known as great
circles.
Which of the following statement/s
given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 3 only
53. Consider the following statements:
1. The largest nuclear power station in
India is at Tarapur, Maharashtra.
2. The largest power reactor in India
is Dhruva at Bhabha Atomic
Research Center.
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3. Currently, India uses two types of
nuclear power reactors: Pressurized
Heavy Water Reactor and Boiling
Water Reactor.
Which of the statement/s given above
is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
54. Which of the following countries fall in
all three natural regions - hot desert,
Mediterranean and cold temperate?
(a) Chile
(b) Israel
(c) Lebanon
(d) Syria
55. The stratosphere extends from 50 km
above the Earth’s surface down to the
tropopause, which itself varies in
elevation from 8 to 16 km. The
stratosphere is considered ideal for jet
planes because of which of the following
reasons?
(a) This layer is rich in ozone which
reduces fuel consumption.
(b) The temperature in this region is
constant throughout this layer
which helps in aircraft engine
efficiency.
(c) This layer is out of the firing range
of anti-aircrafts guns.
(d) This layer is generally free of clouds
and other related weather
phenomena.
56. Which of the following statements is
incorrect regarding wheat cultivation?
(a) The crop is raised in areas that
receive more than 150 cm of
annual rainfall.
(b) If rainfall does not occur, the crop
needs to be irrigated seven times
during its growth period.
(c) It requires cool climate and about
30 cm of rainfall during its growth
period.
(d) Dry and warm weather facilitates
harvesting.
57. The proportion of the sky under cloud Which of the above pair/s is/are
cover is expressed as okta. Clouds are correctly matched?
also classified according to their height (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
and shape. Much of the summer (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
precipitation in hot summer climatic
62. Consider the following statements about
region results from which of the following
“mixed farming”:
clouds?
1. It is the combining of two
(a) Nimbostratus clouds independent enterprises on the
(b) Cumulonimbus clouds same farm.
(c) Altostratus clouds 2. Here the farmer practices both
(d) Cirrostratus clouds agriculture and livestock farming.
Which of the statement/s given above
58. Mountain building is a periodic function
is/are correct?
and therefore, mountain systems are also
(a) 1 only
defined as per the period of their
(b) 2 only
formation. The Pennines of Europe, the (c) Both 1 and 2
Appalachian of North America and the (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Aravallis of India were formed in the
same geological epoch. What is the name 63. Consider the following statements
of the epoch? regarding Big-Bang Theory:
(a) Paleozoic (b) Mesozoic 1. In the beginning, all matter forming
(c) Cenozoic (d) Quaternary the universe existed in one place in
the form of a tiny ball.
59. Consider the following pairs: 2. The tiny ball had infinite
1. Victoria Falls - Zambezi River temperature but finite density.
2. Angel Falls - Carrao River 3. At the Big-Bang, the tiny ball
3. Niagara Falls - Hudson River exploded violently which led to huge
Which of the above pair/s is/are expansion.
correctly matched? Which of the statement/s given above
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 only
60. Consider the following pairs: (c) 1 and 2 only
1. Bushmen - Botswana (d) 1 and 3 only
2. Maasai - Tanzania
64. UNESCO has warned Australia over Great
3. Pygmies - Central Africa Barrier Reef, why?
Which of the above pair/s is/are 1. Reef authorities recently granted
correctly matched? permission for dumping to create
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only one of the world’s biggest coal ports.
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 2. The dredged sediments alongside
coral can smother or poison coral.
61. Consider the following pairs: 3. Australia wants to export coal
1. Brahmaputra - Mansarowar reserves from the Galilee Basin or
River Lake through the Abbot Point port.
2. Narmada River - Amarkantak Select the correct answer using the
Hills codes given below:
3. Tapi River - Satpura (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
Ranges (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

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65. Consider the following statements 70. When the rivers originate from a hill
regarding behaviour of seismic waves and flow in all directions, the drainage
inside the Earth: pattern is known as:
1. The primary waves are analogous to (a) Dendritic Pattern
light waves and can travel through (b) Centripetal Pattern
both solid and liquid material. (c) Radial Pattern
2. The secondary waves are analogous (d) Trellis Pattern
to sound waves and can penetrate
solid medium only. 71. Consider the following statements
3. A shadow zone is a zone where no regarding the Harmattan wind:
seismic waves is observed. 1. It is a dry wind, which blows from
Which of the following statement/s the Sahara into the Gulf of Guinea.
given above is/are correct? 2. Locally it is also known as doctor
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only wind in Egypt, because it absorbs
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 the moisture in the atmosphere and
lowers the temperature of
66. Which of the following is/are correctly
surrounding area creating soothing
matched?
environment.
Mountain peaks States
3. It leaves behind a dusty haze
1. Sonsogor Goa
2. Sandakphu West Bengal creating problem in inland
3. Balakun Uttarakhand navigation.
4. Bamba Dhura Rajasthan Which of the statements given above are
Select the correct answer using the correct?
codes given below: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(a) 1 only (b) 4 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 3 and 4 only
72. Consider the following statements:
67. With reference to collective farming, 1. The Ross Island is the smallest
consider the following statements: island in Andaman Group.
1. This type of farming is based on 2. The highest point in Andaman
social ownership of the means of Group is Saddle Peak.
production and collective labor. 3. The largest island in Nicobar Group
2. Collective farming was given a name is Pilomillow Island.
“Kolkhoz” in Soviet Union. 4. The highest point in Nicobar Group
Which of the statement/s given above is Mt. Thullier.
is/are correct? Which of the statement/s given above
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only is/are correct?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 4 only
68. Debris avalanche can be included in the
category of: 73. Consider the following statements:
(a) Landslides 1. A small pasture area found along
(b) Rapid flow mass movements the slopes of Kashmir is called Merg.
(c) Slow flow mass movements 2. The small pasture found along the
(d) Subsidence
slopes of Uttarakhand are known as
69. Spring tides are caused: Bugyal.
(a) The Moon and the Sun pulling the 3. Karewas are lacustrine deposits
Earth gravitationally in the same found in Pampore valley of Kashmir.
direction. Which of the statements given above are
(b) Indention in the coastline. correct?
(c) Both (a) & (b) (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(d) None of these (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

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74. Consider the following phenomenon:
1. Sky appears black from the Moon.
2. There is no life on the Moon.
3. Very light gases such as H2 and He
exist on the Sun.
Which of the phenomenon given above
can be explained on the basis of more
or less value of escape velocity?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
75. Which of the following pairs is/are
correctly matched?
1. Gulf Stream – Warm Current
2. Falkland Current – Cold Current
3. Tsushima Current – Warm Current
Codes:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
76. Which of the following is/are types of
“Erosion”?
1. Abrasion 2. Attrition
3. Corrosion 4. Plucking
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
77. Gibraltar Strait connects:
(a) Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean
(b) Black Sea and Marmara Sea
(c) Azov Sea and Black Sea
(d) None of these
78. Important active factor of soil formation
is:
(a) Moisture in terms of its intensity,
frequency and duration of
precipitation, evaporation and
humidity.
(b) Temperature in terms of seasonal
and diurnal variations.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)
79. Why Abingdon tortoise in Galapagos
Islands became extinct within a decade
after goats were introduced on the island?
(a) Goats were invasive species and
were carrier of a deadly virus which
infected the native tortoises.
(b) Goats had greater browsing
efficiency.
(c) Initially goats fed on the eggs of the
tortoises.
(d) Goats grazed on a wild weed which
acted as an intermediate host in the
development cycles of eggs of
tortoises.
80. Recently Paracel islands were in news.
Consider the following statements
regarding these islands:
1. They are a group of islands in the
South China Sea whose sovereignty
is claimed by the both People’s
Republic of China and Vietnam.
2. There are no permanent human
residents except military personnel
and fishermen.
3. Currently, these islands are
controlled by People’s Republic of
China.
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
81. Consider the following statements:
1. Ainus are people of Mexico.
2. Mongloids were the earliest human
race to inhabit on the Earth.
3. Hottentot belongs to Negroid race.
4. Khoisanoids include both the
Hottentots and Bushman.
Which of the statement/s given above
is/are incorrect?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) 3 and 4 only
82. India’s latitudinal and longitudinal extent
are almost the same but its east-west
extent measured in kilometres is lesser
than its north-south extent because:
(a) Latitudes are not parallel lines.
(b) The distance between longitudes is
greatest at the equator and nil at the
poles where all longitudes join.
(c) All longitudes with their opposites
form greater circles.
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83. The factors that cause the variations in (c) According to their geological age
insolation are: they are young and hence their
1. The rotation of Earth on its axis. carbon capturing capacity is very
2. The angle of inclination of the Sun’s high.
rays. (d) Some species of planktons are
3. The length of the day. found in these regions only and
4. The transparency of the atmosphere. they help in carbon capturing and
Select the correct answer using the its storage.
codes given below:
(a) 1 only 88. What are the mains reasons for crisis in
(b) 1 and 2 only Sudan region?
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only 1. In South Sudan, there is no
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 dominant culture hence ethnic
clashes are quite often.
84. Consider the following rivers: 2. The Dinkas and the Nuers are two
1. Barak main ethnic groups engaged in
2. Dihang clashes in South Sudan.
3. Lohit 3. Major oil region lies in the South
Which of the above river flows/flow region but all the pipelines run in
through Arunachal Pradesh? North.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only 4. North Sudan and South Sudan are
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 very similar geographically but the
great divide is due to ethnic
85. Consider the following statements:
differences.
1. The best means of measuring time
Select the correct answer using the
is by the movement of the Earth, the
codes given below:
Moon and the planets.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only
2. When the Prime Meridian of
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Greenwich has the Sun at the
highest point in the sky, all the 89. Consider the following statements
places along this meridian will have regarding the Polavaram Project in
mid-day or noon. Andhra Pradesh:
Which of the statement/s given above 1. It is only an irrigation project.
is/are correct? 2. It is across the Krishna river.
(a) 1 only 3. Its reservoir spreads in parts of
(b) 2 only Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
(c) Both 1 and 2 Which of the statement/s given above
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is/are correct?
86. Maps showing distribution of forests and (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
industries are known as: (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 3 only
(a) Political map 90. Consider the following statements:
(b) Thematic map 1. The density of the atmosphere varies
(c) Physical map with height.
(d) Relief map 2. The density of the atmosphere is
87. Why the wetlands of Southwest India maximum at the sea level.
are one of the best carbon sink in the 3. Air moves from low pressure to high
country? pressure.
(a) Due to the abundance of wood fossils Which of the statement/s given above
along with dissolved carbon. is/are correct?
(b) Wetlands of South India are less (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
polluted. (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

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91. With reference to the Atlantic Ocean, 95. With the rapid urbanization, cities are
consider the following statements: also facing the problem of ‘Urban Heat
1. The coastline of Atlantic Ocean is Island’. In this regards, consider the
highly indented. following statements:
2. From the point of view of commerce, 1. An Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a
it is the busiest ocean. metropolitan area that is
Which of the statement/s given above comparatively warmer than its
is/are correct? surrounding rural areas in night.
(a) 1 only 2. The main cause of the urban heat
(b) 2 only island is constructing tall
(c) Both 1 and 2 buildings that do not let terrestrial
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 radiations escape from Earth.
Which of the statement/s given above
92. Consider the following statements:
is/are correct?
1. The mountains may have a small
(a) 1 only
summit and a broad base.
(b) 2 only
2. The mountains are a storehouse of
(c) Both 1 and 2
water.
Which of the statement/s given above (d) Neither 1 nor 2
is/are correct? 96. With reference to laterite soil, consider
(a) 1 only the following statements:
(b) 2 only 1. The laterite soil develops in areas
(c) Both 1 and 2 with low temperature and a little
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 rainfall.
93. During the south-west monsoon period, 2. Humus content of the soil is low.
the moisture-laden winds blow from: Which of the statement/s given above
(a) Land to Sea is/are correct?
(b) Sea to Land (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Plateau to Plain (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Plain to Plateau
97. Which of the following methods is most
94. According to a new study, EI Nino and appropriate to check soil erosion on
La Nina events can have a significant steep slopes?
impact on the yields of certain major (a) Shelter belts
food crops. Consider the following (b) Mulching
statements in this regard: (c) Terrace cultivation
1. EL Nino can increase maize yields (d) All of the above
on a large scale.
98. Consider the following pairs:
2. Contrary to reduce the yields of
some major crops, EL Nino likely 1. Sericulture : Commercial
improves the global mean soybean rearing of silk
yield. worms.
3. EL Nino and La Nina alter 2. Pisiculture : Breeding of fish in
temperature and rainfall patterns in specially
many regions around the world and constructed tanks
thus affecting the crop yields. and ponds.
Which of the statements given above are Which of the above pair/s is/are
correct? correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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99. The first cotton mill was established in
Mumbai because:
(a) Mumbai is a port.
(b) It is located near cotton growing
area.
(c) Mumbai was the financial centre.
(d) All of the above
100.Consider the following statements:
1. The highest tides in the world occur
in the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia.
2. There are two high tides and two low
tides every day.
Which of the statement/s given above
is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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 Answer with Explanation
1. (b) Exp.: The intensity of the equatorial
counter current varies from season to
season and from month to month. The
strongest seasonal change occurs in the
Atlantic Ocean. Eastward flow reaches a
maximum in the summer and disappears
in the spring. Seasonal changes are
weaker in the Pacific Ocean.
2. (d)
3. (b) Exp.: West Bengal shares its
international border with Bhutan, Nepal
and Bangladesh. Arunachal Pradesh
shares its international border with
Bhutan, China and Myanmar. Also Sikkim
shares its international border with
Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet. Tripura is
surrounded on three sides by Bangladesh.
4. (c) Exp.: The Black Sea forms an east-west
trending elliptical depression which lies
between Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania,
Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.
5. (c) Exp.: Both statements are correct.
6. (d)
7. (b)
8. (b) Exp.: Retreating monsoon is usually dry
except for the some coastal parts of Tamil
Nadu, Odisha and Karnataka. South-west
monsoon starts retreating from North
India in early October. Therefore, the
months of October and November are
known for retreating monsoon.
9. (c) Exp.: Bomdila is in Arunachal Pradesh.
Khardung La is a mountain pass located
in the Ladakh region of the Indian state of
Jammu and Kashmir. The Chang La is a
high mountain pass in Ladakh, India.
10. (d) Exp.: Indian Rosewood is an erect
deciduous tree. It grows to the height of 25
meter and 2-3 meter in dimension.
11. (c)
12. (b) Exp.: The principal tributaries joining
Krishna are the Ghataprabha, the
Malaprabha, the Bhima, Tungabhadra,
Musi and Munneru. Longest tributary is
the Bhima.
13. (b)
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14. (a) Exp.: Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan,
Russia and Turkmenistan are Central
Asian countries who share the coastline
to Caspian Sea.
15. (b) Exp.: Statements 1 and 2 are correct.
Outflow (not inflow) of air helps in the
formation of tropical cyclones.
16. (c) Exp.: Only statement 2 and 4 are correct.
Primary circulation - Global wind, Polar
wind etc.
Secondary circulation – Cyclone, Anti
cyclone monsoon etc.
Tertiary circulation – Local station (wind)
for example terrestrial and sea wind,
mountain and valley wind etc.
17. (a) Exp.: Natural gas is a naturally occurring
hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting
primarily of methane. It is not a byproduct
of petroleum. It cannot be recycled.
18. (c) Exp.: Kalpong river is a river in the North
Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It originates
from the Saddle Peak. Kalpong Hydroelectric
Project having capacity of 5-25 MW. The
first hydroelectric project in North
Andaman is commissioned on the river.
19. (d)
20. (d)
21. (d)
22. (b)
23. (c) Exp.: Population increased every year
or in a decade, the total number of increase
is the magnitude. Since the earlier
population, it is achieved by decreasing it.
It is called absolute growth.
24. (c) Exp.: South-west monsoon brings humid
climate and torrential rainfall to India and
south-east Asia. since, it is beneficial for
crops and it affects the health of cows.
25. (a) Exp.: The Adriatic Sea is a body of water
separating the Italian peninsula from the
Balkan peninsula.
26. (c) Exp.: By area India is the seventh largest
country in the world. India lies in both
tropical and subtropical regions whereas
India acquires about 2.4% land area of
entire land area of the world. Hence,
statements 3 and 4 are correct.
27. (d)
28. (b) Exp.: Mount Everest is located in Nepal.
29. (c)
30. (b) Exp.: Soil salinity is the main type of
land degradation in irrigated areas.
31. (d) Exp.: In subsistence farming, farming
is done in small scale level to meet the own
consumption levels of producer. Usually
fragmented lands are used for cultivation
and archaic techniques of cultivation are
adopted.
32. (c) Exp.: Cotton textile, coal mining,
cement, glass etc. industries developed in
India during the British rule but there were
a few petty workshops as engineering
industries.
33. (b) Exp.: 'The Horn of Africa' is a peninsula
in north-east Africa. It is hundreds of
kilometers into the Arabian Sea and lies
along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden.
The area is the easternmost projection of
the African Continent. It includes Ethiopia,
Somalia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
34. (b) Exp.: In the country, the Ganga river is
the most replete groundwater resource.
35 (b)
36. (a) Exp.: Statement 2 is not correct. Water
vapour also contributes to the air being
stable and unstable. Thus statement 1 is
correct.
37. (b) Exp.: The Mandovi river is one of the
main west flowing rivers of Goa.
38. (a)
39. (d) Exp.: Cardamom hills are located on the
boundaries of Kerala and Tamilnadu.
Shevaroy hills are famous for coffee
plantation.
40. (c)
41. (c) Exp.: To the south of Minicoy is the Eight
Degree Channel, which separates it from
the independent Maldives Island.
42. (d) Exp.: Salsette Island is an island in
Maharashtra. The metropolis of the
Mumbai and the cities of Thane and Mira-
Bhayandar lies on it, making of very
populous and one of the most densely
populated island in the world. It has about
15.1 million inhabitants living on an area
of about 619 km2.
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43. (c) Exp.: The two main peoples known as
‘Eskimo’ are the Inuit of Canada, Northern
Alaska, and Greenland and the Yupik of
eastern Siberia and Alaska.
44. (b) Exp.: The Pir Panjal Range is group of
mountains in the Inner Himalaya region,
running from east-south-east to west-
north-west across the India’s state of
Himachal Pradesh and Indian controlled
Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan
administrated Kashmir whereas Aksai
Chin is a part of Ladakh plateau.
45. (c) Exp.: Shimsha and Noyyal rivers are
tributaries of Kaveri river.
46. (a) Exp.: High temperature during the day,
dense vegetation and high biodiversity are
the features of equatorial region.
47. (a) Exp.: Crimea doesn’t touch
Mediterranean Sea.
48. (c) Exp.: The Monsoon, unlike the trades,
are not steady winds, but are pulsating in
nature, affected by different atmospheric
conditions encountered by it, on its way
over the warm tropical seas.
49. (d)
50. (a) Exp.: A horst is the raised fault block
bounded by normal faults or graben. It is
formed from extension of the Earth’s crust.
51. (d)
52. (a) Exp.: Ganymede is the largest satellite
in our solar system and the equator is
known as great circle.
53. (d)
54. (a)
55. (d)
56. (a)
57. (b)
58. (a)
59. (b) Exp.: Niagara Falls is located on Niagara
river.
60. (d) Exp.: All pairs are correctly matched.
Bushmen in Botswana, Maasai in
Tanzania and Pygmies in Central Africa
founded.
61. (d) Exp.: Given all pairs are correctly
matched.
62. (c) Exp.: Both statements are correct. Mixed
farming is the combination of two
independent enterprises on the same farm
and here the farmer practices both
agriculture and livestock farming.
63. (d) Exp.: The singular mass was having
infinite density and infinite temperature.
64. (d) Exp.: UNESCO has threatened to list the
Great Barrier Reef as a World Heritage in
Danger site, amid controversy over a plan
to dump dredged sediment. Reef
authorities granted permission for
dumping in January 2014 as part of project
to create one of the world’s biggest coal port.
But scientists have warned that dredging
sediment could smother or poison coral.
65. (d)
66. (c) Exp.: Bamba Dhura is in Uttarakhand.
67. (c) Exp.: Both statements are correct.
Collective farming is based on social
ownership of the means of production and
collective labor and was given a name
“Kolkhoz” in Soviet Union.
68. (b) Exp.: Debris avalanche can be included
in the category of rapid flow mass
movements.
69. (a) Exp.: Spring tides are caused by the
Moon and the Sun pulling the Earth
gravitationally in the same direction.
70. (c)
71. (d)
72. (d) Exp.: The largest island in Nicobar group
is 'Great Nicobar'.
73. (d)
74. (c) Exp.: The absence of water on the Moon
is the most plausible reason for the fact
that there is no life.
75. (d) Exp.: Given all the pairs are correctly
matched.
76. (d)
77. (a)
78. (c)
79. (b)
80. (d)
81. (c) Exp.: Ainus are the residents of Japan.
The first human race to inhabit on the
Earth were the Negroid.
82. (b)
83. (d) Exp.: The rotation of Earth on its axis,
the angle of inclination of the Sun’s rays,
the length of the day and the transparency
of the atmosphere, these all factors that
cause the variations in insolation.
84. (b) Exp.: Barak river flows through Assam.
85. (c) Exp.: Both statements are correct.
86. (b) Exp.: Maps showing distribution of
forests and industries are known as
thematic map.
87. (a)
88. (a) Exp.: The two Sudans are very different
geographically. The region of North Sudan
is blanket of desert, broken only by the
fertile Nile corridor. South Sudan is
covered by green swathes of grassland,
swamps and tropical forest.
89. (d) Exp.: Polavaram Project is across river
Godavari and it is a multipurpose project.
90. (b) Exp.: Air moves from high pressure to
low pressure.
91. (c)
92. (c) Exp.: Given both statements are correct.
93. (b) Exp.: During the south-west monsoon
period, the moisture-laden winds blow from
sea to land.
94. (b) Exp.: El Nino can reduce maize yields
by more than 4%.
95. (c)
96. (b) Exp.: The laterite soil develops in areas,
with high temperature and high rainfall.
97. (c)
98. (c) Exp.: Both pairs are correctly matched.
99. (d)
100. (c) Exp.: Both statements are correct.

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