Subject: Geography (G.S) Test Series No . 1 .

No. of questions 50 Time duration 1:30 hrs.

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Test Series Geography- G S

Q1. The famous book “Almagest” is written by:

(a) Copernicus (b) Aristotle
(c ) Ptolemy (d) Herschel

Q2. In N- Hemisphere- the largest day is observed on 21 June during

(a) Winter Solstices (b) Summer Solstices
(c) Vernal Equinox (d) Autumnal Equinox

Q3. Which statement is correct?

(a) The lines of latitudes are also called Parallels
(b) There are 3600 of longitudes and all the longitudes converge at the poles.
(c) The International Date Line passes through central Pacific Ocean.
(d) All the above statements are correct.
Q4. Earth is at minimum distance about 147,000,000 km around Januarys and such condition
is called:
(a) Perihelion (b) Aphelion
(c ) Geohelion (d) Apogee

Q5. Which of the following was not a leap year?

(a) Year- 2000 (b) Year- 1600
(c ) Year- 1900 (d) Both a and c

Q50. Two persons, one traveling westwards of the prime meridian up to 1800 and another
person traveling eastward upto 1800, the watches of these two people meeting at the
International Date Line will have:
(a) Same time and same date
(b) Same time and different dates
(c) Different time and same date
(d) Different time and different dates.

Q46. The Luminous phenomenon observed in the regions of high altitude in the northern
Hemisphere is called:
(a) Aurora (b) Aurora borealis
(c ) Aurora australis (d) Syzygy

Q47 Match Column A with B.

A B
A. Moho Discontinuity (i) Mantte and Core

B. Conard Discontinuity (ii) Outer and inner mantle

C. Weichart Discontinuity (iii) Between outer and inner crust

D. Repetti Discontinuity (iv) Between Crust and mantle

(a) A- (iv) B(iii) C(i) D(II) (b) A-(iii), B(iv) C(ii) D(i)
(c) A-(ii) B(i) C(iii) D(iv) (d) A-(iii) B(i) C(ii) D(iv)

Q48. Laterisation occurs in:

(a) Riverine tracks
(b) Cool temperate areas.
(c ) Poorly drained areas
(d ) Warm humid areas

Q49. Winds which blow from the sub tropical high pressure belt towards the sub polar low
pressure belt in both the Hemi-spheres are called:
(a) Trade winds (b) Periodic winds
( c) Westerlies (d) Polar winds
Q6. Which of the following is correctly matched?
Local winds Areas/place of blowing
 (a) Gibbli Arabia
(b) Siroco Sahara
(c ) Chinook Iran
(d) Simoon Egypt

Q7. The reef which is circular in shape and encloses a lagoon is called a:
(a) Fringing Reef (b) Barrier Reef
(c ) Atoll (d) Boat channel

Q8. Doldrums belt is located:

(a) On the tropic of cancer
(b) On the tropic of Capricorn
(c) Near the equator
(d) Near the polar areas

Q9. 30-40 N and S latitudes are called:

(a) Doldrums (b) Horse latitude
(c ) Polar circles (d) Great circle

Q10. A high tidal wave moving in the mouth of the river is called:
(a) Poly wave (b) Tidal- Bore
(c ) Hurricane (d) Tidal- Stream

Q11. Which of the following river floods a westward in the ores plains is:
(a) Ravi (b) Luni
(c ) Beas (d) Damodar

Q12. Aravalli ranges extend from:

(a) Delhi to mysore
(b) Ahmedabad to Mysore.
(c ) Delhi to Ahmedabad
(d) Mysore to west Bengal.

Q13. Tides occur generally twice a day, but in England in Southampton they occur-------- times
a day:

(a) 3 (b) 4
(c ) 6 (d) 2

Q14. Which of the following is the deepest cave?

(a) Badalona (b) Berger
(c ) Jean Bernard (d) Zetu

Q15. Which of the following is major producer of coffee?

(a) India (b) Sri-Lank
(c ) Ghana (d) Brazil

Q16. The boundary- line between India and china is called:

(a) Palk strait (b) Mac Mohan line
 (c ) Gulf of Manner (d) Red cliff

Q40. The sex ratio in India is:

(a) Negative (b) Positive
(c ) Neutral (d) None of the above

Q41. Baiga’s are tribals of:

(a) M.P (b) U.P
(c ) J&K (d) A.P

Q42. Which among the following is not the reserve of coal?

(a) Jharia (b) Bokaro
(c ) Bauxite (d) Girdhi

Q43. Walfarm is the chief ore of:

(a) Zinc (b) Copper
(c ) Chromite (d) Tungston

Q44. Which project was started in 1970 in Dachigam nation park of Kashmir:
(a) Project Tiger (b) Project Hangul
(c ) Project lion (d) Project Leopard

Q45. In which of the following type of cultivation, forests are cut or burnt and land is cleared
or cropping:
(a) Shifting cultivation (b) Dry cultivation
(c ) Truck forming (d) Mixed forming

Q34. The system of farming in which the Cultivator uses a limited amount of labour and
capital on a relatively large area:

(a) Intensive cultivation (b) Extensive cultivation

(c ) Truck cultivation. (d) jhoom cultivation

Q35. Kashmir Siwalik extend from:

(a) Jhelum to Tavi (b) Jhelum to Ravi
(c ) Tavi to Ravi (d) Jhelum to Pirpanjal

Q36. Which one is a land locked state:

(a) Gujrat (b) Andhara Pradesh
(c ) West Bengal (d) Bihar

Q37. Which one of the following types of the cultivation is most commonly used in India:
(a) Dry zone cultivation
(b) Tribal cultivation
(c ) Shifting cultivation
(d) Sedentary cultivation

Q38. Tropic of Cancer passes through:

 (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar
(c ) Himachal Pradesh (d) Jammu & Kashmir

Q39. Sandalwood is commonly found in:

(a) Alpine forests
(b) Tropical deciduous forests
(c ) Tropical Scrubland Area
(d) Tropical evergreen forests
Q17. The SIAL refers to:
(a) Inner metallic core of earth
(b) Outer part of Lithosphere.
(c) Inner silicate layer
(d) Outer metallic core.

Q18. Kumaun Himalayas lies in:

(a) Uttranchal (b) Punjab
(c ) Himachal Pradesh (d) Assam

Q19. Which of the following state in India receives winter rains?

(a) Assam (b) Tamil Nadu
(c ) Karnatka (d) Haryana

Q20. Winter rains in north western India are caused by:

(a) Westerly depressions
(b) Trade winds
(c ) Retreating monsoons
(d) South westerly monsoons

Q21. Indian standard time (IST) is ahead of Greenwich mean time by:
(a) 6 hours (b) 5 hours
(c ) 5 (1/2) hours (d) 4(1/2) hours

Q22. Korba in chattisgarh state is known for:

(a) Mica mines (b) Aluminum Industry
(c ) Copper (d) Iron ore

Q23. Lakshadweep is situated in:

(a) Indian ocean (b) Arabian sea
(c ) Bay of Bengal (d) None of these

Q24. The sobriquet. “Land of Midnight Sun” is for:

(a) Green land (b) North pole
(c ) Norway (d) Sweden

Q25. Velocity of wind is measured by:

(a) Speedometer (b) Anemometer
(c ) Tachometer (d) Audiometer
Q26. India has the longest land frontier with:
(a) China (b) Pakistan
 (c ) Nepal (d) Bangladesh

Q27. India has the largest deposit in the world of:

(a) Coal (b) Mica
(c) Bauxite (d) Manganese
Q28. The deepest ocean of the world is:
(a) Atlantic ocean (b) Pacific Ocean
(c ) Indian ocean (d) Arctic ocean

Q29. Soil erosion can be checked by:

(a) Strip cropping (b) Contour plaguing
(c ) Terrace farming (d) All the above

Q30. What is chandipur at sea known for?

(a) Deep sea fishing
(b) Oil drilling
(c ) Missile testing range
(d) Oversea communication
Q31. Sindri is known for:
(a) Aluminum plant (b) Cement plant
(c ) Fertilizer plant (d) Paper plant
Q32. The Headquarter of Indian space research organization is located at:
(a) Trivandrum (b) Banglore
(c ) Thumba (d) Hydrabad

Q33 The Sidereal day is four minutes less than the Solar day. This difference is due to:

(a) Shift in the position of sun with respect to other stars.

(b) Shift in the position of Earth with respect to the sun.
(c) Shift in the position of Earth with respect to the star at infinity.
(d) All the above.