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7. With reference to ‘Western Ghats’, consider the 10. Consider the following statements:
following statements: 1. Fold mountains are formed when two tectonic
1. Western Ghats is spread over five Indian states plates moves towards each other.
only. 2. The Aravalli range is the oldest fold mountain
in India.
2. It causes orographic rainfall.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
3. They are discontinuous & irregular and are
(a) 1 only
dissected by rivers.
(b) 2 only
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(c) Both 1 and 2
(a) 1 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) 2 only
11. Consider the following statements:
(c) 1 and 2 only
1. The coastal plains along the Arabian Sea are
(d) 1, 2 and 3 wide as compared to coastal plains along the
Bay of Bengal.
8. Which of the following are in ‘Nilgiri Biosphere
Reserve’? 2. The northern part of western coastal plain and
eastern coastal plain are referred to as
(a) Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Bandipur
Northern Circar and Konkan coast
National Park, Nagarhole National Park, respectively.
Mukurthi National Park and Sathyamangalam
3. Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri
Wildlife Sanctuary.
form deltas on Eastern Coastal Plain.
(b) Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Valleys of Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
flower National Park, Nanda Devi National
(a) 2 only
Park, Mukurthi National Park and
(b) 3 only
Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary.
(c) 1 and 2 only
(c) Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Neyyar Wildlife
Sanctuary, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger (d) 1, 2 and 3
Reserve and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary. 12. Consider the following pairs:
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13. ‘India: Health of the Nation’s States’ report was 17. Which type of soil is generally found in the river
released by which of the following organisation? deltas of Eastern Coast in India?
(a) Indian Council of Medical Research (a) Black soils
(b) NITI Aayog (b) Alluvial soils
(c) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(c) Red and yellow soils
(d) Ministry of Human Resource and Development
(d) Laterite soils
14. With reference to ‘National Tiger Conservation
Authority (NTCA)’, consider the following 18. Consider the following statements about ‘Great
statements: Indian Hornbill’:
1. It is a statutory body under the Ministry of 1. It is state bird of Kerala and Arunachal
Environment, Forests and Climate Change. Pradesh.
2. It is constituted under the provisions of 2. It is categorized Endangered as per IUCN
Environment Protection Act, 1986. Red Data Book.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
15. Consider the following statements:
19. With reference to the ‘Narmada’ and ‘Tapi’ River
1. India has more than 50% land area covered
Basins, consider the following statements:
in plains.
2. Mountains account for around 30% of total 1. Narmada rises in Amarkantak hills and Tapi
surface area ensuring perennial flow of rivers. rises in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh.
3. Plateaus possess rich reserves of minerals, 2. They both flow in rift valleys.
fossil fuels and forests. 3. The basin of both rivers cover Madhya
Which of the statements given above are correct? Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
(a) 1 and 2 only Which of the statements given above are correct?
(b) 1 and 3 only (a) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 only
16. With reference to the cultivation of ‘Rice’ in India,
(d) 1, 2 and 3
consider the following statements:
1. Rice requires high temperature and high 20. If you travel by road from ‘Sariska National Park’
humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm. to ‘Silent Valley National Park’, what is the
minimum number of States within India through
2. India is the largest producer of rice in the
which you can travel, including the states in which
world.
these national parks are located?
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Four
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only (b) Five
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) Six
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Seven
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21. India is one of the leading country of coffee 24. Read the following statements carefully and choose
production in the world. In this context, consider the right answer using the code given below:
the following states: 1. Black soils are made up of clayey material
and has moisture holding capacity.
1. Kerala 2. Red soils develops on crystalline igneous
2. Assam rocks in areas of low rainfall and is ideal for
growing cotton.
3. Karnataka
3. Laterite soil is the result of intense leaching
4. Tamil Nadu and develops under tropical and subtropical
climate.
In which of the given above Indian states is Coffee
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
produced?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
25. Consider the following statements:
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 1. India and USA lie completely in the Northern
Hemisphere.
22. Which of the following can be the possible reasons
2. India and USA have the same percentage of
for ‘Land Degradation’?
geographical area in the world.
1. Deforestation Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
2. Overgrazing (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
3. Increase of salinity in soil
(c) Both 1 and 2
4. Discharge of Industrial effluents (d) Neither 1 nor 2
5. Over-irrigation 26. Which of the following states are the Western most
and Eastern most state of India?
Select the correct answer from the codes given (a) Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh
below: (b) Rajasthan and Arunachal Pradesh
(a) 1, 3 and 4 only (c) Gujarat and Nagaland
(d) Maharashtra and Nagaland
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
27. Consider the following diseases:
(c) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only 1. Diabetes
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 2. Heart Attack
3. Asthma
23. As per the IUCN Red List of threatened species,
4. Malaria
what is the conservation status of ‘Purple Frog’
5. Hepatitis B
that are generally found in the Western Ghats?
Which of the given above diseases are ‘Non-
(a) Vulnerable Communicable Diseases’?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) Extinct
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) Endangered (c) 2, 3 and 5 only
(d) Critically Endangered (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
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28. Consider the following statements: 31. Among the following cities, which one lies on a
1. There are five Union territories on the western longitude farthest to that of New Delhi?
coast of India. (a) Bhopal
(b) Bengaluru
2. There are two Union territories on the eastern
coast of India. (c) Shimla
(d) Srinagar
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
32. ‘Bab-el-Mandeb’ connects which of the following
correct?
water bodies?
(a) 1 only
(a) Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
(b) 2 only (b) Malaya Peninsula and Sumatran Island
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Java Sea and Indian Ocean
29. Consider the following states: 33. Consider the following statements:
1. Tropic of Cancer divides India into almost
1. Gujarat
two equal parts.
2. Haryana
2. It passes through seven Indian States.
3. Meghalaya Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
4. Telangana INCORRECT?
5. Nagaland (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
Which of the given above States of India share
(c) Both 1 and 2
border with other countries?
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) 1, 3 and 5 only
34. Suez Canal is a sea-level waterway that connects
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
(a) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
(c) 2, 4 and 5 only (b) Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (c) Caspian Sean and Red Sea
30. Consider the following Indian States: (d) Red Sea and Adriatic Sea
1. Andhra Pradesh 35. With reference to ‘Indus Water Treaty’, consider
the following statements:
2. Kerala
1. It is a water distribution treaty between India
3. Gujarat and Pakistan.
4. Tamil Nadu 2. It was signed by India’s Prime Minister
With reference to the States mentioned above, in Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan’s President
terms of largest coastline, which one of the Ayub Khan in 1960.
following is the correct descending order? 3. It was brokered by World Bank.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 3 - 1 - 4 - 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 - 2 - 1 - 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1 - 3 - 4 - 2 (d) 1 and 2 only
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36. Consider the following countries: 39. Consider the following minerals:
1. Japan 1. Copper
2. Russia 2. Bauxite
3. China 3. Coal
4. North Korea 4. Petroleum
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42. With reference to ‘Pulses’ grown in India, consider 45. Consider the following statements:
the following statements: 1. Rainwater harvesting is a method to collect
1. India is the world’s largest producer of pulses rainfall water for future usage.
in the world. 2. Tamil Nadu is the first state to make rooftop
2. Madhya Pradesh is the largest pulse rainwater harvesting compulsory to all the
producing state in India. houses across the states.
3. These are non-leguminous crops. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3 46. With reference to the ‘Planets’, consider the
43. Read the following statements carefully and choose following statements:
the right answer from the codes given below: 1. All the planets have their own satellite.
1. Rourkela steel plant was located on the basis 2. Sun is the nearest star to the planet Earth.
of proximity to raw materials and was 3. Earth is the fifth largest planet in the solar system.
established with the collaboration of Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Germany.
(a) 2 and 3 only
2. Durgapur Steel Plant was setup with the
(b) 1, 2 and 3
collaboration of United Kingdom and
established before independence. (c) 1 only
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? (d) 1 and 3 only
(a) 1 only 47. Consider the following statements:
(b) 2 only 1. All longitudes meet only at two points.
(c) Both 1 and 2 2. Distance between two latitudes remains the
same from the equator towards the poles.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
3. The size of the parallels of latitudes decreases
44. With reference to the ‘Go Tribal Campaign’,
toward the poles.
consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above are correct?
1. It was launched by Union Ministry of Tribal
Affairs and TRIFED in association with (a) 1 and 3 only
Microsoft. (b) 2 and 3 only
2. Its objective is to create awareness and (c) 1, 2 and 3
promote tribal arts and crafts and also help in (d) 1 and 2 only
socio-economic welfare of Indian tribes. 48. ‘Strait of Hormuz’ connects which of the following
Which of the given above statement(s) is/ are correct? water bodies?
(a) 1 only (a) Black Sea and Sea of Azov
(b) 2 only (b) Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) None of the above
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49. With reference to the ‘Arctic Ocean’, consider the 52. Consider the following States:
following statements: 1. Arunachal Pradesh
1. It is located within the Arctic Circle. 2. Madhya Pradesh
2. It surrounds the South Pole. 3. Mizoram
3. It is connected with the Pacific Ocean via 4. Chhattisgarh
Berring Strait. With reference to the States mentioned above, in
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are terms of percentage area covered by forest which
correct? one of the following is the correct descending
order?
(a) 1 only
(a) 2 – 3 – 1 – 4
(b) 1 and 3 only
(b) 3 – 1 – 4 – 2
(c) 3 only
(c) 1 – 3 – 2 – 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 4 – 1 – 3 – 2
50. Consider the following statements:
53. Which among the following states of India have
1. Asia produces more than half of world’s tin. common frontiers with China?
2. Europe is the leading producer of iron ore 1. Himachal Pradesh
deposits in the world.
2. Uttarakhand
3. Mineral deposits in North America are
3. Sikkim
concentrated in the region of Canada.
4. Assam
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
5. Arunachal Pradesh
(a) 1 and 2 only
Select the correct answer from the codes given
(b) 1 and 3 only below:
(c) 3 only (a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1 only (b) 2, 3 and 5 only
51. Consider the following rivers: (c) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
1. Yamuna (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
2. Ghaghara 54. With respect to ‘UN Security Council (UNSC)’,
3. Gandak consider the following statements:
1. This council consists of both permanent and
4. Kosi
non-permanent members.
5. Son
2. India is currently a non-permanent member
Which of the given above rivers are the Himalayan of UNSC.
tributaries of Ganga river system?
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 5 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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55. Andaman Islands and Nicobar islands are 59. Which of the following is the main objective of
separated by: ‘Dastak Campaign’ which was recently in news?
(a) Eight Degree Channel
(a) To eradicate Acute Encephalitis Syndrome
(b) Nine Degree Channel
(AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE)
(c) Ten Degree Channel
Disease.
(d) Eleven Degree Channel
(b) To promote toilet use and freedom from open
56. Consider the following pairs:
defecation across the country’s villages.
Dam River
1. Bhakra Dam Chenab (c) To promote the use of sanitary pads in
2. Pong and Pandoh Dam Beas adolescent girls in Odisha.
3. Ranjitsagar Ravi (d) To create awareness regarding the misuse of
Which of the pairs given above are correctly single-use plastics.
matched?
60. Consider the following statements:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only 1. Pulicat lake is spread over two states only.
(c) 2 and 3 only 2. Wular lake is the largest fresh water lake in
(d) 1, 2 and 3 India.
57. Consider the following statements: 3. Vembanad lake is the longest lake in India.
1. Indus River basin drains over five states only.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
2. Ganga River basin drains over seven states
only. (a) 1 only
3. Brahmaputra River basin drains over six states (b) 1 and 2 only
only.
(c) 2 and 3 only
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 only 61. With reference to ‘Tropical Evergreen Forest’,
(c) 1 and 3 only consider the following statements:
(d) 2 and 3 only 1. This region has luxuriant vegetation including
58. Consider the following crops: trees, shrubs and creepers.
1. Wheat
2. Trees of this forest type shed their leaves for
2. Barley
about six to eight weeks in dry summer.
3. Jowar
4. Sugarcane 3. Common trees of this forest are ebony,
5. Mustard mahogany, rosewood and cinchona.
Which of the given above crops comes under the Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
category of ‘Rabi Crops’?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 and 4 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 5 only
(c) 2, 3 and 5 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
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68. Which of the following organization released the 71. ‘The streams and rivers re-emerge and create a
2019 ‘State of the Education Report for India: wet swampy and marshy region’.This occurs in
Children with Disabilities’ report? which region of the Northern plains?
(a) Ministry of Women and Child Development (a) Bhabar
(b) Niti Aayog (b) Terai
69. Consider the following statements: 1. The northern plains are composed of igneous
and metamorphic rocks.
1. The activities included in primary sector are
mainly agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, 2. The peninsular plateau is formed of alluvial
fishing etc. deposits.
3. Purvanchal running through north eastern
2. The maximum population of India is engaged
states are composed of sedimentary rocks.
in agriculture sector followed by secondary
and tertiary sectors respectively. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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75. Consider the following statements: 78. Which of the following ‘scheme’ was launched by
1. Bihar has the highest population density of University Grants Commission (UGC) to
1102 persons per sq. km. strengthen research culture and innovation in
colleges and Universities and to boost research
2. Kerala has the highest literacy rate of
culture in India?
93.91%.
(a) STRIDE
3. Tamil Nadu has the highest sex ratio of 1084
females per 1000 males. (b) EQUIP
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are Which of the given above species are‘Endangered
correct? Species’ by IUCN?
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81. Consider the following pairs: 84. Consider the following statements about ‘Cotton’:
Tiger Reserve State 1. Cotton requires high temperature and light
1. Buxa Tiger Reserve West Bengal rainfall.
2. Kamlang Tiger Reserve Assam 2. It requires 210 frost free days and bright
sunshine for its growth.
3. Mukandra Hills Tiger Himachal Pradesh
3. Gujarat is the largest producer of cotton and
Reserve hence has highest number of cotton mills in
4. Orang Tiger Reserve Arunachal Pradesh the country.
Which of the given above pairs are correctly Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
matched? (a) 1 only
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only (c) 3 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 85. Consider the following crops:
82. Consider the following statements: 1. Paddy
1. PDS is a programme which provides only food 2. Jowar
grains at subsidised prices to BPL population 3. Arhar
in rural and urban areas. 4. Maize
2. Food corporation of India procures food 5. Rapeseed
grains from the farmers at the government 6. Sugarcane
announced MSP. Government of India announces Minimum Support
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are Price for which of the given above crops?
INCORRECT? (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
(a) 1 only (b) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
(b) 2 only (c) 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 86. Consider the following pairs:
83. With reference to ‘Utkarsh 2022’, recently seen National Waterway River
in news, consider the following statements: 1. National Waterway 1 Ganga river between
Allahabad and Haldia
1. It is a three year road map to improve
regulation and supervision of Reserve Bank 2. National Waterway 2 West Coast Canal in
of India. Kerala
2. The roadmap is prepared based on the 3. National Waterway 3 Brahmaputra river
between Sadiya and
recommendations of internal committee
Dhubri
headed by Viral Acharya.
Which of the given above pairs are correctly
Which of the given above statement(s) is/ are correct?
matched?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3
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87. Which of the following correctly describes about 90. Which of the following countries does not borders
‘Hayabusa2’ which was recently in news? Black Sea?
(a) It is an asteroid sample-return mission (a) Romania
operated by the Japanese space agency.
(b) Turkey
(b) It is an unmanned nuclear powered drone
(c) Albania
launched by NASA.
(d) Ukraine
(c) It is an Israeli anti-tank Spike missile.
(d) It is a five year road map prepared by Europe 91. Consider the following statements about the
regarding guarding of its international borders. ‘Brahmaputra River’:
88. Arrange the following seas from South to North: 1. Brahmaputra river has a feature of depositing
silt on its bed which causes rise in the riverbed.
1. North Sea
2. It has a fixed course and does not change its
2. Black Sea
channel through its course from Tibet to
3. Baltic Sea
Bangladesh.
4. Mediterranean Sea
3. It is comparatively smaller than Indus River.
Select the correct answer from the codes given
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
below:
correct?
(a) 1 – 2 – 3-– 4
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 – 1 – 4 – 3
(b) 3 only
(c) 4 – 2 – 3 – 1
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 4 – 2–1 – 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
89. Identify the type of vegetation based on the
following characteristics: 92. Recently, WHO declared ‘Sri Lanka’ a measles
1. It is found in the higher latitudes of Northern free country. With reference to this, which of the
Hemisphere and also in the higher altitudes. following statement(s) is/are correct?
2. They are tall, softwood evergreen trees. 1. Sri Lanka became the fifth country in South-
east Asia region to eliminate measles.
3. The woods of these forests are very useful
for making pulp which is used in paper and 2. Measles is a highly contagious bacterial
newsprint. disease.
4. Chir, Pine, Cedar etc are important varieties 3. Measles is targeted for elimination by 2020
of trees. under the Global Vaccine Action Plan.
Select the correct answer from the codes given Select the correct answer using the codes given
below: below:
(a) Tropical Deciduous Forests (a) 1 and 3 only
(b) Mediterranean Forests (b) 3 only
(c) Temperate Deciduous Forests (c) 1 and 2 only
(d) Temperate Coniferous Forests (d) 1, 2 and 3
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93. Which of the following are types of condensation? 96. Consider the following ocean currents:
1. Rain 1. Kuroshio Current
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only 97. With reference to ‘Solar System’, consider the
following statements:
(d) 1 and 5 only
1. Sun is the source of all the energy that includes
94. Consider the following statements with respect to heat and light for the entire solar system.
‘Water Vapour’ in atmosphere: 2. Jupiter is the largest of all planets and
1. Lower parts of the atmosphere contains water Mercury is the smallest planet.
vapour which comes from the evaporation of 3. All the planets revolve around the sun in
oceans, lakes and streams. counter clockwise in elliptical paths.
2. It is the most variable gas in the atmosphere. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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99. Which of the following animals can be found in 100. With reference to ‘Himalayan’ and ‘Peninsular
‘Tropical Deciduous Forests’? rivers’, consider the following statements:
1. Tiger 1. Himalayan rivers are seasonal and most of
2. Langoor the peninsular rivers are perennial.
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