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1. Consider the following statements about 4. Consider the following statements:
‘Atmosphere’:
1. Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.
1. The thickness of troposphere is maximum at
2. Asthenosphere is the source of magma but
the Equator.
has a higher density than crust.
2. The temperature decreases constantly in all
the layers of atmosphere. 3. The density of core is the highest as it is mostly
3. Ozone is found in the stratosphere layer of constituted by nickel and iron.
the atmosphere. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Which of the given above statement(s) is/are correct? (a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 3 only (b) 3 only
(b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
5. Which of the following indicators are taken into
2. Consider the following rivers: consideration while calculating ‘Multi-dimensional
1. Tapi Poverty Index (MPI)’?
2. Narmada 1. Years of Schooling
3. Mahi
2. Assets
4. Periyar
3. Child Mortality
5. Mahanadi
4. Sanitation
6. Indus
5. Electricity
Which of the given above rivers discharge their
water into ‘Arabian Sea’? Select the correct answer from the codes given
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only below:
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 only (a) 3, 4 and 5 only
(c) 1, 2 and 6 only (b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (c) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
3. Consider the following pairs in the context of (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
‘Koeppen’s Climate Classification’:
6. With reference to ‘Coriolis Force’, consider the
List I List II following statements:
(Type of Climate) (Regions)
1. It is directly proportional to the angle of
1. Aw – Tropical savannah Peninsular plateaus
latitude.
2. As – Monsoon with dry Coromandel coast
2. It deflects the wind to the right and left
summer of Tamil Nadu
direction in the northern and the southern
3. Bwhw – Semi-arid steppe Extreme western hemisphere respectively.
climate Rajasthan
Which of the given above statement(s) is/are
Which of the given above pair(s) is/are correctly
correct?
matched?
(a) 1 only (a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only
(c) 3 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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7. ‘A situation when there is a prolonged period of 10. Consider the following factors:
inadequate rainfall marked with maldistribution of 1. Angle of inclination of sun’s rays
the same over time and space.’ 2. Distance between the Sun and the Earth
The above statement refers to which of the 3. Rotation of the Earth on its own axis.
following drought? Which of the given above factors affect the
(a) Agricultural Drought ‘Insolation of Earth’?
(b) Hydrological Drought (a) 1 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Ecological Drought
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) Meteorological Drought
(d) 1 and 2 only
8. Consider the following regions of India:
11. Identify the‘Operation’ based on the following
1. Saline expanses of Rajasthan and Gujarat descriptions:
2. Freshwater marshes of the Gangetic Plain 1. This operation is conducted by Delhi Police.
3. Lakes and rivers of the montane region of 2. Under this operation, trafficked and
Kashmir and Ladakh kidnapped person is rescued by Anti-Human
Trafficking Unit.
4. Floodplains of the Brahmaputra
3. Rescued children are counselled and given
Which of the given above regions are included in requisite medical attention.
the categories of ‘Wetlands’?
Select the correct answer using the codes given
(a) 2, 3 and 4 only below:
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only (a) Operation Milap
(c) 1 and 3 only (b) Operation Muskaan

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (c) Operation Life

(d) Operation Prabal
9. Which of the following types of healthcare facilities
have been identified for the implementation of 12. Consider the following pairs:
‘LaQshya’ program which was recently seen in List I List II
news? (Terminology) (Description)
1. Government Colleges and Hospital 1. Albedo Reflected amount of
radiation from the Earth
2. District Hospitals and equivalent health
2. Lapse Rate Rate of decrease of
facilities
temperature with height
3. Designated Private Hospitals in desert and
3. Isotherm The lines joining the places
hilly areas of equal temperature.
Select the correct answer from the codes given Which of the given above pair(s) is/are correctly
below: matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 3 only

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13. Consider the following statements: 17. ‘Bardoli Chheerha’ refers to which of the following?
1. Transhumance is a seasonal movement of
(a) A local storm of hot whether season in Assam.
livestock between fixed summer and winter
pastures. (b) A blood oozing tree of Assam which recently
2. Gujjars and Bakarwals are transhumance of got discovered.
Himalayan Regions.
(c) A type of pesticide useful for blooming of
Which of the given above statement(s) is/are coffee flowers in Assam.
correct?
(a) 1 only (d) A type of newly discovered species of
Butterfly in Assam.
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 18. Which of the following could be the possible
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 reasons for ‘Tamil Nadu’ remaining dry during
14. Consider the following activities: monsoon season?
1. Fisheries and Forestry 1. It is situated parallel to the Bay of Bengal
2. Hunting and Gathering branch of southwest monsoon.
3. Mining and Quarrying 2. It lies in the rain shadow area of the Arabian
Which of the given above activities falls under the Sea branch of the south-west monsoon.
category of ‘Primary Activity’?
Select the correct answer using the codes given
(a) 1 and 2 only
below:
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (a) 1 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 only
15. Which of the following state has become the first
(c) Both 1 and 2
state in India to have a ‘State Water Policy’?
(a) Meghalaya (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) Andhra Pradesh 19. Consider the following ‘Oceanic Currents’:
(c) Karnataka
1. Brazilian Current
(d) Telangana
2. Agulhas Current
16. Consider the following ‘volcanic landforms’:
1. Batholiths 3. Canary Current
2. Lacoliths 4. Benguela Current
3. Lopolith
Which of the given above are the ‘Cold Currents’
4. Sills
of Atlantic Ocean?
Which of the given above are examples of ‘Intrusive
Volcanic Landforms’? (a) 2 and 4 only
(a) 1 and 4 only (b) 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4 only

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20. With reference to the characteristics of ‘Wave’, 23. Identify the ‘mineral’ based on the following
consider the following pairs: description:
List I List II 1. It is an ore used in the manufacturing of
(Terminology) (Characteristics) aluminium.
2. It is found mainly in tertiary deposits and is
1. Crest and Trough Highest and lowest point
associated with the laterite rocks.
of wave respectively
3. Odisha is the largest producer of this mineral.
2. Wavelength Horizontal distance Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
between two successive (a) Copper
crests
(b) Mica
3. Wave period Time interval between two (c) Bauxite
successive wave crests or (d) Graphite
troughs
24. Consider the following committees:
Which of the given above pair(s) is/are correctly 1. Tarkunde Committee
matched? 2. Dinesh Goswami Committee
(a) 1 only 3. Indrajit Gupta Committee
(b) 2 and 3 only Which of the given above committees is/are related
to ‘Electoral Reforms’?
(c) 1 and 3 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 only
21. Consider the following rivers: (c) 1, 2 and 3
1. Lohit (d) None of the above
2. Barak 25. Shola forests belongs to which of the following
region?
3. Subansiri
(a) Eastern Himalayas
Which of the given above rivers flows through
(b) Nilgiri Hills forests
‘Arunachal Pradesh’?
(c) Western Himalayas
(a) 1 and 2 only (d) Dry forests of Rajasthan
(b) 2 and 3 only 26. Consider the following statements about the Inter-
(c) 1 and 3 only Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ):
1. It is a high pressure zone located at the
(d) 1, 2 and 3
equator.
22. ‘Calicos’ and’ Chintz’ refers to which of the 2. Itis also called the monsoon trough as it
following? encourages the development of thermal low
(a) Varieties of Coffee produced in north-eastern over north and northwest India.
part of the country. Which of the given above statement(s) is/are
(b) Fine variety of cotton cloth of the country. correct regarding the ITCZ?
(a) 1 only
(c) Species of Butterfly, that recently became
state butterfly of Tamil Nadu. (b) 2 only

(d) State turmeric of Telangana that recently got (c) Both 1 and 2
GI tag. (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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27. Consider the following statements about the 30. Consider the following pairs:
‘Earthquake Waves’: List I List II
1. Both P and S waves travel through gaseous,
(Type of Forest) (Species)
liquid and solid materials.
1. Tropical Evergreen Forest Rosewood
2. Body waves are generated due to the release
of energy at the focus. 2. Tropical Deciduous Forest Tendu
3. Surface waves are generated due to 3. Tropical Thorn Forest Neem
interaction of the body waves with the surface Which of the given above pair(s) is/are correctly
rocks. matched?
Which of the given above statement(s) is/are correct? (a) 1 only
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only 31. Identify the river based on the following
28. Identify the ‘crop’ based on following descriptions: descriptions:
1. It is sown in hot and dry climatic conditions 1. It is the largest peninsular river in India and
in north-western and western parts of the also known as Dakshin Ganga.
country.
2. It rises in the Nasik district of Maharashtra
2. It can resist frequent dry spells and drought. and discharges its water into the Bay of
3. Maharashtra is the leading producer of this Bengal.
crop. 3. Indravati and Pranhita are the important
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: tributaries’ of this river.
(a) Bajra Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(b) Rubber (a) Narmada
(c) Gram (b) Cauvery
(d) Rice
(c) Krishna
29. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct
(d) Godavari
about ‘Plan Bee’?
32. Consider the following pairs:
1. It is an initiative launched by the Indian
Railways. List I (Passes) List II (States)
2. It is an amplifying system to imitate the buzz 1. Zoji La Jammu and Kashmir
of honey bees to keep wild elephants away 2. Photu/Fotu La Sikkim
from tracks.
3. Khardung La Arunachal Pradesh
3. This plan has brought down the number of
Which of the given above pair(s) is/are correctly
casualties of elephants.
matched?
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 3 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 only
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 3 only

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33. With reference to the ‘Spike Missiles’, recently in 36. With reference to the various crops and leading
news, consider the following statements: producer states, consider the following pairs:
1. It is an indigenous missile developed by List I (Crops) List II (States)
DRDO.
1. Maize Karnataka
2. It have automatic self-guidance system.
3. It can be placed in both mountains and plains. 2. Jowar Maharashtra
Which of the given above statement(s) is/are correct? 3. Arhar (Tur) Uttar Pradesh
(a) 1 and 2 only Which of the given above pairs are correctly
(b) 2 and 3 only matched?
(c) 3 only (a) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
34. Consider the following statements about the
‘Western Cyclonic Disturbances’: (c) 2 and 3 only
1. These winds enter the Indian sub-continent (d) 1, 2 and 3
in summer months. 37. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct
2. They originate over the Mediterranean Sea regarding the ‘Tropical and Extra-Tropical
and are brought to India by westerly jet Cyclones’?
stream.
1. The extra-tropical cyclones have a clear
3. An increase in the prevailing night temperature
frontal system which is not present in the
generally indicates an advance in the arrival
tropical cyclones.
of these cyclones disturbances.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? 2. Both tropical and extra-tropical cyclones can
(a) 1 and 2 only originate over land and sea.

(b) 2 and 3 only 3. The extra tropical cyclones move from west
(c) 3 only to east, whereas tropical cyclones move from
(d) 1 only east to west.

35. Consider the following statements about the alluvial Select the correct answer from the codesgiven
deposits of the Northern Plains: below:
1. Bhabar is a narrow belt parallel to the Shiwalik (a) 1 and 2 only
foothills where streams and rivers disappear.
(b) 1 and 3 only
2. Tarai is the marshy and swampy region to the
north of Bhabar. (c) 1 only

3. Bhangar and Khadar plains have (d) 2 only

characteristic features of mature stage of fluvial 38. Which of the following is the correct ascending
erosional and depositional landforms. order of water bodies according to salinity?
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) Bay of Bengal, Arabian sea, Dead Sea
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Dead Sea
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only (c) Dead Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Dead Sea, Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea

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39. Which of the following landforms are indicative of 42. With reference to ‘Oceanic Plates’, consider the
the ‘Youthful’ stage of a river? following pairs:
1. Gorges List I (Name) List II (Location)
1. Cocos Plate Between Central America
2. V-shaped valleys
and Pacific Plate
3. Rapids 2. Nazca Plate Between North America
4. Waterfalls and Pacific Plate
3. Philippine Plate Between Asiatic and
5. Braided channels
Pacific Plate
6. Meanders Which of the given above pair(s) is/are correctly
Select the correct answer from the codes given below: matched?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only (a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 4, 5 and 6 only 43. Which of the following State is known as ‘Molassis
40. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct Basin’?
about the‘Kharchi Festival’? (a) Bihar
1. It is a popular festival of West Bengal. (b) Nagaland
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
2. The festival is associated with the indigenous
(d) Mizoram
tribal deities and has been influenced by
44. Consider the following statements about
Brahmanical Hindus.
‘UNESCO’s World Heritage Site’:
Select the correct answer from the codes given below 1. There are 38 World Heritage sites in India
(a) 1 only either marked as cultural sites or natural sites.
(b) 2 only 2. Jaipur has recently been added to the
UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
(c) Both 1 and 2
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1 only
41. Consider the following statements about the ‘Indus (b) 2 only
River’: (c) Both 1 and 2
1. Jhelum is the largest tributary of Indus River. (d) Neither 1 nor 2
45. Consider the following crops:
2. Sutlej is an antecedent river and feeds the
canal system of the Bhakra Nangal Project. 1. Gram
2. Cotton
3. Beas river flows through the Kullu valley and
3. Mustard
form gorges in the Dhauladhar range.
4. Ragi
Which of the given above statement(s) is/are correct? 5. Barley
(a) 2 only Which of the given above crops are ‘Rabi Crops’?
(b) 3 only (a) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (b) 1, 3 and 5 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only

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46. ‘Truck Farming’ refers to which of the following? 50. With reference to ‘Earthquake’, consider the
(a) Plantation of ornamental flowers for following statements:
commercial purpose. 1. Richter Scale measures the magnitude of an
(b) Growing one or more vegetable crops on a Earthquake.
large scale for shipment to distant markets.
2. Mercalli Scale measures the intensity of Earth
(c) Plantation of medicinal plant in a truck
by taking into account the visible damage
especially in hilly areas.
caused by an Earthquake.
(d) Plantation and transportation of shrub from
landscape to mountainous areas. Which of the given above statement(s) is/are
correct?
47. With reference to ‘Humidity’, consider the
following statements: (a) 1 only
1. Relative Humidity is the actual amount of (b) 2 only
water vapour present in the air.
(c) Both 1 and 2
2. Both absolute and relative humidity differs
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
from place to place with the change in
temperature. 51. Which of the following affect the formation of
Which of the given above statement(s) is/are correct? ‘Gyres’ in Oceans?
(a) 1 only 1. Earth’s landmass
(b) 2 only 2. Coriolis Effect
(c) Both 1 and 2 3. Planetary Winds
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Select the correct answer from the codes given
48. ‘National Youth Corps’ recently seen in news, is below:
related to which of the following?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan
(b) 1 and 3 only
(b) National Sports Development Fund
(c) Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) Khelo India Campaign (d) 1, 2 and 3
49. Consider the following statements: 52. Identify the climatic type from the description
1. The flow of water through well-defined below:
channels is known as drainage. ‘This type of climate exists between the Tropic of
2. A river drains the water collected from a Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. The sun is
specific area which is called its catchment area. overhead throughout the year and there is presence
3. The boundary line separating one drainage of Inter-Tropical Convergence zone. Annual range
basin from the other is known as the of temperature is very low and annual rainfall is
watershed. high.’
Which of the given above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) Warm Temperate Climate
(a) 1 only
(b) Sub-tropical Steppe
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) Tropical Humid Climate
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) Mediterranean Climate
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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53. ‘Gafa tax’, a tax imposed on digital giants like 56. The Himalayas are demarcated on the basis of
Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook, is regions from West to East. In this context, which
introduced by which country? of the following is not one of the divisions?
(a) Germany (a) The Punjab Himalayas lying between Indus
and Sutlej rivers.
(b) France
(b) The Himachal Himalayas lying between Sutlej
(c) USA and Kali rivers.
(d) India (c) The Nepal Himalayas lying between Kali and
Tista rivers.
54. Which of the following are correctly matched?
(d) The Assam Himalayas lying between Tista and
List I List II Dihang rivers.
(Composition (Characteristics) 57. Consider the following statements:
of Atmosphere)
1. The Aravalis flank the northern broad base
1. Carbon Dioxide A. Greenhouse gas of the Deccan Plateau.
2. Water vapour B. Acts as hygroscopic 2. The Garo, the Khasi and the Jaintia hills arean
nuclei extension of the Eastern Himalayas.
3. Nitrogen C. Highest percentage in 3. The eastern coastal plains are divided into the
Northern Circars and the Coromandel Coast.
the composition among
gases Which of the given above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
4. Dust Particles D. Acts as blanket
(b) 3 only
maintaining balanced
(c) 1 and 3 only
temperature of earth
(d) 2 and 3 only
Select the correct answer from the codes given
58. Which of the following correctly describes about
below:
‘Ryugu’, recently seen in news?
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) A primitive carbonaceous near-Earth
(b) 1 and 3 only asteroid.
(c) 1, 2, 3and 4 (b) A super earth planet which is discovered by
NASA.
(d) 2 and 4 only
(c) India’s second space mission to moon.
55. Consider the following statements about (d) A powerful X-Ray space telescope
‘Geothermal Energy’: 59. Consider the following statements:
1. Geothermal energy can be derived by the 1. Industries using weight-losing raw materials
tapping of energy from magma and hot and perishable raw materials are generally
springs & geysers. located near the source of raw material.
2. It is a conventional source of energy. 2. Heavy machine, machine tools and heavy
chemicals are located near the high demand
3. One of the sources of geothermal energy is areas as these are market orientated.
available at Mankaran in Himachal Paradesh.
3. Petroleum refineries are always located near
Which of the given above statements are correct? the source of the raw material.
(a) 1 and 3 only Which of the given above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2 only

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60. Condensation can take place under which of the 63. Consider the following:
following conditions?
List-I List-II
1. When the temperature of air is reduced to (Steel Plant) (Collaboration
dew point with its volume remaining constant.
with)
2. When both the volume and the temperature
1. Rourkela Steel Plant A. Russia
are reduced.
2. Bhilai Steel Plant B. Germany
3. When moisture is added to the air through
evaporation. 3. Durgapur Steel Plant C. United Kingdom
Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Which of the above pair(s) is/are correctly
(a) 1 and 2 only matched?

(b) 1 only (a) 1 only

(c) 2 and 3 only (b) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 only

61. With reference to the ‘Sugar Industry’, consider (d) 2 and 3 only
the following statements: 64. Identify the soil from the characteristics/features
1. It is an agro-based industry. mentioned below:
2. India is the largest producer of both 1. It is known as regur soil.
sugarcane and cane sugar. 2. They swell and become sticky when wet.
3. Maharashtra has emerged as a leading sugar 3. During dry season, they develop wide cracks.
producer in the country.
4. They are found in Maharashtra, Gujarat,
Which of the given above statement(s)is/are correct? Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
(a) 1 only Select the correct answer using the code given below
(b) 1 and 2 only
(a) Alluvial Soil
(c) 2 and 3 only
(b) Black Soil
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Laterite Soil
62. Which of the following statements are correct
(d) Red Soil
about‘Chandrayaan 2’?
65. Consider the following statements:
1. Its primary objective is to demonstrate the
ability to soft-land on the lunar surface. 1. Shadow zone is the area where earthquake
waves are not reported in the seismograph.
2. The landing site is in the Moon’s South Polar
Region. 2. The shadow zone of S-waves is much larger
than that of P-waves.
3. It was launched from Abdul KalamIs land.
Select the correct answer using the code given below Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only (a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only (c) Both 1 and 2

(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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66. Consider the following statements with reference 69. Consider the following statements with reference
to the 'Vertical Distribution of Ocean Temperature': to the 'Laterite Soil':
1. These soils develop in areas with high
1. The temperature structure of oceans over
temperature and low rainfall.
middle and low latitudes can be described as
2. These are the result of intense leaching due
a three-layer system from surface to the
to tropical rains.
bottom.
3. Application of manures and fertilizers are
2. In the Arctic and Antarctic latitudes, only one required for making the soils fertile for
layer of cold water exists. cultivation.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? 4. Red Laterite Soils are more suitable for tree
crops like cashewnut.
(a) 1 only Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(b) 2 only (a) 4 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
67. In which of the given below state, India-based 70. Which among the following statement(s) is/are
Neutrino Observatory is proposed to be set up? correct with reference to vertical distribution of
salinity?
(a) Tamil Nadu
1. Salinity at the depth of the sea is fixed but it
(b) Kerala varies at the surface.
(c) Uttarakhand 2. The higher salinity water rests above the lower
salinity water.
(d) Sikkim Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
68. With reference to ‘Division of Ocean floors’, (a) 1 only
consider the following statements: (b) 2 only
1. Continental shelf is the shallowest part of the (c) Both 1 and 2
ocean consisting of shallow seas and gulfs. (d) Neither 1 nor 2
71. Read the following statements carefully and choose
2. Deep sea plains are gently sloping areas of
the right answer from the codes given below:
the ocean basins and are the flattest and
1. Dust particles are concentrated in the lower
smoothest regions of the world.
layers of atmosphere.
3. Trenches are the steep sided, narrow basins 2. The higher concentration of dust particles is
and are the deepest parts of the ocean. found in the equatorial and polar regions as
compared to subtropical and temperate
Which of the statements given above are correct?
regions.
(a) 1 and 2 only Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(b) 1 and 3 only (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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72. Consider the following: 75. Identify the following ranges numbered as 1, 2, 3, 4:
List-I List-II
(Biosphere Reserve) (States)
1. Nanda Devi A. Uttarakhand
2. Nilgiri B. Tamil Nadu and
Kerala
3. Pachmarhi C. Madhya Pradesh
4. Seshachalam D. Karnataka
Which of the above pair is/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
73. Read the following statements carefully and choose
the right answer by using the codes given below: Which of the given option is correct?
1. The Arabian Sea Drainage and Bay of Bengal
(a) 1 – Karakoram Range, 2 – Ladakh Range,
Drainage are separated from each other
through Delhi Ridge, the Aravallis and 3 – Zaskar Range, 4 – Pir Panjal Range
Sahyadris. (b) 1 – Karakoram Range, 2 – Zaskar Range, 3
2. Major River Basins are those which have – Ladakh Range, 4 – Pir Panjal Range
catchment area of more than 20,000 square
kilometers. (c) 1 – Karakoram Range, 2 – Ladakh Range,
3. Narmada, Tapi and Barak rivers are classified 3 – Pir Panjal Range, 4 – Zaskar Range
as Medium River Basins.
(d) 1 – Ladakh Range, 2 – Zaskar Range, 3 –
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Dhauladhar Range, 4 – Pir Panjal Range
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only 76. Consider the following statements with reference
(c) 2 and 3 only to the 'Coriolis Force':
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1. Corioilis Force would be absent if the Earth
74. Consider the following statements with reference
stops rotating.
to the 'Ocean Currents':
1. The warm ocean currents originate near the 2. Coriolis force is maximum at the equator and
equator and move towards the poles. minimum at the poles.
2. The cold currents carry water from the polar
or higher latitudes to tropical or lower 3. Absence of coriolis force would not result in
latitudes. the formation of a tropical cyclone.
3. The cold currents are usually found on the Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
west coast of the continents in the low and
middle latitudes. (a) 1 only
Which of the above statements are correct?
(b) 3 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only (c) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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77. Which among the following are weight-losing 80. Consider the following countries:
rawmaterial? 1. Turkey
1. Sugarcane 2. Egypt
2. Iron ore
3. Iraq
3. Manganese
4. Tunisia
4. Cotton
Which of the given above countries surrounds the
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: ‘Mediterranean Sea’?
(a) 1 and 4 only (a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only (c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
78. Consider the following statements:
81. With reference to ‘latitudinal variation in the net
1. Insolation is the energy received by the earth’s radiation of earth’, consider the following
surface in short wavelengths. statements:
2. Terrestrial radiation is the process in which 1. There is a surplus of net radiation balance
the energy in long wave form heats up the between 40 degrees north and south.
atmosphere from below.
2. There is deficit of radiation near the poles.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
3. The surplus heat energy is redistributed from
(a) 1 only the tropics towards the pole.
(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) 1 and 3 only
79. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct
(c) 2 and 3 only
about the ‘Ashok Chakra’?
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1. It is the highest peace time military decoration
awarded for valor, courageous action on self- 82. Arrange the following tributaries of Yamuna from
sacrifice. west to east:
2. The decoration may be awarded to military 1. Sind
personnel as well as civilian personnel. 2. Chambal
3. The persons eligible are Officers and men and 3. Ken
women of all ranks of the Army, Navy and
4. Betwa
Air Force, members of Police Forces including
Central Para-Military Forces. Choose the right answer by using the codes given
below:
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1 - 2 - 4 - 3
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 - 1 - 2 - 4

(c) 2 and 3 only (c) 2 - 1 - 4 - 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2 - 1 - 3 - 4

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83. Consider the following forces: 85. Consider the following biosphere reserves:

1. Gravitational pull of Moon 1. Agasthyamalai Reserve

2. Nanda Devi Reserve
2. Gravitational pull of Sun
3. Great Nicobar Reserve
3. Centrifugal Force 4. Manas Reserve
4. Coriolis Force 5. Kangchendzonga Reserve
Which of the given above forces are responsible Which among the following has been included in
for the occurence of tides? the World Network of Biosphere Reserves?

(a) 1 and 2 only (a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(c) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
86. Consider the following pairs:
84. Identify the hills of the North-East:
List-I List-II
(Places) (Minerals)
1. Bailadila range in Bastar Iron ore
2. Khetri Mines Manganese
3. Koderma Gaya- Hazaribagh belt Mica
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
87. Which of the following correctly describes about
‘Operation Sudarshan’ recently seen in news?
(a) An initiative by the Rajasthan government to
Which of the given option is correct?
maintain the archaeological monuments.
(a) 1 – Mishmi Hills, 2 – Dafla Hills, 3 – Mikir (b) An all-India drive to crackdown the selling
Hills, 4 – Jaintia Hills of unauthorised packaged drinking water
(b) 1 – Dafla Hills, 2 – Mishmi Hills, 3 – Mikir started by Indian Railways.
Hills, 4 – Jaintia Hills (c) A mega exercise launched by Border Security
(c) 1 – Mishmi Hills, 2 – Mikir Hills, 3 – Dafla Force to fortify anti-filtration grid along the
Hills, 4 – Khasi Hills Pakistan border.

(d) 1 – Mishmi Hills, 2 – Barail Range, 3 – Dafla (d) Series of military exercises undertaken
Hills, 4 – Jaintia Hills between India and Nepal.

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88. Read the following statements carefully and choose 92. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct
the right answer from the codes given below: about ‘Ganges River Dolphin’?
1. Taiga type of vegetation consists of lichens,
1. It is the state animal of Bihar.
mosses and stunted trees.
2. Tundra type of vegetation consists of pine, 2. Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is the
spruce and fir. only dolphin sanctuary inthe country.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (b) 2 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Both 1 and 2
89. Which of the following is likely to take place when
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
warm and cold currents meet?
1. Planktons are found in such regions. 93. Consider the following statements:
2. It produces very thick fog. 1. All celestial bodies have their own heat and
3. It becomes harmful for fishing industry. light.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
2. Sun is a star which has its own heat and light.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only 3. All the planets of the solar system revolve
(c) 2 and 3 only around the Sun in the same direction.
(d) 1, 2 and 3 Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
90. Consider the following statements:
(a) 2 only
1. One set of lines drawn in between the two
poles in an East-West direction are called the (b) 1 and 3 only
Parallels of Latitude. (c) 2 and 3 only
2. Other set of lines drawn joining the North and
South poles are called the Meridians of (d) 1, 2 and 3
Longitude. 94. Read the following statements carefully and choose
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? the right answer by using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
1. The Meridians of Longitude are the imaginary
(b) 2 only
semi-circles running from pole to pole.
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 2. All meridians are of equal length.
91. Consider the following list: 3. The distance between two longitudes remains
List-I (Ghats) List-II (Place) same from the equator to the poles.
1. Bhor Ghat Links Nasik to Mumbai 4. The equator is the largest possible circle which
2. Pal Ghat Links Cochi to Chennai can be drawn around the earth.
3. Thal Ghat Links Mumbai to Pune
Which of the above statements are correct?
Which of the above pair(s) is/are correctly
matched? (a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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95. Read the following statements carefully and choose 98. Read the following statements carefully and choose
the right answer by using the codes given below: the right answer by using the codes given below:
1. The mid-day sun is exactly over head at least 1. A tectonic plate is composed of both
once a year on all latitudes in between the continental and oceanic crust.
Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
2. Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a good example of the
2. Areas lying between the Arctic Circle and the
convergent plate boundary.
North Pole in the Northern Hemisphere and
the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole in the 3. The location where sinking of a plate occurs
Southern Hemisphere is called Frigid Zone. is called a Sub-duction Zone.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 only (a) 1 and 2 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
96. Consider the following statements with reference 99. ‘M-sand’ and ‘bajri’, recently in news, are related
to 'Andaman and Nicobar Islands': to:
1. These two island pair is separated by Ten
(a) Different vaccines planning to be used for
Degree Channel.
eradicating Tuberculosis
2. These islands receive convectional rainfall.
(b) Types of folk music which have been
3. They have equatorial type of vegetation. recognition in the state of Assam
Which of the above statements are correct?
(c) Types of food which are declared as
(a) 1 and 2 only Geographical Indicators
(b) 1 and 3 only (d) Types of sand on which Rajasthan
(c) 2 and 3 only government is formulating a policy
(d) 1, 2 and 3 100. With reference to ‘Sub-tropical Westerly Jet
97. With reference to the most abundantly used fossil streams’, consider the following statements:
fuel ‘Coal’, consider the following statements: 1. These are narrow belt of high altitude westerly
1. Bituminous coal is the highest quality hard coal. winds in the stratosphere.
2. Anthracite is the most popular coal in 2. These are located over 27 - 30 degrees
commercial purposes. North latitude.
3. Lignite is a low grade brown coal which is 3. These blow north of Himalayas all throughout
soft with high moisture content.
the year except in summer.
4. Peat has low carbon content and low heating
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
capacity.
correct?
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only

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