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Vision IAS Prelims 2020 Test 3 Questions PDF
Vision IAS Prelims 2020 Test 3 Questions PDF
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26. In the context of the formation of soil 29. Consider the following statements with
33. Which of the following statements is/are 36. Consider the following statements regarding
differences between Richter and Mercalli
correct with reference to Karst topography?
Scale:
1. It is a result of the action of groundwater 1. While the Richter Scale is used for
through the processes of solution and measuring the intensity of an
earthquake, the Mercalli Scale is used
deposition.
for measuring the magnitude of an
2. It is a dominant feature of the limestone earthquake.
regions. 2. While the Richter Scale has no upper
Select the correct answer using the code limit for measurement, there is a limit
for the Mercalli Scale.
given below.
Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 1 only correct?
(b) 2 only (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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37. Which of the following phenomena explain 40. Consider the following mountain ranges:
the hypothesis of seafloor spreading?
1. Zaskar range
1. Similar magnetic properties of rocks
equidistant on either side of the crest of 2. Ladakh range
the mid-oceanic ridges 3. Pir Panjal range
2. Younger age of oceanic crust rocks as
4. Karakoram range
compared to continental rocks
3. The occurrence of shallow-foci Arrange the above ranges from North to
earthquakes along mid-oceanic ridges South.
Select the correct answer using the code
(a) 1-2-3-4
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1-3-2-4
(b) 2 and 3 only (c) 4-2-3-1
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 4-2-1-3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
38. With reference to differential heating of land 41. The Big Splat event is associated with the
and water, consider the following formation of:
statements:
1. As compared to land, water heats up or (a) Moon
cools down slowly. (b) Sun
2. Differential heating of land and sea is
(c) Planets
responsible for the reversal in the
direction of monsoon winds. (d) Earth's atmosphere
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? 42. Consider the following pairs of layers of
(a) 1 only
earth and their composition :
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 Layer Composition
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. Continental Crust : Silicon and Iron
2. Lapolith northwards.
2. It transports warm, tropical water
3. Sills
northwards towards the Polar region.
4. Dykes
3. It is a part of North Pacific Ocean gyre.
Select the correct answer using the code
Which of the statements given above is/are
given below.
correct?
(a) 1 only (a) 2 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3
44. Consider the following countries sharing a 47. Consider the following statements:
land boundary with India: 1. In India, the Chhota Nagpur Plateau is
1. Bangladesh spread over two states only.
2. The Eastern Ghats are spread over three
2. China
states only.
3. Pakistan
Which of the statements given above is/are
Arrange the above in the decreasing order
correct?
of land boundary with India?
(a) 1 only
(a) Bangladesh>China>Pakistan (b) 2 only
(b) Bangladesh>Pakistan>China (c) Both 1 and 2
(c) China>Bangladesh>Pakistan (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Pakistan>China>Bangladesh
48. Consider the following statements:
45. Consider the following statements regarding 1. The lowermost layers of the atmosphere
western coastal plains: are heated primarily by the process of
1. The western coastal plains are narrow in conduction.
the middle and get broader towards the 2. The process of convective transfer of
energy is mainly confined to the
north and south.
troposphere.
2. The rivers flowing through
3. The process of advection is responsible
western coastal plains do not form any
for diurnal variations in daily weather in
delta.
the middle latitudes.
Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? correct?
(a) 1 only (a) 2 only
(b) 2 only (b) 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3
51. Consider the following statements regarding 54. A geographic region has the following
the Nebular Hypothesis: distinct characteristics:
1. According to the hypothesis, the planets 1. No distinct winter season and uniform
were formed out of a cloud of materials temperature range throughout the year.
associated with a slowly rotating 2. Cloudiness and heavy precipitation with
youthful Sun. high levels of humidity throughout the
2. It helps in explaining the origin of the year.
solar system. 3. Mahogany and Ebony trees are
3. The major contributors to this theory important vegetation.
include Immanuel Kant and Laplace. The above features are distinct
Which of the statements given above are characteristics of which of the following
correct? regions?
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) Mediterranean region
(b) 1 and 3 only (b) Central Asian region
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) Equatorial region
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Atlantic Coast of North America
62. Vagaries in the Indian monsoon can lead to 65. Consider the following statements regarding
which of the following? the Jhelum river valley:
1. Soil erosion 1. Srinagar lies on the banks of Jhelum
2. Floods river.
3. Damage to winter crops. 2. Meandering is one of the main features
Select the correct answer using the code of the Jhelum river.
given below. Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 1 and 2 only correct?
(b) 2 and 3 only (a) 1 only
(c) 2 only (b) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
63. Consider the following pairs:
Ocean relief Characteristics 66. With reference to the Easterly Jet Streams,
which of the following statements is/are
1. Guyot : Flat-topped
correct?
seamounts
1. The easterly jet stream is responsible for
2. Mid Oceanic : Chains of mountains
bringing the tropical depressions into
Ridges at the sea-bottom
India.
3. Trenches : Narrow and steep- 2. The easterly jet stream shifts southward
sided depressions during the southwest monsoon period.
Which of the pairs given above are correctly Select the correct answer using the code
matched? given below.
(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
given below.
80. With reference to alluvial soils in India,
(a) 1 and 3 only
consider the following statements:
1. Alluvial soils are depositional soils. (b) 2 only
2. These soils constitute more than half of (c) 2 and 3 only
the total area of the country.
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3. They typically swell and become sticky
when wet and shrink when dried.
Which of the statements given above is/are 83. With reference to the composition of the
correct? atmosphere, consider the following
(a) 1 only
statements:
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only 1. Oxygen becomes negligible beyond the
(d) 1 and 3 only height of 120 km from the surface of the
earth.
81. Consider the following statements regarding
continental drift theory: 2. Carbon dioxide accounts for less than 1
1. It was introduced by Arthur Holmes in per cent of the total volume of the
1912.
atmosphere.
2. According to the theory, all the
continents formed a single continental 3. The atmosphere does not contain any
mass with a mega ocean surrounding it. inert gases.
3. It failed to give an account of the forces
Which of the statements given above is/are
responsible for drifting of the continents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
correct? (a) 2 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3