nt 14. i. Where is the headquarter of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) located ? (a) Geneva (b) Washington D.C. (ce) London (d) Paris [NDA 2008; UP PCS (Main) 2007] . The term ‘Paper Gold’ means : (a) Special Drawing Rights (SDR) of the IMF (b) Special accomodation facility of the World Bank (c) Currencies still on Gold standard (d) Deficit Financing [UP PCS (Main) 2004] In which year-was the World Bank formed ? (a) 1945 (b) 1956 (c) 1960 (d) 1988 [MP PSC (Pre) 2004] Consider the following organisations : 1. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) 2. International Finance Corporation (IFC) 3. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 4. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Which of these are agencies of the United Nations ? (a) land 2 (b) 2and3 (c) 3and4 (d) 1,2,3 and 4 [UPSC 2001]16. 18. wee long does light take to reach the Earth from the How Sun ? (a) About 4 minutes (b) About 8 minutes (c) About 24 minutes (d) About 24 hours [NDA If 2017] _ The shortest day length that occurs in the Northern hemisphere is on (a) 21° March (b) 23°4 September (c) 22°¢ November (d) 22"4 December [NDA II 2017] Which of the following planets of our solar system has least mass ? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury [CD$-I 2019]19. Which of the following statements regarding the duration 20. 21. of day and night is correct ? (a) Difference is least near the Equator and progressively increases away from it (b) Difference is maximum at the Equator and progressively decreases away from it (c) Difference is least at the Tropics and progressively increases towards the Equator and Poles (d) Difference is maximum at the Tropics and progressively decreases towards the Equator and Poles [CDs 12014] Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission is : (a) A spacecraft launched by India (b) Acollaborative project of ISRO and NASA (c) Aspacecraft launched by USA (d) Acollaborative project of NASA and European Space Agency [ESE 2015] Which one of the following planets takes least time to complete one rotation on its axis ? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune [CTET 2016]4, Whichof the following elements are found in highest and lowest quantities respectively in the crust of the earth ? (a) Oxygen and silicon (b) Calcium and sodium (c) Sodium and magnesium (d) Oxygen and magnesium [CDS-If 2015] The most abundant element is : (a) Silicon (b) Calcium (c) Nitrogen (d) Oxygen/ssc (CPO) 2015]1. Rift Valley is formed— (a) between two anticlines (b) between two faults (c) erosion of synclinal basin (d) due to volcanic eruption [SSC (GL), 2014] V-shaped valley is formed by— (a) Wind (b) Underground water (c) River (d) Glacier [MTS 2014]a 10. A semi enclose coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea is called (a) Estuary (b) Cove (c) Fjord (d) Ria coast [SSC LDC 2015] The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth’s surface in— (a) North America (b) South America (c) Russia (d) Africa2, Sunda Trench is in— (b) Pacific Ocean (a) Indian Ocean (c) Atlantic Ocean (d) Gulf of Mexico [SSC (GL), 2014] The challenger rise is located in— (a) The Pacific ocean (b) The Indian ocean (c) The Atlantic ocean (d) The Arctic ocean 4. Which of the following is a continental shelf sea— (a) North sea (b) Arabian sea (c) Red sea (d) Mediterranean seaWhich of the following current is produced by upwelling of cold water ? (a) Labrador current (b) Kurasiwo current (c) Brazilian current (d) Benzuela current 10. Which one of the following ocean currents has a warming influence on the neighbouring coast ? (a) Oyashio (b) Canaries (d) Benguela /EPFO 2017] (c) Brazil I12. The oceanic current named as ‘Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan’ are located in— (a) North Atlantic Ocean (b). South Atlantic Ocean (c) North Atlantic Ocean (d) North Indian Ocean 13. Which one of the following is correctly matched ? (a) Canary current _ Mediterranean Sea (b) Falkland current. — Arabian Sea (c) Gulf Stream — Pacific Ocean (d) Labrador Current — North Atlantic Oceannv which strait separates Australia and Tasmania ? (a) Bering Strait (b) Bass Strait (c) Palk Strait (d) Dover Strait [SSC 2014] The canal which links Atlantic ocean with Pacific ocean is: (a) Suez (b) Malacca (c) Panama (d) Gibralter [SSC 2012] Which one of the following is not a line of demarcation between two countries ? (a) Radcliffe Line (b) MacMahon Line (c) International Date line (d) Durand Line [SSC 2013] Asia and North America are separated by : (a) Bering Strait (b) Strait of Dover (c) Bass Strait (d) Cook Strait [SSC 2013] Which of these two water bodies are connected by the Suez Canal ? (a) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea (b) Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean (c) Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea (d) Black Sea and Red Sea [RRB 2018]9% 10. 11. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : List-I (Canal) List-II(Connects) A. Kiel (i) Mediterranean sea & Red sea B. Soo (ii) Elbe cstuary & Baltic sea Cc. Panama (iii) Atlantic ocean & Pacific ocean D. Suez (iv) Lake superior & lake Huron Codes: A B Cc D (a) (ii) (iv) (iii) @ (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (©) (iv) (iii) (ii) @) (d) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) [RAS 2018 The boundary line between India and China is called : (a) McMahon Line (b) Durand Line (c) Radcliffe Line (d) Red Line (Delhi $.1. 2012, Adam’s bridge connects— (a) Amman and Damascus (b) Dhanushkodi (Rameshvaram) and Talaimannar (c) Israel and Jerusalem (d) Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman24, During summer, water kept in an earthen pot becomes cool because of the phenomenon of ...... : (a) Osmosis \ (b) Evaporation (c) Diffusion (d) Transpiration [MTS SSC 2017] 25. Specific humidity is : (a) The indicator of density of water vapour. (b) The maximum water content existing in the atmosphere. (c) Itis the ratio of the mass of water vapour present to the total mass of air. (d) none of the above8. The percentage of radiant energy reflected back by surface is called : (a) Albedo (b) Greenhouse effect (c) Insolation (d) Refraction Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List I (Cloud) List II (Characteristic) A. Cirrus 1. Rain giving B. Stratus 2. Feathery appearance Cc. Nimbus 3. Vertically growing D. Cumulus 4, Horizontally spreading Code: (a) (b) (c) (d) NNWW DP PP RP ped eae. ‘WWNNY [NDA 2015]9. El Nino Weather creates (a) Rain and flooding a (b) Warm water disrupts foo! sea mammals (c) Tornadoes and thunderstorms in southern US (d) All the above long the Pacific coast d chain of fish, birds, ay, . La Nina Weather creates (a) Snow and rain on the west coast (b) Unusually cold weather in Alaska and warm weathe in the rest of the USA (c) Drought in the southwest (d) All the above19. “Norwesters’ are thunder storms which are prominent in (b) Bhutan and Nepal (c) India and Bangladesh (d) Bangladesh and Myanmar [SSC (CGL) 2017] Doldrums pressure belts lies in between which of the following latitudes ? (a) 5°N to 5°S (c) 25° to 35°N and S (b) 35° to 60°N and S (d) 35° to 45°N and S [SSC (CGL) 2017] Which of the following imaginary lines Join places with same level of rainfalls ? (a) Contour lines (b) Isobaths lines (c) Isohyets lines (d) Isobar lines [SSC (CGL) 2017]s The dry wind ‘Santa Ana’ blows in : ‘ (a) Siberia (b) Argentina (c) Switzerland (d) California Which of the following has a highest wind velocity ? (a) Loo (b) Tornado (c) Typhoon (d) Hurricane Local thunderstorms ‘Norwesters’ are prominent in : (a) Punjab (b) West Bengal (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu56. The Beaufort scale is used to measure (a) Atmospheric pressure (b) Altitudes ofMountains (c) Wind velocity (d) Intensity of earthquakes [SSC (CGL) 2016] 57. What causes wind to deflect toward left in the Southern hemisphere? (a) Temperature (b Magnetic field (c) Rotation of the earth (d) Pressure [TAS (Pre) 2010] 58. Which one of the following is a planetary wind? (a) Monsoon (b) Trade (c) Chinook (d) Mistral ~ [UPSC CPF Assistant Commandants 2009]5. About how much of the world’s land area is tropical rainforest ? (a) 2% (b) 7% (c) 10% (d) 15% [SSC 2014] 6. Match List I with List I] and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List I (Type of Grass) List Il (Country) A. Lianos 1. Australia B. Prairies 2. Venezuela C. Pampas 3. USA D. Downs 4. Argentina Code: A B Cc (a) 1 4 3 2 (b) 1 3 4 2 (c) 2, 4 3 1 (d) Di 3 4 1 [CDS 2015]