1. Tamilnadu land mass extends  2.

The hill station of kodaikanal

from A)  1. 385 lies in the northen portion of
a) 804’ N to 13035’ N latitudes B)  2. 226 the palani hills
b) 76 0 14’ E to 80 0 20’ N C) 3. 561 3. Palani hills are the eastward
longitudes D)  4. 125 extention of the western
c) 804’ N to 3706’ E latitudes A B C D ghats
d) 73 0 18’ N to 80 0 20’ N a) 2 4 3 1   
longitudes b) 4 3 2 1 
 c) 2 4 1 3 
a) 804’   13035’   d) 1 2 3 4    
b) 76014’   80020’   4. Which one of the following is not   
c) 804’   3706’   a pass in western ghats 
d) 73018’   80020’   a) Marunthuvazh Malai   
2. Choose the correct statements b) Palghat   
related to Tamilnadu physical c) Aralvaimozhi 
   
geography d) Achankoil
  
i) Its western and eastern   

extremities are defined by 
a) 1 only/
the point calimere and the a) 
b) 2 only/
hills of Anaimali respectively b) 
c) 3 only/
ii) It covers an area of 1,30,064 c) 
d) All of these/
km and is the 11 th largest d) 
7. Consider the following state-
state in India 5. Match the following
ments which is/are true about
   A) Doddabetta 1. 2019 m
Tamilnadu
   B) Kottaimalai 2. 1918 m 1. The nilgiri hills consists of 24
   C) Pagasura 3. 2637 m peaks with more than 3000
 D) Vembadaisolai 4. 2234 m metres
i)     E) Perumal Malai 5. 2505 m 2. Valparai hill station are lo-
   cated on the nilgiri hills
   A)  1. 2019 m 3. Tea and the other crops culti-
 B)  2. 1918 m vated over the cardomom
ii) 1,30,064   C)  3. 2637 m hills
   D)  4. 2234 m   
 E)  5. 2505 m 
a) i only/ A B C D E 
a) 3 1 2 4 5    
b) ii only/
b) 3 2 1 5 4   
c) Both/ c) 3 1 5 2 4 
d) None / d) 3 1 2 5 4   
3. Match the following 6. Consider the following state-   
A) Taluks 1. 385 ments which is/are true about 
B) Municipalities 2. 226 Tamilnadu    
C) Panchayat union 3. 561 1. Vembadi sholai is the highest   
D) Town Panchayats 4. 125 peak in Palani hills 
Thoothukudi 99445 11344 Tirunelveli 98942 41422 Ramanathapuram 75503 52916 Madurai 98431 10566 1
 a) 1 only/     15. Chennai hills and sivan hills are
b) 2 only/  the ranges in
c) 3 only/     a) Erode b) Namakkal
d) None /  c) Vellore d) Salem
8. Which of the following is the        
south central portion of the     
palani hills a) i only/ 
a) Vandaravu b) ii only/ a)  b) 
b) Vembadi Sholai c) iii only/ c)  d) 
c) Kodaikanal d) None / 16. Arpaleeswarar temple is an Im-
d) Pagasura 12. Consider the following statement portant Pilgrim centre located on
  about physiography of Tamilnadu a) Pachaimalai b) Kollimalai
   and choose the correct one c) Kalvarayan d) Javadhu
 i) The varusanadu hills spread    
a)  across parts of Vellore and   
b)  Tiruvannamalai district 
c)  ii) Melapattu is the second high- a)  b) 
d)  est peak in Javadhu hills c)  d) 
9. Srivilliputhur Grizzled squirrel
iii) The vaigai river and its tribu- 17. Consider the following statement
wild life Sanctuary is located in
taries orginate in Varusanadu about physiography of Tamilnadu
which hills
region and choose the correct one
a) Varusanadu hills
   i) The plateaus of Tamilnadu is
b) Pothigai hills
  roughly covers an area about
c) Cardamom hills
d) palani hills  1,32,000 sq.km
     ii) Coimbatore Plateau lies be-
      tween coimbatore and nilgiris
  iii) The Sand dunes formed along
a)    the coast of tirunelveli and
b)   thoothukudi districts are
c)       called Teri
d)       
10. What are the different names of     
Pothigai hills  
i) Agasthiar hills a) i only/   
ii) Hanuman Jyothi Parvath b) ii only/ 
iii) Southern Kailash c) iii only/    
iv) Siva jothi hills d) None /   
   13. Match the following 
 A) Urgamalai 1. 1486 m   
  B) Muganur 2. 1034 m 
  C) Mazhamalai 3. 1279 m   
  D) Valsamalai 4. 1500 m 
   a) i only/
a) i & ii b) i & iii A)  1. 1486  b) ii only /
c) ii & iii d) i & iv B)  2. 1034  c) iii only /
11. Consider the following statement C)  3. 1279  d) None /
about physiography of Tamilnadu D)  4. 1500  18. The cauvery serves as the bound-
and choose the correct one A B C D ary between Karnataka and
i) The height of the western a) 1 3 4 2 tamilnadu for a distance of
ghats ranges from 2000 to b) 1 2 3 4   
3000 m c) 3 2 4 1   
ii) The range of Eastern ghats d) 2 3 4 1 
are 1000 m to 1500 m 14. The average height of the Periya a) 64 km b) 56 km
iii) The average height of Kalvarayan is c) 48 km d) 55 km
Mahendragiri hills is 1563 m  19. ‘Kiliyur’ water falls located at
   a) 1300 m b) 1200 m a) Virudhunagar b) Namakkal
  c) Salem d) Madurai
c) 1320 m d) 1220 m

Thoothukudi 99445 11344 Tirunelveli 98942 41422 Ramanathapuram 75503 52916 Madurai 98431 10566 2
    26. Which of the following hills is not A B C D
 found in Dharmapuri a) 4 3 1 2
a)  b)  a) Chitteri b) 3 4 2 1
c)  d)  b) Vatharmalai c) 3 4 1 2
20. Winter temperature of c) Theerthamalai d) 4 3 2 1
Tamilnadu varies from d) Rathinamalai 31. Which one of the following
      mountain is not the part of East-
  ern Ghats ?
a) 150 C - 200C b) 180 C - 250C a)  b)  a) Shervaroy hills
c) 190 C - 270C d) 150 C - 250C c)  d)  b) Javadi hills
21. Match the following based on 27. Then Pennaiyar orginates from c) Nallamala hills
forest cover of Tamilnadu the eastern slopes of which hills d) Elamalai hills
A) The nilgiris 1. 3280 sq.km a) Talagavara hills   
B) Erode 2. 1583 sq.km b) Cuddalore hills 
C) Dindigul 3. 2427 sq.km a) 
c) Chinnar hills
D) Dharmapuri 4. 1662 sq.km b) 
d) Nandidurga hills
 c) 
   
 d) 
A)  1. 3280 sq.km  
 32. The vindhyas belong to which
B)  2. 1583 sq.km class of mountains?
C)  3. 2427 sq.km a) 
b)  a) Block mountains
D)  4. 1662 sq.km b) Fold mountains
A B C D c) 
d)  c) Volcanic mountains
a) 2 4 3 1 d) Residual mountains
b) 3 4 2 1 28. The origin of Himalays can be
explained by   
c) 3 1 2 4 
d) 2 3 4 1 a) Continential Drift Theory
b) Ocean floor mapping a) 
22. Theerthangal Bird Sanctuary is
c) Sea floor Spreeding b) 
established in 2010 at
d) Theory of plate tectonics c) 
a) Ariyalur
d) 
b) Ramanathapuram   
33. Which of the following mountain
c) Erode 
passes lies outside India?
d) Tirunelveli a) 
a) Khyber b) Bara Lacha la
    b) 
   c) Bomdila d) Shipkila
c) 
   
d) 
a)  b)  
29. The longitute between Gujarat
c)  d)  a)  b) 
and Arunachal Pradesh?
23. According to Tamilnadu hand- c)  d) 
   34. In which of the Following is the
book 2016 how much area of  
protected forest are in Tamilnadu Himalayan pass shipki La lo-
 cated?
 a) 28019’ b) 29018’
   a) Chandra Valley
c) 30001’ d) 31001’ b) Hunza Valley
 30. Match the following :
a) 1,782 km2 b) 1,266 km2 c) Nubra Valley
A) Pir Panjal 1. Arunachal d) Sutlej valley
c) 19,459 km2 d) 22,507 km2
Pradesh   
24. Vedanthangal Birds sanctuary is
B) Dhauladhar 2. Uttaranchal   
Established in the year of
C) Nag Tibba 3. Jammu and 

 Kashmir a) 
a) 1995 b) 1996 D) Mishimi 4.Himachal b) 
c) 1997 d) 1998 Hills Pradesh c) 
25. Servarayan temple is the highest  d) 
point of Servarayan temple at A)   35. Which one of the following states
  in India has the broadest conti-
   B)    nental shelf?
 C)   a) Andhra Pradesh
a) 1623 m b) 1300 m  b) Gujarat
D)   c) Karnataka
c) 1620 m d) 1380 m
  d) Tamilnadu
Thoothukudi 99445 11344 Tirunelveli 98942 41422 Ramanathapuram 75503 52916 Madurai 98431 10566 3
  39. The hill range that separates the 43. Match the following :
 state of Manipur from the state A) Annapurna 1. 7756 km
a)  b)  of Nagaland is known as B) Kamet 2. 7728 km
c)  d)  a) Arakan hills C) Makalu 3. 8078 km
36. Consider the following state- b) Patkai hills D) Gula 4. 8481 km
ments : c) Barail hills Mandhata
1. Cherrapunji is located on the d) Manipur hills 
south side of Garo hills    A)  1. 7756 km
2. Cherrapunji is about 1400 m  A)  2. 7728 km
above mean sea level  A)  3. 8078 km
 a)  A)  4. 8481 km
   b)  
 c)  A B C D
  d)  a) 3 1 2 4
  40. Consider the following statement b) 4 1 2 3
 about physiography of India and c) 4 1 3 2
a) i only/ choose the correct one d) 3 1 4 2
b) ii only/ i) The total length of the coast- 44. Which of the following passes are
c) i & ii line of India including the is- not found in Himachal Pradesh
d) None/ lands is 6100 km 1. Zojila pass
37. The Highest peak of Himalayas in ii) India and Srilanka are sepa- 2. Bomdila pass
India is in : rated by a narrow and shal- 3. Shipkila pass
a) Arunachal Pradesh low sea called Bay of Bengal 4. Jhelepla pass
b) Kashmir    
c) Sikkim    
d) Himachal Pradesh   
       
    
a)    
b)      a) 1 & 2 b) 1 & 3
c)     c) 2 & 4 d) 1 & 4
d)     45. Deccan trap was formed as a re-
38. Which one of the following  sult of
statements is not correct? a) i only/ a) Volcanic Activity
a) The major rocks of the b) ii only/ b) Erosional activity
Himadri are limestone and c) i & ii c) Marine system
Quartzite. d) None / d) None of these
b) The Anaimudi is the highest 41. Which himalayan Region is   
peak in the Western Ghats known as Tibetian Himalayas 
c) Tapi river lies to the south of a) The Trans Himalayas a) 
Satpura b) Poorvanchal b) 
d) The Narmada and the Tapti c) Central Himalayas c) 
river valleys are said to be old d) Eastern Himalayas d) 
rift valleys    46. Lakshadweep is a
  a) Volcanic island
a)    a)  b) Coral Island
  b)  c) Continental Island
   c)  d) None of these
 d)  
b)   42. Which of the following is not the a)  b) 
 ranges of Western Himalayas c)  d) 
c)    a) Zaskar b) Kailash 47. Which of the following is the
 c) Manasarover d) Ladakh highest peak of Satpura Range?
d)        a) Dhupgarh b) Chauragarh
   c) Kajri d) Pachmarhi
   a)  b)    
 c)  d)  
Thoothukudi 99445 11344 Tirunelveli 98942 41422 Ramanathapuram 75503 52916 Madurai 98431 10566 4
 a)  b) 
c)  d) 
48. Which of the following pass link
the Srinagar to Leh?
a) Mana Pass b) Rohtas pass
c) Nathula pass d) Zojila pass


a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 
49. Assertion (A): India shares
15,200 km long land frontier with
7 countries
Reason (R) : Hence India is known
as Sub continent
a) Both A and R are true and R
is a correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is
not a correct explanation of R
c) A is true But R does not
explain the Assertion
d) Both A and R are false

   

    
 

a)   

b)   

c) 

d)   

50. The South most point of main
land of India
a) Cape Sterin b) Cape comorin
c) Indira Col d)Kibitu
  

a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 
51. Hyderabad will be the capital for
both the states of Andhra &
Telungana till 2024 by
a) Telungana Reorganisation act
b) Andhra pradesh
Reorganisation act
c) State Reorganisation act
Amendment (2014)
d) Hyderabad state union act
Thoothukudi 99445 11344 Tirunelveli
  54. The difference between the lo-
   cal time in two borders in east
 and west is
a)     
b)  
c)  1
 a) 57 minutes/
3
d) 
52. Tropic of cancer passes through 1
b) 57 minutes/
which of the following group of 4
Indian states :
1
a) Gujarat,Madhya Pradesh, c) 57 minutes/
Chattisgarh, Manipur 5
b) Rajasthan, Jharkhand, West 1
Bengal, Mizoram d) 57 minutes/
6
c) Uttar pradesh , Madhya 55. How many states of India shares
Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand its border with Bhutan
d) Maharashtra, Chattisgarh,   
Odissha, Andhra Pradesh  
   
   a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

56. Which of the following is not
a)   
matched correctly

i) Himadri - 6000 m
b) 
ii) Himachal - 3700 - 4500 m

iii) Siwaliks - 1500 - 2500 m
c)   
  


d)   
  - 6000 

  - 3700 - 4500 
53. Consider the following state-
  - 1500 - 2500 
ments True about Himalayan
a) i only/
Mountains
b) iii only /
i) The width of the northern
c) ii & iii /
mountains varies from 600
km in kashmir to 300 km in d) i & iii /
Arunachal Pradesh 57. Garo Hills is a part of which among
ii) The term Himalaya is derived the following states of India?
from Hindi a) Nagaland b) Meghalaya
iii) It means “The abode of c) Manipur d) Mizoram
Snow”    
   
 
 a)  b) 
i)    c)  d) 
    58. Duns are generally known the
  longitudinal valleys found be-
 tween
ii)    a) Himadri & Himachal
 b) Siwaliks and great Himalayas
iii)    c) Lesser himalayas & Western
 Himalayas
a) i only/ d) Siwaliks and the lesser
b) ii only/ himalayas
c) iii only/   
 
d) All /

98942 41422 Ramanathapuram 75503 52916 Madurai 98431 10566 5
 a)  A B C D 68. The peak gurushikhar is the high-
b)  a) 3 1 2 4 est peak of the central highlands
c)     b) 3 1 4 2 with
 c) 4 1 3 2   
d)  d) 4 2 1 3   
59. Which of the following is not re- 63. What is the name of southern-    
lated to purvanchal hills? most hill ranges in India? 
a) Abor hills b) Dafla hills a) Nilgiri Hills a) 1700 m b) 1725 m
c) Mikir hills d) Garipur hills b) Anamalai hills c) 1723 m d) 1722 m
  c) Nallamalai hills 69. The western part of the central

d) Cardamom hills highlands is known as
a) 
  a) Malwa Plateau
b) 
  b) Bundelkhand plateau
c) 
d)   c) Bagelkhand plateau
60. Which of the following are not a)  d) Chhota - Nagpur Plateau
matched correctly b)    
i) Kumaun Himalayas - Sutlej c)  
and Kali d)  a) 
ii) Central Nepal Himalays - Kali 64. Which of the following is the tra- b) 
and Tista ditional name of Sahyadri? c) 
iii) Assam Eastern Himalayas - a) Western Ghats d) 
Tista and Dihang b) Eastern Ghats 70. The sea level of Deccan plateau
   c) Aravallis   
 d) Babar and Nagarjuni hills 
       a) 400 to 600 m
  b) 600 to 800 m
  a)  c) 500 to 1000 m
 b)  d) 600 to 1200 m
     c)  71. Eastern ghats run from South-
 d) 
a) i only / west to Northeast form the East-
65. Which one is the largest physi- ern edge of the plateau Range is
b) ii only / ographic division of our country?
c) iii only / known as
a) Northern Mountains a) Poorvanchal b) Poorvama
d) None / b) The North great plain
61. Which of the following countries c) Poorvanam d) Poorvadri
c) The Peninsular Plateaus 
are divided by the Durand line?
d) Coastal plains   
a) Afghanistan and Pakistan
   
b) India and Pakistan
c) India and China    
d) India and Burma a)  
 b)  a)  b) 
 c)  c)  d) 
a)  d)  72. Consider the following state-
b)  66. The height of the Anaimudi peak is ments and choose the correct
c)   statements
d)  a) 2690 m b) 2694 m i) Thar desert is the world 9 th
62. Match the following : c) 2695 m d) 2795 m largest desert
A) Bhabar plain 1. 15 - 30 km 67. Which of the following plain acts ii) and its the 7th largest sub-
B) Taraai plain 2. Dark in colour as water divide (doab) tropical desert
C) Bhangar plains 3. 8 - 15 km a) Rajasthan plain   
D) Khadar plains 4. Clay and mud b) Punjab - Haryana plain 
 c) Ganga plain  
A)  1. 15 - 30 km d) Brahmaputra plain 
B)       
 a) 
C)  3. 8 - 15 km  
b)  
D)   c) 
 a) i only
d)  b) ii only
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 c) Both a)  b)  a)  b) 
d) None  c)  d)  c)  d) 
73. The north-south extent of India is 80. The ______ range is the oldest 84. Dihang is a gorge in
    mountain system in India a) Assam
 a) Aravalli b) Ladakh b) Meghalaya
a) 2,500 km b) 2,933 km c) Karakoram d) Vindhyas c) Nagaland
c) 3,214 km d) 2,814 km    d) Arunachal Pradesh
74.. The extent of Himalayas in the    
east-west is about a)  b)  
 c)  d)  a) 
 81. Kayals ad Teris are found in ____ b) 
a) 2,500 km b) 2,400 km coast c) 
c) 800 km d) 2,200 km a) Konkari d) 
75. Deccan Plateau covers an area of b) Malabar 85. Consider the following state-
about __________ sq.km. c) Coromandel ments :
    d) Northern Circars i) Western Ghats act as a per-
    fect water divide
a) 8 lakh b) 6 lakh  ii) Western Ghats are compara-
c) 5 lakh d) 7 lakh a)  b)  tively higher in elevation and
76. _____________ Plains are c)  d)  more continuous than the
formed by the older alluviums. 82. The Fresh water lake found in the Eastern Ghats
a) Bhabar b) Tarai deltaic region of Godavari is 
c) Bhangar d) Khadar a) Kolleru b) Chelka     
    c) Pulica d) Vembanad 
      
a)  b)     
c)  d) 
a)  b)    
77. Earth rotates from ------ to ------
c)  d)  
a) South to north
83. Loktak lake is situated in the state of a) i only
b) east to west
a) Meghalaya b) Nagaland b) ii only
c) west to east
c) Mizoram d) Manipur c) Both
d) north to south
 d) None 
 ------   ------ 


a)  86. Match the following
b)  A) Tsangpo 1. Tributary of River Ganga
c)  B) Yamuna 2. Highest peak in India
d)  C) New Alluvium 3. River Brahmaputra in Tibet
78. The highest point in Trans D) Mt.Godwin Austen (K2) 4. Southern part of East Coastal plain
himalayas is E) Coromandel coast 5. Khadhar
a) Mt.Godwin Austen (K2) 
b) Kanchenjunga A)  
c) Mt.Everest B)  
d) Chaukhamba C)  
 D) (K2) 
a)  E)  
b)  A B C D E A B C D E
c)  a) 3 1 5 2 4 b) 3 1 5 4 2
d) 
c) 4 1 5 3 2 d) 4 1 5 2 3
79. Asia’s largest tulip garden is lo-
cated in which state? a) 
87. Name the river which flows be- b) 
a) Jammu & Kashmir c)  d) 
tween ladakh and Zaskar range
b) Assam 88. Aghil pass connects
a) Sutlej b) Jheluma) Tamilnadu & Andhra
c) Sikkim c) Chenab d) Indus
d) Kerala b) Arunachal pradesh & Tibet
   
c) Karakoram & Ladakh
  
    d) Sikkim and Lhasa
  
   


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 a)  a) Assam b) Meghalaya 96. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
b)  c) Tripura d) Mizoram are generally separated by
c)      
d)     
89. Which state shares its interna-  a) 80 Channel/ 
tional border with Bangladesh a)  b)  b) 90 Channel/ 
and Myanmar c)  d)  c) 100 Channel/ 
d) 110 Channel/ 
90. Match the following
97. Lakshadweep Islands are sepa-
A) Sambar 1. River lake Brahmaputra
rated from the Maldive Island by
B) Meghna River 2. Nicobar island
  
C) River padma 3. Rajasthan
   
D) Indira Point 4. Roof of the world

E) Pamir knot 5. Bangladesh
a) 80 Channel

b) 90 Channel
A)   
c) 100 Channel
B)   
C)    d) 110 Channel
D)    98. The peak Kanchejunga in the al-
E)    titude of (m)
A B C D E A B C D E   
a) 3 1 5 4 2 b) 4 1 5 3 2 
c) 3 1 5 2 4 d) 4 1 5 2 3 a) 8481 b) 8126
c) 8598 d) 8078
91. Out of 14 highest peaks in this 99. India’s border with Bangladesh is
a) 2,10,000 km2
world , himalayas holds about
b) 2,00,000 km2
      
c) 2,50,000 km2
   
d) 2,25,000 km2 a) 4250 km b) 4156 km
 94. Which coastal plains has the
a) 8 b) 9 c) 7 d) 6 c) 4100 km d) 4200 km
main Characteristics by sandy
92. Match the following 100.The climate of the Andaman and
beaches ?
A) Gurushikar 1. Odisha Nicobar Islands remains hot and
a) The western Coastal plain
B) Abode of 2. Kerala wet throughout the year and has
b) The Eastern Coastal plain
snow dense forests because
c) The Southern Coastal plain
C) Chilka lake 3. Fertile a) Lie close to the equator
d) The Southeast coastal plain
region b) largely tectonic and volcanic
  
D) Vembanad 4. Himalaya origin

lake c) Characterised by sandy

E) Doab 5. Aravalli beaches, coastal sand dunes
a) 
 d) located in an elevated portion
b) 
A)   of the submarine mountains
c) 
B)     
d) 
  
95. The coastal plain between
C)     
Mahanadi and Krishna river is
  
known as
D)    
a) Coromandel coast
 
b) Northern Circars
E)   a)  
c) Pulicat coast

d) Vizag Coast
a) 5 4 1 2 3 b)   

b) 3 1 5 4 2 
  
c) 4 1 5 3 2 c) 

 
d) 3 1 5 2 4 a) 

93. Thar desert covers an area of b) 
d) 
 c) 

 d) 

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1. Which one of the following riv-     a) I & II only
ers originates at Amarkantak?  b) II & III only
a) Damodar b) Mahanadi a) i only c) III only
c) Narmada d) Tapti b) ii only d) All
  c) i & ii 7. The Tibetan river ‘Tsangpo’ en-
 d) None ters India through the State of :
a)  b)  5. Network of Distributaries within a) Arunachal Pradesh
c)  d)  the Delta of Cauvery in the coast b) Assam
2. Tamil Nadu receives ----- rainfall is called as c) Manipur
during South West monsoon sea- a) The Garden of Southern India d) Nagaland
son b) The Garden of Delta 
a) Very high b) Low c) The Garden of Indian River 
c) Moderate d) High d) The Garden of Delta of a) 
   Cauvery b) 
       c) 
   d) 
a)  b)  8. What is the unit of measurement
  
c)  d)  for total ozone?

3. Which one of the following has a) Dobson Unit
a) 
b) Hypuc Unit
the largest shipyard in India? b) 
c) Zokyak Unit
a) Kolkatta b) Visakapatnam c) 
d) UVR readings
c) Cochin d) Mumbai d) 
   
 6. Identify the prominent charac-

 teristics of Monsoonal Rainfall in
a) 
a)  b)  India. b) 
c)  d)  I. Rainfall is seasonal in c) 
4. Consider the following statement character. d) UVR 
and select the correct one : II. Monsoonal Rainfall is largely 9. Consider the following statement
i) During the El-nino the tem- governed by relief or and select the correct one :
perature of the pacific ocean topography. i) The Name Thamirabarani is
water increases III. It has a declining trend with interpreted as Thamiram and
ii) These weakens high pressure increasing distance from the Barani
over Indian ocean thereby sea. ii) The water of the river gives a
reduces the strength of   copper like appearance due
southwest monsoon over   to the presence of dissolved
south asia  suspended red soil
   i)     
  
i)    ii)   i) 
      
  
ii)    iii)    ii)  
      
    
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   a) 1,2,4,3 b) 3,4,1,2 a) 
 c) 4,3,2,1 d) 1,2,3,4 b) 
a) i only 14. The Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose c) 
b) ii only project is a joint venture of d) 
a) Punjab and Haryana Only 19. Consider the following statement
c) i & ii
b) Punjab, Haryana and and select the correct one :
d) None Rajasthan only i) The palar drains an area of
10. Consider the following rivers : c) Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan 17,871 sq.km
1. Ganga 2. Brahmaputra and Himachal Pradesh ii) Out of which nearly 77% lies
3. Godavari 4. Krishna d) Punjab in Tamilnadu
Which of these rivers build a      
common delta?  
 a)  i)    
    b)     
     ii) 
   c)  a) i only
  b) ii only
a) 1 & 4 b) 1 & 3 d)  c) i & ii
c) 1 & 2 d) 3 & 4 15. From where does the Chenab d) None
11. Find the correct Statement : originate? 20. The Length of the Narmada River
i) Godavari has 3.13 lakh sq.km a) Rohtang Pass is (in km)
area of Delta b) Khardung La 
ii) It flows through the state of c) Nathu La a) 1312 b) 1613
Andhra Pradesh before join- d) Bara Lacha Pass c) 1513 d) 1413
ing Arabic sea   21. The Total length of Vaigai river is
    
 a)  a) 528 km b) 285 km
b)  c) 258 km d) 825 km
 
c) 
 22. The Maunsynram located in
d) 
    Meghalaya got heaviest rainfall
16. Which of the following rivers are
 by means of
not a major tributaries of River
a) i only b) ii only a) Winter wind
Palar
c) i & ii d) None b) Western Disturbance
a) Kiliyar b) Malattar
12. Thenpennaiyaru branched into c) Northeast Monsoon
c) Cheyyar d) Chinnar
two , viz., Gadilam and the d) Southwest Monsoon
 
Ponnaiyar near    
a) Grand Anaicut  
b) Krishnagiri Anaicut a)  b)  
c) Tirukoilur Anaicut c)  d)  a) 
d) Kavalpillaipatti Anaicut 17. Kalyanatheertham waterfalls is b) 
located in c) 

a) Dharmapuri d) 
  
b) Dindugal 23. The Ayyanar Water falls is in
  
c) Tirunelveli a) Tirupur

d) Kanyakumari b) Virudhunagar
a) 
 c) Theni
b) 
a)  b)  d) Salem
c) 
c)  d)  
d) 
18. Which of the following rivers are a)  b) 
13. Arrange the following rivers in de-
not a major tributaries of River c)  d) 
scending order of their length :
ThenPennaiyar 24. What is the correct sequence of
1. Ravi 2. Cauvery the rivers - Godavari, Mahanadi,
3. Sutlej 4. Yamuna a) Markandanadhi
b) Vaniar Narmada and Tapti in the de-
 scending order of their lengths?
c) Pambar
   a) Godavari - Mahanadi -
d) Goundinya Nadhi
 Narmada - Tapti
 
    b) Godavari - Narmada -
  
    Mahanadi-Tapti

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 c) Narmada - Godavari - Tapti - a) i only a) Arabian sea is larger than the
Mahanadi b) ii only Bay of Bengal.
d) Narmada - Tapti-Godavari- c) i & ii b) entire Arabian sea current
Mahanadi d) None advances towards India,
   28. Earth’s Atmosphere is surrounding whereas only a part of the Bay
  the planet Earth and retained by of Bengal current enters India.
    a) Earth’s gravity c) both (a) and (b)
   b) Rotation of the earth d) none is correct because Bay
 c) High amount of Oxygen of Bengal branch is more
a)       presents powerful.
 d) Less amount of Carbon  
b)       dioxide    
    
c)           a) 
  
d)       a)  b)    
 b)  
25. The ‘Chilka lake region’ lies in c)   
between the deltas of : d)       
a) Ganga and Mahanadi  
b) Godavari and Krishna 29. The Naga hills form the water- c) a b 
c) Mahanadi and Godavari shed between India and d)   
d) Krishna and Cauvery a) China b) Myanmarc)   
 Bhutan d) Bangladesh 
    
33. Tamil Nadu has ----- climate.
   
a) Tropical b) Temperate
a)  
c) Polar d) Arctic
b)  a)  b) 
  
c)  c)  d) 

d)  30. How much percentage indian
26. Which among the following gen- rainfall is received from South- a) 
erally brings rainfall to Bihar, UP west Monsoon ? b) 
and West Bengal?   c) 
a) Western Disturbances    d) 
b) Eastern Disturbances  34. Which one of the following lakes
c) Westerly winds a) 57% b) 55% in India has the highest water
d) All the above c) 75% d) 65% salinity?
    31. Match the following a) Dal b) Chilka
   River Tributary c) Wular d) Sambhar
  A) Brahmaputra 1. Musi  
 B) Krishna 2. Tawa 
a)  C) Narmada 3. Bhavani a)  b) 
b)  D) Cauvery 4. Dikhow c)  d) 
c)   35. Consider the following pairs :
d)    Tributary River : Main River
27. Consider the following statement A)    1. Chambal : Narmada
and select the correct one : B)    2. Sone : Yamuna
i) The Annual temperature of C)    3. Manas : Brahmaputra
Tamilnadu ranges from 180 C D)    Which of the pairs given above
- 43 0C A B C D is/are correctly matched?
ii) The Annual Rainfall of a) 4 2 1 3 
Tamilnadu is 958.5 mm b) 4 1 2 3 
   c) 3 2 1 4  
 d) 3 1 2 4  
i)  32. The Arabian Sea branch of the  
180C - 430C monsoon is much more power- 
ii)   ful than the Bay of Bengal branch a) 1,2,3 b) 1 , 2
958.5  because c) 2 , 3 d) 3
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36. Pick out the incorrect state-      
ment from the following      
a) Bhima is a tributary of river  
krishna a)  b)  a)  b) 
b) River Narmada Originates in c)  d)  c)  d) 
Mahabaleswar hill 40. The High pressure created over 45. Which earlier monsoon is called
c) River Narmada originates in Central Asia and Northern part of burst of Monsoon?
Amarkantak hill India becomes the source for a) Winter wind
d) Girna is a tributary of river a) North West Monsoon b) Western Disturbance
Tapti b) North East Monsoon c) Northeast Monsoon
    c) South West Monsoon d) Southwest Monsoon
  d) South East Monsoon     
      
a)      
  a) 
b)    a)  b) 
 b)  c) 
c)     c)  d) 
 d)  46. The coastal districts of Tamilnadu
d)      41. In which state Mahanadi gets how much annual rainfall by
 Orginates? North east Monsoon ?
37. Equable climate is also called as ? a) Chattisgarh b) Bihar
a) French climate  
c) Haryana d) Uttrakhand  
b) British Climate   
c) Danish climate  
 
d) None of the above a)  b) 
    a) 50% b) 54%
c)  d) 
 c) 64% d) 60%
42. An apparent force act as a result
a)  47. In which state of India receives
of the earth’s rotation deflects
b)  the Mango showers of Earlier
c)  moving objects to the _____ in
Monsoon?
d)  the northern hemisphere and to
a) Meghalaya b) Kerala
38. Match the following : the _____ in the southern Hemi-
c) Karnataka d) Tamilnadu
Reservoir State sphere
   
A) Stanley 1. Karnataka a) left & right b) right & left

Reservoir c) right & right d) left & left

B) Koyna 2. Maharashtra   
    a)  b) 
Reservoir
C) Jalaput 3. Orissa    c)  d) 
Reservoir  _____  48. Which one of the following is
D) Bhadra 4. Tamilnadu   _____ wrongly matched ?
Reservoir  a) Winter season - January to
  a)  March
A)   b)  b) Summer Season - March to
 c)  may
B)   d)  c) Southwest Monsoon - June to
 43. How many Km the Brahmaputra September
C)   runs in India? d) Northeast Monsson - October
    to December
D)     
 a) 900 b) 800 
A B C D a) 
c) 700 d) 600
a) 1 2 3 4
44. Which of the following is the b) 
b) 1 3 2 4
third wettest place in India and c)    
c) 4 3 2 1
d) 4 2 3 1 the Wettest place in Tamilnadu 
39. In Bangladesh the Brahmaputra river a) Yercadu b) Valparai d)   
joins with river Ganga called as c) Kottagiri d) Chinnakallar 
a) Jamuna b) Subansri   49. Coimbatore Plateau receives an
c) Padma d) Megna    average rainfall of 50cm during
Thoothukudi 99445 11344 Tirunelveli 98942 41422 Ramanathapuram 75503 52916 Madurai 98431 10566 4
 a) Northeast Monsoon     c) i & ii
b) Southwest Monsoon  d) None
c) Pre Monsoon a)  58. Which one of the following
d) End of Winter season b)  weather conditions is indicated
    c)  by a sudden fall in barometer
  d)  reading?
 55. Which of the fast moving winds a) Stormy weather
a)  blowing in the Narrow zone in b) Calm weather
b)  the upper Atmosphere? c) Cold and dry weather
c)  a) Jetstreams d) Hot and sunny weather
d)  b) Monsoon wind  
50. The place Mausynram receives c) Planetary winds  
how much rainfall in annum? d) Western Disturbance 
    a) 
     b) 
a) 1141 cm b) 1414 cm    c) 
c) 1514 cm d) 1515 cm  d) 
51. Equal lowest mean temperature a)  59. Consider the following statement
for a specific period is called b)  and select the correct one :
a) Isotherm b) Isohel c)  i) The average of the Maximum
c) Isotern d) Isocryme d)  and Minimum temperature
 56. Consider the following statement of 12 hour is called Mean
 and select the correct one : Daily temperature
a)  b)  i) The word climate is derived ii) Annual Range of temperature
c)  d)  from Ancient latin word Klimo is the difference between the
52. Which is the dryest place in the ii) Klimo means Change in highest and the lowest mean
earth?
weather monthly temperature of the
a) Thar Desert
   year
b) Atacama Desert
   
c) Gobi Desert
i)     
d) Sahara Desert
    i)     
   
   

ii)      
a) 
 
b) 
c)  a) i only ii) 
d)  b) ii only    
53. Match the following c) i & ii  
A) Nitrogen 1. 21% 
d) None
B) Oxygen 2. 0.97% a) i only
57. Consider the following statement
C) Argon 3. 78% and select the correct one : b) ii only
D) Carbon dioxide 4. 0.03% i) Pressure decreases with in- c) i & ii
5. 0.04% crease in height is known as d) None
 Lapse rate 60. Who among the following coined
A)    ii) The zone which has equal the phrase ‘Jet Stream’?
B)    amount of rainfall is known as a) H. Seilkopf
C)    Isohyet b) Wiley Post
D)       c) Herodotus
   d) Sir Gilbert Walker
a) 3 2 5 1 i)    
b) 3 1 2 5  
c) 3 1 2 4 a) 

d) 3 2 1 4 b) 
ii) 
54. Scientific study of Weather is c) 
 
a) Metrology d) 

b) Meteorology 61. Climate means Events of a given
c) Climatology a) i only
location over a period of How
d) None of these b) ii only  many years?
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      
    I.      
  
a) 25 -30 b) 30 - 35 II.   a) 
c) 36- 40 d) 40 - 60    b) 
62. Which of the following phenom-  
ena causes La Nina? III.   c) 
   d)   
a) Warm waters in the eastern
   
and central Pacific
 69. The word Monsoon has been
b) Cooler waters in the eastern IV.  derived from which of the follow-
and central Pacific  ing language?
c) Both A and B a) I alone is correct a) Arabic b) Persian
d) Neither A nor B b) I and II are correct c) Rome d) Latin
     c) I, II and III are correct    
 d) All are correct 
a)     66. Which is the first place to re- a)  b) 
 ceives rainfall during southwest c)  d) 
b)     Monsoon in India during Middle 70. The cell along with the trade
 of May? winds equitorial low and sub
c)  a) Mumbai b) Kerala tropical high pressure belt is
d)  c) Mangalore d) Indira Point called
63. Which are the important factors    a) Convergent cell
  b) Hadley cell
responsible for weather
   c) Ferrell’s cell
formation in any region?
 d) Polar cell
I. Temperature a)  b) 
II. Latitude   
c)  d)    
III. Pressure 67. Match the following rivers with
IV. Rainfall    
their tributaries
       
Rivers Tributaries   
  a) Yamuna 1. Dibang 
 b) Brahmaputra 2. Penganga a)  b) 
I.  c) Mahanadi 3. Betwa c)  d) 
II.  d) Godavari 4. Sheonath 71. The branch of Bay of Bengal
III.     strikes which mountains in
IV.     Myanmar and result in Heavy
a) I & II only  Rainfall in western Coast of
b) I & IV only   Myanmar
c) I,II & III only a)    a) Mt. Popa
d) All b)    b) Mt.Sarabathi
64. The lapse rate is c)    c) Mt.Arakyoma
 d)    d) Mt.Kennedy
a) 4.5 0C/1000 m A B C D    
b) 5.50C/1000 m a) 3 1 4 2   
c) 6.50C/1000 m b) 3 1 2 4    
d) 7.50C/1000 m c) 1 4 2 3   
65. Consider the statements : d) 2 4 1 3 
I. India is a monsoon oriented 68. The region where both trade a) 
country wind systems meet is known as b) 
II. South-West monsoon gener- a) Shifting Pressure Belt Zone c) 
ally brings more rain to India (SPBZ) d) 
b) Secondary Wind Climatic 72. What is the atmospheric pres-
III. North-east monsoon rains are
Zone (SWCZ) sure of 10000m altitude from sea
mainly confined to eastern
c) Intertropical convergent Zone level ?
and southern India
(ITCZ)    
IV. Monsoon is always a gamble
d) East Pressure Belt of Polar   
in India 
cells
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 a) 795 mb b) 264 mb iii)  80. Which one of the following is
c) 540 mb d) 898 mb    penninsular river in India?
73. The Highest and Lowest tem-  a) Indus b) Ganga
perature ever recorded on the a) i,ii only c) Brahmaputra d) Tapti
earth is b) ii,iii only   
    c) i & iii 
   d) All the above a)  b) 
 77. Which of the following is a rain c)  d) 
a) 1350F,-186.6 0F shadow area of India? 81. How many Kilometer does the
b) 1430F,-128.6 0F a) Eastern side of Western Ghats Indus river run in India?
c) 134 0F, -128.6 0F b) Malabar Coast     
d) 1130F,-182.6 0F 
c) Siwalik hills
74. The Highest and Lowest air pres- a) 709 km b) 750 km
d) Khasi hills
sure ever recorded at sea level c) 700 km d) 710 km

was 82. In which range the Indus River
    
Originates?
 a) 
a) Kailash range
a) 1832.8mb, 780 mb 
b) Karakoram range
b) 1083.8 mb, 870mb b) 
c) Makalu range
c) 1332.9mb, 870mb c)  d) Kamat range
d) 1233.7mb, 770mb d)  
75. The Imaginary line connecting 78. Consider the following : a) 
the places having equal amount Assertion (A) : Cherrapunji re- b) 
of Cloudiness ceives heavy rainfall c) 
a) Isonephs b) Isophades Reason (R) : The funnel shape of d) 
c) Isohytes d) Isocumulus the purvachal is the main cause 83. The largest tributary river of the
    for the heavy rains in Cherrapunji Indus River?
   a) Both A and R are true, and R is a) Jhelum b) Chenab
 the correct explanation of A c) Ravi d) Beas
a)  b) Both A and R are true, and R   
b)  is not the correct explanation 
c)  of A a)  b) 
d)  c) A is true, but R is false c)  d) 
76. Consider the following statement d) A is false, but R is true 84. In which state the Ganga river
and select the correct one :     originates ?
i) Jet streams were discovered  a) Uttarkhand
during the first world war as      b) Uttrapradesh
the Jet pilots felt the strong c) Haryana
   
obstructions in the Higher al- d) Bihar

titudes    
a)   
ii) Jet streams are high altitude 
westerly wind system blows   
 a)  b) 
at a height of 6 -14 kms c)  d) 
iii) Although the jet streams flow b)   
   85. Which is the second largest river
at higher altitude they also in Penninsular India?
influences the surface 
c)  a) Cauvery b) Krishna
weather pattern of the earth. c) Narmada d) Godavari
   d) 
  
 79. Nagarjuna Sagar dam is across

i)  the river
a)  b) 
   a) Godavari b) Narmada
c)  d) 
   c) Krishna d) Periyar
86. The river Ganga is known as in
      Bangladesh
  a) Padma b) Tsangpo
ii)  a)  b)  c) Dihang d) Vridha Ganga
   c)  d)     
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 a)  b)  90. Through which gorge in i) Narmada river is a west
c)  d)  Arunachala Pradesh the river flowing river of Peninsular
87. Match the given rivers of India Brahmaputra enters into India India
with their tributaries: a) Santoor b) Telen ii) Its tributaries are Hemavathi
Rivers Tributaries c) Dihang d) Nun and Arkavathi
a) Ganga 1. Amaravati     
b) Krishna 2. Tawa    
c) Cauvery 3. Kali    i)   
d) Narmada 4. Bhima    
   a)  b)  
   c)  d)  ii)    
 
91. Which river originates in Nasik
  a) i only
district of Maharashtra a portion
a)    b) ii only
of western Ghats?
b)    c) i & ii
a) Mahanadi b) Godavari
d) None
c)  3.  c) Krishna d) Cauvery 97. Where is Fresh Water lake is lo-
d)       cated in delta region of the
A B C D    Godavari?
a) 3 4 1 2    a) Kolleru b) Kabini
b) 4 3 1 2  c) Hemavati d) Arkavathi
c) 3 1 4 2 a)  b)     
d) 2 3 4 1 c)  d)   _______ 
88. How much sq km Drainage are of 92. The length of the Brahmaputra 
the river Brahmaputra? River (in km) a)  b) 
    c)  d) 
 a) 2900 b) 2908 98. Which is the longest West flow-
a) 5,80,000 b) 5,80,100 c) 2909 d) 2800 ing rivers?
c) 5,80,122 d) 6,00,000 a) Narmada b) Tapti
93. What is name of the
89. Arrange the following waterfalls c) Luni d) Saraswati
Brahmaputra River in
of India in descending order    
Bangladesh?
based on their elecation. 
a) Jamuna b) Subansri
a) Shivasamudram falls, Jog falls, a)  b) 
Killiyur falls, Agaya Gangai falls c) Padma d) Meghna
    c)  d) 
b) Jog falls, shivasamudram falls, 99. The Lake Sambhar is nearest to
Killiyur falls, Agaya Gangai 
a)  b)  which one of the following cities
falls of Rajasthan
c) Shivasamudram falls, Jog falls, c)  d) 
a) Barackpore b) Jaipur
Agaya Gangai falls, Killiyur 94. Which one of the following is not
c) Jodhpur d) Udaipur
falls tributaries of Mahanadi River?
  
d) Jog falls, shivasamudram falls, a) Telan b) Musi
  
Agaya Gangai falls, Kulliyur c) Genguti d) Seonath

falls   a)  b) 
    c)  d) 
  a)  b)  100.Northeast monsoon winds blow
 c)  d)  during ---- months
a)    95. Which river is called as “Dakshin a) June to September
   Ganga”? b) October to November
 a) Mahanadi b) Godavari c) December to February
b)    c) Krishna d) Cauvery d) March to May
      
     
c)    a)  b)  
   c)  d)  a) 
 96. Consider the following b) 
d)    statement and select the c) 
   correct one : d) 
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