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TEST-16
Geography – I

Physical Geography of the world

▪ Solar System & the Earth and basics of
latitude and longitude
▪ Geomorphology
▪ Climatology
▪ Oceanography
▪ Biogeography
▪ Natural Hazards and Disasters
▪ Continents (Land, Climate, Resources
etc.): Asia, Africa, North America, South
America, Antarctica, Europe, and
Australia
Physical Geography of India
▪ Introduction: Location, Area and
Boundaries
▪ Structure and Relief: Physiographic
Divisions
▪ Drainage System
▪ Weather, Climate and Seasons
▪ Soils
▪ Natural Vegetation, Plant and Animal Life
+ Current Affairs (Sept. + Oct. 2021)
Physical Geography of the world
▪ Origin and evolution of Universe, Solar
system
▪ Geological History of the Earth
▪ Geological Time scale
▪ Latitude and Longitude including
important Parallels and Meridians
▪ Motions of the Earth and their effects
▪ Inclination of the Earth’s Axis and its
effects
▪ Local and Standard Time and the–
International Date Line, Calendar
▪ Eclipses - Solar, Lunar
▪ Geomorphology - Interior structure of the
earth, Earth’s crust, Classification of rocks.
▪ Landform Development - First order
(continental drift theory, sea floor
spreading, plate tectonics theory),
Second order (Mountains, Plateaus,
Plains & other landforms)
▪ Internal forces & their impact -
Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Folding,
Faulting, Isostasy)
▪ External forces & their impact -

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1. Consider the following statements regarding 4. This type of soil is rich in humus and
the interior of the earth: organic content. It is normally heavy and
1. Nickel and iron are the main mineral
black in color. It is found in areas of heavy
constituents of the earth's crust.
2. Asthenosphere is a mechanically weak rainfall and high humidity, where there is a
zone of molten rock in the upper mantle good growth of vegetation.
of Earth. Which of the following types of soil has
3. The core is made up of material mostly
been described in the passage given above?
constituted by silica and alumina.
Which of the statements given above is/are (a) Peaty soil
not correct? (b) Forest soil
(a) 1 and 2 only (c) Black soil
(b) 2 only
(d) Laterite soil
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
5. Which of the following rivers drains into
2. Consider the following statements about the
Black Sea?
weathering:
1. Dnieper river
1. A very little or no motion of materials
takes place in weathering. 2. Don river
2. Carbonation is a common process of 3. Danube river
breaking down feldspars and carbonate
4. Vistula river
minerals.
3. Physical weathering processes are Select the correct answer using the code
caused by thermal expansion and given below.
pressure release. (a) 2 and 4 only
Which of the statements given above are
(b) 4 only
correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 2 only
6. Consider the following pairs:

3. Geysers are fountains of hot water and Passes Connecting places

superheated steam that may spout from the 1. Zojila : Srinagar and Leh
earth beneath. In which of the following
2. Sela : Sikkim and Nepal
areas of the world geysers is/are found?
1. Taupo Volcanic Zone 3. Bomdila : Tawang and Guwahati
2. Mount Merapi Which of the pairs given above is/are
3. Yellowstone National Park
correctly matched?
Select the correct answer using the code
given below. (a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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7. Consider the following statements with 10. Consider the following statements with
reference to alluvial soils in India:
respect to International Fund for Agricultural
1. Khadar and Bhangar soils contain
kankars. Development (IFAD):
2. Alluvial soils are rich in phosphorous 1. It is a specialized United Nations
but poor in potash.
agency.
3. The alluvial soils are predominantly
sandy in nature. 2. It is a multilateral development
Which of the statements given above is/are institution that focuses on transforming
not correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only rural economies and food systems.
(b) 2 and 3 only 3. It releases the Rural Development
(c) 3 only
Report annually.
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the statements given above are
8. Consider the following biosphere reserves of correct?
India:
(a) 1 and 2 only
1. Manas
2. Sunderbans (b) 2 and 3 only
3. Nilgiri
(c) 1 and 3 only
4. Pachmarhi
5. Achanakmar Amarkantak (d) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the above-mentioned biosphere
reserves lie below the Tropic of Cancer?
11. Which of the following statements is/are
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only correct with reference to measuring
(c) 2 and 5 only Earthquakes?
(d) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
1. The intensity scale measures the energy
9. India is vulnerable to various kinds of released during the earthquake.
disasters especially earthquakes due to
2. The magnitude scale relates to visible
tectonically active Indian Plate. For better
preparedness and efficient management of damage caused by the earthquake.
earthquake hazards Indian geographical 3. While the Richter scale measures the
region has been divided into various seismic
magnitude of the earthquake, the
zones. In this context which of the following
pairs is/are correctly matched? Mercalli scale measures the intensity of
Region Seismic Zone the event.
1. Guwahati : V
2. Delhi : IV Select the correct answer using the code
3. Goa : III given below.
Select the correct answer using the code
(a) 1 and 2 only
given below.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 3 only (c) 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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12. Consider the following statements about the 15. Which of the following lies between the
exfoliation: Duncan Passage and the Ten Degree
1. It is a result of weathering.
Channel?
2. Exfoliation domes are generally formed
in dry climate and high elevations areas. (a) Southern Andaman
3. Exfoliation tors are formed due to (b) Little Andaman
continuous unloading and expansion of
(c) Car Nicobar
rocks.
Which of the statements given above (d) Great Nicobar
is/are correct?
(a) 1 only 16. Which of the following statements best
(b) 2 and 3 only
describes the geographical term „wind gap‟?
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 only (a) It is a gap that flowing water has carved
through a mountain range and that still
13. Consider the following pairs:
carries water today.
Place River
(b) It is gap between two atmospheric
1. Srinagar : Chenab
2. Kota : Chambal pressure cells.
3. Silchar : Barak (c) It is a small depression where rain water
4. Hampi : Kaveri sinks into limestone landforms.
Which of the pairs given above is/are not
(d) It is a gap through which a waterway
correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only once flowed that is now dry as a result of
(b) 3 and 4 only stream capture.
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
17. Which of the following explains the rocky
14. With reference to the mechanism of weather nature of terrestrial planets?
in the winter season in India, consider the 1. They were formed in the close vicinity
following statements:
of the parent star.
1. The weather conditions over India are
influenced by the distribution of pressure 2. The solar wind was most intense nearer
in Central and Western Asia. the sun.
2. The western cyclonic disturbances enter
3. They are smaller in size with lower
the Indian subcontinent.
3. The jet stream flowing south of the gravity.
Himalayas merges with the one flowing Select the correct answer using the code
north of the Tibetan highlands. given below.
Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 1 only
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only (c) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None
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18. Consider the following statements with
respect to the rivers recently seen in the
news:
1. The Lukha river drains the southern part
of the Chotanagpur Plateau.
2. The Athirappally falls are situated on the
Chalakudy river.
3. Sabarmati river originates in the Aravali
ranges.
Which of the statements given above are
21. The pressure conditions over the Pacific
Ocean and Indian ocean affect the
monsoons. In this context, consider the
following statements:
1. If the pressure difference between Tahiti
in the Pacific Ocean and Darwin in the
Indian ocean is negative, it would mean
a good monsoon season in India.
2. The El Nino event is often associated
with delays in the Southwest Monsoon.

correct? Which of the statements given above is/are

correct?
(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

19. With reference to local storms of hot

22. Arrange the following reservoirs of water in
weather season, consider the following
decreasing order of the percentage of total
statements regarding Nor Westers:
water holding on the Earth's surface.
1. Locally, they are known as mango
1. Soil Moisture
showers since they help in the early
2. Streams and Rivers
ripening of mangoes.
3. Lakes
2. They are most profound in the states of 4. Ice Caps
Kerala and Karnataka. Select the correct answer from the code
Which of the statements given above is/are given below.
not correct? (a) 3-4-2-1
(a) 1 only (b) 4-3-2-1
(b) 2 only (c) 3-4-1-2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) 4-3-1-2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
23. Which of the following is/are correct with
20. Consider the following pairs: reference to winter monsoons in India?
Erosion type Possible remedy 1. Due to anticyclonic circulation on land,
1. Finger gullies : Terracing the possibility of rainfall from them
2. Big gullies : Check dams reduces.
3. Headward : Gully plugging 2. They have little humidity and thus they
extension of gullies do not cause rainfall in any part of India.
Which of the pairs given above is/are Select the correct answer using the code
correctly matched? given below.
(a) 1 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

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24. Consider the following statements regarding 27. Consider the following statements with
Fohn Wind or Chinook Wind:
respect to Liberalised Remittance Scheme
1. These are dry winds experienced on the
windward side of mountains when (LRS):
descending air becomes compressed 1. Under the LRS, all resident individuals,
with increased pressure.
2. They raise temperature which including minors, are allowed to freely
accelerates the growth of crops and remit up to USD 2,50,000 per financial
fruits.
year.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? 2. Recently, the LRS scheme is made
(a) 1 only
available to Hindu Undivided Family
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (HUF) and partnership firms.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the statements given above is/are

25. Red soil develops on crystalline igneous correct?

rocks in areas of low rainfall. Their colour is (a) 1 only
characterized by the wide diffusion of iron.
This fine-grained soil is fertile and (b) 2 only
commonly found in which of the following (c) Both 1 and 2
states?
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. Odisha
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Punjab
28. Moisture laden wind coming from Arabian
4. Karnataka
5. Jharkhand Sea hits at the ranges of Western Ghats
Select the correct answer using the code
which runs across the western coast. This
given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 5 only moist air is forced to ascend a mountain
(b) 3 and 4 only barrier. On the windward slopes of the
(c) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Western Ghats, the air is compelled to rise

and thereby cooled by expansion in higher

26. With reference to the Indian Monsoons,
altitudes until the air is completely saturated
which one of the following best defines the
term Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM)? and eventually resulting in rainfall.
(a) The northern most city of India that
Identify the type of precipitation mentioned
experience monsoons.
(b) The northernmost country that in the passage given above?
experiences monsoons.
(a) Convectional Rainfall
(c) The northern most limit of monsoon
upto which it has advanced on any given (b) Orographic Rainfall
day. (c) Frontal Rainfall
(d) The northern most limit of the easterly
jet stream. (d) Cyclonic Rainfall
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29. Recently, International Energy Agency has 31. In the context of Oceanic floor deposits,
invited India to become its full time member. 'oozes' refer to:
In order to become a full time member, a (a) Pelagic deposits derived from the oceans
country has to fulfill which of the following made of Shelly and skeletal remains.
conditions? (b) Terrigenous deposits derived from land
1. It must be a member country of deposited on the continental shelf.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation (c) Peaks of icebergs underwater.
and Development. (d) Accumulation of volcanic dust blown
2. It must have crude oil reserves out from volcanoes.
equivalent to 90 days of the previous
year‟s net imports. 32. With reference to the characteristics of the
3. It has to demonstrate a demand restraint Ocean Currents, consider the following
programme to reduce national oil statements:
consumption by up to 10%. 1. Cold currents are usually observed on
Select the correct answer using code given the east coast of continents in the low
below. and middle latitudes.
(a) 1 and 2 only 2. The mixing of warm and cold currents
(b) 2 and 3 only amplifies the growth of planktons.
(c) 1 and 3 only 3. Oceanic currents are slow at the surface
(d) 1, 2 and 3 due to friction with the atmospheric air
as compared to depths.
30. In the context of the Northern Hemisphere, Which of the following statements given
consider the following statements regarding above is/are correct?
the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ): (a) 2 only
1. It is formed by the convergence of the (b) 1 and 2 only
Westerlies and Easterlies. (c) 1 and 3 only
2. Long-term changes in the ITCZ can (d) 3 only
result in severe droughts or flooding in
nearby areas. 33. Recently, National Tiger Conservation
3. In summers, the ITCZ moves southward Authority (NTCA) approved the proposal to
and in winters, it moves northward. declare the area of Tamor Pingle Wildlife
Which of the statements given above is/are Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve. The Tamor
correct? Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary is located in
(a) 1 only (a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) 2 only (b) Jharkhand
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) Chhattisgarh
(d) None (d) Odisha
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34. Recently the Supreme Court held that an 37. The Government of India recently launched
institution‟s right to government aid is not a
the 'BEAMS' programme with the aim of
fundamental right. Consider the following
statements with respect to the Minority (a) encouraging sustainable mining
Educational Institutions: practices
1. Article 15 enables the State to create
(b) conservation of coastal ecosystem
reservations for advancement of
backward classes in minority (c) incentivising renewable energy
educational institutes.
production
2. The Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009
is not applicable to schools with (d) decreasing pollution from thermal power
minority status. plants
Which of the statements given above is/are
not correct?
(a) 1 only 38. Consider the following pairs:
(b) 2 only
Ocean Currents Characteristic
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 1. Labrador Current : cold

2. Kuroshio Current : warm

35. The Eastern Ghats comprising the
discontinuous and low hills are highly 3. Canaries Current : warm
eroded by the rivers. Which of the following Which of the pairs given above is/are
are the important ranges of Eastern Ghats?
correctly matched?
1. Mahendragiri hills
2. Palconda range (a) 3 only
3. Javadi hills
(b) 1 and 2 only
4. Anaimalai hills
Select the correct answer using the code (c) 1 only
given below. (d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 2 and 4 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only 39. With reference to the minerals and rocks,
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only
which of the following statements is correct?

36. Which of the following statements is correct
regarding volcanic eruptions?
(a) Composite Volcanoes are the largest of
all the volcanoes on the earth.
(b) Deccan Traps formations in the Indian
peninsula is an example of caldera
volcanoes.
(c) Batholiths are a large mass of magmatic
material that cools on the earth surface.
(d) Volcanic eruptions do not typically
occur at transform boundaries.
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(a) Basalt is a common plutonic rock.
(b) Acidic igneous rocks are denser and
darker in colour than basic igneous
rocks.
(c) Rock banding is a salient feature of
metamorphic rocks.
(d) Half of the earth's crust minerals are
amphiboles.
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40. In the context of temperature of Ocean 43. With reference to the differences between
waters, consider the following statements: tropical and extra tropical cyclones, consider
1. The Oceans in the Southern hemisphere the following statements:
record relatively higher temperatures 1. Extra tropical cyclone starts with the
than in the Northern hemisphere. front formation, whereas tropical
2. The local prevalent winds blowing from cyclones get their energy from warm air.
land towards the oceans lead to 2. Wind velocity in tropical cyclone is
longitudinal variation in the temperature. much higher and destructive as
3. Approximately 90% of the total volume compared to Extra tropical cyclones.
of water is found below the thermocline Which of the statements given above are
in the deep ocean. correct?
Which of the statements given above is/are (a) 1 only
correct? (b) 2 only
(a) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3 only
44. Consider the following statements with
reference to Jet Streams:
41. What is the correct sequence of occurrence
1. Jet streams blow in a direction parallel to
of the following landscapes in Australia as
the pressure gradient force.
one proceeds from north to south?
2. They help in the maintenance of
1. Kimberley Plateau
latitudinal heat balance.
2. Murray River
Which of the statements given above is/are
3. Simpson Desert
correct?
4. Lake Eyre
(a) 1 only
Select the correct answer using the code
(b) 2 only
given below.
(c) Both 1 and 2
(a) 1-3-4-2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) 1-2-3-4
(c) 1-4-3-2
45. Arrange the following soils in the ascending
(d) 3-1-2-4
order of their availability in India:
1. Alluvial Soils
42. In the context of India's frontiers, which of
2. Arid Soils
the following statements is correct?
(a) India's southern boundary extends upto 3. Black Soils

5° N latitude in the Bay of Bengal. 4. Laterite Soils

(b) Only four landlocked states do not have Select the correct answer using the code

an international boundary. given below.

(c) More number of Indian states share (a) 1 - 3 - 4 - 2

border with Myanmar than with Nepal (b) 3 - 1 - 4 - 2
(d) India shares the longest border with (c) 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Bangladesh. (d) 1 - 3 - 2 - 4
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46. Which of the following statements is not 48. Which of the following statements is/are
correct with respect to the inversion of correct regarding river meander?
1. Meandering is most pronounced in the
temperature?
regions characterized by even surface
(a) Long winter nights aided by and gentle slopes.
mountainous topography and clear skies 2. Meanders are the result of both erosion
is ideal situation for temperature and deposition.
Select the correct answer using the code
inversion.
given below.
(b) Inversion of temperature restricts
(a) 1 only
convective clouds to not grow high (b) 2 only
enough for rainfall to take place. (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Polar areas rarely witness temperature
inversion due to lower temperatures.
49. Which of the following statements is correct
(d) The inversion of temperature protects regarding the Peninsular plateau?
plants from frost damages. 1. It is one of the oldest and the most stable
landmass of India.
2. The general elevation of the plateau is
47. Recently, Union Government redesigned the
from the east to the west.
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) 3. The eastern part of the plateau has an
Mechanism. Which of the following abundant presence of black soil.
Select the correct answer using the code
statements are correct with respect to the
given below.
redesigned REC mechanism?
(a) 2 and 3 only
1. Prices of Renewable Energy Certificates (b) 1 and 2 only
are determined by market conditions. (c) 1 only

2. Central Electricity Regulatory (d) 1, 2 and 3

Commission (CERC) will be the

50. There are certain conditions required for the
monitoring and the surveillance agency formation and growth of deltas by rivers. In
to ensure that there is no hoarding of this context which of the following are
RECs. favourable conditions for delta formation?
1. Shallow sea at the mouth of the river
3. The floor price limit is to be decided by
2. Long river
the Union Government. 3. High erosion in the catchment area of
Select the correct answer using the code the river
given below. Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
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51. Consider the following statements:
1. The standard meridian of India is 82.5
degrees West.
2. Standard Meridian of India passes
through six states.
54. With reference to soil erosion, consider the
following statements:
1. Gully erosions are commonly found on
dry and arid-leveled lands.

3. Chai Bagaan time an informal practice 2. Sheet erosion is common on steep

followed in tea gardens in Assam is two slopes.
hours ahead of IST.
3. Ravines in India are found in Madhya
Which of the statements given above is/are
Pradesh, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu.
correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 Which of the statements given above is/are
(b) 1 and 3 only correct?
(c) 3 only (a) 1 and 2 only
(d) None
(b) 2 only

52. Consider the following statements with (c) 2 and 3 only

reference to drought: (d) 3 only
1. A period of below-normal rainfall does
not necessarily result in drought
55. Deepor Beel is in news recently due to the
conditions.
concerns of pollution and concretisation in
2. Hydrological drought is a situation when
the water availability in different the wetland. Consider the following
storages and reservoirs falls below what statements with respect to Deepor Beel
precipitation can replenish.
wetland:
Which of the statements given above is/are
1. It is the only wetland in Assam
correct?
(a) 1 only designated as a site of importance for
(b) 2 only “conservation and sustainable use”
(c) Both 1 and 2 under the Ramsar Convention on
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Wetlands.

53. The sunlight does not penetrate into this area 2. It is a riverine wetland located in
of the ocean. The only light available at Brahmaputra Valley.
these depths is generated by organisms. This 3. Birdlife international declared Deepor
zone of the oceans is further divided into the
Beel as an Important Bird Area (IBA)
midnight zone, abyss zone, and the hadal
site.
zone. About 5% of the primary production
from the surface makes it to this zone. Which of the statements given above are
Identify the Oceanic zone from the passage correct?
given above.
(a) 1 and 3 only
(a) Limnetic
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) Aphotic
(c) Euphotic (c) 1 and 2 only
(d) Dysphotic (d) 1, 2 and 3
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56. Recently, Union Government launched PM 58. Two-thirds of the world‟s volcanoes are
Poshan scheme replacing the Mid Day Meals located in the Circum-Pacific region. Which
of the following are the reasons behind it?
scheme. Which of the following provisions
1. Subduction of Pacific Plate beneath the
are part of the 'PM Poshan' programme: North American Plate.
1. Under this scheme, hot cooked meals are 2. Divergent boundary of the Pacific Plate
and the Cocos Plate.
provided to pre-primary students in
3. Subduction of Pacific Plate beneath the
addition to children studying in Classes
Indo-Australian Plate.
I-VIII. Select the correct answer using the code
2. Social Audit of the scheme is made given below.
(a) 1 and 3 only
mandatory in all the districts.
(b) 2 and 3 only
3. Farmers Producer Organisations and (c) 1 and 2 only
Women Self Help Groups are allowed to (d) 1, 2 and 3
participate in the implementation of the
59. The 'Kunming Declaration', recently in the
scheme.
news, is related to
Select the correct answer using the code (a) anti-piracy and curbing armed robbery at
given below. sea.
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) conservation of biodiversity.
(c) drug trafficking.
(b) 2 and 3 only
(d) nuclear disarmament.
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 60. The Tropic of Capricorn does not pass
through which of the following countries?
(a) Chile
57. Consider the following pairs:
(b) Bolivia
Relief features Description (c) Madagascar
1. Guyots : Mountain with pointed (d) Mozambique

summits
61. Consider the following pairs of recently
2. Seamounts : Flat-topped submerged awarded Geographical Indications and their
mountains States:
3. Atoll : Low ring-shaped Geographical Indications State
Tagged product
island found in
1. Judima Rice Wine : Assam
tropical ocean 2. Munsyari Rajma : Rajasthan
Which of the pairs given above is/are 3. Edayur Chilli : Kerala
Which of the pairs given above are correctly
correctly matched?
matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3 only
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62. With reference to the occurrence of Tides on 65. Consider the following statements regarding
Earth's surface, consider the following Monsoon Trough:
statements: 1. It is an elongated low-pressure area that
1. The difference between the force of extends from Pakistan to the Bay of
gravitational attraction of the sun and Bengal.
moon and the centrifugal force leads to 2. Its northward migration results in an
the generation of tides. active monsoon all over India.
2. The intensity of tides is magnified by the Which of the statements given above is/are
shape of bays and estuaries along a correct?
coastline. (a) 1 only
3. The tidal ranges are more than average (b) 2 only
at aphelion. (c) Both 1 and 2
Which of the statements given above is/are (d) Neither 1 nor 2
correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 66. Consider the following statements:
(b) 1 and 2 only 1. It is the region of descending air currents
(c) 2 only or wind divergence with anticyclonic
(d) 1 only activities.
2. The air is comparatively dry and winds
63. Consider the following statements with are calm and light.
respect to barchans dunes: 3. It is frequently referred to as the Horse
1. Transverse dunes are transformed into Latitudes.
barchan dunes. Which of the following pressure belts is
2. Leeward side of barchans dunes is being described in the above statements?
concave in plan with a steep slope. (a) Sub-Tropical High Pressure Belt
Which of the statements given above is/are (b) Equatorial Low Pressure Belt
correct? (c) Temperate Low Pressure Belt
(a) 1 only (d) Polar High Pressure Belt
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 67. Consider the following statements regarding
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 the climatic regions of India according to
Koeppen‟s Scheme:
64. Consider the following statements regarding 1. Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu has
the mass movement: monsoon with dry winter.
1. Weathering is a pre-requisite for mass 2. The west coast of India south of Goa has
movement. monsoon with a short dry season.
2. Debris avalanche is a characteristic of 3. Extreme western Rajasthan has a semi-
humid regions. arid steppe climate.
Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? correct?
(a) 1 only (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) 3 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3
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68. Consider the following pairs: 70. With reference to the structure of the
atmosphere, consider the following
Type of Includes
statements:
forestry
1. The column of atmosphere is divided
1. Rural : Growing trees on community into different layers depending upon the
Forestry lands in village areas distance above sea level.
2. Density of the air decreases with
2. Farm : Growing trees in farmlands
increasing altitude.
Forestry for commercial and non- 3. Almost all changes in climate and
commercial purposes weather take place in troposphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are
3. Agro- : Growing trees and
correct?
Forestry agriculture crops on the same (a) 3 only
land (b) 2 and 3 only

Which of the pairs given above is/are (c) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 3 only 71. Which of the following statements describes

(b) 3 only the „East Pacific Rise‟?
(a) It is a garbage patch located in the south-
(c) 2 only
eastern Pacific ocean.
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (b) It is a region of excessive seaweed
growth in the Pacific ocean.
(c) It is a mid oceanic ridge located at the
69. Consider the following statements about
divergent plate boundary between Cocos
various types of vents in the earth‟s crust: and Pacific Plate.
1. In a geyser, water rises to the surface (d) It is a region of extended continental
shelf in the Pacific ocean.
without any explosion.

2. A hot spring spouts continuous hot

72. A cricket match between India and England
water. will start on 21st January at 12:30 PM Indian
3. The fumaroles are the last signs of the Standard Time in Delhi. At what time, the
same match would be seen live in California
activeness of a volcano.
(USA) which is situated at 120° West
Which of the statements given above is/are longitude? (provided that It does not take
correct? into account daylight saving time along with
other seasonal factors).
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 21st January, 11:30 PM
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) 20th January, 11:00 PM
(c) 3 only (c) 22nd January, 2:00 AM

(d) 1 and 2 only (d) 21st January, 12:30 AM

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73. Consider the following pairs: 76. This river originates at Pulachimalai hill in
Government Purpose the Peerumedu plateau in the Western Ghats
programmes/ and empties into the Vembanad Lake. It is
portals
also known as 'Dakshin Bhagirathi' and the
1. PM : Holistic development of
famous Sabarimala temple dedicated to Lord
GatiShakti infrastructure projects
Ayyappa is located on the banks of this
2. SPIN : Providing production
programme linked incentives to river. Western Ghats in the east, Manimala
electronic industry River on the north, Achankovil River on the
3. SACRED : Online employment south form its boundary.
Portal platform for senior Which of the following rivers is described in
citizens the passage given above?
Which of the pairs given above are correctly (a) Periyar
matched?
(b) Pampa
(a) 1 and 2 only
(c) Bharathappuzha
(b) 2 and 3 only
(d) Kallar
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
77. Consider the following statements regarding
74. Arrange the following world climatic types Himalayan rivers and Peninsular rivers:
encountered in Northern hemisphere as one 1. Peninsular rivers are seasonal whereas,
moves away from Equator: Himalayan rivers are perennial in nature.
1. China Type
2. The Peninsular rivers shift their course
2. Sudan Type
more frequently than the Himalayan
3. British Type
rivers.
4. Arctic Type
Select the correct answer using the code 3. Unlike the Peninsular rivers, Himalayan
given below. rivers are old with graded profile.
(a) 1-2-3-4 Which of the statements given above is/are
(b) 2-1-3-4 correct?
(c) 1-3-2-4 (a) 1 and 2 only
(d) 2-3-1-4 (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
75. Which of the following act as major water
(d) 1 and 3 only
divides of India?
1. Aravallis
2. Satpura 78. The key agent involved in the formation of
3. Western Ghats landforms like inselbergs, yardangs and
Select the correct answer using the code zeugen is:
given below. (a) River
(a) 3 only (b) Wind
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) Ice
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) Waves
(d) None
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79. Consider the following statements with 82. Which among the following statements is
reference to incoming solar radiation correct about Laterite Soils in India?
received by the earth:
(a) In India, laterite soils are found only in
1. Net energy received per unit area
the northeastern region.
increases with increase in latitude.
2. The degree of transparency of (b) They are not suitable for the cultivation
atmosphere causes variations in of tree crops.
insolation. (c) They swell and become sticky when wet
Which of the statements given above is/are
and shrink when dried.
correct?
(d) They develop in areas with high
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only temperature and high rainfall.
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 83. Consider the following pairs:
Places in News Country/Region
80. What would be the consequences if the
1. Kashgar prefecture : China
earth's axis were perpendicular to the plane
of orbit? 2. Nagorno-Karabakh : South East Asia
1. Equal nights and days at all places on 3. Bhashan Char : Myanmar
the earth. Island
2. No occurrence of seasons. Which of the pairs given above is/are
3. Day of 24 hours at Arctic and Antarctic
correctly matched?
circle.
(a) 1 only
Select the correct answer using the code
given below. (b) 2 and 3 only
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only (d) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
84. Consider the following statements about the

81. Consider the following statements regarding Karst topography:

Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO): 1. Highly fractured or folded limestone
1. It moves westward from the Pacific beds is one of the primary requirement
Ocean to the Indian Ocean.
for its development.
2. It is an equatorial traveling pattern of
2. It is also called as badlands topography.
anomalous rainfall.
3. In its active phase, MJO brings frequent 3. Stalactites and stalagmites are its
cyclonic activity and can initiate the erosional landforms.
onset of the monsoon in the tropics. Which of the statements given above is/are
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
correct?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) 2 only
(d) 3 only (d) 2 and 3 only
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85. Consider the following pairs: 89. The Oceanic relief feature is regarded as part
National parks River of the continent submerged due to a rise in
sea level. This area of the oceans witnesses
1. Jim Corbett : Ganga river the richest fishing grounds in the world. Due
2. Panna Tiger reserve : Ken river to their shallowness, the penetration of
sunlight makes this area plankton rich and
3. Pin valley : Spiti river
further catalyzes the growth of minute plants
4. Nameri Tiger reserve : Dibru River and microscopic organisms.
Which of the pairs given above are correctly Identify the Oceanic relief feature from the
matched? passage given above:
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) Continental slope
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) Submarine Ridge
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only (c) Continental Shelf
(d) Deep Sea Plain
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

90. Consider the following statements regarding

86. Which one of the following is not a tributary
stalagmites:
of River Kaveri?
1. Stalagmites are upward-growing mounds
(a) Hemavathi
of mineral deposits that have
(b) Amaravathi precipitated from water dripping onto
(c) Suvarnavathi the floor of a cave.
(d) Indravathi 2. The dominant mineral in stalagmite
deposits is calcium carbonate.
87. Arrange the following Ramsar sites of Which of the statements given above is/are
international importance from East to West: correct?
1. Sunderbans Wetland (a) 1 only
2. Rudra Sagar lake (b) 2 only
3. Kanwar Taal (c) Both 1 and 2
4. Kolleru lake (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Select the correct order using the code

91. India recently unveiled the Account
below.
Aggregator network. In this context,
(a) 1-2-4-3
consider the following statements:
(b) 2-1-3-4
1. Account Aggregators are RBI regulated
(c) 2-1-4-3 entities sharing digitally signed and
(d) 1-2-3-4 encrypted data.
2. Registering with an Account Aggregator
88. 'The Least Developed Countries Report' is is fully voluntary for consumers.
published annually by: 3. The Account Aggregators can read and
(a) World Bank resell the consumer data.
(b) United Nations Conference on Trade and Which of the statements given above is/are
Development correct?
(c) United Nations Development (a) 1 and 2 only
Programme (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) Organisation for Economic Co-operation
(d) 1, 2 and 3
and Development
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92. Consider the following statements with 95. Consider the following pairs:
respect to the 'High Ambition Coalition for Valley State
Nature and People':
1. It is an intergovernmental group with the 1. Niti Valley : Himachal Pradesh
central goal of protecting at least 30 2. Dzukou Valley : Uttarakhand
percent of world's land and ocean by 3. Araku Valley : Andhra Pradesh
2030.
2. The Coalition was initiated at the Which of the pairs given above is/are
Rio+20 summit in 2012. correctly matched?
3. India has recently joined the Coalition. (a) 1 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? (b) 3 only
(a) 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(b) 3 only (d) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
96. Consider the following pairs:
93. In the context of an earthquake, consider the
Valley/hills in the news State
following statements regarding body waves
and surface waves: 1. Longtharai Hills : Assam
1. Body waves are generated at the focus 2. Lushai Hills : Mizoram
and move in all directions.
3. Jampui Hills : Meghalaya
2. Surface waves are more destructive than
body waves. Which of the pairs given above is/are
3. The velocity of waves is higher denser correctly matched?
material. (a) 2 only
Which of the statements given above are
correct? (b) 1 and 3 only
(a) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
97. Consider the following statements regarding
94. With reference to the propagation of seismic Submarine Canyons:
waves in the interior of the Earth, consider
the following statements: 1. They are absent near the mouth of rivers
1. The direction of propagation of the due to sediment deposition.
waves changes across materials with
2. Absence of submarine canyons is a
different densities.
2. P-waves cannot travel through the core. unique feature of the Bay of Bengal.
3. The shadow zone of S-waves is larger Which of the statements given above is/are
than that of P-waves.
correct?
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? (a) 1 only
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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98. With reference to Andaman and Nicobar
Islands, which of the following statements is
not correct?
(a) These Islands are southward extensions
of Arakan Yoma range.
(b) These islands are an elevated portion of
submarine mountains.
(c) These islands contain the only active
volcano in India.
(d) The entire group of islands is broadly
divided by the Eleventh degree channel.

99. Which of the following National Parks is/are

situated in Andaman and Nicobar Island?
1. Campbell National Park
2. Saddle Peak National Park
3. Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
4. Galathea National Park
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

100. Which of the following factors affect the

salinity of oceans on the Earth?
1. Wind
2. Change in the density of water
3. Influx of water from the river
4. Evaporation and precipitation
Select the correct answer from the code
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 3 and 4 only

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