PT-2104: INDIAN GEOGRAPHY PRELIMS TEST

Q.1) Consider the following statements: Q.4) Which of the statements below about the
1. Distance between two longitudes decreases alignment of Himalayas are incorrect?
towards the poles whereas the distance 1. The general orientation of these ranges is
between two latitudes remains the same from northwest to the southwest direction in
everywhere. the northwestern part of India.
2. There is a general understanding among the 2. Himalayas in the Darjeeling and Sikkim
countries of the world to select the standard regions lie in an east west direction.
meridian in multiples of 8°30' of longitude. 3. In Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram, they are
3. USA has seven time zones. in the north south direction.
Which of the above statements are correct? a) 1 only
a) 1 only b) 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only c) 3 only
c) 3 only d) None
d) All of the above
Q.5) How many of the following pairs are
Q.2) Consider the following: correctly matched:
1. Kachchh 1. Bhabar- the streams and rivers disappear in
2. Aravali Range this zone.
3. Rajmahal Hills 2. Tarai belt- most of the streams and rivers re-
4. Ganga delta emerge in this zone
5. Karbi Anglong 3. Khadar- old alluvial deposits
6. Meghalaya Plateau 4. Bhangar- new alluvial deposits
7. Rajasthan a) Only one
Which of the following are parts of the b) Only two
peninsular block of India? c) Only three
a) 1 and 3 only d) All
b) 3, 4 and 5 only
c) 1, 2, 3 and 7 only
Q.6) Which of the following UTs/states form a
d) All of the above
water divide between the Indus and Ganga
river systems?
Q.3) Consider the following statements about
a) Delhi and Haryana
the peninsular block of India.
b) Haryana and Punjab
1. The Peninsula is formed essentially by a
c) Haryana and UP
great complex of very ancient gneisses and
d) None of the above
granites, which constitutes a major part of it.
2. As a part of the Indo-Australian Plate, it has
Q.7) Which region has undergone metamorphic
been subjected to various vertical movements
processes in its geological history, which can be
and block faulting.
corroborated by the presence of metamorphic
How many of the above statements are correct?
rocks such as marble, slate, gneiss, etc?
a) Only 1
a) Andaman and Nicobar
b) Only 2
b) Deccan highlands
c) Both 1 and 2
c) Himalayas
d) None
d) Central Highlands

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Q.8) Which is the only significant tributary of 1. The entire island group is built of coral
the river Chambal that originates from the deposits.
Aravalli in the west? 2. The Islands of this archipelago have storm
a) Shipra beaches consisting of unconsolidated pebbles,
b) Banas shingles, cobbles and boulders on the eastern
c) Parwati seaboard.
d) None Which of the above statements are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
Q.9) Consider the following statements about
c) Both 1 and 2
the coastal plains of India:
d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. The western coastal plains are an example of
submerged coastal plain.
2. The western coastal plains are narrow in the Q.13) The drainage pattern of an area is the
middle and get broader towards north and outcome of which of the following factors?
south. 1. geological time period
3. The rivers flowing through this coastal plain 2. topography
do not form any delta. 3. nature and structure of rocks
How many of the statements given above are 4. amount of water flowing
correct? 5. periodicity of the flow
a) Only one Select the correct answer from the options
b) Only two given below:
c) All of them a) 1 and 3 only
d) None b) 1,2,3 and 4 only
c) 1 and 5 only
Q.10) The 10-degree channel separates which d) All of the above
of the following places?
a) Andaman and Nicobar
Q.14) How many of the following pairs are
b) Great Nicobar and Little Andaman
correctly matched?
c) Himadri and Himachal
1. The drainage pattern resembling the
d) None
branches of a tree is known as - radial.
2. When the rivers originate from a hill and
Q.11) How many of the pairs below are flow in all directions, the drainage pattern
correctly matched? is known as - dendritic.
1. Saddle peak - Middle Andaman 3. When the primary tributaries of rivers flow
2. Mount Diavolo- North Andaman parallel to each other and secondary
3. Mount Koyob- South Andaman tributaries join them at right angles, the
4. Mount Thuiller- Great Nicobar pattern is known as - centripetal.
a) Only one 4. When the rivers discharge their waters
b) Only two from all directions in a lake or depression,
c) Only three the pattern is known as - trellis.
d) None a) Only one
b) Only two
c) Only three
Q.12) Consider the following about
d) None
Lakshadweep and Minicoy islands:
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b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
Q.15) Which of the following river is known as
d) All of the above
‘Singi Khamban’ in Tibet?
a) Sutlej
b) Brahmaputra Q.20) Which river has Tila, Seti and Beri as its
c) Indus tributaries and cuts a deep gorge at
d) Kosi Shishapani?
a) Kosi
b) Gandak
Q.16) Which of the following river is the largest
c) Ghaghara
tributary of Indus?
d) Ramganga
a) Sutlej
b) Beas
c) Ravi Q.21) Consider the following about the river
d) Chenab Brahmaputra:
1. Brahmaputra’s major right bank tributaries
are the Burhi Dihing and Dhansari (South)
Q.17) Sarai Sidhu is the meeting point of:
2. Subansiri, Kameng, Manas and Sankosh are
a) Chenab and Jhelum
the major left bank tributaries of Brahmaputra.
b) Beas and Ravi
3. The Brahmaputra enters into Bangladesh
c) Chenab and Ravi
near Dhubri and flows eastward.
d) Sutlej and Ravi
4. In Bangladesh, the Tista joins it on its left
bank from where the river is known as the
Q.18) How many of the following Prayags are Jamuna.
correctly matched? How many of the above statements are correct?
a) Only one
1. The Bhagirathi and Alaknanda - Devprayag
b) Only two
2. The Alaknanda and Dhauli Ganga - Vishnu
c) Only three
Prayag.
d) None
3. The Alaknanda and Pindar - Karna Prayag
4. The Alaknanda and Mandakini - Rudra
Prayag Q.22) Consider the following about the
a) Only one Peninsular drainage system:
b) Only two 1. The Peninsular drainage system is older than
c) Only three the Himalayan one.
d) All 2. Peninsular rivers like Narmada and Tapi are
characterised by fixed course, absence of
Q.19) Consider the following rivers.
meanders and non-perennial flow of water.
1. Chambal
Which of the above statements are incorrect?
2. Sindh
a) 1 only
3. Betwa
b) 2 only
4. Sengar
c) Both 1 and 2
5. Ken
d) None
Which of the above are the right-bank
tributaries of Yamuna?
a) 1 and 2 only
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Q.23) Which of the pairs of river and its source b) Only two
are correctly matched? c) Only three
1. Mahanadi - Sihawa d) None
2. Godavari - Nasik
3. Krishna - Mahabaleshwar
Q.27) Consider the following about the
Select the correct answer from the codes given
monsoon winds:
below:
1. The Chota-nagpur plateau gets some rainfall
a) 1 and 2 only
from the Arabian sea branch.
b) 2 and 3 only
2. The Bay of Bengal branch strikes the coast of
c) 1 and 3 only
Myanmar.
d) All
3. Tamil Nadu lies in the rain shadow area of
the Arabian Sea branch of the south-west
Q.24) Which river forms the Dhuandhar monsoon.
waterfall? How many of the above statements are correct?
a) Tapi a) Only one
b) Mahanadi b) Only two
c) Narmada c) All three
d) Periyar d) None

Q.25) What causes excessive cold in North Q.28) Consider the following:
India during the cold weather season? 1. Mango Shower- Kerala and Karnataka
1. Continentality effect 2. Blossom Shower- Kerala
2. Snowfall in the Himalayas 3. Bordoisila- North India
3. Cold winds from the Caspian Sea 4. Loo- Assam
Select the correct answer from the codes given How many of the pairs below are correctly
below: matched?
a) 1 and 2 only a) Only one
b) 2 and 3 only b) Only two
c) 1 and 3 only c) Only three
d) All of the above d) All

Q.26) Consider the following about retreating Q.29) Babool, ber, and wild date palm, khair,
southwest monsoons. neem, khejri, palas are species of which
1. The retreating southwest monsoon season is vegetation?
marked by clear skies and fall in temperature. a) Tropical Evergreen
2. Owing to the conditions of high temperature b) Tropical Thorn Forests
and humidity, the weather becomes rather c) Tropical Deciduous Forests
oppressive and there is the prevalence of d) None
October Heat.
3. The weather in the retreating monsoon is
Q.30) How many of the statements given below
wet in north India but it is associated with
about the northern montane forests are
dryness in the eastern part of the Peninsula.
correct?
How many of the statements above are correct?
a) Only one
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1. Deciduous forests are found in the foothills 3. Tsunamis are frequently observed along the
of the Himalayas. Pacific ring of fire.
2. Deodar, a highly valued endemic species How many of the above statements are correct?
grows mainly in the western part of the a) Only one
Himalayan range. b) Only two
3. The southern slopes of the Himalayas carry a c) All of them
thicker vegetation cover than the northern d) None
slopes.
4. At higher altitudes, mosses and lichens form
Q.34) Abnormal rise in sea-levels due to severe
part of the tundra vegetation.
cyclonic storms are called:
a) Only one
a) Storm Surge
b) Only two
b) Airmass
c) Only three
c) Tides
d) All
d) Waves

Q.31) How many of the pairs below are

correctly matched?
1. Agro-forestry- the raising of trees and
agriculture crops on the same land inclusive of
the waste patches.
2. Farm forestry- The process under which
farmers grow trees for only commercial
purposes on their farm lands.
3. Urban forestry- The raising and management
of trees on public lands only.
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) Only three
d) None
Q.32) The Yokohama Strategy is related to:
a) Management of pandemics.
b) Global cooperation in the fishing industry.
c) Disaster Management
d) Targeting tax evasion in developed
countries.
Q.33) Consider the following statements about
tsunami:
1. The speed of wave in the ocean is less in the
shallow water than in the ocean deep.
2. A ship at sea is not much affected by
tsunami and it is difficult to detect a
tsunami in the deeper parts of sea.
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Q.35) Which of the pairs below are correctly
matched?
1. Meteorological Drought: It results when the
availability of water in different storages and
reservoirs falls below what the precipitation
can replenish.
2. Agricultural Drought: When the productivity
of a natural ecosystem fails due to shortage of
water.
3. Hydrological Drought: Prolonged period of
inadequate rainfall marked with mal-
distribution of the same over time and space.
4. Ecological Drought: by low soil moisture that
is necessary to support the crops, thereby
resulting in crop failures.
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 3 only
d) None of the above
Q.36) How many of the following pairs are
correctly matched?
1. 1901-1921: The period of stagnant or
stationary phase of growth of India’s
population.
2. 1921-1951: The period of steady population
growth.
3. 1951-1981: The period of population
explosion in India.
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a) Only one Q.41) Which of the given statements about

b) Only two bauxite are correct?
c) All 1. Bauxite is the ore, which is used in
d) None manufacturing of aluminium.
2. Bauxite is found mainly in tertiary deposits
and is associated with laterite rocks.
Q.37) Sometimes settlement is fragmented into
3. Kalahandi and Sambalpur are the leading
several units physically separated from each
producers of bauxite.
other bearing a common name. These are
a) 1 and 2 only
known as:
b) 2 and 3 only
a) Clustered settlements
c) 1 and 3 only
b) Semi-clustered settlements
d) All
c) Dispersed settlements
d) Hamleted settlements
Q.42) Consider the following about the ports of
Q.38) Consider the following about coffee India:
cultivation in India: 1. New Mangalore Port caters to the needs of
1. India mostly grows superior quality coffee, the export of iron-ore and iron-concentrates.
robusta, which is in great demand in 2. Marmagao Port, situated at the entrance of
International market. the Zuari estuary, is an artificial harbour in
2. Coffee is a tropical plantation crop. Goa.
3. Kerala alone accounts for more than two- 3. Jawaharlal Nehru Port at Nhava Sheva is the
third of total production of coffee in the smallest yet extremely busy container port in
country. India.
Which of the above statements are incorrect? Which of the above statements are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only
d) All d) None of the above

Q.39) Which state leads in the production of Q.43) Which port has an advantageous location
jute in India? being close to the Suez-Colombo route and is a
a) West Bengal natural harbour?
b) Uttar Pradesh a) New Mangalore Port
c) Odisha b) Kochi port
d) Jharkhand c) Kandla Port
d) None
Q.40) Gurumahisani, Sulaipet, Badampahar
(Mayurbhaj), Kiruburu (Kendujhar) are Q.44) Which of the following pairs are correctly
famous: matched?
a) Iron ore mines 1. National Waterway 1- Allahabad-Haldia
b) Bentonite reserves stretch
c) Coal reserves 2. National Waterway 2- Sadiya-Dhubri
d) Copper reserves stretch

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3. National Waterway 3- Kottapuram-Kollam Q.48) Seasonal reversal in the wind direction

stretch during a year is called:
a) 1 and 2 only a) Westerlies
b) 2 and 3 only b) Trade winds
c) 1 and 3 only c) Monsoon
d) All of the above d) El-Nino

Q.45) Consider the following statements: Q.49) The Wardha, the Pranhita, the Manjra,
1. The two effective processes considered to be the Wainganga and the Penganga are the
very effective to tap solar energy are tributaries of:
photovoltaics and solar thermal technology. a) Mahanadi
2. In wind energy, the kinetic energy of wind, b) Godavari
through turbines is converted into electrical c) Indus
energy. d) Kaveri
Which of the above statements are correct?
a) 1 only
Q.50) The range lying to the south of the
b) 2 only
Himadri forms the most rugged mountain
c) Both
system and is known as:
d) None
a) Himachal
b) Shivalik
Q.46) Consider the following statements about
c) Purvanchal
census:
d) None of the above
1. In India, the first census was held in the year
1872.
2. The first complete census, however, was
taken in the year 1891.
Which of the above statements are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None

Q.47) Consider the following:

1. Sarpagandha
2. Jamun
3. Arjun
4. Neem
Which of the above are medicinal plants?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) All

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