Civil Services Exam 2012-General Studies model test 4- Geography Part 4
76.
Which of the following are true about rice production in India
1. It is second most important food crop in India
2. India
3. India
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 and 3
d) None of the above
Answers:
C
77.
Which are the three most important oil seeds produced in India
a) Groundnut, Sunflower & mustard
b) Groundnut, Rape-seed & mustard
c) mustard, Sunflower & Soyabean
d) mustard, Groundnut & Soyabean
Answers:
B
78.
Which of the following are true?
1. Dry land farming is practiced in
rain fed areas
2. About two - third of India
3. About one - third of India
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 and 3
d) None of the above
Answers:
B
79.
Which of the following factors are considered in defining an agro-climatic zone
in India
1. Rainfall
2. Temperature
3. Soil Type
4. Water Resource
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 1 and 2
c) 1 and 3
d) 1, 3 and 4
Answers:
A
80.
Which of the following is not a socio-demographic goal under the National
Population Policy?
a) Making school education upto the age of 14 free
& compulsory
b) Containing the spread of AIDS
c) Achieving gender equality
d) Preventing and controlling communicable diseases
Answers:
C
81. A
National Water Grid is needed in India
1. High pollution level in most of the rivers &
other water sources.
2. The peculiar and ironic phenomenon of floods &
droughts existing side by side
3. The necessity to explore and achieve inter - basin
transfers
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 3
c) 1 and 2
d) 2 and 3
Answers:
D
82. What
is an aquifer?
a) An underground reservoir of water
b) A small dam made for water harvesting
c) A pond in which aquaculture is practiced
d) An irrigation equipment for efficient use of water
Answers:
A
83.
Which of the following matches of countries & their overseas territories
are correct?
1. Portugal
- Macao
2. Denmark
- Greenland
3. USA
- Hawaii
4. USa
- Guam 5.
UK - Isle
of man
a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
b) 2, 3, 4 and 5
c) 2, 3 and 5
d) 2 and 5
Answers:
B
84. The
four pressure belts on the earth are called
a) Equatoral low, Subtropical high, tropical low &
polar high
b) Equatoral high, tropical low, subpolar high &
polar low
c) Equatoral low, Subtropical high, subpolar low &
polar high
d) Equatoral low, Subtropical low, subpolar high &
polar high
Answers:
C
85.
Match the following:
1. Tall trees A.
Equatoral
2. Umbrella shaped trees B. Savanna
3. Waxy Leaves C.
Desert
4. Needle shaped leaves D.
Siberian
1
2 3 4
a) A B
C D
b) B A
C D
c) A B
D C
d) A C B D
Answers:
A
86.
Match the following:
1. Eucalptus A.
Mediterranean
2. Teak B.
Equatoral
3. Rubber C.
Monsoon
4. Lichens D.
Polar
1
2 3 4
a) A B
C D
b) A C
B D
c) B A
C D
d) C B
A D
Answers:
B
87.
Which of the following statements are true about Atlantic
Ocean ?
1. It is the roughest of all Oceans
2. It’s coast line is larger than those of Pacific
& Indian oceans put together.
3. It’s receives more fresh water than any other ocean.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) 1 and 3
Answers:
A
88.
Which of the following is the most important reason for urban population growth
in India
a) Natural increase
b) Rural to urban migration
c) Re-classification settlements
d) Establishment of industries
Answers:
B
89.
Consider the following statements.
1. Thorium is obtained from the monazite sands of
Kerala coast.
2. Uranium is mined in the area surrounding Sambar Lake
Which among the following statement is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None of the above
Answers:
A
90.
Consider the following statements.
1. Bihar, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are the leading
producers of mica in India
2. The three states of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and
Karnataka produce about whole of the asbestos in India
Which among the following statement is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None of the above
Answers:
C
91.
Consider the following statements.
1. Tertiary coal fields in India
are distribute din the states of Assam
2. Tamil Nadu accounts for about 80 percent of the
Lignite produced in the country.
Which among the following statement is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None of the above
Answers:
C
92. Identify the wrongly matched.
a) Muppandal :
Wind farm cluster
b) The Gulf
of Khambhat
c) Vzhinjam :
wave energy
d) Lamba
Gujarat : Solar Energy
Production.
Answers:
D
93.
Consider the following statements.
1. Non-Conventional energy sources are abundant,
renewable and pollution free.
2. Compared to the conventional energy sources
Non-conventional energy sources are economically viable.
Which
among the following statement is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None of the above
Answers:
A
94.
Consider the following statements.
1. The Hindustan-Tibet
road connecting Shimla with Gartok in Western Tibet
passes through Shipki La
2. The trade route connecting Kalimpong (Near
Darjeeling) with Lhasa Jelep La.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None of the above
Answers:
C
95.
Consider the following statements.
1. Bharner and Kaimur hills are the eastward extension
of the Vindhyas.
2. The Kailas range is
an eastward extension of Ladakh range.
Which among the following statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None of the above
Answers:
C
96.
Identify the wrong statement:
a) Plate boundaries are tectonically
active.
b) Mid-Atlantic ridge is a plate boundary.
c) Continents and ocean basins are antipodal
in arrangement with few exceptions.
d) India and China
Answers:
D
97. Which among the following statement regarding
Dead Sea is wrong?
a) It forms part of the boundary between Israel and Syria
b) Salinity is abnormally high in Dead Sea .
c) Dead sea
is located much below the mean sea level.
d) The coastal sands of Dead
Sea are reported to have thorium deposits.
Answers:
A
98.
Consider the following statements
1. There is a continuous belt of Taiga
forest in the northern hemisphere.
2. Taiga forest is totally absent in the
southern hemisphere.
Which among the following statements is/are
correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None of the above
Answers:
C
99.
Consider the following statements.
1. River water alone is the source for
ocean salinity.
2. Sodium chloride dominates the oceanic
salinity
Which among the following statements is/are
correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None of the above
Answers:
B
100.
Consider the following statements.
1. Annual range of temperature is more in
oceans then the continents.
2. Diurnal range of temperature in sea
water is negligible.
Which among the following statements is/are
correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
Answers: B
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