Civil Services Exam
2012-General Studies Model Test 4- Part 1
GEOGRAPHY FULL TEST
1.
Through which one of the following groups of countries does the equator pass
a) Gabon ,
Venezuela , Columbia , Peru
b) Brazil ,
Somalia , East Timor , Kenya
c) Uganda ,
Columbia , Suriname ,
Indonesia
d) Congo ,
Brazil , Columbia ,
Galapagos island (Ecuador
Answers: D
2.
Consider the following statements:
1. Marseille the second largest city in France
2. River Volga and River Don drains in to the Caspian Sea
Which of the following statements given above is/are
correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None of the above
Answers:
A
3. Match
the following
List 1
List 2
A. Harmattan 1.
Italy
B. Sirocco 2.
Central Africa
C. Boro 3
Spain
D. Levanter 4.
Artic Sea
A B C
D
a) 4
1 3 2
b) 2
1 4 3
c)
2 3 4
1
d)
4 1 2
3
Answers:
C
4.
Consider the following statements.
1. The south west monsoon current in India
2. The western disturbance is a tropical cyclone which
gives winter rainfall in the North Indian Plans
Which of the following statements given above is/are
correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None of the above
Answers:
A
5.
Consider the following statements.
1. The Chotanagpur plateau is called as the Ruhr of
India
2. The Banihal pass which connects the Kashmir valley
with Jammu
Which of the following statements given above is/are
correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None of the above
Answers:
A
6.
Consider the following statements:
1. River water contains higher proportion of Calcium
Sulphate.
2. River water and volcanic ashes are the two important
sources of ocean salinity.
Which among the following statement is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None of the above
Answers:
B
7. Lake Maracaibo
in Venezuela
a) Fish catch
b) Salt extraction
c) Oil Reserves
d) Coral bleaching
Answers:
C
8. Match
the following:
List I (River) List
II (Ocean in to
which it drains)
A. R. Mackenzie 1. Bering Sea
B. R. Yukon 2. Beaufort Sea
C. R. Colorado 3. Gulf of
Mexico
D. R. Mississippi 4.Gulf
of California
A B
C D
a) 1 4
2 3
b) 3 1
4 2
c) 2 1
4 3
d) 2 4
1 3
Answers:
D
9. Latin America
includes
a) Mexico
b) South America and the Caribbean
c) Caribbean and Mexico
d) Caribbean South America Central American
countries and Mexico
Answers:
D
10. (A):
Salinity of Caspian sea is more than the salinity of Arabian
Sea
(R): Caspian sea is an enclosed sea and Arabian sea is an open sea
Answers:
A
11. Moho-Discontinuity
separates
a) Core and the Mantle
b) Crust and the Mantle
c) Outer Crust and Inner Crust
d) Outer and inner Core
Answers:
B
12.
Match the following:
List I (Region) List
II (Country)
A. Selvas 1.
Norway
B. Patagonia 2. Brazil
C. Steppes 3.
Argentina
D. Fiords 4.
Ukraine
A B
C D
a) 2 4
3 1
b) 1 3
4 2
c) 2 4
1 3
d) 2 3
4 1
Answers:
D
13. The
circum-Pacific belt also known as the fire ring of the pacific is a zone of
1. Volcanic activity
2. Earthquakes
3. Rift valley
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) 1 only
Answers:
B
14.
Which among the following statement is wrong?
a) The mid Atlantic ridge is a zone of diverging plate
margin
b) Himalayas and Alps
are young fold mountains
c) Australia
d) The northernmost limit of the Great rift valley of
Africa lies in the desert region of Egypt
Answers:
D
15. Match the following:
List I (Mountain) List
II (Type)
A. Rockies 1. Fault scarp
B. Salt range 2.
Folded mountain
C. Aravallies 3.
Block mountain
D. Vindhyan mountains 4.
Relict mountain
A B
C D
a) 2 3
1 4
b) 2 3
4 1
c) 3 1
4 2
d) 3 4
2 1
Answers:
B
16.
Which among the following statements is/are correct?
1. River Ganga debouches
from the mountains near Haridwar
2. River Yamuna enters the plain near Tajewala
3. The Chambal river originates near Mhow
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) None of the above
Answers:
A
17.
Which among the following group of countries have a coast line in the Mediterranean Sea ?
a) Syria ,
Jordan , Turkey , Egypt
b) Syria ,
Israel , Egypt , Turkey
c) Libya ,
Israel , Jordan , Turkey
d) Turkey ,
Jordan , Iraq , Israel
Answers:
B
18. Find
out the wrong statement.
a) Temperate cyclones are much larger in size than the
tropical cyclones
b) Temperate cyclones die out after reaching the
interior of the continents
c) Tropical cyclones are confined to a particular
period of the year
d) Different temperatures are noted in different parts
of temperate cyclone
Answers:
B
19. The
most outstanding feature of the equatorial type of climate is
1. Uniformity of temperature throughout the year
2. Afternoons in the equatorial belt receives heavy
rainfall due to evaporation and convectional air currents
3. Many parts of the tropical rain forest have been
cleared for shifting cultivation
a) 1, 2, 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) 1 and 3
Answers:
A
20.
Match the following:
List I (Mines) List
(Mineral mined)
A. Malanjkand 1.
Coal
2. Jharia 2.
Copper
C. Umarsar 3.
Iron
D. Kemmangudi 4.
Lignite
A B
C D
a) 2 1
4 3
b) 2 3
1 4
c) 3 1
4 2
d) 1 2
4 3
Answers:
A
21. Find
out the correct arrangement of the following mountain ranges from North to
South
a) Karakoram range ,
Ladakh range, Zaskar range, Pir Panjal range
b) Karakoram range ,
Zaskar range, Ladakh range, Pir Panjal range
c) Ladakh range, Karakoram range ,
Zaskar range, Pir Panjal range
d) Ladakh range, Karakoram range ,
Pir Panjal range, Zaskar range
Answers:
A
22. The
Garo-Rajmahal gap which separates the Meghalaya plateau with the Rajmahal hills
is a
a) Down faulted region
b) Down warped region
c) Deflation basin
d) Dun
Valley
Answers:
A
23.
Match the following:
List I (Iron and Steel List
II (State)
Industry)
A. Bhilai steel plant 1.
Karnataka
B. Vishwesvaraya I & S
Company 2. Bihar
C. Rourkela 3.
Jharkhand
D. Bokaro Steel plant 4.
Orissa
5.
Chhatisgarh
A B
C D
a) 5 1
4 3
b) 2 1
3 5
c) 5 2
4 3
d) 2 4
3 1
Answers:
A
24.
Consider the following countries.
1. Ukrain
2. Romania
3. Georgia
4. Armenia
Which among the following countries has/have a coast
line with Black Sea ?
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 1 and 2
Answers:
B
25. In India
a) R. Yamuna
b) R. Chambal
c) R. Son
d) R. Krishna
Answers:
B
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