TNPSC
Exam-GROUP- IV - Subject wise analysed Previous Year questions and Answers-Geography-Part-1
TNPSC
GROUP – IV 2012
Geography
1. Match List I with List II correctly and
select your answer using the codes given below:
List – I List
– II
(Rivers) (Origin)
a) Mahanadi 1. Nasik
Hills
b) periyar 2. Mahabaleswar hills
c) Godavari 3. Amarkantak
d) Krishna 4. Carmon hills
codes :
a b c d
A) 3 4 1 2
B) 2 3 1 4
C) 4 1 3 2
D) 1 2 4 3
Ans : (A)
2. In Tamil Nadu the most windforms are
with districts of
A) Kanyakumari, Coimbatore, Tiruppur
B) Tuticorin,
Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli
C) Neyveli,
Kanchipuram, Chennai
D) Coimbatore, Erode, Dharmapuri
Ans : (B)
3. Consider the following statement :
Assertion
(A): Planet Saturn when put in water it would float
Reason
(R) : The Planet Saturn has a specific gravity less than one.
Now select your answer according to
the coding scheme given below :
B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is
not the correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans
: (A)
4. Thumba equatorial rocket launching
station was established
at
which place in India?
I) Bangalore II) Sriharikota
III) Mahendragiri IV) Thiruvananthapuram
of these
A) III only B) I only
C) IV
only D) II
only
Ans
: (C)
5. Match List I with List II correctly and
select your answer using the codes given below:
List – I List
– II
a) Assam 1. Ponam
b) Orissa 2. Mashan
c) Andhra Pradesh 3. Jhum
d) Kerala 4. Podu
codes :
a b c d
A) 3 2 1 4
B) 4 3 1 2
C) 3 4 2 1
D) 2 1 4 3
Ans : (C)
6. Match the deserts in List I with their respective countries
in List II correctly and select your
answer using the codes given below:
List – I List
– II
a) Thar 1. Africa
b) Atacama 2. China
c) Sahel 3. Chile
d) Gobi 4. India
codes :
a b c d
A) 1 3 4 2
B) 2 1 3 4
C) 4 3 1 2
D) 3 2 1 4
Ans : (C)
7. Consider the following statements:
I) Mercury
has the fastest orbital motion
II) Mars
requires 687 days to complete one revolution
III) Saturn is the fifth planet from the sun
which of the statement(s) is/are
correct ?
A) I only B) I
and II
C) II
and III D) I,
II and III
Ans : (B)
8. In Tamil Nadu hill rocks are called by
different names in different areas.
Match hill rocks areas in List I
with their different names in List II correctly and select your answer using
the codes given below
List – I List
– II
a)
Vellore 1. Kolli hills
b) Namakkal 2. Kalvarayan
c) Villupuram 3. Gingee
Hills
d) Tiruvannamalai 4. Elagiri hills
codes :
a b c d
A) 2 3 4 1
B) 3 2 1 4
C) 4 1 2 3
D) 1 2 3 4
Ans : (C)
9. Which of the following statements
is/are correct?
I. In India, the winds that blow from north get deflected
and come from the north west. These winds are known as the ‘retreating
monsoon’.
II. In India, the winds that blow from the
north get deflected and come from the north east. These winds are known as the
‘retreating monsoon’.
of these
A) I
only B) II only
C) Both
I and II D) Neither I nor II.
Ans : (B)
10. Consider the following statements :
I. Hinmachal lies between Himadri and Siwalik ranges.
II. Passes
are the natural gaps across the mountains.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
A) I
only B) II only
C) Both
I and II D) Neither I nor II.
Ans : (C)
11. Match
List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes
given below:
List – I List – II
a) Australia 1. Horses
b) South Africa 2. Bisons
c) Eurasia 3. Kangaroos
d) North America 4. Zebras
codes :
a b c d
A) 4 3 2 1
B) 4 3 1 2
C) 3 4 1 2
D) 1 2 3 4
Ans : (C)
12. Consider the following statements:
I. Removal of trees and vegetation would affect both land
and water ecosystems
II. There will be lot of food for organisms.
of these
A) I
is correct, but II is wrong
B) I
is wrong, but II is correct
C) Both
are correct
D) Both
are wrong.
Ans : (A)
13. Olympic flag contains 5 rings
representing five continents. Which two continents do not touch Indian ocean?
A) Asia,
Europe B) Europe, Africa
C) Europe, Australia D) Europe,
North America
Ans : (D)
14. Which one of the following statements is
incorrect regarding Census, 2011?
A) 7th
Census after independence
B) Slogan is ‘Our Census, Our Future”
C) Conducted in two phases namely house
listing and housing census,
population enumeration phase
D) Information
about mobile, computer and internet users are not collected.
Ans : (D)
15. Which one of the following is considered
as dwarf planet?
A)
Saturn B) Oxytocin
C) Pluto D) Neptune
Ans
: (D)
16. Consider the following statements:
Available primary energy sources in
India are
I. Coal
and Lignite II. Oil and Gas
III. Oil alone IV. Electricity
of
these
A) I & II
are correct B) II & III are correct
C) III alone in correct D) I, II & IV are correct
Ans
: (D)
17. Find out which state has highest sex
ratio as per 2011 Census:
A)
Tami Nadu B) Bihar
C) Kerala D) Gujarat
Ans
: (C)
18. Which is caused by the gravitational
attraction between Moon and Earth?
A)
waves B) Tides
C) Currents D) Tsunami
Ans
: (C)
TNPSC
GROUP – IV 2011
Geography
19. Detroit is famous for
A)
Automobile industry
B) Film
industry
C) Information technology
D) Agriculture
Ans
: (A)
20. The movements of planets are controlled
by the gravitational force of the
A)
Sun B) Earth
C) Moon D) Stars
Ans
: (A)
21. According to the Census estimate of 2001
the rate of literacy in Tamil Nadu was
A)
60.5% B) 73.5%
C) 80.5% D) 77.5%
Ans : (B)
22. The other name of Tuticorin is
A)
Diamond city
B) Peal city
C) Gold city
D) Coal city
Ans
: (B)
23. The dam constructed across the river
Sutlej is
A)
Bhakra - Nangal B) Hirakud
C) Damodar dam D) Stanley
Reservoir
Ans
: (A)
24. Wheat granary of India is
A)
Punjab B) Rajasthan
C) Andhra Pradesh D) Orissa
Ans
: (A)
25. Greenhouse gas is
A)
Carbon dioxide B) Oxygen
C) Hydrogen D) Nitrogen
Ans
: (A)
26. The highest peak in India is
A)
Mt. Everest
B) Mt. Kanchenjunga
C) Mt. K 2
D) Mt. Dhoulagiri
Ans
: (B)
27. Initially the cutting action of the waves
against the base of coastal land produces
A)
Tombolo B) Cliff
C) Spit D) Sea cave
Ans
: (B)
28. The world’s deepest ‘Mariana Trench’ is
located in
A)
Pacific ocean
B) Atlantic ocean
C) Arctic ocean
D) Indian ocean
Ans
: (A)
29. The basic unit of the society is
A)
family B) house
C) village D) city
Ans
: (A)
30. Match List
I with List II correctly and select
your answer using the codes given below :
List
– I List
- II
a)
Mysore 1. Sugar industry
b) Uttar Pradesh 2. Woollen textiles
c) Bangalore 3. Silk textiles
d) Dhariwal 4. Electronic goods
Codes:
a b c d
A) 3 1 4 2
B) 1 2 3 4
C) 2 1 4 3
D) 3 1 2 4
Ans
: (A)
31. The agricultural production in which
India may outsmart the USA in the near future is
A)
Paddy
B) Wheat
C) Millets
D) Plantations
Ans
: (B)
32. Ozone layer absorbs
A)
Methane
B) Chlorine
C) Ultraviolet radiation
D) Cosmic rays
Ans : (C)
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