TNPSC
GROUP – II - Subject wise analysed questions and Answers- Geography - part 1
NOVEMBER
– 2012
(GEOGRAPHY)
1. Name the neighbour galaxy of our own Milky Way galaxy.
A)
Antlia B) Aquila
C)
Andromeda D) Auriga
Ans: (C)
2. Every year, May 22 is celebrated as an
A) International
Day of biological Diversity
B) International
Day of Tree Plantation
C) International
Day of Environment Conservation
D) International
Day of Conservation of Natural Resources
Ans: (A)
3. Which of the following is/are wrong?
II) Indus
people had the knowledge of Astronomy
III) Botanical
aspects were very familiar to the Indus people
A)
I B) I and II
C)
I, II and III are wrong D) III
Ans: (D)
4. The GPS is a
A) Satellite
based system that can be used to locateposition anywhere on the earth
B) Satellite
based system that can be used to identify the type of forests
C) System
used for measuring earthquake's magnitude
D) System
used for assessing population density.
Ans: (A)
5. Reduction of 'smoke and collection of fuel wood' to check
deforestation
is promoted by
A) Community
and Institutional Biogas (CIB)
B) Institutional
Bio-gas plants (IBP)
C) National
programme on Improved Chullas (NPIC)
D) National
Project on Biogas Development (NPBD)
Ans: (C)
6. Consider the given Fig. of ocean currents around North
America.
Match List I which List II and select the correct using
the code given below lists.
Figure
List I List
II
Current Number Current Name
a) I 1. Alaska
b) II 2. Gulf Stream
C) III 3. California
d) IV 4. Labrador
a b c d
A) 3 4 2 1
B) 2 1 3 4
C) 4 2 3 1
D) 1 3 4 2
Ans : (D)
7. Match List I with List II.
List I List
II
Thermal Power Projects States
a) Dhurvan 1. Gujarat
b) Korba 2. Orissa
C) Obra 3. Uttar Pradesh
d) Talcher 4. Madhya Pradesh
a b c d
A) 1 3 2 4
B) 1 2 3 4
C) 1 4 3 2
D) 1 3 4 2
Ans : (c)
8. Consider the following pairs :
I) Willy
- Willies - Australia
II) Typhoons - China
III) Hurricane - Japan
Which
of the pair given is/are correct?
A)
I only B) I and II
C)
II and III D) II only
Ans : (B)
9. Black Sea is named so because
A)
It is black in colour
B)
of its rich concentration of micro algae
C)
its, water converts everything into black
D)
both (A) and (C)
Ans : (B)
10. Thermal power stations are located in
A)
Tuticorin, Ramagundam, Rajghat
B)
Narora, Kaiga, Palghat
C)
Cuddalore, Kota, Tarapur
D)
Salem, Pun, Narora
Ans : (A)
11. Match the following :
a)
Manchestar of South India 1. Sivakasi
B)
Little Japan 2. Chennai
C)
Textile Capital of Tamilnadu 3. Coimbatore
D)
Detroit of South Asia 4. Karur
a b c d
A) 3 1 4 2
B) 3 1 2 4
C) 1 3 4 2
D) 2 1 3 4
Ans : (A)
12. Which of the following Statements about 'sound' is TRUE?
B)
It travels through vacuum
C)
Beats are produced due to interference of sound waves
D)
Intensity of sound is measured in Hertz
A) I
and II B) II only
C) III
only D) III and IV
Ans : (C)
TNPSC GROUP – II 2012
Geography
13. Choose the correct descending order of
the planets, according to the number of satellites they possess :
A)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
B) Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
C) Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
D) Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
Ans : (A)
14. In Tamil Nadu, the potential districts
for wind energy are
A) Salem. Dharmapuri, Erode
B) Pudukottai, Thiruchirapalli, Salem
C) Ramanathapuram, Pudukottai, Thanjavur
D) Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari
Ans : (D)
15. Match List I correctly with List II and
select your answer using the codes given below :
List I List
II
(Recent Disaster in India)
(Month / Year)
a) Chamauli
Earthquake 1. December
2004
B) Orissa Super Cyclone 2. August, 2005
C) Bombay – Gujarat Flood 3. March, 1999
D) Tsunami 4. October, 1999
Codes :
a b c d
A) 3 4 2 1
B) 4 3 1 2
C) 1 2 3 4
D) 2 3 4 1
Ans : (A)
16. Identify the peninsular rivers of India
according to the given sketch :
Figure
A) Pennaru - Tungabhadra - Bhima - Wardha
B) Tungabhadra – Pennaru - Wardha- Bhima
C) Bhima – Tungabhadra – Pennaru - Wardha
D) Tungabhadra – Bhima – Pennaru - Wardha
Ans : (A)
17. The table indicating the inclination
angle of the important stars, Which can be used for location purposes, is
termed as
A) Nautical chart
B) Aeronautical Almanac
C) Inclination chart
D) Nautical Almanac
Ans : (C)
18. Which one of the following is not
correctly matched?
A) The Digboi oil field - Assam
B) Anukleshwar oil field - Maharashtra
C) Barmer oil field - Rajasthan
D) Narimanam oil field - Tamil
Nadu
Ans : (B)
19. Which of
the following statement(s) is/are correct
I. Halley’s comet becomes visible once in
76 years
II. The tail of the Halley’s Comet is
always opposite to the sun
of these
A) only I is correct B) Only
II is correct
C) Both are correct D) Both
are wrong
Ans : (C)
20. Match List I correctly with List II and
select your answer using the codes given below :
List I List
II
a) Nimbus 1. low
clouds
B) Stratus 2. rain clouds
C) Cirrus 3. middle clouds
D) Alto 4. high clouds
Codes :
a b c d
A) 2 1 4 3
B) 3 2 1 4
C) 4 3 2 1
D) 1 4 3 2
Ans : (A)
21. Consider the following statements :
I. Coral reef grows best in brightly
lighted water
II. Corals prefer turbid water
of
these
A) I is wrong, but II is correct
B) I is correct, but II is wrong
C) I and II are correct
D) I and II are wrong
Ans : (B)
22. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Equatorial
forest in the world is dense and impenetrable
with largest number
of plants
Reason (R) : The Luxuriant growth of natural vegetation
due to high temperature
and high rainfall throughout the year.
Now select your answer according to the
coding scheme given below :
A)
Both (A) and (R) are false
B) Both (A) and (R) are true
C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans : (B)
23. The shaded areas in the given India map
receive the average annual rainfall amounting to
Figure
A) less than 50 cm B) 50
– 100 cm
C) 100 – 200 cm D) above
200 cm
Ans : (D)
(July - 2011)
TNPSC GROUP - II
Geography
24. Match List I with List II correctly and
select your answer using the codes given
below:
List I List
II
A) Glacier 1) Pothole
B) Underground
water 2) Cirque
C) River 3) Inselberg
D) Wind 4) Lapies
Codes
:
a b c d
A) 2 4 1 3
B) 1 2 4 1
C) 3 2 4 1
D) 4 3 2 1
Ans : (A)
25. The average density of the earth is
A) 5.517 g cm -3 B) 11
g cm -3
C) 3 g cm -3 D) 3.5 g cm -3
Ans : (A)
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