TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Year Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-Geography-Part 1
P
– I Original Paper- Geography
2013
(February)
1. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using codes
given below:
List
I List
II
(Culture Realms) (Cultural Areas)
a) The occidental 1.
Korea
B) The main Islamic 2. Anglo
- America
C) The Indic 3. Jordan
D) East Asia 4. Nepal
Codes:
a b c d
A) 3 4 1 4
B) 2 3 4 1
C) 1 4 2 3
D) 3 1 4 2
Answer: (B)
2. The earth crust is separated from the
Mantle by a layer of discontinuity called as
A) Moho
B) Curtenberg
C) Asthenosphere
D) Hamblin
Answer: (A)
3. In which part of the world Mixed
Farming is practised?
A) Developing
Regions of the world
B) Highly developed Regions of the world
C) Under developed Regions of the world
D) Desert Regions of the world
Answer: (B)
4. Which is wrongly matched?
I. Limestone - Cement industry
II. Coke - Iron and steel industry
III. Cotton - Textile industry
IV. Manganese - Paper industry
of these
A) II B) III
C) IV D) I
Answer: (C)
5. The diagram which is drawn to show the
calculated wind speed and direction
A) Isotherm B) Barometer
C) Wind Rose D) Wind
Mills
Answer: (C)
6. Arrange the following sequential steps
of autotrophic succession in the correct order:
I. Aggregation II. Aeronautical
Almanac
III. Mudation IV. Invasion
V. Migration
of these :
A) I, II, III, IV, V B) I, III,
V, IV, II
C) III,
V, IV, I, II D) III, IV,
V, II, I
Answer: (D)
7. Consider the following pairs :
I. Laterite - high temperature and heavy rainfall
II. Alluvial - sediments
deposited by rivers
III. Black soil - suitable
for cotton cultivation
IV. Black soil - suitable
for plantation
Which
of the above pairs are correctly matched?
A) I, II and III B) I,
II and IV
C) II, III and IV D) I, III and IV
Answer: (A)
8. The family, to which these endangered
species great Indian bustard and Lesser Florican, which have got a dedicated
land for breeding in the Ajmer district of Rajasthan belong to is
A) Bird B) Deer
C) Camel D) Bison
Answer: (A)
9. Area between 15 and 55 kilometers above
the Earth’s surface is called Stratosphere. What is special about this area?
A) Area rich
with 90% of ozone
B) Area rich with Oxygen
C) Area rich
with Carbon dioxide
D) Area rich
with moisture
Answer : (A)
10. What is common about Golf of Mannar and
Gulf of Kutch?
A) Largest Gulf areas
B) Major
coral reef areas
C) Deepest
Gulf areas
D) Gulf areas
not in use
Answer: (B)
11. Consider the given figure of global
pattern of winds. Match List I with
List II and select the correct answer using
the code given below lists:
Figure
List List - II
a) I 1. Westerlies
b) II 2. Easterlies
c) III 3. Doldrums
d) IV 4. Trade winds
Codes:
a b c d
A) 2 1 3 4
B) 3 4 1 2
C) 3 2 1 4
D) 2 3 4 1
Answer: (B)
12. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : India is the
largest producer of mica and Kynaite in the world
Reason (R) : Bauxite,
Sillimanite, Dolomite are found maximum in India.
Choose your correct answer:
A) Both (A)
and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A)
and (R) are individually 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.
Answer:
(B)
12. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Trial forests
occur in and around the delta
Reason (R) : Mangroves can
survive and grow in fresh as well as brackish water
Choose
your correct answer from the codes given below:
A) Both (A)
and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A)
and (R) are individually 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.
Answer: (B)
13. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Tropical cyclones
are a system of low pressure
Reason (R) : The differential
heating causes low atmospheric pressure to develop
Choose your correct answer:
A) Both (A)
and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A)
and (R) are individually 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.
Answer: (A)
14. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using codes
given below:
List I List
II
(Rivers / Tributaries) (Landforms)
a) Chambal 1. Delta
B) Cauvery 2. Jogwater falls
C) Narmadha 3. Bad lands
D) Sharvathi 4. Estuary
Codes
:
a b c d
A) 2 1 3 4
B) 1 2 4 3
C) 4 3 1 2
D) 3 1 4 2
Answer: (D)
15. Shifting cultivation is practised in
India by the tribal group
A) Poda B) Ladong
C) Chena D) Roca
Answer:
(A)
16. Fill in the blanks:
Us accounts for only ______ percent
of world population and is causing_____ percent of world pollution, whereas
India causes _______ percent of Co2 emissions.
A) 4.6, 22, 4 B) 4,
4.6, 22
C) 17.4,
4, 4.6 D) 22,
4.6, 90
Answer: (A)
17. In India Sex Ratio during 2011 is
A) 927
females per 1000 males
B) 933 females per 1000 males
C) 940 females per 1000 males
D) 946 females per 1000 males
Answer: (C)
18. I.
Ranthambhore National park and Sariska sanctuary are related to tiger
II.
Ranthambhore National Park and Sariska sanctuary are tourist centres
of
Rajasthan
Of
these
A) Both I and II are correct
B) Both I and II are wrong
C) I is correct and II is wrong
D) II is correct and I is wrong
Answer: (A)
19. Which among the following is included in
the world heritage list at a meeting of the world heritage committee?
A) The
Eastern ghats
B) The
Western ghats
C) The
Northern plains
D) The
Himalayas
Answer: (B)
TNPSC
Group I Exam - Preliminary Exam Solved Question paper - 2011
20. Skeletal soils are found in
A) Vindhyan
sandstones and Ladak shales
B) South western Rajasthan and Cuddapah
region
C) Telangana, Coastal Tamil Nadu and Kongu
region
D) Bankura,
Medinipur and Pargana areas.
Answer: (A)
21. The largest planet in the solar system is
A) Earth B) Jupiter
C) Saturn D) Venus
Answer: (B)
22. Which of the following is not recycled in
an eco-system?
A) Water B) Carbon
C) Nitrogen D) Energy
Answer: (D)
23. Ammonotelism is common in
A) fishes B) birds
C) mammals D) reptiles
Answer: (A)
24. The ocean floor is a flat plain known as
the
A) Abyssal
plain B) Abyssal hills
C) Fringing reef D) Barrier
reef
Answer: (A)
25. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Regional
disparities in development have been continuously decreasing in Indian due to planning
Reason (R) : New technology
in Indian agriculture is size neutral but not resource neutral.
Now select your answer according to
the coding scheme give below:
A)Both (A)
and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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.
Answer: (A)
26. The last census reforms undertaken in
A) 1991 B) 2000
C) 2011 D) 2001
Answer: (C)
27. A galaxy is a huge mass of
A) Water,
Air, Land
B) Stars,
Nebula and Interstellar material
C) Isostasy, Continents, Terrains
D) Pluto,
Stratocones and Cordillera
Answer: (B)
28. According to the year 2000 - 2001 in
India, the major irrigation sources are
in the order of
A) Canals,
Wells, Tubewells, Tanks
B) Wells, Tubewells,
Tanks, Canals
C) Tanks, Canals, Wells, Tubewells
D) Canals,
Wells, Tanks, Tubewells
Answer: (B)
29. Which state has the lowest level of
literacy?
A) Uttar
Pradesh B) Bihar
C) Rajasthan D) Madhya
Pradesh
Answer: (B)
30. Which of the following gases accounts for
the maximum of the atmosphere
A) Uttar
Pradesh B) Bihar
C) Rajasthan D) Madhya
Pradesh
Answer: (D)
31. Lateritic soils are formed under
conditions of
A) high
temperature and rainfall
B) low
temperature and low rainfall
C) medium temperature and low rainfall
D) low
rainfall and high temperature
Answer: (A)
25. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : The floods can be
reduced by construction of dams and reservoirs
Reason (R) : Dams have the
capacity of holding huge quantity of water during flood period.
Now select your answer according to
the coding scheme give below:
A) Both (A)
and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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.
Answer: (A)
26. Which one of the following is correctly
matched?
A) Troposphere - lowest
layer of the atmosphere
B) Stratosphere - third
layer of the atmosphere
C) Mesosphere - 30
km above the earth surface
D) Thermosphere - 50
km above the earth surface
Answer: (A)
27. Which one of the following contributes
maximum share in power generation?
A) Thermal
power
B) Hydropower
C) Atomic power
D) Solar power
Answer: (A)
30. Richter scale, a logarithmic scale to
measure earthquake was devised by
A) Mercalli
Richter
B) Charles Richter
C) Edmund Richter
D) James Richter
Answer: (B)
31. Seismic waves are recorded with the help
of an instrument known as
A) Earthquake
meter
B) Barometer
C) Hypsometer
D) Seismograph
Answer: (D)
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