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TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Year Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-Geography-Part 1

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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