TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Year Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-Geography-Part 2

TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Year Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-Geography-Part 2

TNPSC Group I Exam - Original Question paper March- 2010

32.       Which of the following forms the richest ground water province in India?

            A)        Gondwana Sedimentary

            B)        Deccan Trap province

            C)        Ganga - Brahmaputra alluvial province

            D)        Cenozoic Sedimentary province

            Answer: (C)

33.       In India iron-ore deposits are found in

            A)        Bailadila                                B)        Tumkur

            C)        Dharwar                                 D)        Banswara

            Answer: (A)

34.       In which state is canal irrigation highly used?

            A)        Gujarat                                   B)        Orissa

            C)        Uttar Pradesh                       D)        Haryana

            Answer: (C)

35.       The Atomic station which has the highest capacity (MW) is

            A)        Kaiga, Karnataka                 

            B)        Kota, Rajasthan

            C)        Kundankulam, Tamil Nadu                       

            D)        Tarapur, Maharashtra

            Answer: (C)

36.       Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using codes

           given below:

                        List I                                                               List II

            A)        Karnataka                                          1)         Bababudan Hills

            B)        Orissa                                                 2)         Mayurbhanj

            C)        Chhattisgarh                                     3)         Bailadila

            D)        Jharkhand                                         4)         Bonai Range

            Codes :

                        a          b          c          d

            A)        1          2          3          4

            B)        2          1          3          4

            C)        1          2          4          3

            D)        3          4          1          2

Answer: (A)

37.       Western Ocean is the ancient name of the

            A)        Atlantic Ocean                      B)        Pacific Ocean

            C)        Indian Ocean                         D)        Arctic Ocean

            Answer: (A)

38.       Which one among the following South Asian countries has the highest population density?

            A)        India                                       B)        Pakistan

            C)        Nepal                                     D)        Sri lanka

            Answer: (A)

39.       India’s population as on 1^st March, 2001 stood at

            A)        1,027 million                         B)        1,007 million

            C)        1,017 million                         D)        1,037 million

            Answer: (A)

40.       Consider the following statements :

            Assertion (A)  :  Surface temperatures of the oceans are controlled by warm and cold currents.

Reason (R)     :   Warm currents raise the temperature whereas cool currents lower down the temperature.

            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)

41.       Ring or horse shore shaped coral reefs are called

            A)        Atoll                                        B)        Barrier reef

            C)        Fringing reef                         D)        none of these

            Answer: (A)

42.       Land is a

            A)        man-made resource

            B)        non-renewable natural resource

            C)        renewable natural resource

D)        all of these

            Answer: (C)

43.       Consider the following statements:

            I.          Cholesterol is a fertilizer

            II.         Protein is amphoteric in nature

            III.        Whale myoglobin has disulphite bond

            IV.       Entrophy of the universe increases

            A)        II alone is correct

            B)        II and IV are correct

            C)        III, IV and II are correct

D)        All are correct

            Answer: (C)

44.       Heliocentric theory according to which sun is supposed to be fixed and the planets go around the sun was proposed by

            A)        Galileo                       B)        Newton

            C)        Ptolemy                      D)        Copernicus

            Answer: (D)

45.       The growth rate population in India as per 2001 census is

            A)        3%                              B)        2.5%

            C)        1.9%                           D)        1.5%

            Answer: (D)

46.     Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using codes

           given below:

                        List I                                                               List II

            A)        Neozoic era                                       1)         Primary

            B)        Cenozoic era                                    2)         Secondary

            C)        Mesozoic era                                    3)         Quaternary

            D)        Palaeozoic era                                 4)         Tertiary

            Codes :

                        a          b          c          d

            A)        3          4          2          1

            B)        4          3          1          2

            C)        2          1          4          3

            D)        1          2          4          3

Answer: (A)

47.       Study of the interrelations between the individual plant and its

environment is called

            A)        synecology                B)        Ecosystem

            C)        Autecology                D)        Biodiversity

            Answer: (C)

48.     SONAR is mostly used by

           A)        doctors                       B)        engineers

           C)        navigators                 D)        astronauts    

            Answer: (C)

49.       Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A)  :  Tsunamis are produced by sudden movements of earth’s crust or earthquakes.

Reason (R)     :   These seismic sea waves are often incorrectly called  tidal waves

            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)

50.       Which one of the following is correctly matched?

                        Categories                           % of area (India)

            I.          Mountains                 -           10.6

            II.         Plateaus                    -           27.7

            III.        Plains                         -           43.2

            IV.       Hills                            -           18.5

            Of these :

            A)        I alone is correct                  

            B)        I and II are correct

            C)        I,II and III are correct

            D)        All are correct

            Answer: (D)

51.       The share of road transport in total transport of the country is

            A)        20%                            B)        40%

            C)        60%                            D)        80%

            Answer: (D)