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1. Which of the following is the example of a Rift valley

Gulf of Spencer Lake Chad


Brahmputra Valley Volta Lake


2. Statements Basic igneous rocks are dominated by ferrous-magnesium minerals.
Gabbro is an example of basic igneous rock.

Codes

only is correct only is correct


both and are correct None of these


3. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched

Kilvea Hawaiin type Pelee Pelean type


Etna Dormant type Stromboli Active type


4. Which of the following region/country is famous for "Typhoon"

China U.S.A.


Australia Gulf of Mexico


5. According to Koeppen's classification, the alphabet is used in climate for which of the following characteristics

Steppes climate Summer dry climate


Winter dry climate Fog


6. Which of the following surfaces contains the highest of albedo

Snow cover Thin cloud


Sandy area Grasslands


7. Which of the following elements has maximum composition of dissolved salts in ocean water

Chlorine Sodium


Magnesium Calcium


8. Which of the following is not correctly matched

Equilibrium — Newton


Progressive wave theory — Whewell


Canal theory — Airy


Stationary wave theory — Laplace


9. The approach in the study of geography which claims that geography should be concerned essentially with the formulation of scientific laws is known as

Radical Approach Humanistic Approach


Behavioural Approach Positivistic Approach


10. Which of the following geographers is considered as the founder of human geography

Ratzel Blache


Febvre Brunhes


11. Which of the following geographers is regarded as "father of exceptionalism"

Varenius Kant


Schaefer Hartshorne


12. The book "Character of Races" was written by

Hettner Semple


Taylor Huntington


13. Which of the following approaches stressed on a holistic view of economy, society and polity

Behaviouralism Humanism


Positivism Radicalism


14. Ratzel's work was basically based on the concept of

dichotomy between physical and cultural aspects


geography as scientific discipline


geography as necessarily descriptive


physical environment controlled human activities


15. Statements "Social Justice and the City" was written by R. Peet.
'Antipode' played an important role in the development of radical approach.

only is correct only is correct


both and are correct None of these


16. Who was the first person who ascertained the length of the equator with remarkable precision

Hecataeus Eratosthenes


Al-Masudi Al-Biruni


17. Statements Wall map is the example of a small scale map.
Atlas map is the example of a large scale map.

only is correct only is correct


both and are correct none of these


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18. The city plan maps may be included in which of the following categories

Cadastral map Topographical map


Geological map Chorographical map


19. Which of the following instruments measures the elevation from the photographs

Planimeter Pantograph


Clinometer Parallax Bar


20. Which of the following projections is the most suitable for drawing map of Africa

Mercator Mollweid


Sinusoidal Cylindrical Equidistant


21. Arrange the following rivers in descending order of length

Amazon Yangtze


Mississippi Nile



Codes

4 1 3 2


4 3 1 2


3 4 2 1


3 4 1 2


22. What is measured with the help of a planimeter

Distance on a map Areas of a map


Directions on a map Relief on a map


23. Which of the following represents the pole in the case of conical projection

an arc a straight line


a point none


24. According to the principle of 'Isostasy'

more heat escapes from oceanic crust than continental


magnetic anomalies result from gravitational attraction between objects


the crust is in floating equilibrium with more dense mantle below


the asthenosphere behaves as a brittle solid.


25. Who has written the titled "The Makers of Modern Geography"

Dickinson, R.F. Taylor, G.


Harvey, D. Hartshorne, R.


26. Who was the author of "Erd Kunde"

Ptolemy Vidal de la Blache


Carl Ritter A. Humboltd


27. Manufacturing activities belong to

Primary Sector Secondary Sector


Tertiary Sector Quaternary Sector


28. Which of the following is the oldest religion

Buddhism Islam


Hinduism Christianity


29. Which of the following is a major function of food chain

Food supply to other organism


Constant supply of energy


Change in type of food


Energy transfer from lower to higher organism


30. Which of the following languages is spoken by most of the people in the world

Chinese English


Hindi Arabic


31. Approximately one half of the total world's population live in

East Asia and Europe Europe and Eastern-north America


South and South-east Asia South and East Asia


32. Statements in a compact settlement street system is an essential element.
in a scattered settlement residence is the core element.
in a nucleated settlement the community life is weak.

Codes
and are correct and are correct
and are correct and are correct
33. Which of the following is not true about horticulture

small farms very intensive cultivation


scientifically managed most work is done by machine


34. The greatest share of fisheries comes from

Deep seas Continental shelf


Deep ocean trench Fresh water


35. Teak, Green heart, Mahogany, Ebony and Logwood are likely to be found in

Tropical hardwood forest Temperate hardwood forest


Coniferous forest Alpine forest


36. Which of the following is not the characteristic of shifting cultivation

short period of occupance rotation of settlement


long period of fallowing Mixed cropping


37. The argument of 'threshold of demand' was given by

Burgess Von Thunen


Christaller Harris and Ullman


38. Which of the following is not a non-mineral

Mica Gypsum


Coal Aluminium


39. Which of the following is conventional renewable source of energy

Solar energy Wind energy


Tidal energy Hydro power


40. Which of the following agriculture practices is associated with the primitive society

Sedentry agriculture Subsistence agriculture


Mixed farming Plantation


41. Which of the following is the leading producer of natural rubber

Indonesia Malaysia


Myanmar Thailand


42. Which of the following is the leading producer of gold

Australia China


S. Africa U.S.A.


43. The first major tidal power station was located in

France Germany


U.K. U.S.A.


Homely Problem 44. Which of the following is the leading producer of paper

Canada China


Japan U.S.A.


45. Which of the following is the largest producer of uranium

Australia Nigeria


Canada Russia


46. Which of the following is the largest city in the world

Mexico-city New York


Sao-Polo Tokyo


47. The Ruhr Basin lies in

Belgium France


Germany U.K.


48. Which of the following is the largest producer of iron-ore in the world

Brazil China


Russia U.S.A.


49. Which of the following countries does not touch border of Russia

Romania Lithuania


Norway Poland


50. The second largest populated country of South America is

Columbia Argentina


Peru Venezuela


51. Which of the given two places are joined by the 'Orient Express'

Halifax — Vancouver Perth — Sydney


Darwin — Adelaide Paris — Istanbul


52. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of diamonds

Russia Botswana


Australia Congo


53. 'Hottentos' tribe is found in which of the following countries

Botswana Egypt


Japan S. Arabia


54. Which is the most densely populated country in North-America

U.S.A. EL Salvador


Mexico Guatemala


55. Which of the following countries is the most rural

Nepal Bangladesh


Bhutan Maldives


56. Which of the following passes connects Darjeeling to Tibet through Chumbi valley

Burzil pass Shipki pass


Nathula pass Niti pass


57. Which of the following countries has maximum percentage of its area under forest cover

India Bangladesh


Nepal Bhutan


58. Which river forms the world famous Niagra Falls

St. Lawrence Hudson


Mississippi Mussouri


59. With which of the following countries, the Green Island is associated

France U.K.


Denmark Germany


60. Which of the following countries of Europe is the most populated

U.K. France


Germany Italy


61. Which of the following is the most urbanized state in Europe

Monaco Italy


Belgium U.K.


62. Which is the largest Arab state in terms of area

Sudan Egypt


Algeria Saudi Arabia


63. Which of the following cities is the largest metropolis in Africa and the Middle East

Alexandria Cairo


Tripoli Cape town


64. Which of the following countries is the world leader in crude oil reserves in the world

Kuwait UAE


Venezuela Saudi Arabia


65. Which of the following is the only landlocked nation in the Middle East

Iraq Iran


Afghanistan Yemen


66. Which of the following countries is the most urbanized

India Pakistan


Maldives Sri Lanka


67. Which of the following countries of Southeast Asia is the most populous

Vietnam Philippines


Indonesia Thailand


68. Which of the following rivers is used more for transport than any other rivers in south of Sahara

Congo Zambezi


Orange Limpopo


69. Which of the following places is known for maximum thunderstorms annually

Texas Kolkata (India)


Kampala (Uganda) Dhaka (Bangladesh)


70. Which of the following urban agglomerations is the most populous in the world

Tokyo-Yokohama Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto


New York City Seol


71. Which of the following countries has the world's largest percentage of total cattle in the world

India Brazil


China U.S.A.


72. Which of the following countries produces maximum percentage of world's total hydroelectricity

Canada U.S.A.


Brazil China


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73. Which of the following countries produces maximum percentage of world's total nuclear energy

U.S.A. France


Japan Germany


74. Which of the following is not correct about the equatorial region

The average annual temperature is over 25°C


Congo-basin is the largest tract of equatorial climate


Equatorial forests have hard wood


Equatorial forests are known as Selvas in Amazon basin


75. Which of the following does not have temperate grasslands

Kazakhistan Mexico


Ukrain U.S.A.


76. Which of the following is not a cold desert

Gobi Kazal-kum


Dashte-lut Ladakh


77. Which of the following is the least densely populated region

Amazon basin Congo basin


Sahara desert Sumatra


78. Which of the following crops is not associated with the Mediterranean region

Barley Cork


Dates Olive


79. The tallest trees in the equatorial region achieve a height of about

50 metre 60 metre


70 metre 80 metre


80. Which of the following is known as the land of rice revolution

China India


Japan Philippines


81. Female literacy in India according to 2009 census record was about

51% 52%


53% 54%


82. In which of the following states, the sex-ratio is in favour of female population

Haryana Uttar Pradesh


Punjab Uttaranchal


83. Which of the following is not a Rabi crop in India

Wheat Gram


Maize Mustard


84. Which of the following rivers is flowing in the rift valley

Ganga Gomati


Mahi Narmada


85. Black cotton soils of India are found in

Haryana Himachal Pradesh


Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra


86. Which of the following is the most urbanized state

Haryana Punjab


Uttar Pradesh West Bengal


87. Which of the following is the leading producer of raw silk in India

Andhra Pradesh Karnataka


Tamil Nadu West Bengal


88. The first Metro Rail Project was commissioned in the city of

Chennai Delhi


Kolkata Mumbai


89. Which of the following is the oldest hydro-electric project

Bhakra Damodar


Rihand Shiva Samudram


90. The lowest growth rate of population is in the state of

Andhra Pradesh Karnataka


Kerala Tamil Nadu


91. Which of the following states has the least irrigated area

Arunachal Pradesh Meghalaya


Mizoram Nagaland


92. Which of the following forest types occupy the largest area in India

Coniferous and Pines Equatorial evergreen


Tropical deciduous Desert vegetation


93. Which of the following is the highest peak of India

Everest Kanchanjunga


Makalu Nanda Devi


94. In which of the following states, the share of scheduled castes population to total population is the highest

Himachal Pradesh Karnataka


Punjab Uttar Pradesh


95. Which of the following statements is not correct

The entire peninsular India is made of Archaean rocks


Archaean rocks are found in Chotanagpur


The Central Himalaya's base is of Archaean formation


The Peninsular gneiss in known as the Bengal gneiss


96. The Cuddapah formation is not found in

Karnataka Kerala


Rajasthan Tamil Nadu


97. The Gondwana system is not found in which of the following

Chhattisgarh Jharkhand


Orissa Tamil Nadu


98. At which place the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi make a confluence

Deva Prayag Karan Prayag


Rudra Prayag Vishnu Prayag


99. Which of the following is the largest tributary of the Ganga

Gandak Kosi


Ghagra Yamuna


100. Which of the following is not correctly matched

Indravati — Godawari


Tungbhadra — Kaveri


Rapti — Ganga


Bhima — Krishna


101. Which of the following states has the highest percentage of area under tank irrigation

Karnataka Kerala


Maharashtra Tamil Nadu


102. Mangrove vegetation in India is most extensively found along the coast of

Orissa Malabar


Rann of Kutch Tamil Nadu


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103. Which of the following is known as poor man's timber

Bamboo Jamun


Mahua Semul


104. What is an approximate net irrigated area to the total cultivated area in India

38% 40%


42% 44%


105. Which of the following has the largest reserves of coal

Jharkhand Madhya Pradesh


Orissa West Bengal


106. Which of the following regions has the largest petroleum deposits

Brahmaputra valley Gujarat coast


Godavari basin Mumbai high


107. Which of the following states has a thermal power station

Assam Jammu Kashmir


Mizoram Tripura


108. Which of the following is the leading producer of gold

Andhra Pradesh Karnataka


Maharashtra Tamil Nadu


109. Which of the following states has the largest deposits of manganese

Andhra Pradesh Karnataka


Madhya Pradesh Orissa


110. Which of the following states is the leading producer of Copper

Bihar Jharkhand


Orissa Madhya Pradesh


111. Which of the following states is the largest producer of bio-gas in India

Andhra Pradesh Karnataka


Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh


112. Which of the following steel plant and their foreign collaboration is not correctly matched

Rourkela — German


Bhilai — Russian


Durgapur — British


Bokaro — French


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113. Which of the following sets represents the iron and steel industry

Jamshedpur, Rourkela, Koraput


Bokaro, Bhadravati, Burnpur


Bokaro, Barauni, Bongaigaon


Jamshedpur, Bongaigaon, Bokaro


114. Which of the following is not correctly matched

BALCO — Korba


NALCO — Koraput


HZL — Khetri


HINDALCO — Renukoot


115. The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre was first established at

Kaiga Kalpakkam


Tarapur Trombay


116. Which of the following states has the highest density of roads

Gujarat Haryana


Kerala West Bengal


117. Which of the following states has the highest density of railways

Bihar Punjab


Uttar Pradesh West Bengal


118. In which of the following decades the growth rate of population was recorded highest in India

1961—1971 1971—1981


1981—1991 1991—2001


119. Which of the following states recorded the largest average size of villages with respect to population

Kerala Tamil Nadu


Uttar Pradesh West Bengal


120. What types of rural settlements are generally found in Peninsular India

Linear Nucleated


Sparse Hemleted


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