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1. The term ‘Regur’ refers to
(a) deltaic alluvial soils
(b) laterite soils
(c) black cotton soils
(d) red and yellow soils
2. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
(a) Laterit-Uttar Pradesh
(b) Sunday Soil-South Punjab
(c) Red Soil- Tamil Nadu
(d) Black Soil-Madhya Pradesh
3. The forest found in parts of Punjab, U.P. Rajasthan, North Gujarat and extend in the south to
Berar in Maharashtra, Bellary in Karnataka and Cuddapha and Kurnool district of Andhra
Pradesh is
(a) tropical dry deciduous forest
(b) tropical thorn forest
(c) tropical dry evergreen forest
(d) Littoral and swamp forest
4. Which answer response given the correct descending order of the following states by area?
I. Mizoram II. Sikkim III. Nagaland IV Tripura
(a) I,III,IV,II (b) I, IV,III,II (c) II,IV,III,I (d) I,II,III,IV
5. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I List II
A. Anaimudi 1. Highest point of Annamalai hills
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B. C. D. E.
Dodabeta Gurushikhar Amarkantak Dhoopgarh
2. 3. 4. 5.
located south to Nilgiri Highest peak of Nilgiri hills Highest peak of Aravali in Mount Abu Highest point in Maikala range Highest point of Satpura in Mahadeo hills near Panchamarhi
Codes
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 4 2 1 3
6. In india ,which one of the following, states has the largest inland saline wetland?
(a) Gujarat (b) Haryana
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) rajastan
7. Which one of the following rivers does not originate in india ?
(a) beas (b)Chenab
(c) ravi (d)Sutlej
8. At which one of the following places do two important rivers of indiaoriginate; while one of
them flows toward north and merges with another important rivers flowing towards bay of
Bengal thwe other one flows towards bay of Bengal ,the other one flows towards Arabian sea?
(a) amarkantak (b) badrinath
(c) mahabaleshwar (d) nasik
9. Consider the following statements
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1. there are no east flowing river in kerala.
2. there are no west flowing rivers in Madhya Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(b) Both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2
10. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the himalayan vegetation?
(a)juniper (b) mahogany
(c) silver fir (d) spruce
11. Which one of the following hills are found where the eastern ghats and the western ghats
meet?
(a) anaimalai hills (b) cardamom hills
(c) nilgiri hills (d) shevoroy hills
12 . Match List 1with List 2 and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List 1 List 2
A. Sirhind canal 1. U.P.
B. East Yamuna canal 2. M.P
C. Indira Gandhi canal 3. Punjab
D. Wainganga canal 4. Rajasthan
Codes
A B C D E
(a) 1 2 3 4 5
(b) 5 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 5 4 3 2
(d) 2 3 4 4 1
13. Which one of the following problems is not encountered in indiragandhi
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(a) Increase in soil salinity
(b) Progressive water logging
(c) Aeolian silting of the canel
(d) Decline in water supply
14. the zonal soil type of peninsular india belongs to
(a) Red soils (b) yellow soils
(c) black soils (d) older alluvium
15. ‘Sal’ trees are concentrated in
(a) Tamil nadu (b) Assam
(c) Bihar (d) madhya Pradesh
16. Which one of the following mountain chains has two dissimilar types of vegetation
(evergreen forests and deciduous forests) on its two slopes?
(a) aravallis (b) vindhyas
(c) Eastern ghats (d) western ghats
17. The largest portion of india’s wasteland occurs in
(a) upland without scrub
(b) water- logged and marshy lands
(c) degraded pastures and grazing land
(d) wastelands created by shifting cultivation
18. Kerewas are terraces of glacial origin found in
(a) Teesta valley
(b) Ravi valley
(c) Jhelum valley (sri nagar)
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(d) Alaknanda valley
19. Which one of the following is not a causative factor with respect to poor coverage of forest
area in jammu & Kashmir ?
(a) Low amount of rainfall
(b) Large area under cultivation
(c) Steep barren slopes
(d) Snow convered peaks
20. Arrange the following rivers in descending order of their length.
1. Ravi 2. Cauveri
3. Satluj 4. Yamuna
(a) 1,2,4,3 (b) 3,4,1,2
(c) 4,3,2,1 (d) 1,2,3,4
21. Which of the following gives the correct sequence of hills in the east-west directions?
(a) Naga, Mikir, Khasi, Garo
(b) Garo, Khasi ,Mikir, Naga,
(c)Khasi ,Garo,Naga,Mikir,
(d) Mikir,Naga,Khasi ,Garo,
22.Which one of the following statementsis not correct ?
(a) Mahandi River rises in Chattisgarh
(b) Godavari River rises in Maharashtra
(c) Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh
(d)Tapti River rises in Andhra Pradesh
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23. Indentify the islands marked 1,2,3 and4 in the given map and select the correct answer by
using the codes given below.
(a)Car Nicobar (b)Little Andman
(c)Great Nocobar (d)Little Nicobar
Codes
A B C d
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
24. the Amarkantak hill is the source of two rivers following in two different directions (west &
East). They are
(a) Narmada and Tapti
(b) Narmada and Mahanadi
(c) Tapti and Betwa
(d) Tapti and sone
25. Badland topography is the characteristic of the
(a) GULF OF KUTCH (b) Sunderban Delta
(c) Knonkan Coast (d) Chambal valley
26. Which of the following pairs of dams and the rivers on which they are built is incorrect ?
(a) Bhakra – satluj
(b) Kurobegawa – vajont
(c) Hoover- Colorado
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(d) Oroville – Feather
27. Where are Shevaory hill located?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
28. in which state is the Guru Shikhar Peak Located ?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra
29. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of
(a) Assam Himalayas
(b) Kumaon Himalayas
(c)Nepal Himalayas
(d)Punjab Himalayas
30. Shillong Plateau is also known as ‘Meghalaya’ meaning ‘abode’of clouds’. It was so named
by
(a) O.H.K Spate (b) S.P. Chatterjee
(c) D.N. Wadia (d) R.L. Singh
31. Which one of the following is at the lowest height above the mean sea level?
(a) Delhi (b) Jodhpur
(c) Kota (d) Nagpur
32. Which one of the following rivers does not represent antecedent drainage ?
(a)Chenab (b) Sutlej
(c) Ravi (d) Subannsiri
33. which one of the following states has the longest coastline ?
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(a) Maharashtra (b) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh (d) Karnataka
34. India’s Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats meet at the
(a)Cardmoon hills (b)Annamalai hills
(c)Nilgiri hills (d)Palani hills
35. Which one of the following characteristics is not relevant to Ganga river?
(a)It is a braided river with numerous channels.
(b)It has multiple inter-twined sand-bars
(c)It has extensive gully erosion
(d)Diposite enormous sediments annually into the Bay of Bengal
36.During winter, north-western part of India gets rainfall from
(a)thunderstorms
(b)retreating monsoon
(c)western disturbances
(d)tropical cyclones
37.Mangrove vegetation, in India is most extensively found in
(a)Malabar Coast
(b)The sunderbans
(c)The Runn of Kachchh
(d)Costal of Orissa
38. In India, how many states share the costline?
(a) 7 (b)8
(c)9 (d)10
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39. Kathiawar Peninsula is an example of
(a) emerged shoreline
(b)submerged shoreline
(c)ria shoreline
(d)Dalmation shorelilne
40. The upper course of damodar river occupies a
(a) rift valley (b)synclinal valley
(c) eroded valley (d)depositional valley
41. Which one of following is not a tributary of the Barak River?
(a)Jiri (b)Rukni
(c)Dhaleswari (d)Pagladiya
42. Xerophytic vegetation is a characteristic future of
(a)Chhotanagpur platau
(b)Khasi hills
(c)Eastern hills
(d)Kutch
43. Ganga is navegable between
(a)Haridwar and Kanpur
(b)Allahabad and Varanasi
(c)Patna and Calcutta
(d)Allahabad and Haldia
44. Earthquakes along the Himalayas and the foothills are best explained in turm of
(a)plate tectonics
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(b)young arc to the Himalayas
(c)fragile and largelyl unconsolidated rocks
(d)divergence of plates
45. Bhabar belt is found in the
(a)Chota Nagpur plateau
(b)Himalayan Pidemount zone (foothills of siwaliks)
(c)Western Ghats
(d)Coastal Orissa
46. Consider the following relief features
1. Zaskar Range
2. Dhaluadhar Range
3.Laddakha Range
4.Karakoram Range
The correct niorthward sequence of these relief features is
(a)2,1,3,4 (b)2,3,4,1
(c)4,3,2,1 (d)4,2,1,3
47. Which of the following coast generally means dry during the months of July and August?
(a)Coromandal Coast
(b)Konkan Coast
(c)Malabar Coast
(d)Northern Circars
48. Which the following correctly states the locations of ‘Cold desert’ Of India?
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(a)To the North-east of Karakoram Range
(b)To the west of Peer Panjal Range
(c)To the South of Siwalvik Range
(d)To the west of Arawali Range
49. The Western Syntaxial bend of the Himalayas is near
(a)Zaskar Range (b)Pir Panjal Range
(c)Nanda Parbat (d)Siwalk hills
50. The Meghalaya Plateaus are largely formed of
(a)Cretaceous lava
(b)Gondawana rocks
(c)Dharwarian Quartzites
(d)Tertiary sendimentary rocks
51. Which of the following three rivers of Penisular India have the Amarkantak region as their
source?
(a)Chambal, Betwa, Luni
(b)Godavari, Krishana, Cauvery
(c)Son, Mahanandi, Narmada
(d)Narmada, Krishna, Wainganga
52. The Himalayan front fault is located between
(a)Siwaliks and Lesser Himalaya
(b)Great and Trans Himalaya
(c)Lesser and Great Himalaya
(d)Siwaliks and Pidmont zone
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53. The boundary of the Siwalik Belt with the Indo-Gangetic trough is known as
(a)main boundry thrust
(b)main boundry fault
(c)Great bounry falut
(d)Scarp falut
54. The area between Chhotanagpur pleateau and shilong pleateau is
(a)A Garben
(b)formed by erosion of Ganga
(c)a down faulted region
(d)a down wraped region in which the Ganga has deposited sediments
55.Open stunted forest with bushes and having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are
commonly found in
(a)Eastern Orissa
(b)North-eastern Tamilnadu
(c) Sowaliks and Tarai regions
(d)Western Andhrapradesh
56. Which one on of the following is not a logoon?
(a)Ashtamudi lake
(b)Pariyar lake
(d)Pulicat lake
Social Geography
57. According to the census-2001, which one of the following Indian States has the maximium
population in India after Uttar Pradesh?
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(a)West Bengal (b)Maharashtra
(c)Bihar (d)Tamilnadu
58. In Which one of the following Union Territories, do the people of the Onge tribe live?
(a)Andman and Nicobar Island
(b)Dadra and Nagar haveli
(c)Daman and Diu
(d)Lakshadweep
59. Which Amongst the following States has the bighest population density as per Cencus-2001
(a)Kerala (b)Madhya Pradesh
(c)Uttar Pradesh (d)West Bengal
60. The largest number Buddhists is found in
(a)Bihar (b)Karnataka
(c)Maharashtra (d)Uttar Pradesh
Polity Section- B
61.Who among the following can join the National Pension system (NPS)?
(a)Resident Indian Citizens only
(b)Persons of age from 21 to 55 only
(c)All State government employees joining the services after the date notification by the
respective State governments
(d)All central government employees including those of Armed Forces joining the services on or
after 1st April, 2004
62.Which one of the following objectives is not embodied in the Preamble to the Constitution
of India?
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(a)Liberty of thought
(b)Economic Liberty
(c)Liberty of expression
(d)Liberty of belief
63. Democracy’s superior virtue lies in the fact that i calls into activity
(a)the intelligence and character of ordinary men and women
(b)The methods for strengthening excutive leadership.
(c)a superior individual with dynamism and vision
(d)a band of dedicated parry works
64. The main advantages of the parliamentary form of government is the
(a)the executive and legislature work independently.
(b) It provides continuity of policy and is more efficient.
(c)the executive remains responsible to the legislature.
(d)the head of the government cannot be” changed without election
65.In the context of India, which one of the following is the correct relationship between Rights
and Duties?
(a)Rights are correlative with Duties.
(b)Rights are personal and hence Independent of society and Duties.
(c)Rights, not Duties, are important for the advancement of the personality of the citizen.
(d)Duties, not Rights, are important for the stability to the State
66. The mind of the markers of the Constitution of India is reflected in which of the following?
(a)The Premable
(b)The Fundamental Rights
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(c)The Directive Principles of State policy
(d)The Fundamental of Duties.
67. Which principles among the following was added to the directive principles of state policy
by the 42nd Amendment to the constitution?
(a)Equal pay for equal work for both men and women
(b)Participation of workers in the management of industries.
(c) Right to work education and public assistance
(d)Securing living wage and human condition of work to workers
68. Which one of following statements is correct?
(a)Rights are claims of the State against the citizens
(b)Right are privileges which are incorporated in the constitution of a state.
(c)Right are claims of the citizens against the State.
(d)Rights are privileges of a few citizens against the many.
69. Local self-government can be best explained as an exercise in
(a)Federalism
(b)Democratic decentralization
(c)Administrative delegation
(d)Direct democracy
70.Right to vote and to be elected in India is a
(a)Fundamental Right
(b)Natural Right
(c)Constitutional Right
(d)Legal Right
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71.In India judicial Review implies
(a)The power of the Judiciary to pronounce upon the constitutionality of laws and executive
orders.
(b)The power of the judiciary to question the wisdom of the laws enacted by the legislatures.
(c)The power of the Judiciary to review to all the legisiative enactments before they are
assented to by the President.
(d)The power of the Judiciary to review its own judgements given earlier in similar or different
cases.
72. Out of the following statements, choose the one that brings out the principle underlying the
cabinet form of government:
(a)An arrangement for minimising the criticism against the government whose responsibilities
are complex and hard to carry out to satisfaction of all.
(b)A mechanism for speeding up the activities of the government whose responsibilities are
increasing day by day.
(c)A mechanism of parliamentary democracy for ensuring collective responsibility of the
government to the people.
(d)A Device for strengthening the hands of the head of the government whose hold over the
people is in a state of decline.
73. Which one of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism?
(a)There are an independent judiciary in India.
(b)Power have been clearly divided between the Center and the States.
(c)The federating units have been given unequal representation In the RajyaSabha.
(d)It is the result of an agreement among the federating units.
74. For election to the LokSabha, a nomination paper can be filed by
(a)Anyone residing in India.
(b)a resident of the constituency from which the election is to be contested.
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(c)any citizen of India whose name appears In the electoral roll of a constituency.
(d)any citizen of India.
75. The Parliament of India acquires the power to legislate on any item in the State List in the
national intrest if a resolution that effect is passed by the
(a)LokSabh by a simple majority of Its total membership.
(b)LokSabha by a majority of not less than two-third of its total membership.
(c)RajyaSabha by a simple majority of its total membership.
(d)RajyaSabha by majority of not less than two-third of its members present and voting.
76.Which of the following are associated with ‘Planning’ in India?
1. The Finance Commission
2. The National Development Council
3. The Union Ministry of Rural Development
4. The The Union Ministry Urban Devlopment
5. The Parliament
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a)1, 2 and 5 (b)1, 3 and 4
(c)2 and 5 (d)All of these
77.What will follow, if a using Money Bill is substantially amended by the RajyaSabha?
(a)The LokSabha may still proceed with the bill, accepting or not accepting the
recommendations of the RajyaSabha
(b)The LokSabha cannot consider the bill further
(c)The LokSabha may send the bill to the RajyaSabha may send the bill to the RajyaSabha for
reconsideration
(d)The President may call a joint call a joint sitting for passing the bill
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78.Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a)In India, the same person cannot be appointed as Government for two or more states at the
same time
(b)The Judges of the High Court of the States in India are appointed by the Governor of the
State just as the Judges of the Supreme court are appointed by the Present
(c)No procedure has been laid down in the Constitution of India for the removal of a Governer
from hil/her post
(d)In the case of Union Territory having a legislative set-up, the Chief Minister is appointed by
the Lt Governer on the basis of majority support
79. With reference to Indian History, the members of the Constituent Assembly from the
Provinces were
(a)directly elected by the people of those Provinces
(b)Nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League
(c)elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies
(d)selected by the government for their expertise in constitutional matters
80.The Parliament can make any law for whole or any part of India for implementing
international treaties
(a)with the consent of all the states
(b)with the consent of the majority of states
(c)with the consent of the state concerned
(d)without the consent of any state
81.According to the Constitution of India, which of the following are fundamental for the
governance of the country?
(a)Fundamental Rights
(b)Fundamental Duties
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(c)Directive Principles of State Policy
(d)Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties
82. The government enacted the panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act in 1996.
Which one of the following is not identified as its objective?
(a) To provide self-governance
(b)To recognise traditional rights
(c)To create autonomous regions
(d)To free tribal people from exploitation
83. Under the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest
Rights) Act, 2006 who shall be the authority to intitate the process for determining the nature
and extent of individual or community forest rights or both?
(a)State Forest Department
(b)District Collector/Deputy Commissoner
(c)Tahsildar/Block Development officer /Mandal Revenue Officer
(d)Gram Sabha
84. The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon commission because
(a)Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919
(b)Simon Commission recommended the abolition of Dyarchy (Diarchy) in the provinces
(c)There was no Indian member in the Simon Commission
(d)The Simon Commition suggested the partition of the country
85. ‘Economic Justice’ as one of the objectives of the Indian constitution has been provided in
(a)the Preamble and the Fundamental Rights
(b)The Preamble and the Directive Principles of State Policy
(c)The Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of StatesPolilcy
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(d)None of the avobe
86. Under the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not a fundamental duty?
(a)To vote in public elections
(b)To devlop the scientific temper
(c)To safeguard public property
(d)To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals
87. All revenues received by the Union Government by way of taxes and other receipts for the
conduct of government business are created to the
(a)Contingency Fund of India
(b)Public Account
(c)Consolidated Fund of India
(d)Deposite and Advances Fund
88. India is regarded as a country with ‘Demographic Dividend’. This is due to
(a)Its high Population in the age group below 15 years
(b)its high population in the age group below 15-64 years
(c)its high population in the age group below 65 years
(d)its high total population
89. The Provisions in the Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule in the constitution of India ?
(a)protect the interests of Sheduled Tribes
(b)determine the boundries between states
(c)determine the powers , authorities, and responsibilities of Panchayat
(d)protect the intersts of all the border States
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90. “To uphold and protect the sovereignty Unity and Integrity of India” is a provision made in
the
(a)Premable of the Constitution
(b)Directive Prienciples of State Policy
(c)Fundamental Right
(d)Fundamental Duties
91. There is a parliamentary System of Government in India because the
(a)LokSabha is elected directly by the people
(b)Parliament can amend the constitution
(c)Rajyasabha cannot be dissolved
(d)Council of Ministers is responsible to the LokSabha
92. When a bill is referred to a joint sitting both the houses of the Parliament, has to be passed
by
(a)a simple majority of member present and voting
(b)three-fourths majority of member present
(c)two-thirds majority of the House
(d)absolute majority of the House
93. Recently supereme Court Decleared 99th constitution amendment Unconstitutional, It was
releted to
(a)GST (b)Land Acquisition
(b)NJAC (d)ChildLabour
94. Which among the following is not present in the constitution of India with respect to tribal
rights?
(a)Tribal minister in states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh
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(b)Seats are reserve for tribal population legislative assembly as well as parliament.
(c)Reservation and first preference in case of promotion in govt jobs.
(d)National commission for Scheduled caste.
95.The cabinet Mission Plan envisaged for India a
(a)Fedration (b)Confederation
(c)Qiasi-Federation (d)Union of States
96.Indian National Congress began to work as a Political Party Since
(a)1885
(b)1907
(c)Calcutta Congress(September,1920)
(d)Nagpur Congress (December,1920)
97. Who among the following was the Chairman of the States Committee of the constituent
Assembly?
(a)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (b)Jawaharlal Nehru
(c)Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d)Sardarpatel
98.Which one of the following was the first countrywide pressure group of the organized India
working class?
(a)All India Trade Union Congress
(b)Indian National Trade Union Congress
(c)Indian Mining Federation
(d)Hind MazdoorSabha
99. The member of the Constituent Assembly
(a)Nominated by the British Parliament
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(b)Nominated by the Governer General
(c)Elected by the Legislative Assemblies of various provinces
(d)Elected by the Indian National Congress and Muslim league
100.The most Short-lived of all of Britain’s constitutional experiments in India was the
(a)Indian Counsils Act of 1861
(b)Indian Counsils Act of 1892
(c)Indian Counsils Act of 1909
(d)Government of India Act 1919