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GENERAL STUDIES (P) 2021 – Test 3 (GEOGRAPHY-1) Date: 17th January 2021

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1. What is true about Arora?

1. It is multicoloured lights that appear in ionosphere.

2. It is visible from locations in middle and high latitudes.

3. It is caused by the interaction of solar wind with oxygen and nitrogen gas in

atmosphere

4. Aurora in Southern Hemisphere are called as aurora Borealis.

a) 1 and 2 c) 2, 3 and 4

b) Only 2 d) 1, 2 and 3

2. Consider the followings

Features stages of Rivers

1. Gorges : upper course

2. Meanders : Middle course

3. Flood Plains: Lower Course

which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

a) 1 and 3 only c) None of the above

b) 2 only d) all of the above

3. Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to

Geostrophic winds?

1. They blow with varying speeds

2. They blow parallel to the isobars

a) 1 only c) both

b) 2 only d) none of the above.

4. Which of the following is true in the context of the inversion of temperature?

1. A hot summer day with clear skies and still air is ideal situation for inversion.

2. Temperature inversion is unlikely to happen over the polar areas.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2

b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2.

5. In the context of the evolution of the earth's atmosphere, the process of

degassing refers to:

a) The loss of primordial atmosphere as a result of solar winds.

b) The outpour of hot gases from the interior of earth.

c) The dissolution of atmospheric carbon dioxide in rainwater.

d) The flooding of atmosphere with oxygen through the process of

photosynthesis.

6. Which of the following is/are correct with reference to permafrost?

1. It is soil that has remained frozen for years or centuries under topsoil.

2. It contains carbon-rich organic material

3. It is found in Alaska and Siberia.

a) 1 only. c) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 3 d) All of the above

7. Consider the following :

1. When relative humidity reaches 0%, the air is said to be at dew- point.

2. When relative humidity is high, the air is moist.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 only c) Both

b) 2 only d) None

8. Consider the following deserts:

1. Atacama

2. Sonoran

3. Mojave

4. Patagonia

which of the following codes represents the correct north to south order of

these deserts on the world map?

a) 3, 2, 1 and 4

b) 3, 2, 4 and 1

c) 2, 3, 1 and 4

d) 2, 3, 4 and 1

9. Which of the following is, are associated with erosional Landforms of

ground water?

1. Uvalas

2. Dolines

3. Lapies

a) 1 only c) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3

10. The surface of a lake is frozen in severe winter, but the water at its bottom

is still liquid because :-

a) water is a poor conductor of heat.

b) Water reaches a maximum density at 4°C

c) Water does not expand upon freezing.

d) Of presence of impurities due to pollution.

11. Meteorologists have blamed a phenomenon called the polar vortex for the

bitter cold that has descended on much of the central and eastern United

States recently. With regard to the Polar Vortex which of the following

statements are correct?

1. The polar vortex spins in the stratosphere.

2. It always exists at the poles and become strong during summer.

3. The term vortex refers to the counter-clockwise flow of air that helps

keeping the cold air close to the poles.

Select the correct answer using the code given:

a) 1 and 2 c) 2 and 3


12. Match the following :

Region / Feature Boundary Interaction

A. San Andreas 1. Divergent Fault

B. Mt. Kilimanjaro 2. Collision

C. The Himalayas 3. Transform

D. Rocky Mountains 4. Subduction

codes :

A B C D

a) 1 3 4 2

b) 1 3 2 4

c) 3 1 2 4

d) 3 1 4 2

13. What are Snowflake corals?

a) A threatened species of corals in South-east Pacific ocean

b) An invasive species that crowds out other marine organisms

c) A unique coral species that inhabits extremely low temperature water near

arctic ocean

d) A unique coral species found in the interior of the continent in Antarctica.

14. Consider the following statements: -

1. When the Sun, the Earth and Moon are aligned in a straight line, the

phenomenon is called Syzygy.

2. The Moon when it is at perigee is called Blue Moon.

3. The full Moon when it occurs twice in a month is called Super moon.

4. The full Moon in a total lunar eclipse is called the Blood Moon.

Which of the statements given is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 c) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1 and 4 d) All of the above.

15. Consider the following

1. Seasonal variation in the length of day

2. Coriolis Effect

3. Twilight Period

4. Seasonal variation in insolation

which of these increase as we move from the Equator to the Poles?

a) 1, 2 and 3 c) 1, 3 and 4

b) 2, 3 and 4 d) 1,2, 3 and 4

16. Which of the following is/are the correct statements regarding 'Icecube

Observatory' that was in the news recently?

1. It is the world's most sensitive neutrino telescope which will help demystify

the powerful pulses of radio energy generated up to

billions of light years away from Earth.

2. The Observatory has been constructed on a lonely peak in the western

Himalayas and is the world's highest observatory.

a) Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

17. With respect to the earthquake waves, consider the following statements:

1. P-waves are body waves while S-waves are surface waves

2. S-waves unlike P-waves travel through all the layers of the Earth.

3. The surface waves are more destructive than others.

which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 Only c) 2 and 3 only

b) 3 only d) 1 and 3 only

18. What is Soil Solarisation?

a) Method of heating soil by covering it with transparent polythene sheet

during hot periods to control soil borne disease.

b) A process of bringing in frozen soil in sub-polar regions into cultivable land

using solar energy.

c) Practice of leaving lands fallow to rejuvenate soil of its fertility.

d) A technique involving fusion of Hydroponics and poly house cultivation to

increase crop productivity.


1. Each surge of tsunami in a coastal region is followed by a rapid oceanward

retreat of the sea.

2. Tsunami slows down in shallow water.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

20. Consider the following statements regarding ‘Sagar Vani' :

1. "Sagar Vani' is an Integrated Information Dissemination System (IIDS) to

communicate and help the coastal community, especially fishermen.

2. It is a system that can send information in Hindi and English languages only

through various platforms including radio, television,

voice calling etc.

3. It aims at timely dissemination of ocean information and advisory services

that includes Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) advisories, Ocean State Forecast

(OSF) High wave Alerts and Tsunami early warnings.


a) Only 1 c) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2 d) 1 and 3

21. which of the following cold ocean currents move from North to South in

the Pacific Ocean?

1. California Current

2. Labrador current

3. Oyashio current

Select the correct answer using the code

a) 1 only c) 2 and 3


22. With reference to physical geography,

'Dolines' and 'poljes' are ?

a) Limestones and Chalk landforms

b) Tall grasses found in equatorial areas

c) Large farms in Mediterranean region

d) None of the above

23. Consider the following statements with respect to Indian Ocean Dipole :-

1. It is an atmosphere-ocean coupled phenomenon in the tropical Indian

Ocean.

2. A positive IOD is associated with warmer eastern tropical Indian Ocean.

3. A negative IOD is associated with warmer western tropical Indian Ocean.


a) 1 and 2 c) 2 and 3

b) 1 only d) 1,2 and 3

24. With respect to the spatial distribution of insolation at the Earth's surface ,

which of the following statements is/are correct?

1) The Equator receives comparatively less insolation than the tropics

2) At the same latitude , insolation is more over the ocean than over continent.

Select the correct answer using the code given

a) Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

25. Consider the following statements:

1. Light year is a unit of distance.

2. One light year is equal to 9.46×10(15) m

which of the above given statements is/are correct ?

a) Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

26. Consider the following statements with respect to rocks:

1. Rocks to some extent, determine the type of natural vegetation.

2. Igneous rocks are non-crystalline and often contains fossils of animals,

plants and other micro- organism.

3. Limestone and coal, when metamorphosed, results into marble and

graphite respectively.

Which of the above given statements is/are correct?


b) 1 and 2 d) 2 and 3

27. What is / are not true about cloud burst?

1. It is a manifestation of intense vortices on small scale that generate very

strong convection currents.

2. It is usually associated with cumulonimbus clouds that shed water with

great ferocity.

3. Hill areas are less prone to cloudbursts as they are cooler.


b) 1 and 2 d) Only 3


1. Biostimulation is addition of nutrients and oxygen to contaminated water or

soil to encourage growth and activity of bacteria that already exists.

2. In Bioaugmentation microorganisms that clean up a particular contaminant

are added to the system.


a)Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

29. A Strait is a thin channel of a waterway that connects two large water

bodies. In this context which of the following statements is Not Correct?

a) Hormuz Strait joins the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf.

b) Bab-el-Mandel joins the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.

c) Sunda Strait joins the Java Sea and Indian Ocean

d) Bering Strait joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.

30. Which of the following best defines 'winterkill'?

a) Death of fishes due to extremely low temperature

b) Death of fishes due to lack of oxygen

c) Death of fishes as photosynthesis stops due to ice cover and respiration

continues, leading to depletion of oxygen.

d) Death of fishes as algae that thrives in cooler water blooms and the

dissolved oxygen in water reduces.

31. The carbFix Project captures CO2 directly from ambient air, dissolves it in

water and then pumps it into an infection site, where

the CO2 reacts with basaltic bedrock, forming solid carbonate minerals. This

project is functioning in:

a) Ireland

b) Greenland

c) Iceland

d) Denmark

32. Assumption Island and Agalega Island are located in which of the following

oceans?

a) Pacific Ocean

b) Atlantic Ocean

c) Indian Ocean

d) Arctic Ocean

33.Consider the following

1. Doldrums is a region of diverging winds

2. A sub-tropical high-pressure belt is a region of calm and light winds

which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

34. Penguins are warm blooded animals and consequently they cannot allow

their body temperature to fall. Yet they survive in

harsh cold climate.

1. Thick Layer of fat

2. Overlapping densely packed feathers

3. Stiff tail supporting standing-up

which among the above given is /are the adaptive mechanisms of Penguins?

a) 1 and 3 only c) 2 only

b) 2 and 3 only d) I, 2 and 3

35. Shale gas is primarily found in which of the following rock system?

1. Sedimentary rocks

2. Metamorphic rocks

3. Igneous rocks



36. The Chagos Archipelago, sometimes in the news , is located in which of

the following oceans?

a) Arctic Ocean

b) Indian Ocean

c) Pacific Ocean

d) Atlantic Ocean.


1. Aerial distance of India and Kenya is more than the Aerial distance of India

and Nigeria.

2. Chagos archipelago are located is the south of the Maldives

3. Laos is the only landlocked country among ASEAN countries.



b) 2 and 3 d) I, 2 and 3

38. The temperature of any place situated at the sea level in the equatorial

region is 25°C, at the same time approximate temperature of the region 3km

above will lie:

a) 5. 5°C

b) -20°C

c) 40°C

d) Temperature will remain same

39. Which of the following processes is/are involved in decomposition?

1. Fragmentation

2. Leaching

3. Humiliation

4. Mineralization

5. Catabolism

Select the correct answer using the code:

a) 2 Only c) 1,3, 4 and 5

b) 1,2 and 3 only d) All of the above


1. London smog involves the formation of ground level Ozone.

2. London smog is a mixture of smoke, sulphur dioxide and fog.


a) Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None


1. Basaltic rocks are denser than granitic rocks

2. Granitic rocks are rich in silica.


a) Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

42. Which of the following could be one of the reasons behind the fact that

the weight of an individual is greater at the poles than at the equator?

a) Earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees from the plane of its orbit around the Sun.

b) The gravitational pull of the Moon is maximum at the equator.

c) Difference between centrifugal force at equator and at poles.

d) Coriolis force which is maximum at equator and zero at poles.

43. Consider the following statements with respect to the Pacific Ring of Fire :

1. The ring of fire is the site of convergent boundaries alone which give rise to

subduction zones.

2. The Himalayas lie outside the Pacific Ring of fire

3. Most of the active volcanoes on the Ring of Fire are found on western

Edge of continent.



b) 1 and 2 d) 1, 2 and 3

44. Consider the following statements :

1. Plucking is the process by which a glacier freezes the joints of the

underlying rocks, tears out individual rocks and drags them away.

2. Abrasion is the process by which a glacier scratches, scrapes and polishes

the valley floor.

Which of the above is/are correct?

a) Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

45. Which of the following are temperate grasslands, having the temperate

continental climate?

1. Pampas of Argentina

2. Pustaz of Hungary

3. Campos of Brazil.

Select the correct answer using the code :

a) 1 and 2 only c) 2 and 3 only

b) I and 3 Only d) All of the above.

46. The concept of 'Vision Zero' is fast gaining international acceptance.

Which of the following areas this concept is related to?

a) Occupational safety and health hazards

b) Agricultural distress management

c) Nuclear Disarmament

d) Decrease Mother Mortality rate.

47. The terms Cirque, Aretes and Bergschrund are related to which

geographical phenomena?

a) Coastal landforms

b) Wind erosion landforms

c) Landforms of glaciation

d) Running water landforms.


Ocean Current Coast affected

1. Humboldt : Brazil

2. Agulhas : Africa

3. Irminger : USA

which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

a) 1 and 2. c) 2 only

b) 2 and 3. d) 1 and 3

49. Which of the following is/are not one of the characteristics of EL Nino?

a) Increased surface pressure over the Indian Ocean, Australia and Indonesia.

b) Rise in warm air near Peru

c) Fall in air pressure over eastern and Central Pacific Ocean and Tahiti

d) Below-average sea surface temperatures across the east-central Equatorial

Pacific.

50. Consider the following statements

1. The total surface area of Earth changes because of Plate Tectonics

2. At present the Pacific Plate is getting smaller

which of the above given statement is/are correct?

a) Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

51. Which of the following are land locked country /countries in the South

America?

1. Bolivia

2. Paraguay

3. Suriname

4. Uruguay

select the correct answer using the codes

a) 1 and 2 c) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 3 d) 2 and 4

52. Which of the following statement is correct with respect to the "profundal

zone" in a lake?

a) The rooted vegetation is found in this zone

b) Sediments and Organisms like slug and snails are found here.

c) The sunlight does not reach this zone.

d) The phytoplankton grows in abundance in this Zone.

53. Consider the following statements regarding the Rock System of South

Asia:-

1. Diamond bearing regions from which Panna and Golconda diamonds have

been mined are part of the Dharwar System.

2. Mount Everest is composed of Upper Carboniferous limestones.

3. Vidhya System are the oldest metamorphosed rocks.


a) 1 and 2 c) 2 and 3

b) Only 2 d) All of the above.

54. Assertion (A): Argon gas in atmosphere neither helps nor hinders life on

Earth.

Reason (R): Argon is not a chemically active gas.

a) both A and R are true and R explains A

b) Both A and R are true and R does not explain A.

c) A is true and R is false.

d) A is false and R is true.

55. Sittwe Port, which was in news recently, is located on which of the

following rivers?

a) Meghna

b) Irrawaddy

c) Brahmaputra

d) Kaladan

56. Recently NASA discovered several exoplanets. Exoplanets refer to:

a) Dwarf planets beyond Pluto

b) Planets which orbit a star outside the Solar system

c) Planets in Goldilocks zones.

d) None of the above.


1.) In places where the coasts are extremely mountainous , the continental

shelves are generally very wide.

2.) The continental shelves are the richest fishing grounds in the world.

3) The Sargasso Sea represents doldrums.


a) I, 2 and 3 c) 2 and 3

b) 2 only d) None of the above

58. Consider the following statements with respect to the “black carbon" ?

1. It is the product of forest fires, manmade global warming , volcanic eruption

etc.

2. It will lead to decline in sea level.

Which of the above statements is / are correct?

a) Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

59. Which among the following countries is/are landlocked?

1. Rwanda

2. North Korea

3. Iraq

4. Djibouti

select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1 and 2 c) 2 and 3

b) Only 1 d) land 4


1. If the Earth did not have atmosphere its average surface temperature would

be lower than what it is now.

2. Greenhouse effect of the atmosphere would be absent if the Earth did not

have atmosphere.


a) Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

61. Consider the following statements:-

1. Sunspots are dark regions on the Sun's outer surface where temperatures

drop some 1400°C Lower than surrounding areas.

2. The period with weak sunspot activity i.e. lesser number of sunspots

correlates with period of cold on the Earth.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

a) Only 1. c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None.

62. Consider the following:

1) Enhanced deposition

2) Stream Terraces

3) Knick- Point

4) Entrenched Meanders

which of the above features are associated with a river's rejuvenation?

a) I, 2 and 3 c) I, 2 and 4

b) 2 and 3 d) 2, 3 and 4


1. The molten rock material or Magma that rises into the crust or the surface

of earth is termed as volcanoes

2. Volcanoes with greatly enlarged depression and collapsed form of crater

with steep wall is called as caldera

3. Caldera is the result of violent eruptions accompanied by the subsidence of

much of volcano into the magma beneath.

Which of the statements given is/are Correct ?


b) 1 and 2 d) 1 and 3


1. Curie Point

2. Van Allen Radiation Bells

3. Auroras

which of the above directly or indirectly relate to magnetism / geomagnetism?


b) Only 3 d) All of the above.


1. Birds can be seen to fly in the 'Eye' of a tropical Cyclone.

2. Birds are not able to leave the 'Eye' of a tropical cyclone

which of the statements given above is / are correct?

a) Only 1. c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

66. Which of the following statements is correct about oil Zapper?

a) It is the latest technology for under sea oil exploration.

b) It is a genetically engineered high biofuel yielding maize crop.

c) It is the latest technology to control the accidentally caused flames from oil

wells.

d) It is an eco-friendly technology for the remediation of oil spills.

67. Consider the following:

1. The proportion of different salts remains constant in all oceans.

2. With high salinity, the swimmers feels much difficulty in swimming.

3. Isohaline is the line joining places having an equal degree of salinity.


a) 1 and 3 c) 2 and 3

b) 2 only d) All of the above.

68. Which of the following statements is/are correct about temperature

inversion?

1. The inversion takes place in hills and mountains due to air drainage

2. The ground surface inversion takes place in calm atmospheric conditions.

Select the correct answer using the code given :

a) Only 1. c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

69. The National Disaster Risk Index is being prepared by:

1. Ministry of Home Affairs

2. United Nations Development Programme

3. Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Select the correct answer using the code given :


b) Only 2 d) 2 and 3

70. Only with the help of manures and fertilizers laterite soils are used for

cultivation. What could be the main reason / reasons

for unsuitability of laterite soils in agriculture?

1. Nutrients of the soils are leached away due to heavy rainfall.

2. Humus content of soil is removed fast by bacteria due to high temperature.

a) Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

71. Magnetars, often seen in news, refer to:

a) neutron stars with ultra-strong magnetic field

b) superconducting electromagnet used in Large Hadron Collider

c) magnetic levitation used for bullet trains

d) rare earth magnet developed by BARC.

72. Arrange the following islands from north to south:

1. Reunion Islands

2. Mauritius

3. Seychelles

4. Comoros Island

Select the correct order: -

a) I-2-3-4

b) 3-4-2- I

c) 3-2-I-4

d) 2-I-3- 4

73. In the context of Climate change, the phenomenon of "Arctic

amplification" is related to :

a) regenerative capacity towards ice formation

b) enhanced sensitivity of high latitudes to global warming.

c) decreased absorptive capacity towards greenhouse gases.

d) rising reflectivity of the region.

74. with reference to effect of ocean currents, consider the following

statements:

1. Presence of cold currents is unfit for formation of tropical cyclones.

2. The region where warm and cold currents meet is not suitable for

navigation

3. Cold currents contributes to formation of hot deserts on the western side of

the continents.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

a) 1 and 2 c) 2 and 3



1. At the equator, meridians separated by 1° of longitude are about 111 kms

apart

2. At 60N or 60S latitude, meridians separated by 1° of longitude are about 56

Kms apart.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

a) Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

76. Which among the following pairs are correctly matched?

Atmospheric layers Changes in

(Going upwards) temperature

1. Troposphere : Increase

2. Mesosphere : Decrease

3. Stratosphere : Decrease

4. Thermosphere : Increase

a) 1 and 3 c) 1,2 and 3

b) 2 and 4 d) I, 2 and 4

77. Which of the following denotes a river-cut cliff or steep slope on the

outside of a meander?

a) Rohi

b) Dhrian

c) Levee

d) Bluff

78. Consider the following trenches :

1. Puerto-Rico Trench

2. South Sandwich Trench

3. Kermadec Trench

4. Tonga Trench

which of these trenches is / are in the Atlantic Ocean?

a) Only 1 c) 1, 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2 d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

79. Which among the following is the reservoir of largest amount of

freshwater?

a) Groundwater

b) Lakes and Rivers

c) Soil Moisture

d) Atmosphere

80. Which of the following factors have influenced the evolution of drainage

pattern?

1. Geological time period

2. Topography

3. Amount of water flow

4. Slope

5. Periodicity of water flow.

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2 and 4

c) 1, 3, 4 and 5

d) All of the above

81. Which of the following region is known as the 'Third Pole of the Earth'?

a) Himalaya- Hindu Kush mountain range and Tibetan Plateau.

b) Central Siberian plateau.

c) Greenland

d) Antarctica.

82. Which among the following factor have influence on the movements of

ocean currents?

1. The planetary winds

2. The temperature

3. Salinity

4. The Earth's rotation

5. Land

a) I, 2 and 4 c) 1,2, 4 and 5

b) 1,3, 4 and 5 d) All of the above

83. Despite a large vertical pressure gradient force, we do not experience

strong upward winds. What could be the possible reason for this?

a) Upward wind movement is opposed by the horizontal wind movement.

b) Vertical pressure gradient is generally balanced by a nearly equal but

opposite gravitational force.

c) Upward motion could not take place due to higher air density near Earth's

surface

d) None of the above.

84. Which of the following forms of precipitation are observed in the tropical

regions of the world?

1. Convergent rainfall

2. Orographic rainfall

3. Convection rainfall

Select the correct answer using the code below:

a) Only 3 c) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2 and 3 d) 1 and 2

85. With reference to Sea and Land Breezes, which of the following

statements are correct?

1. They are generated by the diurnal variation of pressures between sea and

land.

2. Sea breeze is a cool wind at night which blows from sea towards the land.

3. The effect of these breezes is felt deep inland in the tropical regions than

the temperate latitudes.


a) 1 and 2 c) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 3 d) 1, 2 and 3

86. The conditions favourable for the formation and intensification of tropical

cyclones are:

1. Large sea surface with a temperature higher than 27°C

2. Presence of the Coriolis force.

3. Minimum variations in the vertical wind speed.

4. Low- level-cyclonic circulation.


a) I, 2 and 3 c) I, 2 and 4

b) 3 and 4 d) 1,2, 3 and 4

87. If a tropical rain forest is removed, it does not regenerate quickly as

compared to a tropical deciduous forest. This is because?

a) The soil of rain forest is deficient in nutrients

b) Propagates of the trees in a rain forest have poor viability.

c) The rain forest species are slow-growing.

d) Exotic species invade the fertile soil of rain forest.

88. Which of the following is/are correct regarding ‘asteroid mining'?

1. It is the exploitation of raw materials from asteroids.

2. The resource potential of an asteroid can be analysed through light

reflected from the asteroid's surface.

3. India recently became the first country to successfully mine platinum from

the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Select the correct answer using code given below.

a) Only 1. c) 1 and 2

b) 2 and 3 d) all of the above.

89. Consider the following Pairs :

Type of Plateau Example

1. Interment Plateau : Kimberley Plateau

2. Volcanic Plateau : Maryland (USA)

3. Piedmont Plateau. : Colorado Plateau

which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

a) Only 1. c) Only 3

b) Only 2 d) None of the above.


1. During Summer in Northern Hemisphere, isotherm on land surface moves

towards north with respect to oceanic surface.

2. During winter in Northern Hemisphere, the isotherm on oceanic surface

moves towards north with respect to land surface.

Which of the above statements is / are correct?

a) Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

91. Which of the following phenomena are observed during an ice age?

1. Rise in sea levels

2. Formation of new inland Lakes

3. Compression of Earth's crust

Select the correct answer using the code given.

a) 1 and 2 c) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 3 d) All of the Above.

92. when dry ice is exposed to air at room temperature it begins to change to

vapour. This phenomenon is known as:

a) Oxidation

b) Sublimation

c) Evaporation

d) Distillation

93. Human activities in the recent past have caused the increased

concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but

a lot of it does not remain in the lower atmosphere because of?

1. It escapes into the outer stratosphere

2. The photosynthesis by phytoplankton in Oceans.

3. The trapping of air in the polar ice caps.


a) 1 and 2 c) 2 and 3

b) Only 2 d) Only 3


1. All the element of weather is concentrated equally in all the layers of

atmosphere.

2. Variable water content of the atmosphere in different parts leads to great

contrast in weather and climate over different part of the world

3. In stratosphere, there is no marked seasonal temperature change.

Which of the above statements is) are correct?

a) Only 1. c) 1 and 3

b) Only 2 d) 2 and 3

95. Assertion (A): During the Himalayan orogeny the antecedent rivers' beds

went lower and lower.

Reason (R): Lowering of mean sea level is one of the causes of rivers'

rejuvenation.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the reason.

b) Both A and R are true and R does not explain A

c) A is true and R is false

d) A is false and R is true.

96. In which of the latitudinal belts, the salinity in World Ocean is generally the

highest?

a) Equatorial

b) Sub-tropical

c) Temperate

d) Sub-Polar


1. Tectonic Plateaus are formed when molten lava from the earth's crust

spread over the surface to form successive sheets of basaltic lava

2. When plateaus are enclosed by fold mountains, they are known as

intermount plateau.

3. Many of the Plateau have rich mineral resources.


a) 1 and 2 c) 2 and 3


98. Which of the following countries share their border with Persian Gulf?

1. Iran

2. Iraq

3. Saudi Arabia

4. Kuwait

5. Oman

Select the correct answer using the codes:-

a) 1 and 4 c) I, 2,3 and 4

b) 2,3 and 5 d) All of the above

99. With reference to 'Green New Deal' consider the following statements :

1. The green New Deal is a set of proposed economic stimulus programme

that aims to address climate changes and economic inequality.

2. The program is an initiative of European Union.


a) Only 1 c) Both

b) Only 2 d) None

100. Consider the following Pairs :

Fishing bank Ocean Current

1. Grand Fishing Bank : Labrador current and Gulf Stream

2. Dogger Bank : Kuroshio and Oya Shia

3. Great Fisher Bank : North Atlantic Drift.

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

a) 1 only c)1 and 3 only

b) 2 only d) 2 and 3 only

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