General Knowledge - Geography
Exam Duration: 60 Mins Total Questions : 30
There are three distinct characters of temperature stratification of atmosphere around the Earth. Which one among the following is the correct Arrangement of the layers (from the Earth's surface upwards)?
- (a)
Thermosphere - Stratosphere - Troposphere
- (b)
Troposphere - Thermosphere - Stratosphere
- (c)
Troposphere - Stratosphere - Thermosphere
- (d)
Thermosphere - Troposphere - Stratosphere
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
- (a)
All meridians run in a true North-South direction
- (b)
Meridians are spaced farthest apart at the Equator and converge to common points at the poles
- (c)
All meridians are always parallel to one another
- (d)
An indefinite number of meridians may be drawn on a globe
Glaciers move mostly by
- (a)
isostatic rebound
- (b)
plastic flow
- (c)
basal slip
- (d)
surging
In development of synclinal ridges and anticlinal valley in a folder region is names as
- (a)
parallel belt of valleys and ridges
- (b)
abrasion platform
- (c)
topography of inversion of relief
- (d)
ridge and valley landscape
If it is 10.00 am IST, then what would be the local time at Shillong on \(92^{o}E\) longitude?
- (a)
9.38 am
- (b)
10.38 am
- (c)
10.22 am
- (d)
9.22 am
Which one of the following features does not occur underground in a karst topography region?
- (a)
Stalagmite
- (b)
Bajodo
- (c)
Grike
- (d)
Cavern
A sandpit that forms a link between the mainland and an offshore island is calledbog burst
- (a)
bog bursts
- (b)
lahar
- (c)
solifluction
- (d)
slumping
The erosive power of a river depends mostly upon its
- (a)
width and depth
- (b)
speed and depth
- (c)
gradient and width
- (d)
speed and volume
Most of the phenomena related to weather take place in
- (a)
Stratosphere
- (b)
Ionosphere
- (c)
Mesosphere
- (d)
Troposphere
What does happens when water is condensed into ice?
- (a)
Heat is absorbed
- (b)
Heat is released
- (c)
Quantity of heat remains unchanged
- (d)
None of the above
Evaporation is greater when
- (a)
warm air flows over warm current
- (b)
warm air flows over cold current
- (c)
cold air flows over warm current
- (d)
cold air flows over cold current
..... is when firms disperse from a site, possibly due to increased land prices and labour costs or a declining local market.
- (a)
Degiomeration
- (b)
Agglomeration
- (c)
Deurbanisation
- (d)
Expansion
Who introduced the concept of Human Development Index?
- (a)
Professor Amartya Sen
- (b)
Dr Mahabub-ul-Haq
- (c)
Ellen C Semple
- (d)
Ratzel
Which of the following is the correct sequence of the given states in the decreasing order their densities of population per square mile?
- (a)
Monaco, Singapore , Malta, Bahrain
- (b)
Singapore, Monaco, Malta, Bahrain
- (c)
Singapore, Monaco, Bahrain, Malta
- (d)
Monaco, Singapore , Bahrain ,Malta
The Palk Strait lies between
- (a)
Bay of Bengal and Palk Bay
- (b)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- (c)
Rann of Kutchchh and Gulf of Khambhat
- (d)
Lakshadweep and Maldives
Match the following
List I | List II |
A. City of Golden Gate | 1. Lhasa |
B. Forbidden City | 2. Ireland |
C. Emerald Island | 3. Belgium |
D. Cockpit of Europe | 4. San Francisco |
- (a)
A B C D 4 1 2 3 - (b)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (c)
A B C D 3 1 4 2 - (d)
A B C D 2 1 3 4
Give the correct sequence of the following from South to North.
- (a)
Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Auckland
- (b)
Dunedin, Christchurch, Hamilton, Auckland
- (c)
Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, Hamilton
- (d)
Hamilton, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin
Which one among the following rivers does not flow into the Bay of Bengal?
- (a)
Mahanadi
- (b)
Cauvery
- (c)
Tapti
- (d)
Godavari
Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere contains water vapour and dust particles?
- (a)
lonosphere
- (b)
Mesosphere
- (c)
Stratosphere
- (d)
Troposphere
Which country hosted the 11th Conference of the Parties of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2012?
- (a)
India
- (b)
China
- (c)
France
- (d)
South Africa
Which of the following breeds of buffalo is famous for short horns, massive body and large milk yields?
- (a)
Nagpuri
- (b)
Bhadawari
- (c)
Murrah
- (d)
Mehsana
Assertion (A) Offshore fishing in Malabar coast is more developed toast.
Reason (R) Malabar coast has better facilities to export sea fish to African countries.
- (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
In the context of alternative sources of energy, ethanol as a viable bio-fuel can be obtained from
- (a)
potato
- (b)
rice
- (c)
sugarcane
- (d)
wheat
In which state is located Bhor Ghat, which was an important trade route in the past and was one of the three main ghats developed by the Satavahanas to move the goods from the merchant ships from Syria and Egypt to their capital Paithan?
- (a)
Andhra Pradesh
- (b)
Maharashtra
- (c)
Goa
- (d)
Karnataka
Which of the following states has got the maximum number of minor ports in India?
- (a)
Gujarat
- (b)
Maharashtra
- (c)
Tamil Nadu
- (d)
Andhra Pradesh
Consider the following regions
1. Gulf of Khambhat
2.Gulf of Kachchh3. Sunderbans
The correct sequence of these regions in the descending order of their tidal energy potential is
- (a)
1,2,3
- (b)
3,2,1
- (c)
3,1,2
- (d)
1,3,2
With reference to the food chains in ecosystems, which of the following kinds of organism is/are known as decomposer organism/organisms?
1. Virus
2. Fungi
3. Bacteria
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 and 3
- (d)
All of these
Which among the following multilateral convention seeks to protect the human health and environment from Persistant Organic Pollutants (POPs)?
- (a)
Bonn Convention
- (b)
Stockholm C-nvention
- (c)
Rotterdam Convention
- (d)
Basel Convention
The 'Pond bloom' of blue-green algae which causes the death of fishes and cattles produces the toxin of
- (a)
ammonia
- (b)
hydroxyl amine
- (c)
carbohydrates
- (d)
fatty acids
Which of the following is/are true?
1. India is one of the 12 mega biodiversity countries in the world.
2. An area is designed as a hot spot when it contains at least 0.5% of plant species as endemic.
3. There are 4 such hot spots of Biodiversity in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
1, 2 and 3