Q 1 : The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at |
A: the equator |
B: the tropics |
C: the arctic |
D: None of the above |
Answer : C |
Q 2 : The main objective of centrally sponsored Command Area Development programme is |
A: improving the utilisation of irrigation potential |
B: optimizing agricultural productivity and production from the irrigated area |
C: both (a) and (b) |
D: None of the above |
Answer : C |
Q 3 : The storms or frontal systems develop where |
A: air is rising |
B: atmospheric pressure is low |
C: at the equator and in the mid-latitudes |
D: All of the above |
Answer : D |
Q 4 : The spiral flow in a stream caused by channel shape is called |
A: stream flow |
B: laminar flow |
C: turbulent flow |
D: helical flow |
Answer : D |
Q 5 : The temperature increases rapidly after |
A: ionosphere |
B: exosphere |
C: stratosphere |
D: troposphere |
Answer : A |
Q 6 : The underlying cause of bio diversity loss is |
A: poverty and unsustainable development projects |
B: macroeconomic policies |
C: international trade factors |
D: All of the above |
Answer : D |
Q 7 : The southern Deccan area is in a rain shadow and receives only |
A: 50 to 1000 mm of rainfall a year |
B: 100 to 200 mm of rainfall a year |
C: 200 to 400 mm of rainfall a year |
D: 50 to 400 mm of rainfall a year |
Answer : A |
Q 8 : The second largest continent in the world is |
A: Asia |
B: Australia |
C: Africa |
D: Europe |
Answer : C |
Q 9 : Which of the following is most useful for measuring the shortest distance between two places on the earth and path between them? |
A: Atlas map |
B: Thematic maps |
C: Wall maps |
D: Globe |
Answer : D |
Q 10 : The temperature inversion is |
A: whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature |
B: when the decrease in temperature or moisture or both takes place |
C: whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature or moisture or both change with height over a short vertical interval |
D: All of the above |
Answer : C |
Q 11 : The thickness of biosphere is |
A: 8-10 km above the earth’s surface |
B: 5-8 km above the earth’s surface |
C: 5-10 km above the earth’s surface |
D: 10-12 km above the earth’s surface |
Answer : A |
Q 12 : The soil found in areas of heavy rainfall and high humidity, where there is good growth of vegetation is |
A: peat and marshy soil |
B: saline and alkaline soil |
C: black soil |
D: alluvial soil |
Answer : A |
Q 13 : The tide produced when the moon and the sun are at right angles to the earth, thus pulling in opposite directions, is called |
A: neap tide |
B: spring tide |
C: diurnal tide |
D: ebb tide |
Answer : A |
Q 14 : The soils whose parent material tend to be rich in sand are |
A: spodsols |
B: alfisols |
C: aridsols |
D: ultisols |
Answer : A |
Q 15 : The south temperature zone is a region lying between |
A: the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic circle |
B: the Antarctic circle and the South pole |
C: the Tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn |
D: the Tropic of Capricorn and the equator |
Answer : A |
Q 16 : The type of soil needed for rice is |
A: clayey loam |
B: rich , muddy and saturated with water |
C: deep, loamy, well drained |
D: humus, rich in Fe and potash |
Answer : B |
Q 17 : The study of day-to-day variations in weather called is called |
A: climatology |
B: meteorology |
C: cyclogenesis |
D: None of the above |
Answer : B |
Q 18 : The snow line of the Rocky Mountains of the USA is about |
A: 3 km above sea level |
B: 6 km above sea level |
C: it is at the sea level |
D: None of the above |
Answer : A |
Q 19 : The study of human geography includes study of |
A: human society and culture |
B: behaviour and urban systems |
C: economics and politics |
D: All of the above |
Answer : D |
Q 20 : The shallow seas found in the Atlantic basin include the |
A: Caribbean sea and Mediterranean |
B: Baltic and Arctic seas |
C: Gulf of Mexico |
D: All of the above |
Answer : D |