| 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 | |
