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Q1. Which part of the Himalayas has the maximum stretch from east to west?
Q2. ASSERTION {A}: Unlike temperate forests, the tropical rain forests, if cleared, can yield productive farmland that can support intensive agriculture for several years even without chemical fertilizers. REASON {R}: The primary productivity of the tropical rain forest is very when compared to that of the temperate forests.
Q3. The river that rises in the Aravallis and flows into the Gulf of Cambay is............
Q4. If Amsterdam is X +1, Montreal is X - 5, Tokyo is X + 9 and Lisbon is X, then X denotes
Q5. Cardamom Hills is also known as ................
Q6. ASSERTION {A}: India is a monsoon country. REASON {R}: The high Himalayas impart its climatic distinctiveness.
Q7. The soil that has surface accumulation of organic matter is...........
Q8. The crop that requires large amount of rain fall but no standing/stagnant water is.........
Q9. Soils of western Rajasthan have a high content of
Q10. For short term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent?
Q11. What causes the difference of time between two places?
Q12. India is ..........Hrs ahead of GMT
Q13. A rainy day as defined by the Indian Meteorological department is a day when the rainfall at a point received is
Q14. The Chhatisgarh plain is separated from the Wainganga Valley by......plateau.
Q15. Which among the following places may have time ahead of GMT?
Q16. ASSERTION {A}: Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year. REASON {R}: High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equator.
Q17. In Mizoram, the settlement pattern is mostly of "linear type" along the ridges because
Q18. Two places X & Y have the following locational coordinates: X - 70 degreeE.Longitude and 40 degree N.latitude; Y-100 degree E longitude and 70 degreeN. latitude. The time at place X will be......
Q19. Two places A & B have the following locational coordinates: A- 50 degree E longitude and 35 degree S latitude; B-50 degree E longitude and 50 degree S latitude. What will be the time of A in relation to B?
Q20. Tokyo is situated at longitude 140 degreeE and Karachi is situated at longitude 70 degreeE. Local time at Karachi will be......in relation to that of Tokyo.
Q21. Consider a specific point on the surface of the earth (say, Delhi). The temperature at a given time of day (say 12.00 noon) will in general be higher in summer than in winter. This is because (a) the earth is closer to the Sun in summer than in winter. (b) Sun rays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the surface of the earth in winter (c) Evaporation of water from atmospheric precipittion occurring in winter alone. (d) The axis of the earth is inclined more towards the Sun in winter.
Q22. Pick the State that receives rains during the North East Monsoon.
Q23. The standard time of a country differs from the GMT in multiples of ................
Q24. .............is the largest river of Europe.
Q25. Eventhough Pluto is usually the fathest planet its path is highly elliptical, crossing inside the path of some other planet. As a result, for a period of twenty years from 1979 the farthest planet was not PLUTO but ........
Q26. The relative position of the sun, moon and the earth at the time of a solar eclipse will be............
Q27. ..........ocean has the greatest depth.
Q28. The relative position of moon, earth and the sun during a lunar eclipse will be ......
Q29. Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude?
Q30. The Steppes of Ukraine, the central part of the USA, Central Africa, South America and Australia consist of ........type of soil.
Q31. Why is one likely to see a larger number of lunar eclipses from a given place on the earth than the solar eclipses?
Q32. If the radius of the earth were to shrink by one percent, its mass remaining the same, the value of 'g' on the earth's surface would ....
Q33. Which of the following places have their standard times that are the same as GMT? (1) Accra (2) Dublin (3) Madrid (4) Lisbon
Q34. Air is the horizontal movement of .........
Q35. Consider the following climatic and geographical phenomena and pick the phenomena which cause Thunder Cloud development? (1) Condensation (2) High temperature and humidity (3) Orography (4) Vertical wind.
Q36. Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers confluence at............to form Ganga.
Q37. Which one of the following is NOT an astronomical object
Q38. Two volcanic islands in Indian territory are ............
Q39. ..........Ocean has the shape of "S"
Q40. ASSERTION {A}: Black soil of India is considered to be ideal for cotton cultivation. REASON {R}: This soil has developed in the peninsular region of India.
Q41. Acid Precipitation is now regarded as a serious problem in some European and Asian countries. Its major cause or source is
Q42. ASSERTION (A): Parts of Rajasthan west of Aravallis receive less rainfall than the eastern parts. REASON {R}: The direction of Aravallis is parallel to the direction of the Arabian Sea branch of South West Monsoon.
Q43. ............is the highest peak in southern or peninsular India.
Q44. Among the following geographical features, which one receives the maximum rainfall?
Q45. The average elevation of Tibetan Plateau above sea level is
Q46. Consider the following statements and pick the correct one: (1) Longitude of Jabalpur's location is between those of Indore and Bhopal. (2) Latitude of Aurangabad's location is between those of Vadodara and Pune. (3) Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.
Q47. Who put forth the 'nebular hypothesis' explaining the origin of the earth?
Q48. The theory that explains the distribution of oceans and continents is ..............
Q49. ASSERTION {A} : The monsoonal rainfall decreses as one goes towards the west and nothwest in the Ganga Plain. REASON {R}: The moisture bearing monsoonal winds go higher up as one moves up in the Ganga Plain
Q50. ............soil is considered as a negative land.
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