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Q1. Which of the following geographical features of India was once considered to be part/remnant of the Gondwanaland?
Correct answer : 1
Q2. Of the following, which one gets transformed into marble?
Correct answer : 2
Q3. "Chambal Ravines" covers about .........
Correct answer : 3
Q4. Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere is responsible for the deflection of radio waves?
Correct answer : 4
Q5. "Frakkah Barrage" was built to check ......
Correct answer : 2
Q6. The ideal monsoon system developed in ........
Correct answer : 4
Q7. Consider the following ecosystems: (1) Taiga (2) Tropical Evergreen (3) Tropical Deciduous (4) Tundra. The correct sequence in decreasing order of the albedo values of these ecosystems is .....
Correct answer : 2
Q8. ASSERTION {A} : Areas near the equator receive rainfall throughout the year. REASON {R}: High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain in most afternoons near the equator.
Correct answer : 1
Q9. The state which does not form the group of "Seven Sisters" among the North Eastern States is........
Correct answer : 4
Q10. Silent Valley is in the state of ......
Correct answer : 3
Q11. Hundru Falls across Subarnarekha river is in the state of ........
Correct answer : 2
Q12. The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called....
Correct answer : 4
Q13. United Kingdom consists of ..............
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Q14. The Malaspina glacier in Alaska is the largest glacier in the world of ..........type.
Correct answer : 2
Q15. Climate of India is considered as ................climate
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Q16. "From Acch in the far north west to Torres Strait in the east is 5000 miles, almost as far as from London to Baghdad. The archipelago has 14000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks, others some of the largest in the world" The description best fits .....
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Q17. Rajasthan remains dry during SW Monsoon due to which of the following geographical features ?
Correct answer : 1
Q18. Southernmost tip of India's mainland lies in..........
Correct answer : 2
Q19. Which city of India is considered as the "Centre of India"?
Correct answer : 2
Q20. Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?
Correct answer : 2
Q21. Among the following oceans, which is the smallest?
Correct answer : 2
Q22. ................phenomena is considered to be the "Creeping death of the soil"
Correct answer : 1
Q23. Uranium deposits are found in ..........
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Q24. The tail of a comet is directed away from the Sun because:
Correct answer : 3
Q25. Pick the wrongly matched one.
Correct answer : 3
Q26. "Chilka" lake is in the state of ..............
Correct answer : 1
Q27. Which is the longest and also the largest glacier in the world?
Correct answer : 2
Q28. The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and subtropical zones is ....
Correct answer : 2
Q29. How the Middle or Lesser Himalayas is also known?
Correct answer : 4
Q30. Greenland is the world's largest island and an independent country within ............
Correct answer : 4
Q31. Which of the following city does not lie on the banks of river Danube?
Correct answer : 2
Q32. Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for the presence of life on Mars?
Correct answer : 4
Q33. The Indian river that does not have a delta region is............
Correct answer : 2
Q34. ...........part of Australia enjoys the Mediterranean type of climate.
Correct answer : 2
Q35. Hailey's Comet is expected to reappear again during ..........
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Q36. If the earth's direction of rotation is reversed, what would be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line?
Correct answer : 1
Q37. "Khyber Pass" lies in ..........
Correct answer : 2
Q38. The first astronomer to describe the rotation of the earth on its own axis was ................
Correct answer : 1
Q39. The largest known asteroid is ............
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Q40. Which one of the following stars is nearest to the Earth?
Correct answer : 3
Q41. Aleutian, Keurile, Marina and Togo Kerinadec trenches belong to which of the following oceans?
Correct answer : 4
Q42. Which of the following is at the centre of the Universe, according to heliocentric theory?
Correct answer : 2
Q43. The ratio of the velocities with which two galaxies move away from the earth is 2:3. The ratio of their distance is
Correct answer : 1
Q44. One Astronomical Unit is the average distance between
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Q45. ..............lies in the centre of the world connecting Asia, Africa and Europe
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Q46. The low pressure depression which originates over the Mediterranean sea during the winter months is called
Correct answer : 4
Q47. ..........forests act as a bulwark against erosion by the sea and stabilize the shore line.
Correct answer : 2
Q48. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India has rift valley due to down warping?
Correct answer : 2
Q49. The predominant soil in the Coastal Plains and North Indian Plain is............
Correct answer : 4
Q50. In India, which one of the following States has the largest inland saline wetland? (UPSC 2009)