Geography PYQs

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1. Prelims 2003Q89Population & Settlements

   Life expectancy is highest in the world in

   aCanadabGermanycJapandNorway
2. Prelims 2003Q100Population & Settlements

   Which among the following countries has the largest population?

   aIndonesiabJapancPakistandSudan
3. Prelims 2003Q103Agriculture & Irrigation

   Assertion (A): The eastern coast of India produces more rice than the western coast.

   Reason (R): The eastern coast receives more rainfall than the western coast.

   aBoth A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of AcA is true but R is falsedA is false but R is true
4. Prelims 2003Q107Universe & Solar System

   Assertion (A): The weight of a body decreases with the increase of latitude on earth.

   Reason (R): The earth is not a perfect sphere.

   aBoth A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of AcA is true but R is falsedA is false but R is true
5. Prelims 2003Q109Climatology

   Assertion (A): The amount of moisture in the atmosphere is related to latitude.

   Reason (R): The capacity to hold moisture in the form of water vapour is related to temperature.

   aBoth A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of AcA is true but R is falsedA is false but R is true
6. Prelims 2003Q113Climatology

   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.

   aBoth A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of AcA is true but R is falsedA is false but R is true
7. Prelims 2003Q116Mapping & Places in News

   Which one of the following countries does NOT border the Caspian Sea?

   aArmeniabAzerbaijancKazakhstandTurkmenistan
8. Prelims 2003Q126Universe & Solar System

   Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun?

   aEarthbJupitercMarsdVenus
9. Prelims 2003Q142Minerals, Energy & Industries

   The thermal power plant of Bokaro is located in

   aBiharbChhattisgarhcJharkhanddOrissa
10. Prelims 2003Q147Population & Settlements

    Which amongst the following States has the highest population density as per Census 2001?

    aKeralabMadhya PradeshcUttar PradeshdWest Bengal
11. Prelims 2003Q150World Physical Geography

    The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river

    aAmazonbMissouricSt LawrencedZambezi
12. Prelims 2002Q3Soils & Natural VegetationAnswer disputed

    With reference to India, which one of the following statements is correct?

    aAbout one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfallbThe dominant source of irrigation in the country is wellscAlluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the countrydThe mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
13. Prelims 2002Q9Climatology

    Consider the following climatic and geographical phenomena:

    1.Condensation

    2.High temperature and humidity

    3.Orography

    4.Vertical wind Thunder-cloud development is due to which of these phenomena?

    a1 and 2b2, 3 and 4c1, 3 and 4d1, 2, 3 and 4
14. Prelims 2002Q12Indian Climate & Monsoon

    For short-term climate prediction, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?

    aLa NiñabMovement of Jet StreamscEl Niño and Southern OscillationsdGreenhouse effects on global level
15. Prelims 2002Q17Soils & Natural Vegetation

    Open stunted forests with bushes and small trees having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in

    aEastern OrissabNorth-eastern Tamil NaducSiwaliks in Terai regiondWestern Andhra Pradesh
16. Prelims 2002Q24Indian Drainage & Water Resources

    Which one of the following is not a lagoon?

    aAshtamudi lakebChilka lakecPeriyar lakedPulicat lake
17. Prelims 2002Q27Universe & Solar System

    Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system?

    aThe Earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar systembThe predominant element in the composition of Earth is siliconcThe Sun contains 75 % of the mass of the solar systemdThe diameter of the Sun is 190 times that of the Earth
18. Prelims 2002Q29Agriculture & Irrigation

    With reference to Indian agriculture, which one of the following statements is correct?

    aAbout 90 per cent of the area under pulses in India is rainfed.bThe share of pulses in the gross cropped area at the national level has double in the last two decadescIndia accounts for about 15 per cent of the total area under rice in the worlddRice occupies about 34 per cent of the gross cropped area of India
19. Prelims 2002Q42Minerals, Energy & Industries

    HINDALCO, an aluminium factory located at Renukoot owes its site basically to

    aproximity of raw materialsbabundant supply of powercefficient transport networkdproximity to the market
20. Prelims 2002Q47Population & Settlements

    India's population growth during the 20th century can be classified into four distinct phases. Match List I (Period) with List II (Phase) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

    List I (Period)

    A.1901-21

    B.1921-51

    C.1951-81

    D.1981-2001

    List II (Phase)

    1.Steady growth

    2.Rapid high growth

    3.Stagnant growth

    4.High growth with definite signs of slowdown

    aA-3, B-1, C-4, D-2bA-1, B-3, C-2, D-4cA-3, B-1, C-2, D-4dA-1, B-3, C-4, D-2