Consider the following statements related to the rainfall pattern:
1. Eastern coastal areas of tropical lands and western coastal areas of temperate lands receive heavy precipitation.
2. Cold currents lead to low precipitation as compared to warm currents.
3. In the polar regions precipitation is low because air is too cold to contain much water vapour.
4. Frontal low-pressure systems lead to heavy rainfall in tropical mid-latitudes in the summers.
Which of the above statements are correct?
1, 2 and 3
B.1, 3 and 4
C.2, 3 and 4
D.All
Consider the following statements regarding the lakes:
1. Water in the lakes cools the upper air in summer and warms in winter.
2. Small lakes have practically no effect at all on either temperature or rainfall.
3. A river with large lakes in its basin is prone to flooding downstream.
Which of the above statements are correct?
1 and 3
B.1 and 2
C.2 and 3
D.All
Consider the following pairs:
Terms Meaning
1. Isohyet - Points having equalelevation from mean sea level.
2. Isobath - Points having the same depth below water surface.
3. Isobar - Points with equal atmospheric pressure.
4. Isotherm - Points with equal temperature.
Which of the above pairs are correct?
1 and 2
B.1, 2 and 3
C.2, 3 and 4
D.All
Which of the below do not belong to the Indian Peninsular block?
1. Dharwad plateau
2. Karbi Anglong
3. Rajasthan
4. Meghalaya plateau
5. North Cachar Hills
Codes:
1, 3 and 4
B.Only 3
C.Only 5
D.None
Consider the following statements regarding estuaries:
1. Estuaries are formed where mouth of river is drowned in submerged lowlands.
2. Silted entrance of Estuaries make excellent site for ports.
3. Estuaries can filter sediment and pollutants from the water before it flows into the oceans.
4. Estuaries can decrease the effects of flooding and storm surges.
Which of the above statements are correct?
1, 2 and 3
B.2, 3 and 4
C.1, 3 and 4
D.All
Identify the ocean topograpghy from the codes given below:
1. Their shallowness enables sunlight to penetrate in water, which encourages growth of plants and microorganisms.
2. They are the richest fishing ground in the world.
3. Most of the world's greatest sea ports thrive on them.
Codes:
Continental Shelves
B.Continental Slops
C.Undulating Plains of the oceans
D.Abyssal Plains of the oceans
Consider the following statements related to the atmospheric temperature:
1. The earth warms up the layers of air above it by direct contact through the process of convection.
2. The earth warms up the layers of air above it through transmission of heat by the process of conduction, forming clouds.
3. The earth surface cools at night because radiation of heat by earth cannot be replaced by insolation from the sun.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
1 and 2
B.Only 2
C.Only 3
D.1 and 3
Consider the following statements with respect to the phenomenon of earthquake:
1. During earthquake, the release of energy occurs along the fault where rocks tend to move in the opposite direction.
2. Epicenter is the point where energy of an earthquake is released.
3. Focus of an earthquake is the first one to experience the waves.
4. Epicenter of an earthquake is the point directly above the focus of an earthquake.
Which of the above statements are incorrect?
1 and 2
B.2 and 3
C.1, 2 and 3
D.2, 3 and 4
Which of the following statements related to the convergent boundary plates are correct?
1. Collision of the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate formed the Pontic Mountains in Turkey.
2. Subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate lead to formation the Andes.
3. The collision between the Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate formed the Southern Alps in New Zealand.
4. Subduction of the northern part of the Pacific Plate and the NW North American Plate formed the Aleutian Islands.
Codes:
2 and 4
B.1 and 3
C.1, 3 and 4
D.All
Consider the following statements with respect to the albedo of the earth:
1. It is the insolation (shortwave radiation) received by the earth which heats up its surface.
2. It is the fraction of solar energy (shortwave radiation) reflected from the Earth back into space.
3. It is a measure of the reflectivity of the earth's surface.
4. Ice, especially with snow on top of it, has a low albedo in comparison to water surface.
Which of the above statements are correct?
1 and 2
B.2 and 3
C.1, 3 and 4
D.1, 2 and 4
Consider the following statements about "Karewa deposits":
1. It is found in plain of Jhelum and its tributaries.
2. It is an intermountain valley fill, comprising unconsolidated gravel sand and mud succession appearing as plateaus.
3. Sediments are of fluvial origin and highly fertile.
4. It is famous for Zafran cultivation.
Which of the above statements are correct?
1 and 2
B.1, 3 and 4
C.1, 2 and 4
D.All
Which of the following statements clearly defines the reasons for division of nation in Agro-Climatic Zones?
1. It has been done for scientific management of regional resources to meet the food, fiber, fodder and fuel wood without adversely affecting the status of natural resources.
2. It has been done to integrate plans of the agro-climatic regions with the state and national plans to enable better policy development.
3. It has been done to understand the cropping pattern in the nation.
4. It has been done to distribute the subsidies to the beneficiaries properly.
Codes:
1, 2 and 4
B.1, 2 and 3
C.2, 3 and 4
D.1 and 4
Consider the following statements with respect to the Saline Soil:
1. Saline soils contain a larger proportion of sodium, potassium and magnesium hence do not support any vegetative growth.
2. They occur in arid and semi-arid regions, and in waterlogged and swampy areas.
3. They lack in nitrogen and calcium.
4. In the areas of intensive cultivation with excessive use of gypsum, especially in areas of green revolution, the fertile alluvial soils are becoming saline.
Which of the above statements are correct?
1 and 2
B.1, 2 and 4
C.1, 2 and 3
D.All
Which of the following statements are correct regarding Jhelum River?
1. The Jhelum follows a meandering course in Kashmir valley even in its youth stage.
2. The meandering of Jhelum is due to it's reduced speed and high silt volume.
3. Decreasing size of lakes and water bodies due to meandering of Jhelum is a major reason for frequent floods in Kashmir.
Codes:
Only 1
B.2 and 3
C.1 and 2
D.All
Which of the following pairs of islands in Indian Ocean and their process of origin is/are correctly matched?
1. Madagascar - Continental island
2. Zanzibar - Coral islands
3. Reunion Islands - Volcanic island
Codes:
Only 1
B.1 and 2
C.1 and 3
D.None
Consider the following statements about Darjeeling Himalayas:
1. It has moderate slope and thick soil cover.
2. The shiwalik range here is lower in elevation as compared to Uttarakhand Himalayas.
3. High organic content of soil and well distributed rainfall throughout the summers make it an ideal condition for tea plantation.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Only 1
B.1 and 2
C.2 and 3
D.All
Which of the following climatic regions gets precipitation throughout the year?
1. Equatorial hot wet
2. Siberian
3. China type
4. Steppe
Codes:
1 and 2
B.2, 3 and 4
C.1, 2 and 3
D.All
Consider the following statements related to the Indian Standard Time:
1. It is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka which is calculated on the basis of 82.5 degrees East longitude.
2. During Sino-Indian war in 1962 and the Indo-Pakistani wars in 1965 and 1971, India has observed Daylight Saving Time instead of IST.
3. Under Plantations Labour Act, 1951 the Central and State governments can define and set the local time for a particular industrial area apart from IST.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Only 1
B.1 and 2
C.1 and 3
D.All
Which of the following vegetation types are found in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve?
1. Moist Evergreen
2. Semi-evergreen
3. Thorny vegetation
4. Sholas & grasslands
Codes:
1 and 4
B.1, 2 and 4
C.1 and 2
D.All
Consider the following statements regarding the Southern Oscillation:
1. Southern Oscillation is the coherent inter-annual fluctuation of atmospheric pressure over the tropical Indo-Pacific region.
2. The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is a measure of the intensity or strength of the Walker Circulation.
3. The higher surface air pressure at Indian Ocean & lower surface air pressure at Pacific Ocean indicates positive Southern Oscillation Index.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 and 2
B.Only 2
C.2 and 3
D.All
Consider the following statements with respect to the Deserts:
1. Deserts lie in the trade wind belt on western parts of continents confined within the 15-30 degree parallels of latitudes where trade winds are off shore.
2. Cold current helps to produce moisture which causes precipitation in some parts of the deserts.
3. Sahara desert is a trade wind desert.
Which of the above statements are correct?
1 and 3
B.1 and 2
C.2 and 3
D.All
Consider the following statements with respect to the Coral Bleaching:
1. El Nino leads to coral bleaching as it affects the coral's ability to supply the zooxanthellae with nutrients for photosynthesis.
2. Bleached corals continue to live, but growth is limited until the protozoa return.
3. Carbon-rich compounds such as glucose and glycerol inhibit the corals to grow.
Which of the above statements are correct?
1 and 3
B.2 and 3
C.1 and 2
D.All
Consider the following statements with respect to the River Piracy:
1. River Piracy begins at the middle course of the river.
2. The development of River Piracy is dependent on different rates of headward erosion of one stream valley into another.
3. The bend at which the River Piracy occurs is termed as elbow of capture.
Which among the above given statements are correct?
1 and 3
B.2 and 3
C.1 and 2
D.All
Consider the following statements related to ocean salinity:
1. Due to the free movement of ocean water different salts remain constant in all oceans even in great depth.
2. Due to the interconnectedness of oceans, the degrees of concentration remain constant.
3. The ocean satinity increases due to presence of icebergs as it add impurities.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
1 and 3
B.Only 1
C.Only 2
D.Only 3
How do the waterfalls form?
1. When a resistant rock lies transversely across the river valley.
2. When a fault line scrap caused by folding lies across the river.
3. When the water plunges down the edge of a plateau.
Which of the above stated reasons are correct?
1 and 3
B.2 and 3
C.1 and 2
D.All
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