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GENERAL STUDIES (PAPER I)

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Number of Questions: 100
1.
The
Marks: 200
famous
Nullarbor
Plain
is
(a) A, B, C are true
located in
2.
(b) B, C, D are true
(a) Canada
(b) Argentina
(c) A, C, D are true
(c) Australia
(d) China
(d) All are true
Which among the following are used to
5.
decide a "Biodiversity Hotspot?"

A.
Endemism
energy into chemical energy by
B.
Presence of exotic species
autotrophs is called productivity of
C.
Threat perception
ecosystem.
D.
Exploitation
(b) Productivity of an ecosystem goes

on decreasing from equator to poles
(b) B, C are true
4.
Consider the following statements:

(a) The amount of conversion of solar
(a) A, B are true
3.
Time : 120 Min
(c) Chemical energy assimilated
by
(c) A, C are true
herbivores is called Gross primary
(d) All are true
productivity
Which
of
the
following
protocol
(d) Gross primary productivity minus
governs movement of living modified
amount lost through excretion is
organisms?
called Net Primary Productivity.
(a) Nagoya Protocol
(a) A, B, C are false
(b) Cartagena protocol
(b) B, C, D are false
(c) Aichi Biodiversity Targets
(c) A, C, D are false
(d) All of the above
(d) All are true

A. Ecological
pyramids
are
6.
always
upright.
B. Stabilisation population will have a
bell shaped graph.
C. Ageing population will have triangle
shaped graph.
D. Rapidly falling population will have
J shaped curve
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Which of the following are problems

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A. Fragmentation and transformation
of rivers
B. Water logging
C. Salinization of surrounding lands
D. Emission of Green House Gases
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9.

7.
(d) All are true
component of an ecosystem?
Which of the following statements are
(a) Energy
(b) Soil
correct?
(c) Light
(d) Environment
1.
There exist alternate stripes of
2.
3.
4.
10.
Which among the following is/are
positive and negative magnetic
function(s) of forest?
anomalies found on either side of
A.
Watershed protection
oceanic ridge.
B.
Atmospheric regulation
The divergence of plates lead to
C.
Land bank
increase in radius of earth.
D.
Market use
Caledonian
Hercynian
mountains are Fold Mountains
formed due to convergence of
North
(d) All are true
and
American and
Eurasian
11.
plates.
Thermal
convective
currents
The Spiti Valley is a desert mountain

valley located in?
within earth leads to movement of
(a) Himachal Pradesh
plates.
(b) Uttarakhand
(a) 1, 2 correct
(b) 2, 3, 4 correct
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) 1, 3, 4 correct (d) All the above

8.
Which among the following is a third
Consider
the
following
(d) Uttar Pradesh
statements
12.
Israel has common border with
about Joint Forest Management:
(a) Lebanon, Syria, Jordon and Egypt
A. Forest protection committees are
(b) Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
formed to restore green cover.

B. It
involves
between
formal
forest
(c) Cyprus, Turkey, Jordon and Egypt
agreement
department
and
(d) Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen

13.
local communities.
C. It
respects
the
communities
The maximum damage to life and

surface is done by the:
rights
and
of
needs
local
(a) Surface waves
from
(b) Transverse waves
forests.
(c) Longitudinal waves
D. This protects an area from being

over exploited.
(d) Primary waves

14.
(a) A, B, C are true (b) B, C, D are true

(c) A, C, D are true (d) All are true

The term Hamada stands for:

(a) A coastal low land eroded by sea
waves
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(ii) Ground
(b) A depositional plain in an arid

region.
relative humidity
(iv) Ground inversion occurs when
boulder, etc
(d) A karst depositional plain
the ground is covered with snow
Which one of the following statements
Choose the correct code:
is not correct about badland?
(a) i, ii and iii
(b) i, ii and iv
(a) Badland
(c) i, iii and iv
(d) i, ii, iii and iv
is
rugged
topography,
18.
usually of relatively low relief.

(b) Badland is associated with wet
Denudation stands for:

(a) A
lands.
(b) A
(d) Badland is associated with arid

following
statements
and
(c) A
(d) A
spectacular
display
in
glowing
the
light
ionosphere
(ii) Aurora
is
general
term
stimulated
the
term
general
term
the
to
the
(c) Underground water
(iii) In the Northern Hemisphere, it is

20.
(d) i, ii, iii and iv

statements
to
the
mechanical
Consider the following statements

1.
known as Aurora Australis.

(c) i, iii and iv
refers
(d) Wind action
(iv) In the Southern Hemisphere, it is

(b) i, ii and iv
the
(a) Glaciers
hydrogen.
(a) i, ii and iii
to
The term Inselberg is associated with:

(b) Running water
known as Aurora Borealis.
refers
of
interaction of the solar wind with
following
refers
weathering.
19.
by
general
processes
is
known as Aurora.
Examine
to
processes of weathering
code given below:
17.
refers
and transport
select the correct answer using the

A
term
processes of weathering, erosion
and semi-arid region
(i)
general
processes of erosion.
(c) Badland is devoid of vegetation
Examine
in
(iii) Ground inversion occurs at high
without surfacial matter other than
16.
occurs
cloudless clear skies.
(c) A flat rocky surface in a desert
15.
inversion
Kuroshio
is
cold
current,
Oyashio is a warm current.

2.
Elnino current is an extension of

Humboldt Current.
and
3.
In the absence of North Atlantic
Drift the Western Europe would
code given below:
have been an uninhabitable area.
(i)
Ground inversion occurs during

long winter nights.

4.
Benguela
current
is
current in Indian Ocean.

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warm
21.
(a) 1, 4 correct
(b) 1, 2, 4 correct
Which of above statement is / are true
(c) 2, 3 correct
(d) 1, 3, 4 correct
about the Troposphere?
Which of the following species is/are
(a) I only
(b) I and III
extinct in India?
(c) 1 and II
A.
Dodo
24.
B.
White Tiger
C.
Gangetic dolphin
D.
Cheetah
(i)
(ii) Australia which has the second
largest reserves is the largest
exporter of Uranium.
(iii) The primary source of Uranium in
(d) All are true
India is Jaduguda. Uranium is
Match the following List 1 with List 2
extracted in the form of yellow
and choose the correct answer from
cake.
the codes given below:

List 1
List 2
A. Sonai Rupai
I. West Bengal
B. Jaldapara
II. Arunachal
25.
Pradesh
(a) ii and iii
(b) i and ii
(c) iii only
(d) i
Choose the false statement among the

following statements:
(a)
The
southwest
monsoon
the
III. Manipur
continuation
D. Kaibul Lamjo
IV. Mizoram
trade wind, deflected towards the

Indian
of
is
C. Morleen
Codes:
23.
Canada has the largest reserves

of Uranium in the world.

22.
Which of the following are correct?
southeast
subcontinent
after
(a)
II
IV
III
(b)
III
II
IV
influence of North West monsoon
(c)
II
IV
III
due to westerly jet stream.
(d)
III
IV
II
crossing the equator.

(b)
(c)
In winter India is under the
The southwest monsoon sets in
over the Kerala coast by around
I.
1st June.
Lowermost layer of atmosphere is

called Troposphere.
II.
(d) The shift in the position of the ITCZ
Height of Troposphere is more at
is related to the phenomena of
pole and lesser near the equator.
the withdrawal of the westerly jet
III. Most of the weather phenomena

takes place in Stratosphere

stream from its position over the

north Indian plain.
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26.
Which of the following are functions of
(d) The axis of the earth which is an
Biosphere Reserves?
imaginary line makes an angle of
A.
Conservative function
66 with its orbital plane.
B.
Logistic function
C.
Development function
the following, except
D.
Economic function
(a) Leaf spotting in plants
29.
Nitric Oxide pollution can lead to all of
(b) Bronchitis-related
problems in human
(c) Production
(d) All are true

27.
Maldives are known for fringe
30.
Examine
Coral
bleaching
refers
to
i)
ii)
Great barrier reef is in Atlantic
Relative humidity increases with

Relative humidity increases with
iii) Relative humidity increases with
temperate belt.
the increase in water vapour in
(a) 1, 2, 4
(b) 2, 3, 4
(c) 1, 3, 4
(d) None of the above

among
the
the air at constant temperature.
following
Choose the correct code:
is
Incorrect?
(a) The
and
the increase in temperature.
Most of coral reefs are found in
Which
statements
the decrease in temperature.
Ocean.
28.
following
code given below:
to death of corals.
4.
gases
extensive growth of algae leading

3.
corrosive
(d) Silicosis in human
reefs.
2.
of
through photochemical reaction
Consider the following statements

1.
respiratory
mid-day
sun
is
exactly
31.
(a) i and ii
(b) i and iii
(c) ii and iii
(d) i, ii and iii
The vegetation type characterized by
overhead at least once a year on all
a large expanse of grassland with
latitudes in between the Tropic of
scattered trees and shrubs,
Cancer
between
and
the
Tropic
of
Capricorn.
(b) Those places east of Greenwich will
be ahead of Greenwich Time and
those to the west will be behind it.
(c) It will be 7:30 A.M. in India when
its 2:00 P.M. in London

tropical
rain
forest
lying
and
deserts is
(a) Mid-latitude
broad-leaf
forest
(b) Temperate rain forest
(c) Tropical Savanna
(d) Mid-latitude grassland
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mixed
32.
4.
Which among the following is known
Low death rate and birthrate, low
as Doctor Wind?
33.
growth rate.
(a) Loo
(b) Chinook
Select the correct answer using the code
(c) Harmattan
(d) Foehn
given below.
What causes wind to deflect toward
(a) 1 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
left in the Southern hemisphere?
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4
36.
(a) Temperature
34.
(b) Magnetic field
caused Deccan Trap formations?
(c) Rotation of the Earth
(a) Shield
(b) Composite
(d) Pressure
(c) Caldera
(d) Flood
37.
Consider the following:

1.
2.
suitable for soil conservation in hilly
land projecting towards the sea is
region?
called base line.
1.
Terracing and contour bunding
Flying of foreign planes prohibited
2.
Shifting cultivation
within the range of Exclusive
3.
Contour ploughing
Zone
without
prior
4.
Select the correct answer using the code

given below.
permission.
3.
Which of the following methods is/are
The imaginary line joining the
Economic
Epiflora and Epifauna live on the
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
surface of sea bottoms.
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ocean ranching is nothing but
38.
ocean husbandry.
The
Ninety
East
Ridge
is
(a) 1, 2, 4 correct
(a) Pacific Ocean (b) Atlantic Ocean
(b) 2, 3, 4 correct
(c) Indian Ocean (d) Arctic Ocean

39.
Consider
the
following
(d) All the above are correct
with
Which of the following is /are the
Biodiversity Authority:
stage(s) of demographic transition?
1.
1.
2.
to
the
National
It is a statutory autonomous body

under
growth rate.
Environment and Forests.
decline
in
death
rate,
2.
continued low birthrate, very low

Rapid
decline
in
birthrate,
the
Ministry
The recommendations made by it

It is headed by the Prime Minister
of India.
continued decline in death rate.

of
are advisory in nature.

3.
growth rate.
3.
reference
statements
High death rate and birthrate, low

Rapid
submarine volcanic ridge located in?
(c) 1, 3, 4 correct
35.
Which type of Volcanic eruptions have
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Which of the above statements are true?
40.
(a) Only 1 & 2
(b) Only 3.
(c) Only 1 & 2
(d) All.
concentration as they move from

one trophic level to other.
Choose the correct option
Which among the following are known
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
as Inner Planets?
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(a) Planets between Sun and Saturn
(c) 1 only
(b) Planets between Sun and the Earth

43.
(c) Planets without Satellites

(d) Planets between Sun and the belt
(a) Revolution of earth
of Asteroids
41.
(b) Rotation of earth
(c) Polar winds
1.
(d) Gravitation
Productivity of fish is more in

west coast of India than east
2.
3.
44.
salient feature of Metamorphic rocks?
East coast plains are broader
(a) Changeable
(b) Cystalline
than west coast plains.
(c) Foilation
(d) Compaction
Western continental shelf of India

broader
than
45.
eastern
What do you understand by the term

Diastrophism?
continental shelf.
4.
Which among the following is the
coast.
is
42.
Polar fleeing force is related to
(a) The molecular stress caused by
Barak river drains into Arabian
temperature
changes
Sea.
crystallization.
and
(a) 1, 2, 4 correct (b) 2, 3, 4 correct
(b) The processes that move, elevate or
(c) 1, 2, 3 correct (d) 1, 3, 4 correct
build up portions of the earths
Consider the following:
crust.
1.
Bioaccumulation and
(c) The chemical addition of minerals
Biomagnification are concerned
to top layer of soil.
with pollution in trophic level

2.
Bioaccumalation is pollutants

46.
entering from Environment to

first organism.
3.
4.
Biomagnification is tendency of

1.
Upwelling
of
waters
leads
to
increase in nutrient supply.

2. Upwelling leads to decrease in
pollutants to increase from
temperature of oceanic waters in
Environment to first organism.
the region.
Biomagnification is tendency of
pollutants to increase in

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3. Low pressure develops on the
50. Arrange the following states in the
surface of ocean where upwelling
Increasing Order of their Population
takes place.
Density:
4. Upwelling leads to decrease in
A.
Haryana
B.
Odisha
(a) 1, 3, 4 correct
C.
Assam
(b) 1, 2, 4 correct
D.
Tamil Nadu
(c) 1, 2, 3 correct
(a) 3, 4, 1, 2
(b) 3, 2, 4, 1
(d) All the above
(c) 3, 2, 1, 4
(d) 2, 3, 1, 4
salinity in the region.
47.
Which among the following rivers do
51.
a. Cocos plate
not drain into the sea?
48.
1.
Machhu
2.
Rupen
3.
Luni
4.
Banas
Match the following:

America and Pacific
b. Nazca plate
2. Between central
America & Pacific
c. Arabian Plate
(a) 1, 3
(b) 1, 2, 3
(c) 3 only
(d) All the above
3. Between Asiatic
& Pacific
d. Philippine plate4. Mostly the
Identify the wrong statement:
Saudi land Mass
(a) The Himalayan states experience
a b c d
a b c d
two additional seasons spring and
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3
(b) 3, 2, 4, 1
monsoon.
(c) 2, 1, 4, 3
(d) 2, 3, 4, 1
(b) The north east monsoon is also
52.
known as the winter monsoon.

(c) The
eastern
Himalayan
Consider
the
following
statements
about our Solar system:

1.
region
extends from Kashmir to Kumaon.
All the planets revolve around the

Sun in elliptical orbits.
2.
(d) All the above

49.
1. Between South
According to the World Biogeographic
Venus is the hottest planet on

Earth.
3.
classification of India,
The
only
planet to
rotate
in
Identify the wrong statement?
clockwise direction around the
(a) Represents two of the Major realms
Sun is Uranus.
palearctic & Indo Malayan.

(b) Represents Four Biomes
Choose the correct answer using the

codes below.
(c) Accounts for about 7.5% of the

worlds animal species known
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 3 only
(d) Both (a) & (c)

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53.
56.
1.
Red tides are nothing but spring
1. Coniferous forest
A. Pedozolic and deep
tides during summer season.
2. Temperate
B. Thin Podozols
2.
3.
4.
54.
Neap tides are formed during
Match the following:
deciduous forest
syzygy position.
3. Tropical rain forest C. Red lotisols
Guoyt is a flat topped mountains
Choose the correct option:
submerged under water.
(a) 1-A, 2-B, 3-C
Tides recur at an interval of 12
(b) 1-B, 2-C, 3-A
hours.
(c) 1-B, 2-A, 3-C
(a) 1, 2 correct
(b) Only 3 correct
(c) Only 4 correct
(d) Only 2 correct
(d) 1-C, 2-B, 3-A

57.
Ox-Bow lake is formed by
Most important limiting factors of the
(a) River Erosion in its youthful stage
terrestrial ecosystem are
(b) Transport action of the river
(a) Moisture and Temperature
(c) River Erosion in its matured stage.
(b) Temperature and Humidity
(d) Deposition in the old age of the
(c) Temperature and Pressure
river.
58.
(d) Pressure and Humidity

55.
Which of the following affects salinity
The axis of the Earth is inclined to the
of oceans?
plane of the elliptic in which it rotates.
1. Latitudes
2. Temperature
If its axis were perpendicular to this
3. Ocean currents
4. Tides
plane then
(a) 1, 2, 4
(b) 1, 3, 4
(a) All parts of the globe would have
(c) 1, 2, 3
(d) 2, 3, 4
equal days and nights at all times
59.
1.
of the year
(b) The
temperature
would
be
the
sharp change in density in the
same at all points at a given time

on
the
Earth
where
there
is
vertical section of seawater.

2.
daylight.
(c) Only
the
Pycnocline is a layer where is
Mediterranean
sea
has
high
salinity than Atlantic Ocean.

global
distribution
of
3.
temperature would change a little;

and the rest would be the same as
it is now.
(d) Seasonal changes would become
more diverse and rapid.
Salinity in Arabian Sea is higher

than Bay of Bengal.
4.
High salinity of ocean is found in

Equatorial region due to intense
evaporation.

(c) 1, 2, 3 correct (d) All the above

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60.
Which of the following are mentioned

in
ancient
Charaka
text
Samhita
ecosystem?
1.
Energy flow
1.
Classification of animals on the
2.
Nutrient cycling
basis of food and habitat.
3.
Ecological balance
Land in terms of nature of soil,
4.
Ecological development
climate and vegetation.
Choose the correct option from the
Description of plants typical to
following
various locations.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 4 only
3.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) All of the above(d) None
(c) 1 and 2 only

65.
The albedo rate is highest in which of

the following surface
Ecotone?
(a) Lake
(b) Ice sheet
(c) Rice field
(d) Wheat field
(c) Estuary
(b) Grassland
(d) Evergreen forest
66.
Consider
the
following
Which of the following description are
Tropical seasonal forest:
true regarding Taiga Biome?
1.
Occur near Equator
1.
It is also called as Boreal forest.
2.
Most
2.
It is found in North Europe, Asia,
3.
3.
and
rich
Annual rainfall more than 200cm

throughout year
Coniferous evergreen vegetation,

4.
lichen and mosses

(a) All are true
diverse
regarding
communities on earth
North America.
63.
(d) 1 and 4 only
Which of the following is not an

(a) Mangrove forests
62.
Which of the following are functions of
regarding Environment and ecology?
2.
61.
64.
High rate of leaching and useless

for agriculture
Which of the above statements are
(b) 1 and 2 are true
(c) 1 and 3 are true (d) None are true
True?
Which of the following are levels of
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) All are true
Organisations in Ecology?
(c) All are false
(d) 1, 2 and 4 only
1.
Individual.
2.
Population
3.
Community
4.
Ecotone
67.
Consider the following regarding Biogeo chemical cycles

1.
Water cycle, carbon cycle and
(a) 1,2 and 3 are correct
Nitrogen
(b) All are correct
cycles.
(c) 1 and 4 are correct

(d) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
2.
cycles
Phosphorous,
are
gaseous
calcium
magnesium circulate by means of

Sedimentary cycle.

and
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3.
The
element
involved
in
1.
the
sedimentary cycle normally does

The
Sulphur
cycle
is
2.
mostly
3.
which add gaseous component.

4.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) All are true
Laterites are rich in nitrogen and

These
are
well
developed
in
Tapioca and cashew nuts grow

well on this soil.
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) 1 and 2 only
Select the correct answer using the
Consider the following statements.
codes
The type of natural vegetation in India
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
varies due to variation in
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 2 and 3
71.
given below
1.
The amount of rainfall.
2.
Soil types.
location of
3.
Mean annual temperature.
Western India is
4.
Altitude
(a) The
The most possible explanation of the

the
obstruction
Thar
Desert
caused
by
in
the
Aravalli to the rain bearing wind that
codes given below:
proceeds to the Ganga Valley.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4
(b) The prevalence of comparative high

pressure.

1.
2.
(c) The absence of mountains to the
The new alluvial soils are known
north
as Khadar.
orographic rainfall.
The old alluvial soils are called as
of
Rajasthan
to
cause
(d) That the moisture carried by the
Bhangar.
South West Monsoon is driven by the
3.
Black soil is called as Regur.
dry upper air current
4.
Black
soil
holding
70.
in
Rajasthan and UP.
Choose the True statements:
69.
red
potash.
sedimentary except H2S and SO2
68.
generally
colour.
not cycle through atmosphere.

4.
Laterites are
has
low
moisture
72.
capacity.
Which among the following races is

not correctly matched?
(a) Negro-Sudan
codes
(b) Mongolian- Central Asia
given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) Alpine-Northern Africa
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) Australoid-Australia
Which of the following statements
73.
regarding Laterite soils of India are
Consider
the
following
regarding
grassland ecosystem:
correct?

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1.
Rainfall is between 25 to 75 cm
3.
Malda fault runs parallel to Aravalis
per year.
4.
Peninsular
block
geological
feature of India.
3.
In India they are found in high
(a) 1, 2 correct
Himalayas.

77.
The
(b) 1, 2, 4 correct
spatial
(a) All are true
(b) All are false
Temperature
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
factors:
distribution
is
due
to
of
following
Government of India encourages the
1.
Latitude and Altitude 2. Winds
cultivation of sea buckthorn. What is
3.
Distance from sea/ocean
the importance of this plant?
4.
Ocean currents
1.
It helps in controlling soil erosion
Which of the above are responsible for
and in preventing Desertification
temperature?
2.
It is a rich source of biodiesel
(a) 1 and 4
3.
It has nutritional value and is
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only

78.
4.
(b) All of the above

1.
of high altitude
Its timber is of great commercial
Bugyals are summer grasslands in

higher reaches.
2.
value.
Which of the following statement
Duns are longitudinal valleys in

Himalayas.
3.
given above is/are correct?
Karewas are thick deposits of
(a) Only 1
(b) 2, 3 and 4
glacial clay embedded with
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All of these
moraines.
4.
The correct order of four Geological eras

in India is
Duars are grasslands in Eastern

Himalayas.
(a) Purana, Archean, Aryan, Dravidian
(a) 1, 4 correct
(b) Archean, Dravidian, Purana, Aryan
(c) Archean, Aryan, Dravidian, Purana

76.
oldest
Generally tropical climate.
well adapted to live in cold areas
75.
the
2.
Choose the correct statements:
74.
is
79.
(b) 1, 2, 4 correct
Which one of the following gases is
(d) Archean, Purana, Dravidian, Aryan
transparent
radiation
1.
Karbi Anglong and Meghalaya are
terrestrial radiation?
extensions
(a) Oxygen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Helium
(d) Carbondioxide
of Indian peninsular
block.
2.
Western
Ghats
are
Block
80.
Mountains.

and
to
incoming
opaque
to
solar
outgoing
Koeppens system of classification of

climates can be termed as
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81.
(a) Applied
(b) Systematic
Choose the correct answer using
(c) Genetic
(d) Empirical
the codes below.
The PAT (perform - achieve - trade), as a
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
part of the National Action Plan for
(c) 1 and 3 only
Climate Change Mission, is a scheme for
84.
(a) Trading energy-efficiency
three crops of .... are grown in a year
certificates in large energy-
known as "Asu, Aman and Boro".
intensive industries
(a) Paddy
(b) Wheat
(c) Pulses
(d) Maize
(b) Trading carbon credits between

developing economies
85.
(c) Trading GHG credits between
Seasonal migration of people with

their animals is called
energy intensive industries within a
(a) Attritition
country
(c) Transhumance (d) Migation

82.
In Assam, West Bengal and Orissa,
86.
Which among the following requires
Fold mountains are formed due to
high temperature, light rainfall, 210
large scale movements in the Earths
frost-free days and bright sunshine?
surface when stresses are setup in the
(a) Jute (b) Cotton (c) Tea (d) Coffee
earths crust. These stresses that lead
87.
to their formation can be induced by

1.
Delhi
experience
extremes
of
which of the following?
climate, one reason is due to lack
1.
Increased load of overlying rocks
of moderating influence of sea.
2.
Flow movements in the mantle
3.
Magmatic intrusions in the crust
2.
Annual range of temperature of

Delhi is less than
Choose the correct answer using
that
of
Thiruvananthapuram.
the codes below.
83.
(b) Jhumming
3.
Places in the mountains of high
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
altitudes are cooler due to presence
(c) 1 and 3 only
of thin air.
Consider
the
following
statements
4.
about Loess:
1.
than Mangalore.
These are blown from deserts and
(a) 1, 3 correct
(b) 2, 4 correct
barren surfaces and deposited
(c) 1, 3, 4 correct
(d) 2, 3, 4 correct
upon hills and valleys

2.
Areas
covered
by
88.
Loess
are
infertile lands.
3.
Bangalore receives more rainfall
They
are
responsible
1.
Areas of low rainfall experience

high variation in rainfall.
for
the
formation of peneplain.
Which of the following is/are true?
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2.
October heat is due to retreat of
(c) Ganges, Sutlej and Yamuna
monsoon.
(d) Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
(a) Only 1 true
89.
The Bijlee Utpadans thermal unit has

been set up by BHEL in
(d) Neither of them is true
(a) Bengal
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Bihar
2.
3.
4.
Adding gypsum to soil reduces
93.
Which of the following are true with
salinity of soil.
respect
High evaporation results in salinity
Plateau?
of soil.
1.
to
the
Indian
Peninsular
The southern plateau block is
Capillary action in dry areas results
formed mainly of granite and
in salinity.
gneiss.
2.
Usara soils are most fertile soils.
The Deccan lava plateau is an
elevated tableland consisting of
horizontally arranged lava sheets.
Consider
the
following
3.
statements
The Malwa plateau dominates the
with reference to the Zoological Survey
Vindhyan
of India:
northern flank of the plateau.
1.
2.
3.
4.
It works under the Ministry of
scraps,
forming
the
The trough of the Narmada and
Environment, Forest and Climate
Tapti are interposed between the
Change (MoEFCC).
Vindhyan
The ZSI participates in the Indian
ranges.
and
the
Satpura
Antarctic Program
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
Similar to the Red Data Book
(c) 1 and 2
(d) All the above
also
94. Which of the following factors are
releases a Red Data Book on
responsible for India's failure to fully
Indian Animals
exploit the inland fisheries during the
produced
91.
92.
(c) Both 1 and 2 true
1.
90.
(b) Only 2 true
by
IUCN,
ZSI
Which of the above statements are
last five decades?
true?
1.
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 1 & 2
(c) Only 1 & 3
(d) All
Silting and pollution of the inland

water bodies
2.
Which of the following groups of rivers
Deforestation in the catchment

areas of the rivers
3.
have their source of origin in Tibet?
Lack of marketing facilities
(a) Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej
Select the correct answer from the codes
(b) Brahmaputra, Ganges and Sutlej
given below

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95.
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2
(d) 1, 3
1.
Which of the following plants have
origin
is
of
called
an
the
epicenter.
2.
The lines joining the places which

were affected by earthquake at
(b) Maize and sugarcane
the same point of time are called
(c) Jute and rice
homoseismal lines.
(d) Gram and other pulses
code given below.
1.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
The
Oceans
in
the
northern
hemisphere
have
more
temperature
than
their
in
the
99.
southern
2.
The
1.
Jaipur-Ajmer
records
2.
Durg-Raipur
higher annual range
3.
Bhojpur-Munjer
4.
Bhilaspur-Korba
Atlantic
relatively
Ocean
of temperature than the
Pacific
Ocean.
3.
The
eastern
margins
of
the
oceans in the middle latitude

have
Arrange the following Industrial areas

from West to East.
hemisphere.
relatively
temperature
than
(b) 3, 4, 2, 1
(c) 2, 3, 4, 1
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
100. Consider the following statements:
higher
the
(a) 3, 2, 4, 1
1.
western
(b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 1
(d) All the above.
The
Trans-Anatolian
Natural
between
two
latitudes
and is 111 km approximately.
Which above statement in is/are true?

(a) 1 and 2
Distance
remains same throughout the globe
margins of the ocean.

2.
Distance between two longitudes

remain same.
3.
Gas
between
equal
Latitudes converge at poles.
(a) Russia
(b) Turkey
(a) 1, 3 correct
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) Georgia.
(c) 1, 2, 4 correct
Which of the following statements
longitudes
distance between latitudes.

4.
country?
Distance
equator is almost
Pipeline (TANAP) starts from which
98.
of
(a) Rice and wheat
counterpart
97.
point
earthquake
nitrogen-fixing capacity?
96.
The
(b) 1, 2, 3 correct
(d) All the above are correct
relating to earthquakes is/are correct?

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(a) A, B, C are true

(b) B, C, D are true

(c) A, C, D are true

(d) All are true

Which among the following are used to

decide a "Biodiversity Hotspot?"

energy into chemical energy by

Presence of exotic species

autotrophs is called productivity of

(b) Productivity of an ecosystem goes

(b) B, C are true

Consider the following statements:

(a) A, B are true

Time : 120 Min

(c) Chemical energy assimilated

(c) A, C are true

herbivores is called Gross primary

(d) All are true

(d) Gross primary productivity minus

governs movement of living modified

amount lost through excretion is

called Net Primary Productivity.

(a) Nagoya Protocol

(a) A, B, C are false

(b) Cartagena protocol

(b) B, C, D are false

(c) Aichi Biodiversity Targets

(c) A, C, D are false

(d) All of the above

(d) All are true

Consider the following statements:

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Which of the following are problems

(c) A, C, D are true

(d) All are true

Which of the following statements are

There exist alternate stripes of

Which among the following is/are

positive and negative magnetic

anomalies found on either side of

The divergence of plates lead to

increase in radius of earth.

(a) A, B, C are true

mountains are Fold Mountains

(b) B, C, D are true

formed due to convergence of

(c) A, C, D are true

(d) All are true

The Spiti Valley is a desert mountain

within earth leads to movement of

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Jammu & Kashmir

(c) 1, 3, 4 correct (d) All the above

Which among the following is a third