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UP PGT 2021 — Geography (Series A)

17 or 18 August 2021125 questions+3.4 for a correct answer, −0 for a wrong one

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Geography

1. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ? Union Territory — Literacy rate (%) 2011
- (a) Lakshadweep — 92.28
- (b) Daman and Diu — 87.07
- (c) Puducherry — 86.55
- (d) Chandigarh — 88.78
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Answer: (d)
2. ‘Sileru’ Power Project is concerned with
- (a) Natural gas
- (b) Atomic power
- (c) Hydro electricity
- (d) Thermal power
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Answer: (c)
3. Who wrote the famous book, “Main springs of civilization” ?
- (a) Carl O-Saver
- (b) Griffith Taylor
- (c) James and Martin
- (d) Huntington
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Answer: (d)
4. Who is the author of ‘The People of India’ ?
- (a) B.S. Guha
- (b) Sir Herbert Risley
- (c) J.H. Hutton
- (d) D.N. Majumdar
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Answer: (b)
5. What is ‘Viticulture’ ?
- (a) Protection of forests
- (b) Production of Grapes
- (c) Types of primitive agriculture
- (d) Production of Sugarcane
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Answer: (b)
6. Which one of the following statements is true ?
- (a) Special Economic zone is a geographical region and has economic laws.
- (b) Special Economic zone is a natural region and has natural laws.
- (c) The main aim of the special Economic zone is to promote local trade.
- (d) The purpose of special Economic zone is to accelerate the agricultural production.
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Answer: (a)
7. Who wrote the ‘Cosmos’ ?
- (a) Ritter
- (b) Humboldt
- (c) Ratzel
- (d) Huntington
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Answer: (b)
8. The term ‘Ecosystem’ was coined by
- (a) Christman
- (b) Tansley
- (c) Elton
- (d) Odum
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Answer: (b)
9. Who one of the following presented the theory of the Location of Industries ?
- (a) Von Thunen
- (b) Alfred Weber
- (c) W. Christaller
- (d) A. Losch
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Answer: (b)
10. Ninety percent soil of China is
- (a) Loess
- (b) Alluvial
- (c) Pedalfer
- (d) Loess and alluvial
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Answer: (d)
11. “Geography is a chrological science” is a statement made by
- (a) Ritter
- (b) Huntington
- (c) Hettner
- (d) Brunches
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Answer: (c)
12. Match List – I with List – II and select correct answer from the codes given below : List-I (Geographers) — List-II (School of Geography) a. A. Demangeon — 1. German School of Geography b. F. Ratzel — 2. American School of Geography c. H.J. Mackinder — 3. French School of Geography d. I. Bowman — 4. British School of Geography Codes : a b c d
- (a) 4 2 3 1
- (b) 2 1 4 3
- (c) 3 1 4 2
- (d) 1 3 2 4
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Answer: (c)
13. Which of the following is herbivorous component ?
- (a) Lion
- (b) Deer
- (c) Tiger
- (d) Frog
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Answer: (b)
14. What is the solution of energy crises in the world ?
- (a) Alternative energy
- (b) Energy rationing
- (c) Petroleum
- (d) Coal
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Answer: (a)
15. The concept of primate city was propounded by
- (a) Zift
- (b) Jefferson
- (c) Mumford
- (d) Sjoberg
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Answer: (b)
16. The highest rainfall in India occurs
- (a) Western Ghat, Himalayan region, Meghalaya
- (b) Madhya Pradesh, Bihar
- (c) Uttar Pradesh, Hariyana, Punjab
- (d) Andhra Pradesh, Vidarbha
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Answer: (a)
17. The concept of ‘areal differentiation’ is also called
- (a) Exceptionalism
- (b) Chorology
- (c) Systematic Geography
- (d) Regionalism
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Answer: (b)
18. Which of the following forests is called ‘Lungs of the Earth’ ?
- (a) Tropical rain forests
- (b) Mediterranean
- (c) Monsoon
- (d) Coniferous
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Answer: (a)
19. Continental Drift theory was propounded by
- (a) Daly
- (b) Joly
- (c) Wegener
- (d) Holmes
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20. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below : List-I (Oceanic deposits) — List-II (Origin) a. Neritic matter — 1. Shells of planktonic molluscs b. Pelagic matter — 2. Plant shells made of silica in microscopic in size c. Pteropod ooze — 3. Dead skeletons of marine animals and plants d. Diatom ooze — 4. Type of algae Code : a b c d
- (a) 3 4 1 2
- (b) 1 3 2 4
- (c) 3 1 4 2
- (d) 2 4 3 1
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Answer: (a)
21. ‘Kuzbass’ region is famous for
- (a) Iron Ore
- (b) Copper Ore
- (c) Gold
- (d) Coal
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22. Rotational slip hypothesis propounded by W.V. Lewis is associated with the formation of
- (a) Fault
- (b) Cirque
- (c) Pediment
- (d) Solar system
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Answer: (b)
23. Which city is called ‘The Manchester of India’ ?
- (a) Kanpur
- (b) Mumbai
- (c) Baroda
- (d) Ahmadabad
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Answer: (d)
24. Who is the ‘Father of Geography’ among them ?
- (a) Ptolemy
- (b) Eratosthenese
- (c) Herodotus
- (d) Aristotle
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Answer: (b)
25. Who wrote the book ‘Meteorologica’ ?
- (a) Aristotle
- (b) Posidonius
- (c) Plato
- (d) Eratosthenes
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Answer: (a)
26. Heat transfer is called
- (a) Conduction
- (b) Convection
- (c) Heat Radiation
- (d) Electromagnetic transfer
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Answer: (a)
27. Two statements are given below. One labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below : Assertion (A) During the summer monsoon period a thermal anti cyclone is formed in the middle part of the troposphere at 500 mb level over Tibetan Plateau. Reason (R) Tibetan plateau acts as a high-level heat source. Codes :
- (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- (b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
- (c) (A) is true but (R) is false
- (d) (A) is false but (R) is true
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28. Tehri Dam situated on the meeting place of
- (a) Alaknanda and Bhagirathi
- (b) Bhagirathi and Bhilangana
- (c) Alaknanda and Mandakini
- (d) Bhagirathi and Mandakini
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29. Examine the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below : 1. The Southern Oscillation is closely linked with Walker Circulation. 2. Gilbert Walker was Head of the Indian Meteorological Service. 3. The positive index of Southern Oscillation indicates weak trade winds. 4. The negative index of Southern Oscillation indicates high pressure over Indian Ocean and low pressure over East Pacific Ocean. Codes :
- (a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
- (b) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
- (c) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
- (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
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Answer: (c)
30. What is the average annual temperature of ocean ?
- (a) 63° F
- (b) 74° F
- (c) 35° F
- (d) 60° F
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Answer: (a)
31. The term ‘Green Revolution’ was first used by
- (a) Dr. William Gaud
- (b) Dr. Norman Borlog
- (c) Dr. Swaroop Singh
- (d) Dr. Richard Bedfield
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32. When was ‘Environment Protection Act’ enforced in India ?
- (a) 1986
- (b) 1998
- (c) 1981
- (d) 1974
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33. ‘TSUNAMI’ word belongs to which of the following languages ?
- (a) Latin
- (b) Chinese
- (c) Japanese
- (d) Hebrew
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34. ‘Kalgoorlie’ is famous for
- (a) Gold Production
- (b) Good Climate
- (c) Education
- (d) Poultry
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35. Sir Herbert Risley classified the Indian Races into how many groups ?
- (a) 8
- (b) 6
- (c) 7
- (d) 9
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36. _______ latitude is called Thermal Equator.
- (a) 20° South
- (b) 15° South
- (c) 15° North
- (d) 20° North
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37. “Geographical cycle is the period of time during which an uplifted land mass undergoes its transformation by the process of land sculpture ending in low featureless plain” This is stated by
- (a) Powell
- (b) Gilbert
- (c) Davis
- (d) Sanders
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38. Shevaroy hills are situated in
- (a) Karnataka
- (b) Kerala
- (c) Maharashtra
- (d) Tamilnadu
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39. ‘Roaring forties’ is associated with which of the following winds ?
- (a) Trade wind
- (b) Westerlies of Northern hemisphere
- (c) Westerlies of Southern hemisphere
- (d) Polar winds
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40. Chambal river valley in Madhya Pradesh is an example of
- (a) Bad land
- (b) Desert land
- (c) Plateau land
- (d) Flat land
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41. Whose science is Petrology ?
- (a) Of rocks
- (b) Of animal
- (c) Of Vegetation
- (d) Of the season
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42. Which one of the following river does not make a delta ?
- (a) Ganga
- (b) Yamuna
- (c) Kaveri
- (d) Narmada
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43. Where is the Cocos-Keeling basin located ?
- (a) Indian Ocean
- (b) Pacific Ocean
- (c) Arctic Ocean
- (d) None of the above
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44. “Influences of Geographic Environment” is written by
- (a) Broman
- (b) E.C. Semple
- (c) Huntington
- (d) Griffith Taylor
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45. Who coined the sentence ‘Man has advanced one more stage in his adjustment to the limits laid down by Nature’ ?
- (a) G. Taylor
- (b) C.O. Sauer
- (c) L. Febvre
- (d) I. Bowman
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46. Who is said the father of Exceptionalism in Geography ?
- (a) A. Von Humboldt
- (b) E. Kant
- (c) Karl Ritter
- (d) R. Hartshorne
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47. Where does the Dinaric race live ?
- (a) Switzerland
- (b) North Scandinavia
- (c) Portugal
- (d) Poland
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48. Delta Kame is the result of
- (a) Glacial Deposition
- (b) Wind Deposition
- (c) River Deposition
- (d) Glacial Erosion
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49. Which one of the following is not an approach of Human Geography ?
- (a) Quantitative Revolution
- (b) Areal differentiation
- (c) Spatial organization
- (d) Exploration and description
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50. Nimbostratus is an example of
- (a) High clouds
- (b) Medium clouds
- (c) Low clouds
- (d) None
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51. ‘Plate’ word first used by
- (a) Deitz
- (b) Mason
- (c) Blackett
- (d) Tuzo Wilson
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52. Which one is Largest Island in Japan ?
- (a) Hokkaido
- (b) Honshu
- (c) Kyushu
- (d) Shikoku
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53. According to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Report (2015) India ranks _______ out of 188 countries in Human Development Index (HDI).
- (a) 131
- (b) 119
- (c) 139
- (d) 147
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54. Which of the following mountain plays a dividing role in between Ganga plain and Deccan Plateau ?
- (a) Arawalli mountain
- (b) Vindhya mountain
- (c) Satpura mountain
- (d) Ajanta mountain
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55. The Western Ghats are also called
- (a) Shiwalik Range
- (b) Vindhyachal Range
- (c) Ajanta Range
- (d) Sahyadri Range
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56. Who is the author of “Theory of the Earth with proof and illustration” ?
- (a) W.M. Davis
- (b) James Hutton
- (c) S.W. Wooldridge
- (d) H.R. Mill
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57. The rigid masses surrounding the geosyncline were termed by Kober as
- (a) Orogen
- (b) Primarumph
- (c) Zwischengebirge
- (d) Kratogen
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58. In which of the following year concept of Sustainable Development came in light ?
- (a) 1992
- (b) 1991
- (c) 1990
- (d) 2005
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59. In which country ‘Big Inch’ Petroleum pipeline operates ?
- (a) U.A.E.
- (b) U.S.A.
- (c) Russia
- (d) Venezuela
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60. The concept of panplains was presented by
- (a) L.C. King
- (b) A.K. Lobeck
- (c) A. Holmes
- (d) C.H. Crickmay
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61. Which is an area of Tropical evergreen forest ?
- (a) The Eastern Ghat
- (b) Madhya Pradesh
- (c) The Western Ghat
- (d) The Western Himalayas
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62. When the National Water Policy was started in India ?
- (a) 2014
- (b) 2012
- (c) 2018
- (d) 2016
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63. What type of climate under the following is found in Indonesia ?
- (a) Monsoon climate
- (b) Equatorial climate
- (c) Tropical climate
- (d) Hot-wet climate
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64. “Man is the latest agent in fashioning of landscape” The above statement is given by
- (a) Blache
- (b) Demangeon
- (c) Saur
- (d) Brunhes
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65. The term ‘rock stream’ is associated with
- (a) River
- (b) Underground water
- (c) Periglacial
- (d) Water fall
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66. Who of the following firstly used the term ‘Biodiversity Hotspots’ ?
- (a) Norman Mayar
- (b) D.R. Batish
- (c) C.J. Baero
- (d) D. Kaestry
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67. What is ‘Jhum’ ?
- (a) A folk dance
- (b) The name of a river valley
- (c) A tribe
- (d) A type of cultivation
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68. Match List-I with List-II and select correct answer using the code given below : List-I (Mineral Oil Producing Areas) — List-II (Discovery Year) a. Mangala — 1. 1889 b. Naharkatia — 2. 1953 c. Badarpur — 3. 2004 d. Digboi — 4. 1954 Codes : a b c d
- (a) 4 3 1 2
- (b) 2 4 3 1
- (c) 3 2 4 1
- (d) 3 1 2 4
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69. Which one of the following has the longest duration ?
- (a) Eons
- (b) Era
- (c) Period
- (d) Epoch
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70. Who is the pioneer of modern oceanography ?
- (a) John Marray
- (b) Thompson
- (c) Louis-Agassiz
- (d) Edward Forbes
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71. Which one of the following represents correctly the percentage of sea salts in the Oceanic water in an ascending order ?
- (a) Magnesium Chloride, Sodium Chloride, Calcium Sulphate, Magnesium Sulphate
- (b) Calcium Sulphate, Magnesium Sulphate, Magnesium Chloride, Sodium Chloride
- (c) Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, Calcium Sulphate, Magnesium Sulphate
- (d) Magnesium Sulphate, Magnesium Chloride, Calcium Sulphate, Sodium Chloride
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72. Which one of the factors does not affect the distribution of Insolation on the earth ?
- (a) Angle of the Sun’s Rays
- (b) Length of Day
- (c) Distance between Earth and Sun
- (d) Under ground Water
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73. Among following Geographers who is the British Geographer ?
- (a) Blache
- (b) Haggett
- (c) Hettner
- (d) Retzel
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74. Which one of the following States is leading producer of coffee in India ?
- (a) Kerala
- (b) Karnataka
- (c) Tamil Nadu
- (d) Maharashtra
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75. Karst plain is the example of
- (a) Plain of Yugoslavia
- (b) Plain of East England
- (c) Plain of Denuv
- (d) Plain of Finland
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76. Which one of the following States has the longest coast line ?
- (a) Tamil Nadu
- (b) Maharashtra
- (c) Kerala
- (d) Gujarat
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77. What is the main cause of heat generation in the interior of the earth ?
- (a) Disintegration of radio-active elements and conversion of gravity force into thermal energy
- (b) From Planetary accretion
- (c) From adiabatic compression
- (d) From insolation
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78. ‘Blue Revolution’ means
- (a) Fisheries
- (b) Poultry
- (c) Honey-farming
- (d) Pig farming
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79. Herodotus belongs to
- (a) Egypt
- (b) Turkey
- (c) Greek
- (d) France
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80. On what basis has Demangia classified the houses ?
- (a) Based on functions
- (b) Based on building material
- (c) Based on relative distance
- (d) Based on size
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81. Which one of the following statements is true ?
- (a) Benguela is a cold current of Pacific Ocean
- (b) Maximum oceanic salinity is found between Tropic of cancer and Tropic of capricorn
- (c) When the sun, moon and earth are in a line then Neap tide occurs
- (d) High sea tides occur after an interval of 12 hours and 20 minutes
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82. Submerged part of the continent is known as
- (a) Continental slope
- (b) Continental shelf
- (c) Continental coast
- (d) Oceanic Ridge
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83. Rift valley is the result of
- (a) Warping
- (b) Faulting
- (c) Nappe
- (d) Folding
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84. Which one of the following statements depicts correct explanation of population Threshold for any service ?
- (a) Maximum distance that people can travel to use a service.
- (b) Minimum distance required for opening a service.
- (c) Minimum population size required for a service.
- (d) Maximum population size required for a service.
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85. Temperate Cyclones occur between which latitudes ?
- (a) 35° to 65° North and South
- (b) 40° to 70° North and South
- (c) 30° to 60° North and South
- (d) 60° to 75° North and South
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86. The Ozone layer lies in the
- (a) Troposphere
- (b) Tropopause
- (c) Photosphere
- (d) Stratosphere
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87. Abyssal plains are found in
- (a) Lower river valleys
- (b) Oceanic trenches
- (c) Submarine canyons
- (d) Deep sea plains
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88. Terrigenous deposits are found in greater extent in
- (a) Arctic coast
- (b) East African coast
- (c) Near the East Indies
- (d) North African coast
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89. Sagar Island (Ganga Sagar) lies on the _______
- (a) Continental shelf of Bay of Bengal
- (b) The Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain
- (c) Continental slope of Bay of Bengal
- (d) Middle Ganga Plain
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90. Which is the Lower Layer in Atmosphere ?
- (a) Stratosphere
- (b) Troposphere
- (c) Ozonosphere
- (d) Exosphere
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91. Anthracite is a
- (a) Coal
- (b) Oil
- (c) Copper
- (d) Nickel
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92. Match List – I with the List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : List-I (Revolutions in India) — List-II (Associated with) a. Black Revolution — 1. Apiculture b. Yellow Revolution — 2. Potato c. Brown Revolution — 3. Oil-seeds d. Round Revolution — 4. Petroleum production Codes : a b c d
- (a) 3 4 2 1
- (b) 2 1 3 4
- (c) 4 3 1 2
- (d) 1 2 4 3
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93. Truck farming is associated with
- (a) Vegetables
- (b) Milk
- (c) Cereals
- (d) Poultry
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94. What is Willy-Willies ?
- (a) Tropical Cyclone
- (b) Temperate Cyclone
- (c) Warm Front
- (d) Cold Front
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95. Which one of the following countries has the higher sex ratio in the world ?
- (a) Japan
- (b) U.S.A.
- (c) Brazil
- (d) Soviet Russia
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96. ‘Yurt’ is the house of
- (a) Eskimos
- (b) Kirghiz
- (c) Pygmies
- (d) Bushmen
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97. Which one of the following sequences of iron and steel plants of India from North to South is correct ?
- (a) Bokaro-Burnpur-Jamshedpur-Rourkela
- (b) Bokaro-Jamshedpur-Burnpur-Rourkela
- (c) Burnpur-Bokaro-Jamshedpur-Rourkela
- (d) Jamshedpur-Rourkela-Burnpur-Bokaro
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98. Which of these waves causes contraction and expansion in the rocks ?
- (a) ‘S’ waves
- (b) ‘P’ waves
- (c) Surface waves
- (d) None of the above
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99. Where is the evidence of the oldest urbanization in the world ?
- (a) Mesopotamia
- (b) Sindhu
- (c) Harappa
- (d) Egypt
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100. As per the Koppen’s scheme the Bhwh type of climate is found in
- (a) Rajasthan
- (b) Jammu & Kashmir
- (c) Gujarat
- (d) Odisha
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101. Who propounded the concept of “Stop-and-go-determinism” ?
- (a) Mackinder
- (b) Blache
- (c) Strabo
- (d) Taylor
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Answer: (a)
102. Choose the correct code : Concept — Propounder a. Uniformitarianism — 1. Powell b. Base level — 2. Hutton c. Graded river — 3. Crickmay d. Panplain — 4. Gilbert Code : a b c d
- (a) 2 1 4 3
- (b) 2 4 1 3
- (c) 1 3 4 2
- (d) 2 4 3 1
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103. Which one of the following statements is false ?
- (a) The population in metropolitan cities and conurbations of India is increasing rapidly
- (b) The four metropolitan cities (Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi) account for over 85 percent of the richest people of the country
- (c) Conurbations in India are characterised by poverty, unemployment, insecurity and high rate of crime
- (d) There is adequacy of civic amenities and infrastructural facilities in metropolitan cities and conurbations, consequently life is enjoyable
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104. ‘Bushmen Hotentat’ race is concerned with
- (a) Negroid
- (b) Caucasoid
- (c) Mongoloid
- (d) Australoid
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105. Major area of Fishing is
- (a) North-Eastern Coastal area of North America
- (b) South-Western Coastal area of Australia
- (c) Southern Coastal area of South America
- (d) Northern Coastal area of Soviet Russia
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106. Where shifting cultivation is called ‘Milpa’ ?
- (a) Central America
- (b) Gabon
- (c) Philippines
- (d) Guatemala
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107. The maximum wind velocity has been measured in _______ cyclone after Super Cyclone of Odisha (1999).
- (a) Hudhud (2014)
- (b) Nilofar (2014)
- (c) Thane (2011)
- (d) Phallin (2013)
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108. Magma solidified into very deep layer is called
- (a) Laccolith
- (b) Sill
- (c) Dyke
- (d) Batholith
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109. What is called loess deposits in the Mississippi of the United States ?
- (a) Adobe
- (b) Limon
- (c) Playa
- (d) Seif
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110. Main Ocean Trade route of the world is not
- (a) U.S.A. Western Europe Ocean Route
- (b) Western Europe Mediterranean-Indian Ocean Route
- (c) Cape of Good Hope Ocean Route
- (d) Panama Canal-Newzeland Ocean Route
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111. In which of the following districts in India ‘The largest Mica belt’ is found ?
- (a) Balaghat and Chhindwada
- (b) Udaipur, Ajmer and Alwar
- (c) Salem and Dharampuri
- (d) Hazaribagh, Gaya and Munger
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Answer: (d)
112. The process in which one plate slides beneath another is called
- (a) Advection
- (b) Subduction
- (c) Convergence
- (d) Convection
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Answer: (b)
113. ‘Sargasso Sea’ is a part of which ocean ?
- (a) N. Atlantic ocean
- (b) S. Atlantic ocean
- (c) Pacific ocean
- (d) N. Arctic ocean
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Answer: (a)
114. Which one of the following cement plants is not correctly matched ?
- (a) Maharashtra – Chanderpur
- (b) Chhattisgarh – Modigram
- (c) Jharkhand – Banjari
- (d) Madhya Pradesh – Vikramnagar
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115. Which one of the following statements is false ?
- (a) Average salinity in Northern hemisphere is less than that of Southern hemisphere
- (b) Gulf stream increases salinity in the North-Western coast of Europe
- (c) Anticyclonic conditions decrease salinity
- (d) The Eastern part of Mediterranean sea records high salinity in comparison to Western part
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Answer: (c)
116. In which country ‘Environmental-Determinism’ was born ?
- (a) Germany
- (b) France
- (c) Britain
- (d) India
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Answer: (a)
117. ‘Gulf-Stream’ is
- (a) A river in the Gulf
- (b) An Oceanic Current
- (c) Another name of ‘Z’ stream
- (d) A surface wind
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Answer: (b)
118. What is Tornado called in USA ?
- (a) Twister
- (b) Water spout
- (c) Tight vortex
- (d) Slope wind
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Answer: (a)
119. What is the period of ‘Dark Age’ in Geography ?
- (a) 1st Century to 9th Century
- (b) 2nd Century to 10th Century
- (c) 3rd Century to 12th Century
- (d) 4th Century to 12th Century
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Answer: (c)
120. Who is called the first real geomorphologist in North America ?
- (a) G.K. Gilbert
- (b) J.W. Powell
- (c) W.M. Davis
- (d) C.E. Dutton
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Answer: (a)
121. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? Name of Author — Name of the Book
- (a) E.A. Ackerman — The Science of Geography
- (b) T.W. Freeman — A Hundred Years of Geography
- (c) R.E. Dickinson — Problems of Geography
- (d) A.C. Das — The Geography of Rgvedic India
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Answer: (d)
122. ‘Yardangs’ is a topographic feature of
- (a) Aeolian landscape
- (b) Glacier landscape
- (c) Karst landscape
- (d) Fluvial landscape
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Answer: (a)
123. What is called hot and dry winds in Egypt ?
- (a) Simoon
- (b) Harmattan
- (c) Bora
- (d) Khamsin
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Answer: (d)
124. The most prominent port of India in view of international trade is
- (a) Kocchi
- (b) Mumbai
- (c) Haldia
- (d) Kandla
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Answer: (d)
125. American sociologist Lewis Mumford has described how many stages of development of cities ?
- (a) 6
- (b) 4
- (c) 5
- (d) 7
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Answer: (a)

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Answer key

Answer key from the U.P. Secondary Education Services Selection Board’s official answer key for this sitting. “—” means the key gave none: the question was deleted.

Geography

Q 1: (d)
Q 2: (c)
Q 3: (d)
Q 4: (b)
Q 5: (b)
Q 6: (a)
Q 7: (b)
Q 8: (b)
Q 9: (b)
Q 10: (d)
Q 11: (c)
Q 12: (c)
Q 13: (b)
Q 14: (a)
Q 15: (b)
Q 16: (a)
Q 17: (b)
Q 18: (a)
Q 19: (c)
Q 20: (a)
Q 21: (d)
Q 22: (b)
Q 23: (d)
Q 24: (b)
Q 25: (a)
Q 26: (a)
Q 27: (a)
Q 28: (b)
Q 29: (c)
Q 30: (a)
Q 31: (a)
Q 32: (a)
Q 33: (c)
Q 34: (a)
Q 35: (c)
Q 36: (d)
Q 37: (c)
Q 38: (d)
Q 39: (c)
Q 40: (a)
Q 41: (a)
Q 42: (d)
Q 43: (a)
Q 44: (b)
Q 45: (a)
Q 46: (b)
Q 47: (a)
Q 48: (a)
Q 49: (a)
Q 50: (c)
Q 51: (d)
Q 52: (b)
Q 53: (a)
Q 54: (b)
Q 55: (d)
Q 56: (b)
Q 57: (d)
Q 58: (a)
Q 59: (b)
Q 60: (d)
Q 61: (c)
Q 62: (b)
Q 63: (b)
Q 64: (c)
Q 65: (c)
Q 66: (a)
Q 67: (d)
Q 68: (c)
Q 69: (a)
Q 70: (a)
Q 71: (b)
Q 72: (d)
Q 73: (b)
Q 74: (b)
Q 75: (a)
Q 76: (d)
Q 77: (a)
Q 78: (a)
Q 79: (c)
Q 80: (a)
Q 81: (b)
Q 82: (b)
Q 83: (b)
Q 84: (c)
Q 85: (a)
Q 86: (d)
Q 87: (d)
Q 88: (c)
Q 89: (a)
Q 90: (b)
Q 91: (a)
Q 92: (c)
Q 93: (a)
Q 94: (a)
Q 95: (d)
Q 96: (b)
Q 97: (a)
Q 98: (b)
Q 99: (a)
Q 100: —
Q 101: (a)
Q 102: (a)
Q 103: (d)
Q 104: (a)
Q 105: (a)
Q 106: (a)
Q 107: (d)
Q 108: (d)
Q 109: (a)
Q 110: (d)
Q 111: (d)
Q 112: (b)
Q 113: (a)
Q 114: (c)
Q 115: (c)
Q 116: (a)
Q 117: (b)
Q 118: (a)
Q 119: (c)
Q 120: (a)
Q 121: (d)
Q 122: (a)
Q 123: (d)
Q 124: (d)
Q 125: (a)