Q1 . Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?
(a) Indian Ocean is half an ocean
(b) Indian Ocean has monsoon drift
(c) Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean
(d) Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity
Answer: (b) Explanation: Due to the monsoon drift of Indian ocean, its regular direction of the ocean currents changes twice an year.
Q2 . Consider the following statements regarding asteroids:
1 . Asteroids are rocky debris of varying size orbiting the sun
2 . Most of the asteroids are small but some have diameter as large as 1000 km
3 . The orbit of asteroids lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn
Of these statements:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 2 and 3 are correct
(c) 1 and 2 are correct
(d) 1 and 3 are correct
Answer: (c) Explanation: The asteroids are group of small pieces of rocky debris of different sizes. Some asteroids are small and some asteroids even have diameter 1000 km. The asteroids revolve between Mars and Jupiter.
Q3 . Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’:
1 . They blow uninterrupted in the northern and Southern Hemispheres
2 . They blow with great strength and constancy
3 . Their direction is generally from north-west to east in the Southern Hemisphere
4 . Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4
Answer: (b) Explanation: The westerlies in the southern hemisphere is called as roaring forties; lies between 40°S to 50°S and is a permanent wind. It is slow over landmass.
Q4 . 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?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 , 3 and 4
Answer: (d) Explanation: The thunder clouds develop by the above climatic and geographic phenomena. High temperature and humidity causes the wind to rise vertically up and due to orography of mountains these winds get condensed and form cumulonimbus clouds or thunder clouds.
Q5 . Consider the following statements:
1 . Jet streams occur in the Northern Hemisphere only.
2 . Only some cyclones develop an eye.
3 . The temperature inside the eye of a cyclone is nearly 10 C lesser than that of the surroundings.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
Answer: (c) Explanation: Jet streams are high altitude westerly wind system which blows at a height of 6 to 14 km, with very high speed up to 450 km/hr in wavy form at both hemispheres. Centre of the cyclone is called as Eye. The eye is a calm region with no rainfall and experiences highest temperature and lowest pressure within the cyclonic system.
Q6 . Turkey is located between
(a) Black Sea and Caspian Sea
(b) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(c) Gulf of Suez and Mediterranean Sea
(d) Gulf of Aqaba and Dead Sea
Answer: (b) Explanation: Turkey’s smaller part is in Southeastern Europe and its larger part in Western Asia which is located between Black Sea and Mediterranean.
Q7 . Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Places) List-II (Industries)
A. Jamnagar 1. Aluminium
B. Hospet 2. Woollen textile
C. Korba 3. Fertilizers
D. Haldia 4. Cement
5. Iron and steel
Codes:
(a) A-4; B-3; C- 1; D-2
(b) A-2; B-5; C- 1; D-3
(c) A-4; B-5; C- 2; D-1
(d) A-2; B-1; C- 4; D-3
Answer: (b) Explanation: Places : Industries A. Jamnagar (Gujarat) : Woollen textiles , B. Hospet (Karnataka) : Iron and Steel Industry , C. Korba (Chhattisgarh) : Aluminium Industry , D. Haldia (Assam) : Fertilizers
Q8 . Consider the following pairs :
Famous place : River
1 . Pandharpur : Chandrabhaga
2 . Tiruchirapalli : Cauvery
3 . Hampi : Malaprabha
Which of the pair given above are correctly matched
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a) Explanation: The Chandrabhaga (Bhima) river flows through the Pandharpur. Tiruchirappalli, situated on the banks of the river Cauvery is the fourth largest city in Tamil Nadu. Hampi, the 14th century capital of one of the greatest empires of medieval India called the Vijayanagar Empire, lies in the state of Karnataka protected by the river Tungabhadra.
Q9 . Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I (Crops) List-II (Geographical conditions)
A. Barley 1. Hot and dry climate with poor soil
B. Rice 2. Cool climate with poorer soil
C. Millets 3. Warm and moist climate with high attitude
D. Tea 4. Hot and moist climate with rich soil
Codes:
(a) A – 2; B – 4; C – 1; D – 3
(b) A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2
(c) A – 2; B – 1; C – 4; D – 3
(d) A – 3; B – 2; C – 4; D –1
Answers: (a) Explanation: Barley requires cool climate with poor soil quality.Barley can be grown in high latitude even beyond the Arctic circle. Rice needs hot and moist climate with rich soil. Millets are grown in hot and dry climate with poor soil. Tea needs warm and moist climate with high altitude.
Q10 . Which of the following practices can help in water conservation in agriculture?
1 . Reduced or zero tillage of the land
2 . Applying gypsum before irrigating the field
3 . Allowing crop residue to remain in the field
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c) Explanation: Tillage exposes the soil to drying, conversely, reductions in tillage help conserve soil water. The retention of crop residues helps in reducing water loss from the soil to the air and cools the soil.
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