Question: Which one of the following landforms is formed due to tectonic forces?
Answer: Rift Valley
Question: Which of the following types of forests is/are predominantly found in the Himalayan ranges?
1. Deciduous Forests
2. Tropical Thorn Forests
3. Temperate Forests
Select the correct answers using the code given below.
Answer: 1 and 3 only
Question: Which of the following isthmus links the Ukrainian mainland to the Crimean Peninsula?
Answer: Isthmus of Perekop
Question: With reference to Arctic Circle, consider the following statements:
1. Arctic Circle passe through Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
2. Moscow lies on the north of the Arctic Circle.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 1 only
Question: Consider the following statements regarding Air Masses:
1. Rotation of the earth also affects the wind movement.
2. The air is set in motion due to the differences in atmospheric pressure.
3. Tropical air masses are cold and polar are warm.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 1 and 2 only
Question: Consider the following statements:
1. Noctilucent clouds are formed in the summer months in the Mesosphere.
2. The low thick clouds are poor in albedo and thus absorb the long wave radiation from earth thus heating the atmosphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 1 only
Question: Arrange the following littoral countries of Red Sea in anti-clockwise direction.
1. Saudi Arabia
2. Yemen
3. Egypt
4. Eritrea
5. Sudan
Answer: 2-1-3-5-4
Question: Consider the following statements with regard to effects of propagation of earthquake waves.
1. Primary waves cause stretching and squeezing of the material.
2. Secondary waves create troughs and crests in the material.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Question: Consider the following statements about the igneous rocks;
1. Igneous rocks are normally crystalline in structure.
2. They occur in strata and contains fossils.
3. These rocks have no silica.
Which of the statements given above is\are correct?
Answer: 1 only
Question: Match the following with appropriate choices:
List – I
List – II
a.
Coniferous forests
i.
Eastern margin of the continents
b.
Mediterranean vegetation
ii.
Hardwood trees
c.
Tropical evergreen forests
iii.
Softwood evergreen trees
d.
Temperate evergreen forests
iv.
West and south-west margins of the continents
Answer: a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i
Question: It is summer in the southern hemisphere, then the longest night in the northern hemisphere will occur in:
Answer: The second half of the month of December
Question: What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north?
1. Bangkok
2. Hanoi
3. Jakarta
4. Singapore
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Answer: 3-4-1-2
Question: With reference to a tropical cyclone, consider the following statements.
1. Cyclones are intensified by the energy released during condensation in cumulonimbus clouds.
2. Minimum wind speed is attained in the eye-wall region.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 1 only
Question: Consider the following statements:
1. Most known volcanic activity and the earthquakes occur along converging plate margins and mid-oceanic ridges.
2. Barren Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the only active volcano in India.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Question: Which of the following countries of South America is/are landlocked?
1. Bolivia
2. Paraguay
3. Uruguay
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: 1 and 2
Question: With reference to agriculture and allied activities in the Mediterranean region, consider the following statements:
1. This region is an important supplier of olives and figs.
2. Viticulture is a speciality of the region.
3. Rice is the principal food grain grown in the region.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: 1 and 2 only
Question: Which of the following options has the correct sequence of mountain ranges from North to South in India?
Answer: Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar, Shiwalik
Question: The Strait of Dover is located between
Answer: England and France
Question: Which of the following is not a practical use of Tides?
1. Navigation
2. Desilting and pollution removal from water
3. Electricity Generation
4. Development of Coral Reefs
Answer: 4 only
Question: Mount Ojas del Salado is the highest active volcano in which of the following places?
Answer: Argentina
Question: With reference to land types, consider the following statements:
1. Current fallow land refers to any piece of land without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year.
2. Culturable wasteland refers to land without cultivation for more than a year but less than five years
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 1 only
Question: Which one of the following is a result of rapid industrialisation and urbanization?
Answer: Rural depopulation
Question: Consider the following ocean currents.
1. North Atlantic Drift
2. Oyashio current
3. Canaries current
4. California current
5. Alaska current
Which of the above mentioned are cold currents?
Answer: 2, 3 and 4 only
Question: Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Igneous rocks?
1. Intrusive igneous rocks are formed by the cooling of lava on the earth’s surface.
2. Extrusive igneous rocks are formed when magma solidifies below the earth’s surface.
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
Question: Consider the following statements regarding Mt. Aconcagua:
1. Mt. Aconcagua is the highest peak outside Asia
2. It lies in the Southern Andes
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Question: Char recently in news is related to
Answer: Sandbars or River Islands
Question: Which meridian forms the boundary line between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean?
Answer: The meridian of Cape of Tasmania
Question: Consider the following pairs.
Sr No
Pass
State
1.
Zoji La
Arunachal Pradesh
2.
Jelep La
Sikkim
3.
Bara Lacha
La
Uttarakhand
4.
Shipki La
Himachal Pradesh
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 2 and 4 only
Question: Consider the following statements and identify the type of soil.
1. It develops in areas with high temperatures and high rainfall.
2. These are the result of intense leaching due to tropical rains.
3. These are widely cut as bricks for use in house construction.
Select the correct answer using the options given below.
Answer: Laterite Soil
Question: The world’s highest waterfall Angel (979 m) is situated on which river?
Answer: Churun
Question: Match List I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list:
Name of Strait
Connecting seas
A.
Hormuz
1.
Connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara
B.
Magellan
2.
Connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden
C.
Bab-el Mandeb
3.
Connecting Atlantic and Pacific ocean
D.
Bosphorous
4.
The Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea
Answer: A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
Question: Consider the following statements.
1. The diameter of the moon is only one-quarter of that of the earth.
2. No Indian citizen has ever landed on the moon.
3. Chandrayaan-1 was India’s first mission to the moon.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
Question: Consider the following statements-
1. These winds blow from the subtropical high-pressure belts towards the sub-polar low-pressure belts.
2. They are stronger in the southern hemisphere.
3. These winds are best developed between 40° and 65°S latitudes.
Statements given-above are about which planetary wind?
Answer: Westerlies
Question: Equator does not passes through
Answer: Mauritania
Question: Consider the following:
1. The sun, the moon, and the earth are in a straight line.
2. Moon’s orbit is closest to the Earth.
3. The tidal range is greater than normal.
The above-given conditions define which of the following tides?
Answer: Perigean Spring tides
Question: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Atacama desert: South America
2. Kalahari desert: Africa
3. Patagonian desert: Argentina
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
Question: Which of the following pair of countries have the maximum time difference between them?
Answer: Australia and Alaska
Question: With reference to the Bering Strait, consider the following statements:
1. Bering Strait links the Arctic Ocean with the Bering Sea and separates the continents of Asia and North America.
2. The International Date Line in the mid-Pacific curves from the normal 180 degrees meridian at the Bering Strait.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Question: Consider the following statements regarding El – Nino.
1. It literally means the “Little Girl in Spanish”.
2. It represent periods of below-average sea surface temperatures across the east-central Equatorial Pacific.
Which of the above statements is/are not correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Question: Which of the following countries are along the coastline of Baltic Sea?
1. Finland
2. Latvia
3. Belarus
4. Germany
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
Question: Which of the following countries is NOT grouped with the Caribbean?
Answer: Jordan
Question: Consider the following statement with reference to Earth’s crust.
1. The continental crust is formed from Basaltic rocks.
2. The ocean floors are formed from Granitic rocks.
3. It is the outer thin layer with a thickness of up to 200 km.
Which of the following statements given above is/are not correct?
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
Question: The Caspian Sea is a border of which of the following countries?
1. Kazakhstan
2. Turkmenistan
3. Uzbekistan
4. Azerbaijan
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: 1, 2 and 4 only
Question: Which of the following statements about weathering is not correct?
Answer: The minerals in rocks that are formed under high pressure and temperature are more resistant to weathering.
Question: Landforms such as Col, Arete, Moraine and Esker are comes under
Answer: Glacial landforms
Question: The following items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below:
Statement I: Plantation farming has mostly been practiced in humid tropics
Statement II: The soil of humid tropics is highly fertile
Answer: Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Question: Which of the following factors influence the condensation process in the atmosphere?
1. Volume of air
2. Temperature
3. Humidity
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
Question: Which of the following latitudes has ‘no surplus’ and ‘no deficit’ heat balance in Northern Hemisphere ?
Answer: 38°
Question: Consider the following statements.
1 When the rivers originate from a hill and flow in all directions, the drainage pattern is known as dendritic.
2 The rivers originating from the Amarkantak range are an example of a dendritic pattern.
3 When the rivers discharge their waters from all directions in a lake or depression, the pattern is known as centripetal.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Answer: 3 only
Question: Which of the following countries are claiming territorial rights over the Kuril Islands?
Answer: Japan and Russia
Question: In which of the following years was Tipu Sultan killed?
Answer: 1799
Question: Most of Ashoka’s edicts began with the phrase
Answer: thus speaks Devanampirya Priyadarshini
Question: Which of the following Harappan cities was located on Khadir Beyt in the Rann of Kutch?
Answer: Dholavira
Question: Ashtangika Marga, which guides us in eliminating human misery is concerned with which religion?
Answer: Buddhism
Question: Consider the following Assertion and Reason in the context of Post Mauryan Dynasty:
Assertion (A): Andhras issued lead or tin coins besides silver and copper coins.
Reason (R): In the Deccan and coastal areas money economy had come to be prevalent.
Answer: Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true, and ‘R’ explains ‘A’.
Question: Who among the following saints is considered by his followers to be an incarnation of Vishnu?
Answer: Chaitanya
Question: Match the following in the context of earliest cities in the Indian Sub-Continent and choose the appropriate option.
List-I
List – II
(a)
Citadel
(i)
Lothal
(b)
Fire Altar
(ii)
Harappa
(c)
Store houses
(iii)
Kalibangan
(d)
Dockyard
(iv)
Mohenjodaro
Answer: (a) – (iv), (b) – (iii), (c) – (ii), (d) – (i)
Question: Match the following:
Group – I
Group – II
a.Vinaya Pitaka
i. Birth stories of Buddha
b.Sutta Pitaka
ii. Code of conduct for Buddhist monks and nuns
c.Abhidhamma Pitaka
iii. Sermons and Sayings of Buddha
d.Jatakas
iv. Philosophical interpretations
The correct answer is:
Answer: a – ii, b – iii, c – iv, d – i
Question: Where was the seat of the third Sangam of Tamil poets?
Answer: Madurai
Question: With the reference to Sufism consider the following pairs.
List – i
List – II
A. Tomb of Sufi saints
Khanqahs
B. Assembly of Sufi masters
Dargah
C. Genealogy of Sufi teachers
Silsilas
D. music performance of Sufi saints
Ziyarat
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Answer: C
Question: In which of the following years the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II appointed the English East India Company as the Diwan of the province of Bengal?
Answer: 1765
Question: Consider the following:
Statement A: The Harappan civilization was characterized by its highly developed urban planning.
Statement B: The Harappan civilization was known for its undeciphered script.
Statement C: The Harappan civilization people have lived a lower quality than the ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations people.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: A and B
Question: Which of the following statement is false regarding Budhha?
Answer: The Buddha taught that karma has no effect on our lives.
Question: Which one of the following travelers visited India during the Gupta period?
Answer: Fa-Hien
Question: Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Bahamani kingdom?
1. It acted as a cultural bridge between the north and the south.
2. The Bahmani Sultans encouraged Arabic and Persian learning.
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Question: Match the following in the context of Mughal Empire and choose the appropriate option:
List I (Battle)
List II (Year)
a)
Battle of Chausa
i
1527
b)
Battle of Kanauj
ii
1528
c)
Battle of Khanwa
iii
1539
d)
Battle of Chanderi
iv
1540
Answer: (a) – (iii), (b) – (iv), (c) – (i), (d) – (ii)
Question: Kaushambi was the capital of which Mahajanapada?
Answer: Vatas
Question: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I
(Tirthankara)
List II
(Cognizance)
A. Adinatha
1. Bull
B. Mallinatha
2. Horse
C. Parshvanatha
3. Snake
D. Sambhavnatha
4. Water Jar
Answer: (A) – (1), (B) – (4), (C) – (3), (D) – (2)
Question: Which among the following book was NOT written by King Harshavardhana?
Answer: Amuktamalayada
Question: ________ was the ruler of Vijaynagar Empire who had the title of Gajabetekara.
Answer: Deva Raya II
Question: Which of the following statements about Zamindars under the Mughals is/are correct?
1. They were prohibited from maintaining an armed contingent.
2. The peasants had no rights over the land, while Zamindars owned all the rights.
3. They have the hereditary rights of collecting land revenue.
Answer: 3 only
Question: Which is included in the six school (Shaddarshan) of Indian Philosophy?
Answer: Vaishesika
Question: ‘Syadvada’ is related to
Answer: Jainism
Question: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List I
List II
(Literary Work)
(Author)
A.
Duta Ghatotkacha
1.
Bhatti
B.
Mrichchhakatikam
2.
Bhasa
C.
Kiratarjuniyam
3.
Shudraka
D.
Ravanavadha
4.
Bharavi
Answer: (A) – (2), (B) – (3), (C) – (4), (D) – (1)
Question: Which among the following was the last dynasty of the Vijayanagar Empire?
Answer: Aravidu
Question: Which of the following was a rank-based administrative system during the reign of Akbar?
Answer: Mansabdari
Question: ‘Alexander the Great’ invaded India in the year
Answer: 326 BC
Question: Consider the following statements
1. Buddhist text Anguttar Nikaya mentioned about 16 Mahajanapadas.
2. Jainism text Bhagvati sutra mentioned about 16 Mahajanapadas.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Question: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I (Text)
List-II (Author)
A.
Kitab-al Hind
1.
Ibn Battuta
B.
Rihla
2.
Al-Biruni
C.
Humayun Nama
3.
Lahori
D.
Badshah Nama
4.
Gulbadan Begum
Answer: (A) – (2), (B) – (1), (C) – (4), (D) – (3)
Question: Who was the founder of Tuluva Dynasty?
Answer: Tuluva Narasanayaka
Question: Khizr Khan was a ruler of Delhi, belonged to which of the following dynasties?
Answer: Sayyid Dynasty
Question: What is the Greek name of river Ravi?
Answer: Hydroatis
Question: Junagadh inscription is written in which of the following languages?
Answer: Sanskrit
Question: Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I
List – II
(a)
Ibn Batuta
(i)
Venice
(b)
Durate Barbosa
(ii)
Portuguese
(c)
Abdul Razak
(iii)
Ambassador of Shah of Iran
(d)
Marco Polo
(iv)
Morocco
Answer: (a) – (iv), (b) – (ii), (c) – (iii), (d) – (i)
Question: The Ashta Pradhan was a system of ministerial delegation formalised by which ruler?
Answer: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
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