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Question Papers Exa mCod e: RA_CEO_I62015

______ is generally referred as dust storm in North India. I) Tract~ wind 3) Jt!t str~am

,_trTornado 4) Cold wind

2. In summer highest temperature recorded at Rajas than in the month of June is about-

3. Which one is con ·ect. The W estern disturbances comes from _____ to _ ____ month.

~Dec~mber to February 3) October to December

2) March to May 4) September to November

~. Which one is the Northern border of Malwa Plateau? ~Aravalli 2) Yindhyan Range

3) Bundelkhand 4) Deccan

5. Of the following , in which period, large scale vulcanicity occurred in the Deccan Trap.

/cretaceous Period 2) Carboniferous Period 3) Precambrian Period 4) Quaternary Period

6. Whicb one is correct. The Lowest rainfa ll in India is recorded at-1) Gujarat 2) Tamil Nadu

/ Rajasthan 4) Madhya Pradesh

7. Identify the place which is located in the windward side of South West monsoonal rainfall.

I} Coimbatore 3) Shillong

~umbai 4) Gulbarga

M. Identify the incorrect statement from the following. I) Allahabad is located in the confluence of river 2) Betwa is a tributary of Yamuna Ganga and Yamuna

~River Mahi is located to the West of Sabarmati 4) Gairsoppa waterfall is located on river Sharavathi

9. T he Konkan Coast stretches from mouth of _____ to Goa.

~Tapti 2) Narmada 3) Sindu 4) Cauwry

10. The largest fresh water fish producing State of India is: I) Kerala 2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Gujarat ttl'fwest Bengal

11. Choose the incorrect statement from the following with rega rd to m a rine fishing in India .

I) Preservation offish is costly since the c limate in 2) India lacks in na tural fishing harbours India is hot

~Fishing in East Coast is higher th<m the West Coast 4) Strong Winds during monsoon season makes the fishing seasona l

12. Of the following, the yield per hectare of Sugarcane is highest in-1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Karnataka

/fTamil Nadu 4) Andhra Pradesh

IJ. Identify the d raught breed of India from the following: I) Gir 2) Sahiwal

3) Deoni ~Nagori

14. From the given s tates, identify the one in which the average size of land holding is la rge.

I) Kerala 3} West Bengal

2) Bihar

~Nagaland

15. T he part of India which benefited much from the initia l phase of g reen revolution was:

I ) South 3) West

2) South and SouthEast

r orth and NorthWest

16. Among the following the region ofvery low sheep po~lation in India is: I) Temperate Himalayas ,r)Ganga Plain 3) NorthWest India ....,. 4) Semi-arid Deccan

17. Command Area Development Programmc(CADP) launched in India during 1975 mainly aimed at the development of:

~Irrigation projects 3) Land reforms

2) Dry farming 4) Rural electrification

18. The Centra l Ins titute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Trading is located a t-

I) Goa 3) Mumbai

2) Kolkata

~Kochi

19. Asscrtion(A): North East Indian States produce 75% of tea in India. Reason(R): Tea is grown in estates of ove r 100 hectares.

A s oth A and R are true and R is the correct /e~planation of A

3) A is true but R is false

20. ::VIa tch the following Mines/Area State

a) Sirigao 1. Nladhya Pradesh b) Rowgbat 2. Goa

c) Kurband 3. Bihar d) Noamundi 4. Orissa

a b c d

A. 4 3 1 2 ..... 4~ 2 1 4 3

C. 3 2 1 4

D. 1 3 4 :!

2) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

4) A is false but R is true

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• 21. High grade Mica is known as-1) Ruby Mica 3) Potash Mica

~oney Mica 4) Phlogoplite Mica

22. Most of the Coal seams in India are located along the banks of the river-!) Brahmaputra 2) Godavari

,ro amodar 4) Ganga

23. Match the following

Manganese ore District mines

a. Ram kola 1. BalaghaL b. Tu·odi 2. Bhandara

c. Tumsar 3. Nagpur d. Ramtek -l. Cbhindwa t·a

a b c d

A. 3 1 -l 2

B. 4 2 3 1

C. 1 4 2 3

" 4 1 2 3

24. The largest Lignite reserve in India is located at-1) Ram pur in Orissa 3) Bandala in Andhra Pradesh

25. Leading producer of lron ore in India is: I) Karnataka

/'Orissa

26. is the first Coal forming stage. I) Bituminous

,If Peat

27. ~latch the following

Mines State a) Palamau 1) Madhya Pradesh b) Durg 2) Bihar

c) Kolhapur 3) Karnataka d) Belgaum 4) Maharashtra

a b c d

A. 3 2 4 1

B. 4 1 2 3 , 2 1 4 3

D. 1 4 3 2

2) Ramkhola in Madhya Pradesh , Neyveli in Tami l Nadu

2) Jharkhand 4) Goa

2) Lignite 4) Anthracite

28. Major Iron ore reserves in India occur in the peninsular plateau within ______ of Dharwar and Cuddapa systems.

~Crystalline schist 3) Crystalline diorite

2) Crystalline granite 4) Crystalline basalt

29. Arcording to Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) estimate total Coal reserve of the country is about­

!) 162,359 mi llion tonnes 3) 182,459 mill ion tonnes

2) 172.259 million tonnes ~ 192,359 million tonnes

30. Indian Iron and Steel company was setup in the state of-

1) Maharashtra 2) Gujarat _;~{West Bengal 4) Karnataka

31. In which part of the Earth, earthquakes are frequently occuring?

I) Circum- Atlantic Belt 2) Circum- Artie Belt / Circum- Pa~:itic Belt 4) Circum- India Belt

32. Which of the following property of Iron and Steel is used in all durable goods like machines, automobiles, locomotives, tankers, ships etc?

I) Strength 3) Ducti I ity

~lasticity 4) Alloyabi lity

33. is known as Manchester of North India.

I) Luck now 2) Allahabad 3) Varanasi ~Kanpur

34. ~latch the following

Iron and Steel Sour ce of lndustn· Limeston e

al lndtan Iron and Steel 1 Bhund1gunda compa nv bl v~, .• ,vara)"8 Iron and ~ Bhag\\antpur Steel work• d Rourkela Ste•l Plant 3 Pataghat dl Bokaro Steel Plant 4 Hauban

f- · b d a c

.01111

~ ~ 3 1 4 ~

B. 4 3 1 ~

c. 2 1 " 3

D. 1 .j :3 ~

35. Steel authority of India was established in the year-1)1970 2) 1971 3) 1972 ~1973

36. is one ofthe most important textile markt>ting centres of India.

I) Ahmedabad 2) Aurangabad ~Mumbai 4) Surat

37. Which of the following is corre,·tly mMched? I. Tata Iron and Steel Compan~' - 1957 II. Bhilai Steel Plant- 1960 Ill. Durgapur Steel Plant- 1907 IV. Bokaro Steel Plant- 1964

I) I 3) Ill

2) Jl

~IV 38. Ahmedabad, the leading cotton textile manufacturing centre of India is kJtown :1s-

~Boston of East 3) Boston of West

2) Boston of South 4) Boston ofNorth

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• 39. The Southern Pesticides Corporation Limited is located at-1) Chennai 2) Bengaluru 3) Kottayam ~yderabad

40. The growth rate of population in India is listed. ~1atch Lis t I with List II

List I Listll a) 1891- 1921 l. High growth with

definite signs of slowing down

h) 19 21 - 1951 2. Rapid growth

c) 1951 - 1981 3. Staanaut population d) 1981 - 20 11 .J. Steady growth

a b c d

A. 2 1 4 3

" 3 4 2 1

C. 4 2 1 3

D. 4 3 2 1

41. Which one of the following is not related to National Population Policy 2000? I) Universallmmunisaton ~To promote the welfare of fi shermen and their

households in the coasta l belt

3) lncentiw to adopt two-child small family norm 4) Health Insurance Cover for those below the poverty line who undergo steril isation after having two children

42. Which of tht: following state has the highest Urban Population oflndia in 2011? I) Tamil Nadu 2) West Bengal 3) Uttar Pradesh .,..,Maharashtra

~1a tch the follo\vi.ng

Chemical Company Place a) Union Carbide India 1. Koyali limited b) National Organic 2. Vadodara Chemicals limited c) Udex Plam 3. Thane d) Indian Petroleum 4. Trombay Corporation limited

a b c d

A. 3 1 4 2 , 4 3 1 2

c. 2 4 3 1

D. 1 2 4 3

-14. Consider the following pairs: J. Hindustan Copper- Debad II. The Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT)- Alwaye III. Hindustan Zinc- Khetri Which of the pair given above is/are correct?

I) I Only 3) II and Ill

2) I and II ttl"ll Only

45. The Schedule Ttibes in India are listed in List I and List II.

State Schedule Tribe a) Nagala.nd 1. Gujjar bl Jhark.hand 2. Rawat

c) Rajasthan 3. Sema dl Jammu and 4. Munda Kashnm

a b c d

A. 3 1 2 4

B. 2 3 4 ]

c. 4 1 2 s

~ 3 4 2 1

46. The Metropolita n region of Delhi is linked with the urban core of-~haziabad, Gurgaon, Faridabad 2) Modi Nagar, Saharanpur. Yamuna Nagar

3) Kanpur, Mathura, Ambala 4) Yamuna Nagar, Lucknow, Ludhiana

47. Which one of the following is the four leading populous states in India based on census 2011 ?

I) Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Tamil Nadu }!Uttar Pradesh. Maharashtra, Bihar. West Bengal

3) Maharashtra. Bihar. West Bengal. Andhra Pradesh 4) Uttar Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh. Bihar, Tamil Nadu

48. T he houses constructed by private land lords for the indust rial workers in Calcutta a re called as-

l ) Chaw is

3) Ahatas / sustees

4) Cheries

49. Union Carbide India limited- giant pl'trolcum factory was established in-1) 1956 jlli!ft966 3) 1976 4) 1986

so. The Border Road Organisation was esta blished in-1) 1940 , 1960 3)1975 4)1965

51. W hich of the dis tr ict is noted fo r the lowest literacy rate in Tamil Nadu? I) Karur 2) Ariya lur

/J Dharmapuri 4) Puuukkottai

52. Eutrophication is-/ Abnormal growth of water plants

3) Leaching of water 2) Excess growth of fish 4) Endangering urbanisation

53. Nationa l Ship Design and Researc h Centre (NSDRC) was se tu p at-1) Chennai ~Visakhapatnam 3) Kolkata 4) Cochin

54. W hich port oflndia exports Iron ore? I) New Mangalore ~Mormugao

2) Kochi 4) Chennai

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• S5. Vayudoot Airlines was set up in ­I) 1971 3) 1961

56. T~ southern railway was formed between­.lfl4.04. 1951 and 14.04.1952 3) 14.10.1951 and 14. 10.1952

~981 4) 1991

2) 05.11.1951 and 05.1 1.1952 4) 15.01.1951 and 15.01. 1952

S7. River Navigable by Brahmaputra distance is ___ .

I) 1290 km ~1 384 km 3)1190km 4)15l2km

58. The oldest artificial harbour in East Coast of India is ~Chennai 2)_M_u_n_1 b-a""""i

3) Kolkata 4) Visakhapatnam

59. The National Highway No.3 passes through the Pass of-1) Bhor ghat ,rThal gh<~t 3) Pal ghat 4) Shipki Ia

60. Rolling plans in India was introduced first by: ~anata Government

3) Bharatiya Janata Government

61. Rolling pla n bas­I) Two tier system 3) Four tier system

2) Congress Government 4) Janata Dal Government

~Three tier system 4) Five tier syst~:rn

62. Choose the correct answer in respect of the following statements: l. Growth rate of ninth plan was lower th~1n the eighth plan. II. Growth rate of ninth plan was lower than the target fixed. HI. There was a marginal decline in the growth of service-sector than the previous five year plans. IV. Formulation and approval of the ninth plan was d elayed by 2 years.

I) Only I & II are correct 2) Only II & Ill are co rrect ~nly I. II & IV are correct 4) Only Ill & IV are correct

63. Choose the one from the following which is not ::1ssociated with the Pover ty Alleviation and Employment Generation Programmes.

l) lnd ira Awaas Yojana 3) Va lmiki Arnbedkar Awaas Yojana

2) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana ~ational Capital Region Plan

6~. The objective which is not a part of Swa•·najayanti G nmJ Swarozgar Yojana is: I) To promote se If employm~:nt 2) To eradicate poverty in three years

/ To concentrate on command areas 4) The income of the assisted family should be >2000 per month

65. Identify the programme which does not come under Integrated Rural Development .Programme (IRDP)-

I)NRDP 3) TRYSEM

2)MNP

/J CAD

66. The number of districts in the country where National Food for wo rk progra mme implemented is:

I) 125 3) 175

~50 4) 200

67. T he Integra ted Rura l Development Progra mme in India was la unched in the year-

~ 1972 2) 1975 /> 1977 4) 1979

68. P ick out the one from the following which is not s ponsored by sta te government under T ribal Area Development Programme-

!) Triba l development blocks 3) Pre-matric scholarships

2) Drinking water supply ~Post-matric scholarships

69. identify the correc t stateme nt in r t>spect of the VInth five year pla n.

I) Growth rate in the initial period is higher than its ~ 996-97 emerged as one of the best years in food later part grain production 3) Industrial sector registered a high growth during 4) The current account deficit was reduced 1991 -92

70. T he dry southern pla ins of Tamil Nadu includes-!) Coromandal plains covering Chengalpattu & ~Pudukkottai , Madurai. Ramanathapuram and Vellore Tirunelveli distr icts

3) Tiruchirappalli and Karur districts 4) Dharmapuri and Salem stretch

71. The Kolli hills in Ta mil Nadu is located in the dist r ict of:

I) Salem J"Narnakkal 3) Vilupuram 4) Cuddalore

72. In South India, Tamil Nadu is th e la rgest producer of _ ___ _

~Tea 2) Cotton 3) Coffee 4) Rubber

73. T he range of annua l rain fall of the Tamil Na du state _;.pa tially varies between :

I) 240- 1000 mm " 640 - 1910 mm 3) 360 - 800 mm 4) I 000- 1500 mm

74. O f the following, which river is known as Poruna i-1) Bhavani 2) Manimuthar 3) Thenpennai ~Tamiraparani

75. Which one of the foll owing river o f Tamil Nadu typically gets largest a mount from Southwest monsoon showH?

I) Palar 2) Pennaiyar ~ Tamiraparani 4) Vaigai

76. 'The Pa lghat Gap' in the Wes te rn gha ts between Tamil Nndu and Ke ra la is a bout: ~ 25 km 2) 50 km

3) !Okm 4) I krn

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• 77. The traditional indigenous variety of cotton known for black cotton soil in th e regions of Tamil Nadu is:

~Tinnys 2) Cambodia 4) Uppam 3) Karunganni

78. 1Jtc first railway tnu-k in Tamil Nadu was laid between: ~ Royapuram and Walaja 2) Chennai Central and Ta mbaram

3) Chenna i Egmore and Vi llupuram 4) Cht:nna i centra l to Katpadi

79. The required temperature for sugarcane cultivation is:

I) 20-25°C ~0-35°C 3) Below 20°C 4) Above 40°C

80. The test which is used to identify that the two population samples drawn are normally dis tributed-

81.

I) t-test 3) Z-test

Match the Minerals with their Districts

Minerals Districts a) Talc 1. Tirunelveli b) Titanium :::!. Dindigul

c) Dolomite 3. Vellore d) Tungsten 4. Kanyakumari

a b c d

,Jj~ 3 4 1 2

B. 2 3 4 1

C. 1 2 3 4

D. ..1 1 ,.,

3

S2. Tuticorin thermal power station star·ted-1) June 20th 1978

3) July 20th 1979

2) Chi-square

/1 F-tt:st

~uly lOth 1979 4)June lOth 1980

SJ. In 1986 Tamil Nadu consh·ucted the first wind mill at: 1) Tuticorin 2) Tirunelveli

r anyakumari 4) Theni

84. Arrange the thermal power stations of Tamil Nadu on the basis of the installed capacity in ascending order- a. Mettur b. Tuticorin c. North Chennai d. Ennore

I) Mettur. Tuticorin, North Chennai, Ennore 2) North Chennai, Ennore. Mettur, Tuticorin

3) Ermore, North Chennai. Tuticorin, Mettur ~Tuticorin, Mettur, North Chennai, Er111ore

85. :\~la tch t he sugar Factory with theu· district

al Sakthi Sugar I. Thanjavur Factory b\ Subra.maniya Siva 2. Madurai S uaar factory c) Na tional Sugar 3. Dhannapuri Factory d) Thiru Arooran Sugar 4. Erode Factory

a b c d

A. I 2 3 4

B. 2 3 4 1

~ 4 3 2 1

D. 3 4 1 2

86. Of the following, districts of Tamil Nadu which one is not producing wind energy-

I) Coimbatore ~Pudukkottai

2) Kanyak umari 4) Thoothukudi

87. Assertive (A) : The centre Kancheepuram is expert in the production of silk t.ex tiles. Reason (R) : The district Kancheepuram is noted for sericulture that supplies silk yarn.

I) Both A and R are true 3) A is false, R is true

/(A is true, R is false 4) Both A and R are fa lse

88. Indian oil and natural gas corporation found petroleum potential at Cauvery river basin in:

I) 2009- 20 I 0 3) 20 I I - 20 12

A 2o ro - 2011 4) 201 2 - 20 13

89. Only _____ of the total weight of Copper ore is converted to Copper. I ) I to 2 % ;!(2 to 3 %

3) 3 to4% 4) 4 to5 %

90. The total net area irriga ted in the Tamil Nadu in 2012-13 is: I) 20. I 5 lakhs hectares ,i"f26.43 lakhs hectares 3) 24 .44 lakhs hectares 4) 29.64 lakhs hectares

91. ~1atch the following statement as:

a) Crude B1rtb Ra~ I Total numbor of dutb per year. per tbow.and popula hon

bl Crude Death Rate 2 ~umber of !J, .• , btrtb dunua year per tbousa.nd populouon

tl Total fe rtility rat@ 3 ~umbel' of women of reproduetl\'o ago d''Uig

d) Maternal 4 1\:uwbor o( eluldnn born ruortWt)' ra~ to women dunna M r ent1n:

~producbon

a b c d ,.. 2 1 4 3

B. 3 2 1 4

C. 4 I 3 2

D. I 2 4 3

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92. The period of eleventh five year plan w~ls-

• ti'f2007-20 12 2) 2005-20 I 0 4) 2002-2007 3) 20 12-2017

93. Which of the following is not correctly matched in Rural and Urban population of 2011?

Rural U1·ban

~ Kane hip uram 63.5 36.5

B. Salem 49.0 51.0

C. Chennai 0.0 100.0

D. Trichy 50.8 49.2

94. The Tamil N<ldu state achieved and received Krishi Karman award from Government of India during the yt!ar-

1) 2007-2008

~20 11 -2012

2) 2009-20 I 0 4) 2010-2011

95. Find the correct answer· in Supt!r National Highways? I) SN H 1..-. Patna- Guwahati ;if SNH2+-+ Chennai- Kanyakumari 3) SN H3 ...... Delhi - Kanyakumari 4) SN H4+-+ Pathankot - Jalandhar

96. Railway system started between Chennai and Arakonam in ___ _ I) 1840 2) 1846

""'1856 4) 1890

97. The highest number of Scheduled Caste recorded in India in 2011 census:

~Uttar Pradesh 2) Bihar 3) Orissa 4) Tamil Nadu

98. The number of districts which are identified as backward districts in India by the planning commission to implement the drought pr·one area programme is:

I) 145

~238 2) 206 4) 321

99. The Scthn-Samudram Ship Channel Project (SSCP) place located at _____ _

I) Arabian sea 2) Bay of Bengal / Adam's bridge or Ram setur 4) Rameswaram

100. The distinct feature of graded strea m is:

~either eros ion nor deposition 3) Intensive depos ition

2) Intensive erosion 4) Both erosion and deposition

10 I. In cycle of erosion theor-y, the active factors structure, process and time are termed as:

I) Endogenic process 3) Exogenic process

tJ'f'rrio of Davis 4) Natural agents

102. A relatively smooth surface, low relief with inselbergs is known as: ~ediplain 2) Peneplain 3) Panplain 4) Alluvial plain

103. 'Oust-well' is a surface feature associated with­I) Marine 2) Karst

Ji"G lac iers 3) Fluvial

104. Pick out the correct order of karst landform from larger to smaller in size: I) Do lines, Polje, Sinkhole, Uvala 2) Do lines, Uvala, Polje, Sinkhole ~Polje. Uvala, Dolines, Sinkhole 4) Polje, Dolines, Uvala, Sinkhole

105. :Vlatch the following :

Erosional Climate Region process

a. Frost action 1. Dese1·t areas b. Exfoliation 2. Arid climate

c. Crys tallization 3. Cold climate d. Chemical 4. Hot and humid weatherin"' climate

a b c d

~ 3 1 :.? .t

B. 3 1 .t :.?

c. 4 3 1 -~

D. 2 1 3 4

106. 'Sheeting' is a physical weathering process associated with-!) Stocks ~atholiths 3) Si ll 4) Dikes

107. Which one of the statement is NOT true as in the case of mature stage of cycle of erosion?

I) Lateral eros ion and valley widening

~Flood plains

2) Graded main river 4) U neroded relief feature

108. In the mature stagt' of Pediplanation lnselbergs are weathered into: I) Regoliths ~oppies 3) Debris 4) Pediments

109. In the fluvial processes, rejuvenation indicates: I) Decreasing erosive power ,(J"ncreasing erosive power

3) Increasing depositional power 4) Decreasing depos itiona l power

110. Which one of the following is NOT true'? I) Tropopause shows a gradual s lope from equator to 2) Height of the tropopause varies according to the po les seasons

3) The tropopause is the upper I im it of most c louds 41Th ere is no temperature inversion and storms , , .

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• Ill. :v!atch the foUowing and pick the con-ecr

option

a. D- Layer 1. Ultraviolet photons

b. E. Layer 2. Appleton layer

c. F. Layer 3. Low frequency radio waves

d. G. Layer 4. Free electrons

a b c d

~ 3 1 2 4

B. 2 3 4 1

c. 4 1 2 3

D. 3 4 1 2

112. The atmospheric layer lying between 50 and 80 km is called __ . I) lonosphl!re 2) Exosphere

/J Mesosphere 4) Tropopause

113. Conduction is the process of heat transfer through matter by: A' Mo lecular activity 2) Straight lines

3) Movement of a mass 4) Movement of a s ubstance

114. Atmosphere absorbs large part of the terrestrial radiation and conserve the heat energy of the earth is called:

I) Black body radiation 3) G lobal warm ing

I IS. 'Squall line' related with­!) Dry weather 3) Clear sky

116. Match the following :

a . Cold front 1. Friction effect b. Warm front 2. Precipitation is

Likely to be produced

c. Occluded frout 3. Colder dense air mass

d. Starionat-y front 4. Rapidly moving cold front

a b c d

A. 3 1 2 4

B. 1 3 4 2 , 3 1 4 2

D. 3 2 i 4

117. The destruction or dying of a front is: I) F ron to genesis 3) Orogenesis

~reen house effect 4) Energy cycle

;{Heavy showers 4) Fog line

~Fronto lys is 4) Morphogenesis .

118. Choose the correct order of principal zones of frontoge nesis based on their importance.

I) Atlantic polar front, Mediterranean front, Atlantic- 2) Atlantic polar front, Atlantic-Arctic front, Pacific Arctic front, Pacific Arctic front Arctic front, Mediterranean front

~tlantic polar fron t, Atlantic-Arctic front. 4) Atlant ic polar front, Med iterranean front, Pacific Arctic fron t, Atlant ic-Arctic front Mediterranean front. Pacific Arctic front

11 9. Which one of the following is a n indicator for frontolysis? ~Diminishing temperature contrast 2) Increasing temperature contrast

3) Convergent movement of air mass 4) Occlusion of air mass

120. Cosmogenous ocean sediments a re of ____ origin. I) Volcanic 2) Tectonic ~Extra terrestria l 4) Continental

121. Gulf stream is the largest current of ______ ocean. I) Pacific ~North At lantic 3) South Atlantic 4) Arctic

122. The highest salinity is found between:

123.

I) 5° N to I 0° N 3} 20° S to 40° S

i\Jatch the following :

Deeps/Trench a. Romanche Trench b. Nares Trench

c. Aldnch Trench

d Sunda Trench

a b c

~ 2 4 I

B. 2 1 4

c. 2 4 3

D. l 2 3

Location 1. Central South Pacific 2. South Atlamic

3. East Indian Ocean 4. ~E>ar West IndlE'S Island

d

3

3

1

4

~20° N to 40° N 4) 5° S to I 0° S

124. Sediments which a re of extra te rrestria l origin: I) Terrigenous 2) Biogenous

/fCosmogenous 4) Hydrogenous

125. A dense fog produced a long the Newfoundland coast that restricts navigation due to the meeting of kurile cold current with warm current.

I) Hwnholdt current / Kuroshio current 3) West wind drift 4) East Australian current

126. T_je other name for Humboldt current is: 'i Peru current 3} Kurile current

2) Cali fornia current 4) Kuroshio current

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• 127. The desert of Kalahari is largely inOutmced by this ocean current:

I) Falkland current 2) South Atlantic drift ;(Benguela current 4) Peru current

128. The gradients of continental slopes varies between: I) 1-3 degrees 2} 1-10 degrees ~2-5 degrees 4) 1-2 degrees

129. The percentile share of Pacific ocean in the Ea rth 's ocean a rea is:

~48% 2) 40% 3} 45% 4) 43%

130. ~e term 'NRDMS' stands -/) National Resource Data Management System 2 ) Nodal Resource Data Management System

3) National Resource Data Manipulation System 4) National River Data Management System

131. Northwest Atla ntic provides a good breeding ground for fish which lies nt the la titude:

~5°N to55°N 3) 20° S to 30° N

2) 20° N to 30° N

4) 60° S to 70° S

132. Of tbe following, which is the recycla ble natura l resource: I) Coal ~Gold 3) Oil 4) Gas

133. Fill in the blank: Maharashtra is second largest producer of ____ .

I) Iron-ore p anganese 3) Bauxite 4) Aluminium

134. ~atch the fo llowing ;

Hydro power Dis trict station

a. Pykara 1. Theni b. Kadamparai ~. Tiru nelveli

c. Suruliyar 3. Coi.mbatore d. Periyar PH 4. Nilgris

a b c d

A. 3 4 2 1

11' .t 3 2 1

C. 1 2 3 -t

D. 2 3 l 4

135. Rank the countries on the basis of their rice production : 1. Vietnam 2. Indonesia 3. C hina 4. India

I) Vietnam. India, Indones ia, China 3) India, Indonesia. Vietnam, China

~China, India, Indones ia, Vietnam 4) Indones ia, India, Vietnam. China

136. Arrange the following countries from th e highest to the lowest in suga rcane production : C hina, India, Thailand, Brazil

I) China. Thailand. India. Brazil 3) Thailand. India. China. Brazil

2) Brazil, China, India, Thailand J'fBrazii. India, China. Thailand

137. Of the following countries, which one is the largest producer of wheat: I) C hina ,j/fEuropean union 3) India 4) Russia

138. Rank the countries o f the basis of their Sheep/Goat meat export. a. Austra lia b. United Kingdom c. Ireland d . New Zealand

l) Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom 2) United Kingdom, Australia, Ire land, New Zealand

/united K ingdom, l reland, New Zea land, Austra lia 4) Ireland, New Zealand, Austra lia, Un ited Kingdom

139. T he world's most extensive continental shelves a re loca ted in the: ~Mid latitudes in Nonhern Hemisphere 2) Tropical latitude in Northern Hemisphere

3) Polar in Northern Hemisphere

1-'0. ~1atch the following : Pollutant Effect on human

Health a . Oxides of 1. Chest troubles. mtrogen headache. \"Onllti~ b. Oxides of 2. Respiratory Sulphur ailments luna d.iseases c. Ammonia 3. Bone cancer d. Benzopyrene 4. Inflames upper

respira~ry svstem a b c d

A 3 2 4 1

B. 4 3 2 1

lji' 2 1 4 3

D. 1 4 3 2

141. Benzidine pollutant causes: I) Blood cancer 3) Bone cancer

~latch the following :

F e rtilizer plant

a . Urea b. Ammonia

c. Ammonium sulphate d. Calcium ammoruum n.itrate

a b c

i' 2 3 4

B. 3 2 1

c. 4 1 3

D. 1 4 2

Dust emitting p:u·t.icle

1. Limestone dust 2. Coke dust

3. Coal dust

4 . Sulphur dust

d

1

4

2

3

143. Radioactive pollution comes under : I) Air pollution 3) Therma l pollution

4) Equatorial region

~ladder cancer 4) Breast cancer

2) Noise pollution / Water pollution

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• 144. Metallic pollutants are the sources of:

1) Water pollution

~Soil pollution

145. ).latclJ thP followmg : 1\ormal composition of dean air at or near s.>a

Gases Percent (by volwne) a . :\iu"Ogen 1. 20.9476 b. Oxygen 2. 0 .0314

c. Carbon 3. 0.00005 dioxide d. Hydrogen 4. 78.084

a b c d

A. 3 2 1 -l

B. 4 3 2 1 , -l 1 2 3

D. 2 3 1 4

146. Match the following : Composition of polluted air a . co~ l. G•·o b. S01 2. 52°o

c. >Jiu"Ogen 3. l2°o oxides d . Hydro carbons 4. 18%

a b c d

A. 3 2 4 1 , 2 4 1 3

c. 1 3 2 4

D. 4 1 3 2

147. ~atch the following :

River Source of pollution a. Yamuna 1. Paper mills b. Gomti 2. Sewage, tanneries,

distilleries c. Godavari 3. DDT factory.

sewage. power s ta tion d . Kaveri 4 . Paper a nd pulp

uulls sewa~e

a b c d

A. 1 3 2 4

B. -l 2 3 1

c. 2 3 l 4 , 3 4 1 :!

2) Agricultural po llution 4) Noise pollution

148. How many people were affected at the time of Tsunami 2004, according to World Food Programme?

~More than 1.3 million 3) More than 3.2 million

2) More than 2.1 million 4) More than 4.1 million

149. "Siri Siri" bags usage is a threat to urban environment which is related to-1) Leather bags ,..rPolythene bags 3) Denim bags 4) Jute bags

150. The Europeans emigration is tropical coastal lands of America after 17th century was caused for the:

I) Political instability in Europe /J High previlage of commercial production of exotic

crops

2) Insecurity caused by religious group 4) Seeking of high technology

151. The fifth stage in the demogra phic transition theory of population is: I) High birth rate and declining death rate and rapid 2) High and fluctuating birth and death rate and slow population growth population growth

~Birth and death rate approximately equa l, which result in zero population gro\\1h

4) Low birth rate and high death rate and low population growth

15Z. The "Mobility Tra nsition Model" was propounded by: I) Everett lee ~elinsky 3) Ravenstein 4) Thompson

153. T he positive checks to control popuiMion growth indica ted in Malthusian theo ry of population growth comprise:

/J War. disease and poverty

3) Technology and Socio economic development

154. The demographic transition theory was given by: I) Lee and Zelinsky 3) Ricardo and Dumont

2) Postponement of marriage and Birth control measures

4) Industrialization and Urbanization

2) Spencer and Sadler ~W.S. Thompson and Frank W. Notestein

155. A country is said to have au optimum population when the: p umber of people is in balance with the available 2) Birth rate is equal to death rate

resources

3) Demand and supply of labour are equal 4) Food supply is balance with population

1!'6. The migration of skilled workers to seek better jobs in other countries is: I) Chain migration ~rain tlrain 3) Compulsory migration 4) Voluntary migration

157. The tia·st gro up of lndian labo urers emigration in 1815 consisted of (.'Onvicts and criminals were transported :

I) From Bombay to Mauritius ~From Calcutta to Mauritius

2) From Chennai to Malaysia 4) From Calcutta to Malaysia

ISS. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answe r: Asse rtion (A): Western ma rgins of continents a long Tropic of Cance r and Tropic of Capricorn are sparsely populated regions. Reason (R): High mounta ins arc located in these regions.

I) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the co rrect explanation of(A )

~(A) is true but (R ) is false

2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of(A)

4) (R) is true but (A) is false

159. Popula tio n explosion took place in this stage of demographic transition: I) Stage - I .,ilfStage- II 3) Stage- Ill 4) Stage - IV

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• 160. Compleh.' diffusion of farmsteads over the entire agricultural land (Mauza) are characterized in:

I) S~:attered settlements

~Dispersed settlements

161. The term "Central place" was first coined by: I ) Harris and ullman

Jlwalter Christaller

2) Compact settlements 4) Hamleted settlements

2) Mark Jefferson 4) Von- Thunen

162. The concept of rural-urban fringe was proposed by-1) Alice coleman ~Von- Thunen 3) Mark Jefferson 4) Walter C hrista ller

163. Historical town ofPahlliputra was built by-1) Chandragupta Maurya

/f Ajatshatru

2) Ashoka 4) Purosothaman

16-4. Accor·lling to the census of India, n metropolitan city is one which has the population of-

I) 50000 or more 3) 500000 or more

2) I 00000 or more Jlf'l 000000 or more

165. Towns located on the river estuaries is a common feature in the region of-~ Western Europe 2) SE India

3) South Africa 4} Northern Australia

166. As per the classification of towns by Census of India, the settlement with the population of20000 to 49999 falls under the category of-

I) C lass I town

/1 C lass Ill town

2) Class 11 town 4) C lass IV town

167. Nebular pattern of settlement in India is seen in the region of-1) Indo-Gangetic Plains ;I{Lower Himalayas 3) East coastal plain 4) Rajasthan Desert

168. Identify the region which has ('Ornpact settlement from the following-!j,Central Australia 2) Northl!rn Canada

/> Nile Valley 4) Southwest Asia

169. As per the multiple nuclei model, the land use which is not lol·ated adjoining to CBD is:

J(High class residence 3) Low class residen~e

170. Which is wrongly matched? I) Anaximander- Prepared first map of th~ world

3) Hipparchus - Compi led table of latitude

2) Middle class residence 4) Wholesale business

#-tecataeus- Wrote the second book of geography

4) lonians - Deve Jopme nt of scientific thought in cartography

171. The principles of mathematical l'artognlphy and methods of r·epresenting a spherical surface on a plane sur·face deals was postulated by·

I) Eratrosthenes

~Claudius ptolemy

2) Hipparchus

4) Pliny

J12. The famous orbis Terra rum of 'Survey of the world' prepared by Marcus Vipasanians Agrippa in 12 BC was the contribution or- ·

I) Primitive Cartography 3} Greek Cartography

2) Indian Cartography

/J Roman Cartography

173. Who discovered the relative movement of the earth and sun , before Copernicus?

I) Varahamihira 2) Bhaskara ~ Arya Bhatta 4) Aitareya Brahmana

174. ___ of a map is usually placed in a corner enclosed within a line. I) Title 2) Direction

/ Legend 3) Source

175. :\1arch !he follo-w·mg : Map ~1"1' plac~

c omponent !II a Ta le L. b sbo\\ n m on~ oft he

corners by an • uow pomt101 to the north

b Du-ectton 2. Shou ld be lr\\"OD outnde frame of the map on the bottom rll!bt

c Source 3 Should be placed at proounent place

d SCAle 4 Gen er•ll>· placed in tho rop n oht of the map frame

a b c d A. 2 1 3 4

B. 1 3 4 2

" 4 1 2 3

D 3 2 l 4

176. __________ .is based on the principle of similar triangles and squares.

I) Projectional method 3) Photographic method

2) Mechanical method

~Geometrica l method

177. In which method, Proportional compass is used for reduction or enlargement of maps?

l) Photographic method 3) Projectional method

178. Which is wrongly matched? I) Photosat - Photographic method

3) Similar triangles method- Geometrical method

~Mechanica l method 4) Geometrical method

2) Proportiona l compass- Mechanical method

~Pantograph - Projectional method

179. In which method, an epidioscope has a built in mechanism to reduce or enlarge an image-

I) Mechanical method 3) Geometrical method

~Projectional method 4) Photographic method

180. The sampling tec hnique in which the rese~ucher can identify additional respondents fr·orn existing respondents known as-

1) Q uota Sampling 3) Judgement Sampling

/snowball Sampling 4) Double Sampling

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• 181. Choose the one from the following which is not a scale of me:lsurement of geographical data-

l) Nom inal

3) Internal 2) Ordina l

/> Frequency

182. The method of data collection in which the profo.rma containing a set of questions is filled by the enumerators is:

l) Observation

J) Questionnaire

2) Interview

/fSchedu le

183. Pick out the method of sampling in which each item of the population sbtuds equal chance of selection­

A Unrestricted random sampling

J) Systematic Sampl ing 2) Stratified Sampling

4) Cluster Sampling

II!~ . The method of sa mpling in which the smnpling units are selected at fixed inter-val is:

A ystematic Sampling 2) Strati fied Sampling

3) Multi stage Sampling 4) Area Sampling

185. For multiple correlation, the number ofvariables required is : I) Minimum of two depende nt variables ~inimum oftwo inde pende nt variables J) Minimum of two from both the Categories 4) One variable from each

186. In a case ·where the values of both the d c.pendent and independent va riables decreases s imultaneously, the kind of correlation exists is:

I) Partial Corrdation

~Positiw. Corre lation

2) Multiple Corre lation

4) Negative Corre lation

187. T he statistical technique which is not a measure of central tendency is: l) Mean 2) Median

3) Mode J/Range

188. The correlation co-efficient in Pearson's product moment correlation is indica ted by-

~r J) p

2) rs

4) s

189. Data collected from the internet sea rch engines rightly classified as-1) Primary Sources 2) Secondary Sources

,~'!Tertiary Sources 4) Quarternary Sources

190. Tbe inventor of 't' test-1) S .M. Rattiullah

3) B.L.J. Berry ~W.S. Gosset 4) M.C. Kendall

191. :v!atch the following : Modeh Uses

a Binary 1 Vulnerability analysts

b. Index 2. Sitting Analysis

c. Regression 3. Quantifying the phys1cal process

d Process -1. Prediction

a b c d ,. 2 1 4 3

B. 2 4 1 3

c. 2 1 3 4

D. 1 2 3 4

192. In which five year plan emphasis was laid for Area Development Programme-

)) Fourth five year plan ~Fifth five year plan 3) Thi rd five year plan 4) Seventh five year plan

193. NRSA was esta blished in _ _ ___ under the Department of space, Government of India.

~1974 3) 1973

2) 1975 4) I 972

194. What is the ra nge of diffe rent intensities of radiation the sensor able to distinguis h?

As to 14 bits 3) 20- 25 bits

2) 0- 5 bits 4) 26- 30 bits

195. Match the following : Mappin( Analysill

a DE~f 1. Hydrological studies

b TI~ 2. Vector

c Terrain 3 Raster mapping d Surface .j Z scale curvature

a b c d

" 3 2 4 1

B. 3 2 1 4

c. 3 1 2 4

D. 2 3 ] 4

196. A local operation of Raster D~lta set that creates a new simplified raster is called-

I) Spline 2) Masking /J Rec lass ification 4) Autocorrelation

197. Which one of the following is NOT a Data component? I) Attribute 2) Vector 3) Raster /J SYMAP

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• 198. Match the following and pick the correct

code

a. Discrete feature 1. Data model b. Continuous featw-e 2. Node c. TIN 3. Dwells

d. Point 4. Rainfall

a b c d

A 3 1 4 2

:jl' 3 4 1 2

C. 3 4 2 1

D. 2 4 1 3

199. Based on the Rank-Size rule, the descending sequence of the selected metropolis of India will be-

l) Chennai. Kanpur, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Nagpur ~Chennai , Ahmedabad, Kanpur. Nagpur, Jaipur

3) Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kanpur, Nagpur, Jaipur 4) Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Chennai, Kanpur. Jaipur

zoo. Name the model which integrates existing knowledge about environmental process in the real world into a set of relationship and equations for qualifying the processes.

I) Binary Model A Process Model 3) Statistical Model 4) Regression Model