PYQ-2023-24
Q1. Which of the following bauxite deposit is considered as the largest one in India?
(A) Riasi and Poonch deposit (Jammu & Kashmir)
(B) Panchpat mali deposit (Odisha)
(C) Gandhamardan deposit (Odisha)
(D) Balaghat deposits (Madhya Pradesh)
Q2. Which states share the Tungbhadra Multipurpose project?
(A) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
(B) Karnataka and M.P.
(C) Odisha and Jharkhand
(D) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
Q3. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I List II
(a) Chinook 1. U.S.A.
(b) Sirocco 2. Australia
(c) Brickfielder 3.Europe
(d) Mistral 4. Africa
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 4 1 3 2
Q4. The only landlocked country in south- east Asia is :
(A) Laos
(B) Thailand
(C) Vietnam
(D) Cambodia
Q5. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I List II
(Australian States) (Cities)
(a) Queensland 1. Adelaide
(b) South Australia 2. Brisbane
(c) Victoria 3. Kalgoorlie
(d) Western Australia 4. Melbourne
5. Sydney
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 5 4 1
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 5 2 3
Q6. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?
Month Position of Sun
(A) June Midday Sun overhead at tropic of Cancer
(B) December Midday Sun overhead at tropic of Capricorn
(C) March Midday Sun overhead on Equator
(D) September Midday Sun overhead on Arctic Circle
Q7. Match the following:
(a) Loess 1. River deposits
(b) Moraines 2. Glacier deposits
(c) Gravels 3. Wind deposits
(d) Sand and Clay 4. Sea deposits
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 5 4 1 2
Q8. Which climatic phenomenon is characterized by cooler than normal sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean?
(A) La Nina
(B) El Nino
(C) Monsoon
(D) Tornado
Q9. Which disaster is most likely to be influenced by climate change?
(A) Earthquakes
(B) Tsunamis
(C) Tropical cyclones
(D) Volcanic eruptions
Q10. Tidal waves are caused by which of the following gravitational interactions?
(A) Sun's gravitational impact on the Moon
(B) Earth's gravitational impact on the Moon
(C) Moon's gravitational impact on the Earth
(D) Earth's gravitational impact on the Sun
Q11. The temperature variation of land near sea is very less compared to that far from sea. This is due to
(A) Sun ray is not direct
(B) The sea absorbs the heat
(C) High heat capacity of humid air
(D) Heat is reflected by the sea
PYQ-2022-23
Q1. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I List-II
a. Faulting 1. Yardangs
b. Wave erosion 2. Kettle Hole
c. Ice Scouring 3. Escarpment
d. Wind erosion 4. Stacks
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
Q2. Carefully read the following assertion(A) and reason (R) and select the correct option from the codes :
Assertion (A): Scandinavian countries have a regressive age-sex population structure
Reason (R): The population growth rate is negative in these countries. For selecting the correct answer, use the following code:
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
Q3. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I List-II
(Major cultural region of world) (inhabitants)
a. Arctic region 1. Eskimos
b. Desert 2. The Indians, Negroes and Immigrants
c. Latin-American Region 3. Samoans, Tahitian, Tongan, etc.
d. Pacific Oceanic 4. Caravan Region
Codes:
a b с d
(A) 4 1 3 2
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 132 4
(D) 4 2 31
Q4. Match List - I with List - II according to Koppen's Climatic classification system and select the correct answer from the codes given:
List - I List - II
(Climate Types) (Characteristics)
a. Af i. Humid Tropical Climate
b. Aw ii. Tropical Humid and Dry climate
c. Am iii. Monsoon Climate
d. As iv. Dry Summers
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iii i ii iv
(D) iv ii i iii
Q5. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A): The Peru desert is recognised as a Cold Desert
Reason (R) The temperature of Humbolt current plays a dominant role in controlling the surface atmospheric conditions of the coastal areas.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true
Q6. Match the following with respect to the occurrence of races in List - II to the type of Races in List - I.
List - I List - II
Races Area of Existence
a. The Turko-Iranian 1. Rajasthan and Punjab
b. The Indo-Aryan 2. Odisha and Assam
c. The Scytho- Dravidian 3. West India (Gujarat to Karnataka)
d. The Mongolo- Dravidian 4. North Western Frontier Agency
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 1 3 2
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 1 3 2 4
(D) 4 2 3 1
Q7. India is an agricultural country, where most of the population directly or indirectly involved in this sector. Regarding agriculture in India, which one of the following statements is/are not correct?
1. Bajra is a Kharif crop, which requires 25°-31°C temperature and 40-50 cm rainfall.
2. Cotton is categorized into three groups long-staple, medium staple and short-staple.
3. Currently, India accounts for about 50% of the world's total jute production.
4. India is the second-largest producer of silk and the largest consumer of silk in the world.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(A) 2 and 4
(B) Only 3
(C) 1 and 2
(D) Only 4
Q8. Match important projects in List - I with the area of implementation in List - II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List - I List - II
(Multipurpose Projects in India) (Area/ Place of implementation)
a. Tungabhadra Multipurpose Project 1. Lower Narmada Valley, Gujarat
b. The Sardar Sarovar Project 2. Nalgonda district, Telangana
c. Nagarjuna Sagar Project 3. Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
d. Bhakra Nangal Project 4. Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 4 2 1 3
Q9. Among the following options which mountain pass doesn't belongs to the correct state?
(A) Shipki La → Himachal Pradesh
(B) Aghil Pass → Uttarakhand
(C) Dipher Pass → Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Jelep La → Sikkim
Q10. Which of the following factors are responsible for breaks in the monsoon?
I. Origin of tropical cyclones in Bay of Bengal
II. Erratic behavior of 2nd equatorial troughs
III. Inadequate heating of Tibetan Plateau
IV. Southern Branch of South West Tropical Jet re-establish over northern India
Choose the correct options from below: Options:
(A) I and IV
(B) I, II and III
(C) I, II and IV
(D) IV and III
Q11. Which of the following river / rivers are exhibiting the antecedent drainage pattern in Odisha?
(A) The Mahanadi and the Brahmani
(B) The Brahmani and The Baitarini
(C) The Mahanadi and the Baitarini
(D) The Baitarini and the Rushikulya
Q12. Black Earth soil has been developed in which region of Odisha?
(A) Brahmani Basin
(B) Mayurbhanj
(C) Anugul-Athamallik and Boudh
(D) Sambalpur Valley
Q13. Match the morphological units of Rolling uplands (List - I) with the correct river basin (List - II)
List - I List - II
(Morphological Units) (Basin Associated)
a. The Rajgangpur - Panposh Uplands 1. Ib Basin
b. The Jharsuguda Uplands 2. Northern Tel Basin
c. The Balangir -Titlagarh- Patnagarh uplands 3. The Sabari Basin
d. The Malakanagiri Uplands 4. Koel and the Sankh Rivers
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 2 3 1 4
Q14. Which of the following is associated with Chilika lake?
I. First Indian wetland under the Ramsar Convention.
II. Irrawaddy dolphins
III. Lacustrine plain
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(A) I and II only
(B) I and III only
(C) I only
(D) I, II and III
Q15. Odisha experiences which types of climates according to Koppen's climatic classification?
(A) Tropical Savanna
(B) Humid Subtropical
(C) Mediterranean
(D) Subtropical Steppe
PYQ-2021-22
Q1. Which of the following issue is not taken into account while discussing the concept of sea-floor spreading?
(A) Volcanic activities along mid- oceanic ridges
(B) Distribution of fossils in different continents
(C) Stripes of normal and reverse magnetic field observed in rocks of ocean floor
(D) Age of rocks from the ocean floor
Q2. The streams which do not follow the regional slopes and drain across the geological structures are called:
(A) Subsequent stream
(B) Re-sequent stream
(C) Insequent stream
(D) Consequent stream
Q3. Match the followings and choose correct codes:
(I) Barchans (i) Coastal
(II) Meander (ii) Glacial
(III) Saddle (iii) Aeolian
(IV) Stalk (iv) Fluvial
Codes:
(A) (I)-(ii), (II)-(iii), (III)-(i), (IV)-(iv)
(B) (I)-(ii), (II)-(iv), (III)-(iii), (IV)-(i)
(C) (I)-(i), (II)-(iii), (III)-(ii), (IV)-(iv)
(D) (I)-(iii), (II)-(iv), (III)-(ii), (IV)-(i)
Q4. Population distribution of rural and urban areas can be shown by:
(A) Hythergraph
(B) Ergo graph
(C) Dots and sphere
(D) Line graph
Q5. Match the following lakes with their places state:
Lakes Places
(I) Chilka (i) Bihar
(II) Deepor Beel (ii) Manipur
(III) Loktak (iii) Assam
(IV) Kanwar (iv) Odisha
Select the correct match:
(A) (I)-(iv), (II)-(iii), (III)-(i), (IV)-(ii)
(B) (I)-(iii), (II)-(ii), (III)-(i), (IV)-(iv)
(C) (I)-(iv), (II)-(iii), (III)-(ii), (IV)-(i)
(D) (I)-(i), (II)-(iii), (III)-(iv), (IV)-(ii)
Q6. In which stage of demographic transition the highest population growth rate is observed?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
Q7. Which of the following countries is the largest rice producing nation in the world?
(A) Australia
(B) USA
(C) India
(D) China
Q8. Match the following mountain peaks with the ranges in which they are located in regions:
Peaks Regions
(I) Doddabetta Peak (i) Western Ghats
(II) Dhupgarh (ii) Nilgiris hills
(III) Guru Shikhar (iii) Aravali ranges
(IV) Anamudi (iv) Satpura ranges
Select the correct codes:
(A) (I)-(iv), (II)-(iii), (III)-(ii), (IV)-(i)
(B) (I)-(iii), (II)-(ii), (III)-(iv), (IV)-(i)
(C) (I)-(ii), (II)-(iv), (III)-(iii), (IV)-(i)
(D) (1) (ii), (II) (iii), (III) (iv), (IV)-(i)
Q9. Which of the following tribe is not found in Madhya Pradesh?
(A) Birhors
(B) Khond
(C) Bhils
(D) Jarawa
Q10. Match the following important places with the location/ country:
Places Location/ Country
(I) Giran Chaco (i) Between the Missouri and Arkansas rivers in USA
(II) Yucatan Peninsula (ii) Democratic Republic of Congo
(III) Ozark Plateau (iii) Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia
(IV) Katanga Basin (iv) Mexico
Select the correct codes:
(A) (I)-(ii), (II)-(i), (III)-(iv), (IV)-(iii)
(B) (I)-(iv), (II)-(i), (III)-(ii), (IV)-(iii)
(C) (I)-(iii), (II)-(i), (III)-(iv), (IV)-(ii)
(D) (I) (iii), (II) (iv), (III) (i), (IV)-(ii)
Q11. Which among the following is the highest peak of Appalachians Mountain?
(A) Mt. Mitchell
(B) Mt. Elbert
(C) Mt. Damavand
(D) Mt. Elbrus
Q12. Verkhoyansk, the lowest temperature recording station in Siberia is situated in the basin of:
(A) Kolyma
(B) Lena
(C) Yana
(D) Yenisey
Q13. Match List-I with List-II and give the correct answer using the codes given below the list:
List-I List-II
(I) Mars (i) Green Planet
(II) Venus (ii) Red Planet
(III) Saturn (iii) Ringed Planet
(IV) Uranus (iv) Veiled Planet
Select the correct codes:
(I) (II) (III) (IV)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
PYQ-2015
Q1. Khajjiar Lake is
located in:
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Odisha
(D) J&K
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Odisha
(D) J&K
Q2. Minicoy and Suheli Islands
are separated by:
(A) Six degree channel
(B) Seven degree channel
(C) Eight degree channel
(D) Nine degree channel
(A) Six degree channel
(B) Seven degree channel
(C) Eight degree channel
(D) Nine degree channel
Q3. KBR National Park is located at
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Nainital
(C) Darjeeling
(D) Sunderban
Q4. Where from the Narmada River originates?
(A) North Eastern part of Satpura Range
(B) Eastern Central part of Satpura Range
(C) Southern slopes of Satpura Range
(D) None of the above
Q5. The Sutlez river is a tributary of:
(A) The Hindus River
(B) The Beas
(C) The Jhelum
(D) The Chenab
Q6. Eastern most point of East-West corridor is:
(A) Imphal
(B) Agartala
(C) Silchar
(D) Kohima
Q7. Indira Point is near to:
(A) Car Nicobar
(B) Little Nicobar
(C) Great Nicobar
(D) Kamorta
Q8. In our country second largest area is occupied by:
(A) Alluvial soil
(B) Red soil
(C) Black soil
(D) Laterite soil
Q9. The length of Gangotri glacier is:
(A) 90 km
(B) 60 km
(C) 30 km
(D) 10 km
Q10. Which one of the following regions is famous as Sahyadris?
(A) Himalayan region
(B) Plain region.
(C) Eastern ghat region
(D) Western ghat region
Q11. Which one of the following states possesses the largest forest area?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) M. P.
Q12. Largest producer of Manganese in India is :
(A) Odisha
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Karnataka
Q13. What is the total surface area of Lakshadweep?
(A) 32 sq km
(B) 35 sq km
(C) 39 sq km
(D) 30 sq km
Q14. Karaganda coal basin belongs to
(A) Russia
(B) Kazakhastan
(C) Ukraine
(D) Mongolia
Q15. Low pressure turning to cyclone is resulted if the temperature of water at the see level rises above:
(A) 26.5° C
(A) 26.5° C
(B) 20.5° C
(C) 15.5° C
(D) 20.5° C
(C) 15.5° C
(D) 20.5° C
PYQ-2016
Q1. EL NINO Phenomenon is associated with:
(A) Cloud Bursting
(B) Earthquake
(C) Global Warming
(D) Acid Rain
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