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| 51. |
In which of the following countries, has maximum damage to the forest been caused by acid rain? [IAS 2004] |
| A. | Spain |
| B. | Netherlands |
| C. | Poland |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» D. Italy | |
| 52. |
The outermost layer of Sun is called: |
| A. | convection zone |
| B. | photosphere |
| C. | chromosphere |
| D. | corona |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
Deciduous trees are those: |
| A. | that grow up straight |
| B. | that grow plenty in dry places |
| C. | that never bear fruits |
| D. | that shed their leaves during a certain season |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries? [IAS 2004] |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | Estoma |
| C. | Lithuania |
| D. | Poland |
| Answer» E. | |
| 55. |
Which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS 2008] |
| A. | Most reef-forming, corals prefer sea temperature between 17°C and 33°C |
| B. | Coral growth is usually restricted to the upper 25 or 30 m of the sea |
| C. | Coral animals belong to the organisms of Phylum Porifera |
| D. | Coral animals live in a mutualistic relationship with algae |
| Answer» C. Coral animals belong to the organisms of Phylum Porifera | |
| 56. |
Which one of the following statements is correct? [IAS 2004]Hurricanes: |
| A. | form at the equator |
| B. | are not as large as tornadoes |
| C. | develop over warm ocean areas |
| D. | tend to intensify when they move over land surfaces |
| Answer» D. tend to intensify when they move over land surfaces | |
| 57. |
Which among the following is the most populous city in the world? [Railways 1994] |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Mexico City |
| C. | Sao Paulo |
| D. | Tokyo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [NDA 2004] |
| A. | Abuja : Nigeria |
| B. | Ashkhabad : Turkmenistan |
| C. | Pretoria : South Africa |
| D. | Rabat : Yemen |
| Answer» D. Rabat : Yemen | |
| 59. |
Where are the Balearic Islands located? [IAS 2005] |
| A. | Mediterranean Sea |
| B. | Black Sea |
| C. | Baltic Sea |
| D. | North Sea |
| Answer» B. Black Sea | |
| 60. |
The point in the orbit of a moon that is farthest from the Earth and at which the moon'svelocity is at a minimum, the known as: |
| A. | Apehelion |
| B. | Apigee |
| C. | Umbra |
| D. | Perihelion |
| Answer» C. Umbra | |
| 61. |
Latitude of place is indicative of its: [Asstt Comm PF 2002] |
| A. | time |
| B. | altitude |
| C. | amount of rainfall |
| D. | temperature |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
The highest plateau in the world is the |
| A. | Plateau of Tibet |
| B. | Deccan Plateau |
| C. | Plateau of Iran |
| D. | Central Plateau of France |
| Answer» B. Deccan Plateau | |
| 63. |
Tropical deserts are rich in _____ resources. |
| A. | mineral |
| B. | agricultural |
| C. | soil |
| D. | animal |
| Answer» B. agricultural | |
| 64. |
The Sea breeze blows during: [Senior Observer's Exam 1991] |
| A. | day from land to sea |
| B. | day from sea to land |
| C. | night from land to sea |
| D. | night from sea to land |
| Answer» C. night from land to sea | |
| 65. |
Which of the following countries is well known for diamond cutting industry ? |
| A. | Belgium |
| B. | Norway |
| C. | The Netherlands |
| D. | Switzerland |
| Answer» B. Norway | |
| 66. |
The phenomenon of Aurora Borealis, the display of red and green lights in northern hemisphere is due to radiations from: |
| A. | troposphere |
| B. | mesosphere |
| C. | stratosphere |
| D. | ionosphere |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
Petroleum is generally found in : |
| A. | igneous intrusions into sedimentary strata |
| B. | old fold mountains |
| C. | alluvial deposits of the river valleys |
| D. | folded marine sedimentary rocks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
The 'Water table' refers to : |
| A. | the lower limit of the zone of saturation |
| B. | the upper limit of the zone of saturation |
| C. | the contact zone of permeable and impermeable rocks |
| D. | seepage of water into fissures lying below the earth's surface |
| Answer» C. the contact zone of permeable and impermeable rocks | |
| 69. |
The soil formed by wind dust in and around hot deserts is called [CDS 2012] |
| A. | silty soil |
| B. | loamy soil |
| C. | sandy soil |
| D. | loess soil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
The instrument used for measuring relative humidity in air is : |
| A. | hygrograph |
| B. | hydrograph |
| C. | pantograph |
| D. | barograph |
| Answer» B. hydrograph | |
| 71. |
'Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic hoarders'. Forwhich region is this statement correct? |
| A. | African Savanna |
| B. | Central Asian Steppes |
| C. | Siberian Tundra |
| D. | North American Prairies |
| Answer» C. Siberian Tundra | |
| 72. |
Which of the following States of the U.5A are attached to Mexico? [CDS 1994] |
| A. | California and Texas |
| B. | Kansas and Kentucky |
| C. | New Mexico and Arkansas |
| D. | Rhode Island and Hawaii |
| Answer» B. Kansas and Kentucky | |
| 73. |
Exposure of rock to the changes of temperature is the cause of: [IFS 1990] |
| A. | Biological weathering |
| B. | Chemical weathering |
| C. | Degradational weathering |
| D. | Mechanical weathering |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
The tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in summerbecause |
| A. | of the heat of the summer |
| B. | the rainfall is inadequate |
| C. | it prevents loss of moisture through transpiration |
| D. | deciduous trees shed leaves |
| Answer» D. deciduous trees shed leaves | |
| 75. |
Tides in the sea have stored in them: [CDS 1994] |
| A. | hydraulic energy |
| B. | kinetic energy |
| C. | gravitational potential energy |
| D. | a combination of all the above three forms of energy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
Name the Continents that form a mirror image of each other [CDS 2011] |
| A. | North America and South America |
| B. | Asia and Africa |
| C. | Africa and South America |
| D. | Europe and Asia |
| Answer» D. Europe and Asia | |
| 77. |
An ox-bow lake is a : [IFS 1993] |
| A. | lake formed behind an off-shore bar |
| B. | lake occupying a volcanic crater |
| C. | lake formed due to cut off meander |
| D. | lake occupying a hollow scooped by a glacier |
| Answer» D. lake occupying a hollow scooped by a glacier | |
| 78. |
The highest grade of coal whose surface is shining and has the highest calorific value,is: |
| A. | Anthracite |
| B. | Bituminous |
| C. | Lignite |
| D. | Peat |
| Answer» B. Bituminous | |
| 79. |
Study the following diagram and say which of the given statements is not correct regarding it : |
| A. | It shows the earth's orbital position on 21st June |
| B. | All parallels in the northern hemisphere have days equal to nights |
| C. | There is continuous day north of the Arctic Circle |
| D. | South of the equator the length of the day decreases with increasing latitude |
| Answer» C. There is continuous day north of the Arctic Circle | |
| 80. |
Which of the following countries have achieved a negative growth rate of population? [CDS 1993] |
| A. | Australia, Canada and Sweden |
| B. | U.K., Sweden and Germany |
| C. | France, Italy and Ireland |
| D. | Japan, U.S.A. and Russia |
| Answer» B. U.K., Sweden and Germany | |
| 81. |
Wood pulp comes from: |
| A. | equatorial region |
| B. | temperate region |
| C. | mediterranean region |
| D. | coniferous forest region |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
Pole Star is always seen at one point in the sky whereas other stars are not; this is because: [CDS 1993] |
| A. | Pole star rotates with the same period as the earth |
| B. | Pole star is a star of our own galaxy |
| C. | Sun and Pole star are in two opposite directions relative to earth |
| D. | Pole star lies in the axis of spin of the earth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 83. |
The division of the world into major natural regions isprimarily based on |
| A. | atmosphere |
| B. | rainfall |
| C. | climate types |
| D. | annual range of temperature |
| Answer» D. annual range of temperature | |
| 84. |
The contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originates: .[CDS 2001] |
| A. | tropical cyclones |
| B. | inter-tropical convergence |
| C. | temperate cyclones |
| D. | tropospheric instability |
| Answer» D. tropospheric instability | |
| 85. |
Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to Milky Way? 1. It is a spiral galaxy. 2. The solar system resides in one of its spiral arms. Select the correct answer using the codes given below [NDA 2008] |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 86. |
Consider the following statements associated with Mediterranean climate: 1. It is so named because it occurs extensively in the periphery of Mediterranean sea. 2. These lands are exposed to hot, dry, land winds during the summer months. 3. The seasonal range of temperatures is considerable less than that in other areas of corresponding latitudes. Which of these statements are correct? [COS 1999) |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 1 and 2 |
| C. | 2 and 3 |
| D. | 1 and 3 |
| Answer» B. 1 and 2 | |
| 87. |
Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in: [Asstt Grade 1990] |
| A. | kilometers from the poles |
| B. | kilometers from the equator |
| C. | angles from the poles |
| D. | angles from the equator |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
The 'Old Faithful' in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming isa/an |
| A. | hot spring |
| B. | extinct volcano |
| C. | geyser |
| D. | oak tree |
| Answer» D. oak tree | |
| 89. |
The gap between birth rate and death rate per 1000 mid-yearpopulation of a given region is known as |
| A. | population rate |
| B. | natural growth rate of population |
| C. | birth and death rate of population |
| D. | population increamental ratio |
| Answer» C. birth and death rate of population | |
| 90. |
Which of the following countries share borders with Moldova? 1. Ukraine 2. Romania 3. Belarus Select the correct answer using the code given below: [IAS 2008] |
| A. | 1 and 2 only |
| B. | 2 and 3 only |
| C. | 1 and 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» B. 2 and 3 only | |
| 91. |
The ideal conditions for coral growth are: 1. water temperature around 20°C 2. tropical waters (between 30°N and 30°S) 3. highly saline water 4. adequate oxygen |
| A. | I, II and IV |
| B. | I, III and IV |
| C. | I, II and III |
| D. | II, III and IV |
| Answer» B. I, III and IV | |
| 92. |
A passenger, on his transcontinental railway journey in Europe comes across thefollowing cities: 1. Belgrade 2. Vienna 3. Sophia 4. Prague What is the sequence in which he touches these cities in his east to west journey? [NDA 2001] |
| A. | 1, 3, 4, 2 |
| B. | 4, 2, 1, 3 |
| C. | 2, 3, 4, 1 |
| D. | 3, 1, 2, 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
Shield volcanoes refer to: [NDA 1993] |
| A. | explosive lava eruptions |
| B. | repeated lava flows |
| C. | ejection of a wide range of pyroclastic materials |
| D. | individual lava flows |
| Answer» C. ejection of a wide range of pyroclastic materials | |
| 94. |
Consider the following statements: 1. Suez Canal is an important link between developed countries and developing countries. 2. It joins the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez 3. It is not a sea level canal. Which of the statement given above is/are correct? [CDS 2009] |
| A. | I and II |
| B. | I and III |
| C. | II and III |
| D. | I only |
| Answer» B. I and III | |
| 95. |
If a place is located at 20°N, 80°E in which of the following continents does it lie? [CDS1989] |
| A. | Africa |
| B. | Asia |
| C. | Europe |
| D. | North America |
| Answer» C. Europe | |
| 96. |
The ______ railway is the longest railway route in the world. |
| A. | Trans-Siberian |
| B. | Canadian-Pacific |
| C. | Trans-Andes |
| D. | Trans-Continental, Australia |
| Answer» B. Canadian-Pacific | |
| 97. |
The deepest or the Oceanic trenches is the ______ trench. |
| A. | Mariana |
| B. | Puerto Rico |
| C. | Japanese |
| D. | Sunda |
| Answer» B. Puerto Rico | |
| 98. |
Formation of pot holes in river beds is an example of: |
| A. | hydration |
| B. | erosion |
| C. | corrosion |
| D. | attrition |
| Answer» D. attrition | |
| 99. |
Which one of the following statements regarding Shooting Stars is incorrect ? [NDA 1995] |
| A. | They are meteors |
| B. | They are the debris which got separated from a comet |
| C. | They emit light due to extremely high temperature caused by friction while they are passing through earth's atmosphere |
| D. | They are a kind of a star |
| Answer» E. | |
| 100. |
The permanent tilt of the earth's axis and the revolution of the earth in its orbit together cause: 1. deflection of winds and ocean currents 2. differences in time between places on different meridians 3. varying length of day and night at different times of the year 4. changes in the altitude of the mid-day sun at different times of the year |
| A. | II, III and IV |
| B. | I and IV |
| C. | III and IV |
| D. | I, II and III |
| Answer» D. I, II and III | |