(IGP) CSAT Paper - I : Geography - MCQ 3

Geography (MCQ - 3)

1.Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Gulf with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides
(b) Tidal currents take place when a gulf is connected with the open sea by a narrow channel
(c) Tidal bore occurs when a tide enters the narrow and shallow estuary of a river
(d) The tidal nature of the mouth of the river Hooghly is of crucial importance to Kolkata as port

Direction: Question are of Assertion (A) and Reason (R) type Give

(a) If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) If A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) If A is true but R is false
(d) If A is false but R is true

2. A: Bangalore receives much higher average annual rainfall than that of Mangalore.
R: Bangalore has the benefit of receiving rainfall both from south-west and north-east monsoons.

3. A: West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India have no deltas.
R: These rivers do not carry any alluvial sediments

4. Match List-I (National Park/Sanctuary) with List- II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
    List-I                                                    List-II
A. Kanger Ghati National Par             1. Chhattisgarh
B. Nagerhole National Park                2. Haryana
C. Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary                3. Himachal Pradesh
D. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary               4. Karnataka
Codes:
     A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 1 2 3 4

5. Match List-I (Beaches in India) with List-II (States) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I                                                 List-II
A. Gopnath Beach                         1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Lawsons Bay Beach                  2. Kerala
C. Devbagh Beach                         3. Gujarat
D. Sinquerim Beach                        4. Goa
5. Karnataka
Codes:
     A B C D
(a) 5 4 2 1
(b) 3 1 5 4
(c) 5 1 2 4
(d) 3 4 5 1

Answers

1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b)