1. Why western coast of India receives heavy rainfall but the Deccan Plateau receives very little?

(a) The Deccan Plateau is situated on the beeward side of the Western Ghats
(b) The region is simply bypassed by the south-west monsoon
(c) There is lack of high mountains in the Deccan Plateau
(d) There is weak low pressure belt

2. Isohaline is an imaginary line joining the places having equal

(a) radiation
(b) insolation
(c) salinity
(d) sunshine

3. Which one of the following characteristics related to Nordic countries is true?

(a) None of them are land locked from all four sides
(b) The Arctic Circle passes through all of them
(c) Inland waterway is the most important means of internal transport
(d) The whole region is ice-capped throughout the year

4. Which one of the following statements about the 'Sir Creek' is correct?

(a) It forms the boundary between Gujarat and Sind province of Pakistan
(b) It is an imaginary line dividing the river Jhelum between India and Pakistan
(c) It is a narrow stream forming the boundary between India and Myanmar
(d) It is a tiny island and a reputed tourist spot in the Bay of Bengal

5. Consider the following railway zones:

1. North-Eastern Railway
2. Central Railway
3. North-Western Railway
4. South-Eastern Railway

Which one of the following is the correct order of locations of the headquarters of the above railway zones from West to East?
(a) 1-2-3-4
(b) 2-3-1-4
(c) 3-2-4-1
(d) 3-4-2-1

Directions (Q. Nos. 6-9) Following items are based on the passage given below.
Roughly extending from 8° north to 38° north latitude and from 68° east to 98° east longitude the country of India is of great geographical extent and diversities. It sprawls from the snowy ranges of the Himalayas in the north to the shores of the Indian Ocean in the south through the great plains and plateaus in between. It is about 3200 km in length from north (Kashmir) to south (Kanyakumari) and 2900 km from west (Gujarat) to east (Arunachal Pradesh). Its vastness in area and variation in tropographic character and geological structure result in great diversities in climate, vegetation, soil, cropping pattern, human activities and so on across the country. It is often known as a subcontinent.

6. Although the extents of latitude and longitude are same, i.e, 30° why is India's north-south length longer than the East-West length by 300 km?

(a) The alignment of the country is such that the north- south length is longer than its east-west length
(b) The north-south length, which is measured along themeridian (great circle) is longer than the east-west length which is measured along the parallel close to the tropic of cancer (small circle)
(c) The north-south and east-west lengths can not be compared, as the former is measured along the meridian and the latter along the parallel
(d) The difference in length is due to variation in scale error along the meridian and parallel

7. Which one among the following is the most important reason behind the prevalence of extreme type of climate in different parts of India?

(a) The long latitudinal extent
(b) The east-west alignment of the Himalayas
(c) The peninsular location of the country
(d) The significant variation in altitude

8. Which one of the following is not an important reason behind the prevailing variation in cropping patterns in the country?

(a) Variation in rainfall
(b) Variation in soil type
(c)Variation in irrigation facilities
(d) Variation in altitude

9. Which one of the following statements relating to time is not correct?

(a) The local time difference between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh is around two hours
(b) Gujarat saves about one hour time over the IST
(c) Arunachal Pradesh loses about two hours time over the IST
(d) The 1ST is advanced by five hours thirty minutes against the GMT

10. Plants that behave as a Xerophyte in one season and as hydrophyte in another season is known as

(a) Saprophytes
(b) Tropophytes
(c) Heliotrophytes
(d) Virotophytes

11. The lake Ontario and St. Lawrence of USA and Canada lie to the south-east of

(a) Hudson Bay
(b) Labrador Sea
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) New Foundland

12. Which of the following is/are coastal cities?

1. Hamburg
2. Washington
3. Berlin
4. Cairo
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1 only

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13. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

            List I             List II
a. Isobars                 1. Lines of equal time
b. Isohels                 2. Lines of equal pressure
c. Isochrones           3. Lines of equal salinity
                               4. Lines of equal duration of sunlight
Codes
            A         B         C
(a)        1         2         4
(b)        2         4         3
(c)        2         4         1
(d)        1         2         3

14. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

        Tropical Cyclone         Location
(a)  Hurricane                1. Australia
(b)  Willy-Willy              2. Japan
(c)  Baguio                     3. Philippines
                                     4. North Atlantic

15. Which one of the following can be considered as an initial warning of an approaching Tsunami?

(a) Thundering noise
(b) Squally winds and rainfall
(c) Rapid withdrawal of water away from the beach
(d) Rapid landward movement of water

16. Which one of the following temple complexes of India does not represent the typical Nagara style?

(a) Tigawa, Madhya Pradesh
(b) Nachna, Rajasthan
(c) Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh
(d) Mammalapuram, Tamil Nadu

17. Which one among the following is not correct about the Subsidiary Alliance?

(a) It was formulated by Wellesley
(b) British army was posted in the subsidiary state
(c) It did not recognize an adopted heir to a subsidiary state
(d) A British Resident was posted in the subsidiary state

Directions (Q. Nos. 18-20) Following items are based on the passage given below.
The permanent settlement vested the land ownership right in the zamindars, who previously enjoyed only revenue collecting rights. Therefore, those who lost out in this settlement were the peasants, who were left at the mercy of the zamindars. The customary occupancy right was ignored and they were reduced to the status of tenants. The provision of patta or written agreement between the peasant and the zamindar providing a record of the amount of rent to be paid, was rarely followed by the zamindars. Nor was it liked by the peasants who always feared to lose in any formal record of rights and obligations. The burden of high revenue assessment was thus shifted to the peasants, who were ofte n a lso calle d upon to pay ille gal ce sses. The subsequent regulations of 1799 and 1812 gave the zamindars the right to seize property of the tenants in case of non-payment of rent without any permission of a court of law. It is no wonder, therefore, that as a cumulative effect of this support to the coercive power of the zamindars, the condition of the actual cultivators declined under the Permanent Settlement.

18. According to the passage, the permanent settlement vested

(a) revenue collecting rights to zamindars
(b) land ownership rights to the state M.
(c) land ownership rights to zamindars
(d) customary rights to peasants

19. Before the permanent settlement the peasants enjoyed

(a) customary occupancy rights
(b) only tenancy rights
(c) high rent demands
(d) revenue collecting rights

20. Patta was a written agreement between the

(a) peasant and zamindars providing a record of the amount of rent
(b) peasants and the state
(c) zamindars and the state
(d) peasants and zamindars regarding cesses to be paid except rent

21. Which one of the following statements regarding matter is not correct?

(a) Matter is anything that occupies space
(b) At high temperatures matter becomes plasma
(c) All matter is composed of large particles such as atoms and molecules
(d) Colloids are made up of larger particles of matter

22. Which of the following are the risk factors in the transmission of the HIV infection?

1. Smoking and drinking alcohol
2. Observing bad hygiene
3. Blood transfusion
4. Unprotected sex
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4

23. Which of the following is/are the methods of prevention from HIV infection?

1. Use of condoms.
2. Use of intra-uterine devices like Copper-T.
3. Staying away from HIV infected person.
4. Using a face mask when in company of HIV infected person.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1 only

24. Consider the following items of wholesale price index :

1. Primary articles
2. Fuel, power, lights and lubricants
3. Manufacturing products
Arrange the above items in descending order in terms of their weightage in calculating wholesale price index
(a) l, 2, 3
(b) l,3, 2
(c) 3, 1,2
(d) 3, 2, 1

25. Which among the following is/are the reasons behind using Mercury in thermometers?

1. Mercury does not wet the inner sides of the thermometer.
2. It can be seen easily in a thin capillary tube of the thermometer.
3. It is a good conductor of heat.
4. It is non-toxic.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4

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Answer:-
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (c)12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (a)
21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (d) 24. (c) 25. (c)