Geography of India (Part -II) (UPSC)

Total Questions: 50

1. The first marine sanctuary in India, within its bounds coral reefs, mollusca, dolphins, tortoises and various kinds of sea birds, has been established in: [1999]

(a) Sundarbans
(b) Chilka Lake
(c) Gulf of Kutch
(d) Lakshadweep

Correct Answer: (c) Gulf of Kutch

Solution:Gulf of Kutch in 1980, 270 km from Obha to Sadiya.

2. Which one of the following pairs of states and tribes is not correctly matched? [1999]

(a) Assam : Miri
(b) Nagaland : Konyak
(c) Arunachal : Apatani
(d) Madhya Pradesh : Lambada

Correct Answer: (d) Madhya Pradesh : Lambada

Solution:Lambada tribes are found in Rajasthan and not in Madhya Pradesh.

3. In the rough outline map of a part of Jammu and Kashmir shown in the figure, places marked A, B, C and D represent respectively: [1999]

(a) Anantnag, Baramula, Srinagar and Kargil
(b) Baramula, Srinagar, Kargil and Anantnag
(c) Baramula, Srinagar, Anantnag and Kargil
(d) Srinagar, Baramula, Kargil and Anantnag

Correct Answer: (c) Baramula, Srinagar, Anantnag and Kargil

Solution:In the given figure 'A' is Baramula, 'B' is Srinagar, 'C' is Anantnag and 'D' is Kargil.

4. If it is 10.00 am. I.S.T., then what would be the local time at Shillong on 92° E longitude? [1999]

(a) 9.38 a.m.
(b) 10.38 a.m
(c) 10.22 a.m.
(d) 9.22 a.m.

Correct Answer: (b) 10.38 a.m

Solution:Indian Government has accepted 82.5° E for the standard time which is (82.5° x 4 minutes = 5 hrs 30 minutes ahead of GMT). Shillong is situated on 92°E longitude. So the deference is 92°-82.5° 9.5°. Since the earth makes one complete revolution of 360° in one day or 24 hours, it passes through 15° in one hour or 1º in 4 minutes. So the deference will between IST and Shillong 9.5° x 4 = 32 minute. Hence local time at Shillong on 92°E longitude is 10:38 am.

5. The Ravva offshore block, with great potential for oil, is located in: [1999]

(a) Krishna-Godavari basin
(b) Cauvery basin
(c) Mahanadi basin
(d) Palar-Pennar basin

Correct Answer: (a) Krishna-Godavari basin

Solution:The Ravva offshore block is in Krishna-Godavari basin of Andhra Pradesh. It is the area of a great reserve of petroleum and natural gas.

6. Which one of the following statements is not true? [2000]

(a) Ghaggar's water is utilised in the Indira Gandhi canal
(b) Narmada rises from Amarkantak region
(c) Nizam Sagar is situated on the Manjra river
(d) Penganga is a tributary of the Godavari

Correct Answer: (a) Ghaggar's water is utilised in the Indira Gandhi canal

Solution:Indira Gandhi Canal originated from Harike barrage at Sultanpur on Sutlej but Ghaggar is a tributary of river Saraswati, which ends in the Thar desert.

7. Match the locations of ports labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with the names of those ports and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the ports: [2000]

1. Kakinada

2. Karwar

3. Mangalore

4. Tuticorin

5. Veraval

	A	B	C	D
(a)	4	2	3	5
(b)	5	2	4	1
(c)	1	3	4	2
(d)	5	3	2	1

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:In the given map 'A' marked ports is Veraval of Gujarat, 'B' marked port is Karwar of Karnataka, 'C' marked port is Tuticorin of Tamil Nadu and 'D' marked port is Kakinada of Andhra Pradesh.

8. Which one of the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their inhabitation is NOT correctly matched? [2000]

(a) Buksa : Pauri-Garhwal
(b) Kol : Jabalpur
(c) Munda : Chhota Nagpur
(d) Korba : Kodagu

Correct Answer: (d) Korba : Kodagu

Solution:Korba tribe in found in chhotanagpur of Chhattisgarh and Jarkhand, whereas Kodagu in a district in Karnataka.

9. Assertion (A): The frequency of floods in north Indian plains has increased during the last couple of decades. [2000]

Reason (R): There has been a reduction in the depth of river valleys due to deposition of silt.

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

Correct Answer: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Solution:Siltation is the process of deposition of silt on the river bed through rain water, by which the depth of the river reduces. The flood water crosses the river embankment, by which flood occurs in most part of north India.

10. Which one of the following statements is true according to 1991 Census data? [2000]

(a) U.P. has the highest density of population in India
(b) Himachal Pradesh has the highest female to male sex ratio in India
(c) West Bengal has the highest growth rate of population in India
(d) Bihar has the lowest literacy rate in India

Correct Answer: (d) Bihar has the lowest literacy rate in India

Solution:According to 1991 literacy statistics Bihar has the lowest literacy rates in India.

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