Geography of India (Part -II) (UPSC)

Total Questions: 50

41. Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan ? [2004]

(a) Bharatpur
(b) Jaipur
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Udaipur

Correct Answer: (b) Jaipur

Solution:Sambhar is India's largest salt lake which is located 96 km south west of city of Jaipur.

42. Match List I (National Park/Sanctuary) with List II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: [2004]

List-I	List-II
A Kanger Ghati National Park	1. Chhattisgarh
B. Nagerhole National Park	2. Haryana
C. Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary	3. Himachal Pradesh
D. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary	4. Karnataka

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

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:

National Park	Sanctuary
A. Kanger Ghati National Park	Chhattisgarh
B. Nagerhole National Park	Karnataka
C. Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary	Himachal Pradesh
D. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary	Haryana

43. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [2004]

(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.

Correct Answer: (a) Gulf with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides.

Solution:Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears would expect highest tides among all the four configurations. One example is Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico has high tides because all the water must get in and out of the Gulf through the narrow Florida Straits.

44. Assertion (A): Bangalore receives much higher average annual rainfall than that of Mangalore. [2004]

Reason (R): Bangalore has the benefit of receiving rainfall both from south-west and north-east monsoons.

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

Correct Answer: (d) A is false but R is true

Solution:Bangalore receives lesser rainfall than Mangalore. Mangalore is located in windward slope and receives 2000 mm of rainfall, whereas Bangalore present in rain shadow area receives less than 500 mm of water.

45. Assertion (A): West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India have no deltas. [2004]

Reason (R): These rivers do not carry any alluvial sediments.

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

Solution:West flowing rivers Narmada and Tapti do not form delta, because topography of western peninsular India is rocky without loose sediments and no alluvial sediments carried by the rivers.

46. Consider the following statements: [2004]

1. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research uses fast reactor technology

2. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Research and Exploration is engaged in heavy water production

3. Indian Rare Earths Limited is engaged in manufacture of Zircon for India's Nuclear Programme beside other rare earth products

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 3

Correct Answer: (a) 1, 2 and 3

Solution:All the statements are correct as for as atomic research development institutes are concerned.

47. Match List I (Beaches in India) with List II (States) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: [2004]

List-I	List-II
A. Gopinath Beach	1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Lawsons Bay Beach	2. Kerala
C. Devbagh Beach	3. Gujarat
D. Sinquerim Beach	4. Goa
	5. Karnataka

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

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:

Beach in India	State
A. Gopinath Beach	Gujarat
B. Lawsons Bay Beach	Andhra Pradesh
C. Devbagh Beach	Karnataka
D. Sinquerim Beach	Goa

48. Match List-I (Biosphere Reserve) with List-II (States) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: [2004]

List-I	List-II
A. Similipal	1. Sikkim
B. Dehong Deband	2. Uttaranchal
C. Nokrek	3. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Kanchenjunga	4. Orissa
	5. Meghalaya

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

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Similipal biosphere reserve is in Orissa. Dehong Deband biosphere reserve is in Arunachal Pradesh, Nokrek biosphere reserve is in Meghalaya and Kanchenjunga biosphere reserve is situated in Sikkim.

49. Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover? [2004]

(a) Sikkim
(b) Goa
(c) Haryana
(d) Kerala

Correct Answer: (c) Haryana

Solution:Haryana has 6.83% of area is forest cover area of the total land coverage, whereas Sikkim has 36%, 38.5% in Goa and 28.9% of Kerala has forest area of their total land mass.

50. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. The forest cover in India constitutes around 20% of its geographical area. Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitutes around 40%.

2. The National Forestry Action Programme aims at bringing one third of the area of India under tree forest cover.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only

Solution:Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitute around 2.54%; very dense forest and 8.77% are moderately dense forest. National Forestry Action Programme aims a long term plan to achieve the target of 33% forest cover.

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