Geography (Part-2) (CDS-Solved Paper)

Total Questions: 50

1. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

Industrial Town-Bhilai, Chhattisgarh Transport Town- Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh). Mining Town-Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh), Garrison Cantonment Town-Ambala (Haryana).

2. Which of the following statements with regard to the land use situation in India is/are correct? [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

1. There has been a tremendous decline in area under forest in recent years.
2. The rate of increase in land use in recent years is the highest in case of area under non-agricultural use.
3. Land use such as barren and wasteland, area under pastures and tree crops have experienced decline in the recent years.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Correct Answer: (c) 2 and 3
Solution:

India’s tree and forest cover has registered an increase of 1% or 8,021 sq. km in two years since 2015, according to the latest assessment by the government. Land devoted to non-agricultural use has increased three times since independence.
Whereas, Land use under barren and wasteland and area under pastures and tree crops have declined significantly. Thus, statement 2 and 3 are correct.

3. Which one of the following was not a part of the strategies followed by the Government of India to increase foodgrain production in India immediately after independence? [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Using High Yielding Varieties (HYV) seeds.
Solution:

Use of High Yielding Varieties (HYV) seeds were not a part of strategies followed by Government of India to increase foodgrain production in India immediately after independence. HYV seeds were not used in India till beginning of Green Revolution.

4. Which one of the following is a West-flowing river? [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Narmada
Solution:

Narmada is the largest West-flowing river of the Peninsular India. Narmada flows Westwards through a rift valley between the Vindhyan Range on the North and the Satpura Range on the South.

5. Khasi language is included in [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Mon-Khmer branch of Austro-Asiatic sub-family.
Solution:

The Austroasiatic language, also known as ‘Mon-Khmer’. Khasi is an Austro-Asiatic language spoken primarily in Meghalaya state in India by the Khasi people. It is also spoken by a sizable population in Assam and Bangladesh.

Khasi is part of the Austro-Asiatic language family and is related to Cambodian and Mon languages of South-East Asia and the Munda branch of that family which is spoken in East-Central India.

6. Which one among the following is not a tributary of river Luni? [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Banas
Solution:

Major tributaries of Luni river are the Sukri, Mithri, Bandi, Khari, Jawai, Guhiya and Sagi on the left bank and the Jojari river on the right bank. The Luni river begins near Ajmer in the Pushkar valley of the Western Aravalli Range at an elevation of about 550 m. The Banas is a river in Rajasthan in the Western India. It is a tributary of the Chambal river.

7. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:

The Cheruthoni Dam, located in Idukki district, Kerala, India is a 138m tall concrete gravity dam.

The Indira Sagar Dam is a multipurpose project of Madhya Pradesh on the Narmada river. Krishnaraja Sagar Dam, popularly known as ‘KRS’, is a lake and the dam that creates it.

They are close to settlement of Krishnaraja Sagar in the Indian state of Karnataka. The Mettur Dam is the largest in Tamil Nadu located across the river Cauvery.

8. Which one among the following Union Territories of India shares the shortest length of National Highways? [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Chandigarh
Solution:

Length of National Highway in Chandigarh is 15km, in Delhi is 80km, in Daman and Diu is 22 km and in Dadar and Nagar Haveli is 31km.

9. Which one among the following passes links Lhasa with Ladakh? [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Lanak La
Solution:

Lanak La is a well-established frontier point between Ladakh and Tibet. It is on the South-Eastern boundary of the Aksai Chin region that is controlled by China. It connects Lhasa to Ladakh.

10. Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct option. [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

Statement I Agriculture in India still accounts for a substantial share in total employment.
Statement II There has been no decline in volatility of agricultural growth in India. Codes

Correct Answer: (c) Statement I is true, but statement II is false
Solution:

The Indian economy has moved decisively to a higher path of growth. In Agriculture’s share of total employment has declined. It is still a dominant source of employment, and presently it accounts for 52 per cent of the country’s total labour force.
The declining trend in agricultural growth has emerged as a major concern for researchers and policymakers but volatility in agriculture has declined significantly in India. Thus, statement I is correct and II is incorrect.