Geography (Part-5) (CDS-Solved Paper)

Total Questions: 30

11. Which among the following is/are correct statement(s) about Malawi? [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

1. Malawi is a landlocked country in South-East Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland.
2. It has presidential system with unitary form of government.
3. Malawi’s economy is highly dependent on agriculture and majority of the population is rural.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Correct Answer: (c) 1, 2 and 3
Solution:

Malawi is a land locked country in South-East Africa bordered by Zambia to the North-West, Tanzania to the North-East and Mozambique to the East, South and West. It has presidential system with unitary form of government. Currently Peter Mutharika is the President.

Malawi is among the world’s least developed and most densely populated countries. Around 85% of the population live in rural areas. The economy is based on agriculture, and more than one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues came from agriculture.

12. Which of the following method(s) is/are suitable for soil conservation in hilly region? [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (a) 1 and 3
Solution:

Level terrace or contour bunding involves construction of bind passing through the points having same elevation (contour).

Contour ploughing is the farming practice of ploughing and/or planting across a slope following its elevation contour lines. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

13. Which one of the following is the example of subsistence farming? [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Shifting cultivation
Solution:

Subsistence farming is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers grow enough food to feed themselves and families. It is mostly practised in developing countries.

Shifting cultivation is a type/example of subsistence farming in which the farmers clear a patch of forest land by clearing and burning of trees and then crops are grown.

14. Which of the following is/are West flowing river(s) of India? [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

1. Mahanadi 2. Krishna 3. Narmada 4. Cauvery
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Correct Answer: (c) Only 3
Solution:

Rivers which flow from East to West direction are called West flowing rivers. Some major West flowing rivers of India are Narmada, Tapi, Luni, Indus, Jhelum, Beas, Sutlej, Mandovi, etc. Some major East flowing rivers of India are Godavari, Son, Mahanadi, Krishna, Ganga, etc.

15. A typical black hole is always specified by [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) a horizon
Solution:

A typical black hole is always specified by a horizon. Event horizon is the boundary marking the limits of a black hole.

Nothing that enters a black hole can get out or can be observed from outside the event horizon likewise, any radiation generated inside the horizon can never escape beyond it.

16. Which of the following statement(s) relating to Earthquakes is/are correct? [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

1. The point of origin of Earthquake is called epicenter.
2. The lines joining the places which were affected Earthquake at the same point of time are called homoseismal lines.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Correct Answer: (b) Only 2
Solution:

The point of origin of an Earthquake is called focus or hypocenter. Epicenter is the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.

The line on Earth’s surface connecting points which are affected by Earthquake at same time are called homoseismal lines.

17. The vegetation type characterised by (i) a large expanse of grassland with scattered trees and shrubs, (ii) lying between tropical rain forest and tropical steppes and deserts and (iii) flat-topped trees, is called [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) tropical savanna
Solution:

Tropical Savanna vegetation type is characterised by a large expanse of grassland with scattered trees and shrubs, lying between tropical rain forest and tropical steppes and deserts, and presence of flat topped trees. Savanna type of climate is also known as Sudan type of climate.

This climate is characterised by distinct wet and dry seasons, and mean high temperature throughout the year is between 24°C-27°C.

18. On 8th November, 2013, many people died in Philippines after a super typhoon ravaged the country. What was the name of the typhoon? [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Haiyan
Solution:

Typhoon Haiyan was a super typhoon that ravaged the Philippines on 8th November, 2013. Typhoon is the name given to tropical cyclones in the East and South-East Asia region.

They are developed in the region lying between Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn. Typhoons are more vigorous and move with very high velocity over the oceans but become weakened while moving over land areas and ultimately die out after reaching the interior portion of the continents.

The rainfall regimes of low latitudes are mainly controlled by tropical cyclones.

19. What would be the influence on the weather conditions when in mid-winter a feeble high pressure develops over the North-Western part of India? [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

1. High and dry winds would blow outward from this high pressure area.
2. The Northern plain would become cold.
3. Scorching winds (locally called loo) would blow during the day time.
4. There would be torrential rains brought by thunderstorms.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Correct Answer: (a) 1 and 2
Solution:

The temperature is very low in mid-winter in the North-Western part of India, which develops the high pressure and at the same time, the pressure is very low in Northern plain of India, due to which cold winds coming from North-Western India, increase cold in Northern plains as winds blow from high-pressure area to low pressure area.

20. Which of the following is/are direct source(s) of information about the interior of the Earth? [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Only 2
Solution:

During volcano explosion, the internal material of Earth comes to the surface. By study of these material we can get information about the interior of the Earth.