Mock Test-1 (Paper-1) (Question 1-50)

Total Questions: 50

31. Match the following

List-IList-II
A. Isobars1. Temperature
B. Isohyets2. Pressure
C. Isotherms3. Rainfall
D. Isohel4. Snowfall
5. Sunshine

 

Code:ABCD
(a)2413
(b)2315
(c)2351
(d)2135
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:Isobars are lines on a weather map joining together places of equal atmospheric pressure.

A line drawn on a map connecting points, having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period is called Isohyet.

Isotherms, lines connecting points of equal air temperature are used to map the geographic pattern of temperature across the earth's surface. The spacing of isotherms depicts the temperature gradient across a portion of the Earth's surface. Isohel is a line on a map connecting places with an equal period of sunshine.

32. Which of the following statements is correct about cryosphere?

Correct Answer: (d) All the above
Solution:Cryosphere are such parts of earth's system where the temperature goes down below 0°c at least once a year. The largest component of it is the snow belt of Greenland and Antartica. Its components are Marine Snow, ice - shelf, frozen land, and ice - caps.

33. The term panplane refers to —

Correct Answer: (b) A plane formed by joining of flood-plains
Solution:Pan Plane is almost a flat land surface created by the coalescence of flood plains owing to the lateral erosion by rivers of the intervening divides.

34. Which of the following is the correct sequence of the process of precipitation?

Correct Answer: (c) unsaturated air, dew point, condensation, precipitation
Solution:This is the correct sequence of precipitation.

35. The retreating Monsoon gives rainfall to

Correct Answer: (c) Tamil Nadu
Solution:Retreating monsoon gives rainfall to Tamil Nadu. Around September, with the sun fast retreating south, the northern land mass of the Indian subcontinent begins to cool off rapidly. With this air pressure begins to build over northern India, the Indian Ocean and its surrounding atmosphere still holds its heat.

This causes cold wind to sweep down from the Himalayas and Indo-Gangetic Plain towards the vast spans of the Indian Ocean south of the Deccan peninsula. This is known as the Northeast Monsoon or Retreating Monsoon.

Retreating monsoon givest rainfall to Tamil Nadu.

36. Arrange the following mountain ranges from north to south order and select the correct answer from the codes:

1. Dholadhar

2. Ladakh

3. Pirpanjal

4. Zaskar

Correct Answer: (c) 2, 4, 3, 1
Solution:Zanskar or Zangskar is a subdistrict or tehsil of the Kargil district, which lies in the eastern half of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The administrative centre is Padum

The Pir Panjal Range is a group of mountains in the Inner Himalayan region, running from east-southeast (ESE) to west-northwest (WNW) across the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh.

The Dhauladhar range is a southern branch of the main Outer Himalayan chain of mountains. It rises from the Indian plains to the north of Kangra and Mandi.

37. Duncan Passage is located between

Correct Answer: (a) South and little Andaman
Solution:Duncan Passage is a strait in the Indian Ocean. It separates South and Little Andaman.

38. Considering the locations of mountains in India, which one among the following is in right sequence from south to north?

Correct Answer: (b) Doddabetta, Vindhyachal, Dhaulagiri, Kailash
Solution:Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Hills (Tamil Nadu)at 2,637 metres.

The Vindhyas run across most of central India.

The Dhaulagiri massif in Nepal extends 120 km from the Kaligandaki River west to the Bheri.

Mt. Kailash peak is standing in the remote south-west corner of Tibet in the Himalayan Mountains.

39. Peneplain is related to

Correct Answer: (d) river
Solution:A low-relief plain representing the final stage of fluvial erosion or erosion due to river during times of extended tectonic stability.

40. The hills situated closer to Kanyakumari are

Correct Answer: (c) Cardamom Hills
Solution:Cardamom hills are closer to the district of Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. The Cardamom Hills or Yela Mala are mountain range of southern India and part of the southern Western Ghats located in southeast Kerala and southwest Tamil Nadu in India. Their name comes from the cardamom spice grown in much of the hills' cool elevation, which also supports pepper and coffee.