DPPGE: 27 February
1. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Geographical Feature Region
(a) Abyssinian Plateau : Arabia
(b) Atlas Mountains : North-Western Africa
(c) Guiana Highlands : South-Western Africa
(d) Okavango Basin : Patagonia
2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-l List-II
(District) (Rich source of )
A Almora 1. Gypsum
B Bikaner 2. Kyanite
C Singhbhum 3. Magnesite
Code .`
A B C
(a) 3 1 2
(b) 3 2 1
(c) 2 1 3
(d) 1 3 2
3. Consider the following statements :
1. Screw pines (Pandamts tectorius) are commonly found in Montane wet temperate forests.
2. Sal (Shorea robusta) is one of the trees found in the sub-Himalayan tract from Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh to the Darrang and Nowgong districts of Assam.
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
4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I List~II
(Name of Confluence) (River merging with Alaknanda)
A. Vishnu Prayag 1. Bhagirathi
B. Karna Prayag 2. Mandakini
C. Rudra Prayag 3. Pindar
D. Deva Prayag 4. Dhauli Ganga
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 4 3 2 1
5. Consider the following statements:
1. In the wet temperate forests at above 1500 m on the Nilgiris and Anaimalais, the Magnolias and Rhododendrons are commonly found.
2. Tropical dry evergreen forests are mostly found in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa.
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
6. Niagara Falls is located between which of the following pairs of lakes
(a) Lake Superior and Lake Huron
(b) Lake Huron and Lake Erie
(c) Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
(d) Lake Ontario and Lake Huron
7. Consider the following statements :
1. In India, groundnut crop is raised mostly during the Kharif season under rainfed conditions.
2. In India, tobacco is cultivated only in black cotton soils.
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
8. Match the following:
(Mineral)
A Mica
B Diamond
C Manganese
D Copper
(Place)
1. Chindwara
2. Bellary
3. Panna
4. Hazaribag
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 4 2 3 1
9. The Hkakabo Razi (5885 m), the highest point in mainland South-East Asia, is at the border between which of the following ?
(a) China and Myanmar
(b) China and Vietnam
(c) Cambodia and Laos
(d) Cambodia and Thailand
10. Choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): For the onset of wet summer monsoons of India, the South-East trade Winds over Indian Ocean cross the equator and recurve into a Southwesterly flow.
Reason (R): The Northeasterly surface winds of Siberian High blowing towards south Asia Cause the deflection of these winds.
