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PTS 2021|L1 Test 5| Q.1) Consider the following pairs:

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2. Presence of high-pressure area east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.

Mass movement

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1. Rockslide

Sliding of individual rock

3. Movement of the sub-tropical westerly jet

masses down bedding, joint

stream to the south of Himalayas during

or fault surfaces

summer.

2. Slump

3. Creep

Extremely slow movement of

Select the correct answer using the code given

materials down a low grade

below.

slope

a) 1 only

Slipping of rock debris with a

b) 1 and 2 only

backward rotation of mass

c) 2 and 3 only

Which of the pairs given above is/are incorrectly

d) 1, 2 and 3

matched? a) 1 and 3 only b) 1 and 2 only c) 2 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.4) With regard to the Indian Plate, consider the following statements: 1. It

includes

Peninsular

India

and

the

Australian continental portions. 2. It was separated from the Asian continent by

Q.2) Consider the following statements with regarding to the Structure of the Earth: 1. The continental crust is thicker in the areas of major mountain systems. 2. The upper portion of the crust is called asthenosphere. 3. The outer core is in liquid state while the inner core is in solid state. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) 1 and 2 only b) 1 and 3 only c) 2 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3

the Pacific Ocean. 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 Q.5) With regard to the UNCCD COP14, consider the following statements: 1. The conference was hosted by India for the first time. 2. The Delhi Declaration was adopted during the conference. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q.3) Which of the following factors favour South west monsoon over India? 1. Shifting of Inter Tropical Convergence Zone over Ganga plain during summer.

a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2

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PTS 2021|L1 Test 5| Q.6) Consider the following statements:

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d) Neither 1 nor 2

1. The basic source of all minerals is the hot magma in Earth’s interior.

Q.9) Consider the following statements:

2. The most abundant element in Earth's crust is

1. Abyssal

plains

lie

between

continental

margins and mid- oceanic ridges.

Oxygen. Which of the statements given above is/are

2. Shelf break is the zone between continental shelf and the shoreline.

correct? a) 1 only

3. Mid-Oceanic Ridges form an interconnected

b) 2 only

chain of mountain system within the ocean.

c) Both 1 and 2

Which of the statements given above is/are

d) Neither 1 nor 2

correct? a) 1 and 2 only

Q.7) Which of the following factors affect the

b) 1 and 3 only

distribution of temperature of ocean water?

c) 2 only

1. Latitude

d) 1, 2 and 3

2. Unequal distribution of land and water 3. Prevailing wind

Q.10) Under the Forest Plus 2.0, technical

4. Ocean Currents

assistance will be provided to improve the

Select the correct answer using the code given

management of forested landscapes in which of

below:

the following states?

a) 1 and 2 only

a) Bihar, Kerala and Telangana

b) 2 and 3 only

b) Maharashtra, Telangana and Bihar

c) 1 and 3 only

c) Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Bihar

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) Kerala, Bihar and Tamil Nadu

Q.8)

Consider

the

following

statements

Q.11) Which one of the following planets is

regarding Igneous Rock:

considered an outer planet?

1. It is formed by the deposition of fragments of

a) Jupiter b) Mercury

rocks by exogenous processes. 2. It contains the fossil record of large number

b) Venus c) Earth

of ancient life-forms. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2

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PTS 2021|L1 Test 5| Q.12)

Consider

the

following

statements

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Which of the statements given above is/are

regarding Orogeny and Epeirogeny:

correct?

1. Orogeny involves simple deformation of the

a) 1 and 2 only

crust whereas epeirogeny involves severe

b) 1 and 3 only

deformation.

c) 2 and 3 only

2. Orogeny is continental building process

d) 1, 2 and 3

whereas epeirogeny is a mountain building process.

Q.15) Consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are

1. The Constitution provides for only English as the official language of the Union.

correct?

2. The

a) 1 only

Constitution

specifies

the

official

language of different states.

b) 2 only

3. The

c) Both 1 and 2

Constitution

mandates

that

all

proceedings in the Supreme Court to be

d) Neither 1 nor 2

undertaken only in English. Q.13) Consider the following pairs of Mountains

Which of the statements given above is/are

and their types:

correct?

Mountains 1. Appalachians

Type

a) 1 and 2 only

- Block Mountains

b) 2 and 3 only

2. Vosges Mountain - Fold Mountains

c) 3 only

3. Kilimanjaro

d) 1, 2 and 3

- Volcanic Mountain

Which of the pairs given above is/are incorrectly matched?

Q.16) At Place X, local time is 5 hours ahead of

a) 1 and 3 only

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and sun is

b) 1 and 2 only

overhead at 12 PM noon in the month of May.

c) 2 and 3 only

This place is likely to be located in which of the

d) 1, 2 and 3

following continents? a) Africa

Q.14) Consider the following statements:

b) North America

1. A long winter night with cloudy skies and

c) Asia

turbulent air is ideal situation for temperature

d) South America

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Q.17) Consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are

1. The southern slopes in Himalayan region are

correct?

covered with thick vegetation cover as

a) 1 and 2 only

compared to its northern slopes.

b) 2 and 3 only

2. The Eastern slopes of Western Ghats have thick forests while the western slopes have

c) 1, 2 and 3 only d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

relatively sparse vegetation cover. Which of the statements given above is/are

Q.20) New Southern Policy, which aims at

correct?

strengthening economic and strategic relations

a) 1 only

with India, is a foreign policy of which of the

b) 2 only

following countries?

c) Both 1 and 2

a) Russia

d) Neither 1 nor 2

b) Japan c) South Korea

Q.18) Consider the following pairs:

d) Australia

Type of Earthquakes

Associated with

1. Collapse earthquakes

Areas of large

Q.21) Consider the following statements:

reservoirs

1. Handloom

2. Tectonic earthquakes

3. Explosion earthquakes

sector requires small

capital

Sliding of rocks

investment and provides employment to

along a fault plane

semi-skilled workers.

Areas of active volcanoes

2. Power loom sector is highly labour intensive with high volume of production.

Which of the pairs given above is/are incorrectly

Which of the statements given above is/are

matched?

correct?

a) 1 and 2 only

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 only

c) 2 and 3 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 3

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.19) Which of the following factors influence the distribution of Population? 1. Minerals 2. Soils 3. Landforms 4. Industrialization

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Q.22) Which of the following is/are rabi crops?

b) 1 and 3 only

1. Mustard

c) 2 and 3 only

2. Soybean

d) 1, 2 and 3

3. Gram Q.25) The International Migrant Stock 2019 has

4. Cotton Select the correct answer using the code given

been released by a) International Organization for Migration

below:

b) United Nations High Commissioner for

a) 1 and 2 only

Refugees

b) 1 and 3 only

c) International Labor Organization

c) 2 and 4 only

d) Union Nations Department of Economic and

d) 2 and 3 only

Social Affairs Q.23) Consider the following pairs:

Drainage

Features

landforms in glaciated mountains. They often are

Pattern 1. Trellis

Resembling the branches of a tree

2. Dendritic

Primary tributaries of rivers flow parallel to each other and secondary tributaries join them at right angles

3. Radial

Q.26) They are the most common of eroded

Rivers originate from a hill and flow in all directions

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

found at the heads of glacial valleys. The accumulated ice cuts them while moving down the mountain tops. They are deep, long and wide troughs or basins with very steep concave to vertically dropping high walls at its head as well as sides. Which of the following landform is mentioned in the above paragraph? a) Cirques

a) 1 and 3 only

b) Eskers

b) 1 and 2 only

c) Drumlins

c) 3 only

d) Moraines

d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.27) Which one of the following statements is Q.24) Physical weathering processes depend on

correct about wavelength?

which of the following?

a) It is the horizontal distance between two

1. Gravitational force

successive crests.

2. Expansion force

b) It is the rate at which the wave moves through

3. Water pressure

the water.

Select the correct answer using the code given below: a) 1 and 2 only

c) It is the number of waves passing a given point during a one second time interval. d) It is one-half of the wave height.

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PTS 2021|L1 Test 5| Q.28) Which one of the following layers is the

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2. They move northwards during winters in the Northern hemisphere

most important layer for all biological activity? a) Troposphere

Select the answer using the codes given below:

b) Ionosphere

a) 1 only

c) Mesosphere

b) 2 only

d) Stratosphere

c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.29) Which among the following are the factors causing variations in insolation on earth surface? 1. Angle of inclination of sun’s rays 2. Longitudinal pressure differences

Q.32) With regard to the Coriolis force, consider the following statements: 1. It is directly proportional to the angle of

3. Transparency of the atmosphere

latitude.

4. Earth’s rotation on its axis

2. It acts parallel to the pressure gradient force.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1, 2 and 3 only

a) 1 only

b) 2 and 4 only

b) 2 only

c) 1, 3 and 4 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.30) Consider the following statements with regard to the National Population Register (NPR): 1. It is a list of all the citizens of the country. 2. It is being prepared under the provisions of the Citizenship Act 1955. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q.33) Consider the following statements: 1

Absolute humidity is the weight of water vapour per unit volume of air.

2. Absolute humidity differs from place to place on the surface of the earth. 3. Relative

humidity

is

greater

over

the

continents and least over the oceans. Which of the statements given above is/are

a) 1 only

incorrect?

b) 2 only

a) 1 and 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

b) 3 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

c) 2 and 3 only

Q.31) Which of the following statements is/are

d) 2 only

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Q.34) Consider the following statements:

Which of the pairs given above is/are incorrectly

1. The inner planets of the solar system are made

matched? a) 1 and 2 only

up of rocks. 2. Only one side of Moon is visible to us from

b) 1, 3 and 4 only c) 2 and 4 only

Earth. 3. Asteroids are found between the orbits of

d) 2, 3 and 4 only

Earth and Mars. Which of the statements given above is/are

Q.37) Consider the followings statements with

correct?

reference to Depositional Landforms:

a) 1 only

1. Alluvial fans are formed when streams

b) 1 and 2 only

flowing from higher levels break into foot

c) 2 and 3 only

slope plains of low gradient. 2. Alluvial fans in humid areas have steep slope

d) 1, 2 and 3

whereas alluvial fans in arid and semi-arid Q.35) Consider the following statements: 1. The President is empowered to transfer a judge from one High court to another. 2. The transfer of a high court judge cannot be challenged in the Court of law.

climates have gentle slope. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) 1 only b) 2 only

Which of the statements given above is/are

c) Both 1 and 2

correct?

d) Neither 1 nor 2

a) 1 only b) 2 only

Q.38) Consider the following statements:

c) Both 1 and 2

1. Western coastal plains are broader than the

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Eastern coastal plains in India. 2. Jog Falls is a waterfall on the Sharavati river

Q.36) Consider the following pairs:

Physical feature

Significance

1. Great Sandy

Shared by USA and

Desert

Mexico

2. Atlas Mountains

Separates Asia from

located in the Western Ghats. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) 1 only

Europe

b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2

3. Isthmus of

Joins North America with

Panama

South America

4. Bering Strait

Connects Arctic ocean

d) Neither 1 nor 2

with the Pacific Ocean

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Q.49) Consider the following statements:

Q.52) Consider the following statements:

1. In India, the fertilizer industry is centered

1. Pulses need high moisture and wet conditions

around production of nitrogenous fertilizers

to grow. 2. Pulses help in restoring soil fertility by fixing

only. 2. India has large reserves of commercially usable potash and potassium compounds. Which of the statements given above is/are

nitrogen from the air. 3. India is the second largest producer of pulses after China.

correct?

Which of the statements given above is/are

a) 1 only

incorrect?

b) 2 only

a) 1 and 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 and 3 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

c) 2 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.50) Consider the following statements with regarding ASEAN:

Q.53) Consider the following statements:

1. It is an economic organization with members belonging to South East Asia.

1. Development is quantitative and value neutral. 2. Positive growth always lead to development.

2. India has signed a Free Trade Agreement with the ASEAN.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only b) 2 only

a) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

b) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.54) Consider the following statements:

Q.51) Consider the following statements:

The idea of human development is supported by

1. Age Structure is an important indicator of

the concepts of 1. Sustainability

population composition. ...