Free Indian Geography - 09 Practice Test - IAS 

Question 1

Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one State in India?

A. Aravalli
B. Satpura
C. Ajanta
D. Sahyadri

SOLUTION

Solution : C

 

Question 2

The alpine vegetation in the western Himalayas is found only up to a height of 3000 meters while in the eastern Himalayas it is found up to a height of 4000 meters. The reason for this variation in the same mountain range is that

A. eastern Himalayas are higher than western Himalayas
B. eastern Himalayas are nearer to the equator and sea coast than western Himalayas
C. eastern Himalayas get more monsoon rainfall than the western Himalayas
D. eastern Himalayas rocks are more fertile than the western Himalayas rocks

SOLUTION

Solution : C

 

Question 3

The paleao-magnetic results obtained from India indicated that in the past, the Indian land mass has moved

A. northward
B. southward
C. eastward
D. westward

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 4

The Indian subcontinent was originally part of a huge mass called

A. Jurassic land mass
B. Aryavarta
C. Indiana
D. Gondwana continent

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 5

According to the 1991 census, the highest percentage of population in India is to be found in the age group of

A. 60 years and above
B. 35 to 55 years
C. 25 to 34 years
D. 5 to 14 years

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 6

In which one of the following states of India it is legal for a Hindu male and illegal for a Muslim male to have more than one living wife?

A. Nagaland
B. Mizoram
C. Goa
D. Arunachal Pradesh

SOLUTION

Solution : C

 

Question 7

Which one of the following does not belong to biosphere reserves set-up so far ?

A. Great Nicobar
B. Sunderbans
C. Nanda Devi
D. Gulf of Kachh

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 8

"Monoculture of commercially viable trees is destroying the unique natural profile of……… Thoughtless exploitation of timber, deforesting vast tracts for palm cultivation, destruction of mangroves illegal logging by tribals and poaching only compound the problem. Fresh water pockets are fast drying up due to deforestation and destruction of mangroves". The place referred to this quotation is

A. Sunderbans
B. Kerala coast
C. Orissa coast
D. Andaman & Nicobar Island

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 9

The word 'Hindu' as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by

A. the Greeks
B. the Romans
C. the Chinese
D. the Arabs

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 10

In which one of the following crops international trade is low in the context of total produce?

A. Rice
B. Coffee
C. Rubber
D. Wheat

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 
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