Free Indian Geography - 10 Practice Test - IAS 

Question 1

In the Indian context, the term 'De-notified tribes' refers to :

A. tribes which are aboriginals
B. nomadic tribes
C. tribes practicing shifting cultivation
D. tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 2

Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapattanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?

A. Cauvery
B. Tungabhadra
C. Krishna
D. Godavari

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 3

Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an 'ecological hot spot?

A. Western Himalayas
B. Eastern Himalayas
C. Western Ghats
D. Eastern Ghats

SOLUTION

Solution : C

 

Question 4

Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion and the other labeled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : Mangroves are very specialized forest eco-systems of tropical and sub-tropical regions bordering certain sea coasts.
Reason (R): They stabilize the shoreline and act as bulwark against encroachments by sea. In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 

Question 5

High temperature and low pressure over the Indian Sub-Continent during the summer season draws air from the Indian Ocean leading to the in-blowing of the

A. Southeast Monsoon
B. Southwest Monsoon
C. Trade winds
D. Westerlies

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 

Question 6

As per the 1991 Census, which one of the following states has a lower population density than the other three Hard?

A. Sikkim
B. Nagaland
C. Meghalaya
D. Manipur

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 7

Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in

A. Baluchistan
B. Myanmar
C. Nepal
D. Kashmir

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 

Question 8

Match List I (Ores) with List II (States where they are mined). List I                                                 List II
A.Manganese                                    1. Madhya Pradesh
B.Nickel                                             2. Orissa
C.Lead-zinc                                       3. Rajasthan
D.Asbestos                                       4. Andhra Pradesh
Select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

A. 1      3     2    4
B. 4      3     2      1
C. 1       2     3       4
D. 4     2    3      1

SOLUTION

Solution : C

OPTION : c

Explanation

Large producers of Manganese ore are Orissa (33-3%), Madhya Pradesh (21-1%), Maharashtra and Karnataka. Nickel is produced more in Orissa and Jharkhand. Lead and Zinc are produced more in Rajasthan. Next to it, Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal. Almost all Zinc is produced in Rajasthan.

Asbestos is produced in Southern parts of Andhra Pradesh.

Thermal power station Hydro-electric project Irrigation project Multipurpose project 1, 2, 3 and 4 1 and 2

Question 9

The national highway from Amritsar to Calcutta via Delhi is numbered

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 

Question 10

'Saddle peak' the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is located in

A. Great Nicobar
B. Middle Andaman
C. Little Andaman
D. North Andaman

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 
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