Geography: practice set 1

Ships from which of the following countries have to cross the Strait of Hormuz to reach out to the Indian Ocean?

1. 1.Bahrain
2. 2.Syria
3. 3.Qatar
4. 4.Egypt

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Which of the following statements with regard to India’s Deep Ocean Mission is/are correct?

1. 1.It was launched by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India.
2. 2.Matsya-6000 has been designed to carry 3 people for deep sea exploration.
3. 3.Samudrayaan is a project under this mission.

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Which of the following statements with regard to India’s indigenous new high resolution weather model, the ‘Bharat Forecast System,’ is/are correct?

1. 1.Its objective is to generate forecasts at the Panchayats cluster level.
2. 2.It was developed by IIT Delhi.

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Consider the following statements about turmeric during the year 2022–23:

1. I.India is the largest producer and exporter of turmeric in the world.
2. II.More than 30 varieties of turmeric are grown in India.
3. III.Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are major turmeric producing States in India.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Statement I: Scientific studies suggest that a shift is taking place in the Earth’s rotation and axis.
2. Statement II: Solar flares and associated coronal mass ejections bombarded the Earth’s outermost atmosphere with tremendous amount of energy.
3. Statement III: As the Earth’s polar ice melts, the water tends to move towards the equator.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following statements:

1. Statement-I: Of the two major ethanol producers in the world, i.e., Brazil and the United States of America, the former produces more ethanol than the latter.
2. Statement-II: Unlike in the United States of America where corn is the principal feedstock for ethanol production, sugarcane is the principal feedstock for ethanol production in Brazil.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following statements:

1. I.Anadyr in Siberia and Nome in Alaska are a few kilometers from each other, but when people are waking up and getting set for breakfast in these cities, it would be different days.
2. II.When it is Monday in Anadyr, it is Tuesday in Nome.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the month of January?

1. 1.The isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent.
2. 2.The presence of cold ocean currents, Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift make the North Atlantic Ocean colder and the isotherms bend towards the north.

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Consider the following information:

In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

About three-fourths of world's cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of batteries for electric motor vehicles, is produced by

With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements:

1. 1.East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat.
2. 2.Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar.
3. 3.Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following countries:

1. 1.Bulgaria
2. 2.Czech Republic
3. 3.Hungary
4. 4.Latvia
5. 5.Lithuania
6. 6.Romania

How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border with Ukraine?

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.In a seismograph, P waves are recorded earlier than S waves.
2. 2.In P waves, the individual particles vibrate to and fro in the direction of wave propagation whereas in S waves, the particles vibrate up and down at right angles to the direction of wave propagation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

"System of Rice Intensification" of cultivation, in which alternate wetting and drying of rice fields is practised, results in:

1. 1.Reduced seed requirement
2. 2.Reduced methane production
3. 3.Reduced electricity consumption

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Consider the following statements:

1. 1.Vietnam has been one of the fastest growing economies in the world in the recent years.
2. 2.Vietnam is led by a multi-party political system.
3. 3.Vietnam's economic growth is linked to its integration with global supply chains and focus on exports.
4. 4.For a long time Vietnam's low labour costs and stable exchange rates have attracted global manufacturers.
5. 5.Vietnam has the most productive e-service sector in the Indo-Pacific region.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

How many pairs given above are not correctly matched?

In India, what is the role of the Coal Controller’s Organization (CCO)?

1. 1.CCO is the major source of Coal Statistics in Government of India.
2. 2.It monitors progress of development of Captive Coal/Lignite blocks.
3. 3.It hears any objection to the Government’s notification relating to acquisition of coal-bearing areas.
4. 4.It ensures that coal mining companies deliver the coal to end users in the prescribed time.

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Consider the following statements:

1. 1.High clouds primarily reflect solar radiation and cool the surface of the Earth.
2. 2.Low clouds have a high absorption of infrared radiation emanating from the Earth’s surface and thus cause warming effect.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In the context of India’s preparation for Climate-Smart Agriculture, consider the following statements:

1. 1.The ‘Climate-Smart Village’ approach in India is a part of a project led by the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), an international research programme.
2. 2.The project of CCAFS is carried out under Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) headquartered in France.
3. 3.The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India is one of the CGIAR’s research centres.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

In the context of India, which of the following is/are considered to be practice(s) of eco-friendly agriculture?

1. 1.Crop diversification
2. 2.Legume intensification
3. 3.Tensiometer use
4. 4.Vertical farming

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With reference to Ocean Mean Temperature (OMT), which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. 1.OMT is measured up to a depth of 26°C isotherm which is 129 meters in the south-western Indian Ocean during January – March.
2. 2.OMT collected during January – March can be used in assessing whether the amount of rainfall in monsoon will be less or more than a certain long-term mean.

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Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.In India, State Governments do not have the power to auction non-coal mines.
2. 2.Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand do not have gold mines.
3. 3.Rajasthan has iron ore mines.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the circumstances in Indian agriculture, the concept of “Conservation Agriculture” assumes significance. Which of the following fall under the Conservation Agriculture?

1. 1.Avoiding the monoculture practices
2. 2.Adopting minimum tillage
3. 3.Avoiding the cultivation of plantation crops
4. 4.Using crop residues to cover soil surface
5. 5.Adopting spatial and temporal crop sequencing/crop rotations

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With reference to agricultural soils, consider the following statements:

1. 1.A high content of organic matter in soil drastically reduces its water holding capacity.
2. 2.Soil does not play any role in the sulphur cycle.
3. 3.Irrigation over a period of time can contribute to the salinization of some agricultural lands.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements:

1. 1.The source of river Teesta is the same as that of Brahmaputra but it flows through Sikkim.
2. 2.River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a tributary of river Teesta.
3. 3.River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on the border of India and Bangladesh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?