1. In India, the Tropic of Cancer passes through how many states? ( UPPSC GDC)
(a) 9 states
(b) 8 states
(c) 7 states
(d) 10 states
Answer. (b) 8 states
The imaginary latitude line that is the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 N) passes nearly in the middle of India.
It passes through the Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram.
2. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? ( UPPSC GDC)
(a) Kundah Project 1. Gujarat
(b) Iddukki Project 2. Kerala
(c) Tawa Project 3. Madhya Pradesh
(d) Poochampad Project 4. Andhra Pradesh
Answer. (a) Kundah Project 1. Gujarat
Kundah Project ( Tamil Nadu): on the Kundah River in the Nilgiri Hills.
Iddukki Project ( Kerala): on the Periyar River.
Tawa Project ( Madhya Pradesh): on the Tawa River, a tributary of the Narmada River.
Poochampad Project (Andhra Pradesh): It is also known as the Sri Ramsagar Project; it is on the Godavari River.
3. Flat topped sea mounts are known as ( UPPSC GDC)
(a) Reefs
(b) Guyots
(c) Shoals
(d) Banks
Answer. (b) Guyots
Flat-topped seamounts are known as guyots.
4. Among the following places, which one is known as 'Cherrapunji of South'? ( UPPSC GDC)
(a) Shimoga
(b) Mawsynram
(c) Agumbe
(d) Amboli
Answer. c) Agumbe
1. Agumbe, a tourist village in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka, is widely known as the 'Cherrapunji of South'.
2. Annual Precipitation s over 700 cm.
5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: ( UPPSC GDC)
List-I List-II
A. Batholith 1. Sand dune
B. Conglomerate 2. Permafrost
C. Barchans 3. Igneous Rock
D. Pingo 4. Sedimentary
Rock
Codes:
A BC D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 3 4 1 2
Answer. (d) 3 4 1 2
A. Batholith (Igneous Rock): It is formed by cool magma deep beneath the Earth's surface.
B. Conglomerate ( 4. Sedimentary) :
C. Barchans ( 1. Sand dune )
D. Pingo ( 2. Permafrost)
6. Which of the following statements about the Biosphere is NOT correct? ( UPPSC GDC)
(a) Average thickness of biosphere is about 30 km.
(b) Biosphere consists of biotic and abiotic components and energy components.
(c) It consists of two major systems - terrestrial and aquatic.
(d) Its upper limit is determined by the availability of oxygen only.
Answer. (d) Its upper limit is determined by the availability of oxygen only.
The upper limit of the biosphere is determined by oxygen, pressure, temperature, and solar radiation.
7. 'The same environment carries different meaning to people with different ways of living and culture'. This statement is related to which of the following concepts? ( UPPSC GDC)
(a) Probability
(b) Determinism
(c) Possibilism
(d) Stop and go determinism
Answer. (c) Possibilism
Possibilism is a geographical school of thought which argues that the physical environment provides a range of choices and opportunities, but humans choose how to react based on their cultural background, technology, and lifestyle.
8. Which one of the following principles does not belong to logical positivism? ( UPPSC GDC)
(a) Principle of Causation
(b) Functionalism
(c) Structuralism
(d) Behaviourism
Answer. (d) Behaviourism
Logical Positivism focuses strictly on the analytical verification of objective statements through empirical data. Behaviourism in psychology relies on observation and the subjective perception of the environment.
9. The word 'Ecosystem' was first used by which one of the following scientists? ( UPPSC GDC)
(a) Eugene Odum
(b) Frederic Clements
(c) A.G. Tansley
(d) Charles Southerland
Answer. (c) A.G. Tansley
The word 'Ecosystem' was first used by Sir Arthur G. Tansley in 1935.
He introduced the term in his landmark scientific paper titled "The Use and Abuse of Vegetational Concepts and Terms"
10. Which of the following is the most extensive relief zone of the ocean basins? ( UPPSC GDC)
(a) Continental shelf
(b) Continental slope
(c) Deep sea plains
(d) Ocean deeps
Answer. (c) Deep-sea plains
Deep-sea plains are also known as abyssal plains; they constitute the single largest geographic division of the underwater ocean floor. They cover roughly 40% to over 50% of the planet's total seafloor area.
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