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RAS/RTS (Pre) Exam, 2008 : Geography (Solved)
1. Which of the following statements about the shape of the Earth is correct ? 2. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of landforms developed under fluvial cycle of erosion ? 3. Spring equinox falls on— 4. Relative humidity refers to— 5. Solar energy which reaches the earth surface is called— (C) Sunlight (D) Conduction 6. A broad channel where the waters of a river and a sea mingle is called— (A) a delta (B) an estuary (C) a harbour (D) a strait 7. Assertion 8. During which period did the domestication of plants and animals take place ? 9. What is the main occupation of Eskimos ? 10. The process of gradual spread over space of people or ideas from the centre of origin is known as— 11. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ? 12. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists— List-I (Tribe) (a) Jarwa (b) Todas (c) Angami (d) Saura List-II (Occupation) 1. Shifting cultivation 2. Terraced cultivation 3. Pastoral 4. Food gathering Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) 13. Which one of the following agricultural pattern is not practiced in Western Europe ? 14. Which of the following statements are correct ? 1. Lignite and low grade bituminous coal were formed during the Quaternary period. 2. Dolomite is used as refractory material and flux in iron and steel industry. 3. Chhota Nagpur Plateau is the most extensive, rich and diversified mineral belt. Select the correct answer using the codes given below : 15. Assertion (A) : All biotic resources are renewable. Reason (R) : Biotic resources can reproduce and regenerate their population as long as environmental conditions remain favourable. Of these statements— 16. Which of the folllowing pairs are correctly matched ? Industrial Region Major Industrial Centres 17. The extensive coffee plantation in Brazil is called— 18. Myanmar is industrially backward because of— 19. If the map drawn to a scale of 1 cm to 30 km is to be enlarged three times, then representative fraction of the enlarged map will be— 20. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists— List-I (Instruments) (a) Planimeter (b) Pantograph (c) Parallex bar (d) Clinometer List-II (Purpose) 1. Measures angles and slopes on ground 2. Calculation of areas on maps 3. Enlargement and reduction of maps 4. Measures the elevation from the photographs Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 4 2 3 1 (B) 2 1 3 4 (C) 2 3 4 1 (D) 1 3 4 2 21. The contours merge and run as a single line for a short distance in the case of a— 22. What are Cadastral maps used for ? 23. Ergograph relates to— 24. A line on a map joining points in the oceans that have equal salinity is called— 25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists— List-I (Mountains) (a) Andes (b) Appalacian (c) Vesuvius (d) Catskill List-II (Type) 26. Conventional storms in the Atlantics are known as— 27. Consider the following statements and select correct answer from the codes given below : 28. The largest number and widest variety of plants and animals would be found in— 29. A natural region has the similarity of— 30. Consider the following statements and select correct answer from the codes given below— 31. Which one of the following is the most significant ecological determinant of population distribution in the world ? 32. Population growth in most of the developing countries of Asia is determined by— 33. The people of which country are known as Magyars ? 34. Non-commercial pastoral nomadism is a way of life in the— 35. Consider the following statement and select correct answer from the codes given below : 36. Hunting and fishing is the main occupation of the people living in— 37. There are rich fishing grounds off the coast of Peru and Chile for the reason of— 38. Consider the following statement and select the correct answer from the codes given below : 39. The breed of sheep which produces the best quality wool is— 40. Agriculture involving both crops and livestock is called— 41. Laterization process forms— 42. Which one of the following countries leads in export of condensed milk ? (A) India (B) Belgium (C) Italy (D) Netherlands 43. Which one of the following is not true about Singapore, the smallest country in Southeast Asia ? 44. Which one of the following countries in Southwest Asia has the largest well-irrigated farmland ? 45. Which one of the following regions is called as ‘rust belt’ of Japan ? 46. Which one of the following countries in East Asia adopted ‘Great Leap Forward’ policy for its rapid socio-economic transformation ? 47. Which one of the following statements is not true about U.S.A. ? 48. Two Russian terms which entered the English language during Mikhail Gorbachev’s restructuring of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s were— 49. Russia’s main trading partner(s) is/are— 50. The Mount Everest falls along the natural boundary between— 51. The correct monsoon sequence (Season/Climatic conditions) is— 52. Which one of the following Indian States has the longest coastline ? 53. In India, the problem of soil erosion is associated with— 54. Which one of the following types of forest grows in the shaded portion of the given rough outline map of India ? 55. Consider the following statement and select correct answer from the codes given below— 56. The group of States having the forest cover of more than 75 per cent to the total geographical area is— (A) Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland 57. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists— 58. Which one of the following States has the highest livestock density in the country ? (A) Rajasthan (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Maharashtra 59. Consider the following statement and select correct answer from the codes given below— Assertion (A) : Indian agriculture is no longer the gamble of the monsoons. Reason (R) : There is recent expansion of dry land farming in India. Codes : (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 the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 60. Which one of the following is associated with Indian Agriculture ? (A) I.C.A.R. (B) I.C.C.R. (C) I.C.M.R. (D) I.C.W.A. 61. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists— List-I (Name of Crop) (a) Rice (b) Jowar (c) Jute (d) Coffee List-II (State Growing) 1. Maharashtra 2. Orissa 3. Karnataka 4. West Bengal Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 1 2 3 4 (B) 2 3 4 1 (C) 3 4 1 2 (D) 2 1 4 3 62. Which of the following dams has generation of power more than irrigation as its main aim ? (A) Gandhi Sagar (B) Hirakud (C) Periyar (D) Tunghabhadra 63. Consider the following— 1. Hematite 2. Magnetite 3. Limonite 4. Siderite Which of the above are iron ore ? (A) 1 and 2 only (B) 1, 2 and 3 only (C) 1, 2 and 4 only (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 64. Which Government agency is responsible for mapping and exploration of minerals in India ? (A) Survey of India (B) Geological Survey of India (C) Minerals Development Corporation (D) Indian School of Mines 65. Which one of the following is not a source of geothermal energy ? (A) Hot Geyser (B) Hot Spring (C) Coal (D) Volcano 66. Malvika Steel Plant, the first fully integrated steel plant in North, India, was set up in— (A) Bihar (B) Himachal Pradesh (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Punjab 67. Which of the following places is not associated with fertilizers ? (A) Panipat (B) Alwaye (C) Namrup (D) Ranchi 68. The New Industrial Policy was introduced in India in the year— (A) 1987 (B) 1991 (C) 1993 (D) 1998 69. During which Census decade, sex-ratio in India registered the sharpest decline ? (A) 1911-12 (B) 1921-31 (C) 1951-61 (D) 1961-71 70. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence in descending order of population of the four metropolis as per 2001 Census ? (A) Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai (B) Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai (C) Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi (D) Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai 71. What is the most favoured location of settlements in the mountainous regions ? (A) Valley bottoms (B) Ridge tops (C) Valley side slopes (D) Hill top 72. Largest buyers of goods exported from India is— 73. The following countries are the major trading partners of India. Using codes given below their names, put these countries in sequential order of their share in total trade of India— 1. U.S.A. 2. China 3. Hong Kong 4. United Arab Emirates (UAE) Codes : 74. Which one of the following public sector agencies in India is not associated with promotion of international trade ? 75. Consider the following statement and select correct answer from the codes given below— 76. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists— 77. The climate around Bikaner can be described as— 78. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the soils found in Western Rajasthan ? 79. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the vegetation found in Rajasthan ? 80. Which one of the following statements is not true about Western Arid region of Rajasthan ? 81. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists— 82. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below— 83. Which one of the following statements is not correct ? 84. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence in descending order of decadal growth of population in the four districts of Rajasthan State during 1991-2001 ? 85. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below— 86. Consider the following statement and select correct answer from the codes given below— 87. Which one of the following statements is not correct about River Luni ? 88. The Rajasthan Canal (Indira Gandhi Canal) draws its water from the river— 89. Chambal is the joint project of— 90. Which one of the following problems is not encountered in Indira Gandhi Canal command area ? 91. What are Didwana and Pachpadra famous for ? (A) Copper (B) Lead and Zinc (C) Salt (D) Gypsum 92. In List-I industrial sectors has been listed, while in List-II are listed the location of industrial complexes. Match the two lists using the correct code, given ahead— 93. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence in descending order of irrigated area in percentage under the four crops grown in Rajasthan State ? (A) Wheat, Gram, Oilseeds, Cotton (B) Wheat, Cotton, Gram, Oilseeds (C) Oilseeds, Wheat, Gram, Cotton (D) Cotton, Oilseeds, Wheat, Gram 94. Rajasthan, which is one of the five top ranking States in wind power potentials, has a number of very good wind power sites in the State. Match the wind power sites with districts of their location, using the correct code. 95. National Highway No. 15 linking Punjab with Gujarat State passes through the territory of a number of districts in Rajasthan State. The number of such districts in the State is— 96. Thar link express train running between Jodhpur and Munabao railway stations covers nearly a distance of— 97. Consider the following statement and select correct answer from the codes given below— 98. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the regional distribution of rural settlements in Rajasthan State ? 99. The total number of urban settlements in Rajasthan State, according to 2001 Census has been— 100. Which one of the following is not the objective of forestry in Rajasthan State during the XI Five Year Plan ? Answers : 1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (C) 10. (B) 11. (B) 12. (C) 13. (D) 14. (C) 15. (C) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (A) 19. (A) 20. (C) 21. (A) 22. (C) 23. (C) 24. (C) 25. (A) 26. (A) 27. (C) 28. (A) 29. (A) 30. (A) 31. (C) 32. (D) 33. (A) 34. (A) 35. (D) 36. (B) 37. (B) 38. (C) 39. (B) 40. (C) 41. (B) 42. (D) 43. (A) 44. (C) 45. (D) 46. (D) 47. (D) 48. (D) 49. (C) 50. (C) 51. (A) 52. (D) 53. (D) 54. (D) 55. (A) 56. (C) 57. (D) 58. (C) 59. (C) 60. (A) 61. (D) 62. (A) 63. (D) 64. (B) 65. (C) 66. (C) 67. (D) 68. (B) 69. (D) 70. (A) 71. (B) 72. (A) 73. (B) 74. (D) 75. (B) 76. (C) 77. (C) 78. (D) 79. (D) 80. (D) 81. (D) 82. (B) 83. (D) 84. (C) 85. (D) 86. (C) 87. (D) 88. (D) 89. (C) 90. (D) 91. (C) 92. (D) 93. (B) 94. (D) 95. (A) 96. (A) 97. (C) 98. (A) 99. (D) 100. (C) |
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