TEST 1

      Try the following MCQs :

       Q1. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched ?

1.       Saramati Peak : Nagaland

2.       Loktak Lake : Mizoram

3.       Apatani Tribe : Arunachal Pradesh

               Choose the correct alternative using the  

               codes given below :

(A)  1 and 2 only

(B)  1 and 3 only

(C)  3 only

(D) 1, 2 and 3

Q2. What is the correct order of the following states/UTs in terms of decreasing area ?

1.       Chandigarh

2.       Sikkim

3.       Goa

4.       Delhi

               Choose the correct alternative using the  

               codes given below :

(A)  2-3-4-1

(B)  3-2-4-1

(C)  2-3-1-4

(D) 3-2-1-4

Q3.   In which of the following regions is one most likely to find a linear pattern of rural 

         settlements ?

(A)  Around a lake

(B)  Where two rivers meet

              (C) Where several roads merge

              (D) Along a coast

Q4. What is the correct order of the place of origin of the following rivers arranged from North 

        to South ?

1.       Sutlej

2.       Indus

3.       Jhelum

              Choose the correct alternative using the  

               codes given below :

(A)  2-3-1

(B)  3-2-1

(C)  2-1-3

(D) 3-1-2

       Q5.     Which of the following pairs is/are the not 

                  correctly  matched ?

1.       Nickel : Araku Valley

2.       Copper : Balaghat

3.       Aluminium : Salem

               Choose the correct alternative using the  

               codes given below :

(A)  2 and 3 only

(B)  1 only

(C)  2 only

(D) 1 and 3 only

Q6. Consider the following statements :

            1. The mangrove forests found in Sunderbans       

                largely belong to Avicennia variety.

            2. The other important variety of mangroves 

                 found in Sunderbans, Ceriops Decandra, is

                 fast declining.

       Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

(A) 1 only

(B) 2 only

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2      

Q7. Heavy water is used as a ‘moderator’ in many

     nuclear reactors. What does a ‘moderator’ in a

     nuclear reactor do ?

(A) It brings down the reactor temperatures

(B) It helps in transfer of heat generated to produce

        steam

(C) It slows down the neutrons that initiate the chain

        reaction

(D) It acts as  the catalyst for initiating the fission

        reaction

Q8. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve has come under threat

     due to uncontrolled growth of some exotic plant

     species. Which of the following is/are the fallout of

     such growth ?

                              1. Threat to wildlife population

                              2. Stunted growth of indigenous

                                  plant species

                              3. Increase in man-animal conflict

      Choose the correct alternative using the codes

      given below :

(A) 1 and 2 only

(B) 2 and 2 only

(C) 1 and 3 only

(D) 1, 2 and 3

Q9.  Consider the following statements :

              1. In India, both child and maternal mortality

                    have reduced by 50 per cent since 1990.

               2. Compared with the previous decades, the

                    average rate of reduction in child

                    mortality during this decade has more

                    than doubled.

    Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

(A) 1 only

(B) 2 only

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Q10. Which of the following practices is/are used as water conservation techniques in 
          agriculture ?

                                           1. Direct Seeding

                                           2. Mulching

                                           3. Zero Tillage

         Choose the correct alternative using the codes given below:

                  (A) 2 only

                  (B) 1 and 2 only

                  (C) 1 and 3 only

                  (D) 1, 2 and 3

        

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