Geography Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 3
1. Which of the following are the causes of eruption of volcano?1. Due to diverging or converging tectonic plates
2. High volume magma's upper movement
3. Decrease in pressure of Magma as it rises up towards the crust
4. Injection of a new batch of magma into an already filled magma chamber
a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 1, 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer2. International date line passes througha) 0 degree longitude
b) 180 degree longitude
c) equator
d) Prime meridian
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 180° longitude
The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth that runs from the north to the south pole and demarcates the change of one calendar day to the next. It passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, roughly following the 180 degree longitude but deviating to pass around some territories and island groups.
a) Sun moves towards tropic of cancer
b) Heating of subcontinent
c) Continuous belt of low pressure lying between the subtropical high pressure belts
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide Answer4. Match the following dust storms with respective regions1. Andhi--------------------- i.West Bengal
2. Norwester----------------- ii. Uttar Pradesh
3. Kalbaisakhi--------------- iii. East India
a) 1- ii, 2- iii, 3-i
b) 1- iii, 2- ii, 3-i
c) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iii
d) 1- i, 2- ii, 3-iii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1- ii, 2- iii, 3-i
1. Sea breeze refers to the wind system which blows from sea towards the land during night.
2. Land breeze is the wind system which blows from land towards the sea during day time.
Which of the above statements is/are not correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) None
Sea breeze refers to the wind system which blows from sea towards the land during the day time. Land breeze is the wind system which blows from land towards the sea during the night. The primary cause for the sea and land breeze is the fact that with similar exposure to the solar energy the land and water body gets heated by differently.
1. Chukchi Sea ------------ i.Pacific ocean
2. Timor sea -------------- ii. Artic ocean
3. Marmara sea ------------ iii. Indian Ocean
4. Kora Sea --------------- iv. Atlantic Ocean
a) 1- ii, 2-iv , 3-i, 4- iii
b) 1- iv, 2-iii, 3-i, 4- ii
c) 1- iv, 2-i , 3-iii, 4- ii
d) 1- ii, 2- iii, 3-iv, 4- I
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 1- ii, 2- iii, 3-iv, 4- I
1. Gomati is only tributary of Ganga that rises in plains not in hills
2. Gomati is right bank tributary of Ganga
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
The Gomti originates from Gomat Taal which formally known as Fulhaar jheel, near Madho Tanda, Pilibhit, India. Gomati is left bank tributary of ganga.
1. Shipki La pass is in Uttaranchal.
2. The river Sutlej enters India through this pass.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the India-Tibet border. The river Sutlej enters India through this pass.It is located in Kinnaur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, and Tibet. The pass is India's third border post for trade with Tibet after Nathu La in Sikkim, and Lipulekh in Uttarakhand.
1. River deltas in eastern ghats causes discontinuous hills
2. Nilgiri hills connect Western and Eastern Ghats
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Coastal plains between Western Ghats and the Arabian sea are very narrow. So coastal rivers are short hence do not form delta on western coast.
1. Anamudi highest peak of western ghat
2. It is in Tamilnadu
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
Anamudi is in Kerla.
