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Geography Mixed Quiz: Set 100

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  • 20 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
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Set 100 of the Geography mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 20 different topics of the subject: Atmosphere and Winds, Major Seas of the World, Rivers of India and more. 18 of them were asked in real previous-year papers. A topic quiz checks one chapter; this set revises the whole subject at once, the way an exam paper does, where the next question can come from any chapter. Every question carries an explanation of why the correct option is right and why the others are wrong. Keep to the timer, read the explanations at the end, and go back to the notes of any topic where you slipped.

Questions in this quiz

20 questions with answers and explanations

Q2.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following pairs:

Sea : Bordering country

1. Adriatic Sea : Albania

2. Black Sea : Croatia

3. Caspian Sea : Kazakhstan

4. Mediterranean Sea : Morocco

5. Red Sea : Syria

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. A.1, 2 and 4 only
  2. B.1, 3 and 4 only
  3. C.2 and 5 only
  4. D.1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
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Correct answer: B. 1, 3 and 4 only

Albania lies on the Adriatic, Kazakhstan on the Caspian and Morocco on the Mediterranean. The Adriatic Sea separates Italy from the Balkan coast of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania.

Q3.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATEasy

Which one of the following rivers was earlier known as "Vitasta" ?

  1. A.Tista
  2. B.Jhelum
  3. C.Tungabhadra
  4. D.Bharatpuzha A - EDF-F-KJU
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Correct answer: B. Jhelum

The Jhelum was called the Vitasta in the Rig Veda and in later Sanskrit texts. The rivers of the Punjab region carried Vedic names: Vitasta for the Jhelum, Asikni for the Chenab, Parushni for the Ravi, Vipasha for the Beas and Shutudri for the Satluj.

Q5.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IMedium

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. Avoiding the monoculture practices 2. Adopting minimum tillage 3. Avoiding the cultivation of plantation crops 4. Using crop residues to cover soil surface 5. Adopting spatial and temporal crop sequencing/crop rotations Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1, 3 and 4
  2. B.2, 3, 4 and 5
  3. C.2, 4 and 5
  4. D.1, 2, 3 and 5
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Correct answer: C. 2, 4 and 5

Conservation agriculture rests on three principles: minimum soil disturbance, permanent soil cover and crop diversification through rotations.

Q7.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements : Statement I : In India, State Governments have no power for making rules for grant of concessions in respect of extraction of minor minerals even though such minerals are located in their territories. Statement II : In India, the Central Government has the power to notify minor minerals under the relevant law. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A.Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I
  2. B.Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I
  3. C.Statement I is correct but Statement II is not correct
  4. D.Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct
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Correct answer: D. Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct

States do make the rules for minor mineral concessions, while the Centre decides which minerals count as minor.

Q8.GeographyEasy

What is the minimum sea surface temperature generally required for a tropical cyclone to form?

  1. A.About 16.5 degrees Celsius
  2. B.About 20 degrees Celsius
  3. C.About 26.5 degrees Celsius
  4. D.About 36.5 degrees Celsius
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Correct answer: C. About 26.5 degrees Celsius

A tropical cyclone runs on the latent heat released when water vapour condenses, so it needs a sea whose surface is at about 26.5 degrees Celsius or warmer, with that warm water reaching down about fifty metres, so that the churning of the sea does not cool the surface.

Q9.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKEasy

Which one among the following statements correctly defines the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)?

  1. A.IMR is the average number of infants born to a woman over her lifetime.
  2. B.IMR is the average number of infants born in a year per 1000 deaths before attaining one year of age.
  3. C.IMR is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1000 live births in a year.
  4. D.IMR is the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per year.
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Correct answer: C. IMR is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1000 live births in a year.

IMR is a rate, so it compares infant deaths with live births in the same year. An infant is a child who has not yet completed one year of life.

Q10.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IHard

Consider the following pairs with reference to National Waterways (NW) in India and the associated rivers:

NW No. : River

1. NW-1 : Ganga

2. NW-10 : Amba

3. NW-100 : Tapi

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.1 and 2 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: D. 1, 2 and 3

NW-1 is on the Ganga, NW-10 on the Amba river in Maharashtra and NW-100 on the Tapi, so all three pairs are correctly matched.

Q13.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2020, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements : 1. Jet streams occur in the Northern Hemisphere only. 2. Only some cyclones develop an eye. 3. The temperature inside the eye of a cyclone is nearly 10°C lesser than that of the surroundings. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.2 only
  4. D.1 and 3 only
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Correct answer: C. 2 only

Only statement 2 is true. Statement 1 is wrong because jet streams, the narrow belts of very fast westerly winds near the top of the troposphere, blow in both hemispheres.

Q14.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IHard

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) ?

1. UNCLOS authorizes the UN Security Council to take a direct action in case of the disputes between States on sovereign rights over Exclusive Economic Zones

2. UNCLOS defines contiguous zones and specifies its functions

3. Both the US and India have ratified UNCLOS

4. UNCLOS grants certain rights to Landlocked States

Select the answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1, 2 and 4 only
  2. B.1 and 2 only
  3. C.2 and 4 only
  4. D.1, 3 and 4
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Correct answer: C. 2 and 4 only

UNCLOS defines the contiguous zone and gives landlocked states rights, but it gives the Security Council no such role, and the United States has not ratified it.

Q16.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

Using the code given below identify the type of farming on the basis of given characteristics : 1. The produce is consumed entirely or mainly by the family who work the land or tend the livestock. 2. If a small surplus is produced, it may be sold or bartered. 3. It is generally small scale and labour intensive with little or no technological input. Code :

  1. A.Extensive farming
  2. B.Intensive farming
  3. C.Subsistence farming
  4. D.Commercial farming
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Correct answer: C. Subsistence farming

All three features describe farming done mainly to feed the farmer's own family, with only a small surplus for sale or barter.

Q17.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following statements is correct about Spring tides ?

  1. A.High tide is higher than average high tide and Low tide is higher than average low tide.
  2. B.High tide is lower than average high tide and Low tide is higher than average low tide.
  3. C.High tide is higher than average high tide and Low tide is lower than average low tide.
  4. D.High tide is lower than average high tide and Low tide is lower than average low tide.
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Correct answer: C. High tide is higher than average high tide and Low tide is lower than average low tide.

At spring tide the pulls of the Sun and the Moon add up, so the tidal range is at its greatest.

Q18.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IHard

Consider the following statements : Statement-I : Sumed pipeline is a strategic route for Persian Gulf oil and natural gas shipments to Europe. Statement-II : Sumed pipeline connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  2. B.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  3. C.Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  4. D.Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct
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Correct answer: A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I

The pipeline is a strategic route to Europe precisely because it links the Red Sea with the Mediterranean.

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