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Geography Mixed Quiz: Set 66

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Set 66 of the Geography mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 20 different topics of the subject: Latitudes, Longitudes and Time, Agro-Climatic Zones and Land Use of India, Structure of the Earth and Rocks and more. 19 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

Q1.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IHard

Consider the following statements regarding the rotation of the Earth : 1. Since the Earth rotates by 15° each hour, time zones normally differ by one hour 2. At the International Date Line, the calendar day changes - advancing a day for eastward travel, dropping back a day for westward travel 3. Daylight saving time advances the clock by one hour 4. The Moon rotates and revolves about the Earth in the same direction that the Earth revolves around the Sun Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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

Only statement 2 is wrong, because it reverses the date-line rule. The Earth turns 360° in 24 hours, or 15° every hour, so neighbouring standard time zones are usually one hour apart (statement 1).

Q3.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IHard

Consider the following statements :

Statement I : In the context of effect of water on rocks, chalk is known as a very permeable rock whereas clay is known as quite an impermeable or least permeable rock.

Statement II : Chalk is porous and hence can absorb water.

Statement III : Clay is not at all porous.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A.Both Statement II and Statement III are correct and both of them explain Statement I
  2. B.Both Statement II and Statement III are correct but only one of them explains Statement I
  3. C.Only one of the Statements II and III is correct and that explains Statement I
  4. D.Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correct
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Correct answer: C. Only one of the Statements II and III is correct and that explains Statement I

Chalk is porous and lets water in, which explains why it is permeable; clay, however, is porous too, so Statement III is wrong.

Q4.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IEasy

Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up in the recent past due to human activities ?

1. Aral Sea

2. Black Sea

3. Lake Baikal

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

Only the Aral Sea has shrunk drastically because of human activity. The Aral Sea, on the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, was once the world's fourth-largest lake.

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

Consider the following statements :

Statement I : The amount of dust particles in the atmosphere is more in subtropical and temperate areas than in equatorial and polar regions.

Statement II : Subtropical and temperate areas have less dry winds.

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: C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is not correct

Dust is indeed concentrated in subtropical and temperate belts, but the reason is that these belts have more dry winds, not less.

Q10.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IHard

Which of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the month of January ?

1. The isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent.

2. The presence of cold ocean currents, Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift make the North Atlantic Ocean colder and the isotherms bend towards the north.

Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: A. 1 only

In January the northern oceans are warmer than the frozen continents, so isotherms bend north over the sea and south over the land; the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift are warm currents, not cold ones.

Q11.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2026, GS Paper IHard

Identify the river of the Indian sub-continent on the basis of the following information :

1. It has an antecedent drainage system.

2. It flows through three countries.

3. It originates in the Tibetan Plateau and is an important river for irrigation.

4. It does not form distributaries.

Select the answer from the following :

  1. A.Brahmaputra
  2. B.Indus
  3. C.Sutlej
  4. D.Teesta
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Correct answer: C. Sutlej

The Sutlej is an antecedent river that rises in Tibet, flows through China, India and Pakistan, waters huge irrigated areas and, being a tributary, ends without forming a delta or distributaries.

Q12.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IMedium

Statement I : Plantation farming has mostly been practiced in humid tropics Statement II : The soil of humid tropics is highly fertile

  1. A.Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
  2. B.Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
  3. C.Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. D.Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Correct answer: C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Plantations do lie mostly in the humid tropics, but the soils there are generally poor, not highly fertile. Plantation farming grows a single cash crop such as tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, cocoa, banana or oil palm on large estates with heavy capital and hired labour.

Q15.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following is the deepest, inland and protected port on the east coast of India ?

  1. A.Chennai
  2. B.Paradip
  3. C.Tuticorin
  4. D.Visakhapatnam
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Correct answer: D. Visakhapatnam

It is the deepest landlocked and well-protected port on India's east coast. Visakhapatnam port in Andhra Pradesh lies in a natural harbour cut into the land, sheltered by the Dolphin's Nose headland, which protects ships from the waves of the Bay of Bengal.

Q17.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following is the correct descending order of Indian States in terms of their density of population (as per 2011 Census)?

  1. A.Bihar–Kerala–Uttar Pradesh–West Bengal
  2. B.West Bengal–Bihar–Kerala–Uttar Pradesh
  3. C.Bihar–West Bengal–Kerala–Uttar Pradesh
  4. D.Kerala–West Bengal–Bihar–Uttar Pradesh
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Correct answer: C. Bihar–West Bengal–Kerala–Uttar Pradesh

By the 2011 Census, Bihar was the most densely populated State, followed by West Bengal, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census gave these densities in persons per square kilometre: Bihar 1,106, West Bengal 1,028, Kerala 860 and Uttar Pradesh 829, against a national average of 382.

Q19.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IMedium

Which one among the following statements about 'Drumlin' is correct ?

  1. A.It is a streamlined hill moulded in glacial drift on the till plains.
  2. B.It is a city located in central Europe.
  3. C.It is a river.
  4. D.It is a narrow road in Tibet.
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Correct answer: A. It is a streamlined hill moulded in glacial drift on the till plains.

A drumlin is a smooth, oval hill shaped by a moving glacier out of glacial till, so it is a landform of glacial deposition.

Q20.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IMedium

Which of the following cities experience the warm temperate Mediterranean climate? 1. Cape Town 2. Los Angeles 3. Adelaide 4. Santiago Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Cape Town, Los Angeles, Adelaide and Santiago all lie in the Mediterranean climate belt on the western sides of continents, roughly between 30° and 40° latitude.

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