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Geography Mixed Quiz: Set 70

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Set 70 of the Geography mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 20 different topics of the subject: Solar System and the Earth, Indus Waters Treaty and India's Transboundary Rivers, Latitudes, Longitudes and Time 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.

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20 questions with answers and explanations

Q1.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IEasy

On 21st June, the Sun

  1. A.does not set below the horizon at the Arctic Circle
  2. B.does not set below the horizon at Antarctic Circle
  3. C.shines vertically overhead at noon on the Equator
  4. D.shines vertically overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn
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Correct answer: A. does not set below the horizon at the Arctic Circle

21 June is the summer solstice of the Northern Hemisphere, when the North Pole is tilted towards the Sun and the whole Arctic Circle gets 24 hours of daylight.

Q4.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following major river basins of India is the shortest in length and smallest in terms of catchment area?

  1. A.Cauvery
  2. B.Mahi
  3. C.Penner
  4. D.Sabarmati
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Correct answer: D. Sabarmati

Of the four, the Sabarmati is both the shortest river and the one with the smallest basin. The Sabarmati rises in the Aravalli hills of Rajasthan and flows about 370 km south-west through Gujarat, past Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, into the Gulf of Khambhat.

Q9.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

Which one of the following is a cold ocean current ?

  1. A.Brazilian Current
  2. B.Gulf Stream
  3. C.North Equatorial Current
  4. D.California Current
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Correct answer: D. California Current

It flows south along the west coast of North America, carrying cold water from higher latitudes towards the equator. As a rule, currents moving from the poles towards the equator are cold, and those moving from the equator towards the poles are warm.

Q10.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.

Q13.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2026, GS Paper IHard

Which of the following geographical features or phenomena is/are associated with the Peninsular Block of India ?

1. Submergence of parts of the western coast due to tectonic activity

2. Presence of residual mountain ranges such as the Veliconda hills and Mahendragiri hills

3. Deep, V-shaped river valleys formed by fast-flowing rivers

Select the answer using the code given below :

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

The Peninsular Block is an old, stable landmass with worn-down residual hills and a western edge that sank along faults, but its rivers flow in broad, shallow valleys.

Q14.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following statements with reference to Easter Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is/are correct? 1. It is part of Polynesia group of islands. 2. It is a territory of the South American nation Chile. 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: C. Both 1 and 2

Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is a Polynesian island in the south-eastern Pacific that has belonged to Chile since 1888.

Q16.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.

Q17.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKMedium

Rani told her friends that last year she did boating in four different lakes, namely, Loktak, Barapani, Kolleru and Pulicat. Which of the following States did she visit?

  1. A.Manipur, Meghalaya, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
  2. B.Manipur, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  3. C.Mizoram, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
  4. D.Mizoram, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
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Correct answer: B. Manipur, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

Loktak is in Manipur, Barapani in Meghalaya, Kolleru in Andhra Pradesh, and Pulicat on the Andhra Pradesh–Tamil Nadu border. Loktak is the largest freshwater lake in north-east India, famous for its floating islands of vegetation called phumdis; Keibul Lamjao, the only floating national park in the world, lies on it.

Q18.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IEasy

Consider the following statements : 1. Black soil is considered suitable for growing rain-fed crops 2. Black soil can retain moisture for a prolonged period, aiding crops to survive even in dry seasons With regard to the statements given above which of the following is/are correct ?

  1. A.Both the statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1
  2. B.Both the statements are correct and statement 2 is NOT the correct explanation of statement 1
  3. C.Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is false
  4. D.Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is correct
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Correct answer: A. Both the statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1

Both statements are true, and black soil suits rain-fed farming precisely because it holds moisture for a long time. Black soil, or regur, formed from the weathering of Deccan basalt and is rich in clay, iron, lime and magnesium.

Q19.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2022, GS Paper IMedium

"System of Rice Intensification" of cultivation, in which alternate wetting and drying of rice fields is practised, results in :

1. Reduced seed requirement

2. Reduced methane production

3. Reduced electricity consumption

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

SRI saves seed, cuts methane and, by using less irrigation water, saves the electricity spent on pumping. The System of Rice Intensification was developed in Madagascar in the 1980s by the French priest Henri de Laulanié.

Q20.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements : 1. In India, State Governments do not have the power to auction non-coal mines. 2. Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand do not have gold mines. 3. Rajasthan has iron ore mines. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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

Rajasthan does have iron ore deposits and mines, while the first two statements are false.

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