Geography Mock Test

Question 1
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In which among the following farming types in India, the produce is consumed by farmer and his family only?

A
Subsistence Farming

B
Extensive Farming

C
Intensive Farming

D
Plantation Agriculture

Question 2
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Economic development refers to

A
Economic growth

B
Economic growth plus changes in output distribution and economic structure.

C
Improvement in the well-being of the urban population.

D
Sustainable increases in Gross National Product.

Question 3
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Which of the following are the constituents of demographic changes of a country?

A
Birth rate

B
Death rate

C
Internal and external migration

D
All of the above

Question 4
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Which of the following is not a component of Population change?

A
Crude Birth Rate

B
Crude Death Rate

C
Migration

D
Travel

Question 5
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The entire northern plains of India are made of which type of soil?

A
Alluvial Soils

B
Black Soil

C
Laterite Soil

D
Arid Soil

Question 6
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Which of the following is NOT a demerit of using wind energy?

A
It causes noise in the surrounding atmosphere.

B
It causes harm to birds and bats.

C
It has high initial and maintenance cost.

D
It is renewable.

Question 7
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Terrace farming is done on which of the following types of land?

A
Forests

B
Deserts

C
Plains

D
Hills

Question 8
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Which among the following best defines the Hamleted Rural settlements?

A
compact or closely built up area of houses

B
fragmented units which are physically separated

C
isolated huts on small hills

D
clustering in a restricted area of dispersed settlement

Question 9
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Which of the following is not a water borne disease?

A
dysentery

B
cholera

C
typhoid

D
malaria

Question 10
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Which of the following is not a measure of economic development?

A
incidence of poverty

B
geographical conditions

C
Green Index

D
Life status

Question 11
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The age distribution of a population is determined by:

A
Timing of birth

B
Timing of death

C
The rate at which the population is growing

D
All are correct

Question 12
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Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used to

A
stop the wind erosion in sandy deserts

B
irrigate desert areas

C
prevent erosion in hilly areas

D
prevent erosion on scrublands

Question 13
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Khadar and Bhangar are which type of soil?

A
Makherla soil

B
Regur soil

C
Urvara soil

D
Riverine soil

Question 14
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Traditionally to practice hunting, gathering, shifting cultivation and transhumance in deep forests, people in hot and cold deserts lived in ________ .

A
permanent settlements

B
temporary settlements

C
semi-permanent settlements

D
neither permanent nor in temporary settlements.

Question 15
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Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List-I
(Sector of the Economy)
List-II
(Activities)
A. Primary
1. Research endavours
B. Secondary
2. Train service
C. Tetirary
3. Pearl culture
D. Quaternary
4. Spinning cotton year

A
A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4

B
A - 3, B - 4, C - 2, D - 1

C
A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3

D
A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2

Question 16
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Which of the following is/are the source(s) of soil pollution?

A
Solid waste

B
Pesticides and chemical fertilizers

C
Effluent and sewage

D
All of the above

Question 17
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Which of the following agencies publishes the 'World Happiness Report'?

A
United Nations Development Programme

B
World Health Organisation

C
United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network

D
The World Bank

Question 18
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Which of the following statements is correct about black soil?

A
It is generally rich in phosphoric contents.

B
It is made up of very coarse material.

C
It can hold moisture.

D
It is formed after the weathering of metamorphic rocks over a long period of time.

Question 19
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The cheapest means of transport is:

A
waterways

B
road

C
air

D
railways

Question 20
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Griffith Taylor introduced a new form of determinism, termed as Neodeterminism or stop and go determinism between which of the two ideas?

A
environmental determinism and possibilism

B
structuralism and post modernism

C
Darwinism and Universalism

D
humanism and possibilism

Question 21
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Which form of farming is called ‘slash and burn’ agriculture?

A
Intensive subsistence farming

B
Commercial farming

C
Hydroponic farming

D
Primitive subsistence farming

Question 22
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The total fertility rate is :

A
The birth of women divided by the total female population

B
The number of births divided by the total population

C
The number of children a woman will likely bear in her lifetime

D
The births to women of a given age divided by the total number of women at that age

Question 23
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Fishing industry belongs to which activity?

A
Tertiary

B
Quarternary

C
Primary

D
Secondary

Question 24
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Strip cropping method involves

A
Cutting strips up and down the slope to form channels for the quick flow of irrigation water.

B
Establishing sand dunes in and around the crop in dry regions.

C
Cropping different crops in alternate rows to reduce soil erosion.

D
Leaving strips of grass to grow between the crops.

Question 25
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Which of the following area is famous for iron and steel industry?

A
Raniganj

B
Jamshedpur

C
Jharia

D
Haldia

Question 26
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Which one of the following is not a type of commercial agriculture?

A
Dairy farming

B
Grain farming

C
Livestock ranching

D
Intensive subsistence agriculture

Question 27
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Which one of the following is the correct definition of “Agenda 21”?

A
It is an action plan of U.N.O for protecting human rights.

B
It is a book of 21 chapters on nuclear disarmament.

C
It is an action plan for sustainable development.

D
It is an agenda for the election of the president in the next meeting of SAARC.

Question 28
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Which of the following is not method of soil conservation?

A
Over Grazing

B
Rock dam

C
Jhum Cultivation

D
Terrace Farming

Question 29
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Duars, Chos and Terai plains are associated with which type of soil?

A
Regur soil

B
Makherla soil

C
Alluvial soils

D
Red soil

Question 30
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The Big Trunk Route runs though

A
The Mediterranean Indian Ocean

B
The North Atlantic Ocean

C
The South Atlantic Ocean

D
The North Pacific Ocean

Question 31
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Ghost town is an example of ______

A
Abandonded settlement

B
Strong point settlement

C
Bridge point settlement

D
Linear settlement

Question 32
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Out of the following, select the correct combination which represents non-renewable natural resources?

A
Natural gas, fossil fuels, coal and oil

B
Clean air, phosphates, nuclear energy.

C
Fertile soil, fossil fuels, and fresh water.

D
Oil, forests, fertile soils, fresh water and natural gas.

Question 33
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Which one of the following sectors provides most of the employment in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata?

A
Primary

B
Quaternary

C
Secondary

D
Service

Question 34
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The most popular definition of sustainable development is given by:

A
World Development Report

B
UNDP Report

C
Brundtland

D
IMF Report

Question 35
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Which is the formal name of the integration of markets in different countries?

A
Multinationalization

B
Decentralization

C
Capitalization

D
Globalization

Question 36
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In India, the maximum rural settlement is found in

A
Jammu and Kashmir

B
West Bengal

C
Kerala

D
None of the above

Question 37
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In which of the following settlements are the people engaged in activities like fishing, agriculture, craftswork etc.?

A
Rural settlements

B
Urban settlements

C
Forestry settlements

D
Permanent settlements

Question 38
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The Canadian Pacific railway runs between?

A
Duluth and Montreal

B
Sarkatoon and Quebec

C
Seattle and Winning

D
Vancouver and Halifax

Question 39
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According to Census 2001, in which occupational class India's working population has the second-highest engagement?

A
Primary

B
Secondary

C
Tertiary

D
Quaternary

Question 40
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Maximum land area has been degraded and converted to wasteland in India under the influence of

A
Overblowing of wind

B
Mining and Industrial waste

C
Waterlogging and surface ponding

D
Water erosion

Question 41
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Swachh Bharat Mission - includes

A
Individual toilets

B
Community toilets

C
Solid waste management

D
All of these

Question 42
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What do you mean by the term transhumance?

A
People shifting for searching jobs

B
Shifting to another country

C
Seasonal movement of people

D
None of these

Question 43
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The largest rail-route of the world is

A
Trans Siberian Railway

B
Trans Arabian Railway

C
Trans European Railway

D
Trans Asian Railway

Question 44
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Which one of the following diseases is caused by water pollution?

A
Conjunctivitis

B
Respiratory infections

C
Diarrhoea

D
Bronchitis

Question 45
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The Big Inch pipeline transports

A
Milk

B
Liquid petroleum gas (LGP)

C
Water

D
Petroleum

Question 46
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Which is the least preferred strategy of Integrated Solid waste Management according to their Environmental benefits?

A
Land fills

B
Composting

C
Waste to Energy

D
Recycling

Question 47
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Which one of the following is the main reason for Female migration in India?

A
Education

B
Business

C
Work and employment

D
Marriage

Question 48

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Match the economy types (List- I) with their characteristic features (List-II).

List-I

(Type of Economy)

List-II

(Characteristic features)

a) Subsistence

i) Market competition as the primary force to shape production pattern

b) Commercial

ii) Self-sufficiency, low production, low density of population

c) Intensive subsistence

iii) Self-sufficiency, high production, high density of population

d) Extensive subsistence

iv) Little exchange of goods, only the limited need for markets

Choose the correct options from below:

(a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i), (d) - (iv)

(a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (iii), (d) - (ii)

(a) - (iii), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (i)

(a) - (i), (b) - (iv), (c) - (iii), (d) - (ii)

Question 49
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What is the name of the undersea tunnel connecting London and Paris ?

A
Channel Tunnel

B
Atlantic Tunnel

C
Gibraltar Tunnel

D
Strait Tunnel

Question 50
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Which of the following disciplines studies human populations mostly with respect to their size, their structure and their development?

A
Geomorphology

B
Anthropology

C
Sociology

D
Demography

Submit Test

List-I (Sector of the Economy)	List-II (Activities)
A. Primary	1. Research endavours
B. Secondary	2. Train service
C. Tetirary	3. Pearl culture
D. Quaternary	4. Spinning cotton year

Geography Mock ...

Question 1

Subsistence Farming

Extensive Farming

Intensive Farming

Plantation Agriculture

Question 2

Economic growth

Economic growth plus changes in output distribution and economic structure.

Improvement in the well-being of the urban population.

Sustainable increases in Gross National Product.

Question 3

Birth rate

Death rate

Internal and external migration

All of the above

Question 4

Crude Birth Rate

Crude Death Rate

Migration

Travel

Question 5

Alluvial Soils

Black Soil

Laterite Soil

Arid Soil

Question 6

It causes noise in the surrounding atmosphere.

It causes harm to birds and bats.

It has high initial and maintenance cost.

It is renewable.

Question 7

Forests

Deserts

Plains

Hills

Question 8

compact or closely built up area of houses

fragmented units which are physically separated

isolated huts on small hills

clustering in a restricted area of dispersed settlement

Question 9

dysentery

cholera

typhoid

malaria

Question 10

incidence of poverty

geographical conditions

Green Index

Life status

Question 11

Timing of birth

Timing of death

The rate at which the population is growing

All are correct

Question 12

stop the wind erosion in sandy deserts

irrigate desert areas

prevent erosion in hilly areas

prevent erosion on scrublands

Question 13

Makherla soil

Regur soil

Urvara soil

Riverine soil

Question 14

permanent settlements

temporary settlements

semi-permanent settlements

neither permanent nor in temporary settlements.

Question 15

A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4

A - 3, B - 4, C - 2, D - 1

A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3

A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2

Question 16

Solid waste

Pesticides and chemical fertilizers

Effluent and sewage