Geography Mock Test

Question 1
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Which type of farming is practiced in areas of high population pressure on land?

A
Extensive subsistence farming

B
Commercial farming

C
Primitive subsistence farming

D
Intensive subsistence farming

Question 2
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Which of the following is not a commercial crop in India?

A
Maize

B
Sugarcane

C
Cotton

D
Rubber

Question 3
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The ratio of gross cropped area to the net sown area is called:

A
cropping intensity

B
intensity of crop rotation

C
crop productivity

D
cropping diversity

Question 4
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Which one of the following countries has the highest sex ratio in the world?

A
Latvia

B
United Arab Emirates

C
Japan

D
France

Question 5
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Which one of the following is not a fossil fuels?

A
Liquefied petroleum gas

B
Compressed natural gas

C
Biogas

D
None of these

Question 6
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Which famous economist developed the human development index?

A
Richard H. Thaler

B
Adam Smith

C
Mahbub ul Haq

D
Dadabhai Naoroji

Question 7
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O.F.C (Optical Fibre Cable) is used in internet communication because of:

A
low cost

B
free from virus threat

C
high data carrying capacity

D
faster than light communication of signal

Question 8
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Which Port is situated at the head of Vembanad Kayal, popularly known as the ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’?

A
Kachchi Port

B
Chennai Port

C
Kolkata Port

D
Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Question 9
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In which of the following urban settlements is the first well-documented city to reach one million populations?

A
Kolkata

B
London

C
Paris

D
Rome

Question 10
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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A): In areas of intensive subsistence agriculture animal husbandry is a meagre sideline of crop farming
Reasons (R): Throughout the region. the farmers are handicapped in raising cattle due to a lack of scientific methods of breeding the animals.
In light of the above Statements. choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

B
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

C
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct

D
(A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Question 11
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What are the causes of salinization, alkalinization and waterlogging?

A
Climate

B
Rock weathering

C
Ion exchange

D
All of the above

Question 12
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Autobahns a term for roadways is used in which country?

A
Germany

B
USA

C
Singapore

D
England

Question 13
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The most effective crop for reducing soil erosion is one of the following:

A
Rice

B
Green gram

C
Pigeon pea

D
Wheat

Question 14
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Which method of soil conservation is most suitable in the coastal and dry regions?

A
Mulching

B
Rock dam

C
Shelter belts

D
Terrace farming

Question 15
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Identify the type of farming:
A) Crops are grown and animals are reared for sale in the market.
B) The area cultivated and the amount of capital used is large.
C) Most of the work is done by machines.

A
Commercial Farming

B
Mixed farming

C
Subsistence Farming

D
Intensive subsistence agriculture

Question 16
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Which of the following are not the part of continuous landmass?

A
Afro-Eurasia

B
Americans

C
Asia

D
Antarctica

Question 17
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What is also called drainage basin/catchment area?

A
Water cycle

B
Rainwater harvesting

C
Watershed

D
None of the above

Question 18
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Which is the major rail route of Russia that runs from St. Petersburg in the west to Vladivostok on the Pacific Coast?

A
Trans–Siberian Railway

B
Pacific Railway

C
Union Railway

D
Trans–Continental Railway

Question 19
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____________ is the natural flooding and over-irrigation that brings water at underground levels to the surface.

A
Waterlogging

B
Soil Degration

C
Soil erosion

D
Alkalization

Question 20
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Which one of the following is NOT the part of the definition of a town as per the census of India?

A
Population density of 400 persons per sq km

B
Presence of municipality, corporation, etc

C
More than 75% of the population engaged in primary sector.

D
Population size of more than 5,000 persons.

Question 21
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Sex ratio is defined as:

A
The number of females per 1000 males

B
The number of females per 1000 births

C
The number of males per 1000 births

D
The number of males per 1000 females

Question 22
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Petrochemicals are used in the manufacture of________.

A
Detergent

B
Biogas

C
Both 1 and 2

D
Neither 1 nor 2

Question 23
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What do you understand by common property resource?

A
CPRs can be defined as a community’s natural resource.

B
CPRs can be defined as a community’s artificial resource.

C
CPRs can be defined as a community’s both natural and artificial resource.

D
None of the above

Question 24
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Which group of profession from the following came under tertiary sector of economy?

A
Teacher, Doctor, Barber

B
Gardener, Tailor, Farmer

C
Dairy, Fishing, Gardening

D
Lawyer, Farmer, Plumber

Question 25
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The type of farming which uses less labor for cultivating large area of land by farmers is called as:

A
Intensive subsistence Farming

B
Extensive agriculture

C
Shifting agriculture

D
Nomadic herding

Question 26
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Which of the following sentence is correctly define slum?

A
Highly populated and rich area in the countryside

B
Highly populated and poor area in the city

C
A poor area only in India

D
Both 1 and 3

Question 27
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Which among these is the highest motorable pass in the country?

A
Chang La Pass

B
Bomdi La Pass

C
Diphu Pass

D
Umling La

Question 28
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Milpa and Ladang are different names for

A
shifting cultivation.

B
mixed farming

C
truck farming

D
plantation agriculture

Question 29
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What do you understand by the term Tankas?

A
In Rajasthan, store water to underground tanks for drinking

B
In Rajasthan, store rainwater to underground tanks for drinking

C
In Rajasthan, store river water to tanks for drinking

D
In Rajasthan, store waste water to underground for reuse

Question 30
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Which of the following is the name the three stages of demographic transition theory?

A
Rural agrarian, literacy, high death rates

B
High birth rates, literacy, low birth rates

C
High death rates, literacy, high birth rates

D
Rural agrarian, demographic transition, urban industrial

Question 31
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Which theory says that the true and only geographical problem is that to utilisation of possibilities?

A
Possibilism

B
Determinism

C
Neo-determinism

D
Neo-Possibilism

Question 32
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Consider the following:
1. Delhi
2. Kolkata
3. Hyderabad
4. Bengaluru
Which of the above is/are mega cities?

A
1, 2, 3

B
1, 2, 4

C
2, 3, 4

D
All of the above

Question 33
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Which of the following does not belong in the category of municipal solid waste?

A
Containers

B
Food waste

C
Ashes

D
Radioactive substance

Question 34
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In which of the following regions has the oldest well-documented urban settlement found?

A
Huang He Valley

B
Indus Valley

C
Nile Valley

D
Mesopotamia

Question 35
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Commercial farming always differs from subsistence farming in
1. Selection of crops
2. Use of modern agricultural inputs
3. Farm size
4. Sale of farm produce in the market

A
1 and 3

B
1, 2 and 4

C
2, 3 and 4

D
All the above

Question 36
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The total amount of green-house gases produced, to directly and indirectly support human activities, is referred to as

A
Carbon dioxide index

B
Carbon footprint

C
Carbon sequestration

D
Carbon capture

Question 37
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Which of the following is not correct about Environmental Determinism?

A
Climate led to culture of the people

B
Humans adapted to the dictates of Nature

C
Civilisations disappeared because of the societal changes

D
Climate led to pulsations in the history

Question 38
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According to the Demographic Transition Theory, the third stage in a demographic cycle is marked by:

A
high mortality low fertility

B
low fertility low mortality

C
high fertility high mortality

D
high fertility low mortality

Question 39
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The region where farmers specialise in vegetables only, this type of farming is known as :

A
Cooperative farming

B
Mixed farming

C
Truck farming

D
Collective farming

Question 40
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Which of the following irrigation system is prevalent in Meghalaya?

A
Bamboo drip

B
Inundation channels

C
Ponds

D
Recharge pits

Question 41

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Match List - I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

List-I (Economic Activity/Agriculture region)	List-II (Country)
1. Commercial dairy farming	(a) Argentina
2. Commercial grain farming	(b) France
3. Commercial plantation farming	(c) Denmark
4. Commercial fruits production	(d) Malaysia

1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - d, 4 - b

1 - a, 2 - b, 3 - c, 4 - d

1 - d, 2 - c, 3 - b, 4 - a

1 - b, 2 - d, 3 - a, 4 - c

Question 42
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What causes air pollution naturally?

A
Volcanoes

B
Dust storms

C
Both 1 and 2

D
Burning coal

Question 43
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Channel Tunnel, operated by Euro Tunnel Group through England, connects which two important cities?

A
London and Paris

B
Berlin and Belgium

C
Belgium and London

D
Berlin and London

Question 44
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The settlement pattern in India which appears in the form of isolated huts in remote jungles or in small hills is known as _______.

A
Clustered Settlements

B
Semi- Clustered Settlements

C
Hamleted Settlements

D
Dispersed Settlements

Question 45
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Which of the following are non-conventional sources of power generation?

A
Coal, Hydro electricity and natural gas

B
Coal, petroleum and firewood

C
Nuclear energy, wind energy and geothermal energy

D
Natural gas, solar energy and firewood

Question 46
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Where is an experimental geothermal energy project located in India?

A
Nagarcoil – Tamil Nadu

B
Gulf of Kuchch – Gujarat

C
Puga valley – Ladakh

D
Ganga valley – Uttarakhand

Question 47
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Which one of the following is a metallic mineral?

A
Hematite

B
Diamond

C
Mica

D
Potash

Question 48
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In mined regions, ecological balance can be achieved by:

A
Developing a vegetational cover

B
Preventing overgrazing

C
Introducing agriculture

D
Preventing soil erosion

Question 49
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Which is the largest electronic network on the planet?

A
Satellite

B
Internet

C
Mobile Network

D
Telephone network

Question 50
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Which waterway is the world’s most heavily used?

A
The Volga Waterway

B
The Rhine Waterway

C
Inland Waterways

D
The Danube Waterway

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Geography Mock ...

Question 1

Extensive subsistence farming

Commercial farming

Primitive subsistence farming

Intensive subsistence farming

Question 2

Maize

Sugarcane

Cotton

Rubber

Question 3

cropping intensity

intensity of crop rotation

crop productivity

cropping diversity

Question 4

Latvia

United Arab Emirates

Japan

France

Question 5

Liquefied petroleum gas

Compressed natural gas

Biogas

None of these

Question 6

Richard H. Thaler

Adam Smith

Mahbub ul Haq

Dadabhai Naoroji

Question 7

low cost

free from virus threat

high data carrying capacity

faster than light communication of signal

Question 8

Kachchi Port

Chennai Port

Kolkata Port

Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Question 9

Kolkata

London

Paris

Rome

Question 10

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

(A) is correct but (R) is not correct

(A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Question 11

Climate

Rock weathering

Ion exchange

All of the above

Question 12

Germany

USA

Singapore

England

Question 13

Rice

Green gram

Pigeon pea

Wheat

Question 14

Mulching

Rock dam

Shelter belts

Terrace farming

Question 15

Commercial Farming

Mixed farming

Subsistence Farming

Intensive subsistence agriculture

Question 16

Afro-Eurasia

Americans

Asia

In Rajasthan, store water to underground tanks for drinking

In Rajasthan, store rainwater to underground tanks for drinking

In Rajasthan, store river water to tanks for drinking

In Rajasthan, store waste water to underground for reuse