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UPSC Subject Quiz (Geography)

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Question 1

Consider the following statements:

1) Red soils are generally derived from crystalline rock. 

2) Alluvium soil consists of silt, sand, clay, and gravel and often contains a good deal of organic matter.

Select the correct statements using the code given below.

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Question 2

Consider the following statements about The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

1). It is a is a high-pressure zone where air tends to descend

2). In July when located around 20°N-25°N latitudes over the Gangetic plain it is called the monsoon trough.

3). In winter, the ITCZ moves southward causing reversal of winds from northeast to south and thus leading to northeast monsoons.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Question 3

Which among the following is/are the left bank tributaries of river Brahmaputra?

1) Dhansiri

2) Lohit

3) Manas

4) Subansiri

Select the correct code:

Question 4

Arrange the following states in increasing order of sex ratio as per census 2011.

1) Odisha

2) Tamil Nadu

3) Chhattisgarh

4) Kerala

Options-

Question 5

Consider the following pairs of landform and their evolution:-

Land from - evolution

1) Running water - ‘v’ shaped valley

2) Glacial - cirque

3) Wind - playas

4) Ocean current - cliffs

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

Question 6

Consider the following pairs:

Pass Mountain Range

1).Banihal : Great Himalayas

2).Khardung La : Ladakh Range

3).Zoji La : Pir Panjal Range

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

Question 7

Which of the following processes may be classified as a part of chemical weathering?

1. Exfoliation

2. Carbonation

3. Oxidation

4. Hydration

5. Solution

6. Solifluction

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Question 8

Arrange the following from west to east.

1) Rotterdam port

2) Black sea

3) Dover strait

4) Caspian Sea

5) Kerch strait

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Question 9

Which one of the following cities lies closest to Patna in terms of Latitude?

Question 10

Which of the following statements is not correct?
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