GEOGRAPHY TEST - 02 KRISHNA IAS ACADEMY

TIME - 2HOUR TOTAL MARKS - 100

1. Where is the maximum production of cotton (c) Myanmar (d) Indonesia
in the world? 11. Which country exports the most tea?
(a) India (b) Egypt (a) Sri Lanka (b) Ukraine
(c) America (d) Russia (c) Kenya (d) India
2. Where is ‘Shahtoosh’, which is considered to 12. In which of the following crops is ‘Azolla
be the most beautiful, warm and light wool of Anabaena’ biofertilizer used?
the world, produced? (a) Wheat (b) Rice
(a) Nepal (b) Uzbekistan (c) Mustard (d) Cotton
(c) China (d) Bangladesh 13. Which of the following mono-crop crops
3. The leading country producing both wheat provide immediate cash to farmers?
and rice in the world is 1. Tea in Assam
(a) China 2. Rubber in Africa
(b) India 3. Sugarcane in Malaysia
(c) United States of America 4. Coffee in Brazil
(d) France Code
4. Which one of the following is called the (a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
‘sugar bowl’ of the world? (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
(a) Hawaii Island (b) Cuba 14. Arrange the following coffee producing
(c) India (d) Philippines countries in descending order of their coffee
5. Which one of the following ports is known production (2016) and select the correct
as the coffee port of the world? answer from the code given below
(a) Sao Paulo (b) Santos 1. Colombia 2. Vietnam
(c) Rio-de-Janeiro (d) Buenos Aires 3. Brazil 4. Indonesia
6. Which is the most suitable crop for dry land? Code
(a) Sugarcane (b) Jute (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 3 2 1 4
(c) Wheat (d) Peanut (c) 2 4 3 1 (d) 3 1 2 4
7. Which of the following countries is the 15. Shahtoosh shawl is made from-
largest producer and exporter of castor oil and (a) Hangul hair
seeds? (b) Chinkara hair
(a) France (b) India (c) Chiru hair
(c) Japan (d) China (d) Merino hair
8. Nearly one-third of the world's natural 16. The most important fishing grounds of the
rubber is produced by - world are found in the regions where
(a) India (b) Indonesia (a) tropical and cold atmospheric currents meet
(c) Malaysia (d) Thailand (b) Rivers flow abundant fresh water into the
9. Who gets the credit for the development of oceans
coconut and sugarcane agriculture in the (c) Warm and cold ocean currents meet
Philippines? (d) The continental shelf is wavy
(a) The French 17. The African country Zambia has huge
(b) The Dutch reserves of copper, yet this country could not
(c) The British make economic progress because
(d) The Spaniards and the Americans (a) there are dense forests
10. Which of the following countries earns (b) there is lack of means of transport
nearly two-thirds of its total export revenue (c) there is no sea port
from rice trade? (d) there is less population
(a) Japan (b) Thailand
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18. Which of the following countries exports 27. The largest reserves of petroleum are
maximum gold to India? found in -
(a) Brazil (b) USA (a) Iraq
(c) Switzerland (d) South Africa (b) Iran
19. The province of Australia in which (c) Saudi Arabia
Coolgardie is located is (d) United States of America
(a) New South Wales 28. Baku is famous for the mining of
(b) Northern Territory (a) Gold (b) Iron-ore
(c) Queensland (c) Mineral oil (d) Zinc
(d) Western Australia 29. Which of the following is called the 'Oil
20. ‘Kinta Valley’ in Malaysia is famous for Capital of Europe'?
(a) rubber production (a) Belfast (b) Aberdeen
(b) tea production (c) Leeds (d) Liverpool
(c) tin production 30. Where is Ras Tanura oil refinery located?
(d) coffee production (a) Iran
21. Which of the following is not correctly (b) United States of America
matched? (c) Saudi Arabia
(a) Bolivia - Tin (d) Iraq
(b) Brazil - Iron Ore 31. Which of the following countries is the
(c) Mexico - Silver world's largest producer of uranium?
(d) Peru - Nitrate (a) Kazakhstan (b) Canada
22. Which of the following is not correctly (c) Australia (d) France
matched? 32. Where was the first nuclear power plant in
(a) Brazil Current - South Atlantic Ocean the world established?
(b) Humboldt Current - North Pacific Ocean (a) Britain (b) Germany
(c) Gulf Strait - North Atlantic Ocean (c) Russia (d) USA
(d) Agulhas Current - Indian Ocean 33. Which of the following fuels will cause
23. Which of the following pairs is not correctly minimum environmental pollution?
matched? (a) Hydrogen (b) Diesel
(a) Kazakhstan - Karaganda (c) Kerosene (d) Coal
(b) Ukraine - Kriboi Rog 34. The environmental impacts under nuclear
(c) Germany - Normandy power projects, which are to be studied and
(d) France - Pyrenees resolved, are
24. The 'Donbass' region is famous for - (a) Radioactive pollution of air, soil and water
(a) Iron-ore (b) Deforestation and loss of flora and fauna
(b) Coal (c) Disposal of radioactive waste
(c) Copper-ore (d) All of the above
(d) Gold 35. The world's first fully solar powered
25. Rukwa Lake region (Tanzania) is famous for international airport is located at
the production of which of the following (a) Bengaluru (b) Kochi
minerals? (c) Ahmedabad (d) Kozhikode
(a) Mica (b) Coal 36. Which of the following statements are
(c) Iron-ore (d) Gold correct regarding petroleum?
26. Which country has the largest oil reserves? 1. About 60 percent of the world's petrol
(a) America (b) China reserves are found in the Middle East.
(c) Russia (d) Venezuela 2. Alaska has proven petroleum reserves
equivalent to Texas.
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3. The United States of America is both a major 44. Which of the following is the world's
producer and a major importer of petroleum. busiest ocean route?
Code (a) Indian Ocean
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (b) North Atlantic Ocean
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these (c) South Atlantic Ocean
37. Which of the following industries is most (d) Pacific Ocean
developed in the Great Lakes region of North 45. The following are the landing airports in a
America? flight from Delhi to Tokyo
(a) Cement and paper 1. Hong Kong 2. Hanoi
(b) Film industry 3. Taipei 4. Bangkok
(c) Food and chemicals The correct sequence of landing at these
(d) Steel and engineering airports while going to Delhi is
38. In which country are market-based iron (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 4, 2, 1, 3
and steel factories found? (c) 3, 4, 1, 2 (d) 4, 1, 2, 3
(a) China (b) India 46. Which of the following is the world's
(c) Japan (d) United Kingdom largest port?
39. Which of the following pairs is not correctly (a) Tokyo (b) Mumbai
matched? (c) Rotterdam (d) London
(a) Anshan - Iron and Steel 47. In which river valley is Africa's indigenous
(b) Detroit - Automobiles tribe 'Pygmy' found?
(c) Moscow - Shipbuilding (a) Niger (b) Congo
(d) Osaka - Textile Industry (c) Nile (d) Zambezi
40. Consider the following pairs 48. Which of the following is not a nomadic
Famous Places Country herder (nomadic tribe)?
1. Cannes - France (a) Pygmy (b) Kazakhs
2. Davos - Denmark (c) Masai (d) Lapps
3. Rolle Garos - Netherlands 49. 'Zulu' is a tribe which is related to which of
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly the following?
matched? (a) New Zealand (b) South Africa
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 (c) Zimbabwe (d) Mexico
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these 50. What is Begai?
41. Which one of the following cities is not (a) Tribes of Western Asia
situated on the Trans-Siberian Railway? (b) Storm blowing in Central Asia
(a) Kazan (b) Omsk (c) Cyclone blowing in America
(c) Sochi (d) Chita (d) Trade winds
42. The Australian transcontinental railway 51. Which of the following is a part of the
sector includes former Soviet Union in which Kurdish people
(a) Perth to Sydney live?
(b) Hobart to Perth (a) Armenia
(c) Sydney to Perth (b) Azerbaijan
(d) Adelaide to Perth (c) Georgia
43. The countries connected by the (d) Turkmenistan
underground Euro tunnel built for high-speed 52. Which of the following regions is famous
trains are for the 'Lapps' tribe?
(a) Holland and England (a) Alaska (b) Scandinavia
(b) England and France (c) Greenland (d) Iceland
(c) Belgium and Holland 53. The language spoken by the most people in
(d) France and Luxembourg the world is-
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(a) Hindi (b) English (c) Red Sea-Mediterranean Sea

(d) Black Sea-Gulf of Suez
(c) Mandarin (d) Spanish 62. In which country is the Gobi Desert
54. Which of the following pairs is not correctly located?
matched? (a) Mexico (b) Somalia
Language Country (c) Egypt (d) Mongolia
(a) Danish - Denmark 63. Which one of the following is the largest
(b) Dutch - Netherlands shipping canal in the world?
(c) Mandarin - China (a) Kiel Canal (b) Panama Canal
(d) Bahasa - Thailand (c) Soo Canal (d) Suez Canal
55. Which of the following is not a part of the 64. Which one of the following countries is not
demographic characteristics of population? located on the west coast of Africa?
(a) Density of population (a) Gabon (b) Botswana
(b) Standard of living (c) Liberia (d) Angola
(c) Sex ratio 65. Which one of the following lakes forms the
(d) Rural-urban population international border between Tanzania and
56. Which of the following countries is the Uganda?
largest Islamic nation in the world on the basis (a) Chad (b) Malawi
of population? (c) Victoria (d) Zambezi
(a) Bangladesh (b) Egypt 66. Where is the famous ‘Finger Lakes Region’
(c) Indonesia (d) Pakistan located?
57. According to Redfield and Singer, the (a) Australia
process of primary urbanization is (b) Austria
characterized by the development of? (c) United States of America
(a) Folk tradition (d) Britain
(b) Aristocratic tradition 67. The world’s largest freshwater lake is
(c) Big tradition (a) Lake Humoran
(d) Small tradition (b) Lake Baikal
58. The fear of decreasing sex ratio in the (c) Lake Michigan
world is due to the increase of the following in (d) Chilika Lake
future? 68. The longest terrestrial mountain range in
(a) Urbanisation the world is
(b) Life expectancy (a) Alps mountain range
(c) Sex determination tests (b) Rockies mountain range
(d) Status of women (c) Himalaya mountain range
59. Which one of the following is the most (d) Andes mountain range
urbanised country in South Asia? 69. The region in South America which is a
(a) India (b) Bhutan ‘storehouse of minerals’ is
(c) Sri Lanka (d) Pakistan (a) Brazilian Plateau
60. Which of the following geographers is (b) Bolivian Plateau
associated with the concept of ‘Primate City’? (c) Patagonia Plateau
(a) August Loch (d) Orinaco Plateau
(b) Mark Jefferson 70. Which of the following is the second
(c) Griffin Taylor longest river in the world?
(d) W. Christaller (a) Nile
61. Suez Canal connects the following: (b) Amazon
(a) Black Sea-Red Sea (c) Mississippi-Missouri
(b) Black Sea-Mediterranean Sea (d) Yangtze
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71. Which of the following archipelagos is Code

called 'Sheep Island'? (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(a) Canary Island
(b) Madeira Island (c) 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Faroe Island 79. Generally, the temperature decreases with
(d) Wellington Island increasing height from the surface of the earth,
72. Which of the following is called 'Pearl of because
Siberia'? 1. The atmosphere can get heated only
(a) Lake Baikal upwards from the surface of the earth.
(b) Great Bear Lake 2. The humidity is high in the upper
(c) Karda Lake atmosphere.
(d) Lincolnbur Lake 3. There is less air in the upper atmosphere.
73. Which of the following rivers of India Code
crosses the Tropic of Cancer twice? (a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
(a) Mahi (b) Chambal (c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
(c) Narmada (d) None of these 80. Which of the following climates is related
74. Which of the following states does not to the shifting of pressure belts? 1. Equatorial
share its border with Bangladesh? climate
(a) Meghalaya (b) Tripura 2. Mediterranean climate
(c) Manipur (d) Mizoram 3. Monsoon climate
75. The planets between the Sun and the Earth 4. West European climate
are Code
(a) Mars and Mercury (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(b) Mars and Venus (c) 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 4
(c) Mercury and Venus 81. Benguela Current is
(d) Jupiter and Saturn (A) Warm ocean current
76. What is the group of pieces of rock (B) Strong warm ocean current
revolving around the Sun between the orbits (C) Cold ocean current
of Mars and Jupiter called? (D) None of these
(a) Meteor (b) Comet 82. Match
(c) Meteoroid (d) Asteroid List I List II
77. When the rays of the Sun shine (Grasslands) (Countries/Continents)
perpendicularly on the Tropic of Capricorn, A. Steppes 1. United States of America
which of the following events occurs in India? B. Prairies 2. South Africa
(a) High air pressure develops in North-West, C. Velds 3. Russia
India D. Downs 4. Australia
(b) Low air pressure develops in North-West, Code
India A B C D
(c) There is no change in air pressure in North- (A) 2 1 3 4
West, India (B) 1 4 2 3
(d) Temperature increases in North-West, India (C) 3 1 2 4
78. Which of the following statements (D) 4 2 3 1
regarding earthquake is/are correct? 83. Which of the following pairs is not correctly
1. The point of origin of an earthquake is called matched?
the epicentre. (a) Detroit - automobile
2. The lines connecting the places affected by (b) Gornaya Shoria - cotton textiles
earthquake at the same time are called co- (c) Anshan - iron and steel
seismic lines. (d) Yokohama - shipbuilding
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84. Sriharikota Island is situated (a) South to North

(a) near Chilika lake (b) South-west to South-east
(b) near the mouth of Mahanadi (c) South-east to South-west
(c) near Pulicat lake (d) South-west to North-east
(d) near the mouth of Godavari 93. Which is the correct descending order of
85. Saffron is a dry mixture of normal rainfall in the Indian cities given
(a) leaves and stems below?
(b) petals and roots (a) Kochi-Kolkata-Delhi-Patna
(c) seed-forming parts of a flower (b) Kolkata-Kochi-Patna-Delhi
(d) seeds and buds (c) Kochi-Kolkata-Patna-Delhi
86. Which of the following is correctly (d) Kolkata-Kochi-Delhi-Patna
matched? 94. Which of the following statements is
(a) Manganese - Bailadila correct about laterite soil?
(b) Bauxite - Lohardaga 1. This soil develops in areas with high
(c) Iron - Koderma temperature and heavy rainfall.
(d) Mica - Talcher 2. Iron oxide and aluminium are deficient in
87. According to the 2011 census, the most this soil.
urbanised state of India is- Code
(a) Kerala (a) Only 1
(b) Maharashtra (b) Only 2
(c) Tamil Nadu (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) West Bengal (d) Neither 1 nor 2
88. The Radcliffe Line defines the boundary 95. Consider the following statements
between- 1. Each of the two zones existing at about 30
(a) North Korea and South Korea degrees to 35 degrees north and south
(b) United States of America and Canada latitudes over the oceans is called horse
(c) India and Pakistan latitude.
(d) India and China 2. Horse latitude is the low pressure zone.
89. Which of the following pairs is not correctly Which of the above statements is/are correct?
matched? (a) Only 1
(a) Ghana - Accra (b) Only 2
(b) Kenya - Nairobi (c) 1 and 2
(c) Namibia - Windhoek (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Nigeria - Rabat 96. ……..atmospheric pressure is lowest in
90. Which of the following is not correctly (a) winter
matched? (b) spring
(a) Budapest - Hungary (c) autumn
(b) Kinshasa - Zaire (d) summer
(c) Nairobi - Kenya 97. Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is a
(d) Christchurch - New Zealand low pressure belt situated in-
91. In which state of India is Fulhar Lake (a) between trade and westerly winds belt
located? (b) between westerly and polar winds belt
(a) Madhya Pradesh (c) in the area near the poles
(b) Uttarakhand (d) on the equator
(c) Uttar Pradesh 98. ‘Ozone layer’ tells about-
(d) Bihar (a) atmospheric condition of Antarctica
92. The general direction of flow of summer (b) a modern discovery made on Saturn
monsoon in India is-
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(c) about 100 km from the surface of the earth

Layer 10-20km below
(d) Layer of atmosphere 15-20km above the
surface of the earth
99. Which layer of atmosphere is used for
telecommunication system?
(a) Troposphere
(b) Thermosphere

(c) Stratosphere
(d) Ionosphere
100. Which state of India shares its borders
with three countries namely Nepal, Bhutan
and China?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Meghalaya
(c) West Bengal
(d) Sikkim