61. If the Earth’s direction of rotation is reversed, what would be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line ?
(A) 06.30 hrs
(B) 05.30 hrs
(C) 18.30 hrs
(D) 17.30 hrs
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62. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(A) Teak – Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Deodar – Madhya Pradesh
(C) Sandalwood – Kerala
(D) Sundari – West Bengal
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63. What is the name given to the theory put forth by Jeans and Jeffreys ?
(A) Hit and run theory
(B) Tidal hypothesis
(C) Plate tectonics theory
(D) Gaseous hypothesis
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64. Which of the earthquakes waves get refracted when passing through a liquid medium ?
(A) P-waves
(B) S-waves
(C) Both P and S waves
(D) L-waves
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65. What is not true about ionosphere?
(A) It reflects the radio waves back
(B) Gases here occur in their ionic form
(C) It is a cold layer of the atmosphere
(D) It overlaps into mesosphere and thermosphere
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66. Rajasthan receives very little rain because
(A) It is too hot
(B) There is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
(C) The monsoons fail to reach this area
(D) The winds do not come across any barriers to cause the necessary uplift to cool the air
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67. What is the major cause of October heat’?
(A) High temperature associated with high humidity
(B) Dry weather
(C) Very low velocity of winds
(D) Low pressure systems over the Indo-Gangetic plains
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68. Which area in India gets the summer monsoon first?
(A) The Himalaya
(B) The Eastern Ghats
(C) The Western Ghats
(D) The Indo-Gangetic plains
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69. Which wildlife reserve in Kerala is known for elephants ?
(A) Parakal
(B) Periyar
(C) Chandraprabha
(D) Kanha
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70. Who prepare topographical maps of India ?
(A) Geological Survey of India
(B) Survey of India
(C) Defence Ministry
(D) Geographical Survey of India
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71. A major plant of Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd. is in
(A) Bhopal
(B) Visakhapatnam
(C) Pinjore
(D) Kolkata
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72. Which state has the lowest sex ratio in the country as per Census of India 2011?
(A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(B) Haryana
(C) Nagaland
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
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73. On the day the sun is nearest to the earth, the earth is said to be in
(A) aphelion
(B) perihelion
(C) apogee
(D) perigee
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74. Which of the following are the maio characteristics of intensive farming ?
i. Higher use of labour
ii. High density of population
iii. Small size of holding
iv. Emphasis on machinery
(A) i and iii
(B) i, ii and iv
(C) ii, iii and iv
(D) i, ii and iii
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75. What was Operation Flood concerned with?
(A) Flood control
(B) The provision of irrigation facilities
(C) The development of inland waterways
(D) Improving the availability of milk in the cities
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76. Which of the following statements is true ?
(A) Cotton can be grown only on black soils
(B) Eastern part of Rajasthan is more wet than the western part
(C) Climate of Tamil Nadu shows an influence of westerly disturbances
(D) Whole of Rajasthan desert is a sandy desert
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77. Which is the pair of place/region famous for Oil production ?
(A) Ghawar and Masjid-i-Sulaiman
(B) Peshawar and Rawalpindi
(C) Kalgoorlie and Koolgardie
(D) Raniganj and Jharia
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78. Suez Canal has made short distance between which of the two Land mass or continent ?
(A) Europe and South Asia
(B) South America and Africa
(C) Europe and North America
(D) Australia and South Asia
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79. Examine the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. White dwarfs are extremely small stars
2. The density of white dwarfs is greater than that of any known terrestrial material
3. Their density may be a million times that of water
4. Weight of one spoon matter of dwarfs may be ten quintal
Code :
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(B) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
(C) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
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80. Which among the following is the farthest planet from the sun ?
(A) Neptune
(B) Uranus
(C) Saturn
(D) Earth
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