UPSC question paper – 2001 – 2005- Physical Geography

#1. Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (2005)

1 and 3

2 and 3

1 only

3 only

#2. Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (2005)

1, 2 and 3

2 and 3

2 only

3 only

#3. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (2005)

Bahamas: Nassau

Costa Rica: San Jose

Nicaragua: Balmopan

Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo

#4. Where are the Balearic Islands located? (2005)

Mediterranean Sea

Black Sea

Baltic Sea

North Sea

#5. Assertion (A) : Wind patterns are clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Reason (R) : The directions of wind patterns in the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere are governed by the Coriolis effect. (2005)

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

#6. Assertion (A) : Existence of human life on Venus is highly improbable. Reason (R): Venus has extremely high level of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere. (2005)

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

#7. Assertion (A) : The same face of the moon is always presented to the earth. Reason (R) : The moon rotates about its own axis in 23 and half days which is about the same time that it takes to orbit the earth. (2005)

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

#8. Where is the volcanic mountain, Mount St. Helens located? (2005)

Chile

Japan

Philippines

United States of America

#9. Assertion (A) : Thickness of the atmosphere is maximum over the Equator. Reason (R) : High insolation and strong convection currents occur over the Equator. (2004)

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

#10. Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun? (2003)

Earth

Jupiter

Mars

Venus

#11. Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world? (2003)

Temperate coniferous forests

Temperate deciduous forests

Tropical monsoon forests

Tropical rain forests

#12. Assertion (A) : Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year. Reason (R) : High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equator. (2003)

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

#13. Assertion (A) : Unlike temperate forests, the tropical rain forests, if cleared, can yield productive farmland that can support intensive agriculture for several years even without chemical fertilizers. Reason (R) : The primary productivity of the tropical rain forest is very high when compared to that of temperate forests. (2003)

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

#14. Assertion (A) : The amount of moisture in the atmosphere is related to latitude Reason (R) : The capacity to hold moisture in the form of water vapour is related to temperature. (2003)

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

#15. Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system? (2002)

The earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system

The predominant element in the composition of earth is silicon

The sun contains 75 percent of the mass of the solar system

The diameter of the sun is 190 times that of the earth

#16. Which one of the following is not a lagoon? (2002)

Ashtamudi lake

Chilka lake

Periyar lake

Pulicat lake

#17. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent? (2002)

La Nina

Movement of Jet Stream

El Nino. and Southern Oscillations

Greenhouse effect at global level

#18. Consider the following climatic and geographical phenomena: Thunder cloud development is due to which of these phenomena? (2002)

1 and 2

2,3 and 4

1, 3 and 4

1, 2, 3 and 4

#19. Assertion (A) : The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone. Reason (R) : Air descends in the centre of the cyclone. (2002)

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

#20. Assertion (A) : 60° – 65º latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low pressure belt instead of high pressure. Reason (R) : The low pressure areas are permanent over oceans rather than on land. (2002)

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

#21. Consider the following ecosystems: The correct sequence in decreasing order of the Albedo values of these ecosystems is : (2002)

1,4,3,2

4,1,3,2

4,1,2,3

1,4,2,3

#22. Consider the following statements: Which of these statements are correct? (2002)

1,2,3 and 4

1,2 and 3

1,2 and 4

3 and 4

#23. Consider the following statements: Which of these statements are correct? (2002)

1 and 2

2,3 and 4

1,3 and 4

1, 2,3 and 4

#24. Sun’s halo is produced by the refraction of light in: (2002)

water vapour in Stratus clouds

ice crystals in Cirro-Cumulus clouds

ice crystals in Cirrus clouds

dust particles in Stratus clouds

#25. Assertion (A) : During the neap tides. The high tide is lower and the low tide is higher than usual. Reason (R) : The neap tide, unlike the spring tide, occurs on the new moon instead of on the full moon. (2001)

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

#26. Temperature and rainfall of a meteorological station are given below: Average temperature: 12.8°C Average rainfall: 54.9 cm per annum Identify the region having the above climatic patterns from amongst the following: (2001)

Mediterranean region

Monsoon region

Steppe region

N.W. European region

#27. Identify the correct order of the process of soil-erosion from the following: (2001)

Splash erosion, Sheet erosion, Rill erosion, Gully erosion

Sheet erosion, Splash erosion, Gully erosion, Rill erosion

Rill erosion, Gully erosion, Sheet erosion, Splash erosion

Gully erosion, Rill erosion, Sheet erosion, Splash erosion

#28. Quartzite is metamorphosed from: (2001)

limestone

obsidian

sandstone

shale

#29. Volcanic eruptions do not occur in : (2001)

Baltic Sea

Black Sea

Caribbean Sea

Caspian Sea

#30. Consider the following statements made about sedimentary rocks: Which of these statements are correct? (2001)

1 and 2

1 and 4

2, 3 and 4

1,2,3 and 4

#31. If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the: (2001)

Equator

Tropic of Cancer

South Pole

North Pole

#32. Who amongst the following was the first to state that the earth was spherical ? (2001)

Aristotle

Copernicus

Ptolemy

Strabo

#33. Which one of the following weather conditions is indicated by a sudden fall in barometer reading? (2001)

Stormy

Calm weather

Cold and dry weather

Hot and sunny weather

UPSC question paper – 2001 – 2005- Physical Geography

Results

#1. Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (2005)

#2. Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (2005)

#3. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (2005)

#4. Where are the Balearic Islands located? (2005)

#5. Assertion (A) : Wind patterns are clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Reason (R) : The directions of wind patterns in the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere are governed by the Coriolis effect. (2005)

#6. Assertion (A) : Existence of human life on Venus is highly improbable. Reason (R): Venus has extremely high level of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere. (2005)

#7. Assertion (A) : The same face of the moon is always presented to the earth. Reason (R) : The moon rotates about its own axis in 23 and half days which is about the same time that it takes to orbit the earth. (2005)

#8. Where is the volcanic mountain, Mount St. Helens located? (2005)

#9. Assertion (A) : Thickness of the atmosphere is maximum over the Equator. Reason (R) : High insolation and strong convection currents occur over the Equator. (2004)

#10. Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun? (2003)

#11. Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world? (2003)

#12. Assertion (A) : Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year. Reason (R) : High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equator. (2003)

#14. Assertion (A) : The amount of moisture in the atmosphere is related to latitude Reason (R) : The capacity to hold moisture in the form of water vapour is related to temperature. (2003)

#15. Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system? (2002)

#16. Which one of the following is not a lagoon? (2002)

#17. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent? (2002)

#18. Consider the following climatic and geographical phenomena: Thunder cloud development is due to which of these phenomena? (2002)

#19. Assertion (A) : The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone. Reason (R) : Air descends in the centre of the cyclone. (2002)

#20. Assertion (A) : 60° – 65º latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low pressure belt instead of high pressure. Reason (R) : The low pressure areas are permanent over oceans rather than on land. (2002)

#21. Consider the following ecosystems: The correct sequence in decreasing order of the Albedo values of these ecosystems is : (2002)

#22. Consider the following statements: Which of these statements are correct? (2002)

#23. Consider the following statements: Which of these statements are correct? (2002)

#24. Sun’s halo is produced by the refraction of light in: (2002)

#25. Assertion (A) : During the neap tides. The high tide is lower and the low tide is higher than usual. Reason (R) : The neap tide, unlike the spring tide, occurs on the new moon instead of on the full moon. (2001)

#26. Temperature and rainfall of a meteorological station are given below: Average temperature: 12.8°C Average rainfall: 54.9 cm per annum Identify the region having the above climatic patterns from amongst the following: (2001)

#27. Identify the correct order of the process of soil-erosion from the following: (2001)

#28. Quartzite is metamorphosed from: (2001)

#29. Volcanic eruptions do not occur in : (2001)

#30. Consider the following statements made about sedimentary rocks: Which of these statements are correct? (2001)

#31. If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the: (2001)

#32. Who amongst the following was the first to state that the earth was spherical ? (2001)

#33. Which one of the following weather conditions is indicated by a sudden fall in barometer reading? (2001)

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