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PART A
Questions 1 10 : Fill in the blanks with the most grammatically correct and meaningful option from those provided :
1. I do not like sitting ______him in the class as he talks a lot. A) along B) by C) besides D) beside
2. The principal asked us ______the school until 5 Oclock. A) not to stay B) not to leave C) dont leave D) shall not leave
3. He was told to ______the pace of his work. A) advance B) accelerate C) increasing D) speeded up
4. The accident took place early ______. A) today morning B) at the morning C) morning of today D) this morning
5. He is the kindest and ______of all my friends. A) the generest B) more generouser C) most generous D) the generous
6. The epidemic broke out last winter and did not die ______for many months. A) out B) down C) off D) away
7. Did you not ______him yesterday ? A) met B) meet C) seeing D) meat
8. Has the bell ______? A) rang B) ringing C) rung D) ringed
9. I wish you could stay here ______days longer. A) few B) a few C) the few D) fewer more
10. A word that is no longer in use is said to be ______. A) exotic B) ancient C) primitive D) obsolete *PGQP19* -5- PG-QP 19
11. The correct match for the items in List 1 with those in List 2 is List-1 List-2 (1) Bhupen Hazarika (i) Tamil (2) Shivaji Ganeshan (ii) Malayali (3) Satyajit Ray (iii) Bengali (4) Adoor Gopalkrishnan (iv) Assamese (A) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-iv (B) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii, 4-iv (C) 1-iv, 2-i, 3-iii, 4-ii (D) 1-iii, 2-ii, 3-i, 4-iv
12. Which actor is known as Bharat Kumar for his acting in patriotic theme based films ? A) Shashi Kapoor B) Akshay Kumar C) Manoj Kumar D) Pran
13. If 45*15=30, 17*7=10, then what will be the value of 52*25 ? A) 77 B) 27 C) 50 D) 45
14. Gary Sobers belonged to the A) Australian Cricket team B) New Zealand Cricket team C) South Africa Cricket team D) West Indies Cricket team
15. In a certain code language SUPPORTERS is written as 8780. How will INEVITABLE be written in that code language? A) 5940 B) 5841 C) 5742 D) 5040
16. What color flag is flown by ships carrying persons with infectious diseases ? A) Yellow B) Black C) White D) Purple
17. World Environment Day is celebrated on A) June 15 B) June 26 C) June 05 D) July 01 PG-QP 19 -6- *PGQP19*
18. By selling a calculator in Rs. 418, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. The cost price of the calculator is ______A) Rs. 360.00 B) Rs. 372.80 C) Rs. 376.20 D) Rs. 380.00
19. Next number in the following pattern will be
21, 9, 21, 11, 21, 13, 21, ? A) 15 B) 17 C) 23 D) 25
20. The first Union Minister of Education in independent India was A) Vallabhbhai Patel B) B.R. Ambedkar C) Abul Kalam Azad D) Jagjivan Ram
21. The headquarter of the BRICS Bank is located at A) Mumbai B) Sao Paulo C) Beijing D) Shanghai
22. A computer cannot boot if it does not have the A) Compiler B) Operating System C) Loader D) Assembler
23. Mrichchhakatika was written by A) Vikramaditya B) Shudraka C) Kalhana D) Banabhatta
24. Jog Waterfall the highest waterfall in India, is located in the state of A) Odisha B) Karnataka C) West Bengal D) Maharashtra
25. Dada Saheb Phalke award has not been awarded to A) Mr. Manoj Kumar B) Ms. Sitara Devi C) Mr. B.R. Chopra D) Mr. Shashi Kapoor *PGQP19* -7- PG-QP 19
PART B
26. September 16 is celebrated as A) World water day B) World forest day C) World environment day D) World ozone day
27. What is the primary cause of the day and night ? A) Earths annual motion B) Earths daily motion C) Inclination of the earths axis and its rotation D) Inclination of the earths axis and its revolution
28. What happens when one crosses 180° longitude from east to west ? A) Gains a day B) Looses a day C) One neither gains nor looses a day but the time changes D) There is no change in time or day
29. The plains formed by lake siltation are known as A) Lacustrine plains B) Delta plains C) Flood plains D) Karst plains
30. An oxbow lake is formed A) Through rejuvenation of a stream B) Due to deposition of silt in the river channel C) Filling up of structural troughs by river water D) Through separation of a part of the river meander
31. Which instrument among the following is used for area measurement? A) Pantograph B) Planimeter C) Spectrometer D) Clinometer
32. Mountain and valley winds are known as A) Planetary winds B) Seasonal winds C) Local winds D) Polar winds PG-QP 19 -8- *PGQP19*
33. Azove Sea is a marginal sea of A) Atlantic Ocean B) Pacific Ocean C) Indian Ocean D) Arctic Ocean
34. Plants growing in water are called as A) Xerophytes B) Hydrophytes C) Hygrophytes D) Mesophytes
35. Hirakud dam is built on river A) Mahanadi river B) Cauvery river C) Tungabhadra river D) Bhima river
36. The famous Grand Banks are located near the coast of A) North-eastern North America B) North-west Europe C) South Asia D) South-east Asia
37. The term Nomad implies A) Animal rearing B) Moving from place to place C) Tribal population D) Shifting cultivation
38. Blue revolution relates to A) Hunting B) Lumbering C) Fishing D) Mining
39. Detroit region in United States of America is famous for A) Cotton B) Ship building C) Automobile D) Petro chemicals
40. Line joining places having equal amount of rainfall are known as A) Isohaline B) Isohyet C) Isohel D) Isopleth
41. The difference between birth and death rate is known as A) Fertility B) Migration C) Natural growth D) Replacement
42. The term Umland refers to A) The heart of a town B) Residential area of a town C) A satellite town area D) Area surrounding a town *PGQP19* -9- PG-QP 19
43. Harpoon is a weapon used mainly by A) Turks B) Lapps C) Eskimos D) Gonds
44. The Orinoco lowlands are located in A) Peru B) Argentina C) Bolivia D) Venezuela
45. Profiles are primarily concerned with A) Relief B) Gradient C) Amplitude D) Altitude
46. The Yellowstone National Park is situated in A) United States of America B) Canada C) Mexico D) Panama
47. Which is the main determining factor in Industrial development of Japan ? A) Local raw materials B) Skilled labour C) Coal D) Local market
48. The Meuse in Europe is a A) Upland B) River C) Lagoon D) Marginal Sea
49. Masjid- I- Sulaiman oil field is located in A) Saudi Arabia B) Iraq C) Iran D) Kuwait
50. The water separating Madagascar and mainland of Africa is known as A) Gulf of Aden B) Red Sea C) Cape Verde D) Mozambique Channel
51. What is the old name of Namibia ? A) Union of South Africa B) West Africa C) South West Africa D) North West Africa PG-QP 19 -10- *PGQP19*
52. The Bedouins are A) Hunters B) Gatherers C) Nomads D) Traders
53. The Rhine forms the busiest waterway of Europe because A) It passes through one of the most industrialized regions of the world B) It passes through one of the most fertile regions of the world C) The ancient monuments of this region attract large number of tourists D) Other means of transport have not developed much
54. The Titicaca Lake is situated in A) Amazon basin B) Bolivian Plateau C) Chilean Plateau D) Patagonia
55. Which of the following is the famous gold mining centre in Australia ? A) Perth B) Sydney C) Calgoorlie D) Tasmania
56. Which of the following cities has an astronomical observatory? A) Jaipur B) Udaipur C) Amritsar D) Simla
57. Shillong is situated in A) Garo Hills B) Khasi Hills C) Jayantai Hills D) Naga Hills
58. The famous Sambhar lake is situated in A) Gujarat B) West Bengal C) Rajasthan D) Haryana
59. Which of the following rivers of India does not form a delta ? A) Cauvery B) Krishna C) Godavari D) Tapi
60. The major source of rainfall in Tamilnadu is A) Western disturbance B) South-west monsoon C) North-east monsoon D) Easterly waves
61. Which geomorphic feature separates Siwaliks from the middle Himalayan ranges ? A) Bhabar B) Terai C) Faults D) Lacustrine basins *PGQP19* -11- PG-QP 19
62. Durgapur Steel plant is located in A) Jharkhand B) West Bengal C) Bihar D) Madhya Pradesh
63. The Indian Telephone Industries is located at A) Hyderabad B) Bangalore C) Mangalore D) Mysore
64. Saheed Bhagat Singh airport is located at A) New Delhi B) Amritsar C) Chandigarh D) Dehradun
65. Texture of soil refers to A) Arrangement of particles B) Soil colour C) Soil depth D) Soil water
66. Ptolemy was a A) French Geographer B) Roman Geographer C) German Geographer D) Greek Geographer
67. Which of the following theory was given by Mackinder ? A) Organic theory of State B) Rimland theory C) Heartland theory D) Landscape theory
68. The theory given by Christaller is known as A) Industrial location theory B) Central place theory C) Agricultural location theory D) Transport network theory
69. Spatial diffusion model was given by A) Hattner B) Chorley C) Hartshorne D) Haggerstrand
70. Which of the following book was written by Ratzel ? A) Cosmos B) Erdkunde C) Landschaftkunde D) Anthropogeographie PG-QP 19 -12- *PGQP19*
71. An instrument used in reduction and enlargement of map is known as A) Pantograph B) Hydrometer C) Barograph D) Thermometer
72. The topographical maps in India are published by A) Government of India B) Geographical Survey of India C) Survey of India D) Geological Survey of India
73. The interpolation of contours implies A) Drawing of contours on the basis of known heights of some points B) Drawing of contours at a greater interval C) Replacing of contours by form lines and hachures D) Reconfirmation of contours on the basis of new data
74. Azimuthal projections are correct representation of A) Shape B) Direction C) Area D) Size
75. Panna diamond mines in India are located in A) Uttar Pradesh B) Karnataka C) Gujarat D) Madhya Pradesh
76. Waterfall is represented by A) Cross profile B) Projected profile C) Longitudinal profile D) Serial profile
77. Which device collects information in remote sensing ? A) Sensor B) CCT C) Platform D) Resolution
78. Lines joining feducial marks on aerial photographs represent A) The point where the sun rays are vertical at the time of photography B) The point where relief displacement is maximum C) Intersecting at any random point D) The principal point of the photograph
79. Which of the following is a large scale map ? A) Atlas map B) Cadastral map C) Topographical map D) Wall map *PGQP19* -13- PG-QP 19
80. Enormous volume of dust swept across the Steppe land of Asia and deposited in the north-western part of China is known as A) Regur B) Loess C) Terra Rosa D) Terra incognita
81. The WiFS stands for A) Wildlife Information System B) Wide Field Sensor C) Wide Field Scanner D) Wide image Photo Scanner
82. The False Colour Composite means A) The natural colours on imageries are represented B) The colour coded film C) The true colours are not represented D) False coded colour
83. What is Karaganda? A) An animal B) A mountain C) An Ocean deep D) A coalfield
84. Moraines are A) Fluvial deposits B) Glacial deposits C) Wind deposits D) Karst deposits
85. Which of the following is known as a direction diagram ? A) Bar diagram B) Climogram C) Star diagram D) Traffic flow diagram
86. The statement Present is the key to the past is given by A) Davis B) Hutton C) Thornbury D) Penck
87. Which of the following country does not have a common border with India ? A) Myanmar B) Pakistan C) Bangladesh D) Thailand PG-QP 19 -14- *PGQP19*
88. Relative humidity is measured by an instrument called A) Anemometer B) Barometer C) Thermograph D) Wet and dry bulb thermometer
89. In September 2014 which of the following natural calamity caused damages in Kashmir ? A) Mud flow B) Floods C) Earthquake D) Landslide
90. Wagner has formulated the A) Tetrahedral hypothesis B) Binary star theory C) Nebula hypothesis D) Continental drift theory
91. Chemical weathering is a process of A) Rock exfoliation B) Rock enlargement C) Rock disintegration D) Rock decomposition
92. Coefficient of variability of two stations A and B are 38 and 55, respectively, which of the following about them is true ? A) Rainfall is higher at station A B) Rainfall is higher at station B C) Rainfall is relatively more reliable at A D) Rainfall is relatively more reliable at B
93. In which method of surveying the surveyor reaches back to the starting point ? A) Intersection method B) Open traverse method C) Closed traverse method D) Radiation method
94. What is the acronym GIS stands for ? A) Global Innovative System B) Geographical Information System C) Global Information System D) Geographical Identity System *PGQP19* -15- PG-QP 19
95. Himalayas are the examples of A) Fold mountains B) Block mountains C) Volcanic mountains D) Residual mountains
96. The volcanoes which have not erupted for a long time are known as A) Active volcanoes B) Dormant volcanoes C) Extinct volcanoes D) Dead volcanoes
97. The Richters scale is used for measuring the A) Relative humidity B) Intensity of earthquake C) Electrical conductivity of water D) Speed of wind
98. Majority of population in Newfoundland Island is engaged with A) Lumbering B) Dairying C) Fishing D) Hunting
99. Sex ratio in India is referred as A) Number of females per 1000 persons B) Number of males per 1000 persons C) Number of females per 1000 males D) Number of males per 1000 females
100. Bermuda Triangle is located in A) Black Sea B) Indian Ocean C) Pacific Ocean D) Atlantic Ocean PG-QP 19 -16- *PGQP19*
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