DIRECTION 1. Consider the following in regards to 3. The most plausible explanation of the Thar desert ; location of the Thar desert in Western 1. The region ,of moving sand and low is ; rainfall is called Marusthali (a) The obstruction caused by the Aravallis 2. During Mesozoic era it was under the to the rainbearing wind that proceeds sea to the Ganga Valley 3. Upliftment took place during (b) The Prevalance of comparative high Pleistocene pressure 4. Only flow luni has fresh upper course (c) The absence of mountains to the north and salty lower course of Rajasthan to cause orographic Which of the statements given above rainfall is/are correct ? (d) That the moisture carried by the south- (a) 1 and 4 (b) 1,3, 4 west monsoon is driven away by the dry (c) 1, 2,3, 4 (d) 2,3, 4 upper air current.

4. Consider the location of mounts in India 2. Match List-I with List-II and select the which one of the following is in right correct answer : sequence from South to North. List- I List- II a) ,,Salher, (Peaks) ( Ranges) A. Dodabetta 1. Nilgiri Hills b) Salher,Kalsubai,Mahabaleshwar, B. Nanda Devi 2.Himalaya Mountains Kudermukh C. Amar Kantak 3. Aravalli Range c) Kudremukh ,Mahabaleshwar,Kalsubai, D. Guru Sikhar 4. Maikal Range Salher Code d) Kudremukh,Kalsubai,Mahabaleshwar, ABCD Salher (a)2134 (b)3214 5. Which one of the following states does (c)1243 not form part of the Narmada basin? (d)4123

IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 1 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION (a) Madhya Pradesh(b) Rajasthan 8. Match List-I with List-II and select the (c) (d) correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List- I List- II 6. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation from (Pre Monsoon Shower) (States) the youngest to the oldest of the given A. Kal Baishakhi 1. Maharashtra mountain ranges B. Cherry Blossom 2. (a) Himalayas ,Vindhyas , C. Tea Showers 3. Assam Deccan Traps D. Mango Showers 4. West Bengal (b) Deccan Traps ,Western Ghats , Code Vindhyan, Himalayas ABCD (c) Himalayas ,Deccan Traps ,Vindhyan (a)4312 Western Ghats (b)4123 (d) Vindhyan,Himalayas , Deccan Traps Western Ghat (c)4213 (d)4231

7. Consider the following pairs ; 9. Consider the following statements 1) Devprayag - Bhagirathi confluence with Alaknanda 1. Indus Tsangpo Suture zone forms the boundary of Eurasian and Indian Plates 2) Rudraprayag - Mandakini confluence with 2. Main boundary thrust is dominated with Alakanda alluvium deposits 3) Karnaprayag - Pindari confluence Which of the statements given above with Alakanda is/are correct ? (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 4) Prayag - Dhauli confluence with Vishnu Ganga (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Correct ones are (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 3, 4 10. The mean monthly rainfall diagram below depicts the rainfall distribution (c) 1, 3, 4 (d) 1, 2 ,3

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12. Which of the following factors forms the Which of the statements given above causes of the Godavari being is/are correct ? designated as Dakshin or Vridha (a) Both 1 and 2 (b) Neither 1 nor 2 Ganga (c) Only 1 (d) Only 2 (A) Location (B) Age (C) Size (D) Length 15. Consider the following statements Code 1. India is divided into 5 seismic zones (a) A C D (b) A B C 2. Andaman island ,North East states and Kutch Peninsula are in zone 5 (c) A B C D (d) B C D 3. Himalayas region generally belong to zone 4 13. Winter Monsoons do not cause rainfall 4. Lakshadeep island, Godavari andK in India in general comparison to Krishna delta belong to zone 3 summer Monsoon because of ;

IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 3 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION Which of the statements given above correct answer is/are correct ? List- I List- II (a) 1 ,2 3, (b) 1 and 3 (Waterfalls) (Rivers) (c) 1,3,4 (d) 1,2,3,4, A. Jog 1. Narmada B. Bheraghat 2. Cauvery 16. Consider the following statements C. Sivasamudram 3. Subarnarekha 1. Number and frequency of cyclones in Bay of Bengal is less than Arabian sea D. Hundru 4. 2. Drought is mainly caused by Code precipitation variations in both amount ABCD and time (a)1432 Which of the statements given above (b)1423 is/are correct ? (c)4132 (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (d)4123 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

20.Which of the following gives the correct 17. The correct order of four geological era descending order by length of the river in India is : of India. (a) Purana ,Archean ,Aryan ,Dravidian (a) Brahmaputra, Ganga, Godavari, Kosi (b) Archean ,Dravidian ,Purana ,Aryan (b) Ganga , Brahmaputra, Krishna , Kosi (c) Archean,Aryan, Dravidian, Purana (c) Ganga , Godavari , Krishna , Yamuna (d) Archaen, Purana, Dravidian, Aryan (d) Ganga, Yamuna ,Godavari ,Mahanadi 18. Western arid plain of Rajasthan has which one of the following as its best 21. The delta forming rivers in India are feature ; (a) Ganges – Mahanadi – Narmada (a) Rohi (b) Dhands (b) Krishna – Ganges – Tapti (c) Dhayas (d) Dharians (c) Cauvery – Ganges – Mahanadi (d) Narmada – Tapti – Krishna 19. Match List-I with List-II and select the

IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 4 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION 22. Consider the following pairs Correct chronological order of events in A. Saddle Peak - North Andaman evolution history of Northern Mountain wall will be B. Koyob Peak - Little Andaman Which of the statements given above C. Thuiller Peak - Great Nicobar are correct ? D. Diavolo Peak - Middle Andaman (a) 1, 2, 3, (b) 2, 3, 1 Which of the statements given above (c ) 1, 3, 2 (d) 3, 2, 1 is/are correct ? (a) A B C D (b) A C D 26. Which one of the water bodies (c) A B D (d) B CD seperates the Andaman from the Nicobar 23.The Western and eastern limits of (a) 11° Channel (b) 10° Channel Siwaliks are ; (c) Gulf of Mannar (d) Andaman Sea (a) Jammu and Kalimpong

(b) River Indus and Kosi 27. Match List-I and List-II and select the (c) Sutlej and Kali correct answer from the code given (d) Potwar Basin and Dihang below the lists: List - I List - II

24. The volcanic islands of Indian territory (Major Dam) (States) are; A. Nagarjun Sagar 1. Uttar Pradesh (a) Kavaratti and New Moor B. Indira Sagar 2. Andhra Pradesh (b) Great Andaman and Little Andaman C. Mayurakshi 3. Madhya Pradesh (c) Narcondam and Barren D. Matatila 4. West Bengal (d) Pamban and Barren Code ABCD

25. Consider the following statement (a)1234 (b)2341 1) Beginning of Indo Gangetic basin (c)3214 2) Formation of main central thrust (d)4321 3) Formation of Himalayan frontal fault

IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 5 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION 28.The important ranges of the Dhauladhar (a) The Gangotri and the Kedernath and Pirpanjal are located in the : glacier are fed by Gangotri Himal (a) Trans-Himalaya (b) Great Himalaya (b) Milam and Pindari glacier have their (c) Lesser Himalaya (d) Outer Himalaya source in Nandadevi Himal (c) Zemu glacier is in Sikkim Himalaya

29. Main Central Thrust is located (d) Skamiri glacier is in Greater between ; Himalaya (a) Shiwaliks and Inner Himalayas (b) Shiwaliks and Lesser Himalayas 32. One of the reasons of greater width of east coast plain of India is that (c) Middle and Inner Himalayas (a) the eastern Coastline is depositional (d) Greater and Lesser Himalayas submergent (b) the eastern Coastline is depositional 30. Which of the following statements emergent are true ; (c) river flowing into the Bay of Bengal are (1) Kovalam Beach is in Perennial Tiruvanathapuram (d) Many of the rivers in this region forms (2) The longest beach of India is Mariana estuaries Beach (3) Kodiakanal and Ooty are situated in Palni and Nilgiri respectively 33. When one travels from the Siwalik towards south to the Gangetic plain ,the (4) Panchmarhi is located in Maikal correct sequence of regions that he will Range cross is ; Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) Bhabar ,Terai ,Bhangar ,Khadar (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1,2, 3 (b) Bhangar ,Terai ,Bhabar ,Khadar (c) 2, 3, 4 (d) 1, 3, 4 (c) Terai ,Bhabar ,Bhangar ,Khadar (d) Bhangar,Bhabar,Terai ,Khadar 31. Which of the following statements is not correct 34. San Andras fault passes through which of the following?

IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 6 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION (a) Beaufort Sea and Rocky Mountains erosible rocks (b) Pacific Ocean north of San Francisco D. Obsequent valley 4. course and Gulf of California determined by (c) Bering Strait and Alaska Range the initial (d) Mackenzie Mountains and Western Slope of the Cordillera land 5. valleys 35. Match List-I with List-II and select the draining in the correct answer using the codes given direction below the lists: opposite to List - I List - II rock dip. (Classification (Characteristic Code: of valleys) of valley) ABCD (a)4321 A. Consequent valley 1. draining in (b)2143 a direction (c)4312 opposite to (d)2453 that of the original con 36.Nine Degree Channel separates: sequent (a) Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar valleys (b) Lakshdweep and Minicoy B. Subsequent valley 2.showing no (c) Little Andman and Car Nicobar apparent (d) North Andman and South Andman adjustment to Structural 37. Which one of the following has the vol control canic Mount St. Helens? C. Insequent valley 3. course (a) Aleutian Range shifted from (b) Alaska Range the original (c) Cascade Range consequent (d) Mohave Desert ones to more readily 38. Which one of the following represents

IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 7 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION wall like formation of solidified magma (a) Alaskan coast and are mostly perpendicular to the (b) Spanish coast beds of the sedimentary rocks? (c) Norwegian coast (a) Dyke (b) Sills (d) Peruvian coast (c) Lalpilli (d) Breccia 42. Match List-I with List-II and select the 39. Which of the following is/are the correct correct answer using the codes given characteristic(s) of primary seismic below the lists: wave? List - I List - II (a) It is a longitudinal and compressional (Continents) (Deserts) wave. A. Asia 1. Atacama (b) It is analogous to sound waves. B. Africa 2. Mojave (c) It travels with faster speed through C. North America 3. Kalahari solids but slowly through liquids. D. South America 4. Gobi (d) All the above three. Code: ABCD 40. Match List-I with List-II and select the (a)3124 correct answer using the codes given (b)4312 below the lists: (c)4321 List - I List - II (d)2431 A. N. Vietnam 1. Si-Kiang B. S. Vietnam 2. Salween 43. Which one of the following provides the C. China 3. Red river force needed to drive the atmospheric D. Myanmar 4. Mekong river circulation? Code: (a) Higher biotic content of the tropical lati ABCD tudes and lower biotic content of the (a)3412 polar latitudes. (b)2134 (b) The energy contrasts between high in (c)3412 solation tropical latitudes and the low (d)4213 insolation polar latitudes. (c) Higher rotational speed of lower 41. Fiords are very typical of the: latitutdes and lower rotational speed of

IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 8 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION higher latitudes. land surfaces. (d) Equatorial radius of the earth is longer than the polar radius. 47. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given 44. Which of the following statements is below the lists: correct? The innermost region of a hurricane is List - I List - II known as hurricane eye where: (Types of clouds) (Regions) (a) temperature is abnormally low and pres- A. Convective 1. Forced lifting sure is the lowest. cloud of stable air (b) sky is clear and temperature is the B. Layer cloud 2. Adiabatic lowest. expansion and (c) temperature is abnormally high and cooling due pressure is the lowest. to rapid (d) sky is under dense cloud cover and local reduction in pressure is the lowest. pressure C.Orographic cloud 3. Local ascent of 45. The clouds extending from one side of warm, buoyant air horizon to other as a dark grey sheet parcel in a condi- having uniform base are called: tionally (a) stratus clouds unstable (b) cumulus clouds environment (c) cirrus clouds D. Funnel cloud 4.Forced lifting of (d) nimbus clouds air as it passes over muntains or 46. Which one of the following statements hills. is correct? Code “ Hurricanes” ABCD (a) form at the equator (a)3412 (b) are not as large as tornadoes (b)4132 (c) develop over warm ocean areas (c)1423 (d) tend to intensify when they move over (d)4123

IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 9 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION 48. Most of the weather phenomena take D. Ionosphere 4.No etilucent clouds place in troposphere only because: are observed over (a) temperature remains almost constant in high latitude in troposphere. summer. (b) it contains electrically charged particles 5. Atoms of oxygen, (c) it absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation hydrogen and from the sun. helium from the tenu- (d) it contains almost all the water vapour ous atmosphere and most dust particles. Code ABCD 49. A blackhole is a: (a)5324 (a) contracted star with intense gravitational (b)3512 pull (c)3524 (b) star with very low surface temperature (d)5312 (c) star with no atmosphere (d) pulsating star 51. The actual moisture content of a sample of air as a percentage of that contained 50. Match List-I with List-II and select the in the same volume of saturated air at correct answer using the codes given the same temperature is called: below the lists: (a) absolute humidity List - I List - II (b) relative humidity (Layers of (Characteristics) (c) specific humidity Atmosphere) (d) vapour pressure A. Stratosphere 1.Temperature decrease with 52. The main cause of Kalahari being a increasing height desert is: B. Exosphere 2.Aurora Boreal’s (a) the cold currents near the coast. and Aurora (b) its location on the west coast in the Australis are tropics. produced. (c) its location in the tropics. C. Troposphere 3. Contains much of (d) that its people are primitive. the total atmospheric ozone IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 10 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION 53. Which one of the following sequences 2. The average depth for continental correctly indicates the increasing order shelf is 100 metres. of the distance from the coast? 3. Submarine canyons are mostly found in (a) Abyssal plain – continental shelf – con continental slope. tinental slope – continental rise 4. The submarine flat topped mountains (b) Continental shelf – continental slope – are called guyots. continental rise – abyssal plain Which of the statements given above (c) Continental slope – continental shelf – are correct? abyssal plain – continental rise (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 4 (d) Continental slope – abyssal plain – (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 3 continental rise– continental shelf 56. Which one of the following sequence in 54. Match List-I with List-II and select the the increasing order of salinity concen correct answer using the codes given tration in their waters is correct? below the lists: (a) Gulf of California – Baltic Sea – Red List-I List-II Sea – Arctic Ocean (Name of Ocean) (Ocean current) (b) Baltic Sea – Arctic Ocean – Gulf of A. Agulhas current 1. North Atlantic California – Red Sea B. El Nino current 2. South Atlantic (c) Red Sea – Gulf of California – Arctic C. Kuroshio current 3. North Pacific Ocean – Baltic Sea D. Benguela current 4. South Pacific (d) Arctic Ocean – Gulf of California – 5. Indian Ocean Baltic Sea -Red Sea Code ABCD 57. Spring tide means: (a)2315 (a) higher high tide, higher low tide (b)5432 (b) higher high tide, lower low tide (c)2435 (c) lower high tide, lower low tide (d)5312 (d) lower high tide, higher low tide

55. Consider the following statements: 58. ‘Saddle peak’ the highest peak of 1. Where fold mountain run parallel and Andaman and Nicobar islands is close to the coast, continental shelf is located in. narrow or absent. IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 11 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION (a) Great Nicobar 61.Arable land in the irrigated zones of (b) Middle Andaman India is turning saline due to which of (c) Little Andaman the following reasons ; (d) North Andaman (a) Addition of gypsum (b) Over grazing 59. High temperature and low pressure (c) Over irrigation over the Indian sub-continent during the summer season draws air from (d) Use of fertilizers the Indian Ocean leading to the in- blowing of the 62. Match List I with List II and select (a) Southeast monsoon correct answer: (b) Southwest monsoon List - I List - II (c) Trade winds A. Deccan Traps 1. Azoic (d) Westerlies B. Western Ghats 2. Paleozoic C. Aravali 3. Cenozoic 60. Match List I with List II and select the D. Narmada-Tapi 4. Neozoic correct answer: Alluvial deposits List - I List - II Code : (Climatic condition) (Reasons) ABCD A. Chennai is warmer 1. Northeast (a)3124 than Kolkatta Monsoon (b)2134 B. Snowfall in Himalayas 2. Altitude (c)3124 C. Rainfall decreases 3. Western (d)1423 from West depressions Bengal to Punjab 63. The Palk Bay lies between. D. Sutlej-Ganga Plain 4. Distance (a) Gulf of Kachchh and Gulf of gets some rain from sea Khambhat. in winter (b) Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal. Code : 5. Latitude (c) Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands. ABCD (a)3514 (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands. (b)2134 (c)5243 64. Diamond Ring is a phenomenon (d)1425 observed

IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 12 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION (a) At the start of a total solar eclise. 67. Which one of the following is Not a (b) At the end of a total solar eclipse. lagoon? (c) Only along the peripheral regions of (a) Ashtamudi lake the totality trail. (b) Chilka lake (d) Only in the central regions of the totality trail. (c) Periyar lake

(d) Pulicat lake 65. In the map the marked area shows which one of the following ranges of annual rainfall received by that area ? 68. Which of the following passes and location is/are wrongly matched ? 1. Zojila and Burzil : Jammu and Kashmir 2. Bara Lapcha La and Shipki-La : Uttarakhand 3. Thaga La,Niti Pass and LipuLekh : Himachal 4. Nathu La and Jelepa La : Sikkim (a) Less than 50 cm Codes (b) Between 50 and 100 cm (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) Between 100 and 200 cm (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 ,2,and 3 (d) More than 200 cm

66. Which of the following statements is 69. Which one of the following is not a fact not true ; regarding South India. (a) The Bharathapuzha is the longest (a) Diurnal range of temperature is less rivers of Kerela here (b) The Sarvathi has famous Gersoppa (b) Annual range of temperature is less falls here (c) Periyar is small river in TamilNadu (c) Temperature are high throughout the year (d) Zuari forms the significant stream in (d) Extreme climatic conditions are found . here

IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 13 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION 70. Consider the following statements (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 1. The transition from the summer mon soon to the period of retreating 73. With the help of the code given below monoon occurs with withdrawl of pick out the correct sequence of the South West monsoon current following hills from North to South: 2. Easterly depressions generally devel- 1. ops as tropical revolving storms 2. Palni Hills Which of the statements given above 3. is/are correct ? (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 Correct Order North to South Hills (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1, 3, 2 (b) 3, 1, 2 (c) 1, 2, 3 (d) 2, 1, 3 71. Consider the following Statements 1. Pachham and Bela are the inland 74. Match List-I and List-II and select the island of Rann of Kutch correct answer from the code given 2. Gujarat coast forms emergent coast below the lists: type List - I List - II Which of the statements given above (Drainage Pattern) ( Tributaries) is/are correct ? A. Obsequent 1. Kunderu, Penneru (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 B. Parallel 2. Hagari, Varada (c) Both 1 and 2 (c) Neither 1 nor 2 C. Rectangular 3. Hemavati Shimsha 72.Consider the following statements : D. Dendritic 4. Panjhra, Girna 1. The Lakshadweep Islands represent Code coral islands 2. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands ABCD represent detached parts of the conti- (a)4312 nental blocks. (b)4132 Which of the statements given above (c)3142 is/are correct ? (d)3241 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only

IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 14 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION 75. Bugyals the summer grasslands Valleys? related to (a) 1 only (a) Himadri (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 2 (b) Himachal range (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Shivalik range

(d) Deosarimountain 79. When does escarpment develop? (a) When a block steps down along a fault 76. Under normal conditions, which one of plane. the following is the correct sequential (b) When a block moves down vertically developments of features made by along a fault plane. fluvial action? (c) When a block moves horizontally along (a) Waterfalls - Meander bars - River a fault plane. terraces - Oxbow lakes (d) When a block moves upward along a (b) Meander bars - River terraces - Water fault plane. falls - Oxbow lakes (c) Waterfalls - River terraces - Meander 80. Consider the following statements: bars - Oxbow lakes 1. P-waves are the first seismic waves to (d) River terraces - Meander bars - Water reach a place. falls - Oxbow lakes 2. S-waves travel only through liquids. 3. Arrival time of P and S-waves is used 77. The term ‘truncated spur’ is associated to locate the epicenter. with which one of the following? 4. Richter scale is a logarithmic scale. (a) Aeolian process Which of the above statements are (b) Fluvial process correct? (c) Glacial process (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 3 and 4 (d) Weathering process (c) 1 and 4 (d) 3 and 4

78. Consider the following: 81. Match List-I with List-II and select the 1. The Dead Sea. correct answer using the codes given 2. The Red Sea. below the lists: Which of the above is/are Rift Valley/Rift

IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 15 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION List - I List - II ABCD (Technical Terms) (Definitions) (a)3124 A. Magma Chamber 1. A point on (b)3214 earth’s sur (c)4213 face where (d)4123 impact of the earthquake is 82. Hawaii Islands are known for active vol felt maximum. canoes because: B. Epicentre 2. An opening (a) they are located in the subduction zone in the earth’s of covering plates. crust which (b) faults and fractures are found there. magma flows (c) they are situated over a hot plume out. (d) they are situated on a mild oceanic ridge with rising convective currents. C. Vent 3. A point below the 83. Which of the following factors influence earth’s sur the type and rate of weathering? face where 1. Glacier earthquake 2. Climate originates 3. Vegetation cover D. Seismic Focus 4. A place 4. Rock surface below the 5. Topography earth’s Select the correct answer using the surface where codes given below: lava is formed (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2, 3, 4 and 5 and acts as a (c) 1, 2, 3 and 5 (d) 1, 2 4 and 5 Source of magma 84. ‘Water table’ refers to: outflow (a) the lower limit of the zone of saturation. Code: (b) the upper limit of the zone of saturation. (c) seepage of water into fissures lying underground

IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 16 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION (d) the contact zone of the permeable and (d) those clouds which do not extend be impermeable rocks. yond the freezing level.

85. The river of Africa are as large as those 88. What are the causes for adiabatic tem in North or South America, but they do perature changes in the atmosphere? not attract much transport because: (a) Convection and advection (b) Latent heat of condensation (a) they pass through the dense forest (c) Expansion and compression of air (b) the people there are not commercial (d) partial absorption of solar radiation by minded the atmosphere. (c) their courses are broken by cataracts and water falls 89. Temperature generally decreases to (d) they traverse through resource poor wards the poles because: area (a) air movement is generally towards the equator. 86. Which one of the following climates is (b) cold polar air masses prevent surface found in coastal areas of California in heating of the land. North America, Central Chile in South (c) cold surfaces do not absorb solar America and South-West tip of West energy as readily as warm surfaces. Australia? (d) progressively lesse solar energy per (a) Tropical savanna unit area falls on the earth’s surface as (b) Mediterranean we move to polar regions. (c) Humid continental (d) Low-latitude steppe 90. Which of the following are source regions of polar continental air 87. Which one of the following statements masses? is correct? 1. North America Collision – coalescence process of 2. Australia precipitation is applicable to: 3. North Atlantic (a) clouds which extend beyond freezing 4. Antarctica level. Select the correct answer using the (b) all types of clouds. codes given below: (c) cumulo-nimbus clouds.

IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 17 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION (a) 1 and 2 (b)2 and 3 due to westerly winds? (c) 1 and 4 (d) 2 and 4 (a) South-West Australia (b) Iran and Iraq 91. Match List-I with List-II and select the (c) South Africa correct answer using the codes given (d) South Chile below the lists: List - I List - II 94. Thunderstorms originate from - (Cloud) (Characteristics) (a) Nimbostratus clouds A. Cirrus 1. Rain giving (b) Altocumulus clouds B. Stratus 2. Feathery appearance (c) Stratus clouds (d) Cumulonimbus C. Nimbus 3. Vertically growing D. Cirmulus 4.Horizontally spreading 95. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in terms of descend Code ing values of Albedo? ABCD (a) Forest, snow, water (a)2143 (b) Snow, forest, water (b)3412 (c) Water, snow, forest (c)2413 (d) Forest, water, snow (d)3142

96. Fohn and Chinook winds are 92. A relatively small rotating funnel that experienced in: extends downward from the base of a (a) the valleys of the northern Alps in Swit towering cloud with thunder, lighting and zerland and on the eastern slopes on strong gusty wind is known as: Rockies in North America. (a) hurricane (b) the eastern slopes of southern Alps in (b) tornado Switzerland and on the western slopes (c) tropical cyclone on Andes in South America. (d) extratropical cyclone (c) Po valley of France and in Newfound land 93. Which one of the following regions (d) Netherlands and New Zealand. receives the rainfall throughout the year

IAS Test Series Programme 2019 ( 18 ) Test - 1 DIRECTION 97. Relative humidity refers to: 100.Consider the following statements: (a) absolute amount of water vapour in the Salinity of water in the equatorial atmosphere. oceans decrease because: (b) the amount of hygroscopic nuclei in the 1. large rivers like Amazon and Congo atmosphere. enter into the sea. (c) saturated vapour pressure. 2. evaporation is less. (d) ratio of actual amount of water vapour 3. waters from Arctic and Antarctic mix in the air to the amount it could hold at with the waters of Equator. the temperature. 4. of heavy rainfall. Which of the above statements are 98.Consider the following statements: correct? 1. The Benguela current had its influence (a) 1 and 2 in the formation of Kalahari Desert. (b) 3 and 4 2. The Agulhas current had its influence in (c) 1 and 3 the formation of Thar Desert. (d) 1 and 4 3. The currents of Northern Indian Ocean change their course of flow twice a year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

99.The coastline formed by the submer gence of mountain ridges running par allel to the coast is known as: (a) Dalmatian coast (b) Ria coast (c) Fiord coast (d) Haff coast

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Answer Sheet

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

1. (c) 26. (b) 51. (a) 76. (c) 2. (c) 27. (b) 52. (b) 77. (b) 3. (b) 28. (c) 53. (b) 78. (c) 4. (c) 29. (c) 54. (b) 79. (b) 5. (b) 30. (b) 55. (c) 80. (b) 6. (c) 31. (d) 56. (b) 81. (d) 7. (d) 32. (b) 57. (b) 82. (d) 8. (d) 33. (a) 58. (d) 83. (b) 9. (c) 34. (b) 59. (b) 84. (b) 10. (b) 35. (a) 60. (c) 85. (c) 11. (c) 36. (b) 61. (c) 86. (b) 12. (c) 37. (c) 62. (c) 87. (b) 13. (c) 38. (a) 63. (b) 88. (c) 14. (a) 39. (d) 64. (c) 89. (d) 15. (d) 40. (a) 65. (b) 90. (c) 16. (b) 41. (c) 66. (c) 91. (c) 17. (d) 42. (c) 67. (c) 92. (b) 18. (d) 43. (b) 68. (b) 93. (d) 19. (d) 44. (c) 69. (c) 94. (d) 20. (c) 45. (a) 70. (c) 95. (c) 21. (c) 46. (c) 71. (c) 96. (a) 22. a) 47. (a) 72. (c) 97. (d) 23. (d) 48. (d) 73. (c) 98. (c) 24. (c) 49. (a) 74. (a) 99. (a) 25. (d) 50. (b) 75. (b) 100. (d)

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