GOLDEN 50 Q MOCK TEST 2 GEOGRAPHY PAPER 2 FOR NET/JRF BY NETSET CORNER

Q.1. The place of origin of an earthquake inside the earth is called:

(a) Epicentre

(b) Focus 

(c) Trough 

(d) Axis

Q.2. Which of the following is of erosional origin ?

(a) Coastal plain

(b) Alluvial fan

(c) Peneplain

(d) Loess plain

Q.3. Match List I (Agents of erosion) with List II (their resultant landforms):

List - I

(A) Running water

(B) Wind

(C) Glacier

(D) Sea waves

List- II

(1) Arete

(2) Blow holes

(3) Zeugen

(4) Pot holes

Codes: 

(a) A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4

(b) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3

(c) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2

(d) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1

Q.4. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is:

(a) 0.30% 

(b) 0.03%

(c) 0.339%

(d) 0.04%

Q.5. Atmospheric conditions experienced for a short period of time on parts of the earth are referred to:

(a) Weather 

(b) Season 

(c) Climate 

(d) Stratosphere

Q.6. Saint Paul Amsterdam Plateau is a part of Mid Oceanic ridge and lies in:

(a) Atlantic ocean

(b) Pacific ocean

(c) Indian ocean

(d) Mediterranean sea

Q.7. Which one of the following is a siliceous ooze?

(a) Diatom ooze

(b) Globigerina ooze

(c) Pteropod ooze.

(d) None of the above

Q.8. What is Willy-Willy?

(a) An earthquake

(b) A tropical cyclone

(c) A western disturbance

(d) A high ocean tide

Q.9. The average salinity of ocean water is:

(a) 33 gm / 1000 gm of water

(b) 34 gm / 1000 gm of water

(c) 35 gm / 1000 gm of water

(d) 36 gm / 1000 gm of water 

Q.10. The Labrador current rises in the:

(a) Indian ocean

(b) Pacific ocean

(c) Arctic ocean

(d) Atlantic ocean

Q.11. Anthropogeographic was written by:

(a) Ptolemy 

(b) Ratzel

(c) Ritter

(d) Strabo

Q.12. The Kitab-al-Hind was written by:

(a) Ibn Batuta

(b) Ibn Khaldoon

(c) Al-Biruni

(d) Al-ldrisi 

Q.13. The continent having maximum hydel power potential is:

(a) North America 

(b) Europe 

(c) Asia 

(d) Africa

Q.14. Which one of the following features is a third order relief

(a) Abyssal plain

(b) Tombolo

(c) Fold mountain 

(d) Plateau

Q.15. The idea of digging a canal across the Isthmus of Panama was forwarded by:

(a) Ptolemy 

(b) Ratzel 

(c) Strabo 

(d) Humboldt

Q.16. A hot dry southerly wind blowing from Sahara to Southern Europe is called:

(a) Sirocco 

(b) Chinook 

(c) Zonda 

(d) Mistral

Q.17. The migration stream having the least volume in the total in India is:

(a) Rural to Urban 

(b) Rural to Rural

(c) Urban to Urban  

(d) Urban to Rural

Q.18. Which of the following is correctly matched ?

(a) Isonephas - lines of equal cloudiness

(b) Isohels - lines of equal salinity

(c) Isohyets- lines of equal magnetic attraction

(d) Isohalines- lines of equal amount of rainfall

Q.19. Which one of the following is a prominent cotton producing area in India?

(a) Gange Plain

(b) Damodar Valley

(c) Deccan Trap

(d) Chotanagpur Plateau

Q.20. Sagar Samet an offshore of drilling rig is in:

(a) Bombay high

(b) Cambey basin

(c) Godavari offshore başin

(d) Krishna offshore basin

Q.21 The flat-topped terraces of the Kashmir Valley are known

(a) Barchans

(b) Karewas

(c) Khadins

(d) V-shaped valleys

Q.22. On the survey of toposheet the grids are marked in:

(a) Red colour

(b) Purple colour 

(c) Brown colour

(d) None of the above

Q.23. Which of the following group of letters is reserved for Universal Polar Stereographic coordinates system 

(a) A, B, Y and Z

(b) A, B, X and Y

(c) A, B, C and d

(d) I, O, A and B

Q.24. Which one of the following is not geographic information system software?

(a) Arc View

(b) ILWIS 

(c) Map Info 

(d) SPSS

Q.25. A sample which is selected from the population at regular interval is known as:

(a) Random sampling

(b) Systematic Sampling

(c) Stratified sampling

(d) All of the above

Q.26. The latest period of mountain building is called:

(a) Caledonian

(b) Herecynian

(c) Precambrian

(d) Apine

Q.27. Ox-bow lakes are formed by the action of:

(a) Rivers 

(b) Glaciers 

(c) Winds

(d) Waves

Q.28. In the north hemisphere trade winds blow from:

(a) North-west

(b) North-east

(c) South-east

(d) North

Q.29. Which of the following is the largest inland sea?

(a) Aral sea

(b) Baltic sea

(c) Black sea

(d) Caspian sea

Q.30. Soils which are developed in hot humid regions are known as:

(a) Pedalfers

(b) Podzols

(c) Pedocals

(d) Chernozem

Q.31. Youthful stage of a river is indicated by:

(a) V - shaped valley

(b) I - shaped valley

(c) U - shaped valley

(d) Y - shaped valley

Q.32. Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?

(a) Granite

(b) Slate

(c) Shale

(d) Dyke

Q.33. Which of the following is a warm current ?

(a) Humboldt current

(b) Gulf stream

(c) Peruvian current

(d) Benguela current

Q.34. The tropopause is situated at a height of ……. Km over the equator:

(a) 22 km 

(b)18 km

(c) 15 km

(d) 12 km

Q.35. Labensaraum - a concept was propounded by:

(a) Ratzel 

(b) Blache 

(c) Brunhes

(d) Humbolt 

Q.36. The process of leaching is maximum in:

(a) Sub-humid region

(b) Arid region

(c) Semi-arid region

(d) Humid region

Q.37. Seismograph is used to measure:

(a) Cyclonic waves

(b) Tidal waves

(c) Earthquake waves

(d) Sea waves

Q.38. Match the following:

State

(A) Gujarat

(B) Manipur

(C) Nagaland

(D) Assam

Capital

(1) Kohima

(2) Gandhinagar

(3) Dispur

(4) Imphal

Codes: 

(a) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4

(b) A-1, B-3, C-4, D- 2

(c) A-2, B-4, C-1, D- 3

(d) A-1, B-4,C-2, D-3

Q.39. Rajasthan canal project draws water from the river:

(a) Sutlej 

(b) Ganga 

(c) Yamuna 

(d) Chamba

Q.40. Deodar, Chinar and Walnut trees are found in:

(a) Evergreen forest

(b) Deciduous forest

(c) Terai region

(d) Himalayan region

Q.41. Mineral based industries are limited to certain regions of India alone, mainly because:

(a) Cost of transport of mineral ores is large

(b) Raw ores are exported in larger quantities

(c) Mineral resources are unevenly distributed

(d) Technical know-how is not available in India

Q.42. A planimeter is used to measure:

(a) Areas on a map

(b) Distances on a map

(c) Directions on a map

(d) Distances and directions on a map

Q.43. Early geographers believed in:

(a) Probabilism

(b) Possibilism

(c) Determinism

(d) Fatalism

Q.44. Indian Standard Time (IST) is reckoned with reference to the longitude of:

(a) 75° E

(b) 80° E

(c) 82° 30’ E

(d) 85° 30’ E

Q.45. Block mountains are caused by:

(a) Folding

(b) Faulting

(c) Volcanic action

(d) All of above

Q 46. Main features of monsoonal climate is:

(a) Moderate summer rainfall

(b) Long dry winter

(c) High rainfall along the coast

(d) Seasonal reversal of winds

Q.47. Sunda trench is located in the:

(a) Indian ocean

(b) North Atlantic ocean

(c) South Atlantic ocean

(d) Pacific ocean

Q.48. Recycling is a method for conserving the resources of:

(a) Coal 

(b) Oil

(c) Copper

(d) Limestone

Q.49. Match the following:

List I

(A) Detroit 

(B) Pittsburg

(C) Chicago

(D) New York

List II

(1) Iron and steel

(2) Harbour

(3) Automobiles

(4) Agricultural mechinary

Codes: 

(a) A-2, B-1, C-4, D- 3

(b) A-3, B-2, C-1, D- 4

(c) A-3, B-1, C-4, D- 2

(d) A-1, B-3, C-2, D- 4

Q.50. Which of the following states has the largest number of sugar mills?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Bihar