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1. Which of the following statements are correct?

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3. What are the causes of tides?

A) Planets without satellites - Mercury, Venus A) Gravitational effect of Sun and Moon
B) Planets that rotate from east to west in the

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B) “Coriolis” forces due to Earth's rotation

solar system - Venus, Uranus
C) Earth's twin planet is known as - Venus  

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D) Moon's gravity is 1/3rd of Earth's gravity A 

  B

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A 1) A only

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B 2) B only
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4) None of these
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4. Consider the following statements?
D

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Assertion (A): Temperatures are higher in the

 interior of the Earth.

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1) A and C only 2) A, B and C only Reason (R): High temperatures in the Earth's
3) A,C and D only 4) All of the above interior are due to the heat released by the fission

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2. Which of the following is incorrect? of radioactive materials.

A) The formation of full moon for the 2nd time 1) A and R are both correct R is the correct

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in a month is called "blue moon". explanation for A

B) When the Moon comes even closer than
2) A and R are both correct R is not a correct

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perigee in its orbit, it is called "Supermoon".

C) A supermoon and a lunar eclipse occurring explanation of A

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simultaneously is called a superbloodmoon. 3) A is correct but R is incorrect

D) A supermoon and a total lunar eclipse 4) A is incorrect but R is correct
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occurring at the same time is called a “Super 

Blood Wolf moon”.
 A   
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A
  R    
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B 
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C   

   1) ARRA
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D      

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       2) ARRA

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1) B and C only 2) C and D only 3) AR 

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3) B, C and D only 4) None of the above 4) AR

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5. Which of the following is correct regarding the 8. Consider the following statements?
elements that are most abundant in the Earth's A) The amount of rainfall in India decreases from
crust? south to north.

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1) Oxygen - Aluminum - Silica - Ferrous B) Rainfall in India is mostly of mountain

2) Oxygen - Silica - Aluminum - Ferrous rainfall.

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3) Oxygen - Silica - Ferrous - Aluminum C) Mawsynram (Meghalaya) is the region with

4) Oxygen - Aluminum - Ferrous - Silica the highest rainfall in the world.

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D) India receives only 2-5% of its rainfall from

           the North East Monsoon.
 How many of the above sentences are correct?

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1)  1) Only one statement is correct

2)  2) Only two statements are correct

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3) Only three statements are correct

3) 
4) All the above are correct statements
4) 

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6. Match the following?
A)   
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A) Uttar Pradesh 1. Dudwa Hills   

B) Arunachal Pradesh 2. Dafla, Mishmi Hills B 

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C) Assam 3. Dorf Hills  

D) West Bengal 4. Cachar Hills C

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  D     

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A  

B     

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C     

D     

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1) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 2) A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3   

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3) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 4) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3  
7. Which of the following is correct? 9. Match the following.
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A) Peninsular plateau slopes from west to east.

B) To the east of the Aravalli Mountains lies A) Devaprayaga 1) Confluence of
Alakananda, Bhagiradha
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D) The Chotanagpur Plateau lies to the east of rivers

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A)  
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C     
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B)   

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
D     
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C)   

 
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1) A, B, C only 2) B, C, D only 

3) A, B, D only 4) All of the above A-1, B-3, C-2 A-1, B-2, C-3
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A-2, B-1, C-3 A-3, B-1, C-2

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10. The Hogenakal project is disputed between 14. Match the following.
which of the following states? State Extension agriculture
1) Kerala - Karnataka A) Assam 1) Zoom

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2) Karnataka - Tamil Nadu B) Western Ghats 2) Podo

3) Kerala - Tamil Nadu C) Andhra Pradesh 3) Kumari

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D) Jharkhand 4) Kuruwa
4) Goa - Karnataka
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                  

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 
 A 

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  B 

  C
 

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11. Which of the following is an incorrect pair? D 

1) Indian Institute of Forest, Bhopal 1) A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 2) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

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2) Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur

3) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 4) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
3) Temperate Forest Research Institute, Shimla
4) Center for Social Forest and Environment, 15. Consider the following sentences?

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Dehradun A) Chota Nagpur Plateau is the region with the

highest mineral reserves in India. Hence it is
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known as Ruhr of India

    B) Iron ore is abundant in peninsular plateau

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  region. Iron is mostly found in the oxide form

in the Earth's crust
 

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C) Kolar is the deepest gold mine in the coun-

       try

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12. Match the following? D) “Bhailadilla” in Chhattisgarh is the largest

List-1 List-2 iron ore mine in the country.

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A) Dudwa National Park 1) Uttar Pradesh There are correct statements in the above sen-
B) Indrawati National Park2) Tamil Nadu tences

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1) Only one statement is correct

C) Guindy National Park 3) Maharashtra
2) Only two statements are correct
D) Borivali National Park 4) Chhattisgarh
3) Only three statements are correct

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  
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A)    A)      

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B)     

C)   
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D)     B)        
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1) A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3 2) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3     
3) A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2 4) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
 
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13. Which of the following are formed by the

C) 
geomorphic process called leaching?
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1) Alluvial soils 2) Red soils D) 

3) Black soils 4) Laterite soils  
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  

  
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  

  
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16. Which of the following is correct regarding 1) A and B only 2) B and C only
Golden Quadrilateral scheme? 3) A and C only 4) All of the above
A) It is a 5846 km long scheme

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19. Which of the following is incorrect?

B) National highways connecting Delhi, 1) As per Acworth Committee
Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta will be devel-

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recommendations. The Railway Budget was

oped as part of this. merged into the General Budget in 2017-18
C) Hyderabad is a megacity not included in the

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Golden Quadrilateral scheme the country

D) This scheme will connect 7 states 3) Vande Bharat is the fastest train in the country

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 4) Vivek Express is the longest running train in

 the country

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A)  
1) 

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B)      

   

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 2) 
3)  

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C)       

D)  4)  

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1) A, B, C only 2) B, C, D only 

3) A, C, D only 4) All of the above 20. Which of the following sentences are correct?

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17. Which of the following ports is known as “String A) Uttar Pradesh is the state with the largest
of Partisans”? ST population

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1) Kandla Port 2) Mumbai Port B) Mizoram is the state with the highest per-
3) Navsena Port 4) Visakhapatnam Port centage of ST population

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  C) State with no ST population - Goa
 D) Gonds tribe has the highest ST population

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3)  4)   

18. Which of the following is correct regarding the A) ST

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Konkan Railway Project? 

A) On January 26, 1998, Konkan Railway was
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the first private sector railway in the country

B) Konkan railway line connects Roha in C) ST
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Maharashtra to Mangalore in Karnataka. D) ST

C) The Konkan Railway route passes through
1) A and B only
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Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra

2) B and C only
 
3) C and D only
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 4) B and D only

A)  21. Match the following.
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B)       A) Showpines 1) Andaman and Nicobar

Islands
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B) Pulians 2) Arunachal Pradesh

C)       C) Apatanis 3) Kerala
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D) Lepchas 4) Sikkim
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I II 

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A)  D) 

 

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B)     

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1) A and C only 2) B and C only

D)  3) C and D only 4) A and B only

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1)A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 2)A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 24. Consider the following?
3)A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 4)A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 A) The most prevalent soils in the state are red

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22. Match the following. soils

State Border Districts B) Red soils are called Regur soils

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A) Orissa 1) Srikakulam, C) Reddish soils were formed when granite

Parvathipuram
rocks were cooled

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Manyam,Alluri Sitaramaraju
B) Chhattisgarh 2) Alluri Sitaramaraju D) Red soils favor to pulses and oilseeds

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C) Karnataka 3) Kurnool, Anantapur, Sri Mark the correct ones in the above sentences.
Sathya Sai, Annamaiya, 

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Chittoor
A) 
D) Tamil Nadu 4) Chittoor, Tirupati
B) 
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C)      

 

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A)  

 D) 

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B)   

C)    

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   1) A, B and C only

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D)    2) B, C and D only

3) A, B and D only
1)A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 2)A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

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3)A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 4)A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

25. Enclose the following?
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A) The state of Andhra Pradesh has a long coast-

A) Large in terms of 1) Rajasthan, Gujarat,
line of 974 km.
area The states are Punjab,
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B) Presently coastal districts in Andhra Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir
are - 12
B) Border with 2) Rajasthan, Madhya
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C) West Godavari is the district with the long-

est coastline in Andhra Pradesh Pakistan Pradesh, the states are
Maharashtra and Uttar
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D) Srikakulam is the district with the shortest

coastline in Andhra Pradesh Pradesh
C) Large in terms of 3) Uttar Pradesh, West
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Which of the above sentences are correct?

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Bihar, Uttarakhand and
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A)  
Sikkim
 D) Border with 4) Uttar Pradesh,
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B)  Nepal Maharashtra, states of

Bihar, West Bengal
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List-I List-II
I II A) Jhelum 1) A river that meets Ular Lake

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A)     B) Chenab 2) Largest tributary of Indus

  C) Ravi 3) The river flows through the

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Chumba valley
B)   D) Sutlej 4) It is a tributary of Indus which

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   flows only in Indian territory

C)               E) Beas 4) Longest tributary of the Indus

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 
   I II

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D)    A) 

 

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B)   

1)A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 2)A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 C)  

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3)A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 4)A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 D)

   
26. Consider the following sentences?  

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Assertion (A): In view of the land cover of India

E)  
the climate of the country can be classified as
1)A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1, E-5

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tropical and subtropical in terms of temperature.

Reason (R): The Tropic of Cancer passes 2)A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4, E-5

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through the center of the country and divides 3)A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1, E-5
the Indian territory into 2 parts, Southern India
4)A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1, E-5
has tropical climate and northern Indian territory

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28. Consider the following statements?

with a subtropical climate.
A) Forests are widely spread in India
1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct

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B) Sal, teak and sandalwood are important flora

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in these forests
2) Both A and R are true and R is not a correct

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explanation of A. C) In Madhya Pradesh these are known as sal

3) A is true but R is false forests

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4) R is true if A is false. Identify the forests that have the above

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A  1) Tropical moist evergreens

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R 
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A) 
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  

A R R A C) 
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ARRA 
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AR 
AR
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29. Match the following. 31. Correctly match the following Bauxite mines
Biosphere Reserve State State Bauxite mines
A) Nokrek 1) Tamil Nadu A) Odisha 1. Michal

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B) Gulf of Mannar 2) Meghalaya B) Madhya Pradesh 2. Kalhandi

C) Dibru - Saikova 3) Arunachal Pradesh C) Karnataka 3. Shahnabad

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D) Dihang - Dabang 4) Assam D) Jharkhand 4. Kemmangudi

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   

A) 

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A)  B) 

B)    C) 

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C)   D) 

D) 

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

1)A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
3) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 4) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3

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32. Match the following.

3)A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 List-1 List-2

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4)A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 A) Least ST population State 1. Mizoram

30. The 2nd Green Revolution was launched in B) Highest Percentage 2. Goa

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2006. What are its main features? of ST population State

A) Using of biotechnology for seed C) Lowest percentage 3. Punjab, Haryana

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improvement and livestock productivity. of ST population State

B) Steps should be taken to increase the D) State without ST 4. Uttar Pradesh
population State

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productivity of land. Priority should be given to

upland agriculture. 

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C) Extend irrigation to 100 million hectares of
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 
additional land.
D) Interest rate on crop loans should be reduced A) ST 

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to 6%. Agricultural Provident Fund should be 

set up. Farmers should be supported during
B) ST 

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natural calamities.
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C)ST  


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A)    

D) ST 
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1) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 2) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

B)    
3) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 4) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
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    33. Consider the following statements.

C)       A) Uttar Pradesh is the state with the longest
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international border in the country


B) Nagaland is the state with the shortest
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D)                international border in the country
     C) States border with only one State- Sikkim,
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Meghalaya
 D) Bordered internationally on three sides by
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1) A and B 2) B and C Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and

Ladakh.
3) C and D 4) All of the above
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Identify the correct statements among the above.

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A)      

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 D)                     

B)      

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   

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 3) B,C,D only 4) All of the above

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D)   Consider the following.

A) River Godavari enters Andhra Pradesh in

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 

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34. Match the following. Godavari

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State Pre-Monsoon showers D) Andhra Pradesh has 42% of the catchment

A) Andhra Pradesh 1. Tholakari showers area of Godavari river.

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B) Telangana 2. Aeruvaka showers How many correct statements are there in the
C) Kerala 3. Cherryblossoms
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D) Karnataka 4. Mango showers

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A)            

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A)  

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B)  B)

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1) Only one statement is correct
number of world heritage sites in the country
2) Only two statements are correct
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parks in the country. 3) Only three statements are correct
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C) Maharashtra has the largest number of 4) All statements are correct

wildlife sanctuaries in the country.  Which of the following is incorrect?
D) Tamil Nadu is the state with the highest
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1) Kolleru Lake is the largest lake in Andhra

number of Ramsarsites in the country
Pradesh and is located in Eluru district.
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 merge into Kolleru lake.
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A)       3) Kolleru Lake is a wetland included in Ramsar
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4) Pulicat, a lagoon on the border of Andhra

B)     
Pradesh and Karnataka
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      A) 
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  B)     

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 C)  

 

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      D)  

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A) New districts in Andhra Pradesh will come 3) B,C,D only 4) All of the above
into effect from April 04, 2022.

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40. Consider the following statements:

B) Landlocked districts in Andhra Pradesh are A) Rainfall consistently decreases with gain in
East Godavari, Guntur and YSR Kadapa. altitude in North-eastern India.

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C) SC population in Andhra Pradesh is more in B) Rainfall increases from west to east in the
West Godavari and less in Vizianagaram. Northern Plains.

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D) ST population in Andhra Pradesh is more in Which of the above is/are correct?

Kadapa and less in Vishakhapatnam.
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Identify the correct ones in the above statements.

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A) 
 B  

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B)      

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1) A only 2) B only
C)            SC       

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3) Both A and B 4) None of the above

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  
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1) A,B and C 2) B,C and D

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3) A,C and D 4) All of the above

 Identify the correct statements in the following.
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A) Alluvial soils are the most prevalent soils in

Andhra Pradesh
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B) Laterite soils are suitable for plantation crops

in Andhra Pradesh.
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C) Alluvial soils are spread in the deltas of

Krishna and Godavari Penna rivers.
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3 3 13 4 23 4 33 2

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6 4 16 1 26 1 36 3

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