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Environment › SpeciesXExotic/Invasive

Environment › SpeciesXExotic/Invasive

2009

In the context of Indian wild life, the flying fox is a

Options

(a)

Bat

(b)

Kite

(c)

Stork

(d)

Vulture

Answer

(A)
Environment › SpeciesXPlants

Environment › SpeciesXPlants

2009

Consider the following :
1. Camphor
2. Chicory
3. Vanilla
Which of the above is/are plant product(s) ?

Options

(a)

1 and 2 only

(b)

3 only

(c)

1 and 3 only

(d)

1,2 and 3

Answer

(D)
Environment › Wetlands

Environment › Wetlands

2009

In India, which one of the following States has the largest inland saline wetland?

Options

(a)

Gujarat

(b)

Haryana

(c)

Madhya Pradesh

(d)

Rajasthan

Answer

(D)
Geography › ClimatologyXWind and Pressure Systems

Geography › ClimatologyXWind and Pressure Systems

2009

Consider the following statements :
1. In the world, the tropical deserts occur along the western margins of continents within the trade wind belt.
2. In India, the East Himalayan region gets high rainfall from north-east winds.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Options

(a)

1 only

(b)

2 only

(c)

Both 1 and 2

(d)

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

(A)
Geography › Geomorphology

Geography › Geomorphology

2009

In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following ?

Options

(a)

Aluminium

(b)

Chromium

(c)

Iron

(d)

Silicon

Answer

(C)
Geography › Indian Geography:Rivers,Lakes

Geography › Indian Geography:Rivers,Lakes

2009

Consider the following statements :
1. There are no east flowing rivers in Kerala.
2. There are no west flowing rivers in Madhya Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Options

(a)

1 only

(b)

2 only

(c)

Both 1 and 2

(d)

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

(D)
Geography › Indian Geography:Rivers,Lakes

2009

At which one of the following places do two important rivers of India originate; while one of them flows towards north and merges with another important river flowing towards Bay of Bengal, the other one flows towards Arabian Sea ?

Options

(a)

Amarkantak

(b)

Badrinath

(c)

Mahabaleshwar

(d)

Nasik

Answer

(A)
Geography › Indian Geography:Rivers,Lakes

2009

Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India ?

Options

(a)

Beas

(b)

Chenab

(c)

Ravi

(d)

Sutlej

Answer

(D)
Geography › Oceanography

Geography › Oceanography

2009

Consider the following names :
1. Ike
2. Kate
3. Gustav
Which of the above are the names of hurricanes that had occurred very recently ?

Options

(a)

1 and 2 only

(b)

2 and 3 only

(c)

1 and 3 only

(d)

1,2 and 3

Answer

(C)
Geography › Oil,Natural Resources

Geography › Oil,Natural Resources

2009

Consider the following statements:
1. India does not have any deposits of Thorium.
2. Kerala’s monazito sands contain Uranium.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Options

(a)

1 only

(b)

2 only

(c)

Both 1 and 2

(d)

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

(D)

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