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Subject: Geography

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:
    Statement I: In India, State Governments have no power for making rules for grant of concessions in respect of extraction of minor minerals even though such minerals are located in their territories.
    Statement II: In India, the Central Government has the power to notify minor minerals under the relevant law.
    Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:
    Statement I: Some rare earth elements are used in the manufacture of flat television screens and computer monitors.
    Statement II: Some rare earth elements have phosphorescent properties.
    Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  • Consider the following countries

    Consider the following countries:
    I. United Kingdom
    II. Denmark
    III. New Zealand
    IV. Australia
    V. Brazil

    How many of the above countries have more than four time zones?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:

    I. Anadyr in Siberia and Nome in Alaska are a few kilometers from each other, but when people are waking up and getting set for breakfast in these cities, it would be different days.
    II. When it is Monday in Anadyr, it is Tuesday in Nome.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • Consider the following pairs

    Consider the following pairs:

    Country Resource-rich in
    I. Botswana Diamond
    II. Chile Lithium
    III. Indonesia Nickel

    In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

  • Consider the following pairs

    Consider the following pairs:
    Region Country
    I. Mallorca Italy
    II. Normandy Spain
    III. Sardinia France
    In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:

    Statement I:
    In the context of effect of water on rocks, chalk is known as a very permeable rock, whereas clay is known as quite an impermeable or least permeable rock.

    Statement II:
    Chalk is porous and hence can absorb water.

    Statement III:
    Clay is not at all porous.

    Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:
    Statement I:
    The amount of dust particles in the atmosphere is more in subtropical and temperate areas than in equatorial and polar regions.
    Statement II:
    Subtropical and temperate areas have less dry winds.

    Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:

    I. Without the atmosphere, temperature would be well below freezing point everywhere on the Earth’s surface.
    II. Heat absorbed and trapped by the atmosphere maintains our planet’s average temperature.
    III. Atmosphere’s gases, like carbon dioxide, are particularly good at absorbing and trapping radiation.

    Which of the statements given above are correct?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:
    Statement I: Scientific studies suggest that a shift is taking place in the Earth’s rotation and axis.
    Statement II: Solar flares and associated coronal mass ejections bombarded the Earth’s outermost atmosphere with tremendous amount of energy.
    Statement III: As the Earth’s polar ice melts, the water tends to move towards the equator.
    Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?