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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 pointsConsider the following statements about Rare Earth Metals:
1.None of the Rare earth metals are radioactive.
2.India is the largest producer of these in the world
Which of the above statements is/are Correct?Correct
Rare Earth metals group of chemically similar metallic elements comprising the lanthanide series and (usually) scandium and yttrium. They are not especially rare, but they tend to occur together in nature and are difficult to separate from one another.
China dominates the production of these elements.
One of the Rare Earths, promethium, is radioactive.Incorrect
Rare Earth metals group of chemically similar metallic elements comprising the lanthanide series and (usually) scandium and yttrium. They are not especially rare, but they tend to occur together in nature and are difficult to separate from one another.
China dominates the production of these elements.
One of the Rare Earths, promethium, is radioactive. -
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 pointsConsider the following pairs:
Particularly vulnerable tribal group State
1. Asur Jharkhand
2. Marram Nagas Manipur
3. Reang Tripura
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?Correct
75 tribal groups have been categorized by the Ministry of Home Affairs as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG)s. PVTGs reside in 18 States and UT of A&N Islands. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements the Scheme of “Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)” exclusively for them .
Asur tribes are usually found in the state of Jharkhand in the eastern part of the subcontinent of India.
Maram tribe is one of the tribes that form the Naga tribe of Northeast India. The Marams occupy a large portion of Senapati district of Manipur.
Reang/Riang- TripuraIncorrect
75 tribal groups have been categorized by the Ministry of Home Affairs as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG)s. PVTGs reside in 18 States and UT of A&N Islands. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements the Scheme of “Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)” exclusively for them .
Asur tribes are usually found in the state of Jharkhand in the eastern part of the subcontinent of India.
Maram tribe is one of the tribes that form the Naga tribe of Northeast India. The Marams occupy a large portion of Senapati district of Manipur.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 pointsConsider the following statements about Western Disturbance:
1. Western Disturbance originates from Mediterranean sea, Black sea and Caspian sea.
2. Western Disturbance is an extra tropical storm, which gives rain to North and Northwest India during winter. It is very useful for wheat and winter crops.
Which of the above statements is/are Correct?Correct
Western Disturbance is an extra tropical storm, which give rain to North and Northwest India during winter. It is very useful for wheat and winter crops. It is driven by westerlies (westerlies, are prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude.)
Western Disturbance originate from Mediterranean sea, Black sea and Caspiun sea. From this region and from Atlantic ocean it collect the moisture and move eastward.
The approach of WD is characterised by rise in minimum temperature and occurrence of rainfall. But once the WD crosses a place then minimum temperature starts dropping. The formation of fog starts and slowly the cold wave occurs spreading to southwards in the country.
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Western Disturbance is an extra tropical storm, which give rain to North and Northwest India during winter. It is very useful for wheat and winter crops. It is driven by westerlies (westerlies, are prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude.)
Western Disturbance originate from Mediterranean sea, Black sea and Caspiun sea. From this region and from Atlantic ocean it collect the moisture and move eastward.
The approach of WD is characterised by rise in minimum temperature and occurrence of rainfall. But once the WD crosses a place then minimum temperature starts dropping. The formation of fog starts and slowly the cold wave occurs spreading to southwards in the country.
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points‘Dark grey and rainy looking, dense and shapeless, often gives continues rains’ Which of the following types of cloud has these characteristics?
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A nimbostratus cloud is a multi-level, gray, often dark, amorphous, nearly uniform cloud that usually produces continuous rain, snow, or sleet but no lightning or thunder.
What weather is associated with nimbostratus clouds? These mid-level clouds are often accompanied by continuous moderate rain or snow and appear to cover most of the sky. Nimbostratus will often bring precipitation which may last for several hours until the associated front passes over.Incorrect
A nimbostratus cloud is a multi-level, gray, often dark, amorphous, nearly uniform cloud that usually produces continuous rain, snow, or sleet but no lightning or thunder.
What weather is associated with nimbostratus clouds? These mid-level clouds are often accompanied by continuous moderate rain or snow and appear to cover most of the sky. Nimbostratus will often bring precipitation which may last for several hours until the associated front passes over. -
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points‘Cold long winters and cool brief summers with rainfall throughout the year’ is characteristic of Which type of climate?
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Siberian type climate is typified by bitterly cold winters of long duration & cool brief summer; lies across 60* N of equator. Annual range of temperature is quite high due to extremes of temperature observed in this type of climate, as temp. well below freezing point in winters & approx. 15* in summers. Rainfall is well distributed throughout the year.
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Siberian type climate is typified by bitterly cold winters of long duration & cool brief summer; lies across 60* N of equator. Annual range of temperature is quite high due to extremes of temperature observed in this type of climate, as temp. well below freezing point in winters & approx. 15* in summers. Rainfall is well distributed throughout the year.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 pointsConsider the following statements about rivers in India:
1.Most of the coastal streams in India are non-perennial.
2.The Brahmaputra in Bangladesh receives the flow of Tista and finally falls into Ganga.
3.The Padma and the Brahmaputra join inside Bangladesh, and continue to flow as the Padma or Ganga.
Which of the above statements is/are Correct?Correct
The Padma and the Brahmaputra join inside Bangladesh, and continue to flow as the Padma or Ganga. The Brahmaputra rises in Tibet, where it is known as Tsangpo and runs a long distance till it crosses over into India in Arunachal Pradesh.
The principal tributaries of Brahmaputra in India are the Subansiri, Jia Bhareli, Dhansiri, Puthimari, Pagladiya and the Manas. The Brahmaputra in Bangladesh receives the flow of Tista, etc., and finally falls into Ganga. (Refer Atlas)
The Coastal streams, especially on the west coast are short in length and have limited catchment’s areas. Most of them are non-perennial. The streams of inland drainage basin of western Rajasthan are few. Most of them are of an ephemeral character.Incorrect
The Padma and the Brahmaputra join inside Bangladesh, and continue to flow as the Padma or Ganga. The Brahmaputra rises in Tibet, where it is known as Tsangpo and runs a long distance till it crosses over into India in Arunachal Pradesh.
The principal tributaries of Brahmaputra in India are the Subansiri, Jia Bhareli, Dhansiri, Puthimari, Pagladiya and the Manas. The Brahmaputra in Bangladesh receives the flow of Tista, etc., and finally falls into Ganga. (Refer Atlas)
The Coastal streams, especially on the west coast are short in length and have limited catchment’s areas. Most of them are non-perennial. The streams of inland drainage basin of western Rajasthan are few. Most of them are of an ephemeral character. -
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 pointsWhich of the following tributaries of the Indus river flows through Srinagar and WularLake?
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The river Jhelum rises from a spring at Verinag situated at the foot of the Pir Panjal in the south-eastern part of the valley of Kashmir. It flows through Srinagar and the Wular Lake before entering Pakistan from Kashmir through a deep narrow gorge.
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The river Jhelum rises from a spring at Verinag situated at the foot of the Pir Panjal in the south-eastern part of the valley of Kashmir. It flows through Srinagar and the Wular Lake before entering Pakistan from Kashmir through a deep narrow gorge.
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 pointsConsider the following pairs:
Island Country
1.Hope Island Bangladesh
2.Coco Island Myanmar
3.Assumption Island Seychelles
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?Correct
Assumption Island is a small island in the Outer Islands of Seychelles north of Madagascar.
Hope Island is a small tadpole shaped Island situated off the coast of Kakinada, India, in Bay of Bengal.
The Coco Islands are a small group of islands in the northeastern Bay of Bengal. They are part of the Yangon Region of Myanmar.Incorrect
Assumption Island is a small island in the Outer Islands of Seychelles north of Madagascar.
Hope Island is a small tadpole shaped Island situated off the coast of Kakinada, India, in Bay of Bengal.
The Coco Islands are a small group of islands in the northeastern Bay of Bengal. They are part of the Yangon Region of Myanmar. -
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 pointsConsider the following pairs:
Desert Cold Current
1.Namib Desert Benguela
2.Atacama Humboldt
3.Gobi OyashioWhich of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
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An ocean current called the Humboldt Current (or the Peru Current) carries cold water northward along the western coast of South America. This mix of mountains, winds, and ocean currents combines to make the Atacama incredibly dry. The Atacama is also one of the oldest deserts in the world.
The large coastal desert Namib is one of the oldest in the world, and is caused by a cool ocean current, called the Benguela Current, snaking its way up from the south along southern Africa’s Atlantic Coast.
Gobi desert is an Interior desert.
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An ocean current called the Humboldt Current (or the Peru Current) carries cold water northward along the western coast of South America. This mix of mountains, winds, and ocean currents combines to make the Atacama incredibly dry. The Atacama is also one of the oldest deserts in the world.
The large coastal desert Namib is one of the oldest in the world, and is caused by a cool ocean current, called the Benguela Current, snaking its way up from the south along southern Africa’s Atlantic Coast.
Gobi desert is an Interior desert.
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 pointsAral Sea is located between Which of these Countries?
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Positioned in far-western Asia, just to the east of the Caspian Sea, the Aral Sea is located in the countries of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
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Positioned in far-western Asia, just to the east of the Caspian Sea, the Aral Sea is located in the countries of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.