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G.S. PRELIMS TEST: 3933 Test Booklet Series

CLASSROOM TEST BOOKLET

GEOGRAPHY TEST - 3
C
Time Allowed: 40 Minutes Maximum Marks: 70

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1. Which of the following are depositional 4. Which of the following agents / actions can
landforms? result in formation of Plateaus?

1. Stalagmites 1. Wind

2. Cirque 2. Fluvial action

3. Glacial action
3. Moraines
4. Plate tectonics
4. Braided channel
Select the correct answer using the code
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
given below.
(a) 1 and 4 only
(a) 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only (c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
5. Consider the following pairs:
2. Which of the following forces affect the Lakes type Possible origin

velocity and direction of the wind? 1. Rift valley lakes : Faulting

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2. Ox-bow lakes : River-deposition
1. Pressure gradient force

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3. Ribbon lakes : Glaciation

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2. Frictional force
Which of the pairs given above is/are
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3. Coriolis force
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correctly matched?
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(a) 1 and 2 only

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given below.
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(b) 2 only
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(a) 1 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only

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(b) 1 and 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

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(c) 2 and 3 only

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(d) 1, 2 and 3 6. Which of the following statements is/are

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correct, with reference to Inter Tropical

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3. Which of the following coasts is/are Convergence Zone?

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associated with glacial troughs? 1. It is a low pressure zone located at the

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equator where Trade Winds converge.

1. Fiord
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2. In this zone air tends to descend.

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2. Ria
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3. In July, it is located around 20o N-25o N

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3. Estuarine
latitudes.
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Select the correct answer using the code
given below. given below.
(a) 1 only (a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
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7. "These clouds form at middle levels or very 11. Consider the following pairs:
near to the surface of the earth. They are
Types of Features
extremely dense and opaque to the rays of
the sun. They are shapeless masses of thick deserts
vapour. Which cloud form is described
1. Hamada : large stretches of
above?
(a) Stratus undulating sand dunes
(b) Nimbus
2. Reg : extensive sheets of
(c) Cirrus
(d) Cumulus angular pebbles and
gravels
8. When isobars are straight and when there is
no friction, the pressure gradient force is 3. Erg : large stretches of bare
balanced by the Coriolis force and the
resultant wind blows parallel to the isobar. rocks
This wind is known as Which of the pairs given above is/are
(a) Geostrophic wind
correctly matched?
(b) Anabatic Wind
(c) Cyclonic Circulation (a) 1 only
(d) Jet Stream
(b) 2 and 3 only

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(c) 2 only

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9. Consider the following pairs:

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Stage of river Landform (d) 1 and 3 only
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1. Upper course : gorges

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12. 'When the saturated air mass comes across a

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2. Middle course : ox-bow Lake

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3. Lower course : rapids

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mountain, it is forced to ascend and as it

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Which of the pairs given above

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rises, it expands; the temperature falls, and

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is/are incorrectly matched?

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(a) 1 only the moisture is condensed in the form of

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(b) 1 and 2 only rainfall'. Which type of rainfall is described

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(c) 2 and 3 only

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above?
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(d) 3 only
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(a) Relief Rainfall

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10. Consider the following regarding formation

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(b) Convectional Rainfall

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of lakes:
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1. Caldera lakes are formed neither due to (c) Cyclonic Rainfall

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erosion nor deposition effect of agents. (d) Monsoonal Rainfall

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2. Karst lakes are formed by the erosion

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activity of wind
3. Tarns are formed due to the erosion 13. In the context of arid areas, the
activity of water. term "bajadas" is related to:
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
correct? (a) landforms of wind erosion
(a) 1 only (b) landforms of wind deposition
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) landforms due to water deposition
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) none of the above

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14. With reference to a tropical cyclone, 17. Which of the following are the characteristic
consider the following statements: features of extratropical cyclones?
1. They have a clear frontal system.
1. Cyclones are intensified by the energy
2. They cover a large area.
released during condensation in 3. They move from west to east.
cumulonimbus clouds. Select the correct answer using the code
2. The 'eye' is a region of calm with given below.
subsiding air. (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
3. Maximum wind speed is attained in the
(c) 1 only
eye-wall region. (d) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? 18. Consider the following statements:
(a) 1 and 2 only 1. On the day of equinoxes, all parts of the
(b) 3 only world have equal days and nights.
2. When winter solstice occurs in the
(c) 2 and 3 only
Southern hemisphere, the Northern
(d) 1, 2 and 3 hemisphere has the longest day and
shortest night.
15. With reference to the glacial landforms, Which of the statements given above is/are

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correct?

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consider the following statements:

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(a) 1 only

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1. Erosion by glaciers is very limited.

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(b) 2 only

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2. Cirques are formed by deposits of (c) Both 1 and 2
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glacial till. (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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3. Drumlins indicate direction of glacier

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movement. 19. Which of the following terms denotes the

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most notable feature of a desert, a "sea of

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Which of the statements given above is/are

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sand"?
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correct? (a) Reg

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(a) 1 and 2 only (b) Hamada

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(b) 3 only (c) Erg

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(d) Bajada
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(c) 1 and 3 only

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(d) 2 only
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20. Consider the following pairs:

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Landform Characteristics
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16. Which of the following phenomena may 1. Moraines : deposits of glacial till.
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cause rising of air? 2. Eskers : deposited by melt water

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1. Convection currents from a retreating glacier or

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ice sheet.
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2. Convergence of winds on land

3. Drumlins : Compacted boulder clay
3. Eddies
moulded by past glacial
Select the correct answer using the code action.
given below. Which of the pairs given above is/are
(a) 1 only correctly matched ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
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21. Arrange the following surface components 24. "Relatively undisturbed by the crustal
of planetary circulation from poles to the movements of the earth, formed by
Equator. horizontally bedded rocks. These depressed
1. Horse Latitudes areas make up some of the most extensive
2. Doldrums natural lowlands on earth’s surface."
3. Polar high The statement given above describes best
4. Polar front which of the following?
5. Westerlies (a) Peneplain
Select the correct answer using the code (b) Pediplain
given below. (c) Structural plain

(a) 1-2-3-4-5 (d) Coastal plain

(b) 3-4-5-1-2
(c) 3-1-2-5-4 25. With reference to types of Precipitation,
which of the following are correct?
(d) 3-2-1-5-4
1. Convectional rainfall is characteristic of
hot climates near the equator.
22. Which of the following factors influence
2. Middle and higher latitudes are
condensation process in the atmosphere?
associated with frontal rainfall.

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1. Volume of air

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3. Relief rainfall is mostly concentrated in

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2. Temperature

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the leeward side.
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3. Humidity 99
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Select the correct answer using the code

given below.
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given below.
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(a) 1 and 2 only

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(a) 1 and 3 only

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(b) 2 and 3 only

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(b) 1 and 2 only

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(c) 1 and 3 only

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(c) 1, 2 and 3
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(d) 1, 2 and 3
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(d) 2 and 3 only

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26. With reference to the distribution of rainfall,

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23. Consider the following statements

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consider the following statements:

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regarding doldrums:
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1. In the Western parts of cool temperate

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1. It is an area of variable winds and calm

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regions, rainfall is evenly distributed

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conditions. throughout the year.

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2. It is a belt of high pressure between 2. The western margins of the

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Easterlies and trade winds. continents between 450 and 650 N and S
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3. Rainfall here is of convectional in of equator receive higher rainfall than

nature. the eastern margins.
Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statement given above is/are
correct? correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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27. Consider the following statements regarding 30. Which of the following is/are not an
a coastline of the world: example of erosional landforms
1. These coasts are mostly confined to the 1. Cliffs
higher latitudes of the temperate region. 2. Beaches

2. These are submerged U-shaped glacial 3. Cirque

4. Pediplain
troughs.
5. Moraines
3. They have steep walls, often rising
Code:
straight from the sea.
(a) 1, 3 and 4
Identify the coast.
(b) 2, 4 and 5
(a) Ria coast
(c) 2 and 5
(b) Fiord coast (d) 1, 2 and 5
(c) Dalmatian coast
(d) Estuarine coast 31. Which of the following is incorrect about
sinkholes?
28. Consider the following statements with (a) Sinkholes are caused by collapse of
regard to ‘playa’: surface layers.
1. It is a low flat central area of a basin of (b) Sinkholes form only in soils

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inland drainage. characterised by rocks which dissolve in

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water.

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2. It occurs in areas of low rainfall and
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contains brackish water which is used to (c) Sinkholes are a characteristic of Karst
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landscape
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obtain salt.
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(d) Sinkholes are found all over the world.

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Which of the statements given above is/are

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correct?
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32. Bars, Barriers and Spits are:

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(a) 1 only
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(a) Erosional landforms created by sea

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(b) 2 only
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waves.
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(c) Both 1 and 2

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(b) Depositional landforms along the coasts.

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(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Erosional features made by glaciers.

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(d) Despositional features in deserts.

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29. Which of the following phenomenon are

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caused by the inclination of the Earth on its 33. Consider the following pairs:
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ecliptic plane? Geographical Geomorphic

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feature agent
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1. Variation in length of day and night

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1. Peneplain : Running water

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2. Variation in position of the Midday Sun

3. Variation in intensity of solar insolation 2. Doline : Glacier
3. Pediplain : Wind
Select the correct answer using the code
Which of the pairs given above are correctly
given below.
matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
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34. Which of the following factors are
responsible for aridity of deserts?
1. Continentality
2. Presence of cold ocean currents along
the coast
3. Position at leeward side of mountains
4. Location in 'Horse Latitudes'
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 3 and 4 only

35. Which of the following is/are the ideal

conditions for temperature inversion to
occur?
1. Long summer days
2. Cloudy skies
3. Calm and stable air

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Select the correct answer using the code

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given below.

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(a) 1 only
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(b) 3 only
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(c) 2 and 3 only

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(d) 1, 2 and 3
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