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SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 1

The iron and steel plant in Chhattisgarh is at   (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)

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The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) is located in Bhilai, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. BSP is India's first and main producer of steel rails, as well as a major producer of wide steel plates and other steel products.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 2

The leading sesame pr oducing country in the world is    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)

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Leaders in sesame production countries in decreasing order are India>China>Nigeria>Myanmar.

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SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 3

Duncan Passage is situated between :(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)

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.(d) South Andaman and Little Andaman

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 4

Which one of the following is not correctly matched? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)

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Shimla is in Himachal pradesh

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 5

Consider the following pairs:      (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)


Which one of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

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Chambal - Chambal River originates from the Singar Chouri peak on the northern slopes of the Vindhyan escarpment, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) West-South-West of Mhow in Indore District, Madhya Pradesh. The main tributaries of Chambal include the Banas and Mej rivers on the left and the Parbati, Kali Sindh and Shipra rivers on the right. The major left bank tributaries of Chambal River are Bamni, Banas, Kural, Mej etc. while the major right bank tributaries of Chambal River are Kali Sindh, Parvan, Parvati etc.
Son - Son River of central India is the second largest of the Ganges' southern tributaries after Yamuna River.
The Sone originates near Amarkantak in Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh. Its chief tributaries are the Rihand, Banas, Kanhar and the North Koel.
Manas - Manas River is a transboundary river in the Himalayan foothills between southern Bhutan and India. It is named after Manasa, the serpent god in Hindu mythology. The Manas river is a major tributary of Brahmaputra river.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 6

The total population divided by available arable land area is referred to as                (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)

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The total population divided by available arable land area is referred to as population density.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 7

Earth received heat from the sun is known as: (SSC CHSL 2012)

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Insolation is the solar radiation that reaches the earth's surface. It is measured by the amount of solar energy received per square centimeter per minute.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 8

Spot the odd item in the following: (SSC CHSL 2012)

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Black Sea, Caspian Sea and Dead Sea are land-locked.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 9

The project similar to T.V.A. (Tennessee Valley Authority) of U.S.A. in India is     (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)

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Damodar Valley Corporation, commonly known as DVC, was incorporated on July 7, 1948 by an Act of the Constituent Assembly of India (Act No. XIV of 1948).
It was the oldest versatile river basin project of sovereign India. Damodar Valley Corporation has been planned like the Tennessee Valley Authority of the USA.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 10

Petrology is the study of           (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)

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Petrology is the branch of geology that studies the origin, composition, distribution and structure of rocks.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 11

Match the following :     (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012) 

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Rosewood - Deciduous
Bushes - Dry Forests
Birch - Alpine forests
Sundari tree - Dry Forests

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 12

During the period of South-West monsoon, Tamil Nadu remains dry because :     (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)

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The eastern coast of India, particularly in Tamil Nadu, remains relatively dry during the south-west monsoon period. This is because the Tamil Nadu coast lies in the rain-shadow area of the Arabian Sea current and is parallel to the Bay of Bengal current.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 13

How much of the Earth's land surface is desert?       (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)

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Seen from space, the majority of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans - that makes up 71% of the surface of the Earth. Deserts actually make up 33%, or 1/3rd of the land's surface area.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 14

River Indus originates from:       (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)

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The Indus River is the longest and most important river in Pakistan and one of the most important rivers on the Indian subcontinent. Originating in the Tibetan plateau in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar, the river runs a 3200 kilometer (2000 mile) course, through Ladakh district in Kashmir and Northern Areas, flowing through the North in a southerly direction along the entire length of country, and merges into the Arabian Sea near Pakistan's port city Karachi.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 15

The lowest layer of the atmosphere is:  (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)

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The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth 's atmosphere. is made up of approximately 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases, which include carbon dioxide, methane, neon, krypton, argon, helium, and hydrogen. The troposphere contains approximately 99% of the water vapour in the earth's entire atmosphere.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 16

The Konkan Railway connects:      (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)

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The Konkan Railway travels 738 kilometers through the states of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka, starting just after the Roha railway station (75 km south of Panvel in the suburbs of Mumbai) in Maharashtra and ending at the Thokur railway station near Mangalore in southern Karnataka.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 17

Bark of this tree is used as a condiment–         (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)

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Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum.
Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, breakfast cereals, snackfoods, tea and traditional foods.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 18

The atmospheric air is held to the Earth by:    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)

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The atmospheric air is held to the earth by gravity. It is made up mainly of nitrogen (78.1%). It also has plentiful oxygen (20.9%) and small amounts of argon (0.9%), carbon dioxide (0.035%), water vapor, and other gases.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 19

Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to      (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)

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Rihand Dam is a concrete gravity dam located at Pipri in Sonbhadra District in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the Rihand River, a tributary of the Son River. The catchment area of this dam extends over Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh whereas it supplies irrigation water in Bihar located downstream of the river.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 20

Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?           (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)

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The Indira Gandhi Canal is the longest canal in India and the largest irrigation project in the world. Indira Gandhi Canal is 649 km long and runs through 167 km in Punjab and Haryana and remaining 492 km in Rajasthan.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 21

The common tree species in nilgiri hills is   (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)

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Eucalyptus is known as Nilgiri in Hindi, after the hills on which the tree is mainly grown.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 22

'Loktak' is a               (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)

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Loktak Lake, also called the only floating lake in the world due to the floating phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil, and organic matters at various stages of decomposition) on it, is located near Moirang in Manipur state, India.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 23

Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following?  (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)

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Chennai is the city which receives highest cosmic radiation.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 24

Seismic sea waves which approach the coasts at greater force are known as (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)

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A tsunami, also known as a seismic sea wave, is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 25

The land of maximum biodiversity is                  (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)

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The maximum biodiversity is found in tropical forest.
Tropical forests are often thought of as evergreen rainforests and moist forests, however in reality only up to 60% of tropical forest is rainforest.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 26

Indian Standard Time relates to     (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)

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Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time obser ved throughout India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30.
Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of 82.5'E longitude, in Mirzapur (Amravati Chauraha), Uttar Pradesh, which is nearly on the corresponding longitude reference line.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 27

Which is the second nearest star to the Earth after the Sun? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)

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The Sun is the nearest star to the earth which is 0.000058 light year far from earth. Poxima  Century is the second nearest star having distance of 4.2421 light years where as Alpha Century is the third nearest with distance of 4.3650 light years from Earth.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 28

The forest in Sundarban is called         (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)

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The Sundarbans is a natural region comprising southern Bangladesh and a part in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 29

Which of the following Indonesian regions was a victim of massive earthquake in 2004 ?      (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)

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Sumatra region was a victim of massive earthquake in 2004.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 8 - Question 30

The first non-stop air-conditioned 'DURANTO' train was flagged off between    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)

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Duronto Express trains were introduced in 2009-10 in India. The first Duronto ran between Sealdah and New Delhi. Duronto express trains are a long-distance nonstop superfast express trains.

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