SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 7 - SSC CGL MCQ

The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is:

• The Delhi-Kolkata rail section holds a strategic importance in the Indian Railways network as it connects the national capital, Delhi, with the eastern metropolitan city, Kolkata.
• This section serves as a crucial transportation route for various industries such as coal, iron and steel, cement, and fertilizers.
• The Delhi-Kolkata rail section is part of the Golden Quadrilateral, which is a significant freight corridor in India. The Golden Quadrilateral connects the four major metropolitan cities of India, i.e., Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai.
• Due to the presence of major industrial hubs and ports along the route, the Delhi-Kolkata section experiences a high volume of goods transportation.
• The high demand for goods transportation in this section has led to continuous infrastructure development, making it one of the busiest rail sections in India.

The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern tropic, is the circle of latitude on the Earth that marks the most northerly position at which the Sun may appear directly overhead at its zenith.

The demographics of the People's Republic of China are identified by a large population with a relatively small youth division, which is partially a result of China's one-child policy. Chinese population reached the billion mark in 1982.

The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth from the north to the south pole and demarcates one calendar day from the next. It passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, roughly following the 180° longitude but it deviates to pass around some territories and island groups.

The position of Meghalaya is 22nd in terms of both area as well as population. The position of rest of the states in terms of area and population respectively are: Nagaland: 25, 24; Manipur: 23, 23 (excludes MaoMaram. Paomata. and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur); and Gujarat: 7, 10.

An oxbow lake is a U-shaped body of water formed when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off to create a lake. This landform is called an oxbow lake for the distinctive curved shape, named after part of a yoke for oxen.

Gujarat is the leading state in ship breaking industry because of its long coastline and a well developed infrastructure for the industry-specific works. Along in Gujarat, considered to be the world's largest, is a famous ship breaking centre.

Contour line is a line on a map or chart joining points of equal height (elevation) or depth. Closely spaced contour lines indicate a steeper grade than the more loosely spaced lines.

The Chhattisgarh Assembly, in December 2012, enacted a landmark legislation by unanimously passing the Food Security Act, becoming the first state in the country to introduce such a law. The Act makes food entitlements a right and its non-compliance has been made an offence.

Temperate grasslands are located in the interior parts of continents between 35 to 55 latitudes in the both hemispheres. Vegetation is chiefly prophytic in nature, that is, these grasses are capable of regenerating themselves even after a destructive fire. Therefore these areas are called the 'Granaries of the world' due to the huge production of wheat in this region.

The Sundarbans is a mangrove area in the delta formed by the confluence of Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. The Sunderbans is named after the Sundari trees which are found in bulk in this area.

Narmada, Damodar, Tapi and Mahi are rivers which flow in rift valley.

The largest coral reef in the world is found near the Eastern coast of Australia.

The strong, cold, ley wind blowing in the polar region is known as Blizzard. Blizzards can occur all over the world, even in the tropics where it is cold on high altitude mountaintops. The weather would probably be around 20 degrees Fahrenheit for a massive blizzard to occur.

The New Agricultural Strategy is based on concentration of high-yielding varieties of seeds and complementary inputs on selected water-as-sured areas.

Passenger coaches are manufactured at three principal places : Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at  Perambur, Railway Coach Factory (RCF) at  Kapurthala, And Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) at Bangalore.

Homoseismal lines is the line on the Earth's surface connecting points where the seismic wave arrives, generated by an earthquake, at the same time.

Home-Seismal Line - Line on the Earth's surface connecting points where the seismic wave arrives, generated by an earthquake, at the same time.

There are droplets of sulphuric acid and acidic crystals in the atmosphere of  Venus. The smooth surfaces of these droplets of sulfuric acid and crystals reflect light very well, which is one reason why Venus is so bright.

Most cereals, including wheat, rye, rice, oats, barley, corn, sorghum, millet, green bristlegrass and pearl millet belong to the botanical family Gramineae. Orange and lemon are citrus fruits.

A cultigen is a plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans; it is the result of artificial selection. These "man-made" or anthropogenic plants are, for the most part, plants of commerce that are used in horticulture, agriculture and forestry.

The correct answer is B: Bokaro.

- Bokaro is a city in Jharkhand which is known for its iron and steel plant.
- The Bokaro Steel Plant is one of the largest steel plants in India.
- It was established in collaboration with the Soviet Union in the early 1960s.
- The plant produces a wide range of products including hot and cold rolled sheets and coils, galvanized sheets, and high tensile steel straps.

The state with the highest population growth rate according to the 2001 census is Uttar Pradesh. Here's a concise explanation:

- Uttar Pradesh: With its large population, Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest population growth rate during the 2001 census.
- Kerala, Nagaland, Sikkim: These states did not have as high a population growth rate as Uttar Pradesh during that census year.

Therefore, the correct answer is C: Uttar Pradesh.

The North geomagn etic pole, would be located n ear Greenland in the northern hemisphere, is actually the south pole of the Earth's magnetic field, and the South geomagnetic pole is the north pole.

Bihar with 1,102 persons per square kilometre is the most densely populated state of India as per the 2011 Census. West Bengal comes second with 1,029 persons per kilometre as per the option.

The state with the highest population density in India is Bihar, with 1102 people per square kilometer. 

Red and Yellow soil in India is largely available in the Deccan Plateau.

The place where two small streams join together and results in the formation of a big river is called a DOAB.
The Ganga-Yamuna doab constitutes one of the most fertile regions in India.

The year 1921 was called the year of the great demographic divide because before this year, the population was not stable, sometimes it increased and at other times it decreased.

India has a high density of population in the world, as per the options.