TNPSC Group II Exam-Free Model Test Paper-Geography Test 1-Part 1

TNPSC Group II Exam-Free Model Test Paper-Geography Test 1-Part1 

1.  Which one of the following needs us to locate a place?

1)         Longitude

2)         Latitude

3)         Altitude

4)         Mean Sea Level

Choose the correct Answer from the codes given below

a)         1  and 3 only

b)         1, 3 and 4 only

c)         2, 3 and 4 only

d)         1 and 2 only

Answer: D

2. India trades with Europe through Suez Canal and similarly India does with China, Japan and Australia through

a)         Panama Canal 

b)         Malaccan Strait

c)         English Canal

d)         Palk Strait 

Answer: B

3.         Consider the following

      1.   The east-west extent of India is about 30 degrees of Longitude

      2. Sun rises two hours earlier in the eastern most point than in the western most point    

      3. India’s centrally located Longitude 82 degree 30’ E has been selected as IST to avoid confusion

      4. IST established before Indian Independence

Choose the correct Answer using the codes given

a)         1, 2 and 3 only

b)         2, 3 and 4 only

c)         1, 2 and 4 only

d)         All the above

Answer:  a

4.         The southern tip of the Indian Peninsula is

a)         Indira Point

b)         Nicobar Islands

c)         Kanyakumari

d)         Andaman Islands

Answer:  c

5.         When did Tamil Language made official Language of Tamil Nadu?

a)         14.01.1953

b)         14.01.1956

c)         14.01.1957

d)         14.01.1958

Answer:  d

6.         Whose  period was consider as “Golden Era of Tamil Nadu”

            1) Cheran                   2) Cholen                   3) Pallavan     4) Pandian

a)         1, 2 and 4 only

b)         All the above

c)         1, 3 and 4 only

d)         1, 2 and 3 only

Answer:  b

7.         Which one of the following is wrongly matched regarding Tamil Nadu

a)         Panchayat Unions     - 385

b)         Town Panchayats      - 529

c)         Municipalities            - 115

d)         Corporations             - 10

Answer:  c

8.         Which one of the following district of Tamil Nadu does not have border with kerala

a)         Dindigul

b)         Theni

c)         Virudhunagar

d)         Madurai

Answer:  d

9.         If you travel from north to south, which of the following rivers, you cross in order

a)         Palar, Cheyyar, Pennar, Vellar

b)         Palar, Cheyyar, Vellar, Pennar

c)         Palar, Vellar, Cheyyar, Pennar

d)         Palar, Pennar, Cheyyar, Vellar

Answer:  a

10.       Which one of the following is correctly matched?

a)         Salem – Kalvarayan Hills

b)         Trichy - Pachamalai

c)         Villupuram – Javvadu Hills

d)         Vellore – Servarayan Hills

Answer:  b

11.       Chhattisgarh doesn’t have common border with

a)         Odisha

b)         Madhaya Pradesh

c)         Jharkand

d)         Bihar

Answer:  d

12.       Which is the largest state of India in area?

a)         Uttar Pradesh

b)         Maharashtra

c)         Rajasthan

d)         Madhya Pradesh

Answer:  c

13.       Consider the following

                        State                           Capitals

1)         Sikkim            -           Gangtok

2)         Mizoram         -           Imphal

3)         Tripura            -           Agartala

4)         Nagaland       -           Shillong

Which one of the above is/are correctly matches?

a)         1 and 2 only

b)         1 and 3 only

c)         1, 2 and 3 only

d)         1, 3 and 4 only

Answer:  b

14.       Millions of years ago, there was only one large land mass, it was called

a)         Pangea         

b)         Panthasala

c)         Angara land

d)         Gondwana land

Answer:  a

15.       Oldest mountain range of India is

a)         Himalayas

b)         Vindhyas

c)         Satpura

d)         Aravalli Range

Answer:  d

16. Which one of the following is wrongly matched?

a)         Bhavanisagar            -           Bhavani

b)         Vaigai                         -           Vaigai

c)         Pennar                        -           Satanur

d)         Thamirabarani           -           Perunjani

Answer:  d

17.       Which one of the districts in Tamil Nadu gets rainfall in both south west monsoon and north east monsoon?

a)         Nilgiris

b)         Kanyakumari

c)         Tirunelveli

d)         Theni

Answer:  b

18.       Assertion (A): Coimbatore district receive less rainfall during south west

                                          Monsoon

            Reason (R)     : Coimbatore falls in the leeward side of mountain

a)         Both A & R are true and R is the correct explanation to A

b)         A & R are true but R is the correct Explanation to A

c)         A is true R is false

d)         A is false R is true

Answer:  a

19.       Monsoon word derived from “Mausim” is

a)         Latin word

b)         Greek word

c)         Arabic word

d)         Hindi word

Answer:  c

20.       Read the following

1)         Ilavenil            -           Chithirai & Vaikasi

2)         Karkalam       -           Avani, Purattasi

3)         Munpani         -           Margazhi, Thai

4)         Kulirkalam      -           Masi, Panguni

Which of the above is/ are true

a)         1, 2 and 4 only

b)         2, 3 and 4 only

c)         1, 2 and 3 only

d)         All the above

Answer:  c

21.       One travels by flight from west to east over Himalays what is the ordin of peaks he/she will see

a)         K2, Nagaparbat, Mt. Everst, Nandadevi

b)         K2, Nagaparbat, Nandadevi, Mt. Everst

c)         Nagaparbat, K2, Nandadevi, Mt. Everst

d)         Nagaparbat, K2, Mt. Everst, Nandadevi

Answer:  c

22.       What is the order of central Himalayas from north to south?

a)         Himadri, Himachal, Siwaliks

b)         Himadri, Siwaliks, Himachal

c)         Siwaliks, Himadri, Himachal

d)         Himadri, Siwaliks, Himachal

Answer:  a

23.       Which one of the range is the not one of the Hills in the Eastern Economy?

a)         Mizo hills

b)         Kashi hills

c)         Garo hills

d)         Pirpanjal

Answer:  d

24.       Tamil Nadu gets maximum rainfall by

a)         South West monsoon

b)         North East monsoon

c)         Cyclone

d)         Summer season

Answer:  b

25.       Which one of the following districts is not a beneficiary of south west monsoon?

a)         Coimbatore

b)         Dharmapuri

c)         Salem

d)         Vellore

Answer:  d

TNPSC Group II Exam-Free Model Test Paper-Geography Test 1-Part 2

TNPSC Group II Exam-Free Model Test Paper-Geography Test 1-Part 2

26.       Which one of the following districts doesn't receive very heavy rainfall?

a)         Chennai & Kancheepuram

b)         Tiruvarur & Cuddalore

c)         Tirunelveli & Kanyakumari

d)         Villupuram & Thiruvallur

Answer:  c

27.       Largest saline lake of India is

a)         Chilka Lake

b)         Sambhar Lake

c)         Wular Lake

d)         Pulicat Lake

Answer:  b

28.       Which one of the following is wrongly matched?

a)         Duns               -           Valleys

b)         Bhangar         -           Older alluvium

c)         Khadar           -           Newer alluvium

d)         Terai               -           Salty land

Answer:  d

29.       “Sorrow of Bihar” is

a)         Gandak

b)         Kosi

c)         Ghagara

d)         Ganga

Answer:  b

30.       The largest delta in the world formed due to

a)         Amazon River

b)         Nile River

c)         Ganga Brahmaputra

d)         Missisippi missouri

Answer:  c

31.       Which one of the river is not north following river

a)         Chambal

b)         Betwa

c)         Ken

d)         Luni

Answer:  d

32.       Match the following

A)        Anaimudi                    -           1. Western Ghats

B)        DoddaBetta               -           2. Nallamalai

C)        MahendraGiri            -           3. Nilgiris

D)        Mahabalashwar         -           4. Anaimalai

Codes

                        A         B         C         D

a)         1          2          3          4

b)         2          3          4          1

c)         3          4          1          2

d)         4          3          2          1

Answer:  d

33.       Match the following

A)        Konkan Coast                       -           1. Mangalore to Kanyakumari

B)        Karnata Plain                         -           2.Krishna to Godavari

C)        Malabar Plain                        -           3.Gujarat to Goa

D)        Coromandal Coast               -           4. Goa to Mangalore

Codes:-

                        A         B         C         D

a)         4          2          1          2

b)         3          4          1          2

c)         2          1          3          4

d)         4          3          2          1

Answer:  b

34. Andaman & Nicobar Islands are separated by

A)        8 degree channel

B)        9 degree channel

C)        10 degree channel

D)        11 degree channel

Answer: c

35. Significance of Indian Physiography is/are

i)          Presence of the Himalayas

ii)         The northern plains

iii)        Peninsular plateaus

iv)        Thar Desert

Codes:-

            a)         i, ii and iii are true

b)         i, ii and iv are true

c)         i, iii and iv are true

d)         All the true

Answer:  a

36. Which of the following is/are true regarding Peninsular Rivers?

i)          They area seasonal nature

ii)         They flow broad and shallow valleys

iii)        They are suitable for navigation

iv)        West flowing rivers mostly form estuaries  

Codes:-

            a)         i, ii and iii are true

b)         ii, iii and iv are true

c)         All the true

d)         i, ii and iv only

Answer:  d

37.       Which one of the state is not the beneficiary of yamuna River?

            a)         Bihar

b)         Uttar Pradesh

c)         Delhi

d)         Haryana

Answer:  a

38. Climate of a place is determined by the factors such as

i)          Latitude

ii)         Altitude

iii)        Distance from sea

iv)        Wind

v)         Longitude

vi)        Position of Mountains

Codes:-

            a)         i, ii, iii and v are true

b)         ii, iii, iv and vi only

c)         i, ii, iii, iv and vi only

d)         All the true

Answer:  d

39.       The temperature Variation between Delhi and Kanyakumari is due to

            a)         Distance from see

b)         Latitude

c)         Altitude

d)         Wind

Answer:  b

40. Assertion (A): The places to the north of Tropic of cancer experience “Continental Climate”

            Reason (R)     : The prevalence of the climate is due to far off location from the sea

a)         Both A & R are true and R is the correct explanation to A

b)         A & R are true but R is the correct Explanation to A

c)         A is true R is false

d)         A is false R is true

Answer:  a

41. Assertion (A) : The main feature of monsoon winds is alternations of seasons

            Reason (R)     : monsoon determines the climate of India

a)         Both A & R are true and R is the correct explanation to A

b)         A & R are true but R is the correct Explanation to A

c)         A is true R is false

d)         A is false R is true

Answer:  a

42.       Match the following

A. Low pressure forms in west        1. Kalbasakhi

B. Rainfall during may                       2. Norwesters

C. Local storms in north east           3. Mango Showers

D. Thunder showers in Punjab         4. Western Disturbance

Codes:-

                        A         B         C         D

a)         1          2          3          4

b)         2          1          4          4

c)         3          4          1          2

d)         4          3          2          1

Answer:  d

43. Which one of the following place falls under leeward side for south west monsoon?

            a)         Mumbai

b)         Cochin

c)         Pune

d)         Mangalore

Answer:  c

44.       After Cherrapunji, which one of the following places receives maximum rainfall in India?

            a)         Valparai

b)         Agumbe

c)         Mahabaleshwar

d)         Mangalore

Answer:  b

45.       Area under sandal wood in Tamil Nadu is about

            a)         5, 88,000 acres

b)         5, 88,000 ha

c)         5, 88, 000 km square

d)         5, 88,000 m square

Answer:  b

46. Camphor tree is commonly grown in

            a)         Tirunelvel District

b)         kanyakumari District

c)         Theni District

d)         The Nilgiris District   

Answer:  d

47.       Mangrove forests are found in Tamil Nadu.

            i)          Kodiakarai

            ii)         Vedaranyam

            iii)        Pichavaram

            iv)        Rameshwaram

Codes:-

            a)         i, ii, and iv are true

b)         ii, and iii only true

c)         i, ii, and iii only true

d)         All the true

Answer:  c

48. Rhizopora genus trees are commonly found in

            a)         Tropical Forest

b)         Hill Forest

c)         Tidal Forest

d)         Thorn Forest

Answer:  c

49.       The Cheapest means of transport is

            a)         Airways

b)         Roadways

c)         Railways

d)         Waterways

Answer:  d

50. Which one of the following districts of Tamil Nadu doesn’t have alluvial soil?

            a)         Thanjavur

b)         Nagapattinam

c)         Coimbatore

d)         Tirunelveli

Answer:  c