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Series
GENERAL STUDIES
PRELIMS TEST SERIES - 2025
Geography (Sectional Test 3)
A
Time Allowed: 2 Hours Maximum Marks: 200
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1. Which of the following clouds has ice Order of Feature / Location

crystals? landform
(a) Cirrus a. I 1. Volcano
(b) Nimbo Stratus b. II 2. Green Land
(c) Cumulus c. III 3. Delta
(d) Alto stratus The correct match is
a b c
2. Onion Peeling weathering is the process of (a) 1 2 3
(a) Physical weathering (b) 1 3 2
(b) Chemical weathering (c) 2 1 3
(c) Biological Weathering
(d) 2 3 1
(d) Slumping
6. Which of the following is/are considered
3. Which one of the following landforms is an
block mountains based on their origin?
example of ‘Pat land’ topography?
1. Basin Range in the USA
(a) Chotanagpur Plateau
2. Vosges Mountain in France
(b) Chambal basin
3. Black Forest in Germany
(c) Rajasthan Bahar
The correct answer/s is/are
(d) Punjab Plains
(a) 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
4. Match the following discontinuities with a
(c) 1 and 2 only
section of the Earth:
(d) 1, 2 and 3
a. Mohorovicic discontinuity
b. Repetti discontinuity
7. Identify the correct match.
c. Lehmann discontinuity
a. Reverse fault
d. Weichert- Gutenberg discontinuity
b. Normal fault
c. Strick slip fault

The correct match is

The correct match is a b c
a b c d (a) 1 2 3
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 2
(b) 1 2 4 3 (c) 2 1 3
(c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 2 3 1
(d) 2 1 3 4
8. Which of the following meteorological
5. Match the order of landform with the given elements can be illustrated by the
features /location: Torricelli Experiment?
(a) Sea surface temperature
(b) Atmospheric pressure

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(c) Coastal air moisture 2. Australia

(d) Intensity of wind 3. Malaysia
4. Argentina
9. Consider the following statements: The correct answer/s is/are
Assertion (A) : The amount of insolation (a) 1 and 3 only
received on the Earth's (b) 2 and 4 only
surface reduces from the (c) 1 and 4 only
Equator to the Poles.
(d) 2 and 3 only
Reason (R) : The solar radiation
received at the top of the
13. Consider the following picture:
atmosphere is not
uniform from the
equator to the poles.
The correct answer is
(a) A and R are both correct and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) A and R are both correct and R is
NOT correct explanation of A
(c) A is correct, but R is NOT correct
(d) A is NOT correct, but R is correct
The 1, 2 and 3 marked places on the
10. Identify the correct match southern hemisphere of the globe are
Isopleth Features (a) Mediterranean regions
a. Isohyets 1. Equal wind speed (b) Savanna grasslands
b. Isotachs 2. Equal cloud clover (c) Hot deserts
c. Isonephs 3. Equal rainfall (d) Steppe grasslands
d. Isogon 4. Same wind direction
The correct match is 14. Which of the following geological
a b c d Period/s/epochs is/are considered to be
(a) 3 1 2 4 the ice age/s of the Earth?
(b) 1 3 2 4 1. Carboniferous
(c) 3 1 4 2 2. Permian
3. Pleistocene
(d) 1 3 4 2
The correct answer/s is/are
(a) 3 only
11. Which of the following weather
(b) 1 and 3 only
phenomenon/s is / are has/have the calm
(c) 1 and 2 only
low pressure at the centre and cylindrical
(d) 1, 2 and 3
cloud with heavy rain around it?
1. Hurricane
15. Consider the following statements:
2. Typhoon
Assertion (A) : The period 1550 to 1800
3. Cyclone
has been called as ‘the
4. Anti-cyclone
Little Ice Age’.
The correct answer/s is/are
Reason (R) : The glaciers of the
(a) 3 only
mountains of Europe
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
reached their most
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
advanced positions
(d) 1 and 3 only
since the beginning of
the postglacial epoch.
12. Which of the following countries does NOT
The correct answer is
experience the Inter-Tropical Convergent
(a) A and R are both correct and R is the
Zone (ITCZ)?
correct explanation of A
1. Brazil
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(b) A and R are both correct and R is 3. Glaying Waterlogged aerobic

NOT the correct explanation of A condition
(c) A is correct, but R is NOT correct The correct answer is
(d) A is NOT correct, but R is correct (a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
16. Which of the following factor/s is (c) 2 only
considered as ‘pacemaker/s of ice ages’? (d) 1, 2 and 3
1. Solar cycles
2. Changes in atmospheric 20. Which of the soil/s is/are considered as
composition Insitu in character?
3. Astronomical factor 1. Black soil
The correct answer is 2. Red soil
(a) 1 and 3 3. Lateritic soil
(b) 2 and 3 4. Alluvial Soil
(c) 2 only The correct answer is
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
17. Consider the following statements; (c) 1 and 3
1. The scientific study of soils is called (d) 3 and 4
as ‘Pedology’.
2. Soil contains all three mates of solid, 21. The ‘Terra rossa’ soil found in
liquid and gas. (a) Mediterranean region
The correct statements are (b) Steppe region
(a) 1 only (c) Savanna region
(b) 2 only (d) Equatorial region
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 22. Which one of the following terms is the
most suitable for the following sentence?
18. Consider the following statements; ‘The organisms feeding at the same
1. The texture of soil refers to the sizes number of steps on a food chain from the
of the solid particles composing the autotrophs’
soil. (a) Food chain
2. Loam is a soil in which no one grade (b) Food web
dominates. (c) Trophic level
3. The colour of the soil is determined (d) Tropic pyramid
with the aid of a Munsell colour
chart. 23. The calculation of a standing crop denotes
The correct answer is the storage of energy in an ecosystem.
(a) 1 and 2 Which of the following does the standing
(b) 1 and 3 crop include?
(c) 2 only 1. Plants
(d) 1, 2 and 3 2. Animals
3. Human
19. Identify the correct pair/s; 4. Air and Water
Soil forming Condition The correct answer is
process (a) 1, 2 and 3
1. Leaching Downward (b) 1 only
movement of (c) 1 and 2
material (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2. Podzolisation Iron pan formation
24. The role that organism takes in the
ecosystem is called as
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(a) Ecological efficiency How many of the evidences given above

(b) Ecological niche proves that the Earth is spherical?
(c) Tropic level (a) only one evidence
(d) Biomass (b) only two evidences
(c) only three evidences
25. Which of the following animal/s is/are (d) all four evidences
NOT Specialist/s in their feeding habits?
1. Panda 29. Identify the following ocean currents given
2. Koala in the world map.
3. Brown Rats a. Labrador current
4. Raccoons b. Antilles Current
The answer is c. Oyashio Current
(a) 3 and 4 d. Kuroshio Current
(b) 1 only
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3

26. Consider the following statements;

1. Change in community structure due
to environmental change over time is
called succession.
2. Changes in the species structure
The correct match is
leading to a stable, self-perpetuating
a b c d
community are called a Climax.
(a) 1 2 4 3
The correct statements are
(a) 1 only (b) 2 1 3 4
(b) 2 only (c) 1 2 3 4
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) 2 1 4 3
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
30. Which one of the following oceanic
27. Consider the following statements: features is referred to as ‘Tiefe’ in
Assertion (A) : The continental slope in German?
the ocean floor is usually (a) Ocean deeps
devoid of more deposits. (b) Ridges
Reason (R) : The Continental slope is (c) Submarine canyons
located next to the (d) Islands
continental shelf which
receives more deposits 31. Which of the following Islands are
from continents. considered the northern and
The correct answer is southernmost parts of the Mid-Oceanic
(a) A and R are both correct and R is the Ridge of the Atlantic Ocean?
correct explanation of A (a) British Islands and South Sandwich
(b) A and R are both correct and R is Islands
NOT the correct explanation of A (b) Iceland and Bouvet Islands
(c) A is correct, but R is NOT correct (c) Green Land and Bouvet Islands
(d) A is NOT correct, but R is correct (d) Canaries Islands and South
Sandwich Islands
28. Consider the following:
1. The circular Horizon 32. Match the following;
2. Sunrise and sunset Ocean Marginal Sea
3. Ship visibility a. Southern Ocean 1. Davis sea
4. Lunar eclipse b. Atlantic Ocean 2. Beaufort sea
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c. Pacific Ocean 3. Hudson Bay (b) A and R are both correct and R is
d. Arctic Ocean 4. Coral sea NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is correct, but R is NOT correct
The correct match is (d) A is NOT correct, but R is correct
a b c d
(a) 1 3 4 2 36. Consider the following statements:
(b) 3 1 2 4 Assertion (A) : Neritic deposits are
abundant in relatively
(c) 1 3 2 4
shallow water with high
(d) 3 1 4 2 temperatures compared
to deep ocean water.
33. Consider the following Oceanic sediments; Reason (R) : In the oceans over great
a. Boulder depths, due to the low
b. Pebble temperatures of water
c. Cobble which is unsuitable for
d. Granule organisms, only a small
The correct descending order of their size number of plants and
is animals are present.
(a) abcd The correct answer is
(b) acbd (a) A and R are both correct and R is the
(c) dbca correct explanation of A
(d) dcba (b) A and R are both correct and R is
NOT the correct explanation of A
34. Consider the following statements: (c) A is correct, but R is NOT correct
Assertion (A) : The Atlantic Ocean has (d) A is NOT correct, but R is correct
more terrigenous
deposits compared to 37. The term ‘Ooze’ denotes
other oceans.
(a) Organic ocean deposits
Reason (R) : The Atlantic Ocean has
(b) Oscillation of ocean water
the longest mid-ocean
(c) High-saline ocean water
ridge, which has caused
(d) High concentration of ocean
volcanic eruptions.
pollution
The correct answer is
(a) A and R are both correct and R is the
38. Which of the following locations has the
correct explanation of A
Great Barrier Reef been found?
(b) A and R are both correct and R is
(a) Off the coast of the Philippines
NOT the correct explanation of A
(b) Off the coast of Caribbean islands
(c) A is correct, but R is NOT correct
(c) Off the coast of Hawaii Island
(d) A is NOT correct, but R is correct
(d) Off the coast of Australia
35. Consider the following statements:
39. Consider the following conditions;
Assertion (A) : Volcanic sand is found
to be greater in size 1. Existence of submarine trenches
along the shelves than 2. The presence of river mouth
deep seas. 3. Frozen coast during winter
Reason (R) : The lighter material 4. Exposure to the atmosphere during
thrown out from the low tide
volcanos blows up with Which of the above condition/s is/are
the wind and is carried NOT suitable for the growth of corals?
away into the sea. (a) 1, 2 and 3
The correct answer is (b) 2 and 4
(a) A and R are both correct and R is the (c) 1 and 3
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40. Which of the following features does the 44. Consider the following statements
term ‘faros’ denote? regarding the Sargasso Sea;
(a) Chain of islands 1. Sargasso is a floating seaweed
(b) Chain of Atolls without any root.
(c) Chain of Volcanos 2. It is located in the north Atlantic
(d) Chain of deeps Ocean
3. The region has high salinity due to
41. Consider the following statements: high evaporation.
Assertion (A) : The same amount of The correct statement/s is/are
energy would heat a (a) 2 only
lesser surface at the (b) 1 and 2
equator than a greater
(c) 1 and 3
area near the poles.
Reason (R) : Since the Earth has a (d) 1, 2 and 3
curved surface, the
angle of the sun’s rays 45. Which of the following is/are influenced by
which is perpendicular warm ocean currents?
at the equator would 1. Hot Desert Formation
decrease towards the 2. Tropical cyclone
poles. 3. Coral reefs
The correct answer is The correct answer is
(a) A and R are both correct and R is the (a) 3 only
correct explanation of A (b) 1 and 2
(b) A and R are both correct and R is (c) 2 and 3
NOT the correct explanation of A (d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) A is correct, but R is NOT correct
(d) A is NOT correct, but R is correct 46. Which of the following only water body has
a seasonal reversal of ocean currents?
42. Which of the following factor/s is/are (a) North Atlantic ocean
responsible for the cooling of ocean water? (b) North Indian Ocean
1. Back radiation (c) South Indian Ocean
2. Convection (d) South Pacific Ocean
3. Evaporation
The correct answer is 47. Which of the following water bodies has
(a) 1 only the highest salinity in the world?
(b) 1 and 2 (a) The Dead Sea in Israel
(c) 2 and 3 (b) Salt Lake in the USA
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) Lake Van in Turkey
(d) Gulf of Karabugas in Turkmenistan
43. Which of the following is/are Cold Ocean
current/s? 48. All planets rotate anticlockwise direction
1. Peru Current on their axis except
2. Tsushima current (a) Venus
3. California current (b) Uranus and Jupiter
4. Benguela current (c) Venus and Uranus
The correct answer is (d) Venus and Jupiter
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4 49. Which of the following factor/s is / are
(c) 1, 3 and 4 responsible for varying lengths of day and
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 night in a place on the Earth?
1. Earth Rotation
2. Earth Revolution
3. Tilted Earth axis
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The correct answer is 1. Excessive heat and high humidity

(a) 1 only 2. Prevalence of bacteria and insects
(b) 2 and 3 3. Rapid washout of soil
(c) 1 and 3 The correct answer is
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
50. Which of the following country/ies is/ are (c) 1 and 3
located in the areas of ‘Land of Midnight (d) 1, 2 and 3
Sun’?
1. Norway 54. Consider the following statements
2. Sweden regarding the Equatorial region;
3. Finland Assertion (A) : More plants that grow on
4. Denmark the ground level are
The correct answer is mostly herbaceous
plants that can tolerate
(a) 1 only
shade.
(b) 2, 3 and 4 Reason (R) : The tall trees which have
(c) 1, 2 and 3 slender trunks with
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 wide-spread branches
cut out most of the
51. Identify the location of climates marked on sunlight.
the hypothetical continent; The correct answer is
(a) A and R are both correct and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) A and R are both correct and R is
NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is correct, but R is NOT correct
(d) A is NOT correct, but R is correct

55. Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A) : The axis of the Earth is
1. Savanna climate
inclined to the plane of
2. Steppe climate the ecliptic at an angle of
3. Mediterranean climate 66½º.
4. British climate Reason (R) : All the parts of the globe
The correct match is don’t have equal day and
a b c d night throughout the
(a) 1 3 4 2 year.
(b) 3 1 2 4 The correct answer is
(c) 1 3 2 4 (a) A and R are both correct and R is the
(d) 3 1 4 2 correct explanation of A
(b) A and R are both correct and R is
52. The most outstanding natural rubber NOT the correct explanation of A
called Hevea brasiliensis, was first (c) A is correct, but R is NOT correct
discovered in (d) A is NOT correct, but R is correct
(a) Congo basin
(b) Malaysia 56. Consider the following statements:
(c) Amazon basin 1. The brief period between sunrise
(d) Indonesia and full daylight is called dawn.
2. The dawn period is more in places
53. Which of the following are the problems located at high latitudes than lower
affecting the development of the latitudes.
Equatorial Region? The correct statement/s is/are
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(a) 1 only (a) Wind

(b) 2 only (b) Running water
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) Glacier
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) waves

57. Consider the following statements: 62. Which of the following volcanoes is called
1. Every 15º of longitude is considered the ‘Lighthouse of the Mediterranean’?
a one-time zone globally. (a) Mt.Stromboli
2. East-west stretch countries have (b) Mt.Vesuvius
more time zones than north-south (c) Mt.Etna
ones. (d) Mt.Kolumbo
3. The places in the west are more
advanced in time than the places in 63. Which of the following process is
the east. predominantly influenced by gravity?
The correct statement/s is/are (a) Erosion
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Weathering
(b) 1 and 3 (c) Mass wasting
(c) 2 only (d) Metamorphism
(d) 1, 2 and 3
64. Consider the following drainage pattern
58. Which of the following is the smallest form diagram and identify the correct match:
of weathered rock?
(a) Clay
(b) Sand
(c) Gravel
(d) Conglomerate
1. Dentritic pattern
2. Radial pattern
59. Consider the following pairs:
3. Trellis pattern
Mountains Period of origin
4. Annular pattern
1. Andes, South Tertiary
The correct match is
America
a b c d
2. Great dividing Caledonian
(a) 1 3 2 4
range, Europe
(b) 1 3 4 2
3. Kjolen, Europe Hercynian
(c) 3 1 4 2
4. Aravallis, Asia Pre Cambrian
(d) 3 1 2 4
How many pairs given above are correctly
matched?
65. Which of the following agents produces
(a) only one pair
the ‘hanging valley’?
(b) only two pairs
(a) Wind
(c) only three pairs
(b) Waves
(d) all four pairs
(c) Running water
(d) Glacier
60. Which one of the following plateaus is NOT
formed out of lava deposition?
66. Which of the following lake types is called
(a) Antrim Plateau, Ireland
a ‘dead lake’?
(b) Snake Plateau, USA
(a) Torn lake
(c) Deccan plateau, India
(b) Paternoster lake
(d) Bolivian plateau
(c) Kettle lake
(d) Ox-bow lake
61. Outwash plains are formed due to the
action of which of the following agents?

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67. Consider the following statements about

the Khumbu ice fall:
1. It is a famous track route to reach
Mt. Everest.
2. The region is more pronounced by
crevasses, which makes it more
hazard-prone.
The correct statement/s is/are
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 1. Kuroshio current
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 2. Oyashio current
3. Antellies current
68. ‘Basket of Eggs’ topography is related to 4. Canary current
(a) Duns in arid lands The correct match is
(b) Drumlins in the glacial region a b c d
(c) Domes in lava regions (a) 4 3 2 1
(d) Doline in Karst areas (b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 3 4 1 2
69. Consider the following pairs: (d) 3 4 2 1

Lakes Country 72. Which of the following regions the

1. Lake Titicaca Peru ‘Saragossa Sea’ is located in?
2. Lake Malawi Mozambique (a) North Pacific Ocean
3. Lake Windermere England (b) North Atlantic Ocean
4. Lake Bear USA (c) North Indian Ocean
(d) Arctic Ocean
How many pairs given above are correctly
matched? 73. Which of the following correctly explains
(a) only one pair ‘one-inch rainfall’ measured in a rain
(b) only two pairs gauge?
(c) only three pairs (a) The amount of water that would
(d) all four pairs cover the ground to a depth of one
inch, other than evaporated, drained
70. Which of the following factors increases off or percolated away.
the salt content of ocean water? (b) The amount of water covering the
1. The rate of evaporation ground to a depth of one inch
2. Amount of precipitation provided none evaporated, drained
3. Addition of river water off or percolated away.
The correct answer/s is/are (c) The amount of water that would
(a) 3 only cover the ground to a depth of one
(b) 2 and 3 only inch, including evaporated but
(c) 1 and 2 only except drained off or percolated
(d) 1, 2 and 3 away.
(d) The amount of water that would
71. Consider the following ocean currents cover the ground to a depth of one
diagram and identify the correct match: inch, including drained off or
percolated away except evaporated.

74. Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A) : Atmospheric pressure
decreases with altitude
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at an approximate rate Reason (R) : The ground is opaque

of an inch drop in the but the water is
mercury reading for transparent.
every 900ft ascent.
The correct answer is
Reason (R) : The density of the
(a) A and R are both correct and R is the
atmosphere decreases
correct explanation of A
with increasing altitude.
(b) A and R are both correct and R is
The correct answer is
NOT the correct explanation of A
(a) A and R are both correct and R is the
(c) A is correct, but R is NOT correct
correct explanation of A
(d) A is NOT correct, but R is correct
(b) A and R are both correct and R is
NOT the correct explanation of A
79. Consider the following statements about
(c) A is correct, but R is NOT correct
National Payments Corporation of India
(d) A is NOT correct, but R is correct
(NPCI).
1. It is an umbrella organisation for
75. The instrument used to identify the
operating retail payments and
direction of the wind is
settlement systems in India.
(a) Barometer
2. It is an initiative of the Reserve Bank
(b) Wind vane
of India and Securities and
(c) Anemometer
Exchange Board of India.
(d) Beaufort wind scale
3. It was created under the provisions
of the Payment and Settlement
76. Consider the following statements:
Systems Act, 2007.
Assertion (A) : The ground temperature
of the forested region is How many of the above statements is/are
lower than the open correct?
ground on the same (a) Only one
latitude. (b) Only two
Reason (R) : During the day, trees (c) All the three
lose water by (d) None of the above
evapotranspiration,
leading to cool air above 80. Consider the following statements about
the forest. the Ramsar Convention.
The correct answer is 1. It is an international agreement to
(a) A and R are both correct and R is the promote the conservation and wise
correct explanation of A use of wetlands.
(b) A and R are both correct and R is 2. At present, there are more than 100
NOT the correct explanation of A Ramsar sites in India.
(c) A is correct, but R is NOT correct Which of the above statements is/are
(d) A is NOT correct, but R is correct correct?
(a) 1 only
77. Which of the following forms of (b) 2 only
precipitation has both solid and liquid (c) Both 1 and 2
form? (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) Haze
(b) Snow 81. Chipko Movement, which laid the
(c) Sleet groundwork for several environmental
(d) Hail campaigns, was active in which of the
following regions of India?
78. Consider the following statements: (a) Garhwal Himalayas
Assertion (A) : The land gets heated up (b) Sahyadri Mountains
faster than water. (c) Eastern Himalayas
(d) Karbi Anglong Mountains
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82. Consider the following statements about (a) Only one

the National Green Tribunal (NGT). (b) Only two
1. It is a specialised body equipped (c) All the three
with the necessary expertise to (d) None of the above
handle environmental disputes.
2. The tribunal is guided by the 86. Consider the following statements about
principles of natural justice. different types of coal.
3. The tribunal's orders are binding 1. Bituminous coal carries 80 to 95
but not final. percent of carbon content.
Which of the above statements is/are 2. Peat has less than 40 per cent
correct? carbon content.
(a) 1 and 2 only 3. Anthracite coal has the lowest
(b) 1 and 3 only calorific value.
(c) 2 and 3 only How many of the above statements is/are
(d) 1, 2 and 3 correct?
(a) Only one
83. Consider the following statements about (b) Only two
Heatwaves. (c) All the three
1. Heat wave is a condition of air (d) None of the above
temperature which becomes fatal to
the human body when exposed. 87. Consider the following statements.
2. Absence of moisture in the upper 1. Bletchley Declaration deals with the
atmosphere is a favourable harm caused by the detrimental
condition leading to an Heatwave utilisation of AI.
condition. 2. India has signed this declaration.
Which of the above conditions is/are Which of the above statements is/are
correct? incorrect?
(a) 1 only (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

84. The famous Kaziranga National Park in 88. Consider the following statements about
Assam is located on the banks of which of the types of trade integration.
the following rivers? 1. Customs Union has harmonised
(a) Teesta fiscal/monetary policies and shared
(b) Ganga executive, judicial & legislative
(c) Feni institutions.
(d) Brahmaputra 2. An Economic Union has provisions
for free movement of labour and
85. Consider the following statements about capital.
Sperm Whales. 3. The European Union (EU) is an
1. They are named after the waxy example of an economic union.
substance, called spermaceti, found How many of the above statements is/are
in their heads. correct?
2. They are trafficked for ambergris, a (a) Only one
waxy substance produced from the (b) Only two
intestines of sperm whales. (c) All the three
3. It is listed as critically endangered in (d) None of the above
the IUCN red list.
How many of the above statements is/are 89. Consider the following statements.
correct?
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1. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is 92. Consider the following statements about
Asia’s first stock exchange. INTERPOL.
2. Sensex measures the performance of 1. INTERPOL is the world’s largest
the 30 largest, most liquid, and international police organisation.
financially sound companies of the 2. It has more than 100 member
Indian economy that are listed at countries.
BSE. 3. Its agents can arrest criminals.
3. Nifty 50 is a broad-based index Which of the above statements is/are
consisting of 50 large and liquid correct?
stocks traded on the National Stock (a) 1 and 2 only
Exchange of India (NSE). (b) 1 and 3 only
How many of the above statements is/are (c) 2 and 3 only
correct? (d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) Only one
(b) Only two 93. Maastricht Treaty and Treaty of Lisbon are
(c) All the three related to which of the following
(d) None of the above organisations?
(a) Council of Europe.
90. Consider the following statements. (b) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
1. Myanmar is the only country to be a (c) European Free Trade Association
part of both ASEAN and BIMSTEC. (d) European Union
2. India has a free trade agreement
with ASEAN. 94. Consider the following statements about
Which of the above statements is/are Nitrogen.
correct? 1. The air in Earth's atmosphere is
(a) 1 only made up of approximately 20
(b) 2 only percent nitrogen.
(c) Both 1 and 2 2. It is a combustible gas.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
91. Consider the following statements. (b) 2 only
1. The Paris Principles set minimum (c) Both 1 and 2
standards of credibility for National (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs).
2. Paris Principles require that NHRIs 95. Consider the following statements.
have independence in law, 1. Red blood cells carry oxygen to all
membership, operations, policy and the cells of the body.
control of resources. 2. A protein called Haemoglobin is an
3. The National Human Rights important part of Red blood cells.
Commission (NHRC) is a statutory 3. In people with Thalassemia disorder,
organisation established under the the body doesn’t make sufficient
Protection of Human Rights Act levels of haemoglobin.
(PHRA), 1993. How many of the above statements is/are
4. NHRC was established in conformity correct?
with the Paris Principles. (a) Only one
How many of the above statements is/are (b) Only two
correct? (c) All the three
(a) Only two (d) None of the above
(b) Only three
(c) All the four 96. Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya
(d) None of the above Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) was
launched in 2023 to promote the welfare
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of which of the following vulnerable (b) 1 and 2 only

sections? (c) 1 and 3 only
(a) Particularly Vulnerable Tribal (d) 1, 2 and 3
groups
(b) Tribal groups in Western India 100. Arrange the following countries from
(c) Tribal people in Andaman and south to north.
Nicobar Islands 1. Kazakhstan
(d) Scheduled castes in Northeastern 2. Turkey
part of India 3. Saudi Arabia
4. Oman
97. Consider the following statements. Select the correct answer using the codes
1. International North-South given below
Transport Corridor (INSTC) is a (a) 4-3-2-1
land-and sea-based network to (b) 1-3-2-1
boost trade between India and (c) 4-2-3-1
Europe through Central Asia. (d) 3-4-2-1
2. India-Middle East-Europe Economic
Corridor (IMEC) aims at integration
of Asia and Europe through the
Middle East.
Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

98. Consider the following statements.

1. The Indian Computer Emergency
Response Team (CERT-In) serves as
the national agency for performing
various functions in the area of
cyber security.
2. It works on the basis of the
Information Technology Act, 2000.
3. CERT-In functions under the
administrative control of the
Ministry of Home Affairs.
How many of the above statements is/are
correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All the three
(d) None of the above

99. Consider the following countries:

1. Morocco
2. Israel
3. Syria
Which of the countries given above share
their borders with the Mediterranean sea?
(a) 2 only
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