UPSC Geography Solved Model Question Paper

UPSC  Geography Solved Model Question Paper

GK Geography Objective Sample Test

1. In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past?

(a) Hoshangabad

(b) Raipur

(c) Sambalpur

(d) Warangal

Answer (b)

2. Match the following:

       Minerals                     Place

 A. Mica                        1.Chindwara

 B. Diamond                 2. Bellary

 C. Manganese              3. Panna

 D. Copper                    4. Hazaribagh   

    A  B  C  D

(a) 1  2  3  4

(b) 1  3  2  4

(c) 4  3  2  1

(d) 4  2  3  1    

Answer (c)

3. Match the following:

A. Mayurakshi                           1. Uttar Pradesh

B. Sharda Sahayak                    2. West Bengal

C. Bhima                                   3. Maharashtra

D. Kosi                                     4. Bihar

    A  B  C  D

(a) 2  1  3  4

(b) 4  3  2  1

(c) 3  4  1  2

(d) 1  2  3  4

Answer (a)

4. The ‘Grand Trunk Road’ connects:

(a) Kolkata and Mumbai

(b) Delhi and Chennai

(c) Kolkata and Amritsar

(d) Tirupati and Ludhiana

Answer (c)

5. Which from the following towns is not on the “Golden Quadrilateral" being created for the roads-infrastructure of the country?

(a) Ajmer

(b) Ahmadabad

(c) Jabalpur

(d) Gaya

Answer (c)

6. Put the following states in the decreasing order by length of surfaced roads:

1. Maharashtra

2. Karnataka

3. Tamil Nadu

4. Uttar Pradesh

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4

(b) 4, 1, 3, 2

(c) 1, 3, 4, 2

(d) 1, 3, 2, 4

Answer (c)

7. Which one of the following is not situated along the Grand Trunk Road?

(a) Kanpur

(b) Agra

(c) Allahabad

(d) Lucknow

Answer (d)

8. India’s railway network is the fourth largest in the world standing next to:

(a) Germany, Italy and France

(b) Russia, USA, Canada

(c) Japan, China, UK

(d) Japan, Russia, Germany

Answer (b)

9. A man wants to travel from Delhi to Hyderabad. The shortest route will pass over from the following states?

(a) Haryana, UP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan

(b) UP, Rajasthan, MP, Maharashtra

(c) UP, MP, Rajasthan, Maharashtra

(d) Haryana, UP, MP, Maharashtra

Answer (d)

10. Consider the following places:

1. Shimla

2. Gangtok

3. Mumbai

4. Delhi

Arrange these places in decreasing order of their atmospheric pressure on their ground surface using the codes given below:

(a) 3, 4, 1, 2

(b) 4, 3, 2, 1

(c) 3, 1, 4, 2

(d) 2, 4, 1, 3

Answer (b)

11. Which of the following States is least developed in rail routes?

(a) Chhattisgarh

(b) Jharkhand

(c) Manipur

(d) Uttaranchal

Answer (c)

12. Which one among the following has the maximum number of National Parks?

(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Assam

(d) Meghalaya

Answer (a)

13. Which one of the following statements on biosphere reserves is not correct?

(a) In 1973, UNESCO launched a world-wide programme on man and biosphere

(b) Biosphere reserves promote research on ecological conservation

(c) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh

(d) Biosphere reserves are multipurpose protected areas to preserve the genetic diversity in ecosystems

Answer (c)

14. Match the following:

A. Bandipur Sanctuary               1. Kashmir

B. Dachigam Sanctuary             2. Assam

C. Manas Sanctuary                  3. Karnataka

D. Periyar Sanctuary                  4. Rajasthan

                                                5. Kerala

    A  B  C  D

(a) 1  2  3  5

(b) 3  1  2  5

(c) 5  4  3  2

(d) 3  2  1  4

Answer (b)

15. Which National Highway connects Chennai and Visakhapatnam?

(a) NH 4

(b) NH 5

(c) NH 6

(d) NH 8

Answer (b)

16. Which one of the following National Highways passes through Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa?

(a) NH 4

(b) NH 5

(c) NH 6

(d) NH 7

Answer (c)

17. Match the following:

Tiger Reserves                 States

A. Bandipur                   1. Maharashtra

B. Balpakram                2. Tamil Nadu

C. Melghat                    3. Meghalaya

D. Simplipal                  4. Orissa

                                    5. Karnataka

    A  B  C  D

(a) 3  2  1  4

(b) 5  3  1  4

(c) 5  1  4  3

(d) 2  3  4  5

Answer (b)

18. Match the following:

    National          Highway Route

A. NH-9             1. Pune-Machhilipatnam

B. NH-12           2. Pathankot-Samakhiali

C. NH-15           3. Panvel-Edapally

D. NH- 17          4. Jabalpur-Jaipur

    A  B  C  D

(a) 1  2  4  3

(b) 1  4  2  3

(c) 3  2  4  1

(d) 3  4  2  1

Answer (b)

19. Consider the following statements

I. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest National Park of India.

II. It was one of the nine Tiger Reserves created at the launch of the Project Tiger in 1973.

III. Initially it was named as ‘Hailey National Park’.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) I and II

(b) I, II and III

(c) II and III

(d) I and III

Answer (b)

20. The Indian Wild Ass (Ghor-Khur) is found in:

(a) Sunderbans

(b) Assam forests

(c) The Rann of Kachch

(d) Cauvery delta

Answer (c)

21. Which among the following National Highways of India is the longest?

(a) NH 1

(b) NH 2

(c) NH 3

(d) NH 4

Answer (b)

22. If a truck has to carry goods from Delhi to Bhopal via Gwalior, by National Highways (NH) following the shortest route, which one of the following groups of National Highways it has to go by?

(a) NH 2, NH 11, NH 12

(b) NH 2, NH 3, NH 12

(c)NH 8, NH 3, NH 11

(d) NH 2, NH 25, NH 11

Answer (b)