Q.1. Which of the following are factors of soil formation -
1. Parent Rock 2. Relief 3. Flora, fauna and Micro-organism
4. Climate 5. Time
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (B) 1, 3, 4 and 5
(C) 2, 3, 4 and 5 (D) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (all)
Q.2. Below are given some pairs :
Type of Coal Carbon percent
1. Peat (i) 60-70 percent
2. Lignite (ii) 70-90 percent carbon
3. Bituminous (iii) over 90 percent carbon
4. Anthracite (iv) 50-60 percent carbon
(A) 1-(ii), 2-(i), 3-(iv), 4-(iii) (B) 1-(iv), 2-(i), 3-(ii), 4-(iii)
(C) 1-(ii), 2-(iii), 3-(iv), 4-(i) (D) 1-(i), 2-(ii), 3-(iii), 4-(iv)
Q.3
1. Mining (i) Deep bores, made to reach mineral deposits that lie at great depths
2. Open-cast mining (ii) Deep wells bored to take out Petroleum and natural gas
3. Shaft mining (iii) Minerals that lie near the surface are simply dug out
4. Drilling (iv) Minerals that lie at shallow depths are taken out by removing the surface layer
5. Quarrying (v) Taking out minerals from rocks buried under the earth's surface
(A) 1-(ii), 2-(v), 3-(iv), 4-(iii), 5-(i) (B) 1-(iv), 2-(ii), 3-(v), 4-(i), 5-(iii)
(C) 1-(v), 2-(iv), 3-(i), 4-(ii), 5-(iii) (D) 1-(i), 2-(ii), 3-(iii), 4-(iv), 5-(v)
Q.4. Match the correct pairs from the two columns
1. Contour barriers (i) Ploughing parallel to the contours of a hill slope to
form a natural barrier for water to flow down the slope
2. Rock dam (ii) Crops grown in alternate rows and are sown at
different times to protect the soil from rain wash
3. Intercropping (iii) Rows of trees planted to check the wind
movement to protect soil cover
4. Contour ploughing (iv) Rocks are piled up to slow down the flow of water.
This prevents gullies and further soil loss.
5. Shelter belts (v) Stones, grass, soil are used to build barriers
along contours, trenches are made in front of the
barriers to collect water.
(A) 1-(iv), 2-(ii), 3-(iii), 4-(i), 5-(v) (B) 1-(v), 2-(iv), 3-(ii), 4-(i), 5-(iii)
(C) 1-(ii), 2-(iii), 3-(iv), 4-(v), 5-(i) (D) 1-(iii), 2-(v), 3-(ii), 4-(i). 5-(iv)
Q.5. Given below are some statements
1. Types of rainfall can be clasified as convectional, orographic and cyclonic.
2. Rainfall can be mesured with the help of an instrument called rainguage.
3. Monsoon is a good example of cyclonic rainfall
4. Air moves from high pressure to low pressure
Which statement is/are incorrect
(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2, 3 and 4 (C) 1 and 3 (D) Only 3
Q.6. Match the following
1. Coal a. USA has the world's largest power plants,
followed by New Zealand, Iceland, Philippines
Central America
2. Petroleum b. Located in Kalpakkam (T.N), Tarapur (Maharashtra)
Ranapratap Sagar (Rajasthan), Narora (UP) and
Kaiga (Karnataka)
3. Nuclear Energy c. Leading producers are Paraguay, Norway, Brazil and China
4. Hydel Power d. Leading producers are China, USA, Germany, Russia, S.Africa and France
5. Geothermal Energy e. Chief producing countries are Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Qatar
Codes:
(A) 1-a, 2-e, 3-c, 4-d, 5-b (B) 1-c, 2-b, 3-e, 4-a, 5-d
(C) 1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-e, 5-b (D) 1-d, 2-e, 3-b, 4-c. 5-a
Q.7. Consider the following characteristics of energy sources
1. Non-polluting
2. Low cost production of electricity once setup
3. Safe and Clean
4. Easy to operate
5. Are area specific
These characterstics are applicable on
A. Solar Energy B. Wind Energy C. Coal
D. Petroleum E. Geothermal Energy F. Hydel power
(A) A, C, D, E and F (B) A, B, D, E and F
(C) A, B, E and F (D) All of them
Q.8 Match the following
1. Intensive Subsistence agriculture (a) Practised in temperate grasslands of North America,
Europe and Asia
2. Nomadic Herding (b) Practised in the semi-arid and arid regions of Sahara
Central Asia and parts of India, like J.K and Rajasthan
3. Shifting Cultivation (c) Practised in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon
regions of south, southeast and east Asia.
4. Commercial grain farming (d) Practised in Europe, eastern USA, Argentina,
southeast Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
5. Mixed Farming (e) Thickly forested area of Amazon basin, tropical Africa, parts
of Southeast Asia and Northeast India.
(A) 1-a, 2-e, 3-c, 4-d, 5-b (B) 1-c, 2-b, 3-e, 4-a, 5-d
(C) 1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-e, 5-b (D) 1-d, 2-e, 3-b, 4-c. 5-a
Q.9.Which one of the following industry is known as Sunshine Industry ?
(A). Iron and Steel Industry (B) Cotton Textile
(C) Power producing industries (D) Information Technology
Q.10. Which does the term population distribution refer to ?
(A) How population in a specified area changes over time.
(B) The number of people who die in a relation to the number of people born in a specified area.
(C) The way in which people are spread across in a given area.
(D) Difference between the Birth rate and the Death rate.
ANSWERS - Q.1.(D), Q.2.(B),Q.3.(C),Q.4.(B),Q.5.(D),
Q.6.(D),Q.7.(C),Q.8.(B),Q.9.(D),Q.10.(C)
1. Parent Rock 2. Relief 3. Flora, fauna and Micro-organism
4. Climate 5. Time
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (B) 1, 3, 4 and 5
(C) 2, 3, 4 and 5 (D) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (all)
Q.2. Below are given some pairs :
Type of Coal Carbon percent
1. Peat (i) 60-70 percent
2. Lignite (ii) 70-90 percent carbon
3. Bituminous (iii) over 90 percent carbon
4. Anthracite (iv) 50-60 percent carbon
(A) 1-(ii), 2-(i), 3-(iv), 4-(iii) (B) 1-(iv), 2-(i), 3-(ii), 4-(iii)
(C) 1-(ii), 2-(iii), 3-(iv), 4-(i) (D) 1-(i), 2-(ii), 3-(iii), 4-(iv)
Q.3
1. Mining (i) Deep bores, made to reach mineral deposits that lie at great depths
2. Open-cast mining (ii) Deep wells bored to take out Petroleum and natural gas
3. Shaft mining (iii) Minerals that lie near the surface are simply dug out
4. Drilling (iv) Minerals that lie at shallow depths are taken out by removing the surface layer
5. Quarrying (v) Taking out minerals from rocks buried under the earth's surface
(A) 1-(ii), 2-(v), 3-(iv), 4-(iii), 5-(i) (B) 1-(iv), 2-(ii), 3-(v), 4-(i), 5-(iii)
(C) 1-(v), 2-(iv), 3-(i), 4-(ii), 5-(iii) (D) 1-(i), 2-(ii), 3-(iii), 4-(iv), 5-(v)
Q.4. Match the correct pairs from the two columns
1. Contour barriers (i) Ploughing parallel to the contours of a hill slope to
form a natural barrier for water to flow down the slope
2. Rock dam (ii) Crops grown in alternate rows and are sown at
different times to protect the soil from rain wash
3. Intercropping (iii) Rows of trees planted to check the wind
movement to protect soil cover
4. Contour ploughing (iv) Rocks are piled up to slow down the flow of water.
This prevents gullies and further soil loss.
5. Shelter belts (v) Stones, grass, soil are used to build barriers
along contours, trenches are made in front of the
barriers to collect water.
(A) 1-(iv), 2-(ii), 3-(iii), 4-(i), 5-(v) (B) 1-(v), 2-(iv), 3-(ii), 4-(i), 5-(iii)
(C) 1-(ii), 2-(iii), 3-(iv), 4-(v), 5-(i) (D) 1-(iii), 2-(v), 3-(ii), 4-(i). 5-(iv)
Q.5. Given below are some statements
1. Types of rainfall can be clasified as convectional, orographic and cyclonic.
2. Rainfall can be mesured with the help of an instrument called rainguage.
3. Monsoon is a good example of cyclonic rainfall
4. Air moves from high pressure to low pressure
Which statement is/are incorrect
(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2, 3 and 4 (C) 1 and 3 (D) Only 3
Q.6. Match the following
1. Coal a. USA has the world's largest power plants,
followed by New Zealand, Iceland, Philippines
Central America
2. Petroleum b. Located in Kalpakkam (T.N), Tarapur (Maharashtra)
Ranapratap Sagar (Rajasthan), Narora (UP) and
Kaiga (Karnataka)
3. Nuclear Energy c. Leading producers are Paraguay, Norway, Brazil and China
4. Hydel Power d. Leading producers are China, USA, Germany, Russia, S.Africa and France
5. Geothermal Energy e. Chief producing countries are Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Qatar
Codes:
(A) 1-a, 2-e, 3-c, 4-d, 5-b (B) 1-c, 2-b, 3-e, 4-a, 5-d
(C) 1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-e, 5-b (D) 1-d, 2-e, 3-b, 4-c. 5-a
Q.7. Consider the following characteristics of energy sources
1. Non-polluting
2. Low cost production of electricity once setup
3. Safe and Clean
4. Easy to operate
5. Are area specific
These characterstics are applicable on
A. Solar Energy B. Wind Energy C. Coal
D. Petroleum E. Geothermal Energy F. Hydel power
(A) A, C, D, E and F (B) A, B, D, E and F
(C) A, B, E and F (D) All of them
Q.8 Match the following
1. Intensive Subsistence agriculture (a) Practised in temperate grasslands of North America,
Europe and Asia
2. Nomadic Herding (b) Practised in the semi-arid and arid regions of Sahara
Central Asia and parts of India, like J.K and Rajasthan
3. Shifting Cultivation (c) Practised in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon
regions of south, southeast and east Asia.
4. Commercial grain farming (d) Practised in Europe, eastern USA, Argentina,
southeast Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
5. Mixed Farming (e) Thickly forested area of Amazon basin, tropical Africa, parts
of Southeast Asia and Northeast India.
(A) 1-a, 2-e, 3-c, 4-d, 5-b (B) 1-c, 2-b, 3-e, 4-a, 5-d
(C) 1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-e, 5-b (D) 1-d, 2-e, 3-b, 4-c. 5-a
Q.9.Which one of the following industry is known as Sunshine Industry ?
(A). Iron and Steel Industry (B) Cotton Textile
(C) Power producing industries (D) Information Technology
Q.10. Which does the term population distribution refer to ?
(A) How population in a specified area changes over time.
(B) The number of people who die in a relation to the number of people born in a specified area.
(C) The way in which people are spread across in a given area.
(D) Difference between the Birth rate and the Death rate.
ANSWERS - Q.1.(D), Q.2.(B),Q.3.(C),Q.4.(B),Q.5.(D),
Q.6.(D),Q.7.(C),Q.8.(B),Q.9.(D),Q.10.(C)
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