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UPSC Prelims Test Series - 2020

Test on Geography (Complete) + July's Current

by Shri. I. P. Singh Sir, Director

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SUCCESS ACADEMY UPSC PRELIMS TEST SERIES - 2020 :: Test No.2

Test on Geography (Complete) (July's Current)

Date: 28/12/2019 Time- 9:30 a.m. To 11:30 a.m. Questions: 100

1) If you see an area which has following

characteristics?

1. Non Uniform lithology.

2. Alternate Hard and Soft Rocks.

3. Close spacing between these Hard

and Soft Rocks.

Then which type of drainage pattern is

more likely to be found in such region?

a) Dendriatic b) Trellies

c) Rectangular d) Annular

2) If you are observing a Barometer and

you notice a sudden fall in its reading,

then its indicator of

1. Hot and Dry Weather

2. Cold and Dry Weather

3. Atmospheric instability

4. Temperature inversion

Select the correct answer using the codes

given below.

a) 1 and 3 only b) 2 and 3 only

c) 3 and 4 only d) 3 only

3) The Peninsular Region generally lacks

good level of ground water. This is

because peninsular region

1. is at relatively higher height than

North Indian Plains.

2. Lacks large perennial rivers.

3. Has lower rainfall.

4. Made up of mostly metamorphic

and igneous rocks.

Choose the correct options.

a) 1, 2 and 3 only b) 1, 2 and 4 only

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 d) 4 only

4) Consider the following statements.

1. Red Sander is placed recently under

endangered category by IUCN.

2. It was earlier categorised by IUCN

as nearly threatened category since

1997.

3. Red Sander is endemic to India.

4. Recently India has lifted ban on

export of cultivated Red Sander.

Which of the statement(s) given above

is/are NOT correct?


c) 1 and 2 only d) 3 and 4 only


5) At one place in India, if you see from a

distance you see a dense forest, but as

you go near it you find that it's just one

huge tree, encompassing an area of

around 14,500 meter square.

This phenomenon is found at

a) Meghalaya (Natural Bridge]

b) Jagdish Chandra Bose, Botanical

Garden, Kolkata.

c) Silent Valley National Park

d) Kanchenjunga National Park


1. The warm tropical ocean water has

maximum density.

2. Polar regions have lower density

water due to lower Salinity.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2

7) As we move from Kerala to North

India

1. Diurnal range of temperature

decreases.

2. Annual range of temperature

increases.

3. Higher diurnal Range is due to

increasing distance from equator.

4. Higher annual range of temperature

is due to increasing distance from

coastal location.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 and 2 only b) 2, 3 and 4 only

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 d) 2 only

8) The arrival of westerly disturbances in

North-West India, during winter is

indicated by

1. Increase in day temperature

2. Increase in night time temperature

3. Cirrus clouds in sky.

4. Cumulonimbus clouds in sky.

Choose the correct options:



9) Which of the following Indian cities are

located on similar longitudes?

1. Patna 2. Ranchi

3. Bhuwaneswar



c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3


10) When Tsunami enters the coast, then

which of the following changes are

likely to happen?

1. Reduction in wavelength.

2. Increase in wave height.

3. Increase in wave period.

4. Decrease in wave velocity.


a) 1, 2 and 3 b) 1, 2 and 4

c) 1 and 2 only d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

11) What is/are correct about cloudy

nights?

1. Relative humidity is low.

2. Nights are relatively warmer.

3. Temperature inversion.


given below.


c) 1, 2 and 3 d) 2 only

12) If you see Sun to rise perpendicular to

the horizon then you are likely to be in

which of the following location on

earth?

a) North Pole b) South Pole

c) Equator d) Arctic Circle

13) Consider the following statements

about Tides.

1. They help in natural siltation of

Ports.

2. They help in making ports

navigable for bigger ships.

3. Normally coastal area receives two

high tides and two low tides daily.

4. Southampton receives four high

tides and four low tides daily.


is/are CORRECT?




1. On a given lattitude all coastal

places receive tides at same time.

2. Tides are mainly global

phenomenon in which tides

originate initially in Southern

Oceans and then move northward.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only



1. As trade winds move, their moisture

holding capacity increases.

2. Trade winds generally bring more

rainfall on Western Coast of

continents.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only




1. Metamorphic Rocks are crystalline.

2. Igneous Rocks are layered.

3. Sedimentary Rocks are porous.


is/are CORRECT?



17) The Indian Ocean is distinguished by

change in the direction of ocean

current. This is mainly due to

a) It's landlocked in Northern

Hemisphere.

b) It has great variation in Salinity.

c) Its only half ocean.

d) It has monsooni winds.

18) Tropical cyclones are not found in

South-East Pacific and South Atlantic.

This is because

a) These regions have weak coriolis

force.

b) These regions have low sea surface

temperature.

c) The Inter Tropical convergence

zones rarely occures in these

regions.

d) Strong wind shear in these regions.


about Indian Ocean Dipole Index.

1. It is positive when the air pressure

on Eastern Indian Ocean off the

Western Indonesian Coast is higher

than that at Western Indian Ocean

off the Somali Coast.

2. The positive Indian Ocean Dipole

Index is likely to result in poor

Monsooni rains in India.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only


20) What is the CORRECT sequence of

occurrence of following cities in Gulf

countries from West to East?

1. Abu Dhabi 2. Muscat

3. Riyadh 4. Doha

Choose the correct options.

a) 1-2-3-4 b) 2-1-4-3

c) 4-3-2-1 d) 3-4-1-2

21) Which of the following strait separates

Asian and European Turkey?

a) Strait of Dardanelles

b) Yucatan Strait

c) Bosporus Strait

d) Boss Strait



about world's most populated

countries.

1. Russia is seeing population decline.

2. Bangladesh is the only country in

top 10 most populous countries,

which has more population density

than India.

3. India is projected to overtake China

as most populated country by 2027.


is/are CORRECT?


c) 1, 2 and 3 d) 2 and 3 only

23) Consider the statements about Bru

Ethnic Group.

1. They are originally inhabitants of

Nagaland.

2. They are now given shelter in

Manipur.

3. The Indian Government has recently

restarted their repatriation to their

homeland.


is/are CORRECT?


c) 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3


1. The world famous valley of

Kashmir is located between the

mountains of Laddakh and Zaskar.

2. Indus River flows through Zaskar

and Pirpanjal Range.

3. Leh and Gilgit are located on Indus

River.

4. Kargil is located in Kashmir Part.


is/are CORRECT?


c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 d) None of these

25) Consider the following states.

1. Arunachal Pradesh

2. Madhya Pradesh

3. Chhattisgarh

4. Odisha

With reference to the above mentioned

states, in terms of area of forest cover,

which one of the following is the

CORRECT descending order?

a) 1-2-3-4 b) 2-1-3-4

c) 1-2-4-3 d) 2-1-4-3

26) At one place in India, if you put your

car in Neutral Gear or turned its

ignition off, then you will see your

vehicle being pulled upslope

automatically. This unique

phenomenon is seen at

a) Kalingpong

b) Laddakh

c) Rameshwaram

d) Chandipur Beach


27) Brahmaputra is an important river of

India. It is joined by large number of

tributaries. Consider the following

tributaries.

1. Subansiri 2. Dhansari

3. Burhi Dihing 4. Kameng

Which of the above are Brahmaputra's

left bank tributaries?


c) 1, 2 and 3 only d) 2, 3 and 4 only

28) Indian drainage is of two mains types:

1. Sequent and 2. Insequent

Consider the following rivers:

1. Kosi 2. Tista

3. Suwarnarekha 4. Son

Which of the above are insequent rivers?


c) 1, 2 and 4 only d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

29) Consider the following landforms.

1. Elbow of capture 2. Wind Gap

3. Knick Point 4. Misfit Valley

Which of these are related with River

Capture Phenomenon?


c) 1, 3 and 4 only d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

30) Which of the following factors may

promote formation of Delta?

1. Shallow Coast

2. Strong Tides

3. Very Fine Sediments

4. Short course of river

Choose the correct option(s):


c) 1, 3 and 4 only d) 1 only


1. The Peninsular India doesn't have

any well defined cold weather.

2. This is because of East-West located

Vindhyas that prevents entry of cold

air mass from North India to South

India.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only



1. Arunachal Pradesh's capital Itanagar

is Eastern most capital of Indian

state.

2. Gujarat's Gandhinagar is Western

most capital of a state.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only



33) Which of the vegetation are found in

Kashmir region naturally?

1. Walnut 2. Chinar

3. Chir Pine 4. Deodar



c) 1, 2 and 4 only d) 1, 2, 3, and 4

34) Consider statements about Gondwana

Rock System.

1. They are considered commercially

most important rock system of

India.

2. They have significant reserves of

Coal and Iron of India.

3. They play important role in Energy

Security of India.

4. They are mainly distributed in

Jharkhand, Odisha in North and

Karnataka and Tamilnadu in

Southern India.

Select the correct answer using the code

given below.

a) 1, 2 and 3 only b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 d) 1, 3 and 4 only

35) Lattitudes that Passes through

Rajasthan also passes through

1. Assam

2. Sikkim


4. Nagaland


is/are CORRECT?


c) 1, 2 and 4 only d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

36) The tribes of Andaman-Nicobar were

in news recently. Consider the

following tribes.

1. Jarawas 2. Sentineles

3. Shompen 4. Nicobaris

Which of these are Mongoloid?


c) 1, 3 and 4 only d) 2 and 3 only

37) In case of tribes of Andaman &

Nicobar, Indian Government is mainly

following which policy?

a) Assimilation b) Accommodation

c) Isolation d) Integration


about Ionosphere.

1. It helps in our mobile phone

communication by reflecting the

wares back to receiver stations on

earth.

2. International Space Station is

situated in it.

3. Its more active during nights,

hence providing better signal

Quality.


is/are CORRECT?


c) 2 only d) 1, 2 and 3


39) Consider statements about Godavari

River System.

1. It forms cuspate type of delta at

Bay of Bengal.

2. Manjra is its resequent tributary.

3. It has Vashisthi and Goutami as

important tributaries near coast.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 d) None of these

40) Arrange the following Rivers in their

proper South to North order in India.

1. Shyok 2. Spiti

3. Zaskar 4. Satluj


given below.

a) 1-2-3-4 b) 2-1-3-4

c) 1-3-2-4 d) 4-2-3-1

41) Consider the following Peaks of

Himalaya.

1. Namcha Barwa 2. Kanchenjunga

3. Makalu 4. Everest

Arrange them in proper East to West

order.

a) 1-2-3-4 b) 1-3-2-4

c) 4-3-2-1 d) 1-2-4-3

42) These Rock Systems provided Marbles

for Tajmahal, Red Sandstone for

Delhi's Red Fort and also Diamonds for

Kings and Queens. The Rock System

mentioned above is

a) Cudappah b) Vindhyas

c) Archean d) Dharwad

43) Tirupur and Coimbatore belt is famous

for

a) Cotton Yarn Production

b) Aluminium Production

c) Auto Component Production

d) Pharmaceutical Production

44) Which of the following languages are

classified as critically endangered

languages in India by UNESCO?

1. Naiki 2. Koraga

3. Gadaba 4. Aimol


given below.


c) 1, 3 and 4 only d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

45) India has significant interests in Arctic

Sea. Which of the following countries

are members of Arctic Council?

1. USA 2. Russia

3. Canada 4. Greenland


given below.


c) 1, 3 and 4 only d) 1, 2, 3 and 4


46) Recently USA President offered to buy

Greenland. In this regard consider the

major land/territorial deals.

1. USA bought Alaska from Russia.

2. China bought significant part of

Pamir Mountains from Tajikistan.

3. Pakistan bought Gwadar from

Oman in 1958, after India declined

such offer from Oman King.

4. Transkarakoram tract of POK was

bought by China from Pakistan.


is/are CORRECT?



47) Consider the statements about PACER.

1. It's a flagship scheme of Ministry

of Earth Sciences for Polar

Science and Cryosphere System.

2. India established High Altitude

Research Station "Himansh" in

Arctic Sea.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only


48) Consider the following pollutants.

1. Black Carbon

2. Methane

3. Stratospheric Ozone

4. Carbon-di-oxide

Which of the above are regarded as short

lived climate pollutant?

a) 1, 2 and 3 only b) 1, 2, 3 and 4


49) Consider the following description.

It develops on crystalline igneous rocks

in the areas of relatively lower rainfall.

They are poor in Nitrogen, Phosphorus

and Humus. Their fine grained variety

is normally fertile while coarse grained

variety is poor in fertility. It is found

along the piedmont zone of Western

Ghats.

Identify the soil mentioned.

a) Black Soil b) Lateritic Soil

c) Arid Soil d) Red Soil

50) Consider the following characteristics.

1. Deep Soil 2. Self Ploughing

3. Permeable 4. Humus Rich

Which of the above characteristics are

that of Black Soil of Maharashtra?

a) 1, 2 and 3 only b) 1, 2, 3 and 4


51) Considering the following statement

about retreating monsoon:

1. The months of October and

November are known for

retreating monsoons.

2. The retreating southwest monsoon

season is marked by cloudy sky

and fall in temperature.

3. The widespread rain in this season

is associated with the passage of

cyclonic depressions which

originate over the Bay of Bengal.


is/are CORRECT?




52) Which of the following Indian states

share their border with Myanmar?

1. Tripura


3. Manipur

4. Mizoram

5. Nagaland


given below:

a) 2, 3 and 4 only

b) 1, 4 and 5 only

c) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only

53) Match List –I with List –II:

List –I

(Features)

List –II

(Regions in India)

A. Patland 1. Coastal

B. Betland 2. Peninsular Plateau

C. Molasses 3. Northern Plains

D. Kayals 4. Himalaya


given below

Codes:

A B C D

a) 3 2 1 4

b) 2 3 1 4

c) 2 3 4 1

d) 3 2 4 1

54) Consider the following statements:

1. After ocean water, the largest

proportion of water on Earth is in

the form of ground water.

2. The total available amount of

fresh water for human

consumption in the world is 4%.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only


55) Consider the following statements:

1. Areas where warm currents and

cold currents meet lead to foggy

conditions.

2. Japanese coast is one of the best

fishing grounds of the world due

to meeting of two cold currents.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only


56) Which of the following are River

landforms of middle course?

1. Flood plain 2. Levee

3. Meander 4. Gorge


given below:


c) 1, 3 and 4 only d) 1, 2, 3 and 4


57) Arrange the Great Lakes of USA from

East to the west.


given below.

a) Michigan - Ontario - Erie -

Superior - Huron

b) Ontario - Erie - Huron - Michigan

- Superior

c) Huron - Michigan - Ontario -

Superior - Erie

d) Erie - Superior - Huron - Michigan

- Ontario

58) Which of the following are the

favorable conditions for the river

capture to occur?

1. Steep channel gradient.

2. Relatively broad valley.

3. Higher volume of water

4. Soft rocks of water divide.

5. Higher sediment load.


given below:


c) 1, 3 and 4 only d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

59) Consider the following forms of a rock:

1. Batholith 2. Laccolith,

3. Sill 4. Dyke

Which of the following rocks best

represents above forms?

a) Intrusive Igneous Rocks

b) Extrusive Igneous Rocks

c) Plutonic Intrusive Igneous Rocks

d) Hypobasal Intrusive Igneous

Rocks

60) Which one of the following statement is

NOT correct about the Sargasso Sea?

a) There is no/little mixing of the

water of the Sargasso Sea with the

remaining waters of the North

Atlantic Ocean.

b) The Sargasso Sea records the

lowest salinity of North Atlantic

Ocean.

c) The Sargasso Sea plays a major

role in the migration of the

European eel and the American

eel.

d) This Sea is covered with rootless

sea weeds.


1. Indian Standard Time [IST] line

passes through six states in India.

2. It intersects Tropic of Cancer in

Madhya Pradesh.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only



62) Consider the following Mountains of

Peninsular plateau.

1. Kaimur 2. Maikal

3. Mahadeo 4. Gawilgarh

Arrange them in proper North to South

direction.

a) 1-2-3-4 b) 1-3-4-2

c) 1-2-4-3 d) 2-1-4-3


1. Palghat Gap is between

Annamalai and Cardemom Hills.

2. Palghat connects Palakkad and

Coimbatore.

3. Shenkota Gap is between

Annamalai and Nilgiri Hills.

4. Shenkota joins Kollam and

Madurai.


is/are CORRECT?


c) 2 and 4 only d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

64) Consider the Mountain/Island and

Peak.

Mountain/

Island

Peak

1. Naga Hills - Saramati

2. Nicobar - Saddle Peak

3. Andeman - Thullier

4. Nilgiri - Annaimudi

Which of the above pairs are NOT

correctly matched?




1. If there is below normal rainfall in

a year in a region then it leads to

hydrological drought in that

region.

2. Hydrological drought causes

Agricultural drought.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only


66) In India, due to faulty agricultural

practices area under Saline Soil in

increasing. In this case, which of the

following crops would you recommend

for cultivation?

1. Custard Apple 2. Bor

3. Tobacco 4. Oranges


given below.



67) The main exogenic processes are

following:

1. Mass Movement 2. Weathering

3. Erosion

Arrange them in proper logical order.

a) 1-2-3 b) 2-1-3

c) 1-3-2 d) 2-3-1


68) If you travel from the earth surface to

the interior of the earth, you would

experience change in temperature.

What would it be like?

a) Increasing Temperature at

Uniform Rate

b) Increasing Temperature at rising

rate

c) Increasing Temperature at

decreasing rate

d) Uniform Temperature

69) Recently Indian Government launched

Atal Bhujal Yojana. The Central Water

Commission (CWC) regards

1. Water stressed condition when per

capita availability falls below

1000 cubic meter.

2. Water scarcity condition when per

capita availability falls below 750

cubic meter.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only


70) Identify the local winds given here

Select the correct option:

a) Chinook - SantaAna - Fohn - Mistral

b) Chinook - SantaAna - Mistral - Fohn

c) SantaAna - Chinook - Fohn - Mistral

d) SantaAna - Chinook - Mistral - Fohn

71) Recently the USA government has

announced the construction of wall at

its Mexican border. Which of the

following states of USA shares borders

of Mexico?

1. California 2. Arizona

3. Florida 4. New Mexico

Choose the correct option:


c) 2, 3 and 4 only d) All of the above

72) Consider the statements.

1. Humbantota Port is located on

Western Coast of Srilanka, near

the international maritime trade

route.

2. Chittagaon Port is located on the

bank of river Karnaphuli.

3. Sittwe Port is located in Myanmar

on the river Irrawardi.

4. Chabahar Port is located at

strategically important strait of

Bab-el-Mandeb.


is/are CORRECT?


c) 2 only d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

3

4

2 1


73) Which of the following hills are related

to the Dinasaurs extinction?

1. Devils Post pile (California)

2. Devils Tower (Wyoming)

3. Gilbert Hill (Mumbai)


a) 1 only b) 1 and 2 only

c) 3 only d) All of the above

74) Consider the statements about

Andaman-Nicobar.

1. Duncan passage is located

between the North and Middle

Andaman.

2. Mud volcano is in Barren Island.

3. Dugong (Sea Cow) is found on

Andaman- Nicobar coastal water.

4. Shompen tribes live near Galathea

National Park.


is/are CORRECT?



75) Though the relative contribution of

agriculture has been declining in

Indian economy, specially post LPG

era, still which of the following state/s

is/are highly dependent on agriculture.

(i.e. Agriculture contributing more

than 30% of its state GDP)


2. Sikkim

3. Bihar

4. Uttar Pradesh


given below.


c) 2, 3 and 4 only d) 2 only

76) Guntur district is famous for

production of many agriculture

products.

1. Chillies 2. Turmeric

3. Tobacco


is/are CORRECT?




1. NH 31-A connects Sevoke

(Darjeeling) to Gangtok and is

blocked during Gorakha Land

agitation many times.

2. NH 2 and 37 are blocked during

Nagalim protest, cuts off supply to

Imphal.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only



78) In which of the following places of

India are uranium resources found?

1. Domiasiat 2. Cudappa

3. Narwa Pahar 4. Sarguja



c) 3 and 4 only d) 1, 2 and 3 only

79) If you are travelling from CST Mumbai

to Chennai by Chennai Express, then

consider the following vegetation.

1. Tropical Moist Deciduous

2. Tropical Dry Evergreen

3. Tropical Thorn

4. Tropical Dry Deciduous

Which will be the correct order of

vegetation, you would come across?

a) 1-2-3-4 b) 1-2-4-3

c) 2-1-3-4 d) 1-4-3-2

80) Identify the climate region.

1. Double Maxima of Rainfall.

2. Annual range of temperature

smaller than diurnal range.

3. Maximum number of rainy days.


a) British b) Mediterranean

c) Equatorial d) Steppes

81) Consider the following statements with

respect to Special Rhino Protection

Force (SRPF).

1. It is special force deployed in

Assam and West Bengal for the

protection of Rhinocerous.

2. It ia an initiative of National Tiger

Conservation Authority (NTCA).


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2 d) None of the above


regarding International Security

Alliance (ISA)?

1. India is one of the founding

member of ISA

2. The Secretariat of ISA is located

in New Delhi, India.


given below:

a) 1 only b) 2 only



respect to STRIDE Scheme

1. This scheme aimed at

strengthening research culture and

innovation in universities and

colleges of the country.

2. It was launched by NITI Aayog.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only




respect to 'AkademikLomonosov'

1. It is the world’s first floating

nuclear power station.

2. It is jointly built by Russia and

China.

3. It will be used solely for fossil fuel

exploration and exploitation in the

Arctic.


is/are CORRECT?


c) 1 and 3 only d) All of the above


respect to the territory of Hong Kong

1. Hong Kong is a former British

colony which became a special

administrative region of China in

1997.

2. Chinese and English are the

official languages of Hong Kong

3. It is governed under the principle

of "Two Countries, one System"


is/are INCORRECT?




respect to 'Investigation Tracking

System for Sexual Offences' (ITSSO)

1. ITSSO is developed by PMO for

Smart Policing

2. It is a part of the Crime and

Criminal Tracking Network and

System (CCTNS).


is/are INCORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only


87) Which of the following statements is

correct about 'Rewa Ultra Mega Solar

Power' Project

1. The Project is funded by World

Bank.

2. It is located in the state of

Chhattisgarh.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only


88) 'Operation Vijay' is associated with

which of the following event?

a) Indian operation in Kargil (1999)

b) Indo-Pakistan war of (1971)

c) Pokhran –II nuclear test (1974)

d) India-Myanmmar joint operation

against militant (2019)



about Earth Overshoot Day.

1. It is calculated by Global

Footprint Network.

2. The Earth Overshoot Day has

improved in 2019 owing to

consistent sustainable develop-

ment effort by world community


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only



about Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin

Sanctuary.

1. Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin

Sanctuary is located in Uttar

Pradesh, India.

2. It is India’s only sanctuary for

Gangetic Dolphin.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only


91) Which of the following statement(s)

is/are correct about INS Khanderi?

1. INS Khanderi is an attack

submarine which is built under P-

75 project.

2. INS Khanderi is India's second

indigenoulsy built nuclear

powered submarine


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only


92) Which of the following countries is/are

not a member(s) of G7 Grouping?

1. Germany 2. Itlay

3. Canada 4. China


given below.



93) Which of the following countries share

boundary with Baltic Sea?

1. Sweden 2. Poland

3. Latvia 4. Lithuania



c) 1, 2 and 3 only d) All of the above

94) Which of the following organisation

publishes 'Global Innovation Index'

Report?

a) World Economic Forum.

b) The United Nations Conference on

Trade and Development.

c) World Intellectual Property

Organisation.

d) International Monetary Fund.


95) 'Indrasaurus wangi' was recently seen

in news. It is

a) a new specimen of frog

b) a multi-coloured Butterfly

c) an ancient Lizard

d) a new specimen of snake


respect to recent 'Banning of

Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act,

2019'.

1. Amounts received in the form of

'loans from relatives' is included

in the defination of 'Deposit'

2. Chit Fund is declared as

Unregulated Deposit Scheme.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only


97) Recently Companies Amendment Act

2019 was given assent by the President.

Consider the following statements.

1. Any unspent annual CSR funds

must be transferred to government

specified funds immediately after

the end of the financial year.

2. The mandatory minimum

spending is increased to 3 percent

of net profit for companies with

net profit more than Rs 5 crores.


is/are CORRECT?

a) 1 only b) 2 only


98) According to the findings of 'All India

Tiger Estimate': 2018.

1. The highest increase in the count

of Tigers is witnessed in

Karnataka.

2. No tiger is recorded in Palamu

Tiger reserve.

3. Among Five Tiger landscape in

India, the Sunderban witnessed the

lowest growth of the Tigers.

Choose the correct answer with given

codes.



99) Which of the following statement(s)

is/are CORRECT about Non-Banking

Financial Institutions (NBFCs).

1. A Non-Banking Financial

Corporation is a company

incorporated under the Companies

Act 2013 or 1956.

2. NBFCs are regulated by different

regulators depending on the nature

of activity of the NBFCs.


given below.

a) 1 only b) 2 only


100) 'Pygmy Hog' is critically endangered

species found in

a) Manas National Park

b) Rajaji National Park

c) Kanha National Park

d) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

The More We SWEAT during PEACE time

The LESS WE BLEED during WAR TIME

All the Best...

I. P. Sir's

SUCCESS ACADEMY UPSC PRELIMS TEST SERIES - 2020 :: Test No.2


Date: 28/12/2019 Time- 9.30 A.M. To 11.30 A.M. Marks: 100

ANSWERS & EXPLANATIONS

1) Ans.: B

Exp.:

In region of non uniform lithology with

close spacing between hard and soft

rocks. We find Trellies Pattern. And if

spacing was wider, then we would find

Rectangular Pattern.

Annular (Ring like) Pattern is

found in hills with alternate hard

and soft rocks.

While Dendriatic Pattern is not

found in non uniform lithology

but in uniform lithology and

gentle slope regions. (like North

Indian Plains)

2) Ans.: D

Exp.:

Sudden fall in Barometric reading

indicates sudden decline in atmospheric

pressure. This may be due to

atmospheric instability and stormy

weather. Whereas cold dry air and

temperature inversion indicate stable

atmosphere. Hot dry weather has lower

temperature but NOT SUDDEN DROP

in Barometric reading.

3) Ans.: D

Exp.:

The Peninsular Region lacks good

amount of ground water as it's mainly

made up of impervious/non porous

metamorphic and igneous rocks. Such

rocks are Aquiclude (don't store water)

and not Aquifers (hold water).

Note:-

Even places having low rainfall and

less perennial rivers, can have Good

Ground Water. Ex. Artesian Basin.

I. P. Sir's Success Academy, Pune.


4) Ans.: C

Exp.:

Statement 1 & 2 are wrong.

Red Sander (Red Sandalwood) is

recently in 2018 recategorised by

IUCN into nearly threatened from

earlier Endangered (since 1997)

category.

Statement 3 is correct.

Red Sander is endemic to India.

It's mainly found in Tamilnadu,

Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.


Indian Government has banned

export of Wild Red Sander, but

since February 2019 it has

allowed regulated export of

cultivated Red Sander only.

5) Ans.: B

Exp.:

It's a extremely huge single Banyan

Tree encompassing an area of around

14,500 meter square found in Jagdish

Chandra Bose, Botanical Garden,

Kolkata (Shibpur).

6) Ans.: D

Exp.:

Statement 1: is wrong.

Though Tropical Water are warm,

leading to high Salinity and

density, but it's not maximum

density.

The maximum density of ocean

water is found at Polar regions due

to extremely cold waters.

Hence cold dense water of polar

regions sinks down leading to

Thermohaline circulation.

7) Ans.: D

Exp.:

Statement 1 is wrong.

Moving North diurnal range

increases, due to continentality.

Example:

Kerala its 70C while in Thar it's

around 500C.


Annual temperature range

increases due to increasing

distance from the Equator.


Diurnal range is influenced by

distance from coast, as near coast

land and Sea Breeze reduces it.


Higher annual range of

temperature is due to increasing

distance from equator.

8) Ans.: B

Exp.:

Arrival of Westerly disturbances is

marked by

1. increase in night time temperature

(due to warm front arrival)

2. Cirrus clouds (ahead of warm

front, at considerable height)



9) Ans.: D

Exp.:

All these places are located at similar

longitide (850East)

1. Patna : ( 85006'

East)

2. Ranchi : ( 85018'

East)

3. Bhuwaneswar : ( 850

48' East)

10) Ans.: B

Exp.:

As Tsunami reaches coast its

wavelength decreases, and wave period

remains constant resulting in increase

in wave height. It also sees increase in

wave velocity in shallow coastal water

than in deep water.

11) Ans.: D

Exp.:


as on cloudy nights relative

humidity is higher than on non

cloudy nights. That is the reason

that clouds are formed.

Statement 2: is correct.

Cloudy nights are warmer as

clouds reflect back long wave

terrestrial radiation back ot earth

surface.


Cloudy nights prevents the

cooling of earth surface and

hence hamper Temperature

Inversion.

Note:

This type of question doesn't need factual

memory but can be easily solved by logical

and conceptual understanding. So for prelims

clearing try to build conceptual understanding

too.

12) Ans.: C

Exp.:

This question is of logical

understanding. If Sun seem to rise

perpendicular to horizon then it's on

Equator.

While at poles the Sun is never

perpendicular but is parallel to horizon.

Tip.:

As both Poles are given so we can

logically eliminate two options [As

there are phenomenon common to both

poles, during their respective seasons).

13) Ans.: B

Exp.:


Tides prevents siltation by

removing the sediments brought

by rivers.


Tides increases the water level

and hence help in navigation of

big ships into harbours.

Statement 3: is correct

Coast receives two high and two

low tides daily.

Statement 4:

While Southampton gets four

high and four low tides due to its

unique location at convergence of

English channel and North Sea

and also their bottom

topographies.

Hence it receives two high tides and two low

tides each from English channel and North

Sea.



14) Ans.: D

Exp.:


As tides don't occure at same time

on a given lattitude.

Statement 2:

As per most widely accepted

view on tides, they occure

independently in each tidal

producing basin and do not

originate in South hemispheric

oceans only.

15) Ans.: A

Exp.:


As trade winds move to the

regions of high temperature

[Equator] their temperature and

so moisture holding capacity

increases.


As trade winds move from North-

East and South-East, they bring

more rainfall on Eastern Coast.

Similarly Westerlies bring more rains on

Western Coasts.

16) Ans.: C

Exp.:


Metamorphic Rocks are

crystalline.


Igneous Rocks are NOT layered.

In fact, the sedimentary rocks are

layered.


Sedimentary Rocks are porous

and hence have reservoirs of

Water [Ground Water], Oil and

Natural Gas.

17) Ans.: D

Exp.:

The Monsooni winds changes their

directions, causing associated change in

the direction of ocean current.

For example:

During summer the South-West

Monsoon makes into South-West

Monsooni currents and in winter North-

East Monsoon winds causes North-East

Monsooni ocean current.

18) Ans.: B

Exp.:

These regions have low sea surface

temperature (mainly due to cold ocean

current).

Statement 1, 3 and 4 are wrong.

19) Ans.: A

Exp.:

When the Eastern Indian Ocean (off

Western Indonesian Coast) has higher

pressure than Somali Coast, the IOD is

positive.

When IOD is positive then the Indian

Monsooni rains are likely to be better.

While Negative IOD is likely to reduce

the Monsooni rains in India.



20) Ans.: D

Exp.:

The proper West to East sequence is

1. Riyadh 2. Doha

3. Abu Dhabi 4. Muscat

21) Ans.: A

Exp.:

Dardanelles strait is said to divide

Asian and European parts of Turkey.

It joins Marmara Sea and Aegean Sea.

Yucatan Strait:

Between Mexican Gulf and Caribbean

Sea.

Bosporus Strait:

Joins Black Sea and Marmara Sea.

Boss Strait:

Between Australia and Tasmania.

22) Ans.: C

Exp.:

Statement 1:

Russian population has declined

over last decade. This is due to

lower birth rate than death rate.


Bangladesh has higher population

density (1146) than India (382).

India was supposed to overtake

China by 2023 but since China's

dropping of its 'One Child Policy',

India is now likely to overtake

China by 2027 only.

(Source: UN Population Report)

23) Ans.: C

Exp.:

Statement 1 and 2: are wrong.

Bru are originally from Mizoram. They

fled Mizoram in 1997 after ethnic

clashes and over 37000 Bru fled to

neighbouring state Tripura.

Since 2009 government has

completed 8 phases of their repatriation

and in 2019 ninth phase is underway. In

last 8 phases around 7000 Bru returned

back to Mizoram. Still around 4400 Bru

families are living in six camps in

Kanchanpur and Panisagar subdivision

in North District, around 200 km. from

Agartala.

24) Ans.: D

Exp.:


Valley of Kashmir is located

between Pirpanjal and Zaskar.

Statement 2 is wrong

Indus flows between Laddakh and

Zaskar.


Leh and Skardu are situated on

Indus but Gilgit is not situated on

Indus.


Kargil is part of Laddakh and not

Kashmir.



25) Ans.: B

Exp.:

Largest forest area is in

1) Madhya Pradesh : (77,414 km2)

2) Arunachal

Pradesh

: (67,000 km2)

3) Chhattisgarh : (56,000 km2)

4) Odisha : (51,000 km2)

26) Ans.: C

Exp.:

This gravity defying vehicle pull up is

observed at Magnetic Hill - Laddakh.

27) Ans.: B

Exp.:

Left Bank Tributaries:

1. Dhansiri 2. Burhi Dihing

Right Bank Tributaries:

1. Subansiri 2. Kameng

3. Manas 4. Sankosh

28) Ans.: D

Exp.:

Insequent drainage is a drainage that

does not follow local slope or local

lithology.

It's of two types

1. Antecedent:

Pre existing rivers cut across the

rising mountain and maintain their

original course.

Example:

Ganga, Brahmaputra, Kosi, Tista

2. Superimposed:

When the river cuts the original

rocks system and superimposes its

drainage on lower rock system.

Example:

Suwarnarekha, Son (who cut down

their lava rocks and then

Superimposed on lower/

underlying rock systems.

29) Ans.: B

Exp.:

When a river (Stream) captures other then

following features are found:

1. Elbow of capture

2. Wind Gap

3. Misfit Valley

4. Water Gap

While Knick Point is associated with River

Rejuvenation and not river capture.

30) Ans.: D

Exp.:

For Delta Formation:

1. Shallow Coast

2. Long course of river

3. Large number of tributaries

4. Calm or sheltered coast (without

strong tides/currents)

5. Its medium size sediments (as

heavy sediments may not reach

coast while very fine sediments

will be carried into sea for long

distance.

6. Large supply of sediments.



31) Ans.: A

Exp.:


Example:

Thiruvanantpuram has average

monthly temperature of January

around 310C and that of June is

around 29.50C.


This lack of winter in peninsular

region is mainly due to

1. Coastal location

2. Nearness to Equator

32) Ans.: B

Exp.:


Eastern most capital in India is

Kohima (Nagaland)


Western most capital is

Gandhinagar.

33) Ans.: C

Exp.:

Kashmir Hamalayas are home walnut

willow, Chinar and Deodar. While Chir

Pine is naturally found in lower parts of

Jammu region between 600 to 1800

meters altitude.

Britishers replaced local broad leaf Oak

with needle leaf Chirpine in

Uttarakhand for commercial reasons.

And this has lead to increased forest

fires in Uttarakhand.

34) Ans.: B

Exp.:


Gondwana Rock System are

considered commercially most

important rock system of India,

because they contain around 90%

of Indian coal reserves and 98% of

Indian coal production.


Gondwana contains coal and not

Iron. Iron is in Dharwar Rock

System.


Due to huge coal reserves

Gondwana is important for Indian

Energy Security.

Statement 4:

It's found in Jharkhand, Odisha,

West Bengal, Maharashtra,

Chhattisgarh, but not in Karnataka

and Tamilnadu.

35) Ans.: D

Exp.:

Rajasthan has largest area among all

Indian States and it shares similar

lattitudes as Sikkim, Arunachal, Assam

and Nagaland.

Note:

Question is asked about lattitude and

not altitude.

36) Ans.: B

Exp.:

Shompen and Nicobaris are Mongoloid

while rest of the tribes of Andaman &

Nicobar are Negroid.



37) Ans.: C

Exp.:

Indian Government is following the

policy of isolation, in which the

Government don't interfere in their way

of life and allows and protects their

isolation, to ensure their safety, survival

and traditional way of life.

In Assimilation/Integration tribes are

brought into Main-Stream Society but

they loose their distinct identity.

In Accommodation they are brought

into mainstream while continuing their

distinct identity.

38) Ans.: C

Exp.:


Ionosphere helps in Radio-

communication by reflecting the

radio waves while our mobile

phone is based on signals

transmitted by Geostationary

Satellites.


ISS is located in ionosphere at

around 200 to 300 km height.


Ionosphere is more active during

day due to ionisation by Solar

radiation.

39) Ans.: D

Exp.:


Godavari forms Lobate type of

delta. Cuspate delta is formed by

Tiber River.


Manjra is its Right bank

Obsequent tributary (as it moves

in opposite direction to Godavari

before joining it).


Goutami and Vashisthi are its

Distributaries and not tributaries.

Hint.:

Near coast rivers normally don't

get tributaries but its divided into

many branches (Distributaries)

due to deposition of sediments

between them.

40) Ans.: D

Exp.:

Hint:

Satluj is Southernmost and there is only

one option with Satluj as Southernmost

river.

41) Ans.: A

Exp.:

The proper East to West order:- (NCERT XI)

1. Namcha Barwa 2. Kanchenjunga

3. Makalu 4. Everest

42) Ans.: B

Exp.:

These are related to Vindhyas.



43) Ans.: A

Exp.:

Tirupur is also called Garment hub of India.

Recently Indian Government launched

comprehensive scheme for Development of

knitting and knitwear Sector under Power-tex

India.

Three most important knitting clusters of

india are:-

1. Tirupur 2. Ludhiyana

3. Kolkata

44) Ans.: D

Exp.:

UNESCO has listed 42 Indian

languages as critically endangered

language. All the above mentioned

languages are part of this list.

Central Institute of Indian Languages

(Mysore) works on protection of all

Indian mother tongues/languages

spoken by less than 10,000 speakers.

45) Ans.: A

Exp.:

Arctic Council is 8 membered grouping

(which have territories in Arctic):

It involves-

1. USA 2. Russia

3. Canada 4. Norway

5. Denmark 6. Sweden

7. Iceland 8. Finland

Hint:

Greenland is not a country but territory of

Denmark. So only option A remains after

elimination.

46) Ans.: B

Exp.:


USA bought Alaska from Russia

in 1867.


China bought significant part of

Pamir Mountains from Tajikistan

in 2011.


Pakistan bought Gwadar from

Oman in 1958, after India declined

such offer from Oman King.


Transkarakoram tract of Pok was

bought by China from Pakistan in

1963.

The Transkarakoram tract

[Shaksgam Valley] was not bought

by China but was transferred to

China but was transferred to China

by Pakistan under bilateral

boundary agreement in 1963.

Indian Government holds this

agreement as illegal as Pok

belongs to India (Jai Hind).

47) Ans.: A

Exp.:


It's a flagship scheme of Ministry

of Earth Sciences for Polar

Science and Cryosphere System.


Himansh is established in Spiti in

Himachal Pradesh and not in

Arctic Sea.

The research station in Arctic is

called Himadri. Its located at

Norway Alesund, Spitsbergen

Island.

The research stations in Antarctica

are called Maitri and Bharati.



48) Ans.: D

Exp.:

Black Carbon, Methane, Tropospheric

Ozone (Not Stratospheric ozone)

Hydrofluoro Carbans (HFCs), PFCs,

SF6 and Nitrogen Trifluoride are main

short lived climate pollutant.

They can play important role in

restricting Global warming to 1.50C by

2100 by achieving net zero carbon a

emission by 2050.

49) Ans.: D

Exp.:

This soil is Red Soil.

Note/Logic:-

If it's on Western Ghats-

a) Higher Reaches,

b) More Rainfall

then it would have been lateritic. So it's

not answer Arid Soil is not found on

Western Ghats region so it's also out.

Black Cotton Soil is also not related to

Western Ghats but mainly Maharashtra

Plateau, so it's also eliminated.

Hence by logical elimination we can

arrive at correct answer.

50) Ans.: D

Exp.:

Black Soils are Clayee, deep, self

ploughing/aeration (due to vertical

cracks). But it's Impermeable due to its

high clayee nature. It also lacks

humus/organic matter due to lower

forest cover in the region of Black Soil.

51) Ans.: C

Exp.:


Season of Retreating Monsoon:

The months of October and

November are known for

retreating monsoons because

monsoon reverse it's direction and

start retreating from North West

India.

Statement 2 is incorrect.

The retreating southwest monsoon

season is marked by clear skies

and rise in temperature. The

land is still moist. Owing to the

conditions of high temperature and

humidity, the weather becomes

rather oppressive. This is

commonly known as the ‘October

heat’.

In the second half of

October, the mercury begins to fall

rapidly, particularly in northern

India. The weather in the

retreating monsoon is dry in north

India but it is associated with rain

in the eastern part of the

Peninsula. Here, October and

November are the rainiest months

of the year.


The widespread rain in this

season is associated with the

passage of cyclonic depressions

which originate over the

Andaman Sea and manage to

cross the eastern coast of the

southern Peninsula. These

tropical cyclones are very

destructive. The thickly populated

deltas of the Godavari, Krishna

and Kaveri are their preferred

targets.

Every year cyclones bring disaster

here. A few cyclonic storms also

strike the coast of West Bengal,

Bangladesh and Myanmar. A bulk

of the rainfall of the Coromondal

coast is derived from these

depressions and cyclones. Such

cyclonic storms are less frequent

in the Arabian Sea.



52) Ans.: C

Exp.:

Four Northeast Indian states share

the border with Myanmar:

1. Arunachal Pradesh,

2. Nagaland,

3. Mizoram,

4. and Manipur.

Map:

53) Ans.: C

Exp.:

List –I

(Features)

List –II

(Regions in India)

A. Patland 2. Peninsular Plateau

B. Betland 3. Northern Plains

C. Molasses 4. Himalaya

(Mizoram)

D. Kayals 1. Coastal

54) Ans.: D

Exp.:

Statement 1 is incorrect:

Ice sheets, glaciers and ground

water combined together forms

the second largest source of water

on the planet.


Fresh water for human use is only

about 0.03%.

55) Ans.: A

Exp.:

Statement 1 is correct :

Areas where warm currents and

cold currents meet lead to foggy

conditions. These fogs are called

steam fogs.


In Japan Coast warm (Kuroshiyo)

and Cold (Oyashiyo) currents meet

and not two cold currents.



56) Ans.: B

Exp.:


Gorge (canyon), Rapids, River

terrace, Water fall and River

capture are landforms of upper

course.

Statement 1, 2 and 3 are correct:

Flood Plain, Levee, Meander and

Ox- bow lake are landforms of

middle course.

Braider Channel, Delta,

estuary, alluvial deposits and

Rejuvination are landforms of

lower valley

57) Ans.: B

Exp.:

58) Ans.: C

Exp.:

River capture or River Piracy phenomenon is

a common sight in the youthful stage of a

stream. In fact river capture is an important

link in the cycle of the development of

valleys.

Conditions to occur river capture:

Statement 1 is correct:

Steep channel gradient enhances

erosive power of river.


There should be relatively narrow

valley so that river may not spread

in the otherwise wide and flat

valleys


Higher volume of water so that

velocity and discharge may be

sufficiently high.


Soft rocks because easy to erode.


and there should be low sediment

so that less energy of the river is

used for transporting sediments

and sufficient energy is available

for river to do active headward

erosion for river capturing.

59) Ans.: D

Exp.:

These are forms of intrusive Igneous Rock

Though these are examples of Intrusive

Igneous rocks but option D is more precise

because these Igneous rocks are of hypo-basal

type of intrusive rocks and not plutonic

intrusive igneous rocks. So don't be in hurry

and read all the options carefully to avoid silly

mistakes.



60) Ans.: B

Exp.:

Statement A is correct. There is

no/little mixing of the water of the

Sargasso Sea with the remaining waters

of the North Atlantic Ocean. Because it

is isolated by Gulf Stream on the west,

North Atlantic Current in the north,

Canary Current on the east and the

North Atlantic Equatorial Current on

the south.

Statement B is wrong. It records

highest salinity in the North Atlantic

Ocean due to high temperature and

high evaporation.

Statement C is correct. The Sargasso

Sea plays a major role in the migration

of the European eel and the American

eel. This is because of it's Unique

Location and characteristics.

Statement D is correct. This Sea is

covered with rootless sea weeds called

as Sargassum. The Sargasso Sea is

unique in that it harbors species of

sargassum that are 'holopelagi' - this

means that the algae not only freely

floats around the ocean. But it

reproduces vegetatively on the high

seas. Other seaweeds reproduced on

the floor of the ocean.

Sargasso Sea is the only sea on the

Earth without a coastline, a sea without

shores. Unlike the harsh cold climate of

the North Atlantic, the Sargasso Sea is

strangely warm.

The temperature of the water

inside the sea is much more than

the water on the outside.

61) Ans.: D

Exp.:

Ist passes through five states:

1) Uttar Pradesh

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Chhattisgarh

4) Odisha

5) Andhra Pradesh

Statement 2 is wrong:

It intersects with tropic of Cancer at

Koriya district of Chhattisgarh.

62) Ans.: A

Exp.:

The correct North to South order:-

It involves-

1. Kaimur 2. Maikal

3. Mahadeo 4. Gawilgarh

Important:

If you know that Gawilgarh is in

Maharashtra, and Rest of them are in

Madhya Pradesh mainly, then we can

LOGICALLY reach the correct answer,

by properly analysing and elimination of

wrong option.



63) Ans.: C

Exp.:


Palghat Gap is between Nilgiri and

Annamalai.


Shenkota Gap is between

Annamalai and Cardemom Hills.

Rest of the statements are correct.

64) Ans.: B

Exp.:

Mountain/

Island

Peak

1. Naga Hills - Saramati

2. Andaman - Saddle

3. Nicobar - Thuiller

4. Nilgiri - Doda Betta

5. Annamalai - Annaimudi

65) Ans.: D

Exp.:


Below Normal Rainfalls leads to

Meteorological drought but not

hydrological drought. This is because if

the local communities have practiced

rain water harvesting effectively then, the

region is more likely to have good

ground water availability even in

meteorological drought year.


Hydrological drought may not always

causes Agricultural drought if local

communities have

1) Effective Rain Water harvesting

2) Appropriate crop selection (ex.

Jowar inplace of Sugarcane or

pulses in place of Rice)

3) Appropriate cropping practices like

Drip and Sprinkle irrigation in place

of flood irrigation.

66) Ans.: A

Exp.:

Crops suitable for Saline Soil are

Custard Apple and Bor while Tobacco

and Oranges are suitable for Acidic

Soil.

67) Ans.: B

Exp.:

It's initially Weathering (in-situ without

movement) then Mass Movement

(under Gravity) and finally Erosion

(under the agent of erosion like wind,

water, glacier).

68) Ans.: C

Exp.:

As we go down from crust to core the

temperature increases but with

decreasing rate. i.e. Initially rate of

temperature increase is higher due to

radioactive disintegration in crust then if

goes on to increase but at decreasing rate.

69) Ans.: D

Exp.:

As per CWC water stress condition

occures when per capita availability is

below 1700 cubic meter while water

scarcity occures when per capita

availability falls below 1000 cubic meter.



70) Ans.: C

Exp.:

71) Ans.: B

Exp.:

Four states of USA have Mexican Borders:

1) California 2) Arizona

3) Texas 4) New Mexico

72) Ans.: C

Exp.:

Humbantota Port located on South

Srilanka. Chittagaon Port on

Karnaphuli River Bank. Sittwe Port on

Kaladan River, Chabahar Port on

Hormuz Strait.

73) Ans.: D

Exp.:

The volcanic eruptions during

cretaceous times (65 million years

ago), saw extinction of Dinasaures.

The Volcanic bubble got frozen

forming these three hills.

74) Ans.: B

Exp.:

Duncan passage (between South and

Little Andaman), Mud Volcano

(Baratong Island)

75) Ans.: A

Exp.:

Arunachal Pradesh only state with more

than 30% of GDP contributed by

Agriculture. UP and Bihar lie in 20-

30% category, Sikkim (Agriculture

contribute less than 15% of GDP).

76) Ans.: D

Exp.:

Guntur is well known for Chillies,

Tobacco and turmeric all over the

world.

77) Ans.: C

Exp.:

NH 31-A joins Sevoke (Darjeeling) to

Gangtok, NH-2 and NH-37 life line of

Imphal (Manipur).



78) Ans.: D

Exp.:

Uranium found at Domiasiat

(Meghalaya), Cudappa (Andhra

Pradesh), Narwa Pahar, Jaduguda

(Jharkhand), Sarguja (Chhattisgarh):

Iron ore mines.

79) Ans.: D

Exp.:

Vegetation order: Moist Deciduous -

Dry Deciduous - Tropical Thorn -

Tropical Dry Evergreen.

80) Ans.: C

Exp.:

Equatorial climate has these

characteristics.

81) Ans.: B

Exp.:

Recently, an 82-member SRPF was

deployed in Kaziranga National Park

(KNP). The SRPF personnel will be

posted under eight ranges of Kaziranga

National Park (KNP) to control rhino

poaching as well as tiger poaching

since Kaziranga is also a tiger reserve.

Special Rhino Protection Force (SRPF)

is basically a tiger protection force

named after the rhino since the threat of

poaching is more for the one-horned

herbivore.

This force has been raised at the

initiative of National Tiger

Conservation Authority for the

conservation and protection of Assam’s

pride, one horned rhinos from poachers.

The Assam government would be

paying the salaries of the SRPF

members and the amount would be

reimbursed by the National Tiger

Conservation Authority (NTCA), which

recommended setting up of the special

force.

82) Ans.: D

Exp.:

The International Security Alliance,

launched in 2017 in Abu Dhabi, is an

international working group to confront

organised, transnational and extremist

crimes. The alliance now comprises

nine countries, the United Arab

Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, France,

Italy, Spain, Senegal, Singapore, and

the Slovak Republic. India is not a

member of ISA.

The Alliance Secretariat is located in

Abu Dhabi, UAE. It works to support

the Alliance technical teams in

implementing joint projects.

83) Ans.: A

Exp.:

The University Grants Commission

(UGC) has approved a new initiative,

Scheme for Trans-Disciplinary

Research for India’s Developing

Economy (STRIDE), to support

socially relevant, local need-based,

nationally important and globally

significant research projects.

It aimed at strengthening research

culture and innovation in universities

and colleges of the country.

It will provide support to research

projects that are socially relevant,

locally need-based, nationally

important and globally significant.



84) Ans.: A

Exp.:

AkademikLomonosov is a non-self-

propelled power barge that operates as

the first Russian floating nuclear power

station.

It is developed by Rosatom nuclear

agency, Russia.

The AkademikLomonosov is to provide

energy for around 1,00,000 people and

power oil platforms as Russia develops

extraction of natural resources in a

mineral-rich area whose eastern tip is a

few kilometres from Alaska.

85) Ans.: C

Exp.:

Hong Kong is a former British colony

which became a special administrative

region of China in 1997.

Chinese and English are the official

languages. Cantonese (Chinese dialect)

is spoken by most of the population.

It is governed under the principle of

"One Country, Two Systems", under

which China has agreed to give the

region a high degree of autonomy and

to preserve its economic and social

systems for 50 years from the date of

the handover.

Hong Kong is located in China's

southern coast and is surrounded by the

South China Sea on all sides except the

north.

Recently, protesters in Hong Kong have

broken into the LegCo (Legislative

Council), the Parliament building of

Hong Kong and vandalisedss it.

This was in protest against the now-

suspended Extradition bill that would

allow people to be sent to mainland

China to face trial in courts controlled

by the Communist Party.

86) Ans.: A

Exp.:

The ITSSO is meant for Law

Enforcement Agencies in the country.

The Investigation Tracking System for

Sexual Offences (ITSSO) is an online

module available to law enforcement

agencies at all levels- National, State,

Districtand Police Station that allows

State to undertake real-time monitoring

and management for completion of

investigation in rape cases in 2 months.

ITSSO is developed by Ministry of

Home Affairs towards Smart Policing.

It is part of the Crime and Criminal

Tracking Network and System

(CCTNS) that connects over 15,000

police stations across the country.

ITSSO analysis has recently found out

that nearly half of sex offence cases not

being investigated in time.

87) Ans.: A

Exp.:

An MoU was signed betweenRewa

Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL)

and the World Bank to provide a loan

of USD 30 million (around Rs 210

crore) to develop one of the world’s

largest 750 MW solar power plant in

Rewa and another one in Mandsaur in

Madhya Pradesh.

In Madhya Pradesh, continuous rain

has damaged Asia's largest solar Power

project in Rewa.

The damage was caused after heavy

rain triggered a mudslide.As per the

estimates, this project has suffered a

loss of more than Rs 20 crores by rain.



88) Ans.: A

Exp.:

India recently celebrated the 20th

anniversary of the Kargil war.

The Kargil War took place between

May and July, 1999 in the Kargil

district of Kashmir. The Indian

operation to clear the Kargil sector

from the infiltrating Pakistani troops is

also called Operation Vijay, which

means victory.

89) Ans.: A

Exp.:

It is calculated by Global Footprint

Network.

The Earth Overshoot Day has again

advanced by 3 days(1st of August to

29th July)owing to over consumption

rate and unsustainable development.

The so-called Earth Overshoot Day has

moved up by two months over the past

20 years and this year's date is the

earliest ever, the study by the Global

Footprint Network said. The equivalent

of 1.75 planets would be required to

produce enough to meet humanity's

needs at current consumption rates.

"Earth Overshoot Day falling on July

29 means that humanity is currently

using nature 1.75 times faster than our

planet’s ecosystems can regenerate.

This is akin to using 1.75 Earths.

90) Ans.: B

Exp.:

Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin

Sanctuary is located in Bhagalpur

District of Bihar, India.

The sanctuary is a 60 km stretch of the

Ganges River from Sultanganj to

Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur District.

Designated in 1991, it is protected area

for the endangered Gangetic dolphins

in Asia.

Once found in abundance, only a few

hundred remain, of which half are

found here.

It is India’s only sanctuary for Gangetic

Dolphin.

91) Ans.: A

Exp.:

Under a programme called Project 75,

India is committed to building six

Scorpene-class submarines at a cost of

around Rs.25,000 crore. The INS

Khanderi is the second attack

submarine that has been commissioned

into the Indian Navy under the P-75

project. In 2017, another submarine

INS Kalvari had already been inducted

into the Navy.

The submarine has been manufactured

by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

Limited in Mumbai.

The INS Khanderi is a conventional

diesel-electric submarine and which

has been manufactured by the state-run

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited

in Mumbai.



92) Ans.: C

Exp.:

Members of G7 grouping:

1. France,

2. Germany,

3. Italy,

4. Japan,

5. The United States,

6. The United Kingdom,

7. Canada.

93) Ans.: D

Exp.:

The countries that have shorelines along the

Baltic Sea:

Denmark, Estonia,

Latvia, Finland,

Germany, Lithuania,

Poland, Russia,

Sweden.

94) Ans.: C

Exp.:

The Global Innovation Index (GII) is an

annual ranking of countries by their

capacity for and success in innovation.

It is published by Cornell University,

INSEAD, and the World Intellectual

Property Organization.

95) Ans.: C

Exp.:

A team of researchers has discovered a

new specimen of a microraptor - volant

dromaeosaurid Micro-raptor zhaoianus

- with the remains of a nearly complete

lizard preserved in its stomach. The

researchers have named the lizard as

'Indrasaurus wangi' after Lord Indra.

The new lizard had teeth unlike any

other previously known from the Jehol

Biota, thus expanding the diversity of

this clade and possibly suggesting a

unique diet for this new species.

The name Indrasaurus was inspired by

a Vedic legend in which the god Indra

was swallowed by a dragon during a

great battle (the dragon here referring to

Microraptor).

The lizard was also named after Prof

WANG Yuan from IVPP, who is also

director of the Paleozoological Museum

of China.

96) Ans.: D

Exp.:

The Act defines certain amounts which

shall not be included in the definition of

deposits such as amounts received in

the form of loans from relatives and

contributions towards capital by

partners in any partnership firm.

Chit Fund is a regulated Deposit

Scheme as it is regulated by State

Government under Chit Fund Act,

1982.



97) Ans.: D

Exp.:

The Act mandates that companies

transfer unspent CSR money in a

financial year to an escrow account

meant for CSR for three years, after

which any unspent amount must be

transferred to a fund specified by the

government.

There is no change with respect to

mandatory minimum amount to be

spend by companies under CSR.

Existing provisions related to

mandatory spending:

It mandates that every company, private

limited or public limited, which either

has a net worth of Rs 500 crore or a

turnover of Rs 1,000 crore or net profit

of Rs 5 crore, needs to spend at least

2% of its average net profit for the

immediately preceding three financial

years on CSR activities.

98) Ans.: B

Exp.:

The biggest increase has been in

Madhya Pradesh from 308 in 2014 to

526, in Karnataka from 406 to 524, in

Uttarakhand from 340 to 442 and in

Maharashtra from 190 to 312.

No tiger was recorded in Buxa (West

Bengal), Dampa (Mizoram) and

Palamu (Jharkhand) tiger reserves.

Among Five Tiger landscape in India,

the Sunderban witnessed the lowest

growth of the Tigers.

99) Ans.: C

Exp.:

A Non-Banking Financial Corporation

is a company incorporated under the

Companies Act 2013 or 1956 which is

engaged in the business of Loans and

Advances, Acquisition of stocks,

equities, debt etc issued by the

government or any local authority.

Non-Banking Financial Companies are

regulated by different regulators in

India such as RBI, Irda, SEBI, National

Housing Bank and Department of

Company Affairs.

100) Ans.: A

Exp.:

The pygmy hog (Porculasalvania) is an

endangered suid, previously spread

across Bhutan, India and Nepal, but

now only found in India (Assam).

The current world population is about

150 individuals or fewer. Recent

conservation measures have improved

the prospects of survival in the wild of

this endangered species.

Only viable population remains in the

Manas National Park, but even there,

threats due to livestock grazing,

poaching, fire, and tigers persist.

ANSWER KEY

UPSC PRELIMS TEST SERIES 2020:: Test No.2


(Dt.28/12/2019)

Que. Ans. Que. Ans. Que. Ans. Que. Ans. Que. Ans.

1 B 21 A 41 A 61 D 81 B

2 D 22 C 42 B 62 A 82 D

3 D 23 C 43 A 63 C 83 A

4 C 24 D 44 D 64 B 84 A

5 B 25 B 45 A 65 D 85 C

6 D 26 C 46 B 66 A 86 A

7 D 27 B 47 A 67 B 87 A

8 B 28 D 48 D 68 C 88 A

9 D 29 B 49 D 69 D 89 A

10 B 30 D 50 D 70 C 90 B

11 D 31 A 51 C 71 B 91 A

12 C 32 B 52 C 72 C 92 C

13 B 33 C 53 C 73 D 93 D

14 D 34 B 54 D 74 B 94 C

15 A 35 D 55 A 75 A 95 C

16 C 36 B 56 B 76 D 96 D

17 D 37 C 57 B 77 C 97 D

18 B 38 C 58 C 78 D 98 B

19 A 39 D 59 D 79 D 99 C

20 D 40 D 60 B 80 C 100 A

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