BPSC Prelims 2011 Solved Paper (Part 1 of 15)

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  1. In which country is ‘Takla Makan’ desert situated?
    1. Kazakhstan
    2. Turkmenistan
    3. Uzbekistan
    4. China
    • Answer: d
  2. Which strait connects Red Sea and Indian Ocean?
    1. Bab-el-Mandeb
    2. Hormuz
    3. Bosporus
    4. Malacca
    • Answer: a
  3. Where is ‘Ninety East Ridge’ situated?
    1. Pacific Ocean
    2. Indian Ocean
    3. Atlantic Ocean
    4. Arctic Ocean
    • Answer: b
  4. Which of the following is not a capital city?
    1. Canberra
    2. Sydney
    3. Wellington
    4. Riyadh
    • Answer: b
  5. The highest coal-producing country in the world is
    1. India
    2. USA
    3. China
    4. Russia
    • Answer: c
  6. Folding is the result of
    1. epeirogenetic force
    2. Coriolis force
    3. orogenetic force
    4. exogenetic force
    • Answer: c
  7. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to
    1. the difference in their altitudes
    2. their distance from sea
    3. snowfall in Shimla
    4. pollution in Amritsar
    • Answer: a
  8. Coal mines in Jharkhand are located at
    1. Jharia
    2. Jamshedpur
    3. Ranchi
    4. Lohardaga
    • Answer: a
  9. Major source of oceanic salinity is
    1. rivers
    2. land
    3. wind
    4. ash from volcanoes
    • Answer: n/a
  10. The large States of India in the order of area are
    1. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
    2. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
    3. Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
    4. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
  • Answer: a

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