BPSC Prelims 2011 Solved Paper (Part 1 of 15)
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- In which country is ‘Takla Makan’ desert situated?
- Kazakhstan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- China
- Answer: d
- Which strait connects Red Sea and Indian Ocean?
- Bab-el-Mandeb
- Hormuz
- Bosporus
- Malacca
- Answer: a
- Where is ‘Ninety East Ridge’ situated?
- Pacific Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
- Answer: b
- Which of the following is not a capital city?
- Canberra
- Sydney
- Wellington
- Riyadh
- Answer: b
- The highest coal-producing country in the world is
- India
- USA
- China
- Russia
- Answer: c
- Folding is the result of
- epeirogenetic force
- Coriolis force
- orogenetic force
- exogenetic force
- Answer: c
- Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to
- the difference in their altitudes
- their distance from sea
- snowfall in Shimla
- pollution in Amritsar
- Answer: a
- Coal mines in Jharkhand are located at
- Jharia
- Jamshedpur
- Ranchi
- Lohardaga
- Answer: a
- Major source of oceanic salinity is
- rivers
- land
- wind
- ash from volcanoes
- Answer: n/a
- The large States of India in the order of area are
- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
- Answer: a