Geography

WBPSC Misc 202311 questions

1. Q1

   What is the desert soil called?

   • AAridisols
   • BAndisols
   • CHistosols
   • DMollisols
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   Correct answer: (A) Aridisols

   Desert soils fall under the USDA soil order Aridisols, dry mineral soils of arid regions low in organic matter and often with salt/carbonate accumulation.

2. Q2

   Loktak lake is in

   • AManipur
   • BNagaland
   • CMizoram
   • DArunachal Pradesh
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   Correct answer: (A) Manipur

   Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in northeast India famous for its floating phumdis, lies in Manipur.

3. Q3

   Highest part of Southern plateau in India—

   • AAnaimudi
   • BTibetan plateau
   • CSatpura
   • DEastern ghats
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   Correct answer: (A) Anaimudi

   Anaimudi (2,695 m) in the Western Ghats of Kerala is the highest peak of peninsular/southern India.

4. Q4

   Haldia Port, is a part on the river bank of the confluence of the rivers

   • AHaldi river and Hooghly river
   • BHaldi river and Rupnarayan river
   • CHaldi river and Keleghai river
   • DHaldi river and Shilabati river
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   Correct answer: (A) Haldi river and Hooghly river

   Haldia Port in West Bengal stands at the confluence of the Haldi river and the Hooghly river.

5. Q5

   Where is Rann of Kutch in India?

   • ARajasthan
   • BChhattisgarh
   • CGujarat
   • DTelengana
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   Correct answer: (C) Gujarat

   The Rann of Kutch, a vast salt marsh, is located in the Kutch district of Gujarat.

6. Q6

   Pittsburgh of India is

   • AChotanagpur Plateau
   • BDeccan
   • CKeonjhar
   • DJamshedpur
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   Correct answer: (D) Jamshedpur

   Jamshedpur, home of the Tata Iron and Steel Company, is called the 'Pittsburgh of India' because, like Pittsburgh in the USA, it is a major iron and steel manufacturing centre.

7. Q7

   Sardar Sarovar Dam has been built over the

   • ATista river
   • BNarmada river
   • CTorsha river
   • DBrahmaputra river
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   Correct answer: (B) Narmada river

   The Sardar Sarovar Dam, in Gujarat, is built across the Narmada river and is a key part of the Narmada Valley Project.

8. Q8

   Highest dam in India—

   • ATehri Dam
   • BBhakra Nangal Dam
   • CHirakud Dam
   • DSardar Sarovar Dam
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   Correct answer: (A) Tehri Dam

   The Tehri Dam on the Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand, at about 260.5 metres, is the highest dam in India.

9. Q9

   What is the name of the tropical cyclone originated in South China Sea?

   • AWilly Willy
   • BHurricane
   • CTyphoons
   • DTornado
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   Correct answer: (C) Typhoons

   Tropical cyclones forming over the South China Sea and the western Pacific are called Typhoons, whereas Atlantic ones are hurricanes and Australian ones 'Willy Willy'. Hence option C.

10. Q10

    Amazon basin of Brazil is situated in which climatic region?

    • AHot desert climatic region
    • BMonsoon climatic region
    • CEquatorial climatic region
    • DNone of the above
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    Correct answer: (C) Equatorial climatic region

    The Amazon basin of Brazil lies near the equator and has a hot, wet equatorial (tropical rainforest) climate. Hence option C.

11. Q11

    The Great Barrier Reef is located in

    • AAustria
    • BAntigua
    • CAustralia
    • DAndaman
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    Correct answer: (C) Australia

    The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system, lies off the coast of Queensland, Australia, so option (c) is correct.