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4 APPSC Group 2 Indian Geography questions with answers

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4.10Population & settlementsNotes

  1. Q1 Prelims Mock 1, Q40

    According to Census 2011, which state had the highest sex ratio?

    1. ATamil Nadu
    2. BAndhra Pradesh
    3. CKerala
    4. DGoa
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    Answer C. Kerala

    Kerala had the highest sex ratio in 2011, 1,084 females per 1,000 males.

    Source: Indian Geography (reference) ch.8 Population and Settlements; Census of India 2011

  2. Q2 Prelims Mock 1, Q42

    Match the Census 2011 features with the states:

    List I

    a. Highest density of population

    b. Lowest density of population

    c. Lowest sex ratio

    d. Most urbanised state

    List II

    I. Haryana

    II. Goa

    III. Arunachal Pradesh

    IV. Bihar

    1. Aa-IV, b-III, c-I, d-II
    2. Ba-III, b-IV, c-I, d-II
    3. Ca-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I
    4. Da-IV, b-I, c-III, d-II
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    Answer A. a-IV, b-III, c-I, d-II

    Bihar had the highest density, Arunachal Pradesh the lowest, Haryana the lowest sex ratio (879) and Goa was the most urbanised state.

    Source: NCERT Class 12 India People and Economy ch.1 Population and ch.2 Human Settlements; Indian Geography (reference) ch.8 Population and Settlements

  3. Q3 Prelims Mock 1, Q43

    According to Census 2011, which Union Territory had the lowest density of population?

    1. ALakshadweep
    2. BDadra and Nagar Haveli
    3. CPuducherry
    4. DAndaman and Nicobar Islands
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    Answer D. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

    The Andaman and Nicobar Islands had the lowest density among Union Territories, 46 persons per sq km.

    Source: NCERT Class 12 India: People and Economy Appendix (i)

  4. Q4 Prelims Mock 1, Q44

    Match the towns with their type of origin:

    List I

    a. Post-Independence administrative capital

    b. Post-Independence industrial centre

    c. Satellite town of Delhi

    d. Industrial town developed after 1850

    List II

    I. Gurugram

    II. Jamshedpur

    III. Dispur

    IV. Durgapur

    1. Aa-III, b-IV, c-II, d-I
    2. Ba-IV, b-III, c-I, d-II
    3. Ca-III, b-I, c-IV, d-II
    4. Da-III, b-IV, c-I, d-II
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    Answer D. a-III, b-IV, c-I, d-II

    Dispur is a post-Independence administrative capital, Durgapur a post-Independence industrial centre, Gurugram a satellite town of Delhi and Jamshedpur an industrial town that grew after 1850.

    Source: NCERT Class 12 India People and Economy ch.1 Population and ch.2 Human Settlements

  5. Q5 Prelims Mock 1, Q49

    According to NFHS-5 (2019-21), India's total fertility rate (TFR) was:

    1. A1.8
    2. B2.0
    3. C2.1
    4. D2.2
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    Answer B. 2.0

    NFHS-5 (2019-21) reported a national TFR of 2.0, just below the replacement level of 2.1.

    Source: Indian Geography (reference) ch.8 Population and Settlements; NFHS-5 India Fact Sheet 2019-21

  6. Q6 Group 2 Screening Test 2024, Q48

    Match the following :

    List I (Functional classification of town)List II (Example)
    a. Mining townI. Jamshedpur
    b. Industrial townII. Ankleshwar
    c. Administrative townIII. Udhampur
    d. Garrison Cantonment townIV. Gandhinagar

    Codes :

    1. Aa-I, b-II, c-III, d-IV
    2. Ba-II, b-I, c-IV, d-III
    3. Ca-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I
    4. Da-III, b-IV, c-I, d-II
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    Answer B. a-II, b-I, c-IV, d-III

    Ankleshwar (Gujarat) grew around oil wells, so it is a mining town; Jamshedpur is the classic steel (industrial) town; Gandhinagar is the planned capital of Gujarat; Udhampur hosts the Northern Command, a cantonment.

    Source: APPSC Group 2 Screening Test 2024 (Notification 11/2023), Q52, final key

4.9Transport & communicationNotes

  1. Q7 Prelims Mock 1, Q41

    Asia's first cross-country oil pipeline, built by Oil India Limited, linked:

    1. ASalaya and Jalandhar
    2. BHazira and Jagdishpur
    3. CNaharkatiya and Barauni
    4. DMumbai High and Uran
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    Answer C. Naharkatiya and Barauni

    Oil India Limited built Asia's first cross-country pipeline (1,157 km) from Naharkatiya oilfield in Assam to Barauni refinery in Bihar.

    Source: NCERT Class 12 India People and Economy ch.7 Transport and Communication; Indian Geography (reference) ch.7 Trade, Transport and Communication

  2. Q8 Prelims Mock 1, Q47

    To speed up mail delivery in large towns and cities, India Post introduced six mail channels. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

    1. ARajdhani Channel
    2. BGreen Channel
    3. CExpress Channel
    4. DPeriodical Channel
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    Answer C. Express Channel

    The six mail channels are Rajdhani, Metro, Green, Business, Bulk Mail and Periodical; there is no 'Express Channel'.

    Source: NCERT Class 10 Contemporary India II ch.7 Lifelines of National Economy

  3. Q9 Prelims Mock 1, Q51

    Match the railway sites with the year in which they were placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List:

    List I

    a. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

    b. Nilgiri Mountain Railway

    c. Kalka-Shimla Railway

    d. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

    List II

    I. 2008

    II. 1999

    III. 2004

    IV. 2005

    1. Aa-II, b-IV, c-III, d-I
    2. Ba-II, b-III, c-I, d-IV
    3. Ca-IV, b-II, c-I, d-III
    4. Da-II, b-IV, c-I, d-III
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    Answer D. a-II, b-IV, c-I, d-III

    The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was listed in 1999, extended to the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in 2005 and the Kalka-Shimla Railway in 2008; CSMT Mumbai was listed in 2004.

    Source: Indian Geography (reference) ch.7 Trade, Transport and Communication

  4. Q10 Prelims Mock 1, Q52

    Consider the following statements about road transport in India:

    I. About 85 per cent of passenger traffic and 70 per cent of freight traffic are carried by roads every year.

    II. National Highways form about 20 per cent of the total road length and carry 40 per cent of the road traffic.

    III. After Independence, a twenty-year road plan was introduced in 1961.

    Which of the statements given above is/are INCORRECT?

    1. AI only
    2. BII only
    3. CIII only
    4. DI and III only
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    Answer B. II only

    Only statement II is incorrect. National Highways form only about 2 per cent of the total road length, though they carry about 40 per cent of road traffic.

    Source: NCERT Class 12 India: People and Economy ch.7 (Transport and Communication)

  5. Q11 Group 2 Screening Test 2024, Q52

    Which one of the following states is not connected with the Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (HVJ) gas pipeline ?

    1. AUttar Pradesh
    2. BMadhya Pradesh
    3. CGujarat
    4. DMaharashtra
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    Answer D. Maharashtra

    The HVJ pipeline runs from Hazira (Gujarat) through Vijaipur (Madhya Pradesh) and Rajasthan to Jagdishpur (Uttar Pradesh); it does not pass through Maharashtra.

    Source: APPSC Group 2 Screening Test 2024 (Notification 11/2023), Q57, final key

  6. Q12 Group 2 Screening Test 2024, Q53

    Bilaspur is the headquarters of which of the following Railway zones ?

    1. ASouth Eastern
    2. BEast Coastal
    3. CEast Central
    4. DSouth East Central
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    Answer D. South East Central

    Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) is the headquarters of the South East Central Railway; South Eastern is at Kolkata, East Coast at Bhubaneswar and East Central at Hajipur.

    Source: APPSC Group 2 Screening Test 2024 (Notification 11/2023), Q58, final key

4.6Agriculture & cropsNotes

  1. Q13 Prelims Mock 1, Q45

    Rice cultivation in the irrigated areas of Punjab and Haryana, which are not traditional rice-growing areas, was introduced in the:

    1. A1920s
    2. B1950s
    3. C1970s
    4. D1990s
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    Answer C. 1970s

    Rice in irrigated Punjab and Haryana was introduced in the 1970s, following the Green Revolution.

    Source: NCERT Class 12 India People and Economy ch.3 Land Resources and Agriculture

  2. Q14 Prelims Mock 1, Q46

    Which coarse cereal has the highest yield level in India?

    1. AJowar
    2. BBajra
    3. CRagi
    4. DMaize
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    Answer D. Maize

    The yield level of maize is higher than that of other coarse cereals; it is high in the southern states and declines towards central India.

    Source: NCERT Class 12 India: People and Economy ch.3 (Maize)

  3. Q15 Group 2 Screening Test 2024, Q49

    Which of the following oilseed crops is grown as 'rabi' crop only ?

    1. AGroundnut
    2. BMustard
    3. CSunflower
    4. DSesame
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    Answer B. Mustard

    Rapeseed-mustard needs cool weather and is sown only in the rabi season; groundnut, sunflower and sesame are grown in both kharif and rabi/summer seasons.

    Source: APPSC Group 2 Screening Test 2024 (Notification 11/2023), Q53, final key

4.5Soils & natural vegetationNotes

  1. Q16 Prelims Mock 1, Q48

    Arrange the following stages of soil erosion by water in the correct sequence:

    I. Rill erosion

    II. Splash erosion

    III. Gully erosion

    IV. Sheet erosion

    1. AIV, II, I, III
    2. BII, I, IV, III
    3. CII, IV, III, I
    4. DII, IV, I, III
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    Answer D. II, IV, I, III

    Water erosion begins with raindrop splash, then sheet flow, then rills, which develop into gullies.

    Source: Indian Geography (reference) ch.5 Soils and Natural Vegetation

  2. Q17 Prelims Mock 1, Q53

    The classification of social forestry into urban forestry, rural forestry and farm forestry was made by the:

    1. APlanning Commission (1952)
    2. BForest Survey of India (1981)
    3. CNational Commission on Agriculture (1976)
    4. DNational Forest Commission (2006)
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    Answer C. National Commission on Agriculture (1976)

    The National Commission on Agriculture (1976) classified social forestry into urban, rural and farm forestry.

    Source: Indian Geography (reference) ch.5 Soils and Natural Vegetation

  3. Q18 Group 2 Screening Test 2024, Q43

    In India, very deep black soils are found in :

    1. ANorth-Western part of the Deccan Plateau
    2. BEastern part of the Deccan Plateau
    3. CSouthern part of the Deccan Plateau
    4. DSouth-Eastern part of the Deccan Plateau
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    Answer A. North-Western part of the Deccan Plateau

    Black (regur) soils formed from Deccan Trap basalt are deepest in the north-western Deccan (Maharashtra, Malwa) and thin out towards the south and east.

    Source: APPSC Group 2 Screening Test 2024 (Notification 11/2023), Q46, final key

  4. Q19 Group 2 Screening Test 2024, Q44

    The most widespread forests in India are :

    1. ATropical Evergreen forests
    2. BSemi Evergreen forests
    3. CTropical Deciduous forests
    4. DTemperate Deciduous forests
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    Answer C. Tropical Deciduous forests

    Tropical deciduous (monsoon) forests are the most widespread forests in India, found where rainfall is 70-200 cm.

    Source: APPSC Group 2 Screening Test 2024 (Notification 11/2023), Q47, final key

4.7Minerals, energy & industriesNotes

  1. Q20 Prelims Mock 1, Q50

    Match the steel plants in List I with the places where they are located in List II:

    List I (Steel plant)

    a. IISCO

    b. Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Ltd (VISL)

    c. Bokaro Steel Plant

    d. Salem Steel Plant

    List II (Location)

    I. Tamil Nadu

    II. Burnpur and Kulti, West Bengal

    III. Bhadravati, Karnataka

    IV. Jharkhand

    Select the correct code:

    1. Aa-III, b-II, c-IV, d-I
    2. Ba-II, b-III, c-I, d-IV
    3. Ca-II, b-IV, c-III, d-I
    4. Da-II, b-III, c-IV, d-I
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    Answer D. a-II, b-III, c-IV, d-I

    IISCO is at Burnpur and Kulti in West Bengal, VISL at Bhadravati in Karnataka, Bokaro in Jharkhand and the Salem plant in Tamil Nadu.

    Source: NCERT Class 10 Contemporary India II ch.6 (Manufacturing Industries)

  2. Q21 Group 2 Screening Test 2024, Q51

    In which place in India was the first cement plant set up in 1904 ?

    1. AMumbai (Bombay)
    2. BChennai (Madras)
    3. CKolkata (Calcutta)
    4. DPune (Poona)
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    Answer B. Chennai (Madras)

    India's first cement factory was set up in Madras (Chennai) in 1904 by South India Industries Ltd; large-scale production began at Porbandar in 1914.

    Source: APPSC Group 2 Screening Test 2024 (Notification 11/2023), Q56, final key

4.1Physiography of IndiaNotes

  1. Q22 Prelims Mock 1, Q54

    Match List I with List II:

    List I (Peak)

    a. Saddle Peak

    b. Mount Diavolo

    c. Mount Koyob

    d. Mount Thuiller

    List II (Island)

    I. Great Nicobar

    II. South Andaman

    III. North Andaman

    IV. Middle Andaman

    Select the correct code:

    1. Aa-I, b-III, c-II, d-IV
    2. Ba-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I
    3. Ca-III, b-I, c-II, d-IV
    4. Da-III, b-IV, c-II, d-I
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    Answer D. a-III, b-IV, c-II, d-I

    Saddle Peak is in North Andaman, Mount Diavolo in Middle Andaman, Mount Koyob in South Andaman and Mount Thuiller in Great Nicobar.

    Source: NCERT Class 11 India: Physical Environment ch.2 (Structure and Physiography)

  2. Q23 Group 2 Screening Test 2024, Q39

    The part of the Himalayas between Satluj and Kali rivers is called :

    1. APunjab Himalayas
    2. BKashmir Himalayas
    3. CHimachal Himalayas
    4. DKumaon Himalayas
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    Answer D. Kumaon Himalayas

    By river valleys, the Himalayas are divided into Punjab (Indus-Satluj), Kumaon (Satluj-Kali), Nepal (Kali-Teesta) and Assam (Teesta-Dihang) Himalayas.

    Source: APPSC Group 2 Screening Test 2024 (Notification 11/2023), Q42, final key

  3. Q24 Group 2 Screening Test 2024, Q40

    The Eastern Ghats stretch from :

    1. AThe Mahanadi valley to Seshachalam hills
    2. BMahendragiri to Seshachalam hills
    3. CMahendragiri to the Nilgiris
    4. DThe Mahanadi valley to the Nilgiris
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    Answer D. The Mahanadi valley to the Nilgiris

    The Eastern Ghats run from the Mahanadi valley in Odisha south to the Nilgiris, where they meet the Western Ghats.

    Source: APPSC Group 2 Screening Test 2024 (Notification 11/2023), Q43, final key

4.3Drainage systemsNotes

  1. Q25 Group 2 Screening Test 2024, Q41

    Which of the following river forms the Dhuandhar waterfalls ?

    1. AThe Mahanadi
    2. BThe Narmada
    3. CThe Indus
    4. DThe Brahmaputra
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    Answer B. The Narmada

    The Narmada forms the Dhuandhar falls at Bhedaghat near Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, flowing through marble rocks.

    Source: APPSC Group 2 Screening Test 2024 (Notification 11/2023), Q44, final key

4.4Climate & monsoonNotes

  1. Q26 Group 2 Screening Test 2024, Q42

    Pre-monsoon Mango Showers are common in the coastal areas of :

    1. AKarnataka
    2. BTamil Nadu
    3. CGujarat
    4. DAndhra Pradesh
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    Answer A. Karnataka

    Mango showers are pre-monsoon thunderstorms in Kerala and coastal Karnataka that help mangoes ripen early.

    Source: APPSC Group 2 Screening Test 2024 (Notification 11/2023), Q45, final key

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