HPSC: 4. Indian and World Geography.

Given below are two statements: Statement I: The Pacific Ring of Fire is associated with high seismic and volcanic activity. Statement II: It is located along the Indian Ocean coastline of India. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Consider the following pairs: Straits | Bays/Seas/Gulfs connected by it 1. Hormuz Strait | Red Sea and Gulf of Aden 2. Davis Strait | Baffin Bay and Labrador Sea 3. Bosporus Strait | Black Sea and Sea of Marmara How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements: 1. Kuroshio is a cold ocean current in the Pacific ocean. 2. Kuroshio ocean current flows from tropics to south pole. 3. Kuroshio is an ocean current in western part of the North Pacific ocean. How many of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following information: Origin | River | State/UT 1. Brahmagiri Hills | Kaveri | Karnataka 2. A spring at Verinag | Chenab | Jammu and Kashmir 3. Amarkantak Plateau | Godavari | Madhya Pradesh In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

Consider the following information: Name of the Landform | Type of Landform | Agent 1. Lapies | Depositional | Groundwater 2. Seif | Depositional | Wind 3. Horn | Erosional | Glacier In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

Consider the following statements: 1. When rivers originate from a hill and flow in all directions, the drainage pattern is known as 'trellis' pattern. 2. The drainage pattern resembling the branches of a tree is known as the 'centripetal' drainage pattern. 3. When the rivers discharge their waters from all directions in a lake or depression, the pattern is known as the 'dendritic' pattern. How many of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements: 1. Nilgiri Biosphere reserve has the largest known population of the two endangered animal species, namely the Nilgiri Tahr and the Lion-tailed macaque. 2. Sea cow, an endangered species of marine animals, are found in the Gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve. 3. About 80% of the flowering plants reported from the Western Ghats occur in the Nilgiri Biosphere reserve. How many of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements: 1. Mizoram, also known as the 'Molasis basin', is made of soft unconsolidated deposits. 2. 'Bugyals' are summer grasslands in the higher reaches of the Great Himalayan ranges. 3. Loktak lake is located in Mizoram. How many of the statements given above are correct?

Given below are two statements: Statement I: The highest temperature on oceanic surface is recorded at equator. Statement II: The maximum temperature of the oceans is recorded on their surface. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Consider the following information: Place | Minerals/Energy | States 1. Kudremukh | Iron ore | Karnataka 2. Balaghat | Manganese | Madhya Pradesh 3. Katni | Bauxite | Chhattisgarh In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

Consider the following information: Type of Farming | Characteristics | Regions 1. Nomadic Herding | Primitive subsistence activity | Sahara and Asiatic deserts 2. Extensive Commercial Grain Cultivation | Wheat is the principal crop. | Interior parts of semi-arid lands of the mid latitudes 3. Mediterranean Agriculture | It is known for viticulture. | Mediterranean sea coast Agriculture in Europe, Iran and Canada In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

Consider the following statements: 1. In Odisha high grade hematite ore is found in Badampahar mines. 2. Very high grade hematites are found in the famous Bailadila range of hills in Jharkhand. 3. Ballari-Chitradurga-Chikkamangaluru-Tumakuru belt in Karnataka has large reserves of iron ore. How many of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements: 1. Current fallow land - left without cultivation for two or more than two agricultural years. 2. Other than current fallow land - left uncultivated for the past 1 to 5 agricultural years. 3. Gross cropped area - Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as gross cropped area. How many of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs: 1. National Water Ways of India (NW1) : Kottapuram-Kollam stretch 2. National Water Ways of India (NW2) : Allahabad-Haldia stretch 3. National Water Ways of India (NW3) : Sadia-Dhubri stretch How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Given below are two statements: Statement I: Long staple (American) cotton in north-western parts of India is called 'narma'. Statement II: Tur, an important pulse is also known as yellow gram. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: