JKPSC: Paper-I Head 3. Indian and World Geography–Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the world

Consider the following statements 1. Oil Shale refers to hydrocarbons that are trapped in formations of shale rock. 2. Shale Oil is a rock that contains a compound called Kerogen, which is used to make oil. 3. Tight Oil is also known as Shale Oil. The correct statement/s is/are;

India’s first Geological Park approved by the Geological Survey of India is located at

Match the following discontinuities with the section of the Earth: a) Mohorovicic discontinuity b) Repatte discontinuity c) Lehmean discontinuity d) Weichert-Gutenberg discontinuity [Diagram: an inverted-triangle cross-section of the Earth divided into four labelled horizontal bands from top to bottom — Crust, Upper Mantle, Lower Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core — with 4 numbered boundary lines: 1 (Crust/Upper Mantle boundary), 2 (Upper Mantle/Lower Mantle boundary), 3 (Lower Mantle/Outer Core boundary), 4 (Outer Core/Inner Core boundary).] The correct match is a b c d

Identify the correct match. a) Reverse fault b) Normal fault c) Strick slip fault [Diagram: three labelled block diagrams of fault types — block 1 shows two opposing inward-pointing arrows compressing a block along a diagonal fracture (compression); block 2 shows two opposing outward-pointing arrows pulling a block apart along a diagonal fracture (extension); block 3 shows a block with a near-vertical fracture and two diagonal arrows indicating lateral/horizontal shear across the fracture plane.] The correct match is a b c

Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): The period 1550 to 1800 has been called ‘the Little Ice Age’. Reason (R): The glaciers of the mountains of Europe reached their most advanced positions since the beginning of the postglacial epoch. The correct answer is

Identify the following marginal seas marked as 1,2,3 and 4 on the given map. a) Kara sea b) Barents sea c) Laptev sea d) Sea of Okhotsk [Map: an outline world map (Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia visible) with four numbered pointer labels along the northern Eurasian coastline/Arctic Ocean edge — labels 4 and 3 close together over the north-western Eurasian Arctic coast, label 2 further east along the same Arctic coast, and label 1 over the far-eastern Asian coast near Japan/Russia’s Pacific side.] The correct match is a b c d

Identify the location of climates marked on a hypothetical continent; [Diagram: a latitude grid (rows labelled 90N, 60N, 45N, 30N, 10N, 0 from top to bottom) representing a hypothetical continent, with four lettered zones — zone ‘c’ in the 45N–60N band, zone ‘b’ in the 30N–45N band (west side), zone ‘d’ in the 30N–45N band (east side, right of b), and zone ‘a’ in the 10N–30N band.] 1. Savanna climate 2. Steppe climate 3. Mediterranean climate 4. British climate The correct match is a b c d

Identify the climatic regions of India given by Koppen. 1. Amw 2. As 3. Aw 4. BSh [Map: outline map of India with four lettered zones marked in the southern/peninsular region — ‘c’ in the north-central part of the marked area, ‘b’ just below it, ‘a’ further south near the southern tip, and ‘d’ to the right of ‘a’/‘b’ along the south-eastern coast.] The correct match is a b c d

Vertically arrange the photic layers of the ocean. i. Hadopelagic ii. Mesopelagic iii. Bathypelagic iv. Epipelagic

Which of the following weather phenomenon/s is/are has/have the calm low pressure at the centre and cylindrical cloud with heavy rain around it? 1. Hurricane 2. Typhoon 3. Cyclone 4. Anti-cyclone The correct answer is/are

Consider the following statements; 1. The texture of soil refers to the sizes of the solid particles composing the soil. 2. Loam is a soil in which no one grade dominates. 3. The Colour of the soil is determined with the aid of a Munsell colour chart. The correct answer is

Match the following List -I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the Lists. List - I: (a) Khunjerab (b) Lanak La (c) Lekhapani (d) Lipulekh List - II: (i) Arunachal Pradesh with Myanmar (ii) Ladakh with Lhasa (iii) Uttarakhand with Tibet (iv) Ladakh with Sinkiang Code: a b c d

Arrange the main peaks of Western ghats on the basis of their higher elevation to lower elevation. I. Doddabetta II. Ooty III. Anaimudi IV. Puspagiri

If the time at Greenwich meridian is 12:00 AM (Midnight), what would be the time at 30°W meridian.

The correct sequence of the following seas from East to West is:-

The processes of permafrost, glaciations, defrosting and de-glaciations are known as

Consider the following statements regarding pests; Assertion (A): Kharif crops are more susceptible to pests as against Rabi crops. Reason (R): Humid and warm climate supports the intense growth of crops than humid cool climate. The correct answer is