For the Civil Services IAS Exam Geography has vast and it covers most sections of the General Studies for the IAS Prelims Exam. The geography is scientific in its orientation and hence the IAS Aspirants having Arts background find it very difficult to prepare the geography for the IAS Prelims Exam
Q.1. Through which of the following states standard meridian passes?
1. Bihar
2. Jharkhand
3. Chhattisgarh
Select the correct answer from the following codes
a.Only 3
b.Only 1 and 2
c.Only 2 and 3
d.1,2 and 3
Answer: a
Explanation:
Standard Meridian passes through Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana.
Q.2. Through which of the following cities standard meridian passes?
1. Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
2. Ujjain, Uttar Pradesh
3. Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh
Select the correct answer from the following codes
a.Only 3
b.Only 1 and 2
c.Only 2 and 3
d.1,2 and 3
Answer: a
Explanation: It passes through Mirzapur town near Allahabad.
Q.3. Through which of the following states tropic of cancer passes?
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Mizoram
3. Jharkand
Select the correct answer from the following codes
a.Only 1
b.Only 1 and 2
c.Only 2 and 3
d.1,2 and 3
Answer: c
Explanation:
Tropic of Cancer passes through Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Q.4. The cities through which Tropic of cancer passes?
1. Ahmedabad
2. Bhopal
3. Hooghly
Select the correct answer from the following codes
a.Only 1
b.Only 1 and 2
c.Only 2 and 3
d.1,2 and 3
Answer: d
Explanation:
Cities on or close to Tropic of cancer are Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Ujjain, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh, Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh, Ranchi in Jharkhand, Hooghly in West Bengal, Banswara on southern tip of Rajasthan.
Q.5. The latitude that passes through Arunachal Pradesh also passes through which of the following states?
1. Bihar
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Haryana
Select the correct answer from the following codes
a.Only 1
b.Only 1 and 2
c.Only 2 and 3
d.1,2 and 3
Answer: c
Explanation:
The latitude that passes through Arunachal Pradesh also passes through Assam, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Q.6. The latitude that passes through Arunachal Pradesh also passes through which of the following states?
1. Bihar
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Haryana
Select the correct answer from the following codes
a.Only 1
b.Only 1 and 2
c.Only 2 and 3
d.1,2 and 3
Answer: c
Explanation:
The latitude that passes through Arunachal Pradesh also passes through Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Q.7. Consider the following statements
1. None of the latitudes passes through Kashmir.
2. The latitude that passes through Tamil Nadu also passes through Karnataka.
Select the correct answer from the following codes
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: b
Explanation:
First Statement is wrong because 360 passes through Kashmir.
Q.8. States through which none of the Latitude Passes?
1. Sikkim
2. Meghalaya
3. Nagaland
Select the correct answer from the following codes
a.Only 1
b.Only 1 and 2
c.Only 2 and 3
d.1,2 and 3
Answer: c
Explanation:
None of the latitudes passes through Meghlaya, Nagaland, Goa, and Uttrakhand.
Q.9. Madhya Pradesh does not share border with which of the following states?
1. Jharkhand
2. Orissa
3. Maharashtra
Select the correct answer from the following codes
a.Only 1
b.Only 1 and 2
c. Only 2 and 3
d.1,2 and 3
Answer: b
Explanation:
Madhya Pradesh shares border with Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Q.10. Which of the following is/are not coastal cities?
1. Vadodara
2. Udupi
3. Balewar
Select the correct answer from the following codes
a.Only 1
b.Only 1 and 2
c.Only 2 and 3
d.None
Answer: d
Explanation:
Important coastal cities are Vishakapatnam, Machilipatnam, Panaji, Surat, Vadodara, Porbandar, Mangalore, Udupi, Cochin, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Calicut, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Mumbai, Puri, Balewar, Tuticorin, Pondicherry.
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