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MPPSC Pre- 2019 Targeted Test series
GEOGRAPHY
FLT-4
time : 1 Hour 30 Minutes Total marks : 200
Total printed page- 8 Total no.of que.-100

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 MPPSC Pre- 2019 Targeted Test
GEOGRAPHY
1. At Winter solsitice the moon attitude of the 11. the apporimate Diameter of the earth is
sun at the tropic of cancer is. (a)4200 Km (b)12800 Km
(a) 23 ½0 (b) 45% (c) 6400 Km (d)15600 Km
(c) 66½0 (d) 65 %
12. Which layer of the earth is having the heavi-
2. Which of the following method is used to est minerals material of highest density
determine the age of the earth. (a) Core (b) Mantle
(a) Carbon dating (b) Uranium dating (c) Grust (d) Both a and b
(c) Germanium dating (d) All of the Above
13. The term ‘’Syzygy’’ is referred to when the
3. On which of the following dates your shadow (a) Moon, Sun and Earth are at Right angle
at noon is the smallest ? (b) Moon, Sun and Earth are in strait Line
(a) 25 December (b) 23 September (c) Moon is at Perigce
(c) 21 March (d) 21 june (d) Moon is at apogee

4. The longest day in southern hemisohere is 14. Maximun difference in the spacing of longi-
(a) 21 March (b) 22 December tude is
(c) 23 September (d) 21 June (a) Equator (b) Tropic
(c) Poles (d) None of these
5. Where the day and night are equal through out
the year ? 15. The earth revolve around the Sun in its orbit
(a) Poles (b) Tropic of cancer by approximately
(c) Equator (d) None of these (a) 40 per day (b) 20 per day
(c) 3 per day
0 (d) 10 per day
6. The earth rotates around its axes from
(a) North to south (b) East to west 16. Lunar eclipse occurs on
(c) South to North (d) West to East (a) New moon (b) Half moon
(c) Full moon (d) Quarter moon
7. One degree of the Circumference of the earth
measures 17. Solar eclipse occurs when
(a) 100km (b) 175 km (a) Earth comes between sun and moon
(c) 151 km (d) 111 km (b) Moon is at right angle to earth
(c) Moon comes between Suns and Earth
8. The speed of ther rotation of the earth is (d) Sun Comes between Moon and Earth
highest along the
(a) North pole (b) Equator 18. Gutenberg discontinuity is between
(c) Tropic of cancer (d) South pole (a) Crust and Mantle (b) Upper and Lower
(c) Inner and Outer Core (d) matle and Core
9. Day and night are coused by:
1. Rotation of Earth 19. Which Minerals occures abundamtly in Earth
2. Revolution of Earth Crust
3. Inclination of Earth (a) Bauxite (b) Silica
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3 (c) Mangnese (d) Tron
(c) 1 and 2 (d) All of these
20. The tide at its maximun hight is called
10. The total Surface area of earth is (a) Equinor (b) Spring tide
(a) 580 mill.sq.km (b) 510 mill.sq.km (c) Neap tide (d) Tsunami
(c) 680 mill.sq.km (d) 610 mill.sq.km

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 21. How many latitudes are there on globe 30. Match the following :
(a) 360 (b) 181 A. River (1) Dunes
(c) 180 (d) 111 B. Glacier (2) Spits
C. Wave (3) Terraces
D. Wind (4) Muraines
22. Which gas concentrate in atmosphere before A B C D
earthquack ? (a) 4 2 3 1
(a) Nitrogen (b) Helium (b) 3 4 2 1
(c) Hydrogen (d) Radon (c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 3 4 1 2
23. Density of the earth is
(a) 5.515 g/cm3 (b) 2.5g/cm3 31. Moon Shaped sand dunes formed by wind
(c) 1.5 g/cm3 (d) 9.8 g/cm3 Action are called :
(a) Cirque (b) Barkhans
24. Speed of the primary wave is minimum in (c) Bajada (d) mesa
(a) solid (b) Gas
(c) Liquid (d) None of these 32. When almost all the elevated portions are
worn down by river erozion reducing an area to
25. Line joining the region of same selismic inte- almost a plain region, it is termed as :
nasity is (a) Fan plain (b) Pan plain
(a) Homoscismic lines (b) Tsoscismic lines (c) Pediplain (d) Peneplain
(c) Richter lines (d) None of these
33. Which of the following is the Highest plateau
26. Mohose Robic discontinuity is found in the world ?
between (a) Colorodo (b) Patagania
(a) Crust and Mantle (c) Pamir (d) Potwar
(b) Mantle and Core
(c) Upper and Lower crust 34. Which of the gollowing is not a Sedimentary
(d) Upper and Lower mantle Rock ?
(a) Limestone (b) Sandstone
27. Which metal is most abundant in the earth’s (c) Marble (d) Shale
crust ?
(a) Calcium (b) Aluminium 35. Which of the following rocks is teansformed
(c) Magnezium (d) Iron into marble ?
(a) Limestone (b) Peat
28. Residual hill in Desert Region is Known as (c) Granite (d) Shale
(a) Inlics (b) Playa
(c) Insclbery (d) Peliment 36. Which of the following is a metamorphic
rock
29. Match the following :- (a) Slate (b) Shole
Agent Landform
A. River (1) Cirque
(c) Sandstone (d) Limestone
B. Glacier (2) Stalagmite
C. Unserground water (3) Gater 37. The soil formed by wind dust in and around
D. Wind (4) Meander hot deserts is called :
(5) Barchan (a) Silty soil (b) Sandy soil
A B C D (c) Loamy soil (d) Loess soil
(a) 5 2 3 4
(b) 4 1 2 5 38. ; Caldera’ is a feature associated with
(c) 4 2 3 5 (a) Earthquack
(d) 5 1 2 4 (b) folding of rock
(c) Valcono
(d) Foulting of Mountain

39. Which of the following is as feature of

valconic eruption ?
(a) Horst (b) Dykes
(c) Drumlin (d) Basin

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 40. Formation of magma along the bedding 51. In order of their distance from the sun
plane results in : which of the following planets lie between Mars
(a) Sill (b) Basalt ands Uranus
(c) Dykes (d) Lauolith (a) Earth and Jupiter
(b) Jupiter and Saturn
41. The most abundant gas emitted form volca- (c) Saturn and Earth
noes is : (d) Saturn and Neptune
(a) water vapour (b) Helium
(c) Sulpher-Di- Oxide (d) Carbon-Di- Oxide 52. Comets revolue around :
(a) Sun
42. Highest Valcono of thes Wold is : (b) Earth
(a) Mt. Kilimanjaro (b) Mt. Cotopaxi (c) Venus
(c) Mt. Everest (d) Mt. Tall (d) No single heavenly body.

43. Rock formed inside the earth as a result of 53. Which two planets of the solar system have
solidifications of lave are called no satellites ?
(a) Plutonic Rocks (a) mercury and Venus
(b) Sedimentary Rocks (b) Venus and Mars
(c) Valconic Rocks (c) Mercury and Mars
(d) None of the above (d) Venus and Neptune

44. Which Valcono is called ‘The Light House’ of 54. The lenght of its day and tilt of its axis are
mediterronean Sea, ? almost identical to those of the earth this is true
(a) Etna (b) Pele of :
(c) Strombali (d) Vesuvius (a) Uranus (b) Neptune
(c) Saturn (d) Mars
45. Clusapani gorge is located in
(a) India (b) Nepal 55. The Hottest and brightest plant of the Solar
(c) Bangladesh (d) Pakistan System is respectively:
(a) Mercury and Venus
46. Which of the following is n lsland continent ? (b) Mercury and Jupiter
(a) Africa (b) Greenland (c) Venus and Venus
(c) New Zealand (d) Australia (d) Venus and Mercury

47. Capillaves are most effective in 56. Which planet is known as the ‘’Earth twins’’?
(a) Clayey Soil (b) Silt Soil (a) Mars (b) Venus
(c) Sandy Soil (d) Liamy Soil (c) Uranus (d) Neptune

48. Soil Leaching is a major Problem 57. Which one of the following planets takes the
(a) Tropical Rainforest (b) Mediterranean same numbers of days for ritation and revolution
(c) Savanna (d) Dawns (a) Mars (b) Venus
(c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
49. Which of the following planet is called
‘’Morning Star’’? 58. Which of the following planets of the Solar
(a) Mercury (b) Venus system has the longest days ?
(c) Earth (d) Mars (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter
(c) Venus (d) Earth
50. Which planet of the Solar system spins on its
axix at the faster rate ? 59. ‘Parsec’ is the unit of measurement of :
(a) Mercury (b) Mars (a) Star density
(c) Jupiter (d) Saturn (b) Astronomical distance
(c) Brightnees of Star
(d) Velocity of Star

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 60. The light coming from stars gives the idea of 69. The distance between the Earth and the sun
their (un million kms) is :
(a) Size (b) Mars (a) 111 (b) 149
(c) Temperature (d) Speed (c) 169 (d) 199
61. The period of one revolution of Sun around
the centre of galaxy is called : 70. The outermost layer of the sun is called
(a) Astronomical year (b) Cosmic year (a) Photosphere (b) Corona
(c) Light year (d) Parsec (c) Chromosphere (d) Convection Zone

62. Super Nova is : 71. ‘Big- Bang theory’ explains the origin of
(a) An Asteroid (b) A Black Hole (a) Star (b) Ocean
(c) A Comet (d) A Dying star (c) Universe (d) Human

63.Te same side of the moon always facess the 72. The Milky Was Galaxy is Classifie as
earth becouse : (a) Elleptical galaxy (b) Irregular galaxy
(a) Moon and Earth have gravitational force (c) Round galaxy (d) spiral galaxy
(b) Moon cannot change its position
(c) the period of rotation of Moon is not equal to 73.Black hole theory was propounded by
period of rotation of earth. (a) S. Chandrashekhar (b) H,J Bhabha
(d) The period of rotation of moon on its axis and (c) C.V. Raman (d) H.G. khurana
period of revolution around the earth is almost
the sames 74. How many constellations are in our space ?
(a) 87 (b) 88
64. Who of the following discovered the law of (c) 89 (d) 90
planetary orbits ?
(a) Galileo Galilei 75. Light year is a unit of
(b) Nicholas Copernicus (a) Light (b) Time
(c) Johanries Kepler (c) Distance (d) Speed
(d) Isaac Newton
76. The scientist who first discovered that the
65. The time required by moonlights is reach the earth revolues aroundss the sun was
earth is (a) Newton (b) Copernicus
(a) 8 min 18 sec (b) 1 sound (c) Einstein (d) Dalton
(c) 1. 38 sounds (d) 1.80 sounds
77. The earth is nearest to the Sun on:
66. Around the following which planet takes (a) 3 January (b) 4 July
maximum time for one revolution around the (c) 22 March (d) 21 September
sun ?
(a) Earth (b) Jupiter 78. Size of the Sun is how many times bigger
(c) Venus (d) Mars than that of the earth ?
(a) 124 times (b) 111 times
67. A Black hole is a : (c) 109 times (d) 115 times
(a) Pulsaling Star
(b) Star with no atmosphere 79. Time taken by light emitted grom Sun to
(c) Star with very low surface temperature reach earth is :
(d) Contracted star with untense gravational pull. (a) 2 min (b) 8 min
(c) 1 min (d) 16 min
68. Asteroids have their orbits between the
planet. 80. Which one of the following stars is nearest to
(a) Mercury and venus the the earth ?
(b) Earth and Mars (a) Prorima centavri (b) Sun
(c) Mars and Jupiter (c) Sirivs (d) Dog star
(d) Jupiter and Saturn

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 81. The causes of change of Seoson is : 93. Which of the following is nots a grest cicle on
(a) Earth’ s Rotation the globe
(b) Earth’s Rotation and Revolution (a) Prime meridian Line
(c) Earth’s Revolution and indination of the Axis (b) Equator
(d) Earths’s Rolation and inclination of its Axis (c) 600 East Longitude
(d) 600 North Latitude

82. Titan is the largest moon of 94. When it is noon along 82030 E longitude
(a) Mars (b) Saturn along what degree of longitude it will be 6.30 am
(c) Jupiter (d) Venus ?
(a) 82030 West (b) 00 East or West
83. Thes coldest planet of the Solar system is ? (c) 69 30 West
0 (d) 1600 East
(a) Neptune (b) Saturn
(c) Jupiter (d) Uranus 95. Which one the following longitudes along
with the prime meridian forms a great circle on
84. When did man first land on the moon ? the globe ?
(a) 20 July 1969 (b) 20 July 1949 (a) 1800 (b) 900W
(c) 20 July 1959 (d) 20 July 1979 (c) 900E (d) 00

85. The ‘’Sea of transquility’’ lies on 96. Internaional date line pases through ?
(a) Mars (b) Moon (a) Africa (b) Asia
(c) Earth (d) Sun (c) Pacific Ocean (d) Atlantic Ocean

86. Lunar Edipse is caused when : 97. If the earth’s direction of rotation is reversed
(a) Moon comes in between Earth and Sun what should be the I.S.T. when it is noon at the
(b) Earth comes in between sun and moon International Date line ?
(c) Sun comes in between moon and Earth (a) 06.30 hr (b) 05.30 hr
(d) Sun and Moon coincide (c) 18.30 hr (d) 17.30 hr

87. The distance of moon from the earth is : 98. Which one of the following straits is nearest
(a) 364 thousand km (b) 300 thousand km to the International Date line ?
(c) 466 thousand km (d) 320 thousand km (a) Malacca Strait (b) Bearing Strait
(c) Strait of floride (d) Strait of Gibraltor
88. When many object is taken from the earth to
the moon, its wieght will: 99. the total length of Earth’s equator is about
(a) Decreases (b) No change (a) 6, 400 km (b) 12, 800 km
(c) Increases (d) Weightless (c) 40, 000 km (d) 5,000 km

89. Hale- Bopp is the name of a 100. The equator not passes through which of
(a) Asteroid (b) Star the following countries ?
(c) Comet (d) Satellite (a) Mexico (b) Indonesia
(c) kenya (d) Brazil
90. In which situation lunar eclipse occurs
(a) Half Moon (b) Full Moon
(c) New Moon (d) None of these

91. At which average speed the earth revolue

around the sun ?
(a) 60 km/sec (b) 40 km/ sec
(c) 50 km/ sec (d) 30 km/sec

92. The saturn ringe were discovered by

(a) Copernicus (b) Newton
(c) Galileo (d) None of these

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