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31.

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I (Major Port): (a) Kolkata (b) Mormugao (c) Visakhapatnam (d) Paradip

List II (Location): 1. Landlocked area 2. In the delta region 3. On the riverside 4. On the entrance of estuary

  • (a) - 3, (b) - 1, (c) - 4, (d) - 2.

  • (a) - 3, (b) - 4, (c) - 1, (d) - 2.

  • (a) - 2, (b) - 4, (c) - 1, (d) - 3.

  • (a) - 2, (b) - 1, (c) - 4, (d) - 3.


32.

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I (Koppen's climatic type): (a) Tropical wet (b) Mid-latitude desert (c) Mediterranean (d) Humid continental

List II (Letter Code): (1) Af (2) Cs (3) Df (4) BWk

  • (a) - 1, (b) - 4, (c) - 2, (d) - 3.

  • (a) - 1, (b) - 2, (c) - 4, (d) - 3.

  • (a) - 3, (b) - 2, (c) - 4, (d) - 1.

  • (a) - 3, (b) - 4, (c) - 2, (d) - 1.


33.

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I (Railway Zone): (a) West Central (b) South East Central (c) East Central (d) North Eastern

List II (Letter Code): (1) Jabalpur (2) Gorakhpur (3) Bilaspur (4) Hajipur

  • (a) - 2, (b) - 3, (c) - 4, (d) - 1

  • (a) - 1, (b) - 4, (c) - 3, (d) - 2

  • (a) - 2, (b) - 4, (c) - 3, (d) - 1

  • (a) - 1, (b) - 3, (c) - 4, (d) - 2


34.

Which one of the following is the correct descending order of Indian States in terms of sex ratio as per Census 2011?

  • Mizoram - Manipur - Tripura - Meghalaya

  • Tripura - Manipur - Meghalaya - Mizoram

  • Meghalaya - Manipur - Mizoram - Tripura

  • Manipur - Meghalaya - Tripura - Mizoram


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35.

Steppe (temperate continental) climate is not experienced in which one of the following places?

  • Pretoria

  • Saskatchewan

  • Perth

  • Buenos Aires


36.

Which one of the following Union Territories has the highest female literacy rate?

  • Chandigarh

  • Lakshadweep

  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands

  • Puducherry


37.

Consider the following statements about Roaring Forties:

1. They are strong Westerly winds found in the oceans of Southern Hemisphere.
2. The strong east to west air currents are caused by the combination of air being displaced from the Equator towards the South Pole and the earth's rotation and abundance of landmasses to serve as wind breaks.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • 1 only

  • 2 only

  • Both 1 and 2

  • Neither 1 nor 2


38.

Consider the following statements:

1. The doldrums is a low pressure area around Equator where the prevailing winds are calm.
2. Chinook is a hot and dry wind that blows in winter and therefore raises the temperature in a short time.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • 1 only

  • 2 only

  • Both 1 and 2

  • Neither 1 nor 2


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39.

Which one of the following is the driest desert of the world?

  • Atacama

  • Gobi

  • Sahara

  • Kalahari


40.

Which of the following statements about latent heat for a given substance is/are correct?

1. It is fixed at a given temperature.
2. It depends upon the temperature and volume.
3. It is independent of temperature and volume.
4. It depends on the temperature but independent of volume.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  • 2

  • 1 and 3

  • 4 only

  • 1 and 4


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