HPAS 2015 Geography Topic-Wise Solutions
Question 71
Bermuda Triangle is located in:
- (A) Atlantic Ocean
- (B) Pacific Ocean
- (C) Indian Ocean
- (D) China Ocean
Correct Answer: (a) Atlantic Ocean
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Question 72
Which one of the following is not correctly matched? (Country – Capital)
- (A) Burkina Faso – Ouagadougou
- (B) Finland – Helsinki
- (C) Vietnam – Ho-Chi-Minh City
- (D) Taiwan – Taipei
Correct Answer: (c) Vietnam – Ho-Chi-Minh City
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Question 73
Which one of the following is incorrect? (National Park – State)
- (A) Sariska Tiger – Rajasthan
- (B) Hemis National Park – J&K
- (C) Periyar National Park – Odisha
- (D) Rajaji National Park – Uttarakhand
Correct Answer: (c) Periyar National Park – Odisha
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Question 74
Which is incorrect about Himalaya?
- (A) Himalayas are young folded mountains
- (B) Before Himalayas, there was a Tethys sea
- (C) Highest peak of the world is in Himalayan range
- (D) Its width varies from 200km in Kashmir to 500 km in Arunachal Pradesh
Correct Answer: (d) Its width varies from 200km in Kashmir to 500 km in Arunachal Pradesh
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Question 75
Which one of the following is incorrect? (City – River)
- (A) Jaunpur – Gomati
- (B) Nashik – Godavari
- (C) Lucknow – Gandak
- (D) Ujjain – Shipra
Correct Answer: (c) Lucknow – Gandak
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Question 76
Which line separates India from Afghanistan?
- (A) Radcliffe line
- (B) Durand line
- (C) McMohan line
- (D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (b) Durand line
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Question 77
What is the name of shifting cultivation in Mexico?
- (A) Milpa
- (B) Jhumming
- (C) Roca
- (D) Caingin
Correct Answer: (a) Milpa
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Question 78
Which soil is best for cotton cultivation?
- (A) Alluvial Soil
- (B) Laterite Soil
- (C) Red Soil
- (D) Black soil
Correct Answer: (d) Black soil
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Question 79
Which is the Longest river of the World?
- (A) Nile
- (B) Amazon
- (C) Yangtze
- (D) Congo
Correct Answer: (a) Nile
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Question 80
Varkala beach is located in:
- (A) Karnataka
- (B) Puducherry
- (C) Kerala
- (D) Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: (c) Kerala
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Question 98
As per the Census 2011, the average age is above 30 years for the following states:
- (A) Kerala, Goa, Tamilnadu and HP
- (B) UP, Bihar, Meghalaya and WB
- (C) UP, Bihar, Meghalaya and Jharkhand
- (D) Kerala, Goa, UP and Bihar
Correct Answer: (a) Kerala, Goa, Tamilnadu and HP
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