RRB SOLVED PAPERS:

GEOGRAPHY:

1.Canary Islands belongs to

A.       Norway

B.        Spain

C.        New Zealand

D.       Portugal

Ans :B

2.Which of the following countries is a land locked country in south America? 

A.       Ecuador

B.        Peru

C.        Uruguay

D.       Bolivia

Ans : D

3.Titan is the largest natural satellite of planet

A.       Mercury

B.        Venus

C.        Saturn

D.       Neptune

Ans : C

4.Which of the following planets rotates clock wise?

A.       Pluto

B.        Jupiter

C.        Venus

D.       Mercury

Ans : C

5.A difference of 1 degree in longitude at the Equator is equivalent to nearly

A.       101 km

B.        111 km

C.        121 km

D.       125 km

Ans : B

6.The state with the lowest population in India is

A.       Goa

B.        Tripura

C.        Mizoram

D.       Sikkim

Ans : D

7.New York is situated on the river

A.       Hudson

B.        Thames

C.        Danube

D.       Tigris

Ans : A

8.The Common Wealth of Independent states (CIS) consists of….republica?

A.       10

B.        11

C.        12

D.       13

Ans : C

9.Which of the following harbours is considered as the world’s finest natural harbour?

A.       Sydney harbour

B.        Toronto harbour

C.        New Jersy harbour

D.       Singapore harbour

Ans : A

10.     Sandal Wood trees are mostly found in…

A.       Trophical Evergreen Forests

B.        Tropical most Decidous

C.        Alpine forests

D.       Trophical Thorn Forests

Ans : D

11.     Which of the following country has more than 55,000 lakes?

A.       Poland

B.        Denmark

C.        Finland

D.       Norway

Ans : C

12.     The first tide generated electricity project was established at

A.       Vizhinjam, Kerala

B.        Mangalore, Karnataka

C.        Paradeep, Orissa

D.       Vishakapattanam

Ans : A

13.     National Institute of Oceanography is located in :

A.       Calcutta

B.        Chennai

C.        Mangalore

D.       Panaji

Ans : D

14.     India’s newsprint industry is mainly located in

A.       Indore

B.        Dehradun

C.        Nepanagar

D.       Nagpur

Ans : C

15.     Where is the Central Food Technology Research Institute situated ?

A.       Delhi

B.        Anand

C.        Ahmedabad

D.       Mysore

Ans : D

16.     The Cyclone represents a state of atmosphere in which—

A.       Low pressure in the center and high pressure around

B.        There is high pressure in the center and low pressure around

C.        There is low pressure all around

D.       None of these

Ans : A

17.     The ‘Ocean of Storms’ is the name given to—

A.       Atlantic Ocean

B.        Pacific Ocean

C.        A waterless area on moon surface

D.       None of these

Ans : C

18.     The curves showing the volume pressure behaviour of gases plotted at different fixed temperatures are called—

A.       Isochors

B.        Isothermals

C.        V.T.P. Curves

D.       Isocurves

Ans : B

19.     MIG aircraft manufacturing plant is located at which of the following places of Orissa ?

A.       Beharampur

B.        Sunabeda

C.        Koraput

D.       Sambalpur

Ans : C         

 

20.     Zimbobwe was formerly known as
A. Rhodesia
B. Mali
C, Namibia

D. Zanzibar
Ans: A

21.     High pressure subtropical calm belts known as Horse Latitudes lies between
A. 00 and 150
B. 200 and 250
C. 300 and 350
D. None of these
Ans: C

22.     Which of the following pairs is correct ?
A. Bonn – Danube
B. Baghdad – Tigris
C. Rome – Seice

D. Paris – Tiber
Ans: B

23.     The canal joining Baltic Sea to North Sea is
A. Kiel Canal
B. Suez Canal
C. Panama Canal
D. None of these
Ans: A

24.     Which of the following rivers does not form any delta at its mouth ?
A. Cauvery
B. Mahanadi
C. Godavari
D. Tapti
Ans: D

25.     Srinagar is situated on the bank of the river
A. Ravi
B. Sutlej
C. Jhelum
D. Chenab
Ans: C

26.     The Shompens are the tribal people of
A. Andaman
B. Nicobar
C. Lakshadweep
D. None of these
Ans: B

27.     Match the following
A. Manas              I. Hangul
B. Dachigam       II. Elephant
C. Mudumalai    III. Tiger
D. Kaziranga      IV. Rhinoceros
A         B        C        D
I           II       III       IV
III         I         II       IV
II        IV       III         I
I         III        IV       II
Ans: B

28.     The State in India having dry season for only 3 to 4 months every year is
A. West Bengal
B. Kerala
C. Mizoram
D. Himachal Pradesh
Ans: C

29.     Which of the following is correctly matched ?
A. Gulbarga – Karnataka
B. Midnapur – Gujarat
C. Wardha – Madhya Pradesh
D. Cochin – Tamil Nadu
Ans: A

30.     On 22nd December, which of the following places has the largest day and shortest night ?
A. Melbourne
B. Moscow
C. Madrid
D. Chennai
Ans: A