HPAS 2010 Prelims Question Paper – Q10
What is the name given to forces that shape and reshape the earth’s crust?
(A) Diastrophic
(B) Exogenetic
(C) Erosion
(D) Tectonic
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2010 Prelims Question Paper – Q11
Which type of clouds cause the heaviest downpour?
(A) Nimbo-Stratus
(B) Strato-Cumulus
(C) Cumulo-Nimbus
(D) Cirro-Stratus
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2010 Prelims Question Paper – Q12
Which trench is located in the Pacific Ocean?
(A) Mariana
(B) Romanche
(C) Nicobar
(D) Sunda
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2010 Prelims Question Paper – Q13
Which term is used for the imaginary lines joining the places of equal rainfall?
(A) Isochrone
(B) Isohyet
(C) Isoseismal
(D) Isoneph
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2010 Prelims Question Paper – Q15
What is the Silicon Valley of United States of America famous for?
(A) Apple cultivation
(B) Petrochemicals
(C) Electronics
(D) Tourism
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2010 Prelims Question Paper – Q16
Which country has the largest number of Spanish speaking population?
(A) Mexico
(B) Peru
(C) Argentina
(D) Spain
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2010 Prelims Question Paper – Q17
In which Indian State is the Tawang Buddhist Monastery located?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Bihar
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2010 Prelims Question Paper – Q18
What is relevant to the Golden Quadrilateral in India?
(A) Airways
(B) Railways
(C) Roadways
(D) National electricity grid
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2010 Prelims Question Paper – Q19
Which port is located on an estuary?
(A) Kandla
(B) Mumbai
(C) Paradip
(D) Cochin
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2010 Prelims Question Paper – Q20
What is an archipelago?
(A) Ring-shaped coral reef
(B) A type of iceberg
(C) A geological age
(D) A group of large number of islands
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2010 Prelims Question Paper – Q21
Which of the following countries is divided into the largest number of time zones?
(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) Canada
(D) United States of America
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Answer: D
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