HPAS 2011 Prelims Question Paper – Q44
The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats meet at:
(A) Anaimalai Hills
(B) Anaimudi Hills
(C) Nilgiri Hills
(D) Palni Hills
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2011 Prelims Question Paper – Q45
Three important rivers of the Indian Subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarovar Lake… These rivers are:
(A) Indus, Jhelum and Satluj
(B) Brahmaputra, Satluj and Yamuna
(C) Brahmaputra, Indus and Satluj
(D) Jhelum, Satluj and Yamuna
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2011 Prelims Question Paper – Q47
Koyali is:
(A) Hydroelectric plant in Assam
(B) Thermal Electric plant in Maharashtra
(C) Oil Refinery in Gujarat
(D) Biogas plant in Andhra Pradesh
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2011 Prelims Question Paper – Q48
Zawar Mines are important for:
(A) Bauxite
(B) Tungsten
(C) Zinc
(D) Lead
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2011 Prelims Question Paper – Q50
The Pennines (Europe), Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of:
(A) Old mountains
(B) Young mountains
(C) Fold mountains
(D) Block mountains
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2011 Prelims Question Paper – Q51
Almost 90% of the world’s annual fish supply comes from:
(A) Inland waters
(B) The coast of Peru
(C) The continental shelf
(D) The open seas
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2011 Prelims Question Paper – Q53
Intensive subsistence agriculture is concentrated in:
(A) Areas with a Mediterranean climate
(B) Major river valleys and deltas such as the Ganges
(C) The plains of the Midwestern United States
(D) The Lapland areas of Scandinavia
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2011 Prelims Question Paper – Q54
Mediterranean agriculture is:
(A) Dependent upon large quantities of summer rainfall
(B) Known for grapes, olives, oranges and figs
(C) One of the least productive of the agricultural regions
(D) Found only in Southern Europe and Northern Africa
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2011 Prelims Question Paper – Q74
Which one of the following is the correct descending order of states by area?
(A) Rajasthan – Madhya Pradesh – Maharashtra – Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh – Rajasthan – Maharashtra – Uttar Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan – Madhya Pradesh – Uttar Pradesh – Maharashtra
(D) Madhya Pradesh – Rajasthan – Uttar Pradesh – Maharashtra
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2011 Prelims Question Paper – Q84
Which one of the following theories explains the seasonal monsoon rainfall in India as due to differential heating of land and sea?
(A) Jet Stream Theory
(B) Orographic Theory
(C) Thermal Contrast Theory
(D) Planetary Wind Theory
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Answer: C
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