World Geography - RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BOARD ASSISTANT LOCO PILOT EXAMINATION

1. Match the List-I (Sea) with List-II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists—

List-I List-II

(Sea) (Country)

(a) Black Sea 1. Bulgaria

(b) Red Sea 2. China

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 4 2 3

(B) 2 3 1 4

(D) 2 4 1 3

2. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists—

List-I List-II

(Ocean Trench) (Location) (a) Aleutian 1. Indian ocean (b) Kermadec 2. North pacific

ocean

(d) S. Sandwich 4. South atlantic ocean

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 2 4 1 3

(B) 2 3 1 4

(D) 1 4 2 3

3. Which one of the following is

igneous rock ?

(A) Sandstone (B) Shale (C) Quartzite (D) Granite

4. The greatest erosive power of a river is associated with—

(A) Gorges

(B) Meanders

5. Consider the following statements about the

‘Roaring Forties’—

1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

2. They blow with great strength and consistancy.

3. Their direction is generally from North West to East in the Southern Hemi-sphere.

4. Overcast skies, rain and rough weather are generally associated with them.

Which of these statements are correct ? (A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2, 3 and 4 (C) 1, 3 and 4 (D) 1, 2 and 4

6. The great Asian river Mekong does not run through—

(A) China (B) Malaysia (C) Cambodia (D) Laos

7. Which one of the following lakes forms an international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda ?

(A) Chad (B) Malawi

8. Solar energy is received by the earth through—

(A) Conduction (B) Radiation (C) Convection (D) Refraction 9. The total surface area of the earth is—

(A) 511 million sq. km (B) 610 million sq. km (C) 710 million sq. km (D) 810 million sq. km

10. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists—

List-I List-II

(Active Volcano) (Place)

(a) Etna 1. Hawaii

(b) Mauna Loa 2. Java

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(d) Merapu 4. Japan

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 1 2 4

(B) 1 3 2 4

(D) 3 1 4 2

11. While Venus is seen only for one to two hours either after sunset or before sunrise, Jupiter is seen for the whole night whenever it is visible in the sky. The reason for this is that—

(A) Venus is much smaller than Jupiter (B) Venus is much closer to the earth then

Jupiter

(D) Venus reflects lesser amount of sunlight than Jupiter

12. Which one of the following countries is not a part of the Horn of Africa ?

(A) Somalia (B) Ethiopia (C) Eritrea (D) Rwanda

13. The planets on either side of the earth are—

(A) Mars and Jupiter (B) Mercury and Venus (C) Venus and Saturn (D) Mars and Venus

14. Which one of the following is the largest lake in the world ?

(A) Lake Superior (B) Caspian Sea (C) Lake Baikal (D) Lake Victoria 15. Detroit (U.S.A.) is famous for which of the

following industries ?

(A) Iron and steel (B) Automobile (C) Petro chemical (D) Cotton textile 16. Rainfall in the doldrums is of the nature of—

(A) Orographic precipitation (B) Natural precipitation (C) Frontal precipitation (D) Convectional precipitation

17. A ship met with an accident at 30° E and 35° N. The ship was sailing in the—

(A) Baltic sea (B) Black sea

18. Which one of the following is the characteris-tic vegetation of regions between the snow line and about 3000 metres mean sea level of the Himalayan region ?

(A) Thick forests of birch, fir, spruce and other trees

(B) Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees

(D) Forests of Khair, sandalwood, palas and other trees

19. In context of exports, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (A) Cape Town : Wool and Wine (B) Adelaide : Wheat and Wool (C) Perth : Rice and Corn

(D) San Francisco : Fruits and Wine

20. The largest postal network in the world is in—

(A) U.S.A. (B) China (C) India (D) Brazil

21. 'Khamsin' is a hot and dry local wind experienced in—

(A) Iran (B) Egypt

11.00 A.M. at—

(A) 90° E (B) 60° E (C) 75° E (D) 15° W

23. Which one of the following is most prone to earthquakes ?

(A) Coastal plains (B) Old Shields (C) Plateaus

(D) Young folded mountains

24. The lowest fertility rate in the world is that of—

(A) China (B) Italy (C) Sweden (D) U.S.A.

25. Which one of the following salts contributes maximum to the salinity of sea water ? (A) Calcium sulphate

(B) Magnesium sulphate (C) Magnesium carbonate (D) Sodium chloride

O.G.K. | 67A 26. Which one of the following longitudes along

with the Prime Meridian forms a great circle on the globe?

(A) 0° (B) 90° E

27. Which one of the following is the biggest shipping canal in the world?

(A) Kiel Canal (B) Panama Canal (C) Soo Canal (D) Suez Canal 28. The area of Asia is more than …… million

sq. km.

(A) 60 (B) 65

29. 82¹/2° E longitude is geographically signifi-cant to India because—

(A) It has a bearing on the tropical climate of India

(B) It determines the Indian Standard time (C) It divides India into eastern and western

zones

(D) It enables one to determine local time in eastern India

30. The length of its day and tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth. This is true of—

(A) Uranus (B) Neptune (C) Saturn (D) Mars 31. The milky way is classified as—

(A) Spiral galaxy (B) Electrical galaxy (C) Irregular galaxy (D) Round galaxy 32. The substances present at the centre of the sun

are in—

(A) Solid, liquid and gaseous states (B) Liquid state only

(D) Both liquid and gaseous states

33. Which one of the following is not a member of the Ganga-Mekong Swarnbhoomi Coope-ration Project ?

(A) India (B) Bangladesh

34. As a result of global warming there has been : 1. Better global communication.

2. Melting of glaciers.

3. Flowering of mango trees before time.

4. Adverse impact on health.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below—

Codes :

(A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (B) 2, 3 and 4 are correct (C) 1, 2 and 4 are correct (D) 1, 3 and 4 are correct 35. The 'Bermuda Triangle' lies in—

(A) Western North Atlantic ocean (B) Eastern South Atlantic ocean (C) North Pacific ocean

(D) South Indian ocean

36. When it is noon at IST meridian, what would be the local time at 120° East longitude?

(A) 09.30 (B) 14.30

37. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?

(A) Eskimo : Canada (B) Oran : Japan (C) Lapps : India (D) Gonds : Africa

38. The coniferous forests are not found in—

(A) Amazonia (B) Scandinavia (C) Canada (D) Finland

39. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

(A) Fiji : Suva (B) Finland : Oslo

40. Which animal is the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund ?

(A) Tiger (B) Giant Panda (C) Hornbill (D) White Bear 41. Assertion (A) : The green Belt represents a

planning concept for controlling the physical expansion of large cities.

Reason (R) : It is an integral component of a city.

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(B) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

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42. The maternal mortality rate in Asia is the highest in—

(A) Bangladesh (B) India (C) Indonesia (D) Nepal

43. Which one of the following statements is correct ?

(A) Cirrus clouds exhibit a flat base and have the appearance of rising domes

(B) Cumulus clouds are white and thin, and form delicate patches and give a fibrous and feathery appearance

(D) Cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals

44. Tea is grown in—

(A) Hot, wet and hilly region (B) Flat region

45. In terms of longitude, the International Date Line generally follows—

(A) 90° E (B) 90° W (C) 180° (E or W) (D) None of these 46. Which of the following instruments is used

for recording 'Earthquake waves' ? (A) Barograph (B) Hydrograph (C) Pantograph (D) Seismograph 47. The shape of our milky way galaxy is—

(A) Circular (B) Elliptical (C) Spiral (D) None of these 48. Which one of the following seas is without a

coastline ?

(A) White sea (B) Saragossa sea (C) Sea of okhotsk (D) Tasman sea 49.

Out of the shaded areas labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the given map, the region of Tornados is the one labelled—

(A) 1 (B) 2

50. A large number of species are found within a small unit of area of—

(A) Mangrove coastal forests (B) Coniferous temperate forests (C) Deciduous monsoon forests (D) Wet evergreen equatorial forests

51. Out of the areas marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the given rough map showing the Balkan region

of Yugoslavia and Macedonia, the one representing Kosovo province is—

(A) 1 (B) 2

52. The seasonal movement of man with animals in search of pastures is known as—

(A) Pastoral farming (B) Nomadic herding (C) Trans humance (D) Shifting cultivation

53. Number of persons expressed in terms of unit area of agricultural land is known as—

(A) Agricultural density (B) Economic density (C) Physiological density (D) Arithmetical density

54. What is the ‘sleepy hollow’ discovered recently ?

(A) A shallow bowl on the surface of the planet Mars

(B) A hollow crater on the top of Mt. Everest

O.G.K. | 69A (C) A camera to probe into the galaxy

(D) A neutron star approaching the earth 55. Consider the following statements associated

with mediterranean climate :

1. It is so named because it occurs extensi-vely in the periphery of mediterranean sea.

2. These lands are exposed to hot, dry, land winds during the summer months.

3. The seasonal range of temperatures is considerably less than that in other areas of corresponding latitudes.

Which of these statements are correct ? (A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 1 and 2 (C) 2 and 3 (D) 1 and 3 56. A star which appears ‘blue’ is—

(A) Cooler than the moon (B) Hotter than the sun (C) As hot as the sun (D) Cooler than the sun

57. The atmosphere above the earth is shown in the given diagram in which distances from the

a b c d

1000 km

600 km 500 km OUTER SPACE

EARTH 100 km

earth are marked. The atmosphere shows four zones a, b, c and d. The ozone layer lies in the zone marked—

(A) a (B) b

58. Which of the following indexes is developed to measure life expectancy, level of literacy, education and standard of living of people in a country ?

(A) Inflation

(B) Human Development Index (C) Sensex

(D) SLR

59. Consider the following statements :

1. Most magmas are a combination of liquid, solid and gas.

2. Water vapour and carbon dioxide are the principal gases dissolved in a magma.

3. Basaltic magma is hotter than the silicic magma.

4. The magma solidified between sedimen-tary rocks inahorizontalposition is known as dike.

Which of these statements are correct ? (A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2, 3 and 4 (C) 1 and 4 (D) 1, 2 and 4

60. Consider the following statements regarding the earthquakes :

1. The intensity of earthquake is measured on mercalli scale.

2. The magnitude of an earthquake is a mea-sure of energy released.

3. Earthquake magnitudes are based on direct measurements of the amplitude of seismic waves.

4. In the Richter scale, each whole number demonstrates a hundred fold increase in the amount of energy released.

Which of these statements are correct ? (A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2, 3 and 4 (C) 1 and 4 (D) 1 and 3

61. Which one of the following does not border Panama ?

(A) Venezuela (B) Costa Rica (C) Pacific Ocean (D) Colombia

62. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds—

(A) Prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth

(B) Reflect back the heat given off by earth (C) Produce heat and radiate it towards earth (D) Absorb heat from the atmosphere and

send it towards earth

63. Which one of the following weather condi-tions is indicated by a sudden fall in baro-meter reading ?

(A) Stormy weather (B) Calm weather (C) Cold and dry weather (D) Hot and sunny weather

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64. Who amongst the following was the first to state that the earth was spherical ?

(A) Aristotle (B) Copernicus (C) Ptolemy (D) Strabo

65. If stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the—

(A) Equator (B) Tropic of cancer (C) South pole (D) North pole 66. The high density of population in Nile Valley

and Island of Java is primary due to—

(A) Intensive agriculture (B) Industrialization (C) Urbanization

(D) Topographic constraints

67. Consider the following statements made about the sedimentary rocks :

1. Sedimentary rocks are formed at earth's surface by the hydrological system.

2. The formation of sedimentary rocks involves the weathering of pre existing rocks.

3. Sedimentary rocks contain fossils.

4. Sedimentary rocks typically occur in layers.

Which of these statements are correct ? (A) 1 and 2 (B) 1 and 4 (C) 2, 3 and 4 (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 68. A class of animals known as marsupials is a

characteristic feature of—

(A) Africa (B) Australia (C) South America (D) South-East Asia 69. Identify the correct order of the processes of

soil erosion from the following—

(A) Splash erosion, sheet erosion, rill ero-sion, gully erosion

(B) Sheet erosion, splash erosion, gully erosion, rill erosion

(D) Gully erosion, rill erosion, sheet erosion, splash erosion

70. Which one of the following rivers falls in a land-locked sea ?

(A) St. Lawrence (B) Niger

71. Which one of the following metals has the highest density ?

(A) Gold (B) Iron

72. The contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originates—

(A) Tropical cyclones (B) Inter tropical convergence (C) Temperate cyclones (D) Tropospheric instability

73. Mekong Ganga cooperation project is : (A) An irrigation project involving India and

Myanmar

(B) A joint tourism initiative of some Asian Countries

(D) A defence and security agreement of India with its eastern neighbours

74. Which one of the following is a fresh water fish ?

(A) Pomfret (B) Rohu (C) Sardine (D) Salmon

75. More than 90% of the rock forming minerals in the earth's crust consist of—

(A) Silicates (B) Oxides (C) Carbonates

(D) Sulphides and sulphates

76. Which of the following is the largest island ? (A) Sumatra (B) Madagascar (C) Honshu (D) Cuba

77. When the Sun is nearest to the Earth, the Earth is said to be in—

(A) Aphelion (B) Perihelion (C) Apogee (D) Perigee 78. Where is the Doldrums Belt located ?

(A) Near the Equator (B) Near the Poles

79. The most important activity of the Tundra region is—

(A) Fish farming (B) Cattle rearing (C) Hunting (D) Cropping

O.G.K. | 71A 80. The most urbanised country in the world is—

(A) Japan (B) Singapore (C) Germany (D) Israel

81. Which is the poorest country among the following ?

(A) Sierra Leone (B) Uganda (C) Bangladesh (D) Somalia 82. Which is the land of morning calm ?

(A) Finland (B) Korea (C) Japan (D) Thailand

83. Richter scale is a/an …… scale to measure earth tremors.

(A) Exponential (B) Logarithmic (C) Geometric (D) Physical

84. Which of the following pairs of deserts and their locations are correctly matched ? 1. Mohave — N. America

2. Atacama — S. America 3. Kalahari — S. Africa

Select the correct answer using the codes given below—

(A) 2 and 3 (B) 1 and 3 (C) 1 and 2 (D) 1, 2 and 3

85. The correct sequence of the given planets in increasing order of their distance from the Sun is—

(A) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter (B) Venus, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter (C) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn (D) Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn 86. Which of the following statements about the

Jurassic period are correct ? 1. Many large dinosaurs lived then.

2. Evidence of first birds and mammals has been found in fossils of this period.

3. It saw the emergence of many forms of primates.

4. This period related to what the Earth was 200 to 250 million years ago.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below—

Codes :

(A) 2, 3 and 4 (B) 1, 2 and 4 (C) 1, 3 and 4 (D) 1, 2 and 3

87. Water from an artesian well flows up automatically due to—

(A) Heavy rainfall in region (B) Volcanic activity (C) Hydrostatic pressure (D) Geothermal energy

88. On which particular date does the sun remain at its shortest distance from the earth ? (A) 21st March (B) 22nd December (C) 3rd January (D) 4th July

89. Which of the following is known as the morn-ing star ?

(A) Saturn (B) Jupiter

90. The innermost layer of the earth is known as—

(A) Lithosphere (B) Mesosphere (C) Asthenosphere (D) Barysphere 91. Which one of the following is not a cold

current ?

(A) California (B) Oyashio (C) Kuroshio (D) Canaries

92. Which of the following absorbs part of the insolation and preserves earth's radiatedheat ? (A) Oxygen

(B) Nitrogen (C) Water vapour (D) Carbon dioxide

93. Arakan yoma is the extension of the Hima-layas located in—

(A) Baluchistan (B) Myanmar (C) Nepal (D) Kashmir

94. Sun belt of U.S.A. is important for which one of the following industries ?

(A) Cotton textile (B) Petro chemical (C) Hi-tech electronics (D) Food processing

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95. Coffee is a—

(A) Sub-tropical shrub (B) Warm temperate shrub (C) Tropical shrub (D) Cool temperate shrub

96. The best variety of world's cotton is known as—

(A) Sea Island (B) Upland American (C) Egyptian (D) Short staple Indian 97. Which planet orbits closest to the earth ?

(A) Mars (B) Jupiter

98. The largest flightless bird which can run at a great speed is—

(A) Penguin (B) Kiwi (C) Ostrich (D) Emu

99. Which of the following rivers flows in Germany ?

(A) Seine (B) Volga

100. The presence of a lion in the forest is essential in order to—

(A) Keep the trees safe from falling (B) Add beauty in the forests

(C) Save the pastures from being overgrazed (D) Keep other carnivorous animals away 101. Most of the devastating earthquakes are

usually caused by—

(A) Eustatic movement (B) Isostatic adjustment (C) Collision of earth plates (D) Volcanic eruption

102. Which of the following has the highest wind velocity ?

(A) Typhoon (B) Hurricane (C) Cyclone (D) Tornado 103. Speed of wind is measured by—

(A) Barometer (B) Hygrometer (C) Thermometer (D) Anemometer 104. Which one is not a non-conventional energy

source ?

(A) Nuclear energy (B) Solar energy (C) Wind energy (D) Tidal power

105. The soil water which is of the greatest importance to the plant life is—

(A) Gravitational water (B) Capillary water (C) Hygroscopic water (D) Combined water

106. Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English alphabet S ?

(A) Arctic ocean (B) Indian ocean (C) Atlantic ocean (D) Pacific ocean

107. Which one of the following covers the highest percentage of the earth’s area ?

(A) Arid regions (B) Semi-arid regions (C) Humid regions (D) Sub-humid regions 108. Trade winds are due to—

(A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Radiation (D) Scattering

109. Ozone hole in the atmosphere is largely caused by the presence of—

(A) Oxygen (B) Hydrogen

110. What is the longest mountain range in the world?

(A) Andes Mountains (B) Himalayas (C) Alps

(D) Pyreneess mountains

111. The term Roaring Forties is related to the—

(A) Trade winds (B) Planetary winds (C) Westerlies (D) Polar winds 112. Ultra-violet radiations of the sun do not reach

the earth because, earth's atmosphere is surrounded by—

(A) Carbon dioxide (B) Ammonia (C) Chlorine (D) Ozone

O.G.K. | 73A 113. In order to prevent the expansion of deserts,

trees are planted in stripes or blocks with the shortest trees on the desert side and the tallest on the other side. Such plantation is called—

(A) Shelter belts (B) Agro forests (C) Wind breaks (D) Social forests 114. Where is lake superior, the largest fresh-water

lake in the world located ? (A) U.S.A. (B) Brazil (C) Mexico (D) Russia 115. Laterite soil develops as a result of—

(A) Deposits of Alluvial (B) Deposition of loess (C) Leaching

(D) Continued vegetation cover

116. Clove, the commonly used spice, is obtained from the—

(A) Root (B) Stem

117. Which country

not

adjacent to Afghanistan ?

(A) Uzbekistan (B) Turkmenistan (C) Tajikistan (D) Russia

118. Which country is geographically in North America but politically a part of European country?

(A) Iceland (B) Greenland (C) Canary Island (D) Cuba

119. Very strong and cold icy winds that blow in the Polar regions are called—

(A) Blizzards (B) Typhoons (C) Tornadoes (D) Polar winds 120. Atmospheric pressure exerted on the earth is

due to the—

(A) Rotation of the earth (B) Revolution of the earth (C) Gravitational pull

(D) Uneven heating of the earth

121. Pruning is an essential part in the cultivation of—

(A) Rubber (B) Tobacco

122. The deposits at the ancient Tethys sea were folded to form the—

(A) Himalayas (B) Rockies (C) Andes (D) Appalachians 123. Which of the following pair is not correctly

matched ?

(A) Haematite : Copper (B) Bauxite : Aluminium (C) Monazite : Thorium (D) Pitchblende : Uranium

124. Which of the following country has become 193rd Independent country of the world ? (A) Akrotiri (B) South Sudan (C) Wake Island (D) Comoros 125. Prime Meridian passes through—

(A) Greenwich (B) Ujjain (C) New York (D) Tokyo 126. The capital of South Sudan is—

(A) Sanna (B) Juba

Answers

1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (D) 11. (B) 12. (D) 13. (D) 14. (B) 15. (B) 16. (D) 17. (C) 18. (A) 19. (C) 20. (C) 21. (B) 22. (C) 23. (D) 24. (C) 25. (D) 26. (D) 27. (D) 28. (D) 29. (B) 30. (D) 31. (A) 32. (C) 33. (B) 34. (B) 35. (A) 36. (B) 37. (A) 38. (A) 39. (B) 40. (B) 41. (A) 42. (D) 43. (D) 44. (A) 45. (C) 46. (D) 47. (C) 48. (B) 49. (C) 50. (A) 51. (C) 52. (C) 53. (A) 54. (A) 55. (B) 56. (B) 57. (A) 58. (B) 59. (A) 60. (A) 61. (A) 62. (B) 63. (A) 64. (C) 65. (A) 66. (A) 67. (D) 68. (B) 69. (A) 70. (C) 71. (A) 72. (B) 73. (B) 74. (B) 75. (A) 76. (B) 77. (B) 78. (A) 79. (C) 80. (B) 81. (D) 82. (B) 83. (B) 84. (D) 85. (C) 86. (D) 87. (C) 88. (C) 89. (D) 90. (D) 91. (C) 92. (D) 93. (B) 94. (D) 95. (C) 96. (B) 97. (C) 98. (B) 99. (C) 100. (C) 101. (C) 102. (D) 103. (D) 104. (A) 105. (B) 106. (C) 107. (D) 108. (B) 109. (C) 110. (A) 111. (C) 112. (D) 113. (A) 114. (A) 115. (C) 116. (C) 117. (D) 118. (B) 119. (A) 120. (C) 121. (D) 122. (A) 123. (A) 124. (B) 125. (A) 126. (B)

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Hints

10. Stromboli is in Sicily.

30. The angle of inclination and the length of the day of Mars is nearly the same as that of Earth. Mars appears as a reddish ball and hence, is also called the Red Planet.

31. Galaxies occur in three structural forms : spiral, elliptical and irregular. Spiral galaxies have a central nucleus with great spiralling arms trailing around them; examples include our milky way and Andromeda galaxies.

Elliptical galaxies are without spiralling arms and irregular ones have no clear shape.

32. The substances present at the centre of the sun are always in gaseous state only due to high temperature.

33. The member countries of the Ganga Mekong Swarnbhoomi Cooperation Project are India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia.

39. The capital of Finland is Helsinki.

51. Kosovo is in south-west of Serbia.

114. Lake Superior is located on the border of U.S.A. and Canada.

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