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Exam: RRB NTPC Subject: General Awareness Topic: Geography

Total Questions: 20

Q1. The increase in the percentage of people living in urban areas over time is a measure of:

Rural density Urban sprawl Urbanization rate Industrial growth
Q2. Which of the following factors is LEAST likely to influence the formation of a dispersed settlement pattern?

Availability of isolated farmsteads Individual land ownership and agricultural practices Strong communal social structures Scarcity of suitable building materials in close proximity
Q3. Which of the following is a tool used by geographers to represent spatial information?

Telescope Microscope Map Chronometer
Q4. Which of the following is a major component of the hydrological cycle?

Volcanism Tectonics Precipitation Photosynthesis
Q5. India's southernmost point, Indira Point, is located in which archipelago?

Andaman Islands Nicobar Islands Lakshadweep Islands Maldives
Q6. Which of the following is a major industrial city in the Southern Plateau region?

Patna Indore Coimbatore Dehradun
Q7. India is a leading producer of mica in the world. Which is the principal mica producing state?

Andhra Pradesh Bihar Jharkhand Rajasthan
Q8. Which type of climate is most suitable for growing wheat?

Hot and humid Cold and dry Temperate with moderate rainfall Tropical and wet
Q9. Which fossil fuel is known as 'black gold'?

Coal Natural gas Petroleum Peat
Q10. Which natural disaster is characterized by a sudden and violent change in the Earth's surface?

Landslide Drought Heatwave Tornado
Q11. Which of the following is a major challenge faced by 'subsistence farmers' in developing countries?

Overproduction of surplus crops Lack of access to markets and credit Excessive mechanization Government regulation of prices
Q12. Which of the following geological processes is primarily responsible for the formation of vast, undulating plains characterized by extensive aeolian deposition, often found in arid and semi-arid regions?

Glacial scouring and deposition Volcanic effusive eruptions Aeolian erosion and deposition Fluvial meandering and oxbow lake formation
Q13. What is the study of the Earth's landforms and natural resources known as?

Human geography Physical geography Geological geography Environmental geography
Q14. The Columbia Plateau in the United States is primarily formed by:

Erosion of mountains Accumulation of loess Flood basalt eruptions Marine deposition
Q15. What type of GIS data is typically represented by satellite imagery?

Vector data Attribute data Raster data Network data
Q16. Which gas is produced during respiration by living organisms?

Oxygen Carbon dioxide Nitrogen Methane
Q17. Which of the following is a key factor in the formation of large alluvial plains like the Amazon Basin?

Desertification and aeolian deposition Accumulation of sediments transported by a major river system Subsidence due to crustal thinning Glacial scouring and deposition
Q18. India's significant forest cover contributes to which natural resource category?

Minerals Fossil Fuels Biotic Resources Renewable Energy
Q19. Who is credited with discovering the Philippines?

Christopher Columbus Vasco da Gama Ferdinand Magellan Amerigo Vespucci
Q20. A settlement pattern where buildings are arranged in a grid-like structure is known as?

Grid pattern Linear pattern Nucleated pattern Dispersed pattern

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