Name of the Organization : Haryana Public Service Commission
Name of the Exam : HCS (Ex.Br.) Preliminary Exam
Subject : Geography
Document Type : Previous Question Paper
Year : 2014
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1. Geography is the study of
(A) Mars
(B) Jupiter
(C) Uranus
(D) Earth
2. Planet nearest to the Sun is
(A) Saturn
(B) Earth
(C) Venus
(D) Mercury
3. Biggest Planet of Solar System is
(A) Jupiter
(B) Uranus
(C) Earth
(D) Mars
4. Nova Theory of the origin of the Earth was propounded by :
(A) Kant
(B) Jeifreys
(C) Hoyal
(D) Chamberlin
5. Moon is a satellite of
(A) Neptune
(B) Mars
(C) None of the above
(D) Saturn
6. Density of the Earth Core is
(A) 2.7
(B) 4.s
(C) 11.6
(D) 5.5
7. Zone of the earth interior made of light material
(A) Sima
(B) Mixed Zone
(C) Sial
(D) Core
8. SILL is the kind of
(A) Volcanic Rock
(B) Hlpabyssal Igneous Rocks
(C) Sedimentary Rocks
(D) Plutonic Igneous Rocks
9. Propounder of Continental Drift Theory is
(A) Jolly
(B) Wegner
(C) Holmes
(D) prat
10. Under which Plate India comes?
(A) Eurasian Plate
(B) Indo-Australian plate
(C) None of the above
(D) Pacific Plate
11. Concept of Isostasy is related to:
(A) Equal Temperature
(B) Equal Pressure
(C) Equal Balance
(D) Equal Precipitation
12. Monoclinical Fold is the result of
(A) Upward Forces
(B) Downward Forces
(C) Orogenetic Forces
(D) None of the Above
13. Rift Valley is formed due to
(A) Compression of rocks
(B) Tension in rocks
(C) Sudden forces
(D) None of the above
14. Elastic Rebound Theory was propounded by :
(A) Ried
(B) Taylor
(C) Airy
(D) Prat
15. Volcanic Belt known as Ring of Fire is :
(A) Circum pacific Belt
(B) Mid-Atlantic Belt
(C) Mid-Continental Belt
(D) None of the above
16. Oxidation is a Process of :
(A) Erosion
(B) Weathering
(C) Transportation
(D) None of the above
17. Abrasion is a Part of
(A) Weathering
(B) Erosion
(C) De Position
(D) All of the above
18. Propounder of the concept of ‘ cycle of erosion
A) w.M Davis
B) L’c’ King
C) Penk
D) Hutton
19. Dendritik Drainage Pattern is related to:
A) Glacier
B) Wind
C) River
D) Underground water
20. Oxbow Lake is formed by
(A) River
(C) Ocean currents
(B) wind
(D) None of the above
21. Medial Morains are formed due to the convergence of two
(A) Glaciers
(B) Rivers
(C) Ocean currents
(D) Winds
22. Mushroom is the result of the work of
(A) Flowing water
B) Wind
(C) Ocean waves
(D) Glaciers
23. instrument which measures earth quake waves is known as
A) Thermo graph
B) Hygro graph
C) Sesimo graoh
(D) Anemometer
24. Place in the Earth Interior where Earthquake.waves originate
(A) Hypo center
(B) EPicenter
(C) Shadow zone
(D) None of the above
25. Barkhan is a feature formed by
(A) Glacier
(B) Wind
(C) Underground water
(D) Ocean currents