AUAT 2024 Question Paper BA B.Sc (Hons) in Geography

Entrance Exam
2024

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AUAT — 2024
B. A./B. Sc. Honours in Geography (U06)
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AUAT-2024 /104- A

PART—I
( Core Subject )

1. Where are the largest mangroves of 5. The most suitable cash crop for black
India located? soil is

®¡à¹ìt¡¹ ¤õÒv¡³ ³¸à>ìKø஡ ëA¡à=àÚ "¤[Ñ‚t¡? A¡àìºà ³à[i¡¹ \>¸ ΤìW¡ìÚ l¡üš™åv¡û¡ "=¢A¡¹ã ó¡Îº Òº
[A] cotton
[A] Malabar coast [B] tea
[B] Sundarbans [C] jute
[D] oilseeds
[C] Western Ghats
[D] None of the above 6. Tropical cyclone in western Australia
is known as
2. Earth’s core is mainly made up of š[ÆW¡³ "ìСö[ºÚ๠yû¡à”zãÚ Qè[o¢c¡Øl¡ _____ [ÒÎàì¤
šõ[=¤ã¹ ëA¡@ƒøÑ‚º ³èºt¡ _____ ‡à¹à K[k¡t¡¡ú š[¹[W¡t¡¡ú
[A] hurricane
[A] nickel and copper [B] typhoons
[B] nickel and aluminium [C] monsoon
[C] nickel and magnesium [D] willy-willies

[D] nickel and iron 7. An imaginary line drawn through the
places which have equal atmospheric
3. Which of the following scholars pressure reduced to the sea level is
coined the term ‘Geography’? known is

[>´•[º[Jt¡¡ š[r¡t¡ìƒ¹ (scholars) ³ì‹¸ ëA¡ γ剚õìË¡¹ γà> ¤àÚå³r¡ºãÚ W¡àš™åv¡û¡ Ñ‚à>P¡[º¹ ³‹¸
‘®è¡ìKຒ Ŧ[i¡ ít¡[¹ A¡ì¹ìá>? [ƒìÚ i¡à>à &A¡[i¡ A¡à¿[>A¡ ë¹JàìA¡ ¤ºà ÒÚ
[A] Isobars
[A] Herodotus [B] Isotherms
[B] Galileo [C] Isotopes
[D] Millibars
[C] Eratosthenes
[D] Aristotle 8. _____ is a hot wind that blows in Alps.
_____ "à¿ìι &A¡[i¡ K¹³ ¤àt¡àΡú
4. The name of the atmospheric layer [A] Foehn
which is free from clouds, ideal for [B] Chonook
flying airplanes, and contains a layer [C] Mistral
of ozone gas, is _____
[D] Loo
¤àÚå³r¡ºãÚ Ñzì¹¹ >à³ ™à ë³Q ë=ìA¡ ³åv¡û¡, l¡üØl¡”z 9. The desert lying near the Tropic of
[¤³àì>¹ \>¸ "àƒÅ¢ &¤} &ìt¡ *ì\à> K¸àìι &A¡[i¡ Cancer belt in India is
Ñz¹ ¹ìÚìá, _____ ®¡à¹ìt¡¹ tropic of cancer ë¤ìÂi¡¹ A¡àìá "¤[Ñ‚t¡
[A] troposphere ³¹ç¡®è¡[³[i¡ Òº
[B] stratosphere [A] Sind
[B] Thar
[C] mesosphere [C] Sahara
[D] thermosphere [D] None of the above

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10. When two different air masses meet, 14. The greatest biodiversity on the earth
the boundary zone between them is can be found in
called.
šõ[=¤ã¹ ¤õÒv¡³ \ã¤î¤[W¡y¸ _____ & šà*Úà ™àÚ¡ú
™J> ƒå[i¡ [®¡Ä air masses [³[ºt¡ ÒÚ, t¡J>
[A] Nile delta, Egypt
t¡à샹 ³ì‹¸ Îã³à>à "e¡ºìA¡ ¤ºà ÒÚ
[B] African grasslands
[A] local wind
[C] Amazon rainforest, South
[B] inter tropical convergence zone
America
[C] front
[D] Western Ghat, India
[D] thunderstorms
15. Soils are formed by the process of
11. In which of the following countries,
the ‘Earth Summit’ was held? ³õ[v¡A¡à K[k¡t¡ ÒÚ _____ šø[yû¡Úà ‡à¹à¡ú
[>´•[º[Jt¡ ëA¡à>ô ëƒìÅ ‘Earth Summit’ ">å[Ë¡t¡ [A] soil synthesis
ÒìÚ[áº? [B] pedogenesis
[A] The UK [C] photosynthesis
[B] Mexico [D] radio genesis
[C] Brazil
16. Most of the volcanic activities on the
[D] China seafloor takes place on

12. Areas rich in species diversity are γå쉹 t¡ºìƒìŹ ë™Jàì> ë¤[Ź®¡àK "àìN¥Ú[K[¹¹
called _____ of diversity. [yû¡ÚàA¡ºàš Qìi¡
šø\à[t¡¹ í¤[W¡ìy¸ (species diversity) γõ‡ý¡ [A] continental shelves
"e¡ºP¡[ºìA¡ _____ í¤[W¡y¸ ¤ºà ÒÚ¡ú
[B] abyssal plains
[A] Species
[C] continental rises
[B] Hotspot
[D] mid-ocean ridges
[C] Recreation
17. Which one of the following is the type
[D] None of the above
of plate boundary of the Indian plate
along the Himalayan Mountains?
13. Global warming can significantly be
controlled by [>´•[º[Jt¡P¡[º¹ ³ì‹¸ ëA¡à>[i¡ [Ò³àºÚ š¤¢t¡³àºà
í¤[ŬA¡ l¡üÌ¡àÚ> (Global warming) ¤¹à¤¹ ®¡à¹t¡ãÚ ëšÃìi¡¹ ëšÃi¡ Îã³à>à (Plate
l¡üìÀJì™àK¸®¡àì¤ _____ ‡à¹à [>Ú[”|t¡ Òìt¡ šà칡ú boundary)?

[A] increasing solid waste [A] Ocean-continent convergence

[B] reducing water wastage [B] Divergent boundary

[C] burning human-generated waste [C] Transform boundary
[D] reducing fossil fuel consumption [D] Continent-continent convergence

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18. The grazing ground is known as Veld 22. A geological landform consisting of a
in steep and often vertical column or
columns of rock in the sea near a
W¡à¹o®è¡[³[i¡ _____ & 뮡Á¡ >àì³ š[¹[W¡t¡¡ú coast formed by sea-wave erosion is
known as
[A] South Africa
&A¡[i¡ ®è¡-"àAõ¡[t¡ ™à l¡üšAè¡ìº¹ A¡àìá γå쉹 &A¡[i¡
[B] New Zealand JàØl¡à &¤} šøàÚÅÒü l¡üº´¬ Ñz´± ¤à šà=ì¹¹ Ñz´± [>ìÚ
[C] Australia
K[k¡t¡ &¤} γå‰-t¡¹U Û¡ìÚ¹ ‡à¹à K[k¡t¡, t¡à Òº
[A] sea caves
[D] Scotland
[B] barrier islands
19. Where is the ocean floor deepest?
[C] submarine canyons
γå쉹 t¡º ëA¡à=àÚ K®¡ã¹t¡³?
[D] stacks
[A] In rift valleys 23. Polar fleeing force is related to the

[B] In the abyssal plain Polar fleeing Å[v¡û¡ _____&¹ Îàì= δš[A¢¡t¡¡ú

[C] In submarine canyons [A] revolution of the earth

[D] In oceanic trenches [B] gravitation

20. Gothard Base, the longest railway [C] rotation of the earth
tunnel is located in [D] tides

Gothard Base, ƒãQ¢t¡³ 빺 ÎåØl¡U _____& 24. Slash and burn agriculture is also
"¤[Ñ‚t¡¡ú known as

Slash and burn Aõ¡[ÈìA¡ ¤ºà ÒÚ
[A] Egypt
[A] Jhum in North eastern India
[B] Switzerland
[B] Milpa in Central America
[C] Japan
[C] Ladang in Indonesia
[D] Namibia
[D] All of the above
21. _____ is the southern continent
25. In Himalayan regions, which of the
broken from Pangaea. following tribes are linked with the
activity of Transhumance?
_____ Òº ƒ[Û¡o ³ÒàìƒÅ ™à š¸à>[\Úà ë=ìA¡
[¤[ZáÄ¡ú [Ò³àºÚ "e¡ìº [>´•[º[Jt¡ ëA¡à>ô l¡üš\à[t¡ i¡öàX׸ì³X
A¡à™¢A¡ºàìš¹ Îàì= ™åv¡û¡?
[A] Laurasia
[A] Bheels
[B] Gondwanaland
[B] Gonds
[C] Pacific Ocean
[C] Bakarwals
[D] Angaraland [D] Santhals

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26. Who was the founder of ‘neo- 30. _____ sector utilizes most of the
determinism’? surface and ground water.
_____ ëÎC¡¹ ë¤[Ź®¡àK šõË¡ &¤} ®è¡K®¢¡Ñ‚ \º
‘>¤¸-Î}A¡¿¤àƒ’-&¹ šø[t¡Ë¡àt¡à ëA¡ [áìº>?
¤¸¤Ò๠A¡ì¹¡ú
[A] Griffith Taylor [A] Agriculture
[B] Blache [B] Transportation
[C] Household
[C] Mackinder
[D] Industry
[D] Herbertson 31. Which of the following crops does not
require much water to grow?
27. Which of the following is not a push
factor of population migration? [>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>ô ó¡Îº l¡ü;šàƒì>¹ \>¸ Jå¤ ë¤[Å \캹
šøìÚà\> ÒÚ >à?
[>´•[º[Jt¡P¡[º¹ ³ì‹¸ ëA¡à>[i¡ \>Î}J¸à Ñ‚à>à”zì¹¹
[A] Rice
&A¡[i¡ Push ó¡¸àC¡¹ >Ú?
[B] Sugarcane
[A] Water shortage [C] Jute
[B] Unemployment [D] Bajra
32. _____ is not a cause of water pollution.
[C] Educational facilities
_____ \º ƒèÈìo¹ A¡à¹o >Ú¡ú
[D] Epidemics
[A] Micro-bacteria
28. Full name of UNDP is [B] Chemical wastes
[C] Industrial wastes
UNDP-&¹ šåì¹à >à³ Òº
[D] Soil erosion
[A] United Nations Dual Programme 33. Which one of the following is not an
essential element of maps?
[B] United Nations Drainage
Programme [>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ ³à>[W¡ìy¹ &A¡[i¡ "š[¹Òà™¢ l¡üšàƒà>
>Ú?
[C] United Nations Departmental
Programme [A] Map projection
[B] Map generalization
[D] United Nations Development
Programme [C] Map design
[D] History of maps
29. Which State of India has highest
34. In which one of the following aerial
Human Development Index?
photographs, the Nadir and the
Principle points coincide?
®¡à¹ìt¡¹ ëA¡à>ô ¹àì\¸¹ ³à>¤ l¡üÄÚ> ÎèW¡A¡ Î줢àZW¡?
[>´•[º[Jt¡ ëA¡à>ô ¤àÚ¤ãÚ á[¤ìt¡ >à[ƒ¹ &¤} [šø[Xšº
[A] Bihar
šìÚ@i¡P¡[º [³ìº ™àÚ?
[B] Kerala [A] Vertical

[C] Chhattisgarh [B] Near-vertical
[C] Low-oblique
[D] West Bengal
[D] High-oblique
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35. Which of the following regions of 38. When the source of light is placed at
electromagnetic spectrum is not the centre of the globe, the resultant
used in satellite remote sensing? projection is called
l¡üšKøÒ [¹ì³ài¡ ëÎ[X}-& í¤ƒå¸[t¡> ëW¡ï´¬A¡ãÚ ¤o¢àºã¹
[>´•[º[Jt¡ "e¡ºP¡[º¹ ³ì‹¸ ëA¡à>[i¡ ¤¸¤Ò๠A¡¹à ÒÚ ™J> "àìºà¹ l¡ü;ÎìA¡ šõ[=¤ã¹ ëA¡ì@ƒø Ñ‚àš> A¡¹à ÒÚ,
>à? t¡J> ó¡ºÑ¬¹ê¡š "[®¡ìÛ¡šìA¡ _____ ¤ºà ÒÚ¡ú
[A] Microwaves region
[A] orthographic
[B] Infrared region
[C] X-rays
[B] stereographic
[D] Visible region
[C] gnomonic
36. Name the organisation, which
prepares the topographical maps in [D] None of the above
India.
®¡à¹ìt¡¹ 뮡ïìKà[ºA¡ ³à>[W¡y šøÑñt¡A¡à¹ã Î}т๠>à³ 39. What is the Representative Fraction
¤º¡ú (R.F.) of a statement scale of 1 cm
[A] Census of India representing 100 meters?
[B] Survey of India
1 ëÎ[³ šø[t¡[>[‹â« A¡ì¹ 100 [³i¡à¹, &Òü [¤¤õ[t¡
[C] Cartographic Organisation of
India ëÑHþ캹 [¹ìšøì\ì@i¡[i¡®¡ óø¡¸àA¡Å> (R.F.) A¡ã Òì¤?
[D] Mapping Organization of India
[A] R. F. 1 : 50
37. From the following contour patterns,
name the geographical feature that [B] R. F. 1 : 100
the contours is representing.
[C] R. F. 1 : 1000
[>´•[º[Jt¡ A¡>i塸¹ š¸ài¡à>¢ ë=ìA¡, 뮡ïìKà[ºA¡
í¤[ÅÊ¡¸[i¡¹ >à³ ƒà* ™à A¡>i塸¹P¡[º šø[t¡[>[‹â« A¡ì¹¡ú [D] R. F. 1 : 10000
[A] Plateau
[B] Plain 40. Which one of the following pairs of
[C] Ridge islands is separated from each other
[D] None of the above by the ‘Ten Degree Channel’?

[>´•[º[Jt¡ ëA¡à>ô ‡ãš ƒåÒü[i¡ ‘ëi¡> [l¡[Kø W¡¸àì>º’ ‡à¹à
&ìA¡ "šì¹¹ ë=ìA¡ šõ=A¡ ÒìÚìá?

[A] Andaman and Nicobar

[B] Nicobar and Sumatra

[C] Maldives and Lakshadweep

[D] Sumatra and Java

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41. The local name of thunderstorm in 45. Which of the following dams is built
West Bengal is on the Mahanadi?
š[ÆW¡³¤ìU ¤bšàt¡ ÎÒ c¡Øl¡¤õ[Ê¡¹ Ñ‚à>ãÚ >à³ Òº [>´•[º[Jt¡ ëA¡à>ô ¤òà‹[i¡ ³Òà>ƒã¹ l¡üš¹ [>[³¢t¡?

[A] Jet stream
[A] Hirakud Dam
[B] Monsoon
[B] Bhakra Dam
[C] Kalbaishakhi

[D] Loo [C] Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

42. The high velocity winds blowing in [D] Sardar Sarovar Dam
the upper troposphere are termed as

l¡üšì¹¹ i¡öìšà[Ñ£¡Úàì¹ šø¤à[Òt¡ l¡üZW¡ ë¤ìK¹ ¤àt¡àÎìA¡ 46. Canal irrigation is widely prevalent in
¤ºà ÒÚ, which of the following states of India?

[A] monsoon
®¡à¹ìt¡¹ [>´•[º[Jt¡ ëA¡à>ô ¹àì\¸ JຠëÎW¡ ¤¸àšA¡®¡àì¤
[B] loo šøW¡[ºt¡?
[C] cyclone
[A] Punjab
[D] jet stream
[B] Andhra Pradesh
43. In mountainous course, the Himalayan
rivers form
[C] West Bengal
šàÒàØl¡ã K[t¡šì=, [Ò³àºÚà> >ƒãP¡[º _____ Kk¡>
A¡ì¹¡ú [D] Tamil Nadu

[A] Meander

[B] Gorges 47. A river along with its tributaries is
known as
[C] Braided channels

[D] Delta
&A¡[i¡ >ƒã t¡à¹ l¡üš>ƒã ÎÒ _____ >àì³ š[¹[W¡t¡¡ú
44. Which of the following is the largest
riverine island in India?
[A] Estuaries
[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ ®¡à¹ìt¡¹ ¤õÒv¡³ >ƒã³àtõ¡A¡ ‡ãš?
[B] Delta
[A] Lohit

[B] Raghopur
[C] River system
[C] Majuli

[D] Lakra [D] None of the above

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48. Where does Krishna River originate? 51. Deflation and abrasion activities are
associated with

Aõ¡Ì¡à >ƒã¹ l¡ü;š[v¡ ëA¡à=àÚ?
[l¡ìóáÅ> &¤} QÈ¢o [yû¡ÚàA¡ºàšP¡[º _____&¹ Îàì=
™åv¡û¡¡ú
[A] Deccan Plateau
[A] waves
[B] Manasarovar Lake
[B] rivers

[C] Mahabaleshwar [C] winds

[D] Zanskar Valley [D] glaciers

52. _____ is an example of erosional
49. Which of the following is the southern landform.
most tip of the Indian mainland?

_____ &A¡[i¡ Û¡ÚA¡à¹ã ®è¡[³¹ê¡ìš¹ l¡üƒàÒ¹o¡ú
[>´•[º[Jt¡P¡[º¹ ³ì‹¸ ëA¡à>[i¡ ®¡à¹ìt¡¹ ³èº ®è¡Jìr¡¹
ƒ[Û¡ot¡³ šøà”z?
[A] Valley

[A] Indira Point
[B] Floodplain

[B] Kanyakumari
[C] Delta

[C] Palk Strait
[D] Alluvial fan

[D] Kavaratti
53. Who postulated the Big-Bang theory
of the formation and expansion of the
50. Which separates India from Sri universe?
Lanka?

³Òà[¤ìŬ¹ Kk¡> * δßÎà¹ìo¹ [¤K-¤¸à} t¡w ëA¡
ëA¡à>[i¡ ®¡à¹t¡ìA¡ ÅøãºS¡à ë=ìA¡ šõ=A¡ A¡ì¹? l¡üšÑ‚àš> A¡ì¹>?

[A] Palk Strait [A] Georges Lemaitre

[B] Strait of Hormuz [B] Edwin Hubble

[C] Bering Strait [C] Laplace

[D] Malacca Strait [D] Immanuel Kant

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54. Match the following and select the 57. Which natural vegetation types have
correct answer. originally come to India from abroad?

ëA¡à>ô šøàAõ¡[t¡A¡ Kàášàºà ³èºt¡ [¤ìƒÅ ë=ìA¡ ®¡à¹ìt¡
[>ìW¡¹ l¡üv¡¹[i¡ 볺à* &¤} Î[k¡A¡ l¡üv¡¹[i¡ ë¤ìá >à*¡ú
&ìÎìá?
(i) Prairies (a) Australia [A] Rare species

(ii) Pampas (b) South America [B] Endemic species
[C] Exotic species
(iii) Veldt (c) North America
[D] Endangered species
(iv) Downs (d) South Africa 58. _____ biosphere reserve is located in
the part of Garo hills.
[A] (i)-(b), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(c)
_____ ¤àìÚà[Ñ£¡Ú๠[¹\஢¡ Kàì¹à šàÒàìØl¡¹ "}ìÅ
[B] (i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(a) "¤[Ñ‚t¡¡ú
[A] Similipal
[C] (i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(d)
[B] Nokrek
[D] (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b) [C] Nanda Devi
[D] Nilgiri
55. Coal and petroleum are found in _____
types of rocks.
59. Where is the Forest Research Institute
A¡Úºà &¤} ëšìi¡öà[ºÚà³ _____ ‹¹ì>¹ [źàÚ šà*Úà located?
™àÚ¡ú ¤> Kì¤Èoà šø[t¡Ë¡à>[i¡ ëA¡à=àÚ "¤[Ñ‚t¡?
[A] At Dehradun
[A] granite
[B] At Shimla
[B] igneous [C] At Haridwar
[D] At Banaras
[C] metamorphic

[D] None of the above 60. Match the following and select the
correct answer :
56. What the molten rock is known when [>ìW¡¹ l¡üv¡¹[i¡ 볺à* &¤} Î[k¡A¡ l¡üv¡¹[i¡ ë¤ìá >à*¡–
it stays under the surface of the earth?
(i) Silicon valley (a) New Delhi
of India
K[ºt¡ [źà[i¡ ™J> šõ[=¤ã šõìË¡¹ [>ìW¡ =àìA¡ t¡J> A¡ã
(ii) Pink city of India (b) Mumbai
>àì³ \à>à ™àÚ?
(iii) Gateway of India (c) Bengaluru
[A] Lava (iv) India Gate (d) Jaipur
[A] (i)-(b), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(c)
[B] Magma
[B] (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a)
[C] Basalt [C] (i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(d)
[D] (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)
[D] Ignite

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61. Blue revolution is related to 66. Which of the following is not a
>㺠[¤šÃ¤ _____ δš[A¢¡t¡¡ú plantation crop?

[A] fish production [>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ ¤à[KW¡à ó¡Îº >Ú?
[B] milk production [A] Coconut
[C] oil production [B] Potato
[D] food production [C] Oil Palm
[D] Cashew
62. Which type of soil retains maximum
water? 67. Which of the following is not
ëA¡à>ô ‹¹ì>¹ ³à[i¡ Τ¢à[‹A¡ \º ‹ì¹ ¹àìJ? correctly matched?

[A] Sandy soil [>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ Î[k¡A¡®¡àì¤ [³ºìá >à?
[B] Clayey soil [A] Dodabeta : Tamil Nadu
[C] Loamy soil [B] Guru Shikhar : Rajasthan
[D] Rocky soil [C] Kalsubai : Maharashtra
[D] Dhupgarh : Odisha
63. The atmosphere is mainly heated by the
¤àÚå³r¡º šø‹à>t¡ _____ ‡à¹à l¡üv¡œ¡ ÒÚ¡ú 68. Earth is differentiated into three
layers, the outer layer is
[A] short wave solar radiation
[B] reflected solar radiation
šõ[=¤ã [t¡>[i¡ Ñzì¹ [¤®¡v¡û¡, ¤àÒüì¹¹ Ñz¹[i¡ Òº
[C] long wave terrestrial radiation [A] Lithosphere

[D] scattered solar radiation [B] Asthenosphere
[C] Mantle
64. With increase in height the
[D] Crust
temperature decreases at a normal
rate. It is called
69. The dry wind ‘Santa Ana’ blows in
l¡üZW¡t¡à ¤õ[‡ý¡¹ Îàì= Îàì= t¡àš³àyà Ѭ஡à[¤A¡ Òàì¹ ÒùàÎ
Ç¡ÍHþ ¤àt¡àÎ ‘Îà@i¡à "à>à’ šø¤à[Òt¡ ÒÚ _____¡ú
šàÚ¡ú &i¡àìA¡ _____ ¤ìº¡ú
[A] Siberia
[A] normal lapse rate
[B] Argentina
[B] air drainage
[C] Switzerland
[C] earth radiation
[D] California
[D] inversion of temperature

70. Weathering is important process for
65. Where is Kovalam beach located?
ëA¡à®¡àºà³ íÎA¡t¡ ëA¡à=àÚ "¤[Ñ‚t¡? "à¤Ò[¤A¡àì¹¹ \>¸ P¡¹ç¡â«šèo¢ šø[yû¡Úà Òº
[A] formation of clouds
[A] Karnataka
[B] formation of soil
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Chennai [C] formation of water

[D] Kerala [D] All of the above

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PART—II
( Islamic History and Culture, General English & General Knowledge )
71. Makka is situated in 76. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) lived for
_____ years.
³B¡à ëA¡à=àÚ "¤[Ñ‚t¡?
>¤ã ³åÒà´¶ƒ (Îà–) _____ ¤á¹ \ã[¤t¡ [áìº>¡ú
[A] Persia
[A] 60
[B] Turkey
[B] 62
[C] United Kingdom
[C] 65
[D] Saudi Arabia
[D] 67
72. Subhanallah means 77. A person who receives revelation from
Îå¤Òà>"àÀàÒ A¡=๠"=¢ God Almighty in the form of message
as well as book is called
[A] Glory to Allah
³Òà> #Ŭ칹 [>A¡i¡ ÒÒüìt¡ [™[> ¤àt¢¡à * šåÑzA¡ l¡ü®¡Ú
[B] Praise to Allah
"àA¡àì¹ šøt¡¸àìƒÅ šà>, tò¡àìA¡ ¤ºà ÒÚ
[C] Allah is Almighty
[A] Prophet
[D] Allah is Merciful
[B] Messenger
73. In Islam, interest is [C] Prophet as well as Messenger
Òüκàì³ Îåƒ _____¡ú [D] Neither Prophet nor Messenger

[A] encouraged 78. Fasting refers to

[B] allowed ë¹à™à ¤ºìt¡ ë¤àc¡àÚ
[C] discouraged [A] abstaining from food
[D] prohibited [B] abstaining from evils
[C] developing God consciousness
74. First chapter of the Holy Qur’an is
[D] All of the above
š[¤y A塹"àì>¹ šø=³ "‹¸àÚ Òº
79. Rashidun Caliphate began with
[A] Al-Fatiha
ëA¡à> Qi¡>๠ÎìUÒü ¹[Ńå> [Jºàó¡t¡ Ç¡¹ç¡ ÒìÚ[áº?
[B] Al-Baqara
[A] the death of Prophet Muhammad
[C] Al-Ikhlas (PBUH)
[D] Al-Kawthar [B] the end of Umayyad Caliphate
[C] the end of Abbasid Caliphate
75. In which masjid, prayer is performed
in a circular row? [D] None of the above

ëA¡à> ³Î[\ìƒ ¤õv¡àA¡à¹ Îà[¹ìt¡ >à³à™ šØl¡à ÒÚ? 80. The first woman in this earth is

[A] Masjid al-Aqsa
&Òü šõ[=¤ãìt¡ šø=³ >à¹ã Òìº>
[A] Eve
[B] Masjid al-Haram
[B] Sara
[C] Masjid al-Nabawi
[C] Julekha
[D] Al-Azhar Mosque [D] Mariam

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81. Which phrase is recited before 86. The word ‘Islam’ means
various activities, such as eating,
reading Qur’an or beginning a task?
‘Òüκ೒ Å즹 "=¢
Jà*Úà, A塹"à> šàk¡ ¤à &A¡[i¡ A¡à\ Ç¡¹ç¡ A¡¹à¹ ³ìt¡à [A] Those who follow Muhammad
[¤[®¡Ä A¡àì\¹ "àìK ëA¡à>ô ¤àA¡¸à}Å[i¡ šàk¡ A¡¹à ÒÚ? [B] Surrender to God
[A] Bismillah [C] Recitations
[B] Astaghfirullah [D] Sons of Allah
[C] Allahu Akbar
87. Who are mentioned in the Qur’an as
[D] Subanallah those whom Allah loves?
82. What is the phrase commonly recited A塹"àì> A¡à샹ìA¡ "àÀàÒ ®¡àº¤àìÎ> ¤ìº l¡üìÀJ
while hearing about someone passing
A¡¹à ÒìÚìá?
away?
ëA¡l¡ü ³à¹à ™à*Ú๠A¡=à Ç¡ì> Îà‹à¹ot¡ ë™ ¤àA¡¸[i¡ [A] Allah loves those who commit sin

¤ºìt¡ ÒÚ, ëÎi¡à A¡ã? [B] Allah loves those who eat more
[A] Alhamdulillah [C] Allah loves those whoever repent
[B] Hasbi Allah Wa Ni’mal Wakeel and whoever is clean
[C] Inna Lillahi Wa inna IIayhi [D] None of them
Raji’un
88. Where do Muslims go for the
[D] Subhanallah
Pilgrimage (Hajj)?
83. What did Prophet Muhammad (SAW) ³åκ³à>¹à ëA¡à=àÚ t¡ã=¢™àyà (Ò\) A¡¹ìt¡ ™àÚ?
break his fast with?
[A] Baitul Muqaddas (Al-Aqsa
>¤ã ³åÒà´¶ƒ (Îà–) A¡ã [ƒìÚ ë¹à\à ®¡àR¡ìt¡>? Mosque, Palestine)
[A] Dates
[B] Karbala (Iraq)
[B] Watermelon
[C] Dubai (UAE)
[C] Cucumber
[D] Apple [D] Makkah (Saudi Arabia)
89. What are the forms of worship in
84. What is sighted to signal the start of
Islam?
Ramadan?
¹³\à> Ç¡¹ç¡ Ò*Ú๠\>¸ A¡ã Î}ìA¡t¡ ëƒJà ™àÚ? Òüκàì³ l¡üšàÎ>àìA¡ A¡ã ¤ìº?
[A] Stars [A] Salah ( Prayers)
[B] Shooting Star [B] Sawm (Fasting)
[C] Bright Sun [C] Remembrance of Allah
[D] Crescent Moon
[D] All of the above
85. Who is exempt from fasting during 90. Why do Muslims fast?
Ramadan?
³åκ³à>¹à ëA¡> ë¹à\à ¹àìJ?
¹³\à> ³àìÎ ë¹à\à ë=ìA¡ A¡à¹à "¤¸àÒ[t¡šøàœ¡?
[A] To lose weight
[A] The traveler
[B] The weak and the old [B] Personal satisfaction
[C] The sick [C] To gain Taqwa
[D] All of the above [D] Sympathy with poor people

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91. The noun form of the word ‘CLEAR’ is 96. Who was made the Nawab of Bengal
following the Battle of Plassey?
[A] clear
[B] clearly
šºàÅã¹ ™åì‡ý¡¹ š¹ A¡àìA¡ ¤à}ºà¹ >¤à¤ A¡¹à ÒÚ?
[A] Mir Jafar
[C] clarity
[B] Alivardi Khan
[D] clearing
[C] Siraj-ud-daulah
92. Choose the correct sentence from the [D] Mir Qasim
given alternatives.
97. Which of the following books is
[A] James and Simey went to the written by Rajendra Prased?
market.
[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>ô ¤Òü[i¡ ¹àì\@ƒø šøÎà샹 ëºJà?
[B] I look forward to meet you.
[A] India Divided
[C] Me and Tashi live here.
[B] An Autobiography : Towards
[D] This restaurant has both fooding Freedom
and lodging facilities. [C] The Discovery of India
93. We need the ____ of the guide before [D] Glimpses of World History
we plan to make our ____ to the 98. What is the dangerous disease caused
mountain peak. by bacteria in humans and cattle
Choose the correct alternative. called?
[A] accent, ascent ³à>åÈ * K¤à[ƒ šÇ¡¹ ¤¸àA¡ìi¡[¹Úà ‡à¹à ÎõÊ¡ [¤šð>A¡
[B] assent, ascent ë¹àKìA¡ A¡ã ¤ºà ÒÚ?
[C] ascent, assent [A] Little Mother
[D] assent, accent [B] Measles
[C] Anthrax
94. The adjective form of the word [D] Malaria
‘VACATE’ is
99. Where is ‘Dudhsagar Waterfall’
[A] vacancy
located in India?
[B] vacation
®¡à¹ìt¡¹ ‘ƒå‹ÎàK¹ \ºšøšàt¡’ ëA¡à=àÚ "¤[Ñ‚t¡?
[C] vacant
[A] At the border of the Indian States
[D] vacantly of Goa and Karnataka
[B] in Karnataka
95. She put the cherry on top of the cake
of her success by winning a [C] In Gujarat
scholarship. [D] in Rajashan
Find the meaning of the underlined 100. Where is ‘Nanda Devi Mountain’
expression. (Second highest mountain in India)
[A] adding on perfection to located?
something which is already ‘>@ƒà 냤㠚¤¢t¡’ (®¡à¹ìt¡¹ [‡t¡ãÚ Î줢àZW¡ š¤¢t¡)
perfect
ëA¡à=àÚ "¤[Ñ‚t¡?
[B] enthusiastic about something
[A] Chamoli District
[C] offering a delicious treat [B] Jaipur District
[D] to put final touches on a nearly [C] Srinagar District
complete project [D] Shimla District
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