राज्यसेवा मुख्य परीक्षा २०१५ GS-1

Which one of the following statements about Sir Syed Ahmed Khan is incorrect? 

Which of the following position of hard and soft rocks is necessary for the production of Yardang in the desert 

Which one of the following two statements is incorrect about the normal dates of Monsoons ?

(a) The South West Monsoons start retreating from the North West India around 15 September and retreat from South East around 1 December,

(b) From the Central Maharashtra the South West Monsoons retreat in the last week of September

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Arrange the following peaks of Maharashtra in the ascending order of their heights:

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect ?

(a) Parbhani district was divided on 15th August 1999.

(b) Hingoli is located on the bank of the river Kayadhu.

(c) Vasmat tahsil is in Parbhani district.

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 Based on the genetic classification of Powel, Davis further classified the valley types according to slopes. What are they?

 According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority's report on Tiger Census of 2014, select the proper option of states with the highest number of tigers in a descending order :

Which one of the following two statements is incorrect in respect of 2011 census ?

(a) Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Pune, Thane have less sex ratio (925)

(b) Gadchiroli and Gondia have higher sex ratio than the average (> 925) Answer options :

Which one of the following two statements is correct?

(a) Hussain Sagar is a fresh water lake in the city of Bhopal and is one of the most polluted.

(b) Loktak lake is situated in Ladakh beyond the Chang La Pass.

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Which one of the following two statements is correct ?

(a) In Maharashtra Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests and Tropical Thorn Forests are almost equal in extent.

(b) The above two together however are not even equal to a third of Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests in extent.

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 Observe the following statements :

(a) Iron ore is found at Pimpalgao hill of Warora tahsil.

(b) Coal is exported from Redi fort.

(c) Out of the total reserves of manganese found in India 60% reserves are found in Maharashtra.

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Which one of the following two statements is correct?

(a) Gokak waterfalls on the Ghataprabha river resemble Niagra Waterfalls.

(b) The highest waterfalls in India are located on the Sharavati River. Answer options :

Observe the following statements :

(a) The cyclones on the coast of Philippines are known as Typhoons

(b) Victor, Katrina are the names of Hurricane cyclones.

(c) The cyclones originating near the coast of Florida in U.S.A. are known as Tornadoes.

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Which one of the following statements about the Indus Commission is not true? 

Which one of the following two statements is correct?
(a) Lateritic soils are typical soils of Monsoon climate.
(b) Lateritic soils are rich in iron, aluminium, potash and lime.
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Match the following: 

Which one of the following two statements is correct?

(a) Karewas are the lacustrine deposits in the Valley of J and K.

(b) The Karewas of Palampur, Pulwama and Kulgaon are known for superior quality Walnuts.

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Which are the two dams constructed on Purna river under Project 'Purna' ?

Which one of the following two statements is correct?

(a) Nellori, Bellary, Gureji, Keshri are the breeds of sheep in India.

(b) Indian wool is inferior to that of Australia and South Africa in quality and is called as coarse carpet wool.

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Which one of the following two statements is incorrect?
(a) Rice research institutes have been established at Karjat, Khopoli, Ratnagiri but not at Sawant wadi.
(b) In West Bengal three crops of rice are taken in a year.
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