Directions(Q.

24-31) The fol- Reason (R)The Gondwana coal List-I

lowing eight items consist of two is laminated bituminous coal (Region/City)
statements : one labelled a s t h e characterized by high volatile (a) West Virginia
Assertion (A) and the other as and ash contents. (b) Colorado
Reason (R). You are to examine these 30. Assertion (A)Black cotton soils (c) Milwaukee
two statements carefully and select are ideal for dry farming. (d) New Orleans
the answers to these items using the
Reason (R)Black cotton soils List-II
code given below :
are fine grained. (Corresponding Region)
Codes :
31. Assertion (A)Greenland and 1. Appalachian Mountains
(a) Both A and R are indivi- Antarctica regions are permanent
dually true and R is the 2. Lake Michigan
centres of thermal anticyclones. 3. Gulf of Mexico
correct explanation of A
Reason (R)The high pressure 4. Rocky Mountains
(b) Both A and R are indivi-
is the common feature of Green- Codes :
dually true but R is not the
land and Antarctica because of (a) (b) (c) (d)
correct explanation of A
the higher latitudes and free
(c) A is true but R is false (A) 1 4 2 3
radiation.
(d) A is false but R is true (B) 1 2 4 3
32. Which one of the following des-
24. Assertion (A)For the onset of (C) 3 4 2 1
erts is famous for its deposits
wet summer monsoons of India, of nitrates ? (D) 3 2 4 1
the South-East Trade Winds over
(A) Atacama (B) Kalahari 38. From east to west, which one of
Indian Ocean cross the equator
(C) Gobi (D) Sahara the following sequences of cities
and recurve into a Southwesterly
of Canada is correct ?
flow. 33. Who of the following propoun-
(A) QuebecMontreal
Reason (R)The Northeasterly ded the law of Primate City ?
surfaces winds of Siberian OttawaToronto
(A) Carl Sauer (B) MontrealQuebec
High blowing towards South
(B) Isaiah Bowman OttawaToronto
Asia cause the deflection of
these winds. (C) Mark Jefferson (C) QuebecMontreal
25. Assertion (A)Vertisols are most (D) Walter Christaller TorontoOttawa
extensive in Australia, India and 34. Which one of the following pairs (D) MontrealQuebec
Sudan. is not correctly matched ? TorontoOttawa
Reason (R)The clay-producing (A) Ol Doinyo Lengai 39. Which one of the following pairs
materials are available in mesot-
Northern Tanzania is not correctly matched ?
hermal or tropical climates with
periodic dry and wet seasons. (B) Mount Egmont Hawaii (A) Gulf of Aqaba Jordan
(C) Volcan Poas Costa Rica (B) Gulf of Aden Yemen
26. Assertion (A)After carbon,
nitrogen is the most abundant (D) Mount Klyuchevskaya (C) Ligurian Sea Greece
element in the biosphere. Kamchatka Peninsula (D) Cardigan Bay
Reason (R)Nitrogen is essen- United Kingdom
35. Which one of the following types
tial for synthesizing the living 40. Which one of the following is the
of volcanic eruptions is not usu-
matter in nature. correct statement ?
ally explosive ?
27. Assertion (A)Hurricanes do The boundary zone between the
(A) Pelean
not originate in South Atlantic North American plate and the
Ocean and South-Eastern Pacific (B) Hawaiian
Eurasian plate exhibits condi-
Ocean. (C) Strombolian tions of
Reason (R)In South Atlantic (D) Vulcanian (A) Convergence
and South-Eastern Pacific Oceans, 36. Niagara Falls is located between (B) Divergence
the Intertropical Convergence which of the following pairs of (C) Sinking
Zone seldom occurs. lakes ? (D) Sliding
28. Assertion (A)Laterite soils (A) Lake Superior and Lake 41. Consider the following :
are red in colour and coarse in Huron
texture. 1. Nebka 2. Lunette
(B) Lake Huron and Lake Erie 3. Draa 4. Seif
Reason (R)Abundant phosp-
(C) Lake Erie and Lake Ontario Which of the above are sand-
horic acid and silica give these
soils the particular colour and (D) Lake Ontario and Lake dune forms ?
texture. Huron (A) 1 and 2 only
29. Assertion (A)In Gondwana 37. Match List-I with List-II and (B) 2 and 3 only
coal, the carbon percentage is select the correct answer using (C) 1, 3 and 4 only
rarely above 30 the code given below the lists (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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