Sat. Sep 28th, 2024

HTET Year 2020

  1. Which one of the following is not associated with Davis model of Geographical cycle ?

    Options:
    1. Slow rate of upliftment
    2. Landforms are the result of structure, process and time
    3. Peneplain
    4. Monadnock

    Option: A

  2. The Interstellar Dust Hypothesis of Otto Schmidt is based on the earlier views of which scientists ?

    Options:
    1. Jeans and Jeffreys
    2. Hoyle and Lyttleton
    3. Kant and Laplace
    4. Russel

    Option: C

  3. The ‘Kiel Canal’ connects :

    Options:
    1. North Sea and Baltic Sea
    2. Black Sea and Red Sea
    3. Baltic Sea and Red Sea
    4. North Sea and Black Sea

    Option: A

  4. Match List  I with List  II and select the correct answer using the code given below :

    List I (Mineral) List II (Country/Region)
    (a) Bauxite (i) Broken Hill (Australia)
    (b) Iron ore (ii) Weipa (Australia)
    (c) Nickel (iii) Mt. Goldsworthy (Australia)
    (d) Lead and Zinc (iv) Greenvale (Australia)
    Options:
    1. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
    2. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
    3. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
    4. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

    Option: B

  5. Which among the following state witnessed lowest female work participation rate as per 2011 census ?

    Options:
    1. Himachal Pradesh
    2. Manipur
    3. Chhatisgarh
    4. Punjab

    Option: D

  6. ‘Horse Latitudes’ are associated with which of the following pressure belts ?

    Options:
    1. Polar high pressure
    2. Doldrum
    3. Sub tropical low pressure
    4. Sub tropical high pressure

    Option: A

  7. Which one of the following is not the general characteristics of temperate cyclones ?

    Options:
    1. Torrential rainfall for a long period
    2. Unsettled weather
    3. Fogginess and poor visibility
    4. More or Less elongated isobars

    Option: A

  8. Examine the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below :

    (a) Atolls are ring-shaped islands of coral reefs.

    (b) A flat topped submerged volcanic island is known as ‘Guyot’.

    (c) The average in oceans gradient of continental slop is about 10 degrees.

    Options:
    1. (a), (b) and (c) are correct.
    2. (a) and (c) are correct.
    3. only (a) is correct.
    4. (a) and (b) are correct.

    Option: D

  9. Which river flows between Black Forest and Vosges in a rift valley ?

    Options:
    1. Seine
    2. Rhone
    3. Rhine
    4. Danube

    Option: C

  10. Which one of the following is located in “Melanesian Islands” ?

    Options:
    1. New Guinea Island
    2. Marshall Island
    3. Hawaii Island
    4. Cook Island

    Option: A

  11. Which one of the following is not matched correctly ? Biome Vegetation

    Options:
    1. Needleleaf Conifers Spruce, Fir
    2. Tropical Monsoon Teak, Sal
    3. Mid Latitude Mixed Rosewood, Ironwood
    4. Tropical Savanna Trees with flattened crowns

    Option: C

  12. Which among the following is not a correct statement about Coriolis force and its impacts ?

    Options:
    1. It is zero right at poles.
    2. It is a result of earth's rotation.
    3. The amount of deflection in winds is closer to the poles.
    4. Air deflects to its right in northern hemisphere.

    Option: A

  13. If the statement of scale is 3 inch = 1 mile, the Representative Fraction (R. F.) will be :

    Options:
    1. 1 : 63,360
    2. 1 : 1,90,080
    3. 1 : 21,120
    4. 1 : 31,680

    Option: C

  14. “Sea of Tranquility” is situated at :

    Options:
    1. Mars
    2. Moon
    3. Jupiter
    4. Antarctica

    Option: B

  15. Match List  I with List  II and select the correct answer using the code given below :

    List I Projection List II Property
    (a) Azimuthal (i) Correct Shape
    (b) Orthomorphic (ii) True Bearing
    (c) Homolographic (iii) Equal Area
    (d) Mercator (iv) Rhumb Line
    Options:
    1. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
    2. (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
    3. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
    4. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

    Option: C

  16. Term ‘Zwischengebirge’ is associated with :

    Options:
    1. Thermal contraction theory of Jeffrey
    2. Daly's sliding continental theory
    3. Radioactivity theory of Joly
    4. Kober's Geosynclinal Orogen theory

    Option: D

  17. Examine the following statements and select the correct answer using code given below :

    1. Felsic rocks are light in colour
    2. A Batholith has observable bottom
    3. Granite and Rhyolite are Mafic rocks
    Options:
    1. Only (a) is correct.
    2. (a) and (c) are correct.
    3. Only (b) is correct.
    4. (a), (b) and (c) are correct.

    Option: A

  18. Aleutian and Mariana trenches are formed along with :

    Options:
    1. Divergent Plate Boundaries
    2. Convergent Plate Boundaries
    3. Transform Fault Plate Boundaries
    4. Conservative Plate Boundaries

    Option: B

  19. A rejuvenated topography is characterized by :

    1. River terraces
    2. Incised Meanders
    3. Structural benches
    4. Knick-Points
    Options:
    1. (a), (b), (c) and (d)
    2. (a), (b) and (d)
    3. (b), (c) and (d)
    4. (c) and (d)

    Option: B