Sat. Sep 28th, 2024

RPSC Year 2020 Paper I Assistant Professor

  1. Which of the following is NOT a cold current ?

    Options:
    1. Brazilian current
    2. Benguela current
    3. Humboldt current
    4. Falkland current

    Option: A

  2. The ocean current which is NOT a part of the North Atlantic Gyre is

    Options:
    1. Canary current
    2. Labrador current
    3. North Equatorial current
    4. Gulf stream

    Option: B

  3. The part of the Mid Atlantic Ridge, north to the eaquator, is called as

    Options:
    1. Challenger Rise
    2. Dolphine Rise
    3. Walwis Rise
    4. Rio Grande Rise

    Option: B

  4. The one from the followings which is NOT a East Atlantic basin, is

    Options:
    1. Canary Basin
    2. Labrador Basin
    3. Spanish Basin
    4. Cape Verde Basin

    Option: B

  5. Hypsometric curve is used to depict –

    1. Continental shelf
    2. Continental slope
    3. Deep sea plains
    4. Change in salinity of ocean water
    Options:
    1. A, B,C
    2. A, B, D
    3. Only D
    4. A and B

    Option: A

  6. Albatross plateau is situated in

    Options:
    1. Indian Ocean
    2. Atlantic Ocean
    3. Pacific Ocean
    4. Antarctica

    Option: C

  7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes

    List-I (Ocean Current) List-II (Ocean)
    A. Labrador i. South
    B. Brazil ii. North Pacific
    C. Kuroshio iii. South Indian
    D. Agulhas iv. North Atlantic
    Options:
    1. i iv ii iii
    2. iv i iii ii
    3. ii i iii iv
    4. iv i ii iii

    Option: D

  8. Which among the following are trenches of Pacific ocean?

    1. Qurile
    2. Puerto Rico
    3. Karmadec
    4. Tonga
    Options:
    1. A, B,C,D
    2. A.C,D
    3. B,C,D
    4. A, B,C

    Option: B

  9. Which among the following are Siliceous Ooze ?

    1. Pteropod
    2. Diatom
    3. Globigerina
    4. Radiolarian
    Options:
    1. B, D
    2. A, D
    3. A, B,C
    4. B, C, D

    Option: A

  10. A reef separated from the mainland or inland shore by a deep lagoon is known as

    Options:
    1. Fringing reef
    2. Atoll reef
    3. Barrier reef
    4. Patch reef

    Option: C

  11. Which one of the following stands at trophic level IV in a food chain ?

    Options:
    1. Primary consumers
    2. Secondary consumers
    3. Tertiary consumers
    4. Quarternary consumers

    Option: C

  12. Nitrosomonas bacteria promotes transformation of

    Options:
    1. Nitrite into Ammonia
    2. Nitrite into Nitrate
    3. Ammonia into Nitrate
    4. Nitrate into Nitrite

    Option: C

  13. Tropical evergreen forests are also called as

    Options:
    1. Monsoon forests
    2. Coniferous forests
    3. Mediterranean vegetation
    4. Tropical rainforests

    Option: D

  14. The monsoon forests are also called as –

    Options:
    1. Tropical Deciduous forests
    2. Tropical evergreen forests
    3. Tropical rainforests
    4. Coniferous forests

    Option: A

  15. Which of the followings is NOT a primary air pollutant?

    Options:
    1. Sulphur dioxide
    2. Mercury
    3. Carbon monoxide
    4. Sulphur trioxide

    Option: D

  16. Kyoto Protocol regarding Global Warming concerns was adopted in the year :

    Options:
    1. 1992
    2. 1995
    3. 1997
    4. 2001

    Option: C

  17. India joined the UNFCCC in the year

    Options:
    1. 1991
    2. 1992
    3. 1995
    4. 1997

    Option: B

  18. Montreal Protocol regarding concerns for ozone layer depletion was an outcome of an international convention, held in

    Options:
    1. Rio de Janeiro
    2. Montreal
    3. Copenhagen
    4. Vienna

    Option: D

  19. The Water Act, in India was first enacted in the year__

    Options:
    1. 1972
    2. 1974
    3. 1982
    4. 1988

    Option: B

  20. Travelling from the equator towards pole, what would be the correct sequence of vegetation types you would encounter ?

    Options:
    1. Tropical Rainforest Tundra - Savanna
    2. Tropical Rainforest Desert Scrubs Tundra
    3. Desert Scrubs - Tropical Rainforest - Tundra
    4. Mediterranean Scrubs Desert Scrubs - Tundra

    Option: B