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221. Which one among the following cities never get the vertical rays of the Sun all through the year?

(a)Chennai
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Srinagar
Ans: (d)
CDS Exam (II) 2015

222. Climate change resulting in the rise of temperature may benefit which of the countries/regions?

(a)South Africa
(b) East Indies islands comprising of Java, Sumatra and Borneo
(c) The Western coasts of South America
(d) Russia and Northern Europe
Ans: (d)

CDS (II) 2019

223. Which of the following statements regarding ozone layer within the atmosphere is/are correct?
1. It absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation found in the Sun’s rays.
2. Chlorofluorocarbons are serious threat to the ozone layer.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

CDS (I) 2012

224. Which one among the following is not an important factor of climate of an area?

(a)Latitude
(b) Longitude
(c) Altitude
(d) Distance from the sea
Ans: (b)

CDS (II) 2007

225. Renewable energy can be obtained from

(a)Fossils
(b) Radioactive elements
(c) Biomass
(d) Natural gas
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (II) 2009

226. Statement I El Nino is a temperature rising phenomenon over the Pacific Ocean and usually causes dry monsoon in South Asia.
Statement II Tsunamis are usually not noticed as the massive ocean waves move silently but assume destructive form as these travel through shallow waters of continental shelves.

(a)Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Both the statements are individually true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
Ans: (b)

CDS (II) 2018

227. Statement I Anticyclone, which is a high pressure wind system, does not bring about significant change in weather condition.
Statement II The outward movement of wind from the high pressure centre keeps limited scope for weather disturbance.

(a)Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Both the statements are individually true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
Ans: (a)

CDS (I) 2016

228. Name the Continents that form a mirror image of each other

(a)North America and South America
(b) Asia and Africa
(c) Africa and South America
(d) Europe and Asia
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (I) 2008

229. In wildlife conservation which one among the following best defines an ‘endemic species’?

(a)When the critical number of a species declines in a forest due to parasitic attack
(b) A species which is cosmopolitan and can be commonly found in biosphere
(c) An endangered species which is found in a few restricted areas on the Earth
(d) A species confined to a particular region and not found anywhere else
Ans: (d)
CDS Exam (II) 2010

230. Match the following List I
(Tiger Reserve) List II
(State)
A. Indravati 1. Karnatka
B. Periyar 2. Odisha
C. Simlipal 3. Kerala
D. Bandipur 4. Chhattisgarh Codes A B C D A B C D

(a)1 2 3 4
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 4 2 3 1
Ans: (c)

CDS (II) 2015

231. Duncan Passage is located between

(a)South and little Andaman
(b) Little and Great Nicobar
(c) North and Middle Andaman
(d) Middle and South Andaman
Ans: (a)

CDS (I) 2011

232. Consider the following statements
1. Ozone is mostly found in the stratosphere.
2. Ozone layer lies 25 to 30 km above the surface of the Earth.
3. Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
4. Ozone layer has no significance for life on the Earth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
Ans: (b)
CDS Exam (I) 2013

233. South Pacific island nation Samoa, positioned to the East of the International Date Line, on May 2011 decided to forego a day and shift to the time zone on its West. The reason for this shifting is to

(a)facilitate smooth internal administration throughout the country
(b) attain political stability in the country
(c) facilitate trade with Australia and New Zealand
(d) promote tourism industry in the country
Ans: (c)

CDS (I) 2017

234. Carbon dioxide is called a greenhouse gas because

(a)its concentration remains always higher than other gases
(b) it is used in photosynthesis
(c) it absorbs infrared radiation .
(d) it emits visible radiation
Ans: (c)

CDS (II) 2015

235. The imaginary line on the Earth’s surface that closely follows the 180° Meridian is

(a)Prime Meridian
(b) Equator
(c) International Date Line
(d) Tropic of Cancer
Ans: (c)

CDS (I) 2019

236. Which one among the following is not a landlocked country in Africa?

(a)Botswana
(b) Zambia
(c) Lesotho
(d) Nigeria
Ans: (d)
CDS Exam (I) 2012

237. The country that shares longest border with India is

(a)China
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan
Ans: (b)

CDS (I) 2007

238. The distance between two consecutive longitudes (91°E and 92° E) at the Poles is

(a)0 km
(b) 18 km
(c) 25 km
(d) 111 km
Ans: (a)

CDS (II) 2009

239. Logically, what does a continually rising air pressure indicate?

(a)Advent of unsettled and cloudy weather
(b) Advent of a cyclone
(c) Fine and settled weather
(d) Fire and unsettled weather
Ans: (c)

CDS (I) 2018

240. Which one among the following is the type of the Comoros Islands, which lie in the Indian Ocean between Northern Madagascar and the African Coast?

(a)Volcanic
(b) Glacial eroded
(c) Eolian deposited
(d) Folded
Ans: (a)
CDS Exam (I) 2016

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