UPSC- IFS (main exam.), CDS, NDA/ NA Previous Year's Solved Questions 2014

UPSC/ SSC Previous Year's Solved Question Papers 2014

Question 1. Which of the following are formed due to collision of continental plates?

1. The Alps

2. The Himalayas

3. The Rockies

4. The Caucases Mountain

 Select the corrects answer using the codes given below

A. 1, 2 and 3

B. 2, 3 and 4

C. 1, 2 and 4

D. 1, 3 and 4

Question 2. Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities?

A. Caldera lake

B. Karst lake

C. Lagoon

D. Fresh water lake

Question 3. The material that comes out of a volcano at the time of eruption is

A. solid, liquid, gaseous

B. solid and liquid

C. solid and gaseous

D. liquid and gaseous

Question 4. The movement inside the Earth's crust is studied by

A. Geodesy

B. Geology

C. Plate Tectonics

D. Seismology

Question 5. The Hawaii Islands are the top of submerged

A. block mountains

B. folded mountains

C. volcanic mountains

D. dome mountains

Question 6. Formation of Rift Valley is due to

A. the formation of fold mountains

B. the forces of tension in the Earth's crust 

C. the subsidence of the floor of a river valley

D. the over-deepening of a valley by ice action

Question 7. Which form of coal is mainly suitable for producing thermal power?

A. Anthracite

B. Bituminous

C. Lignite

D. Peat

Question 8. The best representative of the acid igneous rocks is

A. besalt 

B. granite

C. dolerte

D. gabbro

Question 9. Which of the following types of coal represents the first stage of formation of coal?

A. Anthracite

B. Lignite

C. Peat

D. Bituminous

Question 10. Which of the following is a block mountain?

A. Andes

B. Alps

C. Rockies

D. Vosges

Answer: 1.(a), 2.(a), 3.(a), 4.(d), 5(c), 6.(b), 7.(b), 8.(b), 9.(c), 10.(d).