History MAP Based PYQs

(c) The given map is related (d) Alauddin Khalji sent

to the reign of Ashoka Malik Kafur (popularly
(c) Matsya Mahajanapada
towards the end of his rule. known as Hazar Dinari) for
comprised the present-day
Ashoka (304–232 BC), southern expedition and he
Jaipur-Bharatpur-Alwar area
popularly known as Ashoka reached up to
of Rajasthan, Avanti was
the Great, was an Indian Kanyakumari.
one of the most important
ones and its core area emperor of the Maurya
comprises the present-day Dynasty who ruled over the
Ujjain district of Madhya Indian subcontinent from
Pradesh. Vatsa with its 269 BC to 232 BC. His
capital at Kaushambi was empire stretched from
another powerful present-day Pakistan,
Mahajanapada, annexed by Afghanistan in the west, to
Magadha. Anga the present-day Bangladesh
Mahajanapada was in and the Indian state of
Gangetic valley. Assam in the east, and as
far south as northern Kerala
and Andhra.

(a) Bahlol Lodi defeated

Hussain Shah Sharqi of (a) Khandesh was the
(d) The shaded part
Jaunpur in 1479. ancient name of the
represents Akbar’s territory
north-western region of
at the time of his death in
Maharashtra. Asirgarh was
1605. A – Gondwana; B –
an important fort in
Lahore
Khandesh. In 1601, Mughal
emperor Akbar annexed the
 Khandesh sultanate and
Burhanpur became the
capital of
Khandesh Subah of the
Mughal empire. The shaded
portion in the given map
indicates Khandesh during
Akbar.

(c) Shah Jahan assumed

the Mughal throne on 24
(a) Scindias of Gwalior;
January 1628 in Agra, a few
Holkars of Indore;
days after the death of
Gaekwads of Baroda;
Jahangir. He
Bhonsles of Nagpur.
inherited a vast and rich
empire; and at mid-century
this was perhaps the
greatest empire in the world,
exhibiting a degree
of centralised control rarely
matched before. Shah
Jahan expanded his empire
in all directions: he annexed
the Rajput
kingdoms of Baglana and
Bundelkhand to the west,
and in 1635 he captured the
kingdoms of Bijapur and
Golconda in
the Deccan.
Geography MAP Based PYQs

(a) In the graph the (a) In the given world map

‘1’ refers to the hot, dry
temperature ranges from
summers, mild and moist (b) In the given diagram of
15° to 25°. So, the graph winter in California (U.S.A).
indicates wet and dry North America and South
tropical regions, and in this America.
region rainfall does not
exceed 25 cm. ‘a’ marked river is Yukon

‘b’ marked river is

Mackenzie.

‘c’ marked river is St.

Lawrence.

‘d’ marked river' is Orinoco.

(d) Benguela is a cold

current that flows from south
to north along the west
coast of Africa.
(a) The climatic conditions,
(a) In the given figure :
which are given in the table
Guinea current is a warm
denotes the climatic
• The Andes is marked as current flowing east of
condition of China type
‘1’, which is located at the Guinea along the west coast
climate.
western coast of South of Africa.
America.

• Brazilian shield is marked

 as ‘2’, this area is located at
the eastern part of South
America. The shield extends
over 8.5 million square.

• Guyana highland is
marked as ‘3’ Guyana
highland is a plateau and
low mountain region of
South America located
north of Amazon river and
South of Orinoco river.

• Amazon basin is marked

as ‘4’, it is the tropical rain
forest in the world. The
Amazon river drains more
than half of Brazil, part of
Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador.

(d) In the given figure ‘B’ lies (d) At the ‘M4’ position of
between two cyclone zone the diagram the height of
‘A’ and ‘D’. At the ‘B’ marked the tide is at maximum,
(c) The given data shows
region rainfall would be because in this position
the climatic condition of
accompanied by thunder earth, moon and sun lie in a
Mediterranean type. In this
storms straight line.
climatic zone the
temperature varies from 7 –
15°C and rainfall varies from
6 – 16 cm.

(d) Tropical rainforests are

warm and humid. The
 temperature ranges from 21 (d) The marked countries in
(a) The region will be to 30 degree celsius (70 to figure are :
Mediterranean according to 85°F). The average annual
the characteristics described temperature of tropical ‘1’ – Kazakhstan
by the climatic patterns. rainforests is above 20°C. ‘2’ – Turkmenia
The Mediterranean climate The tropical rainforests ‘3’ – Uzbekistan
is characterised by hot, dry receive annual precipitation ‘4’ – Kirgizia
summers and warm, wet amounts of 60 to 160 ‘5’ – Tajikistan
winters. inches. (152 to 406 cm).
Some rainforests in the
world experience annual
rainfall amounts of almost
400 inches.

(c) Chechnya is situated in

the Asian continent, (c) In the given map the
(a) The dotted (broken) line labelled countries are
Chechnya was in the news
in the map represents the ‘A’ is Iraq
due to its separatist
Durand line, the boundary ‘B’ is Syria
movement from Russia.
between India and ‘C’ is Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan. This line was ‘D’ is Jordan
demarcated by a
commission headed by
Mortiner Durand in 1896.

(d) Jaffna is situated at the

‘D’ point in the given figure.
Jaffna is the location in Sri (d) The Salween river is (c) The geographical details
Lanka, where the L.T.T.E located in the eastern part of given in the figure indicates
group was very active and Myanmar. This river is England, which is situated in
had a stronghold. situated at Shan plateau of Europe.
 Myanmar. Its basin covers
320,000 sq km. This river
forms the border between
Burma and Thailand.

(a) ‘A’ marked city on the (a) Ashikabad is marked as

(c) The given map is the '1'
map is Darwin in Australia.
union territory of Dadra and
Nagar Haveli. In western Tashkent is marked as '2'
‘B’ marked city in the given
India.
map is Kuala Lumpur in
Malaysia. Bishken is marked as '3'
The capital is at Silvassa
and the major language of Dushanbe is marked as '4'
‘C’ marked city on the map
this Union Territory is in the given map.
is Nairobi in Kenya. The city
Gujarati.
marked

‘D’ in the map is Lagos in

Nigeria.

(d) The given map indicates (d) In the given map the
the coastal region marked places indicates :-
underwater relief contours of
(d) In the given figure, four India. In this region some ‘1’ indicates Ukai in Gujarat
islands of the Indian ocean islands like Andaman,
region are Chagos, Socotra, Nicobar and Lakshyadeep ‘2’ indicates Dondapadu in
Seychelles and Mauritius are present. A.P.
which are marked as 1, 2, 3 – Qman basin ‘3’ indicates Korba of
and 4 respectively. – Arabian basin Chhattisgarh
– Chapo Ridge

(d) From the given figure

‘1’ indicates Calcutta port (b) According to the

which is a tidal port, situated physiography map of India (c) According to the given
at river Hoogly. the mountains ranges found map the area marked
in Jammu and Kashmir is
‘2’ indicates Paradeep port Karakoram which is marked ‘A’ is the Mathura area of
of Orissa. as ‘1’ in figure. Uttar Pradesh, where
Brajbhasha is spoken.
‘3’ indicates Kochi of Kerala. Ladakh range which is
marked as ‘2’. ‘B’ is marked by Faizabad
‘4’ indicates Kandla port of of U.P., and the language
Gujarat is a tidal port. Zanskar range which is spoken is ‘Awadhi’.
marked as ‘3’, and
Paradeep, Kochi and ‘C’ area is ‘Arah’ area of
Kandla are natural ports on Pir Panjal which is marked Bihar where ‘Bhojpuri’ is
the sea coast. as ‘4’. spoken.

‘D’ refers to north Bihar

where ‘Maithili’ is
predominantly spoken.

(c) Gandak, Ganga, Gomati

and Ghaghara.
(c) Sal forest of Madhya
Pradesh indicates ‘3’ in the
(c) The place marked in the given India map. In 1997 Sal
forest was badly affected by
given map are: the insects which caused
destruction of Sal forest by
‘A’ - Rift valley region - turning the trees dry.
Narmada and Tapti

‘B’ - Chhattisgarh plain -

Mahanadi river

‘C’ - Chhota Nagpur -

Jharkhand plateau

‘D’ - Rain shadow area -

Eastern part of western ghat

(c) During the question

period the Cauvery basin (b) 1 shows- Mahesana
has started commercial (d) Uttar Pradesh is the
production of mineral oil. 2 shows- Surendranagar state where 9,384,000
hectares are covered by
3 shows - Rajkot and groundwater irrigation.
Maharashtra covers
4 shows- Junagarh 1,912,000 hectares, West
Bengal covers 1,397,000
hectares, Assam covers
hectares for ground water
irrigation.
 (d) In the given map, copper
deposits discovered by (c) In the given map the site
(b) According to Census of of Tehri Dam is “C” which
Atomic Minerals Division of
India 2001, the scheduled lies in Uttaranchal. It is an
Department Atomic energy,
tribe the population in earth and rock-fill dam on
is at Hasson in Karnataka
Mizoram is 94.75%, the Bhagirathi rivers in Tehri
and is marked as ‘4’.
Arunachal Pradesh has district.
63.66% as scheduled tribe,
Manipur with 34.4% and
Orissa with 22.21% of tribal
population.

(But you use Census 2011

to answer this Question.)

(b) Koodankulam is the site

for 1000 MW nuclear power
(c) In the given figure ‘A’ is
plants under construction in
Baramulla, ‘B’ is Srinagar,
Tirunelveli district of Tamil
‘C’ is Anantnag and ‘D’ is (b) In the given map ‘A’
Nadu. In the given figure
Kargil. marked port is Veraval of
Koodankulam plant is
Gujarat, ‘B’ marked port is
labelled as ‘B’.
Karwar of Karnataka, ‘C’
marked port is Tuticorin of
Tamil Nadu and ‘D’ marked
port is Kakinada of Andhra
Pradesh.
 (d) In the given figure of
(c) In the given map, the
India, Mica is found in all the
shaded area indicates the
states of India like
tropical wet and dry region,
Jharkhand, Orissa, Bihar,
where the mean
(a) A – Mahe B – Karaikal Rajasthan, Bombay,
temperature for the
C – Pondicherry Karnataka, West Bengal
the month of July varies
D – Yanam and Andhra Pradesh.
between 27.5ºC – 30ºC.

“WE THE PEOPLE OF

INDIA, having solemnly
resolved to
constitute India into a
Sovereign Socialist Secular
Democratic Republic and to
secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic
and political; LIBERTY of
(d) Cotton grows there
thought, expression, belief
9. (b) The place marked in
faith and worship;
the given map of India.
EQUALITY of status and of
opportunity: and to promote
‘A’ refers to Gujarat where
among them all;
groundnut is a major crop.
FRATERNITY assuring the
dignity of the
‘B’ refers to western part of
individual and the unity and
Maharashtra which is known
the integrity of the Nation.
for sugarcane.
In our Constituent Assembly
this ‘X’ do hereby adopt,
‘C’ refers to southern part of
enact
Orissa and northern part of
and give to ourselves this
Andhra Pradesh, where
Constitution.”,
‘Ragi’ is cultivated
‘X’ stands for: [1997]
abundantly.
(a) twenty-sixth day of
January, 1950
‘D’ refers Andhra Pradesh
(b) twenty-sixth day of
and tobacco is cultivated in
November, 1949
this area
(c) twenty-sixth day of
 January, 1949
(d) None of the above

(b) A. Product Development

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(d) In the given bar diagram B. Maturity – 4
the annual production of C. Growth – 3
“Rice” for the period D. Introduction – 2
1991–92 to 1998–99 is
shown.

(b) Central Marine Fisheries

(a) In the given map:
(c) ‘A’ marked area in the Research Institute is located
given map is Punjab and in Cochin of Kerala, which is
‘Central Drug Research
marked as ‘5’ in the given
Institute’ is marked by ‘4’ Haryana, where Sikhs are map.
which is situated in Lucknow the largest religious
of Uttar Pradesh. minorities. Central sheep breeding farm
is located in Hisar of
‘National Atlas and ‘B’ marked the area denoted Haryana, which is marked
Thematic Mapping part of Rajasthan and as ‘2’.
Organisation’ is situated in Gujarat, where Jains are the
Calcutta which is marked as largest religious minority. National Dairy Research
‘3’. Institute is situated in Karnal
‘C’ marked area denoted of Haryana is marked by ‘1’
National Institute of Ocean Sanchi area of Madhya in the map.
Technology is situated in Pradesh, where Buddhists
Chennai, which is marked are the religious minority. National Institute of
‘2’ and Agricultural Extension is
‘D’ refers to the part of situated at Hyderabad of
Temperate Forest Research Andhra Pradesh where Andhra Pradesh and is
Centre is situated in Shimla Christians are a religious marked by ‘4’ in the
which is marked as ‘6’ on minority. given map.
the map