Geography - MOST IMPORTANT CAPF Previous Year Questions

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The time at 180° longitude is exactly 12 hours from the 0° longitude, irrespective of whether one travels westward or eastward from the Prime Meridian.
2. A person moving eastward on Tuesday will count the day as Wednesday once the International Date Line is crossed.

Consider the following statements with reference to salt weathering :

1. Salts in rocks expand due to thermal action, hydration and crystallization.
2. Salts like calcium, sodium, magnesium and barium have a tendency to expand.
3. Salt weathering is a typical example of chemical weathering.

Which of the following types of mass movements are categorized as rapid movements?

1. Creep
2. Mudflow
3. Solifluction
4. Slump

Which one of the following is the main method by which potholes are created in bedrocks by the flowing stream?

Which of the following ocean trenches are not located in the Pacific Ocean?

1. Bonin Trench
2. Cayman Trench
3. Kermadec Trench
4. South Sandwich Trench

Consider the following statements with reference to neap tides :

1. Normally, there is a seven-day interval between two neap tides.
2. At this time, the Sun and the Moon are at right angles to each other.
3. The Moon's attraction is diminished by the counteracting force of the Sun's gravitational pull.

Consider the following pairs with reference to National Waterways (NW) in India and the associated rivers :

1. NW-1 : Ganga
2. NW-10 : Amba
3. NW-100 : Tapi
   Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Which of the following statements with reference to raster data format is/are correct?

1. It has a simple data structure which is compatible with remote sensing imagery.
2. The relationship between cell size and number of cells is expressed as the resolution of the raster.

Which of the following are components of Geographic Information System (GIS)?

1. Data
2. Hardware
3. Software
4. People

Which of the following are included in Bharatmala Pariyojana?

1. Road connectivity to border areas
2. Development of coastal roads
3. Connectivity for non-major ports
4. Integration with Sagarmala

Which one of the following statements with reference to Jal Jeevan Mission is not correct?

The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are situated on which of the following islands?

The seasonal variations in the amount of solar energy that any place on the Earth receives are influenced by

The Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation of

India's key climate targets include

1. reduction of 33%-35% in greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 2030
2. increase in non-fossil fuel energy capacity to 500 GW
3. achieving net-zero emissions by 2070

Which one among the following is not a greenhouse gas?

Which one of the following statements about the solstices, an event that occurs when the Sun appears to reach most northerly or southerly, is correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the rotation of the Earth :

1. Since the Earth rotates by 15° each hour, time zones normally differ by one hour
2. At the International Date Line, the calendar day changes – advancing a day for eastward travel, dropping back a day for westward travel
3. Daylight saving time advances the clock by one hour
4. The Moon rotates and revolves about the Earth in the same direction that the Earth revolves around the Sun
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements regarding faunal resources of India is/are correct?

1. High degree of endemism has been noticed in the biodiversity hotspots of India
2. Of the total biosphere reserves in India, the Sundarbans has the largest number of species and Nokrek has the smallest number of species
   Select the answer using the codes given below :

Consider the following characteristics of a type of wind :

1. They occur at upper levels in the atmosphere
2. They are subjected to two forces, a pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force
3. When the forces balance, air moves at right angles to the pressure gradient, parallel to the isobars
   Identify the type of wind on the basis of the given characteristics :