Q19easyCommon Misconception
Consider the following pairs:
Community sometimes mentioned in the news — In the affairs of
1. Kurd : Bangladesh
2. Madhesi : Nepal
3. Rohingya : Myanmar
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
Answer: (c)
Trap: Common Misconception
Kurds are associated with Turkey/Iraq/Syria/Iran, NOT Bangladesh. This is a factual mismatch designed to test whether students confuse ethnic groups and their regions.
Q28moderateCommon Misconception
Which of the following is/are tributary/tributaries of Brahmaputra?
1. Dibang
2. Kameng
3. Lohit
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
Trap: Common Misconception
Students may not recognize Kameng as a Brahmaputra tributary, confusing it with rivers from other systems. All three -- Dibang, Kameng, and Lohit -- are north-bank tributaries of Brahmaputra in Arunachal Pradesh/Assam.
Q74moderateCommon Misconception
In which of the following regions of India are shale gas resources found?
1. Cambay Basin
2. Cauvery Basin
3. Krishna-Godavari Basin
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
Trap: Common Misconception
Students may not associate Cauvery Basin with shale gas since KG Basin is more famous for gas resources. But all three are identified as potential shale gas basins in India along with the Indo-Gangetic plain.
Q83easyPartial Truth
Which of the following is/are the advantage/advantages of practising drip irrigation?
1. Reduction in weed
2. Reduction in soil salinity
3. Reduction in soil erosion
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) None of the above is an advantage of practising drip irrigation
Answer: (c)
Trap: Partial Truth
Statement 2 is the trap. Drip irrigation can actually INCREASE soil salinity in some cases because water evaporates leaving salts behind at the soil surface. It does NOT reduce salinity. Statements 1 and 3 are correct advantages.
Q85hardDistractor Pairing
Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken?
(a) Cauvery and Tungabhadra
(b) Godavari and Krishna
(c) Mahanadi and Sone
(d) Narmada and Tapti
Answer: (b)
Trap: Distractor Pairing
All options pair geographically proximate rivers. Godavari-Krishna linking through the Pattiseema project in Andhra Pradesh was the first river interlinking project completed in India.
Q94easyCommon Misconception
Consider the following pairs:
Famous place — Region
1. Bodhgaya : Baghelkhand
2. Khajuraho : Bundelkhand
3. Shirdi : Vidarbha
4. Nasik (Nashik) : Malwa
5. Tirupati : Rayalaseema
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 2, 3, 4 and 5
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 3, 4 and 5
Answer: (c)
Trap: Common Misconception
Bodhgaya is in Magadh region (not Baghelkhand), Shirdi is in Marathwada/Ahmednagar (not Vidarbha), Nashik is in Khandesh/North Maharashtra (not Malwa). Only Khajuraho-Bundelkhand and Tirupati-Rayalaseema are correct.
Q96hardCommon Misconception
Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Rajasthan
Answer: (d)
Trap: Common Misconception
Rajasthan being landlocked makes it the least expected answer for a port-related question. But that is precisely why it needed an artificial inland port connected to the sea via a navigational channel through Gujarat.