Geography is one of the important topics in the OPSC ASO (Assistant Section Officer) exam, around 18 questions were asked on topics such as Soil, river basins, Plates, Ocean and Odisha geography. Questions are in the Moderate to hard category.
1. Which of the following options are not correctly matched with Respect to the names of plates and the type of plate boundaries
a) The North American plate and Eurasian plate are diverging plates
b) The Nazca plate and South American plates are diverging plates
c) The Nazca plate and Pacific plates are exhibiting a diverging plate boundary
d) The Indian-Australian plate and the Eurasian plate are converging plates
2. Which one of the following ocean currents is found in the southern Code: hemisphere?
(A) Oyashio Current (B) West Wind Drift (C) Gulf Stream (D) Canaries Current
3. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Prairies → North America
(B) Pampas → North America
(C) Veldt → South Africa
(D) Steppes → European Russia
4. Match List- I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
| Type of Mountain | Example |
|---|---|
| Block-mountain | Himalayas |
| Old folded mountain | Black-forest |
| Relict mountain | Scottish Highlands |
| Young folded mountain | Appalachian |
5. Which one of the following regions has the largest number of active volcanoes?
a) Alaska (b) Aleutian Islands
c) Hawaii Islands (d) Iceland
6. Which one of the following rivers has a “bird-foot” delta?
a) Danube (b) Mississippi
c) Niger (d) Nile
7. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Khamsin – North Africa and Arabia
Bora – Adriatic coast
Mistral – France
Samoo – America
8. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
| Tropical Cyclone | Region/Country |
|---|---|
| Baigio | China |
| Cyclone | Philippines |
| Hurricane | Madagascar |
| Typhoon | USA |
9. The widest continental shelf is found in the:
(a) Arctic Ocean (b) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean (c) Pacific Ocean
10. Which one of the following geosynclines is the oldest?
(a) Delhi geosyncline (b) Dharwar geosyncline
(d) Eastern Ghat geosyncline (c) Satpura geosyncline
11. Which one of the following rivers does not originate from the Maikal Range?
(a) Tapi (b) Son
(d) Narmada (c) Mahanadi
12. Which category of the following forests occupies the largest percentage in India?
(a) Conifers and pines (b) Equatorial evergreen
(d) Tropical deciduous (c) Desert vegetation
13. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
(i) The Gujarat Plain was formed by the depositional work of parallel consequent rivers
(ii) The Gujarat Plain contains the Cretaceous lava formations
(a) Only (i) is correct
(b) Only (ii) is correct
(c) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(d) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
14. Who among the following scholars did not delineate ‘the climatic regions of India’?
(a) Blandford H. E.
(b) Coppack J.
(c) Spate O. H. K.
(d) Singh R. L.
15. Arrange the rivers in ascending order of their contribution to the formation of coastal plains:
(a) The Mahanadi > the Brahmani > the Baitarini > the Rushikulya > the Subarnarekha
(b) The Mahanadi > the Baitarini > the Brahmani> the Subamarekha > the Rushikulya
(c) The Mahanadi > the Rushikulya > the Brahmani > the Baitarini > the Subarnarekha
(d) The Mahanadi > the Brahmani > the Baitarini > the Subarnarekha > the Rushikulya
16. Match the morphological units of Rolling uplands (List – I) with the correct river basin (List – II).
| Morphological Units | Basin Associated |
|---|---|
| The Rajgang | Ib Basinpur – Panposh Uplands |
| The Jharsuguda Uplands | Northern Tel Basin |
| The Balangir Titlagarh- Patnagarh Uplands | The Sabari Basin |
| The Malakana giri Uplands | Koel Koel and the Sankh Rivers |
17. Ranga Mati and Rugidia soil belong to which primary soil group in Odisha?
a) Regur Soil (b) Laterite Soil
c) The Brown Forest Earth (d) Yellow Earth
18. Which of the following factors is responsible for the fluctuation in the Monsoon in India?
(a) If the 2nd equatorial trough does not merge with the ITCZ
(b) Southern Branch of South West Tropical Jet re-establish over Northern India
(c) Late disappearance of Southern Branch of Subtropical Westerly jet stream from Northern India
(d) Development of strong low-pressure cell over Tibetan Landmass
19. Among the following options, which mountain pass doesn’t belong to the correct state :
(a) Bara Lacha la Pass – Himachal Pradesh
(b) Mana Pass -Uttarakhand
(c) Jelep La – Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Nathu La – Sikkim
Geography question asked in OPSC ASO 2025
1. The hills situated closer to Kanyakumari are
(a) Cardamom hills (b) Nilgiri hills
(c) Anamalai hills (d) Shevaroy hills
2. The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) is located in which of the following cities?
(a) Cuttack (b) New Delhi (c) Pune (d) Hyderabad
3. In Odisha State, the ‘Hexadeltaic region’ is named after
(a) Six deltaic districts of the State
(b) Six coastal districts of the State
(c) Six rivers of the State
(d) Hexagonal shape of the region in the State
4. What is “operation zero lines”?
(a) Border between Bhutan and India
(b) Border between Bangladesh and India
(c) Border between Nepal and India
(d) Border between Myanmar and India
5. The famous Hirakud Project and Mahanadi Canal are supplying ample irrigation water to
1. Puri District
2. Cuttack District
3. Sambalpur District
4. Keonjhar District
Select the correct combination :
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) Only 1, 2 and 3
(C) Only 1, 2
(D) Only 3
6. Match the following: Biogeographical Regions of India.
a. Trans-Himalayan Region
1. This region has one of the highest mountain ranges in the world and is rich in species biodiversity.
b. Himalayan Region
2. With a sparse vegetation region has the richest world sheep and goat communities found anywhere in the world.
c. Semi-Arid Region
3.The dense forests of the region harbour a number of species diverse in nature.
d. The Western Ghats
4. Located adjoining the desert,the region has rich species diversity.
a b с d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 1 4 3 2
7. Which river crosses the equator twice?
(A) Amazon
(B) Nile
(C) Congo
(D) Niger
8. Find out the correct match.
Mineral — Place
i. Monazite — a. Baula-Nuasahi(Keonjhar)
ii. Chromite — b. Kesarpur (Mayurbhanj)
iii. Limestone — c. Chhatrapur (Ganjam)
iv. Copper — d. Sunki (Koraput)
(A) i-b, ii- c, iii – a, iv – d
(B) i-c, ii – a, iii – d, iv -b
(C) i-a, ii- d, iii – b, iv-c
(D) i-c, ii- a, iii – b, iv-d