GEOGRAPHY- PAGE 11
1. Lateral Planation Theory of pediment formation was proposed by
(A) Lawson (B) Davis (C) Gilbert (D) McGee
Ans: C
2. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(1) NASA is the national acquisition and distribution agency for all satellite data in India.
(2) NASA sends the de-coded data to the NNRMS whose activities are guided by various Standing Committees.
Codes :
(A) Only (1) is correct.
(B) Only (2) is correct.
(C) Both (1) and (2) are correct.
(D) Neither (1) nor (2) is correct.
Ans: D
3. Which of the following is strongly presumptive faultline scarps?
(A) Superimposed drainage across a fault
(B) Poor correlation between rock resistence and topographic forms
(C) Frequent severe earthquakes (D) Actual Fault Plane identified along a scarp
Ans: A
4. Paternoster lakes are features typical of:
(A) Lava Plains (B) Piedmonts (C) Deserts (D) Glacial Troughs
Ans: D
5. If a map is drawn on RF 1/5500, which one of the following representative fractions will be correct if the map is reduced to half ?
(A) 1/2750 (B) 1/11,000
(C) 1/5,000 (D) 1/33,000
Ans: B
6. Which one of the following processes is typical to glacial erosion?
(A) Plucking (B) Hydrolic action (C) Deflation (D) Corrosion
Ans: A
7. Given below are two statements, one labelled as assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below :
Assertion(A) : Deep chemical decay of rocks is one of the outstanding features of humid tropical regions.
Reason (R) : Intensity of chemical weathering depends to a large degree upon an abundance of water and high air temperatures.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and(R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and(R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but(R) is false.
(D) (R) is true but(A) is false.
Ans: A
8. Crickmay, while disagreeing with Davis, supplanted peneplain with the term :
(A) Pediplain (B) Panplane (C) Etch plain (D) Structural plain
Ans: B
9. What is the correct Sequence of the cloud types in a warm front away from its trailing edge ?
(A) Altostratus – Nimbostratus – Cirrus - Cirrostratus
(B) Cirrostratus – Nimbostratus – Altostratus – Cirrus
(C) Cirrus – Nimbostratus – Altostratus - Cirrostratus
(D) Nimbostratus – Alto Stratus – Cirrostratus – cirrus.
Ans: D
10. Westerlies are examples of
(A) Macro atmospheric motions (B) Tornados (C) Microscale atmospheric motions (D) Gusts
Ans: A
11. Which one of the following is a relative measure of dispersion ?
(A) Standard deviation (B) Quartile deviation (C) Coefficient of variation (D) Range
Ans: C
12. If the elevation of the sun declines, the albedo will–
(A) Decline (B) Increase (C) Remain the same (D) No change
Ans: B
13. Seasonal contrast in pressure between land and sea gives rise to:
(A) Monsoons (B) Westerly winds (C) Land and Sea breezes (D) Trade winds
Ans: A
14. V. Bjerknes Model is related with :
(A) Origin of anticyclones (B) Origin of Mid Latitude Cyclones (C) Origin of Tropical Cyclones (D) Origin of monsoon
Ans: B
15. Which one of the following is not correct ?
(A) Cold front is marked with triangular spikes.
(B) Warm front is marked with Semicircles.
(C) A fast advancing warm front can cause violent lifting.
(D) The tornados develop along squall line.
Ans: C
16. Some heat is received by the atmosphere even after Sunset from :
(A) Invisible Solar radiation (B) Latent heat (C) Radioactive processes (D) Terrestrial radiation
Ans: D
17. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below :
Assertion(A) : The growth of grass and other vegetative cover is limited to selvas.
Reason (R) : The separate crowns of trees coalesce and form a thick canopy above the forest floor. Codes :
(A) Both (A) and(R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and(R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is truebut(R) is false.
(D) (R) is ture but, (A) is false.
Ans: A
18. ‘Montreal Protocol’ is related to
(A) Global Warming (B) Ozone Depletion (C) Air Pollution (D) Water Pollution
Ans: B
19. The objective of Kyoto Protocol was to reduce green house gas emission by :
(A) An average of 10 percent below 1995 level by the year 2010
(B) An average of 8 percent below 1998 level by the year 2012
(C) An average of 20 percent below 1997 level by the year 2009
(D) An average of 5 percent below 1990 level by the year 2012
Ans: D
20. Xerophytes can tolerate and stand against :
(A) High temperature (B) Severe Cold (C) Humidity (D) The drought Conditions
Ans: D
21. Consider the following statements :
(1) Ozone is found mostly in the stratosphere.
(2) Ozone layer lies 55–75 kms. above the surface of the earth.
(3) Ozone absorbs ultraviolet rays from the Sun.
(4) Ozone layer has no significance for life on the earth.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
(A) 1 and 3 (B) 2 and 4
(C) 2 and 3 (D) 1 and 4
Ans: A
22. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below :
Assertion(A) : Oceanic salinity is low in the equatorial region.
Reason (R) : Equatorial region is characterized by heavy rainfall, cloudiness and humidity.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and(R) are true and(R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and(R) are true and(R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but(R) is ture.
Ans: A
23. The statement – “Systematic geography must move into theoretical spheres and Regional Geography into a search for generic and not unique studies” was made by
(A) Richard Hartshorne (B) Issiah Bowman (C) William Bunge (D) Peter Haggett
Ans: C
24. In the development of Quantitative Revolution, a new field of study called ‘Social Physics’ stating that “dimensions of society are analogous to the physical dimensions and include numbers of people, distance and time” was introduced by
(A) J. Q. Stewart (B) Edward Ullman (C) W.L. Garrison (D) William Warntz
Ans: A
25. Given below are two statements, one laballed as Assertion (A), and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion(A) : The major Thrust of Quantitative Revolution is to bring law making, model building and Theorization in Geography.
Reason (R) : After the second world war, young geographers discarded the empirical, descriptive and gazetteer type of Geography by using the mathematical language rather than the language of literature. Select your answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
26. The dot method of distribution refers to
(A) Iconic Model (B) Analogue Model (C) Symbolic Model (D) Graphical Model
Ans: B
27. Which one of the following methods is suitable to represent the proportions of different land uses in a region ?
(A) Line graph (B) Pie diagram (C) Hythergraph (D) Triangular diagram
Ans: B
28. Which one of the following statements is not true about Humanism in Geography.
(A) Humanism does not treat humans as machines.
(B) Humanistic geography gives importance to human awareness, human consciousness and human creativity.
(C) Humanists accept the reduction of space and place to geometrical concepts of surface.
(D) Humanism developed as criticism against positivism and quantitative revolution.
Ans: C
29. Which of the following ranges separates the Kashmir Valley from the Indus River Valley ?
(A) Pir Panjal Range
(B) Dhauladhar Range
(C) Great Himalayan Range
(D) Siwalik Range
Ans: C
30. Who among the following was a strong supporter of Ritter’s teleological ideas ?
(A) Guyot (B) Peschel (C) Gerland (D) Ratzel
Ans: A
31. A process of population deconcentration away from large urban settlements to non-metropolitan areas is termed as :
(A) Urban dispersal (B) Urban sprawl (C) Counter-urbanization (D) Sub-urbanization
Ans: C
32. In the acceleration stage of urbanisation the urban population constitutes :
(A) More than 70% of the total population of the state
(B) 25%to70%
(C) 10% to25%
(D) Less than 10%
Ans: B
33. The concept of primate city was advanced by
(A) Jefferson (B) Zift (C) Mumford (D) Sjoberg
Ans: A
34. Given below are two statements, one laballed as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below :
Assertion(A) : Losch’s model is less restrictive than Christoller’s.
Reason (R) : Losch treated each function as having a separate range, threshold and hexagonal hinterland.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and(R)are true and(R) is the correct explanations of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R)are true but(R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but(R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but(R) is true.
Ans: A
35. Which of the following conditions is characterised by the second stage of Demographic Transition ? (A) Low birth rate, High death rate
(B) High birth rate, High death rate
(C) High birth rate, declining death rate
(D) Low birth rate, Low death rate
Ans: C
36. Which of the following States has the highest percentage of its agricultural area under canal irrigation ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: B
37. ‘Chain migration’is based on :
(A) Job opportunities
(B) Kinship
(C) Proximity to place of earlier Residence
(D) Combination of (A)and(C)
Ans: B
38. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Scholar Concept
(A) E.W. Burgess – Concept of megalopolis
(B) W. J. Reily – Law of retail gravitation
(C) G. K. Ziff – Rank-size rule
(D) Patrick Geddes4 – Concept of conurbation
Ans: A
39. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the given codes :
(1) Most of the fishing grounds occur in areas where the continental shelf is wide.
(2) Fishing activity is well developed in warm tropical waters.
(3) Mixing of warm and cold currents brings plant nutrients for fish.
(4) Inland fisheries are more significant than other types in India.
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 are correct.
(B) 1 and 3 are correct.
(C) 2, 3 and 4 are correct.
(D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct.
Ans: C
40. Given below are two statements, one laballed as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : There are regional disparities in the spatial organisation of economy.
Reason (R) : Interactions among inherent factors in economic activities affect the texture of spatial organisations.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and(R)are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and(R)are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation fo (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but(R) is true.
Ans: A
41. Which one of the following crop practices refers to crop rotation ?
(A) Cultivating more than one crop in the same field in different seasons.
(B) Cultivating the same crop in the same field in different seasons.
(C) Cultivating many crops in the same field in one season.
(D) Cultivating one crop in one season followed by a different crop in the next season in the same field.
Ans: D
42. When the raw material used in an industry is gross and ubiquitous, the location of the firm will be :
(A) Near the source of raw material
(B) Anywhere between the source of raw material market
(C) Near the market
(D) Near the capital city
Ans: C
43. In Great Britain a little pulp is produced, but paper making is important, while in Sweden pulp manufacture is far more important than paper making because
(A) Great Britain is technologically advanced as compared to Sweden.
(B) Pulp making is raw material oriented, paper making is more market oriented.
(C) Sweden is a poor country.
(D) Great Britain has plenty of forest resources for paper making.
Ans: B
44. Which of the following places in India ranks second among the coldest inhabited places in the world ?
(A) Dras
(B) Itanagar
(C) Manali
(D) Mana
Ans: A
45. Break-of-bulk point is a place :
(A) Where large sized and bulky goods are crushed into.
(B) Where goods are transferred from one mode of transport to another.
(C) Where packaging of the bulky goods is carried out at large scale.
(D) The place meant for the transport of bulky products.
Ans: B
46. The Bundelkhand plateau covers parts of which two of the following States ?
(A) Chhattisgarh & Jharkhand
(B) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
(C) Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
Ans: B
47. Which one of the following theories emphasizes the policy oriented concepts such as propulsive firms, leading industries and agglomeration ?
(A) Central Place Theory
(B) Theory of Industrial location
(C) Growth pole theory
(D) Theory of spatial organization
Ans: C
48. The techniques usually employed for actual delineation of functional regions are :
(A) Flow and gravitational analysis
(B) Simple correlation analysis
(C) Composite index method analysis
(D) Ranking coefficient method analysis
Ans: A
49. The gravity principle in identification of nodal regions states that the interaction between two geographic points is directly related to :
(A) Their masses
(B) Their distance
(C) Their mode of transport
(D) Their size of settlements
Ans: A
50. Which of the following States has the highest percentage of its agricultural area under canal irrigation ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: B
(A) Lawson (B) Davis (C) Gilbert (D) McGee
Ans: C
2. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(1) NASA is the national acquisition and distribution agency for all satellite data in India.
(2) NASA sends the de-coded data to the NNRMS whose activities are guided by various Standing Committees.
Codes :
(A) Only (1) is correct.
(B) Only (2) is correct.
(C) Both (1) and (2) are correct.
(D) Neither (1) nor (2) is correct.
Ans: D
3. Which of the following is strongly presumptive faultline scarps?
(A) Superimposed drainage across a fault
(B) Poor correlation between rock resistence and topographic forms
(C) Frequent severe earthquakes (D) Actual Fault Plane identified along a scarp
Ans: A
4. Paternoster lakes are features typical of:
(A) Lava Plains (B) Piedmonts (C) Deserts (D) Glacial Troughs
Ans: D
5. If a map is drawn on RF 1/5500, which one of the following representative fractions will be correct if the map is reduced to half ?
(A) 1/2750 (B) 1/11,000
(C) 1/5,000 (D) 1/33,000
Ans: B
6. Which one of the following processes is typical to glacial erosion?
(A) Plucking (B) Hydrolic action (C) Deflation (D) Corrosion
Ans: A
7. Given below are two statements, one labelled as assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below :
Assertion(A) : Deep chemical decay of rocks is one of the outstanding features of humid tropical regions.
Reason (R) : Intensity of chemical weathering depends to a large degree upon an abundance of water and high air temperatures.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and(R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and(R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but(R) is false.
(D) (R) is true but(A) is false.
Ans: A
8. Crickmay, while disagreeing with Davis, supplanted peneplain with the term :
(A) Pediplain (B) Panplane (C) Etch plain (D) Structural plain
Ans: B
9. What is the correct Sequence of the cloud types in a warm front away from its trailing edge ?
(A) Altostratus – Nimbostratus – Cirrus - Cirrostratus
(B) Cirrostratus – Nimbostratus – Altostratus – Cirrus
(C) Cirrus – Nimbostratus – Altostratus - Cirrostratus
(D) Nimbostratus – Alto Stratus – Cirrostratus – cirrus.
Ans: D
10. Westerlies are examples of
(A) Macro atmospheric motions (B) Tornados (C) Microscale atmospheric motions (D) Gusts
Ans: A
11. Which one of the following is a relative measure of dispersion ?
(A) Standard deviation (B) Quartile deviation (C) Coefficient of variation (D) Range
Ans: C
12. If the elevation of the sun declines, the albedo will–
(A) Decline (B) Increase (C) Remain the same (D) No change
Ans: B
13. Seasonal contrast in pressure between land and sea gives rise to:
(A) Monsoons (B) Westerly winds (C) Land and Sea breezes (D) Trade winds
Ans: A
14. V. Bjerknes Model is related with :
(A) Origin of anticyclones (B) Origin of Mid Latitude Cyclones (C) Origin of Tropical Cyclones (D) Origin of monsoon
Ans: B
15. Which one of the following is not correct ?
(A) Cold front is marked with triangular spikes.
(B) Warm front is marked with Semicircles.
(C) A fast advancing warm front can cause violent lifting.
(D) The tornados develop along squall line.
Ans: C
16. Some heat is received by the atmosphere even after Sunset from :
(A) Invisible Solar radiation (B) Latent heat (C) Radioactive processes (D) Terrestrial radiation
Ans: D
17. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below :
Assertion(A) : The growth of grass and other vegetative cover is limited to selvas.
Reason (R) : The separate crowns of trees coalesce and form a thick canopy above the forest floor. Codes :
(A) Both (A) and(R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and(R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is truebut(R) is false.
(D) (R) is ture but, (A) is false.
Ans: A
18. ‘Montreal Protocol’ is related to
(A) Global Warming (B) Ozone Depletion (C) Air Pollution (D) Water Pollution
Ans: B
19. The objective of Kyoto Protocol was to reduce green house gas emission by :
(A) An average of 10 percent below 1995 level by the year 2010
(B) An average of 8 percent below 1998 level by the year 2012
(C) An average of 20 percent below 1997 level by the year 2009
(D) An average of 5 percent below 1990 level by the year 2012
Ans: D
20. Xerophytes can tolerate and stand against :
(A) High temperature (B) Severe Cold (C) Humidity (D) The drought Conditions
Ans: D
21. Consider the following statements :
(1) Ozone is found mostly in the stratosphere.
(2) Ozone layer lies 55–75 kms. above the surface of the earth.
(3) Ozone absorbs ultraviolet rays from the Sun.
(4) Ozone layer has no significance for life on the earth.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
(A) 1 and 3 (B) 2 and 4
(C) 2 and 3 (D) 1 and 4
Ans: A
22. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below :
Assertion(A) : Oceanic salinity is low in the equatorial region.
Reason (R) : Equatorial region is characterized by heavy rainfall, cloudiness and humidity.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and(R) are true and(R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and(R) are true and(R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but(R) is ture.
Ans: A
23. The statement – “Systematic geography must move into theoretical spheres and Regional Geography into a search for generic and not unique studies” was made by
(A) Richard Hartshorne (B) Issiah Bowman (C) William Bunge (D) Peter Haggett
Ans: C
24. In the development of Quantitative Revolution, a new field of study called ‘Social Physics’ stating that “dimensions of society are analogous to the physical dimensions and include numbers of people, distance and time” was introduced by
(A) J. Q. Stewart (B) Edward Ullman (C) W.L. Garrison (D) William Warntz
Ans: A
25. Given below are two statements, one laballed as Assertion (A), and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion(A) : The major Thrust of Quantitative Revolution is to bring law making, model building and Theorization in Geography.
Reason (R) : After the second world war, young geographers discarded the empirical, descriptive and gazetteer type of Geography by using the mathematical language rather than the language of literature. Select your answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
26. The dot method of distribution refers to
(A) Iconic Model (B) Analogue Model (C) Symbolic Model (D) Graphical Model
Ans: B
27. Which one of the following methods is suitable to represent the proportions of different land uses in a region ?
(A) Line graph (B) Pie diagram (C) Hythergraph (D) Triangular diagram
Ans: B
28. Which one of the following statements is not true about Humanism in Geography.
(A) Humanism does not treat humans as machines.
(B) Humanistic geography gives importance to human awareness, human consciousness and human creativity.
(C) Humanists accept the reduction of space and place to geometrical concepts of surface.
(D) Humanism developed as criticism against positivism and quantitative revolution.
Ans: C
29. Which of the following ranges separates the Kashmir Valley from the Indus River Valley ?
(A) Pir Panjal Range
(B) Dhauladhar Range
(C) Great Himalayan Range
(D) Siwalik Range
Ans: C
30. Who among the following was a strong supporter of Ritter’s teleological ideas ?
(A) Guyot (B) Peschel (C) Gerland (D) Ratzel
Ans: A
31. A process of population deconcentration away from large urban settlements to non-metropolitan areas is termed as :
(A) Urban dispersal (B) Urban sprawl (C) Counter-urbanization (D) Sub-urbanization
Ans: C
32. In the acceleration stage of urbanisation the urban population constitutes :
(A) More than 70% of the total population of the state
(B) 25%to70%
(C) 10% to25%
(D) Less than 10%
Ans: B
33. The concept of primate city was advanced by
(A) Jefferson (B) Zift (C) Mumford (D) Sjoberg
Ans: A
34. Given below are two statements, one laballed as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below :
Assertion(A) : Losch’s model is less restrictive than Christoller’s.
Reason (R) : Losch treated each function as having a separate range, threshold and hexagonal hinterland.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and(R)are true and(R) is the correct explanations of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R)are true but(R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but(R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but(R) is true.
Ans: A
35. Which of the following conditions is characterised by the second stage of Demographic Transition ? (A) Low birth rate, High death rate
(B) High birth rate, High death rate
(C) High birth rate, declining death rate
(D) Low birth rate, Low death rate
Ans: C
36. Which of the following States has the highest percentage of its agricultural area under canal irrigation ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: B
37. ‘Chain migration’is based on :
(A) Job opportunities
(B) Kinship
(C) Proximity to place of earlier Residence
(D) Combination of (A)and(C)
Ans: B
38. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Scholar Concept
(A) E.W. Burgess – Concept of megalopolis
(B) W. J. Reily – Law of retail gravitation
(C) G. K. Ziff – Rank-size rule
(D) Patrick Geddes4 – Concept of conurbation
Ans: A
39. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the given codes :
(1) Most of the fishing grounds occur in areas where the continental shelf is wide.
(2) Fishing activity is well developed in warm tropical waters.
(3) Mixing of warm and cold currents brings plant nutrients for fish.
(4) Inland fisheries are more significant than other types in India.
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 are correct.
(B) 1 and 3 are correct.
(C) 2, 3 and 4 are correct.
(D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct.
Ans: C
40. Given below are two statements, one laballed as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : There are regional disparities in the spatial organisation of economy.
Reason (R) : Interactions among inherent factors in economic activities affect the texture of spatial organisations.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and(R)are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and(R)are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation fo (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but(R) is true.
Ans: A
41. Which one of the following crop practices refers to crop rotation ?
(A) Cultivating more than one crop in the same field in different seasons.
(B) Cultivating the same crop in the same field in different seasons.
(C) Cultivating many crops in the same field in one season.
(D) Cultivating one crop in one season followed by a different crop in the next season in the same field.
Ans: D
42. When the raw material used in an industry is gross and ubiquitous, the location of the firm will be :
(A) Near the source of raw material
(B) Anywhere between the source of raw material market
(C) Near the market
(D) Near the capital city
Ans: C
43. In Great Britain a little pulp is produced, but paper making is important, while in Sweden pulp manufacture is far more important than paper making because
(A) Great Britain is technologically advanced as compared to Sweden.
(B) Pulp making is raw material oriented, paper making is more market oriented.
(C) Sweden is a poor country.
(D) Great Britain has plenty of forest resources for paper making.
Ans: B
44. Which of the following places in India ranks second among the coldest inhabited places in the world ?
(A) Dras
(B) Itanagar
(C) Manali
(D) Mana
Ans: A
45. Break-of-bulk point is a place :
(A) Where large sized and bulky goods are crushed into.
(B) Where goods are transferred from one mode of transport to another.
(C) Where packaging of the bulky goods is carried out at large scale.
(D) The place meant for the transport of bulky products.
Ans: B
46. The Bundelkhand plateau covers parts of which two of the following States ?
(A) Chhattisgarh & Jharkhand
(B) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
(C) Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
Ans: B
47. Which one of the following theories emphasizes the policy oriented concepts such as propulsive firms, leading industries and agglomeration ?
(A) Central Place Theory
(B) Theory of Industrial location
(C) Growth pole theory
(D) Theory of spatial organization
Ans: C
48. The techniques usually employed for actual delineation of functional regions are :
(A) Flow and gravitational analysis
(B) Simple correlation analysis
(C) Composite index method analysis
(D) Ranking coefficient method analysis
Ans: A
49. The gravity principle in identification of nodal regions states that the interaction between two geographic points is directly related to :
(A) Their masses
(B) Their distance
(C) Their mode of transport
(D) Their size of settlements
Ans: A
50. Which of the following States has the highest percentage of its agricultural area under canal irrigation ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: B
51. Given below are two statements; one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason(R) :
Assertion (A) : A planning region should be large enough to contain a range of resources, conditions and attributes so as to serve a desired degree of economic viability.
Reason (R) : Its resource position should be such that a satisfactory level of product combination for consumption and for exchange would be feasible.
Select your answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and(R)are true and (R) is the correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R)are true but (R) is not the correct explanation.
(C) (A) is true but(R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but(R) is true.
Ans: A
52. Preparation of Sub-plans on regional basis was taken up in :
(A) Fourth plan (B) Fifth plan (C) Sixth plan (D) Seventh plan
Ans: B
53. Who among the following presented a framework of economic regions of different orders following the soviet concept of economic regions and production specialisation :
(A) P. Sen Gupta (B) V. Nath
(C) S.P. Chatterjee (D) Bhat and Prakasa Rao
Ans: A
54. Which one of the following states experienced the lowest growth rate of literates during 2001-2011?
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Nagaland (C) Kerala (D) Goa
Ans: C
55. Which one of the following places in India does not get the vertical rays of the Sun ?
(A) Srinagar (J & K) (B) Mumbai (C) Chennai (D) Thiruvananthapuram
Ans: A
56. Which one of the following atomic power stations is located in Tamil Nadu ?
(A) Tarapur (B) Kota (C) Kalpakkam (D) Narora
Ans: C
57. Which one of the following matches is not-correct ?
(A) Himadri –Greater Himalya
(B) Shiwalik –Outer Himalaya
(C) Western Ghat –Peninsular India
(D) Gondwanaland–Lesser Himalaya
Ans: D
58. Which one of the following major seaports of India does not have natural harbour ?
(A) Mumbai (B) Cochin (C) Marmagao (D) Paradeep
Ans: C
59. The member of agro-climatic regions in India as per Planning Commission is
(A) Twelve (B) Thirteen (C) Fourteen (D) Fifteen
Ans: D
60. About three-fourth of manganese ore reserves of India are found in :
(A) Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Goa
(B) Karnataka, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra
(C) Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Andhra Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand
Ans: B
61. Which of the following is a GIS operation ?
(A) Image displaying
(B) Contrast stretching
(C) Map over laying
(D) Map designing
Ans: C
62. Which of the following diagrams is used to show proportion of different land uses in an area ?
(A) Pie (B) Wind rose (C) Line (D) Flow-Chart
Ans: A
63. Mean, median and mode coincide if the distribution of values is
(A) Negativety skewed (B) Normal (C) Positivety skewed (D) Poisson
Ans: B
64. The contour interval followed in SOI Toposheet with 1/50,000 scale is :
(A) 20Metres (B) 50Metres (C) 100Metres (D) 150Metres
Ans: A
65. The most appropriate sampling Technique to represent the heterogenous population of a region is :
(A) Cluster (B) Random stratified (C) Systematic (D) Purposive
Ans: B
66. Which one of the following characteristic features of Indian federalism does not have a geographical base ?
(A) Vast area size
(B) Physical and cultural diversities
(C) Regional inequalities in socioeconomic development
(D) Division of powers and functions between Union and states
Ans: D
67. Which of the following countries is known as a Unique assemblage of human races in the world ?
(A) Union of South Africa (B) U.S.A. (C) Indonesia (D) India
Ans: D
68. ‘Geostrategic model’, dividing the world into ten regions, was propounded by:
(A) P. J. Taylor (B) John Short (C) John Agnew (D) Saul Cohen
Ans: D
69. For measuring the success of changes in electroral boundaries, we use the concept of :
(A) Representation (B) Malapportionment (C) Legitimate participation (D) Non-legitimate participation
Ans: B
70. Welfare approach in geographic studies emphasises spatial variation in–
(A) Socio-Economic development (B) Public-private partnership in development
(C) Infrastructural development (D) Quality of life
Ans: D
71. The ‘Cultural Turn’ in geography has been responsible for :
(A) Bringing social and cultural geography closer to each other
(B) Social geography taking over cultural geography.
(C) Creating void between social and cultural geography.
(D) Reducing the significance of Social geography.
Ans: A
72. Which one of the following is not the ingredient of sustainable development ?
(A) Intergeneration transferability (B) Social Justice
(C) Inter-regional Transferability (D) Non-optimal resource utilization
Ans: D
73. The main species of the coniferous forests of the Himalayas between the altitudes 1600 metres and 3300 metres are
(A) Cedar, Pine, Sine, Silverfir, Spruce
(B) Sagon and Sakhu
(C) Sandalwood, Rosewood
(D) Oak, Chestnut, Chir, Chil
Ans: A
Assertion (A) : A planning region should be large enough to contain a range of resources, conditions and attributes so as to serve a desired degree of economic viability.
Reason (R) : Its resource position should be such that a satisfactory level of product combination for consumption and for exchange would be feasible.
Select your answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and(R)are true and (R) is the correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R)are true but (R) is not the correct explanation.
(C) (A) is true but(R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but(R) is true.
Ans: A
52. Preparation of Sub-plans on regional basis was taken up in :
(A) Fourth plan (B) Fifth plan (C) Sixth plan (D) Seventh plan
Ans: B
53. Who among the following presented a framework of economic regions of different orders following the soviet concept of economic regions and production specialisation :
(A) P. Sen Gupta (B) V. Nath
(C) S.P. Chatterjee (D) Bhat and Prakasa Rao
Ans: A
54. Which one of the following states experienced the lowest growth rate of literates during 2001-2011?
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Nagaland (C) Kerala (D) Goa
Ans: C
55. Which one of the following places in India does not get the vertical rays of the Sun ?
(A) Srinagar (J & K) (B) Mumbai (C) Chennai (D) Thiruvananthapuram
Ans: A
56. Which one of the following atomic power stations is located in Tamil Nadu ?
(A) Tarapur (B) Kota (C) Kalpakkam (D) Narora
Ans: C
57. Which one of the following matches is not-correct ?
(A) Himadri –Greater Himalya
(B) Shiwalik –Outer Himalaya
(C) Western Ghat –Peninsular India
(D) Gondwanaland–Lesser Himalaya
Ans: D
58. Which one of the following major seaports of India does not have natural harbour ?
(A) Mumbai (B) Cochin (C) Marmagao (D) Paradeep
Ans: C
59. The member of agro-climatic regions in India as per Planning Commission is
(A) Twelve (B) Thirteen (C) Fourteen (D) Fifteen
Ans: D
60. About three-fourth of manganese ore reserves of India are found in :
(A) Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Goa
(B) Karnataka, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra
(C) Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Andhra Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand
Ans: B
61. Which of the following is a GIS operation ?
(A) Image displaying
(B) Contrast stretching
(C) Map over laying
(D) Map designing
Ans: C
62. Which of the following diagrams is used to show proportion of different land uses in an area ?
(A) Pie (B) Wind rose (C) Line (D) Flow-Chart
Ans: A
63. Mean, median and mode coincide if the distribution of values is
(A) Negativety skewed (B) Normal (C) Positivety skewed (D) Poisson
Ans: B
64. The contour interval followed in SOI Toposheet with 1/50,000 scale is :
(A) 20Metres (B) 50Metres (C) 100Metres (D) 150Metres
Ans: A
65. The most appropriate sampling Technique to represent the heterogenous population of a region is :
(A) Cluster (B) Random stratified (C) Systematic (D) Purposive
Ans: B
66. Which one of the following characteristic features of Indian federalism does not have a geographical base ?
(A) Vast area size
(B) Physical and cultural diversities
(C) Regional inequalities in socioeconomic development
(D) Division of powers and functions between Union and states
Ans: D
67. Which of the following countries is known as a Unique assemblage of human races in the world ?
(A) Union of South Africa (B) U.S.A. (C) Indonesia (D) India
Ans: D
68. ‘Geostrategic model’, dividing the world into ten regions, was propounded by:
(A) P. J. Taylor (B) John Short (C) John Agnew (D) Saul Cohen
Ans: D
69. For measuring the success of changes in electroral boundaries, we use the concept of :
(A) Representation (B) Malapportionment (C) Legitimate participation (D) Non-legitimate participation
Ans: B
70. Welfare approach in geographic studies emphasises spatial variation in–
(A) Socio-Economic development (B) Public-private partnership in development
(C) Infrastructural development (D) Quality of life
Ans: D
71. The ‘Cultural Turn’ in geography has been responsible for :
(A) Bringing social and cultural geography closer to each other
(B) Social geography taking over cultural geography.
(C) Creating void between social and cultural geography.
(D) Reducing the significance of Social geography.
Ans: A
72. Which one of the following is not the ingredient of sustainable development ?
(A) Intergeneration transferability (B) Social Justice
(C) Inter-regional Transferability (D) Non-optimal resource utilization
Ans: D
73. The main species of the coniferous forests of the Himalayas between the altitudes 1600 metres and 3300 metres are
(A) Cedar, Pine, Sine, Silverfir, Spruce
(B) Sagon and Sakhu
(C) Sandalwood, Rosewood
(D) Oak, Chestnut, Chir, Chil
Ans: A
74. ‘Pipavav’ in Gujarat is best known for which among the following ?
(A) India’s first ship breaking yard (B) India’s first private port (C) India’s first oil refinery (D) None of the above
Ans: B
75. At which place Alakananda and Bhagirathi meets and take name Ganga ?
(A) Haridwar (B) Kashi (C) Varanasi (D) Devaprayag
Ans: D
76. In which river India’s largest riverine Island Majuli is situated ?
(A) Brahmaputra (B) Yamuna (C) Kaveri (D) Mahanadi
Ans: A
77. Which of the following dam is not on the river Krishna ?
(A) Nagarjuna Sagar (B) Almatti (C) Krishnaraja Sagar (D) Srisailam
Ans: C
78:-Which of the following states of India has the longest coast line?
A:-Andra Pradesh
B:-Maharastra
C:-Odisha
D:-West Bengal
Ans: A
79:-The largest river in India
A:-Yamuna
B:-Brahmaputra
C:-Ganga
D:-Sindhu
Ans: C
80:-Dr. Abdul Kalam island is situates in the coast of
A:-West Bengal
B:-Odisha
C:-Gujarat
D:-Tamilnadu
Ans: B
81:-Which river is known as the lifetime of Maharashtra?
A:-Narmada B:-Koyna
C:-Kukadi D:-Tapti
Ans: B
82:-Which ocean has the longest coastline?
A:-Atlantic
B:-Indian Ocean
C:-Pacific
D:-Arctic
Ans: A
(A) India’s first ship breaking yard (B) India’s first private port (C) India’s first oil refinery (D) None of the above
Ans: B
75. At which place Alakananda and Bhagirathi meets and take name Ganga ?
(A) Haridwar (B) Kashi (C) Varanasi (D) Devaprayag
Ans: D
76. In which river India’s largest riverine Island Majuli is situated ?
(A) Brahmaputra (B) Yamuna (C) Kaveri (D) Mahanadi
Ans: A
77. Which of the following dam is not on the river Krishna ?
(A) Nagarjuna Sagar (B) Almatti (C) Krishnaraja Sagar (D) Srisailam
Ans: C
78:-Which of the following states of India has the longest coast line?
A:-Andra Pradesh
B:-Maharastra
C:-Odisha
D:-West Bengal
Ans: A
79:-The largest river in India
A:-Yamuna
B:-Brahmaputra
C:-Ganga
D:-Sindhu
Ans: C
80:-Dr. Abdul Kalam island is situates in the coast of
A:-West Bengal
B:-Odisha
C:-Gujarat
D:-Tamilnadu
Ans: B
81:-Which river is known as the lifetime of Maharashtra?
A:-Narmada B:-Koyna
C:-Kukadi D:-Tapti
Ans: B
82:-Which ocean has the longest coastline?
A:-Atlantic
B:-Indian Ocean
C:-Pacific
D:-Arctic
Ans: A
83:-The Island is situated in the South of Lakshadweep
A:-Kavarathi
B:-Amini
C:-Minikoy
D:-Anthroth
Ans: C
84:-The name of the cyclone 'Ochi' is given by
A:-Oman
B:-Pakistan
C:-Sri Lanka
D:-Bangladesh
Ans: D
85:-The Back Bone of Himalaya is
A:-Himachal B:-Sivalic
C:-Himadri D:-Everest
Ans: C
86:-A land mass bounded by sea on three sided refrred as
A:-Peninsula
B:-Island
C:-Coast
D:-None of these
Ans: A
87:-'Kunthipuzha' is the tributary of
A:-Bharathapuzha
B:-Kabani
C:-Pampar
D:-Bhavani
Ans: A
A:-Kavarathi
B:-Amini
C:-Minikoy
D:-Anthroth
Ans: C
84:-The name of the cyclone 'Ochi' is given by
A:-Oman
B:-Pakistan
C:-Sri Lanka
D:-Bangladesh
Ans: D
85:-The Back Bone of Himalaya is
A:-Himachal B:-Sivalic
C:-Himadri D:-Everest
Ans: C
86:-A land mass bounded by sea on three sided refrred as
A:-Peninsula
B:-Island
C:-Coast
D:-None of these
Ans: A
87:-'Kunthipuzha' is the tributary of
A:-Bharathapuzha
B:-Kabani
C:-Pampar
D:-Bhavani
Ans: A
88. Haldighati Pass is situated in which of the Mountain Ranges ?
(A) Himalayas (B) Aravally Ranges (C) Eastern Ghats (D) Western Ghats
Ans: B
89. The Indian State which shares borders with largest number of countries :
(A) Assam (B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Jammu and Kashmir (D) Punjab
Ans: C
90. Lucknow is situated on the bank of which of the following rivers ?
(A) Gomti (B) Ganga (C) Sarayu (D) Yamuna
Ans: A
(A) Himalayas (B) Aravally Ranges (C) Eastern Ghats (D) Western Ghats
Ans: B
89. The Indian State which shares borders with largest number of countries :
(A) Assam (B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Jammu and Kashmir (D) Punjab
Ans: C
90. Lucknow is situated on the bank of which of the following rivers ?
(A) Gomti (B) Ganga (C) Sarayu (D) Yamuna
Ans: A
91. Which of the following is not a Quantitative Distribution Map?
(A) Choroschematic Map (B) Isopleth Map (C) Dot Map (D) Choropleth Map
Ans: A
92. Occupational structure of population in India at State level is best represented by
(A) Dot Method (B) Isopleth (C) Choropleth (D) Pie diagram
Ans: D
93. Garo Hills is located in :
(A) Orissa (B) Assam (C) Meghalaya (D) Tamil Nadu
Ans: C
94. Asia’s first Butterfly Safari Park is at :
(A) Thenmala (B) Bennarghatta
(C) Thumboormuzhy (D) Gurugram
Ans: A
95. Christmas Island in Indian ocean belongs to which country ?
(A) New Zealand (B) China (C) Australia (D) North Korea
Ans: C
(A) Choroschematic Map (B) Isopleth Map (C) Dot Map (D) Choropleth Map
Ans: A
92. Occupational structure of population in India at State level is best represented by
(A) Dot Method (B) Isopleth (C) Choropleth (D) Pie diagram
Ans: D
93. Garo Hills is located in :
(A) Orissa (B) Assam (C) Meghalaya (D) Tamil Nadu
Ans: C
94. Asia’s first Butterfly Safari Park is at :
(A) Thenmala (B) Bennarghatta
(C) Thumboormuzhy (D) Gurugram
Ans: A
95. Christmas Island in Indian ocean belongs to which country ?
(A) New Zealand (B) China (C) Australia (D) North Korea
Ans: C
96. The country sharing longest frontier with India
(A) Pakistan (B) China
(C) Nepal (D) Bangladesh
Ans: D
97. The fastest river in India
(A) Brahmaputra (B) Kosi
(C) Tista (D) Mandovi
Ans: C
98. Dal Lake situated in
(A) Jammu (B) Srinagar
(C) Shimla (D) Hyderabad
Ans: B
99. Most important soil type in India
(A) Alluvial Soil (B) Black Soil
(C) Red Soil (D) Laterite Soil
Ans: A
100. Ken river is a tributary of :
(A) Godhavari (B) Kaveri (C) Yamuna (D) Brahmaputra
Ans: C
(A) Pakistan (B) China
(C) Nepal (D) Bangladesh
Ans: D
97. The fastest river in India
(A) Brahmaputra (B) Kosi
(C) Tista (D) Mandovi
Ans: C
98. Dal Lake situated in
(A) Jammu (B) Srinagar
(C) Shimla (D) Hyderabad
Ans: B
99. Most important soil type in India
(A) Alluvial Soil (B) Black Soil
(C) Red Soil (D) Laterite Soil
Ans: A
100. Ken river is a tributary of :
(A) Godhavari (B) Kaveri (C) Yamuna (D) Brahmaputra
Ans: C
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