GEOGRAPHY- PAGE 20
1. Who of the following geographers does not belong to 'spatial school of thought' ?
1) T. Hagerstrand 2) B.J.L. Berry 3) W. Christaller 4) L.D. Stamp
Ans: 4
2. Which one of the following is correct sequence of activities in planning process ?
1) Revelation Preparation Perception Execution
2) Revelation Perception Execution Preparation
3) Preparation Revelation Perception Execution
4) Perception Revelation Preparation Execution
Ans: 4
3. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
1) Marx Historical Materialism 2) Losch Innovation Diffusion
3) Rostow Stages of Economic Growth 4) Gould Stages of Transport Growth
Ans: 2
4. Which of the following features is not matched to core periphery model ?
1) Growth and prosperity of core regions are not at the expense of peripheries
2) Core periphery models stress on economic relationships
3) Sharp territorial contrast exists between core and periphery
4) Linkages and interactions exist between two contrasting parts of the system
Ans: 1
5. The seventh belt in agricultural land use model of Von Thunen refers to :
1) Grain Production 2) Livestock industry 3) Barren land 4) Firewood production
Ans: 3
6. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
1) Statistical technique Weaver
2) Empirical technique Jonasson
3) Quantitative cum qualitative technique Baker
4) Single element technique Cressey
Ans: 4
7. Who among the following is the author of the book entitled 'Location of Economic Activities' ?
1) R.M. Haig 2) R.M. Hurd 3) E.S. Dunn 4) E.M. Hoover
Ans: 4
8. Which one of the following industrial location option would be correct in the event of material index, according to Weber, is exactly equal to one ?
1) Market location
2) Material location
3) Junction point location
4) The Material, the market or any other point in between
Ans: 4
9. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
1) Weber least cost theory 2) Hoover transport cost theory
3) Smith behavioural theory 4) Fetter market area theory
Ans: 3
10. Which one of the following statements is correct ?
1) Market equilibrium is marked by the point of intersection of the supply and demand curves
2) There is no testimony of deindustrialization in industrial history
3) Agglomeration economies are not characterised by shared facilities and services
4) Modern industrialists do not evaluate variable costs
Ans: 1
11. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of development stages of transport mode ?
1) Symbiosis auxiliary predominant 2) Symbiosis predominant auxiliary
3) Predominant auxiliary symbiosis 4) Auxiliary symbiosis predominant
Ans: 2
12. Which of the following statements is not correct ?
1) Network pattern does not help shape spatial interactions
2) Density of network is a rough measure of accessibility
3) Connectivity is the relationship between the nodes and links in a network
4) Organization of network refers to the hierarchy of nodes and links
Ans: 1
13. Which of the following statements is correct about the defining concept of political geography ?
1) Territory and territoriality can be separated 2) Territoriality is space
3) Territory is activity 4) Territory and territoriality are inextricably interrelated
Ans: 4
14. Which of the following characteristic is not associated with ' nation state ' ?
1) It is an independent state 2) The inhabitants share a sense of national cohesion
3) It is not the ultimate geographical realization 4) It occupies a clearly defined territory
Ans: 3
15. Which one of the following statements is correct ?
1) 'Frontiers' and 'boundaries' are used as synonymous in geographical literature
2) Boundaries are not essential component of sovereignty
3) Sovereign states are divided by boundaries
4) Sovereign states are divided by frontiers
Ans: 3
16. Which one of the following statements about ethnicity is not correct ?
1) No single trait denotes ethnicity
2) Ethnicity is an evidence of areal cultural diversity
3) Territorial segregation is a strong and sustaining trait of ethnic identity
4) Koreans living in Korea are identified as ethnic group “
Ans: 4
17. Which one of the following statements about cultural ecology is not correct ?
1) It delas with relations between cultural group and its natural environment
2) It studies adaptive processes by human societies
3) All societies pass through similar stages of social evolution
4) It is subset of human ecology
Ans: 3
18. Which of the following is the correct descending hierarchy of cultural areas ?
1) Cultural world cultural region cultural realm 2) Cultural world cultural realm cultural region
3) Cultural realm cultural world cultural region 4) Cultural region cultural world cultural realm
Ans: 2
19. Non parametric tests are also known as
1) Index free 2) Distribution free 3) Formula fress 4) Calculation free
Ans: 2
20. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
1) Markovian processes are represented on a transition probability matrix
2) Markov process is the result of bothchance and systematic influences
3) A given state at time 't' is wholly dependent upon the state at some preceding time in Markov chain model
4) Chain of higher orders cannot be modelled in Markov chain model
Ans: 4
21. In that case two regression lines overlap completely each other, the value of correlation will be
1) 0.00 2) 0.75 3) 1.00 4) 0.50
Ans: 3
22. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
1) Law of comparative judgement Thurstone 2) Scalogram analysis Guttman
3) Composite standard method Guilford 4) Social distance scaling technique Likert
Ans: 4
23. The first scholar who formulated the laws of migration was
1) Kosinski, L.A. 2) Lee, E. 3) Ravenstein, E.G. 4) Zelinsky,
Ans: 3
24. In Lee's opinion, which of the following factors are responsible for migration ?
1. Factors operating in the area of origin 2. Factors operating at the destination
3. Factors that act as intervening obstacles 4. Personal factors that are specific to individual.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
1) 1, 2 and 3
2) 1, 2 and 4
3) 3 and 4
4) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: 4
25. Consider the following statements Demographic transition is a general model
1. Describing the evolution of levels of fertility and mortality
2. Which has been developed with particular reference to developed countries 3. Which has been accepted as the universal model of population growth
4. Which suggests four highly stylized phases in the process
Which of the above statements are correct ?
1) 1, 2 and 3
2) 2, 3 and 4
3) 1, 2 and 4
4) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: 4
26. Consider the following situations
1. Very low birth rate and low death rate
2. Birth rate greater than death rate
3. Very high birth and death rates
4. Low birth and death rates Demographic transition in a country follows the sequences
1) 3, 2, 4,1
2) 1, 3, 2, 4
3) 1, 4, 2, 3
4) 4, 3, 2, 1
Ans: 1
27. According to which scholar morphology of Indian villages is based on the concepts of functional and social space ?
1) A.B. Mukerjee 2) R.L. Singh 3) K.N. Singh 4) R.B. Mandal
Ans: 3
28. According to Central Place theory, which one of the following statements most aptly describes the distribution area of a commodity around a central place ?
1) The area which supplies the threshold population for the commodity
2) The area in which the central place supplies more of the commodity than does any other central place
3) The area bounded by the line joining the points of maximum distance upto which the commodity is supplied by the central place
4) The area bounded by the line joining the points of maximum distance from which people come to the central place to buy the commodity
Ans: 3
29. K 3 is one of the following principles
1) Transport principle 2) Market principle
3) Administrative principle 4) Settlement principle
Ans: 2
30. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
1) Ranksize Rule G.K. Zipf
2) Law of Retail Gravitation W.J. Reilly
3) Concept of Conurbation Patrick Geddes
4) Concept of Megalopolis E.W. Burgess
Ans: 4
31. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
1) Concentric Theory Sinclair
2) Sector Theory Homer Hoyt
3) Central Place Theory Christaller
4) Multiple Nuclei Theory Harris and Ullman
Ans: 1
32. Which one of the following is the minimum deviation method in crop combination analysis ?
1) Raffiullah's method 2) Kostrewicki's method 3) Weaver's method 4) K. Doi's method
Ans: 3
33. Three field system means
1) Vegetable, milk production, horticulture
2) Agriculture, forestry, pasture land
3) Horticulture, cultivated land, livestock rearing
4) Cultivated land, pasture land, fallow land (equal share)
Ans: 4
34. Who conducted the first landuse survey of Great Britain ?
1) Dudley Stamp 2) Hettner 3) Peter Hagget 4) Alice Colman
Ans: 1
35. Who has first divided United States of America into thirteen agricultural regions in 1925 ?
1) Baker 2) Whittlesey 3) Buchanan 4) Kostrowicki “
Ans: 1
36. Which one of the following is a declining type of agriculture and continues to become less and less important ?
1) Commercial livestock 2) Tropical plantation
3) Intensive subsistence 4) Shifting cultivation
Ans: 4
37. The concept of collective farming came into being
1) After Bolsevic Revolution 2) After First World War
3) After Cultural Revolution 4) After Second World War
Ans: 1
38. Von Thunen's Agricultural Land Use Theory came into being in
1) 1824 2) 1825 3) 1826 4) 1827
Ans: 3
39. Seven years crop rotation in Von Thunen's model beongs to
1) 3rd belt 2) 4th belt 3) 5th belt 4) 6th belt
Ans: 2
40. Who defined 'political geography is concerned with politically organised areas, their resources and their extent, and the reasons for the particular forms which they assume' ?
1) Richard Hartshorne 2) Moodie 3) Pounds 4) L. Carlson
Ans: 3
41. 'Who rules east Europe commands the heartland ; who rules the heartland commands the world island ; and who rules the world island commands the world.' Whose definitional statement is this ?
1) Mackinder 2) N.J. Spykman 3) Meining and Hooson
Ans: 1
42. Who propounded the Rimland Theory ?
1) Spykman 2) Mackinder 3) Seversky 4) Valkenburg
Ans: 1
43. Nearest Neighbour Analysis technique was initially used by
1) Botanists 2) Geographers 3) Geologists 4) Zoologists
Ans: 1
44. Gravity model in geography is applied to determine
1) Dispersion 2) Correlation 3) Regression 4) Distance decay
Ans: 4
45. Gravity concept in geography is also called as
1) Elastic theory 2) Newton's 2nd law 3) Interaction theory 4) Boyle's law
Ans: 3
46. Who of the following had conceived the term 'growth pole' ?
1) B.J.L. Berry 2) F. Parroux 3) R.J. Johnston 4) D.M. Smith
Ans: 2
47. Who of the following had developed the technique of 'social area analysis' ?
1) M. Dacey 2) R.E. Murphey 3) E. Shevky 4) G. Frank
Ans: 3
48. Which one of the following is not a method of measuring agricultural productivity ?
1) Output in terms of value 2) Output per unit area
3) Ranking coefficient method 4) Input output ratio
Ans: 1
49. Which of the following activity is influenced by all occupations ?
1) Fishery industry 2) Livestock industry 3) Transport industry 4) Manufacturing
Ans: 3
50. A model is 'either a theory, a law, a hypothesis, or a structured idea' is the definition given by
1) Ackoff 2) Skilling 3) Petch 4) Chorley
Ans: 2
1) T. Hagerstrand 2) B.J.L. Berry 3) W. Christaller 4) L.D. Stamp
Ans: 4
2. Which one of the following is correct sequence of activities in planning process ?
1) Revelation Preparation Perception Execution
2) Revelation Perception Execution Preparation
3) Preparation Revelation Perception Execution
4) Perception Revelation Preparation Execution
Ans: 4
3. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
1) Marx Historical Materialism 2) Losch Innovation Diffusion
3) Rostow Stages of Economic Growth 4) Gould Stages of Transport Growth
Ans: 2
4. Which of the following features is not matched to core periphery model ?
1) Growth and prosperity of core regions are not at the expense of peripheries
2) Core periphery models stress on economic relationships
3) Sharp territorial contrast exists between core and periphery
4) Linkages and interactions exist between two contrasting parts of the system
Ans: 1
5. The seventh belt in agricultural land use model of Von Thunen refers to :
1) Grain Production 2) Livestock industry 3) Barren land 4) Firewood production
Ans: 3
6. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
1) Statistical technique Weaver
2) Empirical technique Jonasson
3) Quantitative cum qualitative technique Baker
4) Single element technique Cressey
Ans: 4
7. Who among the following is the author of the book entitled 'Location of Economic Activities' ?
1) R.M. Haig 2) R.M. Hurd 3) E.S. Dunn 4) E.M. Hoover
Ans: 4
8. Which one of the following industrial location option would be correct in the event of material index, according to Weber, is exactly equal to one ?
1) Market location
2) Material location
3) Junction point location
4) The Material, the market or any other point in between
Ans: 4
9. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
1) Weber least cost theory 2) Hoover transport cost theory
3) Smith behavioural theory 4) Fetter market area theory
Ans: 3
10. Which one of the following statements is correct ?
1) Market equilibrium is marked by the point of intersection of the supply and demand curves
2) There is no testimony of deindustrialization in industrial history
3) Agglomeration economies are not characterised by shared facilities and services
4) Modern industrialists do not evaluate variable costs
Ans: 1
11. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of development stages of transport mode ?
1) Symbiosis auxiliary predominant 2) Symbiosis predominant auxiliary
3) Predominant auxiliary symbiosis 4) Auxiliary symbiosis predominant
Ans: 2
12. Which of the following statements is not correct ?
1) Network pattern does not help shape spatial interactions
2) Density of network is a rough measure of accessibility
3) Connectivity is the relationship between the nodes and links in a network
4) Organization of network refers to the hierarchy of nodes and links
Ans: 1
13. Which of the following statements is correct about the defining concept of political geography ?
1) Territory and territoriality can be separated 2) Territoriality is space
3) Territory is activity 4) Territory and territoriality are inextricably interrelated
Ans: 4
14. Which of the following characteristic is not associated with ' nation state ' ?
1) It is an independent state 2) The inhabitants share a sense of national cohesion
3) It is not the ultimate geographical realization 4) It occupies a clearly defined territory
Ans: 3
15. Which one of the following statements is correct ?
1) 'Frontiers' and 'boundaries' are used as synonymous in geographical literature
2) Boundaries are not essential component of sovereignty
3) Sovereign states are divided by boundaries
4) Sovereign states are divided by frontiers
Ans: 3
16. Which one of the following statements about ethnicity is not correct ?
1) No single trait denotes ethnicity
2) Ethnicity is an evidence of areal cultural diversity
3) Territorial segregation is a strong and sustaining trait of ethnic identity
4) Koreans living in Korea are identified as ethnic group “
Ans: 4
17. Which one of the following statements about cultural ecology is not correct ?
1) It delas with relations between cultural group and its natural environment
2) It studies adaptive processes by human societies
3) All societies pass through similar stages of social evolution
4) It is subset of human ecology
Ans: 3
18. Which of the following is the correct descending hierarchy of cultural areas ?
1) Cultural world cultural region cultural realm 2) Cultural world cultural realm cultural region
3) Cultural realm cultural world cultural region 4) Cultural region cultural world cultural realm
Ans: 2
19. Non parametric tests are also known as
1) Index free 2) Distribution free 3) Formula fress 4) Calculation free
Ans: 2
20. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
1) Markovian processes are represented on a transition probability matrix
2) Markov process is the result of bothchance and systematic influences
3) A given state at time 't' is wholly dependent upon the state at some preceding time in Markov chain model
4) Chain of higher orders cannot be modelled in Markov chain model
Ans: 4
21. In that case two regression lines overlap completely each other, the value of correlation will be
1) 0.00 2) 0.75 3) 1.00 4) 0.50
Ans: 3
22. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
1) Law of comparative judgement Thurstone 2) Scalogram analysis Guttman
3) Composite standard method Guilford 4) Social distance scaling technique Likert
Ans: 4
23. The first scholar who formulated the laws of migration was
1) Kosinski, L.A. 2) Lee, E. 3) Ravenstein, E.G. 4) Zelinsky,
Ans: 3
24. In Lee's opinion, which of the following factors are responsible for migration ?
1. Factors operating in the area of origin 2. Factors operating at the destination
3. Factors that act as intervening obstacles 4. Personal factors that are specific to individual.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
1) 1, 2 and 3
2) 1, 2 and 4
3) 3 and 4
4) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: 4
25. Consider the following statements Demographic transition is a general model
1. Describing the evolution of levels of fertility and mortality
2. Which has been developed with particular reference to developed countries 3. Which has been accepted as the universal model of population growth
4. Which suggests four highly stylized phases in the process
Which of the above statements are correct ?
1) 1, 2 and 3
2) 2, 3 and 4
3) 1, 2 and 4
4) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: 4
26. Consider the following situations
1. Very low birth rate and low death rate
2. Birth rate greater than death rate
3. Very high birth and death rates
4. Low birth and death rates Demographic transition in a country follows the sequences
1) 3, 2, 4,1
2) 1, 3, 2, 4
3) 1, 4, 2, 3
4) 4, 3, 2, 1
Ans: 1
27. According to which scholar morphology of Indian villages is based on the concepts of functional and social space ?
1) A.B. Mukerjee 2) R.L. Singh 3) K.N. Singh 4) R.B. Mandal
Ans: 3
28. According to Central Place theory, which one of the following statements most aptly describes the distribution area of a commodity around a central place ?
1) The area which supplies the threshold population for the commodity
2) The area in which the central place supplies more of the commodity than does any other central place
3) The area bounded by the line joining the points of maximum distance upto which the commodity is supplied by the central place
4) The area bounded by the line joining the points of maximum distance from which people come to the central place to buy the commodity
Ans: 3
29. K 3 is one of the following principles
1) Transport principle 2) Market principle
3) Administrative principle 4) Settlement principle
Ans: 2
30. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
1) Ranksize Rule G.K. Zipf
2) Law of Retail Gravitation W.J. Reilly
3) Concept of Conurbation Patrick Geddes
4) Concept of Megalopolis E.W. Burgess
Ans: 4
31. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
1) Concentric Theory Sinclair
2) Sector Theory Homer Hoyt
3) Central Place Theory Christaller
4) Multiple Nuclei Theory Harris and Ullman
Ans: 1
32. Which one of the following is the minimum deviation method in crop combination analysis ?
1) Raffiullah's method 2) Kostrewicki's method 3) Weaver's method 4) K. Doi's method
Ans: 3
33. Three field system means
1) Vegetable, milk production, horticulture
2) Agriculture, forestry, pasture land
3) Horticulture, cultivated land, livestock rearing
4) Cultivated land, pasture land, fallow land (equal share)
Ans: 4
34. Who conducted the first landuse survey of Great Britain ?
1) Dudley Stamp 2) Hettner 3) Peter Hagget 4) Alice Colman
Ans: 1
35. Who has first divided United States of America into thirteen agricultural regions in 1925 ?
1) Baker 2) Whittlesey 3) Buchanan 4) Kostrowicki “
Ans: 1
36. Which one of the following is a declining type of agriculture and continues to become less and less important ?
1) Commercial livestock 2) Tropical plantation
3) Intensive subsistence 4) Shifting cultivation
Ans: 4
37. The concept of collective farming came into being
1) After Bolsevic Revolution 2) After First World War
3) After Cultural Revolution 4) After Second World War
Ans: 1
38. Von Thunen's Agricultural Land Use Theory came into being in
1) 1824 2) 1825 3) 1826 4) 1827
Ans: 3
39. Seven years crop rotation in Von Thunen's model beongs to
1) 3rd belt 2) 4th belt 3) 5th belt 4) 6th belt
Ans: 2
40. Who defined 'political geography is concerned with politically organised areas, their resources and their extent, and the reasons for the particular forms which they assume' ?
1) Richard Hartshorne 2) Moodie 3) Pounds 4) L. Carlson
Ans: 3
41. 'Who rules east Europe commands the heartland ; who rules the heartland commands the world island ; and who rules the world island commands the world.' Whose definitional statement is this ?
1) Mackinder 2) N.J. Spykman 3) Meining and Hooson
Ans: 1
42. Who propounded the Rimland Theory ?
1) Spykman 2) Mackinder 3) Seversky 4) Valkenburg
Ans: 1
43. Nearest Neighbour Analysis technique was initially used by
1) Botanists 2) Geographers 3) Geologists 4) Zoologists
Ans: 1
44. Gravity model in geography is applied to determine
1) Dispersion 2) Correlation 3) Regression 4) Distance decay
Ans: 4
45. Gravity concept in geography is also called as
1) Elastic theory 2) Newton's 2nd law 3) Interaction theory 4) Boyle's law
Ans: 3
46. Who of the following had conceived the term 'growth pole' ?
1) B.J.L. Berry 2) F. Parroux 3) R.J. Johnston 4) D.M. Smith
Ans: 2
47. Who of the following had developed the technique of 'social area analysis' ?
1) M. Dacey 2) R.E. Murphey 3) E. Shevky 4) G. Frank
Ans: 3
48. Which one of the following is not a method of measuring agricultural productivity ?
1) Output in terms of value 2) Output per unit area
3) Ranking coefficient method 4) Input output ratio
Ans: 1
49. Which of the following activity is influenced by all occupations ?
1) Fishery industry 2) Livestock industry 3) Transport industry 4) Manufacturing
Ans: 3
50. A model is 'either a theory, a law, a hypothesis, or a structured idea' is the definition given by
1) Ackoff 2) Skilling 3) Petch 4) Chorley
Ans: 2
51. Which one of the following is not involved operating costs in transport ?
1) Line haul costs 2) Overhead costs 3) Locational costs 4) Transfer costs
Ans: 3
52. Which of the following is the ratio edges to vertex ?
1) Gamma Index 2) Eta Index 3) Beta Index 4) Alpha Index
Ans: 3
53. Who of the following had used the terms 'the politics of production' and 'the politics of consumption' ?
1) H. Brookfield 2) N. Thrift 3) P . Saunders 4) F. Wallerstein
Ans: 3
54. Which of the following is not an accepted example of ethnic nation state in Europe ?
1) Iceland 2) United Kingdom 3) Denmark 4) Poland Œ
Ans: 2
55. Who had authored the book entitled 'A Geography of Social Well Being in the United States of America' ?
1) P . W. Porter 2) F. Lukermann 3) A. Buttimer 4) D. M. Smith
Ans: 4
56. According to Christaller, the distance between two lowest order centres is
1) 2.35 miles 2) 3.35 miles 3) 4.35 miles 4) 7.45 miles
Ans: 3
57. The one which is not the private transport cost, is
1) track cost 2) interchange cost 3) running cost 4) social cost
Ans: 4
58. Lorenz Curve is a graphical expression of
1) central tendency 2) standard deviation 3) variance 4) dispersion
›Ans: 4
59. Chitemene is
1) shifting cultivation in Zambia 2) a new mineral discovered in Chile
3) a port in New Zealand 4) a type of harpoon
Ans: 1
60. Qashgai migrate between
1) inner Algeria and Mediterranean sea coast 2) inner Libya and Mediterranean sea coast
3) Zagros mountains and the Persian Gulf coast 4) Afghanistan and Pakistan
Ans: 3
61. The natural western boundary of the Indian Subcontinent :
(A) The Hindukush mountain (B) Kanchenjunga (C) Gouri-Sankar (D) Nanga Parbat
Ans: A
62. The tributary of lost river Saraswati :
(A) Beas (B) Ravi (C) Jhelum (D) Sutlej
Ans: D
63. Tsunami affected Kerala on
(A) 26th December, 2005 (B) 26th December, 2004 (C) 28th December, 2004 (D) 28th December, 2005
Ans: B
64. As part of globalisation cardamom was imported to India from which country ?
(A) Sri Lanka (B) Malaysia (C) Vietnam (D) Gautemala
Ans: D
65. Southern part ofEastern coast
(A) Coromandel Coast (B) Malabar Coast (C) Konkan Coast (D) Circar Coast
Ans: A
66. Javadi Hills, Shevroy Hills and Pachaimal Hills lies in the
(A) Eastern Hills (B) Deccan Plateau (C) Meghalaya Plateau (D) Aravalli Hills
Ans: B
67. The Amaravathi river is the longest tributary of
(A) Mahanadi (B) Krishna (C) Godavari (D) Kaveri
Ans: D
68. What is the other name for Regur soil ?
(A) Black soil (B) Red soil (C) Forest soil (D) Arid soil
Ans: A
69:-The pass that connects Himachal Pradesh and Tibet is
A:-Shipkila B:-Nathula C:-Banihal D:-Sojila
Ans: A
70:-Among the rivers given below which one flows to west?
A:-Kaveri B:-Godavari C:-Mahanadi D:-Narmada
Ans: D
71:-Tata Iron and Steel Plant (TISCO) is situated at
A:-Jharkand B:-West Bengal C:-Karnataka D:-Bihar
Ans: A
72. Consider the following crops of India:
1. Groundnut 2. Sesamum 3. Pearl millet
Which of the above is/are predominantly rainfed crops?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: D
73. Which one of the following is located in Bastar region?
(a) Bandhavgarh National Park (b) Kanha National Park (c) Indravati National Park (d) Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve
Ans: C
74. Araku valley is in:
(a) Eastern Ghats (b) Western Ghats (c) North-east India (d) Central India
Ans: A
75. Which one among the following types of forests exhibits highest biodiversity?
(a) Moist deciduous forest (b) Tropical rain forest (c) Scrub forest (d) Dry deciduous forest
Ans: B
76. Which of the following contributes/contribute to the burst of monsoon in India?
1. Intense heating of the north-west part of Indian sub-continent during summer
2. Steep pressure gradient between the Indian Ocean and the Indian landmass
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: C
77. Which one of the following best describes the phenomenon of El Nino?
(a) The anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
(b) The revolving tropical storms of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.
(c) The deflection of the ocean currents in the northern and southern hemisphere due to the rotation of Earth.
(d) A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
Ans: A
78. The Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats meet at
(a) Anaimalai hills (b) Cardamom hills (c) Nallamala hills (d) Nilgiri hills
Ans: D
79. Great Barrier Reef is located near the coast of:
(a) Queensland (b) Maldives (c) Hawaii (d) Andaman
Ans: A
80. Groundwater in many areas in West Bengal has been contaminated leading to a large number of cases of poisoning. What is the substance responsible for such cases?
(a) Arsenic (b) Cyanide (c) Polonium (d) Lead
Ans: A
81. For acquiring ethanol for blending with petrol, the oil companies in India depend on:
(a) Cosmetic industry (b) Food processing plants (c) Fertilizer factories (d) Sugar mills
Ans: D
82. Which among the following is a very water intensive crop?
(a) Grapes (b) Finger millet (c) Sugarcane (d) Wheat
Ans: C
83. Consider the following districts:
1. Munnar 2. Mandi 3. Krishna
Which of the above districts is/are well known for tea plantations?
(a) 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1 only
Ans: C
84. There is a growing concern about the melting of Arctic permafrost. Why?
(a) It will result in the increase of methane concentration in atmosphere.
(b) All the countries surrounding North Pole will be permanently submerged.
(c) The temperature of ocean currents will be drastically altered.
(d) The pH of the ocean water will be drastically changed.
Ans: A
85. Among the following pairs of States, in India, major deposits of bauxite are concentrated in:
(a) Jharkhand and Odisha (b) Assam and West Bengal (c) Bihar and Haryana (d) Punjab and Rajasthan
Ans: A
86. The quantity of water required to produce 1 kg of which of the following foods is largest?
(a) Barley (b) Mutton (c) Potato (d) Wheat
Ans: B
87. Jaisalmar fort situated in :
(A) Maharashtra (B) Andrapradesh
(C) Rajasthan (D) Karnataka
Ans: C
88. Napa sheva port is in :
(A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra
(C) Orissa (D) Andrapradesh
Ans: B
89. In which year Gandhi visited Mahe?
(A) 1920 (B) 1924 (C) 1931 (D) 1934
Ans: D
90. ‘Tel’ is a tributary of river :
(A) Brahmaputhra (B) Ganges
(C) Godavari (D) Mahanadi
Ans: D
91. The imaginary 0° line parallel to the earth :
(A) Lattitude (B) Equator
(C) Longitude (D) Greenwich
Ans: B
92. The height of a reservoir is marked by :
(A) Bench mark (B) Spot height
(C) Form lines (D) Contour lines
Ans: A
93. Which one is not the same as the other?
(A) Challenges deep (B) Pacific
(C) Puerto Rico (D) Wharton
Ans: B
94. The male river in India is :
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Indus
(D) Cauvery
Ans: B
95. The highest point in Himalaya is :
(A) Mount K2
(B) Nanga Parbat
(C) Kangchenjung
(D) Mount Everest
Ans: D
96. Which is known as Regur soil?
(A) Black soil
(B) Yellow soil
(C) Alluvial soil
(D) Red soil
Ans: A
97. Cubban Park is in :
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Assam
(D) West Bengal
Ans: B
98. Which one is not a national park?
(A) Periyar (B) Silent Valley
(C) Chinnar (D) Eravikulam
Ans: C
99. GIS ?
(A) Ganga Information Systems (B) Geographic Information Systems
(C) General Integrated Systems (D) Geographically Integrated Systems
Ans: B
100:-The river also known as Dakshin Ganga is ____
A:-Godavari
B:-Kaveri
C:-Krishna
D:-Pamba
Ans: A
1:-Jal Mahal is situated at ____
A:-Bikaner
B:-Ajmer
C:-Udaipur
D:-Jaipur
Ans: D
2. Which of the following rivers is NOT originated from the Himalayas?
(A) The Sindhu (B) The Ganga
(C) The Brahmaputra (D) The Krishna
Ans: D
3. The smallest neighbouring country of India is
(A) Nepal (B) Bangladesh
(C) Bhutan (D) Myanmar
Ans: C
4. Where was the headquarters of Lakshadweep before Kavaratti?
(A) Kochi (B) Kozhikode
(C) Andrott (D) Bangaram
Ans: B
5:-India's largest Bauxite producing state
A:-Karnataka
B:-Odisha
C:-Madhya Pradesh
D:-Gujarat
Ans: B
6:-The Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on the river
A:-Tapti
B:-Narmada
C:-Chambal
D:-Periyar
Ans: C
7:-The famous archaeological site 'Pattanam' is located in the delta of river
A:-Pamba
B:-Bharatapuzha
C:-Valapattanam river
D:-Periyar
Ans: D
8:-Identify the Capital of Manipur
A:-Aizawl
B:-Gangtok
C:-Dispur
D:-Imphal
Ans: D
9. The earliest evidence of man in India is found in
(A) Nilgiris
(B) Siwalik hills
(C ) Nallamala hills
(D) Narmada valley
Ans: D
10. Arrange the atmospheric layer in the ascending order :
I. Stratosphere
II. Troposphere
IlI. Thermosphere
IV. Mesosphere.
Of these
A) I, II, III & IV
B) I, III, IV & II
C) IV, III. I & II
D) II, I, IV, III
Ans: D
11. Which is the largest river of South India?
(A) Godavari (B) Mahanadi
(C) Narmada (D) Tapti
Ans: A
12. Which one of the following rivers is shortest in length?
(A) Chambal (B) Damodar
(C) The son (D) Kaveri
Ans: B
13. Three layers of continental crust from top to bottom are
I. Sedimentary
II. Granite layer
III. Basaltic layer
Of these ,
A) I, II & III
B) III, II & 1
C) II, I & III
D) II, III& 1
Ans: A
14. The mercury‘s period of revolution round the sun
A) 68 days
B) 108 days
(C) 110 days
D) 88 days
Ans: D
15. The equatorial radius of the earth is
(A) 6378.5 km
(B) 6108.5 km
(C) 6500.5 km
(D) 6778.5 km
Ans: A
16. Galaxy is a
A) giant family of millions of planets
B) giant family of millions of stars
C) giant family of millions of stars and planets
D) giant family of millions of stars, planets and asteroids
Ans: B
17. Arrange the planets based on their size
(A) Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter
(B) Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter
(C) Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
(D) Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus
Ans: C
18. In the Global Warming Point of view, the name 'The Christ Child’ is associated with
(A) EL NINO
(B) LA NINO
(C) Green house effect
(D) Pink Revolution
Ans: A
19. Which one of the following is the second largest Indian state in geographical area ?
A) Maharashtra
B) Meghalaya
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: C
20. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below :
List I List II
a) Salar Jang Museum 1. Rajasthan
b) Sunderban 2. Tamil Nadu
c) Mundanthurai 3. Andhra Pradesh
d) Ranthambore National Park 4. West Bengal
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 3 1 2 4
Ans: A
1) Line haul costs 2) Overhead costs 3) Locational costs 4) Transfer costs
Ans: 3
52. Which of the following is the ratio edges to vertex ?
1) Gamma Index 2) Eta Index 3) Beta Index 4) Alpha Index
Ans: 3
53. Who of the following had used the terms 'the politics of production' and 'the politics of consumption' ?
1) H. Brookfield 2) N. Thrift 3) P . Saunders 4) F. Wallerstein
Ans: 3
54. Which of the following is not an accepted example of ethnic nation state in Europe ?
1) Iceland 2) United Kingdom 3) Denmark 4) Poland Œ
Ans: 2
55. Who had authored the book entitled 'A Geography of Social Well Being in the United States of America' ?
1) P . W. Porter 2) F. Lukermann 3) A. Buttimer 4) D. M. Smith
Ans: 4
56. According to Christaller, the distance between two lowest order centres is
1) 2.35 miles 2) 3.35 miles 3) 4.35 miles 4) 7.45 miles
Ans: 3
57. The one which is not the private transport cost, is
1) track cost 2) interchange cost 3) running cost 4) social cost
Ans: 4
58. Lorenz Curve is a graphical expression of
1) central tendency 2) standard deviation 3) variance 4) dispersion
›Ans: 4
59. Chitemene is
1) shifting cultivation in Zambia 2) a new mineral discovered in Chile
3) a port in New Zealand 4) a type of harpoon
Ans: 1
60. Qashgai migrate between
1) inner Algeria and Mediterranean sea coast 2) inner Libya and Mediterranean sea coast
3) Zagros mountains and the Persian Gulf coast 4) Afghanistan and Pakistan
Ans: 3
61. The natural western boundary of the Indian Subcontinent :
(A) The Hindukush mountain (B) Kanchenjunga (C) Gouri-Sankar (D) Nanga Parbat
Ans: A
62. The tributary of lost river Saraswati :
(A) Beas (B) Ravi (C) Jhelum (D) Sutlej
Ans: D
63. Tsunami affected Kerala on
(A) 26th December, 2005 (B) 26th December, 2004 (C) 28th December, 2004 (D) 28th December, 2005
Ans: B
64. As part of globalisation cardamom was imported to India from which country ?
(A) Sri Lanka (B) Malaysia (C) Vietnam (D) Gautemala
Ans: D
65. Southern part ofEastern coast
(A) Coromandel Coast (B) Malabar Coast (C) Konkan Coast (D) Circar Coast
Ans: A
66. Javadi Hills, Shevroy Hills and Pachaimal Hills lies in the
(A) Eastern Hills (B) Deccan Plateau (C) Meghalaya Plateau (D) Aravalli Hills
Ans: B
67. The Amaravathi river is the longest tributary of
(A) Mahanadi (B) Krishna (C) Godavari (D) Kaveri
Ans: D
68. What is the other name for Regur soil ?
(A) Black soil (B) Red soil (C) Forest soil (D) Arid soil
Ans: A
69:-The pass that connects Himachal Pradesh and Tibet is
A:-Shipkila B:-Nathula C:-Banihal D:-Sojila
Ans: A
70:-Among the rivers given below which one flows to west?
A:-Kaveri B:-Godavari C:-Mahanadi D:-Narmada
Ans: D
71:-Tata Iron and Steel Plant (TISCO) is situated at
A:-Jharkand B:-West Bengal C:-Karnataka D:-Bihar
Ans: A
72. Consider the following crops of India:
1. Groundnut 2. Sesamum 3. Pearl millet
Which of the above is/are predominantly rainfed crops?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: D
73. Which one of the following is located in Bastar region?
(a) Bandhavgarh National Park (b) Kanha National Park (c) Indravati National Park (d) Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve
Ans: C
74. Araku valley is in:
(a) Eastern Ghats (b) Western Ghats (c) North-east India (d) Central India
Ans: A
75. Which one among the following types of forests exhibits highest biodiversity?
(a) Moist deciduous forest (b) Tropical rain forest (c) Scrub forest (d) Dry deciduous forest
Ans: B
76. Which of the following contributes/contribute to the burst of monsoon in India?
1. Intense heating of the north-west part of Indian sub-continent during summer
2. Steep pressure gradient between the Indian Ocean and the Indian landmass
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: C
77. Which one of the following best describes the phenomenon of El Nino?
(a) The anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
(b) The revolving tropical storms of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.
(c) The deflection of the ocean currents in the northern and southern hemisphere due to the rotation of Earth.
(d) A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
Ans: A
78. The Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats meet at
(a) Anaimalai hills (b) Cardamom hills (c) Nallamala hills (d) Nilgiri hills
Ans: D
79. Great Barrier Reef is located near the coast of:
(a) Queensland (b) Maldives (c) Hawaii (d) Andaman
Ans: A
80. Groundwater in many areas in West Bengal has been contaminated leading to a large number of cases of poisoning. What is the substance responsible for such cases?
(a) Arsenic (b) Cyanide (c) Polonium (d) Lead
Ans: A
81. For acquiring ethanol for blending with petrol, the oil companies in India depend on:
(a) Cosmetic industry (b) Food processing plants (c) Fertilizer factories (d) Sugar mills
Ans: D
82. Which among the following is a very water intensive crop?
(a) Grapes (b) Finger millet (c) Sugarcane (d) Wheat
Ans: C
83. Consider the following districts:
1. Munnar 2. Mandi 3. Krishna
Which of the above districts is/are well known for tea plantations?
(a) 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1 only
Ans: C
84. There is a growing concern about the melting of Arctic permafrost. Why?
(a) It will result in the increase of methane concentration in atmosphere.
(b) All the countries surrounding North Pole will be permanently submerged.
(c) The temperature of ocean currents will be drastically altered.
(d) The pH of the ocean water will be drastically changed.
Ans: A
85. Among the following pairs of States, in India, major deposits of bauxite are concentrated in:
(a) Jharkhand and Odisha (b) Assam and West Bengal (c) Bihar and Haryana (d) Punjab and Rajasthan
Ans: A
86. The quantity of water required to produce 1 kg of which of the following foods is largest?
(a) Barley (b) Mutton (c) Potato (d) Wheat
Ans: B
87. Jaisalmar fort situated in :
(A) Maharashtra (B) Andrapradesh
(C) Rajasthan (D) Karnataka
Ans: C
88. Napa sheva port is in :
(A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra
(C) Orissa (D) Andrapradesh
Ans: B
89. In which year Gandhi visited Mahe?
(A) 1920 (B) 1924 (C) 1931 (D) 1934
Ans: D
90. ‘Tel’ is a tributary of river :
(A) Brahmaputhra (B) Ganges
(C) Godavari (D) Mahanadi
Ans: D
91. The imaginary 0° line parallel to the earth :
(A) Lattitude (B) Equator
(C) Longitude (D) Greenwich
Ans: B
92. The height of a reservoir is marked by :
(A) Bench mark (B) Spot height
(C) Form lines (D) Contour lines
Ans: A
93. Which one is not the same as the other?
(A) Challenges deep (B) Pacific
(C) Puerto Rico (D) Wharton
Ans: B
94. The male river in India is :
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Indus
(D) Cauvery
Ans: B
95. The highest point in Himalaya is :
(A) Mount K2
(B) Nanga Parbat
(C) Kangchenjung
(D) Mount Everest
Ans: D
96. Which is known as Regur soil?
(A) Black soil
(B) Yellow soil
(C) Alluvial soil
(D) Red soil
Ans: A
97. Cubban Park is in :
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Assam
(D) West Bengal
Ans: B
98. Which one is not a national park?
(A) Periyar (B) Silent Valley
(C) Chinnar (D) Eravikulam
Ans: C
99. GIS ?
(A) Ganga Information Systems (B) Geographic Information Systems
(C) General Integrated Systems (D) Geographically Integrated Systems
Ans: B
100:-The river also known as Dakshin Ganga is ____
A:-Godavari
B:-Kaveri
C:-Krishna
D:-Pamba
Ans: A
1:-Jal Mahal is situated at ____
A:-Bikaner
B:-Ajmer
C:-Udaipur
D:-Jaipur
Ans: D
2. Which of the following rivers is NOT originated from the Himalayas?
(A) The Sindhu (B) The Ganga
(C) The Brahmaputra (D) The Krishna
Ans: D
3. The smallest neighbouring country of India is
(A) Nepal (B) Bangladesh
(C) Bhutan (D) Myanmar
Ans: C
4. Where was the headquarters of Lakshadweep before Kavaratti?
(A) Kochi (B) Kozhikode
(C) Andrott (D) Bangaram
Ans: B
5:-India's largest Bauxite producing state
A:-Karnataka
B:-Odisha
C:-Madhya Pradesh
D:-Gujarat
Ans: B
6:-The Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on the river
A:-Tapti
B:-Narmada
C:-Chambal
D:-Periyar
Ans: C
7:-The famous archaeological site 'Pattanam' is located in the delta of river
A:-Pamba
B:-Bharatapuzha
C:-Valapattanam river
D:-Periyar
Ans: D
8:-Identify the Capital of Manipur
A:-Aizawl
B:-Gangtok
C:-Dispur
D:-Imphal
Ans: D
9. The earliest evidence of man in India is found in
(A) Nilgiris
(B) Siwalik hills
(C ) Nallamala hills
(D) Narmada valley
Ans: D
10. Arrange the atmospheric layer in the ascending order :
I. Stratosphere
II. Troposphere
IlI. Thermosphere
IV. Mesosphere.
Of these
A) I, II, III & IV
B) I, III, IV & II
C) IV, III. I & II
D) II, I, IV, III
Ans: D
11. Which is the largest river of South India?
(A) Godavari (B) Mahanadi
(C) Narmada (D) Tapti
Ans: A
12. Which one of the following rivers is shortest in length?
(A) Chambal (B) Damodar
(C) The son (D) Kaveri
Ans: B
13. Three layers of continental crust from top to bottom are
I. Sedimentary
II. Granite layer
III. Basaltic layer
Of these ,
A) I, II & III
B) III, II & 1
C) II, I & III
D) II, III& 1
Ans: A
14. The mercury‘s period of revolution round the sun
A) 68 days
B) 108 days
(C) 110 days
D) 88 days
Ans: D
15. The equatorial radius of the earth is
(A) 6378.5 km
(B) 6108.5 km
(C) 6500.5 km
(D) 6778.5 km
Ans: A
16. Galaxy is a
A) giant family of millions of planets
B) giant family of millions of stars
C) giant family of millions of stars and planets
D) giant family of millions of stars, planets and asteroids
Ans: B
17. Arrange the planets based on their size
(A) Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter
(B) Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter
(C) Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
(D) Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus
Ans: C
18. In the Global Warming Point of view, the name 'The Christ Child’ is associated with
(A) EL NINO
(B) LA NINO
(C) Green house effect
(D) Pink Revolution
Ans: A
19. Which one of the following is the second largest Indian state in geographical area ?
A) Maharashtra
B) Meghalaya
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: C
20. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below :
List I List II
a) Salar Jang Museum 1. Rajasthan
b) Sunderban 2. Tamil Nadu
c) Mundanthurai 3. Andhra Pradesh
d) Ranthambore National Park 4. West Bengal
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 3 1 2 4
Ans: A
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