GEOGRAPHY- PAGE 7
1. Which type of plants life is only of one season ?
1) Phanerophyts
2) Hemikriptophyts
3) Kristophyts
4) Therophyts
Ans: 4
2. What is a right sequence of phases of successional development of vegetation ?
1) Nudation, Migration, Reaction, Ecesis, Stabilisation
2) Nudation, Migration, Ecesis, Reaction, Stabilisation
3) Ecesis, Nudation, Stabilisation, Reaction, Migration
4) Reaction, Nudation, Migration, Ecesis, Stabilisation
Ans: 2
3. Which one of the following is not a correct statement ?
1) GIS is not essential component of IT
2) GIS developed in the early 1960s
3) GIS is a system of hardware, software and procedures
4) GIS is a computer based system
Ans: 1
4. The altitude of GPS satellite from the centre of the earth is about :
1) 20200 km
2) 22200 km
3) 36200 km
4) 26600 km
Ans: 4
5:-The highest temperature recorded sofar in India is
A:-55°C
B:-51°C
C:-45°C
D:-48°C
Ans: B
6:-The largest river island in India is
A:-Majuli
B:-Elephanta
C:-DIU
D:-Barren
Ans: A
7:-Which of the following is the oldest mountain range of India ?
A:-Himalaya
B:-Aravalli
C:-Vindhya
D:-Satpura
Ans: B
8:-The Northern part of the west coastal plain is known as
A:-Malabar coast
B:-Coromandal coast
C:-North Circar Coast
D:-Konkan Coast
Ans: D
9:-The largest river basin in India
A:-Indus
B:-Ganges
C:-Yamuna
D:-Brahmaputra
Ans: B
10:-The Indian metropolitan city that locate nearest to equator
A:-Chennai
B:-Kolkata
C:-Delhi
D:-Bombay
Ans: A
1) Phanerophyts
2) Hemikriptophyts
3) Kristophyts
4) Therophyts
Ans: 4
2. What is a right sequence of phases of successional development of vegetation ?
1) Nudation, Migration, Reaction, Ecesis, Stabilisation
2) Nudation, Migration, Ecesis, Reaction, Stabilisation
3) Ecesis, Nudation, Stabilisation, Reaction, Migration
4) Reaction, Nudation, Migration, Ecesis, Stabilisation
Ans: 2
3. Which one of the following is not a correct statement ?
1) GIS is not essential component of IT
2) GIS developed in the early 1960s
3) GIS is a system of hardware, software and procedures
4) GIS is a computer based system
Ans: 1
4. The altitude of GPS satellite from the centre of the earth is about :
1) 20200 km
2) 22200 km
3) 36200 km
4) 26600 km
Ans: 4
5:-The highest temperature recorded sofar in India is
A:-55°C
B:-51°C
C:-45°C
D:-48°C
Ans: B
6:-The largest river island in India is
A:-Majuli
B:-Elephanta
C:-DIU
D:-Barren
Ans: A
7:-Which of the following is the oldest mountain range of India ?
A:-Himalaya
B:-Aravalli
C:-Vindhya
D:-Satpura
Ans: B
8:-The Northern part of the west coastal plain is known as
A:-Malabar coast
B:-Coromandal coast
C:-North Circar Coast
D:-Konkan Coast
Ans: D
9:-The largest river basin in India
A:-Indus
B:-Ganges
C:-Yamuna
D:-Brahmaputra
Ans: B
10:-The Indian metropolitan city that locate nearest to equator
A:-Chennai
B:-Kolkata
C:-Delhi
D:-Bombay
Ans: A
11:-The largest producer of rice
A:-Indonasia
B:-India
C:-China
D:-America
Ans: C
12:-The west flowing rivers is one of the following
A:-Narmada
B:-Kaveri
C:-Krishna
D:-Godavari
Ans: A
13:-The hilly areas of north eastern state bordering the Myanmar is known as
A:-Sivalic
B:-Purvanchal
C:-Himadri
D:-Himachal
Ans: B
14:-The rainy season starts in Tamil Nadu during the winter season. The main reason is
A:-South west monsoon
B:-Temperate cyclone
C:-North east monsoon
D:-Local winds
Ans: C
15:-Nebular theory is connected with
A:-Immanuel Kant
B:-Edwin Hubble
C:-Sir Harold Jeffry
D:-Sir James Jean
Ans: A
16. The Southern point of India is called Cape Camorin which is separated from the Island of Sri Lanka by the
A) Pak Strait
B) Panama Strait
C) Good Hope Strait
D) Gulf of Mannar
Ans: D
17. Mousindram located in which mountain region ?
A) Quasi B) Garo C) Miso D) Patkay
Ans: A
18. Ahamedabad city is on the bank of which river ?
A) Yamuna B) Sabarmati
C) Hugli D) Sarayu
Ans: B
19. Oldest mountain range in India
A) Himalaya B) Vindhya Satpura
C) Western Ghat D) Aravalli
Ans: D
20. Which River is also known as Indus ?
(A) Ganga (B) Brahmaputhra (C) Kaveri (D) Sindhu
Ans: D
21. The first ecotourism in India :
(A) Goa (B) Thenmala (C) Wayanadu (D) Mysore
Ans: B
A:-Indonasia
B:-India
C:-China
D:-America
Ans: C
12:-The west flowing rivers is one of the following
A:-Narmada
B:-Kaveri
C:-Krishna
D:-Godavari
Ans: A
13:-The hilly areas of north eastern state bordering the Myanmar is known as
A:-Sivalic
B:-Purvanchal
C:-Himadri
D:-Himachal
Ans: B
14:-The rainy season starts in Tamil Nadu during the winter season. The main reason is
A:-South west monsoon
B:-Temperate cyclone
C:-North east monsoon
D:-Local winds
Ans: C
15:-Nebular theory is connected with
A:-Immanuel Kant
B:-Edwin Hubble
C:-Sir Harold Jeffry
D:-Sir James Jean
Ans: A
16. The Southern point of India is called Cape Camorin which is separated from the Island of Sri Lanka by the
A) Pak Strait
B) Panama Strait
C) Good Hope Strait
D) Gulf of Mannar
Ans: D
17. Mousindram located in which mountain region ?
A) Quasi B) Garo C) Miso D) Patkay
Ans: A
18. Ahamedabad city is on the bank of which river ?
A) Yamuna B) Sabarmati
C) Hugli D) Sarayu
Ans: B
19. Oldest mountain range in India
A) Himalaya B) Vindhya Satpura
C) Western Ghat D) Aravalli
Ans: D
20. Which River is also known as Indus ?
(A) Ganga (B) Brahmaputhra (C) Kaveri (D) Sindhu
Ans: D
21. The first ecotourism in India :
(A) Goa (B) Thenmala (C) Wayanadu (D) Mysore
Ans: B
22:-The famous Dal Lake is situated in which of the following states?
A:-Jammu and Kashmir
B:-Odisha
C:-Himachal Pradesh
D:-Karnataka
Ans: A
23:-Famous Fort William is located at
A:-Delhi
B:-Chennai
C:-Mumbai
D:-Kolkata
Ans: D
24:-India shares maximum land boarders with which of the following countries?
A:-China
B:-Bangladesh
C:-Pakistan
D:-Myanmar
Ans: B
A:-Jammu and Kashmir
B:-Odisha
C:-Himachal Pradesh
D:-Karnataka
Ans: A
23:-Famous Fort William is located at
A:-Delhi
B:-Chennai
C:-Mumbai
D:-Kolkata
Ans: D
24:-India shares maximum land boarders with which of the following countries?
A:-China
B:-Bangladesh
C:-Pakistan
D:-Myanmar
Ans: B
25. Mountabu Hill Station is located in
A) Purvanchal Mountain B) Aravalli Mountain
C) Vindya Mountain D) Karakkoram Mountain
Ans: B
26. The least densely populated State in India
A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Mizoram
C) Meghalaya D) Sikhim
Ans: A
27. Red soil is found in
A) Deccan Plateau B) Ladak Plateau
C) Malwa Plateau D) Chotanagpur Plateau
Ans: D
28. The climate of India is
A) Temperate Monsoon B) Tropical Continental
C) Tropical Monsoon D) Temperate Marine
Ans: C
29. ‘Tista’ is the tributary of
A) Ganges B) Brahmaputra C) Indus D) Godavari
Ans: B
30. Jog waterfalls is located in the
A) Sharavathi river B) Netravathi river C) Sabarmathi river D) Amaravathi river
Ans: A
31. The highest peak in Kerala
A) Ponmudi B) Chembra C) Anamudi D) Agastyamala
Ans: C
A) Purvanchal Mountain B) Aravalli Mountain
C) Vindya Mountain D) Karakkoram Mountain
Ans: B
26. The least densely populated State in India
A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Mizoram
C) Meghalaya D) Sikhim
Ans: A
27. Red soil is found in
A) Deccan Plateau B) Ladak Plateau
C) Malwa Plateau D) Chotanagpur Plateau
Ans: D
28. The climate of India is
A) Temperate Monsoon B) Tropical Continental
C) Tropical Monsoon D) Temperate Marine
Ans: C
29. ‘Tista’ is the tributary of
A) Ganges B) Brahmaputra C) Indus D) Godavari
Ans: B
30. Jog waterfalls is located in the
A) Sharavathi river B) Netravathi river C) Sabarmathi river D) Amaravathi river
Ans: A
31. The highest peak in Kerala
A) Ponmudi B) Chembra C) Anamudi D) Agastyamala
Ans: C
32. Which is the largest Inland salt water lake in India ?
A) Wular lake B) Chilka lake
C) Sambhar lake D) Pushkar lake
Ans: C
33. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) is situated at
A) Goa B) Coimbatore
C) Pune D) Mumbai
Ans: B
34. Mawsynram, the rainiest place of India lies in
A) Mountain climate
B) Tropical savanna climate
C) Tropical desert climate
D) Tropical rainforest climate
Ans: D
35. The number of live births per thousand persons in a year is termed as
A) Death rate
B) Birth rate
C) Density of population
D) Population growth
Ans: B
A) Wular lake B) Chilka lake
C) Sambhar lake D) Pushkar lake
Ans: C
33. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) is situated at
A) Goa B) Coimbatore
C) Pune D) Mumbai
Ans: B
34. Mawsynram, the rainiest place of India lies in
A) Mountain climate
B) Tropical savanna climate
C) Tropical desert climate
D) Tropical rainforest climate
Ans: D
35. The number of live births per thousand persons in a year is termed as
A) Death rate
B) Birth rate
C) Density of population
D) Population growth
Ans: B
36. The river separates India as North and South
A) Godavari B) Narmada C) Krishna D) Cauvery
Ans: B
37. The soil which suitable for Mangroves
A) Peat Soil B) Alluvial Soil
C) Red Soil D) Regular Soil
Ans: A
38. India doesn’t share its boundary with which of the following countries ?
A) Bhootan B) Thaivan
C) Myanmar D) Afghanistan
Ans: B
39:-Zuari river flows through :
A:-Maharashtra
B:-Assam
C:-Goa
D:-Uttarakhand
Ans: C
40:-State stands first in the production of iron ore :
A:-Odisha
B:-Chattisgarh
C:-West Bengal
D:-Jharkhand
Ans: A
41:-Ozone layer is located in which layer of atmosphere ?
A:-Troposphere
B:-Thermosphere
C:-Stratosphere
D:-Mesosphere
Ans: C
42:-Father of Indian Space Programme
A:-C. V. Raman
B:-Abdul Kalam
C:-E. C. G. Sudarshan
D:-Vikram Sarabhai
Ans: D
43:-The Head Quarter of ISRO is located in
A:-Bengaluru
B:-Chennai
C:-Hyderabad
D:-Delhi
Ans: A
44:-Which river is known as the Sorrow of Bihar ?
A:-Kaveri
B:-Kosi
C:-Krishna
D:-Narmada
Ans: B
45. NASA is the space agency of
A:-America
B:-Britain
C:-France
D:-India
Ans: A
46:-The holy place Kasi is situated on the banks of river
A:-Ganges
B:-Brahmaputhra
C:-Yamuna
D:-Narmada
Ans: A
47:-The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in South India is called
A:-The Bollan pass
B:-The Palghat pass
C:-Kaibar pass
D:-The Aramboli pass
Ans: B
48:-Which among the following is the least populated state in India ?
A:-Sikkim
B:-Goa
C:-Manipur
D:-Missoram
Ans: A
A) Godavari B) Narmada C) Krishna D) Cauvery
Ans: B
37. The soil which suitable for Mangroves
A) Peat Soil B) Alluvial Soil
C) Red Soil D) Regular Soil
Ans: A
38. India doesn’t share its boundary with which of the following countries ?
A) Bhootan B) Thaivan
C) Myanmar D) Afghanistan
Ans: B
39:-Zuari river flows through :
A:-Maharashtra
B:-Assam
C:-Goa
D:-Uttarakhand
Ans: C
40:-State stands first in the production of iron ore :
A:-Odisha
B:-Chattisgarh
C:-West Bengal
D:-Jharkhand
Ans: A
41:-Ozone layer is located in which layer of atmosphere ?
A:-Troposphere
B:-Thermosphere
C:-Stratosphere
D:-Mesosphere
Ans: C
42:-Father of Indian Space Programme
A:-C. V. Raman
B:-Abdul Kalam
C:-E. C. G. Sudarshan
D:-Vikram Sarabhai
Ans: D
43:-The Head Quarter of ISRO is located in
A:-Bengaluru
B:-Chennai
C:-Hyderabad
D:-Delhi
Ans: A
44:-Which river is known as the Sorrow of Bihar ?
A:-Kaveri
B:-Kosi
C:-Krishna
D:-Narmada
Ans: B
45. NASA is the space agency of
A:-America
B:-Britain
C:-France
D:-India
Ans: A
46:-The holy place Kasi is situated on the banks of river
A:-Ganges
B:-Brahmaputhra
C:-Yamuna
D:-Narmada
Ans: A
47:-The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in South India is called
A:-The Bollan pass
B:-The Palghat pass
C:-Kaibar pass
D:-The Aramboli pass
Ans: B
48:-Which among the following is the least populated state in India ?
A:-Sikkim
B:-Goa
C:-Manipur
D:-Missoram
Ans: A
49. Which one of the following pairs does not match correctly ?
(A) P. Haggett : Geography : A modern synthesis
(B) P. E. James : All possible worlds
(C) G. P. Marsh : Explanation in Geography
(D) Abler, Adams & Gould : Spatial organisation
Ans: C
50. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) The concept of areal differentiation is related with ideographic approach.
(B) The concept of areal differentiation is related with nomothetic approach.
(C) The exponent of the concept of areal differentiation was Richard Hartshorne.
(D) The concept of areal differentiation is related with chorology.
Ans: B
51. ‘The same environment carries different meanings to people with different ways of living and culture’. This statement is related with the concept of
(A) Determinism
(B) Stop – and – go determinism
(C) Probabilism
(D) Possibilism
Ans: D
52. Who among the following emphasized on the behavioural environment in Geography ?
(A) Burton
(B) Gregory
(C) Kirk
(D) Johnston
Ans: C
53. Who defined Geography as human ecology ?
(A) Schaefer
(B) Hartshorne
(C) Richthofen
(D) Barrows
Ans: D
54. Which one of the following metropolitan cities has registered the largest population in 2011 census ?
(A) Chennai
(B) Delhi
(C) Kolkata
(D) Mumbai
Ans: D
55. Which of the following States in India is passing through the stage of Demographic Transition which entails low fertility and low mortality ?
(A) Assam
(B) Haryana
(C) Punjab
(D) Tamilnadu
Ans: D
56. Which one of the following is the important factor in Rural out – migration in India ?
(A) Agricultural inefficiency
(B) Population growth
(C) Lack of Basic services in rural areas
(D) Unemployment
Ans: D
57. The ‘Range of a Good’ refers to
(A) The maximum distance which people have to travel to purchase a good or service.
(B) The variety of goods available at a market place.
(C) The maximum demand to make the service or good viable.
(D) The maximum population necessary for survival of a function.
Ans: A
58. The ‘Administrative Principle’ in Christaller’s ‘Central Place Theory’ refers to
(A) K = 3
(B) K = 4
(C) K = 7
(D) K = 9
Ans: C
59. Which one of the following may be categorised as footloose industry ?
(A) Cement
(B) Ship building
(C) Electronic components
(D) Cotton textile
Ans: C
60. Gross Cultivated Area divided by Net Sown Area is known as
(A) Agricultural efficiency
(B) Crop diversification
(C) Crop concentration
(D) Crop intensity
Ans: D
61. The theory of least cost location was proposed by
(A) Losch
(B) Isard
(C) Dicey
(D) Weber
Ans: D
62. The intensive cultivation of vegetables, fruits and flowers in the periphery of cities in USA is called
(A) Truck farming
(B) Factory farming
(C) Market gardening
(D) Agri – farming
Ans: A
63. Why are steel mills within Japan drawn to coastal locations ?
(A) Nearness to iron ore reserves
(B) Nearness to local markets
(C) Availability of cheap labour
(D) To minimise transportation cost for imported raw materials and steel exports
Ans: D
64. Which one of the following criteria is not used for the classification of human races ?
(A) Eye
(B) Nose
(C) Ear
(D) Hair
Ans: C
65. Match the following tribes and their habitats :
a. Khirgiz 1. Central Asia
b. Yakuts 2. Siberia
c. Lapps 3. Scandinavia
d. Eskimos 4. Canada
Codes :
(A) a – 1, b – 3, c – 2, d – 4
(B) a – 4, b –2, c – 3, d – 1
(C) a – 2, b –1, c – 3, d – 4
(D) a – 1, b – 2, c – 3, d – 4
Ans: D
66. Which of the following statements is not true about a State ?
(A) It has a territorial base.
(B) It always has a social or cultural base.
(C) It claims internal sovereignty.
(D) It claims sovereignty in external relations.
Ans: B
67. Which of the following languages does not belong to the Dravidian family ?
(A) Sinhalese
(B) Brahui
(C) Kannada
(D) Malayalam
Ans: A
68. The habitat of the Toda tribe is
(A) Aravalli range
(B) Siwalik range
(C) Kaimur range
(D) Nilgiri hills
Ans: D
69. Which one of the following indicators is most commonly used to measure the economic development of a country ?
(A) Infant mortality rate
(B) Availability of potable water
(C) Female literacy
(D) Gross National Product per capita
Ans: D
70. Which of the following matches is not correct ?
(A) Myrdal : Cumulative causation model
(B) Friedmann : Core– periphery model
(C) Boudville : Transport model
(D) Frank : Dependency model
Ans: C
71. Who among the following formalized the concept that there exists relationship between the spatial organisation and national development ?
(A) Luten
(B) Dickens
(C) Kuklinski
(D) Friedmann
Ans: D
72. Which of the following sequences of the stages of economic growth according to Rostow’s model is correct ?
(A) Traditional society, drive to maturity, take off, high mass consumption
(B) Traditional society, take off, drive to maturity, high mass consumption
(C) Traditional society, take off, high mass consumption, drive to maturity
(D) Traditional society, drive to maturity, high mass consumption, take off
Ans: B
73. Which one of the following is a ‘Formal’ Region ?
(A) Delhi metropolitan region
(B) Hyderabad – Secunderabad region
(C) Delhi – Jaipur – Agra Triangle
(D) Assam – Valley
Ans: D
74. Between 2001 and 2011, the sex-ratio (Females per thousand males) has
(A) increased by 5 to 10
(B) decreased by 5 to 10
(C) remained constant
(D) increased by less than 5
Ans: A
75. In India, mangrove is the most important tree of
(A) Tropical moist deciduous forests (B) Tidal forests (C) Tropical dry deciduous forests (D) Sub–tropical moist forests
Ans: B
76. Which one of the following does not match correctly ?
(A) Vishakhapatnam - Ship building (B) Titlagarh - Railway equipment (C) Bhadravati - Iron & Steel (D) Pinjore - Machine Tools
Ans: B
77. In which of the following Decades, India experienced highest percentage of decadal growth ?
(A) 1951-61 (B) 1961-71 (C) 1971-81 (D) 1981-91
Ans: B
78. Which one of the following is most appropriate for showing frequency distribution ?
(A) Bar graph (B) Histogram (C) Pie diagram (D) Line graph
Ans: B
79. Which one of the following is commonly used for computing the average value of river discharge ?
(A) Arithmetic mean (B) Geometric mean (C) Harmonic mean (D) Weighted mean
Ans: B
80. Which one of the following Rn values shows the random pattern of point distribution ?
(A) 0 (B) 1.0 (C) 1.35 (D) 2.14
Ans: B
81. Which one of the following sampling techniques is most suitable for selection of representative villages of an area with diversified geographical features ?
(A) Systematic (B) Stratified – random (C) Random (D) Clustered
Ans: B
82. In which one of the following methods interpolation is used ?
(A) Choroschematic (B) Chorochromatic (C) Isopleth (D) Choropleth
Ans: C
(A) P. Haggett : Geography : A modern synthesis
(B) P. E. James : All possible worlds
(C) G. P. Marsh : Explanation in Geography
(D) Abler, Adams & Gould : Spatial organisation
Ans: C
50. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) The concept of areal differentiation is related with ideographic approach.
(B) The concept of areal differentiation is related with nomothetic approach.
(C) The exponent of the concept of areal differentiation was Richard Hartshorne.
(D) The concept of areal differentiation is related with chorology.
Ans: B
51. ‘The same environment carries different meanings to people with different ways of living and culture’. This statement is related with the concept of
(A) Determinism
(B) Stop – and – go determinism
(C) Probabilism
(D) Possibilism
Ans: D
52. Who among the following emphasized on the behavioural environment in Geography ?
(A) Burton
(B) Gregory
(C) Kirk
(D) Johnston
Ans: C
53. Who defined Geography as human ecology ?
(A) Schaefer
(B) Hartshorne
(C) Richthofen
(D) Barrows
Ans: D
54. Which one of the following metropolitan cities has registered the largest population in 2011 census ?
(A) Chennai
(B) Delhi
(C) Kolkata
(D) Mumbai
Ans: D
55. Which of the following States in India is passing through the stage of Demographic Transition which entails low fertility and low mortality ?
(A) Assam
(B) Haryana
(C) Punjab
(D) Tamilnadu
Ans: D
56. Which one of the following is the important factor in Rural out – migration in India ?
(A) Agricultural inefficiency
(B) Population growth
(C) Lack of Basic services in rural areas
(D) Unemployment
Ans: D
57. The ‘Range of a Good’ refers to
(A) The maximum distance which people have to travel to purchase a good or service.
(B) The variety of goods available at a market place.
(C) The maximum demand to make the service or good viable.
(D) The maximum population necessary for survival of a function.
Ans: A
58. The ‘Administrative Principle’ in Christaller’s ‘Central Place Theory’ refers to
(A) K = 3
(B) K = 4
(C) K = 7
(D) K = 9
Ans: C
59. Which one of the following may be categorised as footloose industry ?
(A) Cement
(B) Ship building
(C) Electronic components
(D) Cotton textile
Ans: C
60. Gross Cultivated Area divided by Net Sown Area is known as
(A) Agricultural efficiency
(B) Crop diversification
(C) Crop concentration
(D) Crop intensity
Ans: D
61. The theory of least cost location was proposed by
(A) Losch
(B) Isard
(C) Dicey
(D) Weber
Ans: D
62. The intensive cultivation of vegetables, fruits and flowers in the periphery of cities in USA is called
(A) Truck farming
(B) Factory farming
(C) Market gardening
(D) Agri – farming
Ans: A
63. Why are steel mills within Japan drawn to coastal locations ?
(A) Nearness to iron ore reserves
(B) Nearness to local markets
(C) Availability of cheap labour
(D) To minimise transportation cost for imported raw materials and steel exports
Ans: D
64. Which one of the following criteria is not used for the classification of human races ?
(A) Eye
(B) Nose
(C) Ear
(D) Hair
Ans: C
65. Match the following tribes and their habitats :
a. Khirgiz 1. Central Asia
b. Yakuts 2. Siberia
c. Lapps 3. Scandinavia
d. Eskimos 4. Canada
Codes :
(A) a – 1, b – 3, c – 2, d – 4
(B) a – 4, b –2, c – 3, d – 1
(C) a – 2, b –1, c – 3, d – 4
(D) a – 1, b – 2, c – 3, d – 4
Ans: D
66. Which of the following statements is not true about a State ?
(A) It has a territorial base.
(B) It always has a social or cultural base.
(C) It claims internal sovereignty.
(D) It claims sovereignty in external relations.
Ans: B
67. Which of the following languages does not belong to the Dravidian family ?
(A) Sinhalese
(B) Brahui
(C) Kannada
(D) Malayalam
Ans: A
68. The habitat of the Toda tribe is
(A) Aravalli range
(B) Siwalik range
(C) Kaimur range
(D) Nilgiri hills
Ans: D
69. Which one of the following indicators is most commonly used to measure the economic development of a country ?
(A) Infant mortality rate
(B) Availability of potable water
(C) Female literacy
(D) Gross National Product per capita
Ans: D
70. Which of the following matches is not correct ?
(A) Myrdal : Cumulative causation model
(B) Friedmann : Core– periphery model
(C) Boudville : Transport model
(D) Frank : Dependency model
Ans: C
71. Who among the following formalized the concept that there exists relationship between the spatial organisation and national development ?
(A) Luten
(B) Dickens
(C) Kuklinski
(D) Friedmann
Ans: D
72. Which of the following sequences of the stages of economic growth according to Rostow’s model is correct ?
(A) Traditional society, drive to maturity, take off, high mass consumption
(B) Traditional society, take off, drive to maturity, high mass consumption
(C) Traditional society, take off, high mass consumption, drive to maturity
(D) Traditional society, drive to maturity, high mass consumption, take off
Ans: B
73. Which one of the following is a ‘Formal’ Region ?
(A) Delhi metropolitan region
(B) Hyderabad – Secunderabad region
(C) Delhi – Jaipur – Agra Triangle
(D) Assam – Valley
Ans: D
74. Between 2001 and 2011, the sex-ratio (Females per thousand males) has
(A) increased by 5 to 10
(B) decreased by 5 to 10
(C) remained constant
(D) increased by less than 5
Ans: A
75. In India, mangrove is the most important tree of
(A) Tropical moist deciduous forests (B) Tidal forests (C) Tropical dry deciduous forests (D) Sub–tropical moist forests
Ans: B
76. Which one of the following does not match correctly ?
(A) Vishakhapatnam - Ship building (B) Titlagarh - Railway equipment (C) Bhadravati - Iron & Steel (D) Pinjore - Machine Tools
Ans: B
77. In which of the following Decades, India experienced highest percentage of decadal growth ?
(A) 1951-61 (B) 1961-71 (C) 1971-81 (D) 1981-91
Ans: B
78. Which one of the following is most appropriate for showing frequency distribution ?
(A) Bar graph (B) Histogram (C) Pie diagram (D) Line graph
Ans: B
79. Which one of the following is commonly used for computing the average value of river discharge ?
(A) Arithmetic mean (B) Geometric mean (C) Harmonic mean (D) Weighted mean
Ans: B
80. Which one of the following Rn values shows the random pattern of point distribution ?
(A) 0 (B) 1.0 (C) 1.35 (D) 2.14
Ans: B
81. Which one of the following sampling techniques is most suitable for selection of representative villages of an area with diversified geographical features ?
(A) Systematic (B) Stratified – random (C) Random (D) Clustered
Ans: B
82. In which one of the following methods interpolation is used ?
(A) Choroschematic (B) Chorochromatic (C) Isopleth (D) Choropleth
Ans: C
83. The landscapes produced by a single dominant geomorphic process are called as
(A) Simple Landscapes
(B) Compound Landscapes
(C) Monocyclic Landscapes
(D) Multicyclic Landscapes
Ans: A
84. Flat topped sand ridges with long dimensions extending parallel to the prevailing winds but locking the collapsing fronts are known as
(A) Whalebacks
(B) Seifs
(C) Barchans
(D) Sand drifts
Ans: A
85. The river valleys whose courses are controlled by factors which are not determinable are termed as
(A) Consequent
(B) Subsequent
(C) Insequent
(D) Resequent
Ans: C
86. The slope replacement model was propounded by
(A) Wood (B) Davis
(C) Penck (D) Strahler
Ans: C
87. Who among the following observed that summer heating of Tibetan Plateau was the most important factor in the monsoonal circulation over India ?
(A) Fohn
(B) Koteswaram
(C) Frost
(D) Halley
Ans: B
88. According to Koppen’s Scheme of climatic classification ‘E’ (Polar or Mountain) type climatic is found in
(A) Nagaland
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Sikkim
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
Ans: D
89. Which one of the following is not a factor that affects wind ?
(A) Pressure gradient
(B) Friction
(C) Magnetism
(D) Carioles effect
Ans: C
90. Which one of the locations listed below should have highest annual temperature range ?
(A) Equatorial Island
(B) Tropical coast
(C) Polar ice cap
(D) Mid-latitude continental centre
Ans: D
91. Which term is used to describe the conversion of a solid directly to a gas, without passing through the liquid State ?
(A) Evaporation
(B) Condensation
(C) Sublimation
(D) Freezing
Ans: C
92. The main source of carbonmonoxides, as air pollutants, is
(A) Thermal decomposition of fats
(B) Dye-making
(C) Blast furnaces
(D) Gasoline motor exhausts
Ans: D
93. The vertical movement of cold water from deeper oceanic layers to replace warmer surface water is called as
(A) Turbidity
(B) Emergence
(C) Upwelling
(D) Halocline
Ans: C
94. Which one of the following types of sea floor sediments includes calcareous and siliceous oozes ?
(A) Fluvial
(B) Terrigenous
(C) Biogenous
(D) Hydrogenous
Ans: C
95. Vast numbers of herbivorous animals and carnivorous such as lions, Jackals and hyenas are found in
(A) Equatorial rainforest
(B) Taiga
(C) Campos of Brazil
(D) Savannas of Africa
Ans: D
96. Nomothetic approach in geography emphasizes upon ?
(A) Inductive study
(B) Law making study
(C) Ideographic study
(D) Empirical study
Ans: B
97. Which one of the following is in correct sequence in the development of German geographical thought.
(A) Troll, Peschel, Hettner, Ratzel
(B) Peschel, Ratzel, Hettner, Troll
(C) Peschel, Troll, Hettner, Ratzel
(D) Ratzel, Peschel, Troll, Hettner
Ans: B
98. Who coined the term ‘Cosmography’ and divided it into uranography and Geography ?
(A) O. Peschel
(B) C. Ritter
(C) B. Vareneous
(D) A. Humboldt
Ans: D
99. The chief means of transport in Tundras is
(A) Camel (B) Donkeys
(C) Sledge (D) Horse
Ans: C
100. The development of Chennai Bangaluru corridor is based on
(A) Automobile and I.T. Industries
(B) Cotton-textile and garment industries
(C) Pharmaceutical and Chemical Industries
(D) Residential and Retail Development
Ans: A
(A) Simple Landscapes
(B) Compound Landscapes
(C) Monocyclic Landscapes
(D) Multicyclic Landscapes
Ans: A
84. Flat topped sand ridges with long dimensions extending parallel to the prevailing winds but locking the collapsing fronts are known as
(A) Whalebacks
(B) Seifs
(C) Barchans
(D) Sand drifts
Ans: A
85. The river valleys whose courses are controlled by factors which are not determinable are termed as
(A) Consequent
(B) Subsequent
(C) Insequent
(D) Resequent
Ans: C
86. The slope replacement model was propounded by
(A) Wood (B) Davis
(C) Penck (D) Strahler
Ans: C
87. Who among the following observed that summer heating of Tibetan Plateau was the most important factor in the monsoonal circulation over India ?
(A) Fohn
(B) Koteswaram
(C) Frost
(D) Halley
Ans: B
88. According to Koppen’s Scheme of climatic classification ‘E’ (Polar or Mountain) type climatic is found in
(A) Nagaland
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Sikkim
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
Ans: D
89. Which one of the following is not a factor that affects wind ?
(A) Pressure gradient
(B) Friction
(C) Magnetism
(D) Carioles effect
Ans: C
90. Which one of the locations listed below should have highest annual temperature range ?
(A) Equatorial Island
(B) Tropical coast
(C) Polar ice cap
(D) Mid-latitude continental centre
Ans: D
91. Which term is used to describe the conversion of a solid directly to a gas, without passing through the liquid State ?
(A) Evaporation
(B) Condensation
(C) Sublimation
(D) Freezing
Ans: C
92. The main source of carbonmonoxides, as air pollutants, is
(A) Thermal decomposition of fats
(B) Dye-making
(C) Blast furnaces
(D) Gasoline motor exhausts
Ans: D
93. The vertical movement of cold water from deeper oceanic layers to replace warmer surface water is called as
(A) Turbidity
(B) Emergence
(C) Upwelling
(D) Halocline
Ans: C
94. Which one of the following types of sea floor sediments includes calcareous and siliceous oozes ?
(A) Fluvial
(B) Terrigenous
(C) Biogenous
(D) Hydrogenous
Ans: C
95. Vast numbers of herbivorous animals and carnivorous such as lions, Jackals and hyenas are found in
(A) Equatorial rainforest
(B) Taiga
(C) Campos of Brazil
(D) Savannas of Africa
Ans: D
96. Nomothetic approach in geography emphasizes upon ?
(A) Inductive study
(B) Law making study
(C) Ideographic study
(D) Empirical study
Ans: B
97. Which one of the following is in correct sequence in the development of German geographical thought.
(A) Troll, Peschel, Hettner, Ratzel
(B) Peschel, Ratzel, Hettner, Troll
(C) Peschel, Troll, Hettner, Ratzel
(D) Ratzel, Peschel, Troll, Hettner
Ans: B
98. Who coined the term ‘Cosmography’ and divided it into uranography and Geography ?
(A) O. Peschel
(B) C. Ritter
(C) B. Vareneous
(D) A. Humboldt
Ans: D
99. The chief means of transport in Tundras is
(A) Camel (B) Donkeys
(C) Sledge (D) Horse
Ans: C
100. The development of Chennai Bangaluru corridor is based on
(A) Automobile and I.T. Industries
(B) Cotton-textile and garment industries
(C) Pharmaceutical and Chemical Industries
(D) Residential and Retail Development
Ans: A
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