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Question 1Single Answer
Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the given codes:
List I  (Concept)
A.Peneplain
B. Uniformitarianism
C. Tetrahedral hypothesis
D. Convectional Current Theory
List II (Proposer)
(i)Holmes
(ii) W.M. Davis
(iii)Hutton
(iv)Lothian Green
  1. A
    Codes:
    A             B             C           D
    (ii)           (iii)          (iv)         (i)
  2. B
    (iii)          (i)            (ii)          (iv)
  3. C
    (i)           (ii)           (iv)          (iii)
  4. D
    (iv)         (ii)           (iii)           (i)
Question 2Single Answer
Ria is an example of :
  1. A
    Deposited land features
  2. B
    Submerged upland shorelines
  3. C
    Emerged upland shorelines
  4. D
    Eroded land forms
Question 3Single Answer
Who postulated the ‘Progressive Wave Theory of Tides’?
  1. A
    C. Darwin  
  2. B
    WilliamWhewill
  3. C
    R.A. Haris   
  4. D
    Daly
Question 4Single Answer
Who wrote the book “Illustration of the Huttonian Theory of the earth”?
  1. A
    James Hutton
  2. B
    John Playfair
  3. C
    Vidal de la Blache
  4. D
    W.M. Davis
Question 5Single Answer
Who postulated the concept of Base level?
  1. A
    Walther     
  2. B
    W.M. Davis
  3. C
    J.W. Powell 
  4. D
    James Hutton
Question 6Single Answer
According to single-cell circulation model proposed by George Hadley the most atmospheric circulation is:
  1. A
    The rotation of the earth
  2. B
    The Jet stream
  3. C
    Subsidence at the equator
  4. D
    Temperature contrast between equator and pole
Question 7Single Answer
The westerlies and trade winds are example of ‘_______ winds’.
  1. A
    mesoscale 
  2. B
    toposcale
  3. C
    macroscale  
  4. D
    microscale
Question 8Single Answer
When water evaporates the energy that was used to evaporate the water:
  1. A
    heats up the surrounding air as evaporation takes place
  2. B
    will never be available again
  3. C
    is stored as latent heat in the evaporated water molecule
     
  4. D
    is destroyed
Question 9Single Answer
Meteorologists group tropical cyclones into three main categories according to:
  1. A
    barometric pressure in the eye of storm
  2. B
    precipitation
  3. C
    diameter of the storm
  4. D
    wind velocity
Question 10Single Answer
A given volume of air holds 20 gram of water vapor. At that temperature, the air would be saturated with 80 grams of water vapor. What is the relative humidity?
  1. A
    40%
  2. B
    100%
  3. C
    25%
  4. D
    80%
Question 11Single Answer
Surface circulation of ocean water is driven by:
  1. A
    Resisting force
  2. B
    Tidal force
  3. C
    Gravitational force
  4. D
    Blowing wind
Question 12Single Answer
For coastal sand dune formation, the ideal grain size diameter is:
  1. A
    0.15 mm
  2. B
    0.50 mm
  3. C
    0.25 mm
  4. D
    0.75 mm
Question 13Single Answer
Coastal area greatly affected by storm surge is :
  1. A
    Andhra coast
  2. B
    West Bengal coast
  3. C
    Chennai coast
  4. D
    Kerala coast
Question 14Single Answer
How many essential nutrients are required by plants to fulfil their growth requirements?
  1. A
    24     
  2. B
    22
  3. C
    20   
  4. D
    18
Question 15Single Answer
Mesophytes are predominated in :
  1. A
    Tropical region
  2. B
    Sub-polar region
  3. C
    Temperate region
  4. D
    Polar region
Question 16Single Answer
Who is regarded as the father of Human Geography?
  1. A
    Ratzel
  2. B
    Blache
  3. C
    Trewartha
  4. D
    Vallaux
Question 17Single Answer
. Match List-I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I                                                   List-II
(Approaches)                                    (Contributors)
A.Neo-Determinism                       (i) D.M. Smith
B. Welfare                                        (ii) Guman Olsson
C. Behavioral                                   (iii) GriffithTaylor
D. Modern Humanist                    (iv) William Kirk
  1. A
    Codes: 
    A              B             C             D
    (i)            (ii)           (iii)            (iv)
  2. B
    (iii)          (i)            (iv)            (ii)
  3. C
    (iv)         (iii)            (ii)            (i)
  4. D
    (ii)          (iv)            (i)            (iii)
Question 18Single Answer
Who is the pioneer in Commercial Geography?
  1. A
    H.J. Mackinder     
  2. B
    G.G. Chisholm
  3. C
    Patrick Geddes    
  4. D
    A.J. Herbertson
Question 19Single Answer
Which one of the following philosophers did propagate the principle of Unity in Diversity?
  1. A
    Carl Ritter
  2. B
    Immanuel Kant
  3. C
    Alexander Von Humboldt
  4. D
    O.H.K. Spate
Question 20Single Answer
To which school of Geography does E.C. Semple belong?
  1. A
    American School of Geography
  2. B
    Russian School of Geography
  3. C
    British School of Geography
  4. D
    French School of Geography
Question 21Single Answer
Which one of the following states recorded the lowest decadal growth rate of population according to the 2011 census?
  1. A
    Arunachal Pradesh
  2. B
    Madhya Pradesh
  3. C
    Punjab
  4. D
    Nagaland
Question 22Single Answer
According to 2011 census,” which state recorded the highest child sex-ratio (0-6years)?
  1. A
    Manipur
  2. B
    Mizoram
  3. C
    Meghalaya
  4. D
    Arunachal Pradesh
Question 23Single Answer
Out of total population of 121 crore, what was the level of urbanization in 2011 census?
  1. A
    33.16%
  2. B
    32.16%
  3. C
    30.16%
  4. D
    31.16%
Question 24Single Answer
In which one of the cities first city improvement trust was set up?
  1. A
    Bombay
  2. B
    Calcutta
  3. C
    Hyderabad
  4. D
    Lucknow
Question 25Single Answer
Horwood and Boyce described which term epigrammatically as “ Devoted to people, paper work and parcels”?
  1. A
    Frame
  2. B
    Core
  3. C
    Periphery
  4. D
    Fringe
Question 26Single Answer
Consider the following statements:
A. Nearly 30% of the petroleum production in the world is from the off shore areas.
B. The exclusive economic zone in the ocean extends upto 100 nautical miles from the coast.
C. Only less than 1% of marine area is declared as protected area.
D. The largest marine protected area is the Great Barrier Reef.
Which of these statements are correct?
  1. A
    A and B
  2. B
    A, C and D
  3. C
    A and D
  4. D
    B and C
Question 27Single Answer
Which one of the following groups of countries represents the flow of food grains to food deficit regions of the world ?
  1. A
    North America, Argentina, Indian Sub continent and China to Western Europe, Middle East and Japan
  2. B
    Australia, South Africa ,India to Middle East ,Western Europe and North Africa
  3. C
    North America , Argentina, South Africa and  Australia to Japan,Russia and Western Europe
  4. D
    North America ,Australia , Russia to China , Japan and middle East
Question 28Single Answer
Which one of the following groups of countries requires import of iron to sustain their demand ?
  1. A
    Western Europe, Brazil and Canada
  2. B
    Japan, Western Europe and U.S.A.
  3. C
    India, China and South Africa
  4. D
    U.S.A. Western Europe and Mexico
Question 29Single Answer
Which one of the following is the busiest oceanic trade route ?
  1. A
    Panama
  2. B
    North Atlantic route
  3. C
    Suez Canal
  4. D
    Cape route
Question 30Single Answer
Balance of Trade of Indian is always negative with the Middle Eastern Countries due to the import of :
  1. A
    Food Material
  2. B
    Cotton Textile
  3. C
    Coal and Iron
  4. D
    Petroleum
Question 31Single Answer
Which one of the following authors has classified Indian Races ?
  1. A
    R.L. Singh
  2. B
    Sir Herbert Risley
  3. C
    Huntigton
  4. D
    Trewartha
Question 32Single Answer
Heart land theory is postulated by :
  1. A
    P.E. James
  2. B
    H.J. Mackinder
  3. C
    G.G. Chisholm
  4. D
    H.R. Mill
Question 33Single Answer
Given below are two statements, one  labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled Reason (R) Select your answer from the code given below:
Assertion (A) : Cuba and U.S.A. are nearer to each in geographical space, but they are not friendly neighbours .
Reasion (R) There is strong difference in political philosophy
  1. A
    Codes:
    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanationof (A)..
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are true , but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) .
  3. C
    (A) is true , but (R) is false.
  4. D
    (A) is false , but (R)  is true .
Question 34Single Answer
Which one of the following authors has defined the phrase “Culture is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, customs acquired by a man as member of socity”?
  1. A
    E.B.Taylor
  2. B
    R.H.Lowie
  3. C
    Kroeber
  4. D
    Goldenweiser
Question 35Single Answer
Indian people elect their representatives to House of People by :
  1. A
    Single preference ballot
  2. B
    People’s choice in Gram Sabha
  3. C
    Nomination by a panel of experts
  4. D
    Election through state legislature
Question 36Single Answer
Whose theory did propagate that ‘an area is poor because it is poor’ :
  1. A
    Myrdal
  2. B
    Berry
  3. C
    Hirschman
  4. D
    Boudeville
Question 37Single Answer
In which one of the following concept the term ‘triple bottom line’ (TBL) reflecting the importance of environmental, social and economic factors in decision making is defined ?
  1. A
    Inclusivity
  2. B
    Sustainability
  3. C
    Poly-centricity
  4. D
    Mono-centric
Question 38Single Answer
Which one of the following regions is characterized by communication networks flowing upwards and downwards through a succession of service centres of varying significance ?
  1. A
    Heterogenous
  2. B
    Homogenous
  3. C
    Nodal
  4. D
    Administrative
Question 39Single Answer
Which one of the following planning regions develops along transportation line or irrigation channel?
  1. A
    Transitional Regions
  2. B
    River Valley Regions
  3. C
    Axial development Regions
  4. D
    In which part of India Dandakaranaya is situated?
Question 40Single Answer
Who has designed the plan of Chandigarh City ?
  1. A
    Ernst May
  2. B
    Le Corbusier
  3. C
    Soria Y Matte
  4. D
    Charles Edward Jeanneret
Question 41Single Answer
In which part of India Dandakaranaya is situated ?
  1. A
    North Eastern
  2. B
    South Eastern
  3. C
    Central
  4. D
    Northern
Question 42Single Answer
Teesta river is a tributary of ?
  1. A
    Subansiri
  2. B
    Meghna
  3. C
    Ganga
  4. D
    Brahmaputra
Question 43Single Answer
Which one of the following states has the maximum area under teak forest of India ?
  1. A
    Uttar Pradesh          
  2. B
    Bihar
  3. C
    Karnataka              
  4. D
    Madhya Pradesh
Question 44Single Answer
In which one of the following rocks almost all workable oil deposits of India is located ?
  1. A
    Ancient granites
  2. B
    Ancient sedimentaries
  3. C
    Metamorphic formations
  4. D
    Tertiary Sedimentaries
Question 45Single Answer
Which one of the following coastal areas of India was affected by ‘Hudhud’ cyclone ?
  1. A
    Chennai coast
  2. B
    Kerala coast
  3. C
    Andhra Pradesh coast
  4. D
    Bengal coast
Question 46Single Answer
Which one of the following is correct?
  1. A
    Arithmetic mean is a numerical value
  2. B
    Arithmetic mean is not affected by the variability in the data sets
  3. C
    Arithmetic mean is always a positive number
  4. D
    Arithmetic mean is not useful for any further statistical analysis of the data
Question 47Single Answer
Which one of the following central tendencies is the appropriate method for the study of dispersion?
  1. A
    Arithmetic mean
  2. B
    Median
  3. C
    Mode
  4. D
    Geometric mean
Question 48Single Answer
Which one of the following cartographic techniques is suitable for  measuring spatial association among different attributes of the regional economy?
  1. A
    Bar diagram
  2. B
    Pie diagram
  3. C
    Choropleth
  4. D
    Isopleth
Question 49Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I(Method)                                       List-II(Uses)
A. Isopleth                                            (i) Natural groupings
B. Dot maps                                        (ii) Distributionof population
C. Scatter diagrams                           (iii) Wind direction
D. Star diagrams                                (iv) Changes which are relatively gradual
  1. A
    Codes:
    A            B             C            D
    (iv)         (ii)           (iii)          (i)
  2. B
    (ii)          (iv)          (iii)          (i)
  3. C
    (iv)         (ii)           (i)           (iii)
  4. D
    (ii)          (iv)          (i)           (iii)
Question 50Single Answer
Which one of the following is shown with the help of Isobaths?
  1. A
    Salinity of sea water
  2. B
    Depth of ocean water
  3. C
    Altitude of ocean ridge
  4. D
    Amplitude of wave
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