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GEOGRAPHY
Paper
– II
Note : This paper
contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks
each. All questions are compulsory.
1. Which one of the
following is not a glacio-fluvial depositional landform ?
(A) Esker
(B) Drumlin
(C) Kame
(D) Horn
2. Which one of the
following arrangements of glacial periods of Pleistocene Ice Age is in a
correct chronological order ?
(A) Würm – Mindel – Gunz – Riss
(B) Riss – Mindel – Wurm – Gunz
(C) Mindel – Würm – Gunz – Riss
(D) Gunz –
Mindel – Riss – Würm
3. The rigid masses
surrounding the geosyncline were termed by Kober as
(A) Orogen
(B) Kratogen
(C) Primarumph
(D) Zwischengebirge
4. 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) : On Hawai Islands
volcanic eruption are effusive type.
Reason (R) : Less viscous
lavas erupt quitly.
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.
5. Match List – I
with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
6. Which of the
following is not true about the Taiga Forests ?
(A) The forest cover is dominated
by coniferous trees.
(B) The forest floors are quite
clear.
(C) Tree growth
is very fast.
(D) The diameters of trees mostly
range between 2 cm and 60 cm.
7. Surface ocean
currents derive their energy from
(A) Salinity
(B) Tectonics
(C) Wind
(D) Tsunamis
8. Especially high
and low tides that occur near the times of new and full moons are called
(A) Spring tide
(B) Neap tide
(C)
Super tide
(D)
Fall tide
9. 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) : In the Arctic
ecosystem, if lichen production were either impaired or destroyed, the whole
system would collapse because the herbivorous and carnivorous directly and
indirectly depend upon lichens.
Reason (R) : The Arctic
ecosystem has a very complex trophic structure.
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.
10. Which one of the
following is not true about the native animal life of the rainy tropics ?
(A) An immense number and variety
of insects.
(B) Few arboreal
fauna
(C) Few grazing and carnivorous
animals.
(D) Abundant aquatic life.
11. Which
atmospheric gas filters out most of the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight ?
(A) Argon
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Ozone
(D) Helium
12. Which one of the
following best describes surfaces air circulation in a Northern Hemisphere
anticyclone ?
(A) Divergent –
Clockwise
(B) Convergent – Counter
clockwise
(C) Stationary
(D) Inward – Clockwise
13. Which type of
front has the steepest slope ?
(A) Warm front
(B) Cold front
(C) Stationary front
(D) Occluded front
14. Which one of the
following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Evaporation – The process of
converting a liquid to a gas.
(B) Condensation – The change of
state from a gas to a liquid.
(C) Element – A substance that
cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical or physical
means.
(D) Conduction –
Tiny bits of particulate matter that serve as surfaces on which water vapour
condenses.
15. Which one of the
following used ‘Precipitation effectiveness’ and ‘Thermal efficiency’ as the
basis of world’s climatic classification ?
(A) Trewartha
(B) Thornthwaite
(C) Koppen
(D) Kendrew
16. Which one of the
following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Strabo – Published 17 volumes
work entitled as geography
(B) Ptolemy – Published a famous
text called Almagest or Geographike Syntaxis
(C) Hipparchus –
Designedorthographic and stereographic projections
(D) Hecataeus –
Invented an instrument known as ‘Astrolabe’ for determination of latitudes and
longitudes
17. Who among the
following geographers laid down the foundation of dichotomy of General versus
Special Geography ?
(A) Bernhard
Varenius
(B) Immanuel Kant
(C) Peter Apian
(D) Sebastian Munster
18. The concept of
Teleology was propounded by
(A) Alexander Von Humboldt
(B) Carl Ritter
(C) Oscar Peschel
(D) Vidal de la Blasche
19. Who among the
following geographers specifically emphasized on climatic determinism ?
(A) Griffith Taylor
(B) Friedrich Ratzel
(C) Ellsworth
Huntington
(D) Ellen Churchill Semple
20. The concept of
‘Areal Differentiation’ is also termed as
(A) Exceptionalism
(B) Chorological
Study
(C) Systematic Geography
(D) Regionalism
21. Which one of the
following is correct sequence of contributors in the development of Greek
Geography ?
(A) Anaximander, Herodotus,
Hipparchus, Eratosthenes
(B) Herodotus, Eratosthenes,
Hipparchus, Anaximander
(C) Anaximander, Eratosthenes,
Herodotus, Hipparchus
(D) Anaximander,
Herodotus, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus
22. Match the
following List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes
given below :
23. Which one of the
following pairs is not correctly matched ?
24. Given below are
two statement, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason
(R). Select
your answer from the codes given below
:
Assertion (A) : In the
coreperiphery model, the core region dominates whilst the periphery is
dependent.
Reason (R) : This dependence
is structured mainly through relations of exchange and production between core
and periphery.
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) (A) is false, but (R) is
true.
25. In the acceleration
stage of urbanisation, the urban population constitutes.
(A) more than 70% of the total population
of the State.
(B) 25% to 70%
(C) 10% to 25%
(D) less than 10%
26. In developing
countries, the population pressure increases in some parts due to immigration.
Such parts are characterized by
(A) Low cost of living
(B) More suitable climate
(C) Large
employment opportunities
(D) Accessibility
27. Followings are
the names given to estate farming in different parts of the world. Match the
correct pairs :
28. The soils
characterised by the dominant influence of climate are known as
(A) Zonal soils
(B) Intrazonal soils
(C) Interzonal soils
(D) Azonal soils
29. Which one of the
following is the most important bases of Whittlesey’s classification of
agriculture of the world ?
(A) Functional
forms of agriculture
(B) Distribution of climatic
elements
(C) Forms of livestock grazing
activities
(D) Regional distribution of the
principal crops and animals of commercial significance
30. Who among the
followings has used for the first time the ranking coefficient method of
agricultural productivity ?
(A) L.D. Stamp
(B) Mohammad Shafi
(C) M.G. Kendall
(D) G. Eneydi
31. Gibbs-Martin
Index is used for the measurement of
(A) Crop specialisation
(B) Crop
diversification
(C) Crop concentration
(D) Crop combination
32. The most
dominant blood group among the Mongoloid races is
(A) A
(B) B
(C) AB
(D) O
33. Given below are
two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason
(R) :
Assertion (A) : ‘Social
indicator movement’ was quickly developed in 1960s in the United States of
America (U.S.A.).
Reason (R) : It grew in
response to rise of a wide range of social problems in U.S. Society.
In the context of the above two
statements, which one of the following is correct ?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true,
but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and
(R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is
false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is
true.
34. Which one of the
following sub races does not belong to the Caucasoid race ?
(A) Eskimo
(B) Celtic
(C) Nordic
(D) East Baltic
35. ‘Regions are
good servants but bad masters’ was stated by
(A) C.C. Carter
(B) A.J. Herbertson
(C) O.H.K. Spate
(D) Vidal de la Blasche
36. The regions
developed along transportation lines or irrigation channels are called as
(A) Transport regions
(B) Axial
regions
(C) River-valley regions
(D) Transitional regions
37. Which one of the
following statements is not correct ?
(A) Regions are mental concepts
formulated to arrange earth features in some abstract order.
(B) Regions
could either be finite or infinite / boundless threedimensional extending much
beyond the limits of terrestrial sphere.
(C) The regional concept is a
device to comprehend likenesses and differences on the earth surface.
(D) A region has some kind of
internal homogeneity which distinguishes it from the neighbouring areas.
38. Which one of the
following objectives of Regional Planning is most important ?
(A) Cultivating
habitability and community building
(B) Conservation of forests
(C) Rationalisation of population
distribution
(D) Perfect regional mobility
system
39. Regionalism is
the expression of
(A) Ignorance of other regions
(B) Parochialism
(C) Sectionalism
(D) Local
individuality, local loyalties and cultural traits
40. Which one of the
following sequences of the steel-plants from East to West is correct in India ?
(A) Jamshedpur, Rourkela, Durgapur,
Bhilai
(B) Bhilai, Rourkela, Durgapur, Jamshedpur
(C) Durgapur,
Jamshedpur, Rourkela, Bhilai
(D) Durgapur, Rourkela, Bhilai, Jamshedpur
41. Match List – I
with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
42. Which one of the
following States recorded the lowest population density in India at 2011 Census
?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Arunachal
Pradesh
(C) Nagaland
(D) Mizoram
43. The ‘Vale of
Kashmir’ lies between
(A) Pir Panjal and Karakoram
range
(B) Pir Panjal
and Zaskar range
(C) Zaskar and Ladakh range
(D) Shiwalik and Ladakh range
44. Which one of the
following migration types contributes most to population movement in India ?
(A) Rural to Rural
(B) Urban to Rural
(C) Rural to
Urban
(D) Urban to Urban
45. Which of the
following tribes is known as true “jungle nomads” ?
(A) Pygmies
(B) Semang
(C) Masai
(D) Kirghiz
46. The oldest
religion of the Middle East is
(A) Islam
(B) Judaism
(C) Christianity
(D) Zoroastrianism
47. Which one of the
following methods is best suited to show the distribution of population with
rural component and urban centre of varying sizes in a region ?
(A) Uniform dot method
(B) Multiple dot method
(C) Uniform dot and circle method
(D) Dot and
sphere method
48. Match the
following satellites with their altitudes and select the correct answer
49. Nearest
Neighbour analysis was evolved by
(A) Henry and Raize
(B) Clark and
Evans
(C) Zipf
(D) Carl Pearson
50. Spatial
resolution of LISS IV Sensor is
(A) 5.8 m
(B) 2.0 m
(C) 23.5 m
(D) 10.0 m
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