Geography-2004

1. Which of the following is/are the correct

characteristic (s) of primary seismic wave?

a. It is a longitudinal and compressional

wave

b. It is analogous to sound waves

c. It travels with faster speed through

solids but slowly through liquids

d. All the above three

2. Which one of the following is the correct

chronological order of the mountain

building?

a. Alpine - Caledonian - Hercynian –

Precambrian

b. Precambnan - Hercynian - Caledonian

– Alpine

c. Precambnan - Caledonian - Hercynian

– Alpine

d. Caledonian - Precambrian - Alpine -

Hercynia

3. Which of the following are formed due to

collision of continental plates?

1. The Alps

2. The Himalayas

3. The Rockies

4. The Caucasus mountains

Select the correct answer using the codes

given below:

a. 1, 2 and 3

b. 2, 3 and 4

c. 1,2 and 4

d. 1, 3 and 4

4. Match List I (Rock Type) with List II

(Example) and select the correct answer :

List I

A. Clastic

B. Extrusive

C. Metamorphic

D. Plutonic

List II

1. Granite

2. Conglomerate

3. Gneiss

4. Tuff

A B C D

a. 2 4 3 1

b. 1 3 4 2

c. 2 3 4 1

d. 1 4 3 2

5. The given diagram represents a/an

a. Asymmetrical fold

b. Monoclinal fold

c. Overfold

d. Recumbent fold

6. Which of the following plate movements

is responsible for the formation of mid -

ocean ridge?

a. Divergent movement

b. Convergent movement

c. Transform fault movement

d. Parallel movement

7. Match List I (Landforms) with List II

(Representative Sites) and select the

correct answer :

List I

A. Rift valley lake

B. Basic lava sheet

C. An active volcano

D. Batholith

List II

1. Himalayas

2. Upland of Brittany, France

3. Deccan trap region, India

4. Tanganyika Stramboli

A B C D

a. 4 2 5 3

b. 5 3 1 2

c. 4 3 5 2

d. 5 2 1 3

8. Consider the following statements :

1. P - wave are the first seismic waves to

reach a place

2. S - waves travel only through liquids

3. Arrival time of P and S - waves is used

to locate the epicentre.

4. Richter scale is a logarithmic scale.

Which of the statements given above are

correct?

a. 1, 2 and 3

b. 1, 3 and 4

c. 1 and 4

d. 3 and 4

9. A weathering process in which layers of

rocks peel off as expansion alternates with

contraction, is known as

a. Shattering

b. Block separation

c. Granular disintegration

d. Exfoliation

10. Match List I (Term) with List II (Process

Involved) and select the correct answer :

List I

A. Valley - in - valley profile

B. Collapse sinks

C. Shadow zone

D. Exhumed erosion surface

List II

1. Karst topography

2. Earthquake

3. Planation

4. Rejuvenation

A B C D

a. 3 1 2 4

b. 4 2 1 3

c. 3 2 1 4

d. 4 1 2 3

11. Residual hill in the desert region is known

as

a. Inlier

b. Inselberg

c. Playa

d. Pediment

12.

In the diagram given above, which of the

1,2,3,4 and 5 represent bluffs?

Select the correct answer using the codes

given below:

a. 1 and 3

b. 3 and 4

c. 1 and 5

d. 2 and 3

13. The drainage pattern developed on folded

sedimentary rocks is termed as

a. Rectangular

b. Radial

c. Dendritic

d. Trellis

14. Bowl shaped depression created as a

result of glacial erosion high on a

mountainside is called

a. Glacial trough

b. Hum

c. Hanging valley

d. Cirque

15. Which one of the following statements is

correct?

a. Jet streams are -best developed in

winters

b. Jet streams often develop oscillations

c. Jet streams greatly influence our

surface weather

d. All the above three are correct in

respect of jet streams


16. What is the correct sequence of the
following zonal pressure belts?
1. Subpolar low
2. Equatorial low
3. Polar high
4. Subtropical high
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a. 2-3-1-4
b. 1-4-2-3
c. 2-4-1-3
d. 1-3-2-4
17. Temperature generally decreases towards
the poles because
a. Air movement is generally towards the
equator
b. Cold polar air masses prevent surface
heating of the land
c. Cold surfaces do not absorb solar
energy as readily as warm surfaces
d. Progressively lesser solar energy per
unit area falls on the earth's surface as
we move to polar regions
18. A temperature inversion is most likely to
occur under which of the following
conditions?
a. Mountain top in late evening
b. Windy but cloudy night
c. Calm, cloudy and humid night
d. Calm, clear and cool winter night
19. The clouds extending from one side of
horizon to other as a dark grey sheet
having uniform base are called
a. Stratus clouds
b. Cumulus clouds
c. Cirrus clouds
d. Nimbus clouds'
20. In the Hadley cell, rising air is found in the
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a. Subtropical high pressure zone
b. Trade winds
c. Westerlies
d. Inter - tropical convergence zone
(ITCZ)
21. Which of the following are source regions
of polar continental air masses?
1. Northern Eurasia
2. Australia
3. North Atlantic,
4. Antarctica
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 4
d. 2 and 4
22. Which one of the following statements is
correct? Hurricanes
a. form at the equator
b. are not as large as tornadoes
c. develop over warm ocean areas
d. tend to intensify when they move over
land surfaces
23. Which one of the following regions has a
Mediterranean type of climate?
a. Cape Town" region of South Africa
b. Great Plains of North America
c. North - Eastern Australia
d. Southern Algeria
24. Consider the following statements
1. Where fold mountains run parallel and
close to the coast, continental shelf is
narrow or absent
2. The average depth for continental shelf
is 100 metres
3. Submarine canyons are mostly found
in continental slope
4. The submarine flat topped mountains
are called guyots
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 1,2 and 4
c. 1. 3 and 4
d. 2 and 3
25. Match List I (Ridges) with List II
(Oceans) and select the correct answer
List I
A. Mendeleyev
B. Keruguelen
C. San Felix-Juan Fernandez
D. Walvis
List II
1. North Atlantic Ocean
2. South Atlantic Ocean
3. Arctic Ocean
4. Indian Ocean
5. South Pacific Ocean
A B C D
a. 5 4 1 2
b. 3 2 5 4
c. 5 2 1 4
d. 3 4 5 2
26. The coastline formed by the submergence
of mountain ridges running parallel to the
coast is known as
a. Dalmatians coast
b. Ria coast
c. Fiord coast
d. Haff coast
27. Coral reefs are formed by
a. Volcanic rocks
b. Marine sediments
c. Chlorine material precipitated from sea
water
d. Tiny colonial marine animals which
construct limestone skeleton material
28. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer:
List I
A. Gulf Stream
B. West wind drift
C. Peru current
D. West Australian current
List II
1. Pacific Ocean
2. A slow eastward movement of water
over the zone of westerly winds
3. Indian Ocean
4. Warm current
A B C D
a. 4 2 1 3
b. 1 3 4 2
c. 4 3 1 2
d. 1 2 4 3
29.
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In the diagram given above, which out of
1, 2, 3 and 4 are cold currents?
a. 1 and 3
b. 2 and 4
c. 2 and 3
d. 1 and 2
30. The term 'syzygy' is referred to when the
a. Earth is at perihelion and moon at
perigee
b. Earth is at aphelion and moon at
apogee
c. Moon and sun are at right angles with
reference to the earth
d. Moon, sun and earth lie along a
straight line

31. What happens to tropical soils when the

rainforest is cleared?

a. The soil improves to the extent that

soluble nutrients are no longer depleted

by the trees

b. There is little effect on the soil because

of its depth of richness

c. Clearing interrupts the critical nutrient

cycle and leads to soil leaching

d. The soils stabilize and become

excellent for grain crops

32.

In the diagram given above, the areas

marked 'X' and 'Y' respectively, represents

which of the following soil types?

a. Sand and clay

b. Loam and clay

c. Clay and sandy loam

d. Silt and sand

33. Among the following climatic factors,

which one has the least effect upon a

terrestrial ecosystem?

a. Temperature variation

b. Wind

c. Conditions of sunlight

d. Availability of water

34. For the following three types of maps,

identify the correct descending order based

on the scale starting from the largest map

scale :

a. Atlas map - Topographical map -

Cadastral map

b. Cadastral map - Atlas map -

Topographical map

c. Cadastral map - Topographical map -

Atlas map

d. Topographical map - Atlas map -

Cadastral map

35. Which one of the following statements

about maps is not correct?

a. A map is a graphic representation of

the milieu

b. A map is a tangible product

c. A map at small scale shows a small

area on a single map sheet

d. A map is mental and manual creation

of man

36. Match List I (Projections) with List II

(Graticules) and select the correct answer:

List I (Projections)

A. Equatorial orthographic zenithal

B. Sinusoidal projection

C. Homolographic projection

D. Hornolosine projection

List II (Graticules)

1.

2.

3.

4.

A B C D

a. 3 1 4 2

b. 4 2 3 1

c. 3 2 4 1

d. 4 1 3 2

37.In the diagram shown above, points A and

B are located on the ground surface 7.5

Km apart. These two points appear on a

vertical aerial photograph as ‘a’ and 'b'

separated by a photographic distance of

100 mm the scale of the photograph is:

a. 1: 75,00,000

b. 1: 7,50,000

c. 1: 75,000

d. 1: 750

38. The biome with the shortest growing

season is

a. Savanna

b. Taiga

c. Chaparral

d. Tundra

39. Match List I (Location/Area in Canada)

with List II (Major Mineral) and select the

correct answer :

List I

A. Labrador

B. Athabasca

C. Sudbury

D. British Columbia

List II

1. Zinc

2. Petroleum

3. Iron ore

4. Manganese

A B C D

a. 4 1 3 5

b. 3 2 4 1

c. 4 2 3 1

d. 3 1 4 5

40. The Snake River plateau in the USA is

formed of

a. Great sheets of lava

b. Enormous quantities of river borne

material

c. Wind blown sand

d. None of the above three

41. Which one of the following countries has

the highest agricultural production in

Europe?

a. France

b. Switzerland

c. Denmark

d. Germany

42. Match List I (Main Characteristic

Feature) with List II (Country) and select

the correct answer:

List I

A. Largest Area

B. Highest population density

C. Largest population

D. Largest urban population

List II

1. Iran

2. Israel

3. Lebanon

4. Saudi Arabia

5. United Arab Emirates

A B C D

a. 4 3 1 2

b. 1 2 4 5

c. 4 2 1 5

d. 1 3 4 2

43. Which one of the following statements

correctly defines the term 'Karroo' of

Southern Africa?

a. Rift valleys formed due to faulting

b. Dome shaped landforms caused by

earth's movements

c. Steps from the coastal lowland on to

the high plateau

d. None of the above three

44. Structurally, the Great Himalaya is

a. An autochthonous zone

b. A par-autochthonous zone

c. An allochthonous zone

d. A suture zone

45. Which one of the following statements is

correct?

a. The mountains of the Peninsular India

are about 40 million years old

b. The Eastern Ghats extend as a

continuous range for a distance of

about 1600 km

c. The Western Ghats consist of a series

of discontinuous hills with no

structural continuity

d. The Siwalik Ranges have hogback

appearance


46. Match List I (Drainage Pattern) with List

II (Rivers) and select the correct answer :

List I

A. Consequent

B. Subsequent

C. Antecedent

D. Superimposed

List II

1. Sindhu, Brahmaputra

2. Swarnrekha, Son

3. Chambai, Betwa

4. Sharavati, Periyar

A B C D

a. 2 1 3 4

b. 4 3 1 2

c. 2 3 1 4

d. 4 1 3 2

47. In which one of the following countries, is

the ratio of hydroelectric generation to the

total electricity generation the highest?

a. Norway

b. Sweden

c. Italy

d. Denmark

48. Consider the following statements about

the soils of India:

1. High temperature during most of the

year retards formation of humus.

2. Soils which have humus require

regular application of chemical

fertilizers to remove nitrogen

deficiency.

3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black

colour to the soils of the Indian

plateau.

4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral

areas of the Indian plateau.

Which of the statements given above are

correct?

a. 1 and 2

b. 1, 3 and 4

c. 2 and 3

d. 2 and 4

49.

The location 'X' marked in the map shown

above is that of a hydel power station. This

is

a. Koyna on Krishna river

b. Saravathy on Saravathy river

c. Thungabhadra on Thungabhadra river

d. Nagarjun Sagar on Krishna river

50. The Himalayan region is poor in mineral

resources because

a. it is made of crystalline rocks

b. the displacement of rock strata has

disturbed the arrangement of rocks and

made it complex

c. the climatic conditions are not suitable

for exploitation of minerals

d. the terrain makes exploitation of

minerals difficult and very costly due

to transport difficulties

51. Which one of the following agencies is

working for the development of shrimp

culture for the farmers?

a. Fish Farmers' Development Agency

b. Technology Mission on Dairy

Development

c. Fishing Survey of India

d. Brackish Water Fish Farmers'

Development Agency

52. Canal irrigation is most important in the

Northern Plains of India because

a. the soil is porous

b. the level of underground water is high

c. the sources of canals are perennial

rivers

d. the region is densely populated

53. The present demographic transition of

India is indicative of

a. High population growth potential but

low actual growth

b. High population growth potential and

high actual growth

c. Partial industrialized economy

d. Typically increasing urbanization

54. Tar sands containing large molecular

hydrocarbons like crude oil are found in

limited quantities in several parts of the

world but the most important known

occurrence is in

a. USA

b. Canada

c. Australia

d. Russia

55. Identify the correct descending order of

production of wood pulp of the following

countries :

1. USA

2. Sweden

3. Japan

4. Canada

Select the correct answer using the codes

given below:

a. 1-3-2-4

b. 2-4-1-3

c. 1-4-2-3

d. 2-3-1-4

56. French Canadians are largely concentrated

in

a. the lowlands along the St. Lawrence

river in Quebec

b. the areas' all along the US border with

Canada

c. the province of Ontario bordering the

Great Lakes

d. the wheat belt in the lower interior

plains

57. The Appalachian Mountains were formed

in which of the following periods?

a. Cretaceous

b. Mesozoic

c. Palaeozoic

d. Tertiary

58.

The shaded area in the map of the USA

shown above has

a. Mediterranean type of climate

b. Humid subtropical type of climate

c. Steppe type of climate

d. St. Lawrence type of climate

59. Most of the Japanese industries are located

on the

a. Hokkaido coast

b. Honshu coast

c. Shikoku coast

d. Kyushu coast

60. Which of the following are associated with

Saudi Arabia?

1. High proportion of urban population

2. Extensive agriculture pattern

3. Considerable extent of land under

pasture lands

Select the correct answer using the codes

given below:

a. 1, 2 and 3

b. 1 and 2

c. 2 and 3

d. 1 and 3
61. The area between Chhotanagpur plateau
and Shillong plateau is
a. a Graben
b. formed by erosion of Ganga
c. a down faulted region
d. a down warped region in which the
Ganga has deposited sediments
62. The boundary of the Siwalik Belt with the
Indo-Gangetic through is known as
a. Main boundary thrust
b. Main boundary fault
c. Great boundary fault
d. Scrap fault
63. The Himalayan front fault is located
between
a. Siwaliks and Lesser Himalaya
b. Great and Trans Himalayas
c. Lesser and Great Himalayas
d. Siwaliks and Piedmont zone
64. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is
lower (ban that of Mumbai in May and
higher than that of Mumbai in January,
because
a. Thiruvananthapuram has cold current
and Mumbai is faced with warm
current
b. Thiruvananthapuram has higher
rainfall in summer and it is nearer to
the equator
c. Thiruvananthapuram is on the
windward side and Mumbai is on the
leeward side
d. Thiruvananthapuram is thickly
vegetated while Mumbai is not
65. Xerophytic vegetation is a characteristic
feature of
a. Chhotanagpur plateau
b. Khasi hills
c. Eastern Ghats
d. Kuchch
66. Match List I (Sources of Energy) with List
II (Places) and select the correct answer :
List I
A. Geothermal
B. Wind
C. Wave
D. Tidal
List II
1. Khambhat
2. Manikaran
3. Bhavnagar
4. Vijinjham
A B C D
a. 3 4 1 2
b. 2 1 4 3
c. 3 1 4 2
d. 2 4 1 3
67. Match List I (Forest Type) with List II
(Regions) and select the correct answer :
List I
A. Tropical evergreen
B. Monsoon
C. Temperate
D. Mangrove
List II
1. Chhotanagpur plateau, Siwaliks
2. Shillong plateau, Sahyadris
3. West Bengal, Terai
4. Eastern and Western Himalayas,
Nilgiris
A B C D
a. 2 4 1 3
b. 3 1 4 2
c. 2 1 4 3
d. 3 4 1 2
68. Match List I (Shifting Cultivation) with
List II (State) and select the correct answer
:
List I
A. Jhum
B. Podu
C. Beera
D. Ponam
List II
1. Kerala
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Assam
A B C D
a. 4 3 2 1
b. 2 1 4 3
c. 4 1 2 3
d. 2 3 4 1
69. The Arab geographer who authored the
book 'Amusement for Him Desires to
Travel Around the World', also called the
book of Roger and who is famous for his
'Silver Map' was
a. A1 Idrisi
b. Al Biruni
c. Al Maqdisi
d. Al Istakhari
70. Who amongst the following was the first
to propose a classification of sciences
dealing with reality?
a. Alfred Hettner
b. Immanuel Kant
c. Alexander von Humboldt
d. Richard Hartshorne
71. Humboldt synthesized his ideas in
'Cosmos' with the specific objective
a. To define the contents and methods of
modern physical geography
b. To lay foundation of the Universal
Science – a knowledge of the universe
in its totality
c. To establish geography as the study of
the earth surface of its areal segments
d. To explain the concept of dualism
between man and the physical world
72. Erdkunde written by Ritter is a/an
a. Earth science concentrating on every
aspect of the earth
b. Regional geography dealing with the
earth surface as mere aggregate of
parts
c. Regional geography dealing with areas
as organic entities
d. Science of earth in relation to nature
and history of mankind
73. One of the pioneer German geographers of
19th century, who presented the organic
theory of state, was
a. Alexander von Humboldt
b. Carl Ritter
c. Friedrich Ratzel
d. Alfred Hettner
74. Which of the following were objectives of
the quantitative revolution in geography?
1. To get rid of deterministic thinking
2. To make geography more scientific
3. To make geographical study more
precise and accurate
4. Formulation of models and theories
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 2, 3 and 4
d. 1, 3 and 4
75. Behaviouralism came into existence as
reaction against
a. Environmental determinism
b. Quantification
c. Possibilism
d. Regionalism

76. Which of the following are three important
approaches to humanistic geography?
1. Idealistic
2. Phenomenal
3. Naturalistic
4. Existential
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 1, 3 and 4
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d. 2, 3 and 4
77. The central idea of various cosmogenic
theories of Vedic and post-Vedic period is
the creation of a cosmic nucleus, called
a. Vishwakarma
b. Prajapati
c. Brahrnand
d. Surya
78. From among the following Greek scholars,
who was the first to conceptualize the
earth as spherical?
a. Pythagoras
b. Plato
c. Eratosthenes
d. Aristotle
79. Consider the following statements :
Arab geographers contributed to the
development of geography by
1. translating and absorbing of learning
from Greek, Persian and Sanskrit
sources.
2. preserving important writings.
3. expanding geographical knowledge in
Europe and Asia.
4. their original contributions to
Mathematics.
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
a. 1, 3 and 4
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 2, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2 and 4
80. Almagest of Ptolemy is a standard
reference of
a. The precise location of known places
b. Tables of latitudes and longitudes
c. Map projections and world maps
d. To movement of celestial bodies
81. Which of the following methods were
employed by Humboldt in his universal
science-Cosmos?
1. Empirical and inductive
2. Deductive procedure of science
3. Comparative regional geography
4. Graphical representation
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1, 3 and 4
c. 2, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2 and 4
82. Which one of the following pairs is
correctly matched?
a. Ellen Semple:- Stop-and-Go-
Determinism
b. Friedrich Ratzel:- Pulsation Hypothesis
c. Vidal de la Blache :- Genre de vie
d. Griffith Taylor:- Lebensraum
83. Physical environment offers opportunities
for a range of possible directions of
development and it depends on human
initiatives in particular directions of
progress. This basic premise in geography
is known as
a. Determinism
b. Neo-determinism
c. Possibilism
d. Probabilisrn
84. Who advocates climate as the main
determinant of history, culture, lifestyle
and occupations?
a. G. Taylor
b. F. Ratzel
c. E. Semple
d. E. Huntington
85. Who amongst the following founded the
French School of Regional Geography?
a. Paul Vidal de la Blache
b. Philippe Pinchemel
c. Elisee Reclus
d. Lucien Gallois
86. Which of the following techniques is
useful for pre-dieting the wheat yield?
a. Regression
b. Chi-square
c. Simulation
d. Correlation
87. Marxist geography found its most detailed
and lucid expression in the writings of
a. Richard Peet
b. M. Quani
c. E. W. Soja
d. David Harvey
88. Who among the following is regarded as
the founder of humanistic approach in
geography?
a. Richard Peet
b. Wiiiiam Bunge
c. Brian J. L. Berry
d. Yi-Fu-Tuan
89. Which state amongst the following has the
highest percentage of the Scheduled Caste
population of the State's population?
a. Jharkhand
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Punjab
d. Uttar Pradesh
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90. Large part of the non-ecumene has
remained sparsely populated because of
a. Its natural environment being
inhospitable
b. Its restriction on large scale inmigration
c. Its limited and unknown resources
d. Its limited development vis-à-vis
infrastructure
91. Which one of the following geographers

has developed the idea of the 'mobility

transition'?

a. L. A. Kosinski

b. E. G. Ravenstein

c. E. S. Lee

d. W. Zelinsky

92. Which one of the following activities

occupies the largest area of the world"?

a. Commercial plantation

b. Pastoral herding

c. Commercial grain farming

d. Subsistence agriculture

93. In which of the following countries, has

maximum damage to the forests been

caused by acid rain?

a. Spain

b. Netherlands

c. Poland

d. Italy

94. Which one of the following statements is

not correct?

a. Shifting cultivation is characterized by

field rotation rather than by crop

rotation

b. In intensive subsistence agriculture,

animal farming is more developed

c. Plantation crops require heavy outlay

d. The economy of livestock ranchers is

purely commercial

95. Match List I (Minerals) with List II (Major

Mining Countries) and select the correct

answer ;

List I

A. Bauxite

B. Manganese

C. Mica

D. Tin

List II

1. India

2. Japan

3. Jamaica

4. Russia

5. Malaysia

A B C D

a. 5 4 1 3

b. 3 1 2 5

c. 5 1 2 3

d. 3 4 1 5

96. Which one of the following pairs is not

correctly matched?

States of the USA: Geographic Division

a. (a) Iowa: West North Central

b. (b) Texas: West South Central

c. (c) California: Pacific

d. (d) New Jersey: South Atlantic

97. The longest inland waterways in the world

is

a. Mississippi river system

b. The Great Lakes

c. St. Lawrence

d. River Rhine

98. Which one of the following natural regions

is best known for the production of

grapes?

a. Hot deserts

b. Monsoon

c. Equatorial

d. Mediterranean

99. Which one of the following countries

makes maximum use of the geothermal

energy?

a. New Zealand

b. Japan

c. Iceland

d. Russia

100. Consider the following rural settlement

patterns :

1. Block pattern

2. Circular pattern

3. Fan pattern

Select the correct combination of areas

from amongst the following in which 1, 2

and 3 are found, respectively:

a. Delta, Desert, Lakeside

b. Desert, Delta, Lakeside

c. Desert, Lakeside, Delta

d. Delta, Lakeside, Desert

101. Consider the following statements :

1. The Taiga biome stretches across large

parts of Canada, Europe and Asia.

2. Taiga is the largest biome in the world.

3. A lot of coniferous trees grow in the

Taiga.

Which of the statements given above are

correct?

a. 1 and 2

b. 2 and 3

c. 1 and 3

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d. 1, 2 and 3

102. Which one of the following countries has

the highest average of road length on per

thousand square kilometer area basis?

a. India

b. Japan

c. USA

d. France

103. Match List I (Tribes) with List II (Places

of Habitat) and select the correct answer:

List I

A. Inuit

B. Bantu

C. Shompen

D. Chukchi

List II

1. Northern Russia

2. Nicobar Islands

3. Northern Canada

4. Central Africa

A B C D

a. 3 2 4 1

b. 1 4 2 3

c. 3 4 2 1

d. 1 2 4 3

104. Most of the people in the world live in

lowland areas except those in

a. Central and Western Africa

b. Southern and South-eastern Europe

c. Southern and South-eastern Asia

d. Central America and North Western

South America

105. Which one of the following continents has

the lowest birth and death rates?

a. Europe

b. Australia

c. North American

d. South America

106. Which one of the following was
formulated by George K Ziph in 1940 to
explain the observed movement of people?
a. Principle of least effort
b. Intervening opportunities
c. Gravity model
d. Mean information field


107. Match List I (Factors of Population
Problem) with List II (Corresponding
Examples) and select the correct answer:
List I
A. Ban on migration
B. Extraordinary growth
C. Inadequate use of natural
D. resources
E. D. Unequal distribution
List II
1. Brazil
2. England
3. South Africa
4. South East Asia
5. Tropical Lands
A B C D
a. 1 5 2 3
b. 3 4 5 1
c. 1 4 5 3
d. 3 5 2 1
108. Which one of the following areas is
dominant in hunting and gathering?
a. Hot desert
b. Cold desert
c. Tropical forest
d. Temperate grassland
109. Maximum amount of herring fish is
obtained from
a. The North Sea around the Netherlands
b. The coastal areas from Alaska to
California
c. The Sea of Japan
d. The Gulf of Mexico
110. Which one of the following is the junction
point of the Eastern Ghats and Western
Ghats?
a. Javadi Hills
b. Anaimalai Hills
c. Nilgiri Hills
d. Shevaroy Hills
111. Consider the following statements :
1. Germany and America are the two
largest producers of wind-power.
2. America has nuclear energy generation
capacity of around 1,00,000 MW
3. America has more nuclear reactors
than any other country in the world.
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
112. Shaba province in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo is known for which
of the following reserves?
a. Bauxite
b. Iron ore
c. Tungsten
d. Copper
113. Match List I (Book) with List II (Author)
and select the correct answer :
List I
12 of 12
A. A Prologue to Population Geogra
B. Geography of Population
C. The Geography of Life and Death
D. Population Geography
List II
1. G. T. Trewartha
2. J. I. Clarke
3. W. Zelinsky
4. L. D. Stamp
A B C D
a. 3 1 4 2
b. 4 2 3 1
c. 3 2 4 1
d. 4 1 3 2
Directions: The following 7 (Seven) items consist
of two statements, one labelled as the 'Assertion
(A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to
examine these two statements carefully and select
the answers to these items using the codes given
below:
114. Assertion (A): Oceanic salinity is higher
along Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
Reason (R): Increased evaporation coupled
with relatively more insulation along these
latitudes causes higher oceanic salinity.
a. Both A and R are individually true
and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
115. Assertion (A): A composite profile
includes only the lowest parts of a series of
parallel profiles.
Reason (R): A composite profile is
constructed to represent the overall relief
of an area as viewed from a distance.
a. Both A and R are individually true
and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
116. Assertion (A): Generally, temperature
decreases from the equator towards poles
which is called temperature gradient. But
the highest temperature is never recorded
at the equator, instead; it is recorded near
both the tropics.
Reason (R): A sizeable portion of the
incoming solar radiation is reflected by
clouds and a large part of heat is spent in
the process of evaporation.
a. Both A and R are individually true
and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
117. Assertion (A): Until about the end of
eighties of the last century, the Indian
industries showed a clear attitude of
structural shift from consumer goods to
basic and capital goods industries.
Reason (R): The demand for consumer
goods declined during that period.
a. Both A and R are individually true
and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
118. Assertion (A): French geographers
developed human geography as a complete
unit.
Reason (R): French geographers believed
that environment sets a limit to human
ambitions but man is more powerful than
the environment.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
119. Assertion (A): Radicalism is entirely based
on quantitative revolution.
Reason (R): The consideration of social
values is the core of radicalism.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
120. Assertion (A): The Ransomed Lake in
Rajasthan has dried up for the first time in
its history of 300 years.
Reason (R): The region had deficiency of
rainfall by 69% during 1999-2003 and had
been confronted with acute drought for the
last four years
a. Both A and R are individually true
and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true