PAPER-II GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY Paper II Note This paper contains fifty objective type questions of two marks each. All questions are compulsory.

1. Which one of the following mountains is formed due to convergence of one oceanic and one continental plate

Urals

Alps

Andes

Appalachians

2. Which one of the following processes is responsible for the weathering of rocks in a Karst region?

Hydrolysis

Carbonation

Oxidation

Scree formation

3. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II
(River) (Type of Delta)

I. Nile A. Estuarine

II. Mississippi B. Arcuate

III. Ganga C. Bird foot

IV. Tiber D. Cuspate

Codes

I II III IV

B D C A

D B A C

A D B C

B C A D

4. The term panplane refers to

A level surface formed by wind erosion.

A plane formed by joining of flood-plains.

A level surface formed by the fluvial cycle at the old age.

A level plain formed by human intervention.

5. The statement "The present is the key to the past" was made by

Walther Penck

W.M. Davis

Huntington

James Hutton

6. A band of wind called 'Jet Stream' is found in

Lower Troposphere

Middle Troposphere

Upper Troposphere

Whole Troposphere

7. 'Negative Southern Oscillation Index' refers to which of the following

Favourable condition for E1 Nino

Favourable condition for La Nina

Favourable conditions both for E1 Nino and La Nina

Unfavourable conditions both for E1 Nino and La Nina

8. In which of the following areas, the main centre of 'Hurricane Mathew' that occured in Caribbean Sea in the 1st week of October, 2016 was located

Florida

Georgia

South Carolina

South-West Haitti

9. In Indian Ocean between 0° 10° N and 0° 10° S latitudinal zones, the temperature variations is of about

3 °C

2 °C

1 °C

0 °C

10. The general depth of abyssal plains varies between

1000 6000 metres

2000 6000 metres

3000 6000 metres

4000 6000 metres

11. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II
(Ocean Deeps) (Location)

I. Challenger A. South Pacific

II. Aldrich B. North Atlantic

III. Romanche C. North Pacific

IV. Nares D. South Atlantic

Codes

I II III IV

C A D B

D C B A

A B C D

B D A C

12. Tropical Evergreen Forests are found in the areas of rainfall ranging between

less than 100 cms

100 200 cms

200 300 cms

more than 300 cms

13. India has how many major bio-geographic regions

7

8

9

10

14. Which one of the following countries is devoid of Glossopteris flora

India

Australia

Norway

South Africa

15. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and other labelled as Reason Select your answer from the codes given below

Assertion In the altitudinal range between 3400 metre and 4500 metre in the Himalayas Alpine forest is found.

Reason Alpine forest like no human interference. Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

16. In describing the process of spatial interaction, geographers are most concerned with

Density and Dispersion

Diffusion and Pattern

Accessibility and Connectivity

Pedestrian Cities

17. Who among the following formalised the concept that there exists relationship between the spatial organization and national development

Luten

Dickens

Kuklinski

Friedman

18. The concept of 'paradigm' was propounded by

Peet

Haggett

Kant

Kuhn

19. Who defined Geography as human ecology

Schaefer

Barrows

Hartshorne

Ellen Semple

20. The approach that some geographical facts according to Ritter, cannot be explained scientifically, is termed as

Locational

Ecological

Teleological

Regional

21. How much of the liquid precipitation is equivalent to ten inches of snowfall at deep/near freezing temperature

About 3 inches

About 2 inches

About 1 inch

At times about one inch and at times about two inches

22. Which one of the following letters represent the total number of settlements of a certain order served by a central place of the next higher order

K

J

L

F

23. Who developed the theory of demographic transition

Zelinskey

Whittlesey

Warren Thompson

Ravenstein

24. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II
(General Terms) (Definitions)

I. Crude birth rate A. Births over deaths per thousand of population

II. General fertility rate B. Number of deaths per thousand of population

III. Natural increase of population C. Ratio between number of births and number of females in productive age

IV. Death rate D. Ratio between the number of births and total population

Codes

I II III IV

D C A B

A B C D

C D B A

B A D C

25. The rule "size of population of nth ranking town in a region will be 1/nth of the largest city in terms of population" was given by

M. Jafferson

J. Gattman

G.K. Ziph

C.D. Harris and E.L. Ullman

26. When 0 14 and 15 44 age groups population of a country is almost identical, the growth of population would be called

Rapid growth

Slow growth

Zero growth

Negative growth

27. Who modified the crop-combination method propounded by J.C. Weaver

S.M. Rafiullah

Jasbir Singh

Doi

S.S. Bhatia

28. World's largest Uranium reserves are found in

Canada

Chile

Zaire

Nigeria

29. Which one of the following deserts is famous for the deposits of Nitrates

Sahara

Gobi

Kalahari

Atakama

30. Who among the following is credited with incorporation of concept of geographical space in the Growth Pole Theory

Myrdal

Haggerstand

Boudeville

Friedman

31. What are the three basic aspects for spatial interaction as described in Edward Ullman's model

Human behaviour, Transferability, Convenience

Surplus-deficit relationship, Community specific relationship, Complementarity

Complementarity, Intervening opportunity, Transferability

Residential neighbourhood, Complementary, Convenience

32. The concept of Cultural landscape was promoted by

Ratzel

Carl Sauer

Wilber Zelinsky

Aune Bultimer

33. Which one of the followings is the largest entity in areal location

Cultural Region

Cultural Landscape

Cultural Realm

Cultural Point

34. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II
(Scholar) (Definition)

I. O.H.K. Spate A. Role of relief features in the horizontal expansion and segregation of cultures.

II. Terre and Peterson B. Late stone age must be associated with people much like the modern tribal groups in more remote regions.

III. Richards and Subbarao C. Values of the mountain wall are determined by as much as what lies beyond as by its own topography.

IV. Allchin D. Direct relationship between the climatic changes and the rise of early human cultures.

Codes

I II III IV

C D A B

C B A D

B D C A

D A C B

35. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below

List I List II
(Macro Economic regions by Bhatt) (Group of States)

I. Southern A. Maharashtra and Gujarat

II. North-Central B. Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal and Assam

III. Eastern C. Mysore, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

IV. Western D. Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

Codes

I II III IV

B D C A

C B D A

D C A B

C D B A

36. Which one of the following regions separates the Great Plains of North India from the plateaus and coastal plains of the Deccan

Central Highlands

Western Himalayas

Eastern Himalayas

Western Arid Plains

37. For which one of the following regions, the flow analysis technique is used for delineation of regions

Political

Formal

Functional

Physiographic

38. Which one of the following authors used 1961 Census of India date to group the seven industrial categories of workers (excluding the first two categories representing the agricultural sector) into the functional types of manufacturing town, trade and transport town and service towns

Amrit Lal

Qazi Ahmed

Ashok Mitra

S.M. Rafiullah

39. Who wrote the book 'Elements of Regional Economics'

Harvey S. Perloff

Jean Forbes

Anotoni Kuklinski

Harry W. Richardson

40. Which one of the following authors presented model that formed the basis of the planning strategy in the second plan in India

Harrod

Mahalanobis

Domer

Dandeker

41. The Planning Commission of India was set up in which year

1950

1952

1960

1965

42. Which one of the following regions has been classified as the 'Western Dry Region' by the Planning Commission

North Bihar Dry Region

Rajasthan Dry Region

NEFA Region

West Bengal Duars

43. Whose portrayals epitomized the relationship of political Geography to foreign policy

Adolf Hitler

Winston Churchill

Karl Haushofer

Isaiah Bowman

44. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and other labelled as Reason Select your answer from the codes given below

Assertion The Tarai region represents a marsh like landscape.

Reason The Tarai region is a zone of seepage where the fine sand, silt and clay are deposited by the emerging streams.

Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

45. Which one of the following statements is correct

One Himalayas were formed due to faulting of the earth's crust.

Himalayas are the oldest mountains.

Himalayas belong to the Caledonian mountain system.

Himalayas have risen from the Tethys Sea when the sea got compressed.

46. Cumulative frequency distribution is shown by

Histogram

Frequency Curve

Pie diagram

Ogive

47. In linear regression equation, Y a bX, if mean of X and Y series are 23 and 94.5 respectively and slope gradient is 1.5, then what is the value of intercept, in the distribution of series

50

55

60

65

48. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and other labelled as Reason Select your answer from the codes given below

Assertion Maps that are usually referring various attributes' information are called complex Thematic maps.

Reason Complex Thematic Maps are used to show locations of earth's different features and activities.

Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

49. Match List I with List II and selected the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II
(Values of Rn Statistics) (Pattern of Distribution)

I. 0.5 A. Perfect uniform

II. 0.75 1.25 B. Tending to uniform

III. 1.75 2.00 C. Tending to random

IV. 2.15 D. Tending to cluster

Codes

I II III IV

B A D C

A B C D

D C B A

C D A B

50. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and other labelled as Reason Select your answer from the codes given below

Assertion Remote sensing is defined as the science and art of acquiring data about earth's objects from a distance without physical contact.

Reason The collection of data is only conducted by means of remote sensors installed in aircraft and satellite.

Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.