1. Most of the details of our present topography belong to the

(A)Pre-Cambrian era


(B)Paleozoic era


(C)Mesozoic era


(D)Cenozoic era



2. If you are sitting on the beach facing the sea on a sunny afternoon, the local wind will be

(A)striking your back and continuing to the sea because of sea breeze effect.


(B)towards your from the sea because of the sea breeze effect.


(C)towards your from the sea because of the lapse rate effect.


(D)striking your back and continuing to the sea because of the land breeze effect.



3. The temperature at which water vapours condense, is the

(A)Relative humidity


(B)Condensation point


(C)Dew point


(D)Evaporation point


4. Examine the following statements and select the correct answer using the codes given below

1. The atmospheric air is never completely dry.

2. Water vapour can occupy as much as 4 percent of the atmospheric volume.

3. Water vapour in the atmosphere is always invisible.

Codes

and 2 are correct


and 3 are correct


and 3 are correct


2 and 3 are correct



5. Chemical weathering is more effective than mechanical weathering in

(A)Semi arid region


(B)Arid region


(C)Coastal region


(D)Cool temperate region



6. A drainage system which is not related to the structure of the region where it occurs is called a

(A)Radial drainage pattern


(B)Trellis drainage pattern


(C)Superimposed drainage pattern


(D)Dendritic drainage pattern


7. Who calculated the slope based on the following formula

ten alfa number of contours per mile x contour interval /3361

Wentworth


Raiz


Henry


Davis
8. Given below are the two statements one labelled as Assertion and other Labelled as Reason
Assertion The work of wind as an agent of gradation is not as widespread as that of water.

Reason It is effective only in the desert regions of the world where rainfall is scanty and soil particles are loose.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct

(A)Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


(B)Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of


is true but is false.


is false but is true.



9. "The Two-Cycle Theory" of the origin of limestone caverns was proposed by

(A)Davis


(B)Swinerton


(C)Gardner


(D)Malott



10. All those processes which tend to bring the surface of the lithosphere to a common level are collectively known as

(A)Gradation


(B)Degradation


Aggradation


Mass wasting



11. Which one of the following atmospheric layers reflects radio waves that are transmitted from the earth again back to the earth

(A)Mesosphere


(B)Ionosphere


(C)Troposphere


(D)Stratosphere



12. According to 'Single cell circulation' model proposed by Hadley, the most important factor causing global atmospheric circulation is

(A)subsidence at the equator


(B)temperature contrast between equator and pole


(C)the jet stream


(D)rotation of the earth



13. Which of the following would likely to have the lowest albedo

(A)Mirror


(B)Fresh snow in the Arctic


(C)Moist ploughed soil


(D)Thick cloud

14. Given below are the two statements one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason

Assertion Hurricane cannot develop in the vicinity of equator.

Reason Coriolis force is maximum over the equator.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct

(A)Both and are true but is not correct explanation.


(B)Both and are true and is the correct explanation.


is true but is false.


is false but is true.



15. When sun is shining vertically over tropic of Capricorn

(A)Days and nights are equal over the entire globe.


(B)Nights are longer than days in the Southern hemisphere.


(C)Nights are equal to 24 hours over the Arctic region.


(D)Days and nights are of 12 hour duration over Antarctica.



16. Which of the following statements is not true

(A)Evaporation is directly proportional to temperature


(B)Evaporation is more over land than ocean


(C)Evaporation is higher over warm surface than on cold surface.


(D)Evaporation reduces the amount of heat available in the atmosphere thereby reducing the temperature.


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

List I List II

a. Sublimation i. the energy absorbed is used to give the motion needed the escape the surface.
b. Freezing ii. energy is released
c. Evaporation iii. releases 80 cal/ gm
d. Condensation iv. absorb 680 cal/ gm to change the state

Codes
a b c d

ii iii iv i


i iii ii iv


iv iii i ii


iii ii iv i

18. Pelagic deposits consist of matter derived from algae and are mostly in the form of liquid mud known as

Blue mud


Ooze


Red mud


Coral mud


19. The average temperature of the surface water of the oceans is

22 d C


15 d C


26.7 d C


18.6 d C

20. Ecosystem has two components which are

(A)Animals and plants


(B)Trees and weeds


(C)Frogs and men


(D)Abiotic and biotic



21. All the ecosystems taken together in a geographical area form a bigger unit called

(A)Community


(B)Territory


(C)Biome


(D)Biosphere



22. Which one of the following ocean currents belongs to Indian Ocean

(A)Canary Current


(B)Antilles Current


(C)Labrador Current


(D)Agulhas Current



23. The Western Coast of Australia records higher salinity due to

(A)Ocean currents


(B)Wind direction


(C)Dry weather condition


(D)All the above



24. The highest salinity is found in the

(A)Baltic Sea


(B)Okhotsk Sea


(C)Mediterranean Sea


(D)Red Sea



25. Which of the following statements about synecology is correct

is a study of individual species in relation to its environment.


is a study of complex inter­relationship of biotic communities.


is essentially habitat ecology.


is mainly social ecology.



26. Organic deposits made by living or dead organisms that form rock elevation like a ridge are known as

(A)Corals


(B)Conyons


(C)Reefs


(D)Guyots



27. Which one of the schools of thought first developed possibilism

(A)German School of Geography


(B)Russian School of Geography


(C)French School of Geography


(D)British School of Geography



28. Which one of the following is not a supporter of the theory of determinism

(A)Wolfgang Hartake


Hartshorne


(C)O.H.K. Spate


(D)All the above

29. Who among the following noted first the regularity between the sizes of cities and their rank

(A)Zipf


(B)Jefferson


(C)Auerbach


(D)Christaller



30. Who among the following is an advocate of idealism in geography

(A)Guelke


(B)Gilbert


(C)Samuels


(D)Pocock



31. The statement that method by which one can rethink the thought of those whose actions one seeks to explain' refers in human geography to the philosophy of

(A)Phenomenology


(B)Idealism


Existentialism


Positivism



32. Which among the following was responsible for the radical transformation of spirit and purpose of geography

(A)Post Modernism


Humanism


Structuralism


(D)Quantification



33. Which among the following was one of the forces responsible for continental drift according to Wegner

(A)Tidal Force


(B)Convection Currents


(C)Tensional Force


(D)Compressional force



34. Which one of the following States Union Territories recorded the highest density of population as per census 2011

(A)Chandigarh


West Bengal


(C)Kerala


(D)Maharashtra



35. If economic landscape of a region is dependent on 'transport principle' of central place system, with the population size of 4.0 lakh of its highest order town, which one of the following population size of next lower order town is correct

(A)3.0 lakh


(B)2.0 lakh


(C)1.0 lakh


(D)0.5 lakh



36. Who defined settlement geography first time incorporating the concept of settlement pattern, house types and field system

(A)Meitzen


(B)Stone


(C)Huntington


(D)Trewartha

37. The sparsely populated countries have slow growth of industries because

shortage of skilled labour


(B)small population does not provide a good market


both and


(D)agriculture is more developed than industries



38. Which one of the following countries has the highest density of population

(A)Bangladesh


Pakistan


(C)Sri Lanka


(D)India



39. The size of population in lower age group is large in countries where

(A)Birth rate is high


(B)Birth rate is low


(C)Death rate is high


(D)Death rate is low



40. The base of the age-sex pyramid is broad and apex is narrow in

(A)Developed countries


(B)Developing countries


(C)Under developed countries


(D)None of the above



41. Which one of the following market locations is optimal in given diagram of industrial landscape





b





a



42. Which one of the following matches in case of shifting cultivation is not correct

(A)Ladang Indonesia


(B)Ray Vietnam


(C)Milpa Mexico


(D)Tamrai Brazil



43. The polar regions are sparsely populated because

(A)The growing season is short owing to low temperature


(B)There are no mineral resources


(C)The regions are forested


(D)Both and



44. Which one of the following countries is the major producer of mica

(A)India


(B)U.S.A.


(C)Brazil


(D)China


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

List I List II
(Sectors) (Economic Activities)

a. Primary i. Business sector organisation

b. Secondary ii. Cultivation sector

c. Tertiary sector iii. Handloom textiles

d. Quarternary iv. transport services

Codes
a b c d

ii iii iv


iii iv i


iii i iv


iii ii i



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

List I List II
(Industrial (Explanations) activities)

a. Processing activities i. Inputs are processed goods
b. Fabricating activities ii. Major inputs are raw material
c. Integrative activities iii. Involve neither inputs nor outputs
d. Administrative activities iv. Inputs are processed goods undergoing little change

Codes
a b c d

ii iii iv


i iv iii


iv iii ii


(D)iii ii iv i



47. The number of persons expressed in terms of unit area of agricultural land is known as

(A)Economic Density


(B)Physiological Density


(C)Arithmetical Density


(D)Agricultural Density



48. Who among the following proposed a grand scheme of natural regions on a global scale by combining physical determinants of plants and animals life

(A)Unstead


(B)Herbertson


(C)Whittlesey


(D)Dickinson



49. Which of the following was not mentioned by Brunhes as essential fact of human geography

(A)Facts of unproductive occupation of soil.


(B)Facts of plants and animal conquest


(C)Facts of destructive exploitation


(D)Facts of manufacturing



50. Which one of the following factors is not affecting the voting behaviour

(A)Religious


(B)Castes


(C)High level of literacy


(D)Size of landholdings

51. Which indicator from among the following could be the best indicator of social-well being

(A)Population growth rate


(B)Literacy rate



Life-expectancy


(D)Per capita income



52. Who among the followings gave the concept of 'Rimland' theory

Ratzel


(B)O.H.K. Spate


(C)Spykman


(D)Griffith Taylor



53. Who propounded the theory of 'Heartland' in political geography

(A)Mackinder


(B)Spykman


(C)Smith


(D)Raiz



54. A functional region is delineated on the basis of

(A)Administrative boundaries


(B)Field of interactions


(C)Isolines


(D)Physical divisions


55. Who in census of India applied the 'ternary diagram' for the functional classification of towns in India

Padmanabha


(B)A.R. Nanda


Ashok Mitra


(D)Chandrasekhar



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

List I List II

(Name of the Book) (Author)

a.W. Christaller i. Rural settlement and land use

b.V.L.S.Prakasa Rao ii. Metropolitan Hyderabad and its region

c.Manzoor iii. Regional Alam W. Planning Khan

d. M. Chisholm iv. Central places in Southern Germany

Codes
a b c d

iii iv ii


i iii iv


iii ii i


ii iii iv



57. Who authored the book entitled 'growth Pole and Growth Centres for Regional Economic Development in India'

(A)Sen and Wanmali


(B)Sadasyuk and Sengupta


(C)Misra, Rao and Sundaram


(D)Rao and Sundaram

58. Which one of the following states recorded the highest decadal growth rate of population between 2001 2011 as per census record

(A)Bihar


(B)Uttar Pradesh


(C)Rajasthan


(D)Arunanchal Pradesh



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

List I List II
(Region)(Type of climate)

a. Aw i. Rain shadow zone of Karnataka
b. Amw ii. Thar Desert
c. BShw iii. W. Bengal Bihar
d. BWhw iv. Malabar Coast

Codes

a b c d

iii iv i ii

iii i iv ii

ii i iv iii

ii iv i iii

60. Which one of the following rivers does not make a delta

(A)Mahanadi


(B)Godavari


(C)Tapti


(D)Ganga


61. Which one of the following rivers does not flow through Himachal Pradesh

Jhelum

Beas

Chenab

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

List I List II
(Rivers) (Their tributaries)

a. Krishna i. Chambal
b. Brahamaputra ii. Indravati
c. Godavari iii. Tista
d. Yamuna iv. Bhima

Codes
a b c d

iv iii ii i

iii iv ii i

iv iii i ii

i iv iii ii
63. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II
(Soil) (State)

a. Alluvial i. Rajasthan
b. Black soil (Regur) ii. Uttar Pradesh
c. Desert iii. Maharashtra
d. Red iv. Meghalaya

Codes
a b c d

i ii iii iv

ii iii iv i

ii iii i iv

iv ii iii i

64. Which one records the lowest normal temperature in the month of January

(A)Bikaner


Banglore


(C)Jaisalmer


Firozpur



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

List I List II
(Pass) (State)

a.Shipki La i. Arunachal Pradesh

b.Niti pass ii. Himachal Pradesh

c.Nathula iii. Uttrakhand

d. Bomdi La iv. Sikkim

Codes
a b c d

iii iv i


iii i iv


ii i iii


ii iii i



66. Which one of the following states has the lowest percentage of scheduled tribes

(A)Arunachal Pradesh


(B)Manipur


(C)Mizoram


Nagaland



67. Which of the following hills forms the North Eastern edge of the Chhotanagpur Plateau

(A)Rajmahal Hills


(B)Mikir Hills


(C)Parasnath Hills


(D)Javadi Hills



68. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using codes given below

1. In a Representative Fraction the numerator is always one.

2. In an R.F. Scale, the unit of denominator is always as of the unit of numerator.

3. R.F. is not suitable technique of showing scale on a map.

4. The statement scale, e.g. 1 cm to 1 km is suitable scale on a map.


Codes

2 and 3 is correct


3 and 4 is correct


3 and 4 is correct


2 and 4 is correct



69. If Representative Fraction of a map is 1/5000 which is reduced three times, which of the following RF is correct for reduced map




1/1,000





1/25,000



70. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the codes given below

1. IRS is the mainstay of National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS) in India.

2. Development and operational responsibilities of earth observation in India is overseen by the National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA).

Codes

(A)Only 1 is correct


(B)Only 2 is correct


(C)Both 1 and 2 are correct


(D)Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

71. Which one of the following statement is correct in contest of Sten-de-Geer's method used for showing population distribution

(A)Rural population is shown by sphere method


(B)Urban population is shown by dot method


(C)Scale of Cube-roots are used for showing the spheres


(D)Spheres occupy bigger space on map.



72. Which one of the following measurements is used for inequality distribution of farmers income subject to their landholding size of an area

(A)Standard Deviation


(B)Coefficient of Variation


Gini Index


(D)Correlation coefficient



73. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)Random sampling is called as probability sampling.


(b)Random sampling is done with help of random table.


(c)Landscape elements are generally scattered at random.


Codes

and are correct.


and are correct.


and are correct.


and are correct.



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

List I List II
(Map)(Cartographic method)

a.Chorochromatic i. Contour

b.Choroschematic ii. Administrative map

c.Isopleth iii.Use of letters like R Rice, W wheat

d.Choropleth iv. Density of population

Codes
a b c d

iii iv i


iii i iv


(C)iii ii iv i


(D)iii ii i iv



75. According to Nearest Neighbour Index, what would be the maximum value for the perfect uniform settlement distribution

(A)0.00


(B)2.15


(C)1.55


(D)2.89