1. The statement "The present is the key to the past" was given by

G.K. Gilbert

James Hutton

W.H. Davis

Walter Penk

2. Which process of chemical weathering causes rusting of iron

Carbonation

Oxidation

Hydration

Dissilication

3. Sea floor spreading theory was propounded by

Harry Hess

Tuzo Wilson

A. Hobbes

D.L. Holms

4. Match List I with List II and select correct answer from the codes given below
List I(Theory) List II(Names of Scientist)
Sea floor spreading theory Wegener
Continental drift theory Harry Hess
Elastic rebound theory Joly
Radio activity theory Reed

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5. Red Sea is an example of

Synclinal valley

Volcanic structure

Rift valley

Eroded valley

6. Which of the following factors is responsible for the planetary wind belts

The tilt of earth's axis

The rotation of earth

High and low pressure belts

Differential rate of heating of land and water

7. Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason
Select your answers from the code given below

Assertion Remains of older mountain belts lie within the shields in few places.
Reason Older mountain belts in shield areas are composed of soft sedimentary rocks.

is correct, but is wrong.

Both and are correct.

is wrong, but is correct.

Both and are wrong.

8. The correct sequence of the following features towards sea from the coast is

Berm Lowtide terrace Longshore trough Longshore bar.

Longshore trough Longshore bar Berm Lowtide terrace.

Lowtide terrace Berm Longshore bar Longshore trough.

Longshore bar Lowtide terrace Berm Longshore trough.



9. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason Select your answers from the code given below Assertion When sand arrives at a particular section of the beach more rapidly, than it is carried away, the beach is widened and built ocean ward.
Reason The progradation process is everywhere common in the coastal environment.

is correct, but is wrong.

is wrong, but is correct.

(C)Both and are correct.

(D)Both and are wrong.



10. Who propounded the concept of "Poly Climax"

Clement

Tanslay

(C)Whittaker

Haeckel



11. The "Agenda 21" was adopted in which of the following conventions

Stockholm convention

Rio-Earth summit

Rotterdam convention

Ramsar convention



12. The correct sequence of Koppen's climatic type from Nile delta towards Congo basin is

BSh- Aw-Af

Af- BSh- BWh

Aw- BWh- Af

Aw- BSh- BWh



13. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason
Select your answers from the code given below
Assertion There is a little mixing of air between the troposphere and stratosphere.
Reason The stratosphere holds large volume of water vapour dust.

(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.



14. "The special purpose of Geography is the comparison of unity in multiplicity" is the statement of

(A)Carl Ritter

Ratzel

(C)Hartshorne

Humboldt



15. Which of the following area's observation motivated Davis to develop his concept on 'Cycle of Erosion'

(A)Missouri

Grinoco

(C)Montana

Red River



16. Kant viewed Geography as a

(A)Spatial science

(B)Chorological science

(C)Regional science

(D)Systematic science



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

List- I List- II
(a)Mark Urban Jefferson Geography

(b)Robert Settlement Dichinson Geography

(c)Arthur (iii) Physical Robinson Geography

(d)Alexander Carto graphy Von Humboldt




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

List- I List- II
(a)Strabo Christian Topography

(b)Firamanus Historical Memoir

(c)Solinus La Terre

(d)Elisee Rerum Reclus Memorabilum




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19. City-size distribution is best depicted by

(A)Urban hierarchy

(B)Central place theory

(C)Rank-size rule

(D)Losch's Hexagonal Model



20. According to UN projections, which one of the following regions will contribute maximum to the global urban population by 2030

(A)South Asia

(B)East Asia

(C)South East Asia

(D)Latin America



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

Assertion Social landscape is a region in which one or several groups live and share a common set of ideas about their immediate environment.
Reason It is a region where human needs, identity, security and stimulation are satisfied.

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

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

is correct, but is false.

is false, but is correct.




22. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason
Select your answers from the codes given below
Assertion Logistic population growth is allowed to develop in an optimal environment of unlimited size.
Reason The growth follows an exponential curve.


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

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

is correct, but is false.

is false, but is correct.



23. Carl Sauer is best identified for his classic work related to

(A)cultural landscape

(B)economic landscape

(C)social landscape

(D)physical landscape



24. pH value of moderately alkaline soils varies between

(A)4.5 to 5.0

5.0 to 5.5

(C)5.8 to 6.4

7.8 to 8.4



25. Which one of the following agricultural systems is described as "Child of Industrial Revolution"

(A)Intensive subsistence tillage

(B)Livestock ranching

(C)Subsistence tillage

(D)Collective farming



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

List- I (Scholar) List- II (Model)
(a)Von Thunen Input output model

(b)Julian Wolpart Diffusion model

(c)W.W. Leontieff Concentric rings of land-use

(d)Toresten Hagerstrand Decision making model





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27. Which one of them is a footloose industry

(A)Iron and steel industry

(B)Automobile industry

(C)Cement industry

(D)Cotton textile industry



28. Transport route development model by Taffe is based on his studies on

(A)Ethiopia and Egypt

(B)Sudan and Nigeria

(C)Kenya and Nigeria

(D)Ghana and Nigeria



29. Which of the following ports has an outer harbour for export of iron ore

(A)Kolkata

(B)Mumbai

(C)Vishakapatanam

(D)Cochin


30. Match the association of the following ethnic groups in List I with the List II and find the correct answer from the codes given below

List- I List- II
(a)Masai African grassland

(b)Bhils North-East India

(c)Bushman Kalahari

(d)Kukis Rajasthan




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31. Which of the following set of languages are spoken in descending order

(A)English, Chinese, French, Russian.

(B)Chinese, French, English, Russian.

(C)Russian, English, French, Chinese.

(D)Chinese, English, French, Russian.



32. Regions deleanated on the basis of relationship are called

(A)Natural regions

(B)Nodal regions

(C)Planning regions

(D)Developing regions



33. Improving human welfare without causing damage to the environment is called

(A)Regional development

(B)Regional planning

(C)Sustainable development

(D)Resource analysis



34. Which one of the following is an ideal combination for setting up iron and steel industry

(A)Coal Electricity Market

(B)Coal Iron ore Water

(C)Electricity Water Iron ore

(D)Coal Water Cotton



35. In which of the following States of India Uranium is embedded in the igneous and metamorphic rocks

(A)Tamil Nadu

(B)Maharashtra

(C)Rajasthan

(D)Kerala



36. Which is the largest physiographic division of India

(A)Great Northern Plains

(B)Great Indian Plateau

(C)Greater Himalayas

(D)The Coastal Plains



37. Which of the following earthquakes was the severely devastating and disastrous that occurred in India

(A)Kangra earthquake of 1905

(B)Bihar earthquake of 1934

(C)Gujarat earthquake of 2001

(D)Koyna earthquake of 1967



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

List- I (Waterfalls) List- II (Rivers)
(a)Chulia Narmada

(b)Sivasamudram Chambal

(c)Bheraghat Cauvery

(d)Mundru Subernrekha



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39. Economic reforms in India are leading to

I)Concentration of economic activities.
II) Widening gaps between the rich and poor people.
III)Higher growth rate of metropolitan areas.
IV) Low cost access to urban amenities and services.

and II are correct.

II and III are correct.

and IV are correct.

III and IV are correct.



40. According to nearest-neighbour index, what would be the maximum value for a complete dispersed settlement pattern

(A)0.00

1.55

(C)2.15

2.88



41. Which of the following is a geo-synchronous satellite

(A)LANDSAT

METEOSAT

(C)IRS

KITSAT



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

List- I (Characteristics) List- II (Map type)
(a)Depiction of spatial interaction Isopleth

(b)Lines of distribution of equal value Flow map

(c)Distinguish different areas by use of colours Chorochromatic

real unit of mapping Choropleth


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43. Relative shift of mean centre of population distribution in any region over a period of time can be examined applying

(A)Nearest neighbour analysis

(B)Harmonic mean

(C)Mean deviation from mean

(D)Weighted arithmetic mean



44. Temperature measured on Kelvin scale is an example of

(A)Comparative scale

(B)Vernier scale

(C)Interval scale

(D)Ratio scale



45. The suitable method to measure the change in spatial concentration of scheduled tribes population in India during the last three decades is

(A)Coefficient of variation

(B)Gini coefficient

(C)Index of diversification

(D)Index of dissimilarity



46. Diversified cropping system in subsistence agricultural system is governed by
I)Local demands
II) Local resource base
III) Market forces
IV) Technological know how Select the correct codes

II and III are correct.

II and IV are correct.

III and IV are correct.

III and IV are correct.


47. Read the following paragraph and answer the following questions
The chorological concept of geography focused on the study of the earth's surface in terms of variations between areas (later named areal differentiation), was originally developed by Richthofen (1883) and subsequently advanced by Hettner in Germany. It was popularized and raised to the level of the dominant concept of geography in the English speaking world through Hartshorne's monumental Nature of Geography (1939). A strong tradition of regional geography had already developed in France under the leadership of Paul Vidal de la Blache. Indeed regional geography reigned supreme in the world of geographical scholarship until the early 1950's, after which the regional paradigm for comprehending the earth as the world of man began, starting with Schaefer to be attacked as one that propagated "exceptionalism" and "ideography" in the discipline and thereby led the geographer away from the fundamental goal of science, i.e. the search for general principles of behaviour. A few years earlier, Kimble (1951) had condemned the concept of region as an eighteenth century concept. He maintained that "it is links in the landscape ………. rather than the breaks that impress" the scientific mind. Bunge (1966) was convinced that the regionalists error lay in their "nation of the uniqueness of location", owing to which they emphasized exceptions rather than similarities between places and locations. Coupled with this was a general impression that the French tradition of viewing the region as an ecological unit for the analysis of human groups was no longer relevant to the study of places and regions in the post-Industrial Revolution societies like those in Europe. All this contributed to a widespread retreat from regional geography. This meant the "eclipse of a traditional component of geography which was until recently considered a sine quanon of the discipline.

1) The central theme of the passage is concerned with

(A)Contributions made by Richard Hartshorne.

(B)Research done by Ferdinand von Richthofen and Alfred Hettner.

(C)Contributions made by Fred K. Schaefer.

(D)History of regional concept.



2) Who developed the concept of areal differentiation in geography

(A)Richard Hartshorne

(B)Paul Vidal de la Blache

(C)Alfred Hettner

(D)Ferdinand Von Richthofen



3) Who stated that the region is an eighteenth century concept and it links the land slope ……… rather than the breaks

(A)Fred K. Schaefer

(B)Richard Hartshorne

(C)G.H.T. Kimble

(D)Paul Vidal de la Blache



4) "Pays Concept" is associated with

(A)German school

(B)French school

(C)American school

(D)Russian school