1. A drainage pattern which is not related to the structure of the region is known as

Radial drainage

Trellis drainage

Dendritic drainage

Superimposed drainage

2. Crickmay while disagreeing with Davis supplemented peneplain with the terms

Pediplain

Panplane

Etchplain

Structural plain

3. Which of the following is strongly presumptive of fault line scrap

Superimposed drainage

Frequent severe earthquakes

Actual fault plane identified along the scrap

Poor correlation between rock resistance and topographic form

4. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and other labelled as Reason Select your answer from the codes given below
Assertion Deep chemical decay of rocks is one of the outstanding features of humid tropical regions
Reason Intensity of chemical weathering depends to a large extent on abundance of water and higher air temperature
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.

5. Given below are two statements, one labelled as
Assertion and other labelled as
Reason Select your answer from the
codes given below
Assertion The islands along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge are highly prone to volcanic activity
Reason The sea-floor spreading is the main cause of earthquakes in the Atlantic Ocean
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.

6. Match List I with List II and

select the correct answer using the
codes given below

List I(Authors) List II (Title of the Book)

I. Woolridge and Morgan A. Principles of Geomorphology
II. Thornbury B. Geomorphology
III. Von Richthofen C. Spirit and Purpose of Geography
IV. Steers D. Unstable Earth

Codes

I II III IV

A B C D

B C A D

C A B D

D B A C

7. Which one of the following arrangements of Pleistocene Ice age is in a correct chronological order

Mindel Würm Gunz Rim

Gunz Mindel Rim Würm

Würm Mindel Rim Gunz

Rim Mindel Würm Gunz

8. Given below are two statements, one labelled as
Assertion and other labelled as Reason Select your answer from the
codes given below
Assertion Divergent plate margin cause sea floor spreading
Reason Construction plate margins result in the formation of faults
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.

9. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched

Microscale Turbulence

Planetary scale Waves in the westerlies

Mesoscale Tornadoes

Synepticscale Valley and mountain winds

10. Which one of the following statements about polar jet stream is not true

It moves northwards during summer.

It supplies energy to the circulation of surface storms.

Its velocity is greater during the summer.

Its location roughly coincides with that of the polar front

11. Supercooled water is water which is

Produced from dry ice

A special form of ice

Still liquid at temperature below zero degree

Partly liquid and partly solid

12. A place located at a higher altitude generally experiences than a low elevation place in an adjoining valley.

a greater daily temperature range

a lower annual mean temperature

a lower daily temperature range

both a greater daily temperature range and lower annual mean temperature

13. Given below are two statements, one labelled as
Assertion and other labelled as Reason Select your answer from the
codes given below
Assertion Hurricane cannot develop along the equatorial region
Reason Coriolis force is at its maximum over the equator
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.

14. The actual amount of water vapour in a given quantity of air is greatest for which of the following temperature-relative humidity combinations

40 °C 100%

25 °C 100%

0 °C 100%

30 °C 50%

15. What happens when Chinook wind is drawn down the leeward slopes of the mountain range

The saturation vapour pressure increases

The relative humidity decreases

Both and are correct

Both and are wrong

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

List I List II

I. Absolute humidity A. The ratio of weight of water vapour to the weight of per unit volume of dry air
II. Relative humidity B. Mass of water vapour in grams contained in one kilogram of air including water vapour
III. Specific humidity C. The ratio of the amount of water vapour actually present in the air having definite volume and temperature to its maximum amount air can hold at that temperature
IV. Mixing ratio D. The total weight of moisture content per unit volume of air

Codes

I II III IV

A B C D

D C B A

B D C A

D B A C

17. The sea attained its present level during the geological period

Holocene

Miocene

Cambrian

Jurassic

18. The pyramid of biomass is inverted in case of

Forest ecosystem

Grassland ecosystem

Marine ecosystem

Fresh water ecosystem

19. Which one of the following percentages India contributes to world's biodiversity









20. Which one of the following temperatures of sea water is favourable for the formation of coral reefs

Atleast 20 °C

Atleast 15 °C

Atleast 10 °C

Atleast 5 °C

21. Which one of the following countries has the world's longest coastline

Australia

Brazil

Japan

Canada

22. The term 'microtidal' has been adopted to refer to spring tidal range

6 m

4-6 m

2-4 m

2 m

23. The endemic species of India are mainly found in

Eastern India

Central India

North-east India

North-west India

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

codes given below

List I(Author) List II (Book)

I. C.A.M. King A. The Physics of the Blown Sand and Desert Dunes
II. D.F. Ritter B. To Interpret the Earth
III. R.A. Bagnold C. Process Geomorphology
IV. S.A. Schumm D. Beaches and Coasts

Codes

I II III IV

B A C D

D C A B

C D A B

C D B A

25. Who was the author of the book "Nature of Geography"

Isaih Bowman

Rudolf Kjellen

Fredrich Ratzel

Richard Hartshorne

26. Arrange the following scholars in the correct chronological order. Select the correct answer from the
codes given below

I. Aristotle
II. Eratosthenese
III. Plato
IV. Strabo

Codes

II III I IV

I II IV III

IV III I II

III I II IV

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

List I (Author) List II (Book)

I. Olto Schluter A. Political Geography
II. Von Richtofen B. Das Ausland
III. Oscar Paschel C. Major Works on China
IV. Friedrich Ratzel D. Visible Contents of Landscape

Codes

I II III IV

D C B A

A B D C

B D C A

C B A D

28. Which one of the following pairs does not matched correctly (Author) (Book)

Ibn Khaldun Muqaddimah

Al-Balakhi Kitabul Ashkal

Al-Masudi Routes and Realms

Al-Baruni Kitab-al-Hind

29. Who founded the Humanistic school of geography

Wolpert

Tuan

Kirk

Harvey

30. Which one of the following authors has stated "there are not necessities but everywhere possibilities and man as master of these possibilities is the judge of their use"

Semple

Blashe

Febvre

Durkheim

31. Who defined geography as human ecology

Hartshorne

Schaefer

Semple

Barrows

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

List I (Geographer) List II (Contribution)

I. L.D. Stamp A. Makers of Modern Geography
II. Alexander Von Humboldt B. Nature of Geography
III. Richard Hartshorne C. Great Britain Use and Misuse of Land
IV. R.E. Dickinson D. Cosmos

Codes

I II III IV

B D A C

A C B D

C B A D

C D B A

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

List I (States) List II (Literacy Rates as per Census of India, 2011)

I. Tripura A. 91.33%
II. Goa B. 94.00%
III. Mizoram C. 88.70%
IV. Kerala D. 87.22%

Codes

I II III IV

D A C B

D C A B

B C D A

B C A D

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

List I (State/UTs) List II (Decadal Growth Rate of Population as per Census of India, 2011)
I. Arunachal Pradesh A. 27.95%
II. Daman and Diu B. 28.08%
III. Meghalaya C. 53.76%
IV. Puducherry D. 26.03%

Codes

I II III IV

B C D A

D C A B

C B D A

A C B D

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

List I(Type of Village) List II (Definitions)

I. Green village A. Villages which have developed at an intersection of roads
II. Cruciform village B. With houses and church clustered around a small village green
III. Dispersed village C. Found along routeways or where conditions have impeded a lateral development of the settlement
IV. Street village D. Isolated farms and dwellings are scattered irregularly throughout countryside

Codes

I II III IV

C B A D

B C D A

A B C D

B A D C

36. Given below are two statements, one labelled as
Assertion and other labelled as Reason Select your answer from the
codes given below
Assertion Losch's model is less restrictive than Christallers's model
Reason Losch treated each section as having separate range, threshold and hexagonal hinterland
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.

37. Which one of the following principles explains importance of transport costs as it maximises the number of central places on straight line routes

Traffic

Administrative

Marketing

Service

38. Which one of the following criteria is used by Census of India 2011 to define the town

Population Growth

Population Density

Literacy Rate

Sex Ratio

39. In which year, M. Jefferson examined the size relationship between the primate city and next largest cities in a study entitled 'The Law of the Primate City'

1938

1937

1936

1939

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

List I(Mineral Ores) List II (Minerals)

I. Chalcopyrite A. Mica
II.Limonite B. Iron
III.Muscovite C. Aluminium
IV. Bauxite D. Copper

Codes

I II III IV

A C D B

D B A C

B A C D

C D B A

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

Assertion The footloose industries are having very high mobility
Reason The industry is skill-based.
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.

42.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the
codes given below
List I (Agricultural systems after Whittlesey) List II (Countries)

I. Nomadic Herding A. Brazil
II. Mediterranean Agriculture B. Morocco
III. Commercial Dairy Farming C. New Zealand
IV. Livestock Ranching D. Mangolia

Codes I II III IV

B A D C

A C B D

D B C A

C D A B


43. Given below are two statements, one labelled as
Assertion and other labelled as Reason . Select your answer from the
codes given below
Assertion Spain is one of the economically developed countries of the world
Reason It has vast mineral resource base
Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of Cost Revenue

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

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

44. Which one of the following authors identified three basic factors affecting interaction between regions Complementarily, intervening opportunity and transferability

P.R. White

H.L. Gauthier

E. Taafe

E.L. Ullman

45. Which one of the following codes is correct to show the optimal location to profitability in different spatial cost revenue situations in diagram given below Total Cost Total Revenue AB CD Distance
Codes
<img src='./qimages/3316-45.jpg'><br><br>

A

B

C

D

46. How many number of intersecting links between six nodes are shown in the given figure

<img src='./qimages/3316-46.jpg'><br><br>

5

9

10

12

47. Dolichocephalic human race has a cephalic index value of

Less than 75

Less than 80

Less than 85

Less than 90
48. Throughout the 19th century, Russia was interested in acquiring Turkey mainly because Russia wanted to

Maintain peace in the Middle East

Access to the Mediterranean Sea

Establish the Byzantine Empire

Both and

49. Which of the following statements is not true about Humanism in Geography

Humanism does not treat humans as machines.

Humanistic geography gives importance to human awareness, human consciousness and human duality.

Humanists accept the reduction of space and place to geometrical concepts of surface.

Humanism developed and criticised positivism and quantitative revolution.


50. Carta-Marina is A cartographic instrument used by Arab geographers

A book authored by Al-Masudi.

A map of America prepared by Wald Simular.

An age succeeding to "Age of Discovery".

51. The book Polar Geopolitics is written by whom of the following

Richard Powell

R.D. Dixit

Vladimir Kolossov

Taylor, P.J. and Jonston, R.J.

52. "Social processes explain the spatial organization", this statement pertains to

Humanism

Marxism

Positivism

Behaviourlism

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

List I List II
I. Haggerstrand A. Theoretical geography
II. William Bunge B. Geographical dissemination of Innovation
III. Gilbert White C. Methods of regional analysis
IV. Walter Isard D. Human responses to floods

Codes

I II III IV

D B A C

C A B D

A C B D

B A D C

54. Given below are two statements, one labelled as
Assertion and other labelled as Reason . Select your answer from the
codes given below
Assertion Social indicator movement was quickly developed in 1960s in the USA.
Reason It grew in response to rise of a wide range of social problems in US society.
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.

55. Which one of the following five year plans of India adopted the Harrod-Domar growth model

Second

Fourth

Third

First

56. Which one of the following contributors made refinements to W. Christaller's central place by including concept of 'city rich' sectors and 'city poor' sectors

R.P. Mishra

B.J.L. Berry

Walter Isard

August Losch

57. Which one of the following indicators is not concerned with Human Development Index (H.D.I.)

Life expectancy at birth

Social overhead capital

Educational attainment

Standard of living

58. Given below are two statements, one labelled as
Assertion and other labelled as Reason Select your answer from the
codes given below
Assertion There are regional disparities in spatial organization of economy.
Reason Interaction among inherent factors in economic activities affect the texture of spatial organization.
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.

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

List I (Type of Regions) List II (Definitions)

I. Problem Regions A. immense resource potentials but face socio-economic obstacles to technological transformations
II. Major Regions B. those regions which show little promise of development in the near future III. Prospective Regions C. support advanced industrial areas and predominantly urban population IV. Dynamic regions D. those have minimum disparities within and distinctiveness from their neighbours in respect of regional character and resource for development

Codes

I II III IV

C B D A

D A B C

B D A C

A C D B

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

List I (Type of Towns) List II (Cities)

I. Port Towns A. Singhbhum, Kyonjhar and Rewa
II. Industrial Towns B. Agra, Jaipur and Madurai
III. Mineral Resource based towns C. Bombay, Calcutta and Madras
IV. Historic towns D. Bhilai, Rourkela and Jamshedpur

Codes

I II III IV

B A C D

D B A C

A C D B

C D A B

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

Assertion Metropolitan cities in general are flanked by satellite towns.
Reason The towns have an important function to release the pressure of the city.
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.

62. The famous Makrana marble mines are located in which of the following Indian States

Gujarat

Rajasthan

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

63. The Environmental Protection Act in India was passed when the government was headed by

Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi

Late Mr. V.P. Singh

Late Mr. Lal Bahadur Shastri

Late Mr. Rajiv Gandhi

64. Which one of the following sequences of physical features is correct

Mountain, Tarai, Plain and Bhabhar

Plain, Bhabhar, Tarai and Mountain

Mountain, Plain, Bhabhar and Tarai

Plain, Tarai, Bhabhar and Mountain

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

List I(Indian Tribes) List II (States)

I. Baiga A. Assam
II. Bhotias B. Sikkim
III. Karbi C. Uttrakhand
IV. Rangpa D. Madhya Pradesh

Codes

I II III IV

C D B A

D C A B

D B A C

C A B D

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

List I (Hill Name) List II (State Name)

I. Mikir Hills A. Madhya Pradesh
II. Amarkantak B. Assam
III. Khasi Hills C. Karnataka
IV. Baba Budan Hills D. Meghalaya

Codes

I II III IV

B C A D

D A C B

B A D C

D C B A

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

List I(River Name) List II (Urban Settlement)

I. Ganga A. Vijayawada
II. Krishna B. Tezpur
III.Brahmputra C. Kanpur
IV. Mahanadi D. Cuttack

Codes

I II III IV

A B C D

C B A D

C A D B

C A B D

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

List I(Sat. Sensors) List II (IFOV-Pan)

I. IRS-IC LISS II A. 0.61 m I
I. SPOT-5 HRV B. 5.80 m
III.DG-Quick Bird-2 C. 8.00 m
IV. ADEOS-AVNIR D. 5.00 m

Codes

I II III IV

D B C A

B D A C

A B C D

B A D C

69. Distribution of monthly rainfall of a particular place for the month of June 2010 is given below

Which one of the following calculated mean values of the distribution is correct
Codes

21.50

22.33

24.33

25.50

70. Which one of the following diagrams can be used to represent non-spatial attribute data

Flow line

Bars and Cubes

Choropleth

Isoline

71. Which one of the following correlation coefficients is mismatched with its value

Perfect positive r ± 1.0

Imperfect negative r -1.0

No correlation r 0.0

Positive significant r 0.5 1.0

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

Assertion Partial correlation is a method of dealing with three or more variables.
Reason Basically, it is the correlation between two variables holding the third variable constant.
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.

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

Assertion There are data restrictions in using Lorenz curve since variable must be expressed as frequencies and negative values cannot be included.
Reason This technique is difficult to be applied to study of continuous variables.
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.

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

List I(Types of scale) List II (Scale on map)

I. Statement A. 1 25,000
II. Simple linear B. 1 inch to 1 mile
III. Representative fraction 0 10 20 30 kms C.
IV. Comparative scale D.

Codes

I II III IV

B D C A

A B C D

D A B C

B D A C

75. which one of the following
codes given for abbreviations correctly depicts landscape models

DEM
DRG
DLG
DTM

Codes

and

and

and

and