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1. West Coast Temperate Region is characterised by low growth rate of population due to

Low Fertility and High Mortality


Low Level of Life Expectancy


Low Fertility and Low Mortality


High Fertility and High Mortality


2. Choose the wrong pair Country Name of Shifting Agriculture . Indonesia Ladang

Brazil Roca


Venezuela Milpa


India !hum


3. Which natural region has been famous for soft wood

Monsoonal Region


Equatorial Region


Deciduous Temperate Region


Taiga Region


4. Maximum Bio-diversity is found in

Savana Region


Tundra Region


Equatorial Region


East Coast Temperate Region


5. Which natural region is known as the 'Land of Big Games'

Savana Region


Equatorial Region


Hot Desert Region


Tundra Region


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6. Choose the correct statement
Southem USA is characterised by cool
temperate climate
California. cold current has caused
Mediterranean type of climate in the
State of California
New England region has been famous
for anthracite coal mining
The Great Fall line has worked as a
facilitator in the socio-economic
transfonnation of the Eastern littoral
region of U.S.A..
7. Which river works as international
boundary between U.S.A. and Canada?
River Mackenzie
St. Columbia river
St. Lawrence river
River Rio-Grande
8. Applachaean region has been famous for
iron and steel industry due to
Abundance ofcoal and water transport
facility
Abundance of Iran-ore and Limestone " •
Abundance ofManganese and Coking Coal i J
Abundance of Limestone and
AsbClftos
9. Osaka has been famous for
Cotton Textiles
Woollen Textiles
Jute Textiles
Silk Textiles
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10. In spite of the dearth of minerals, Japan has emerged as a major industrial power in the world. This has been due to

Abundance of Cheap Labour and Market


Capital availability and Internal Market


Skilled Labour and Advanced Technology


Cheap Labour and Capital Availability


II. Which Isoline (even value line) divides
Australia into Economic Australia and Empty Australia

25 em Rainfall line


18°C Isotherm line


500 m Contour line


180 days Frost Free line


12. Which column of cities are famous for gold mining
Broken Hill and Adelaide Sydney and Mt. Isa

Darwin and Alice Springs


Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie


13. Shanxi and Shenxi provinces of China are famous for

Gold mines


Copper mines


Coal mines


Petroleum drilling


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14. Loess Plain of China is situated in the

Continental type of climate


Maritime type of climate


Valley type of climate


Montane type of climate


15. Which port of Brazil is famous for the export of Sugar

Recife


Porto Alegre


Salvador


Fortaleza


16. Coffee region of Brazil is situated in the

North-east Part of Brazil


South-central Part of Brazil


South-east Part of Brazil


Amazon Basin


17. Lake Nasser of Egypt is situated

To the north of the Tropic of Cancer


To the south of the Tropic of Cancer


To the east of 300E longitude


Tothenorth ofthetownshipofAswan


18. Which pair of ports export bulk of the export items of Egypt

Alexandria and Cairo


EI Giza and Suez


Alexandria and EI Giza


Alexaridria and Suez


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19. The river flowing between Ladakh and Zaskar mountain ranges is

Chenab


Indus


Jhelum


Satluj


20. Which one of the following Indian states gets rainfall by the temperate cyclones

Kerala
'-Punjab



Tamil Nadu


West Bengal


21. Which one of the following statetnents is not true about black soils in India

These arc developed on the basaltic rocks.


These arc wide spread in Maharashtra.


These are rich in organic matter but poor in iron.


These arc self-ploughing soils.


22. Which one of the following regions is considered as the 'Museum of Natural Vegetation' in India

Himalayas


Meghalaya Plateau


Nilgiris


Sahyadri


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23. Which one of the following statements is true about the Himalayas

Himalayas extend from the Indus in the west to the Tista in the east.


Himalayas fonn about 5000 kIn long arc from west to east.


Himalayas are broader in the east but become narrower towards the west.


The height of the eastern half of the Himalayas is greater than the western half.


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24. Which one of the following pairs, is correctly matched

Dhalli Rajhara Copper


Khetri-Singhana Iron-ore


Lohardaga Bauxite


Zawar Mica


25. Match Lists I and II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists
List-l List-II (Industry) (Industrial Centre)
A. Aluminium I. Bangalore
B. Cement 2. Bongaigaon
C. Electronics 3. Dalmianagar
D. Petro-chemicals 4. Korba
Code:
A BC D
32 I
3 I 2
4 I 3
1 43 2
(Contd.)
26. dB is the measurement unit of

solid waste pollution


soil pollution


noise pollution


air pollution


27. International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction was launched for the decade

1970-80


1980-90


1990-2000


2000-2010


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• 28. A scholar who was not a determinist

Aristotle


Strabo


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Kant


Vidal-de-B1ache


29. The advocate of 'Stop and go determinism' was

F. Ratzel


Griffith Taylor


C. Sauer


Jean Brunches


30. Under the oriental realm, in China the Confucianism exists with Buddhism. It is

a much younger religion compared to Buddhism


a much older religion compared to


.. Buddhism

a religion popularised by Lao Tse


still growing under communist rule


31. Islam has two sects viz., Sunni and Shia. In which of the following pair of nations Shias are not minority

Saudi-Arabia and Kuwait


Egypt and Algeria


Iran and Lebanon


Morrocco and Tunisia


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32. In which ofthe following nations ofAfrica European realm is predominantly found

Uganda


Zambia


Botswana


South Africa


33. Under the classification of human races which of the following is an internal feature?

Skin color


Stature


Nasal Index


Eyes


34. As per Haddon 'Leotrichi' refers to a hair characteristic of a race and that is

Caucasin


Mongolian


Negrito


None of the above


35. Match the List-I (Tribes) and List-II (their natural region). Find the correct answer by using the codes given below
List-I List-II
A. Pygmies 1. Malaya
B. Semongs 2. Zaire
C. Aetas 3. New Guinea
D. Tapiros 4. Philippines
5. Kenya

Col, D-3


D-3


D·2


D-l


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36. Which of the following macro region has high average population growth in 2005
(ar Eastern USA

Eastern Europe


South East Asia


East Asia


37. As per recent UNO's urban population projection by 2010 AD world is expected to have urban population share of













38. The discovery and exploitation of oil has changed the traditional life of

Yaghanas


Bushmen


Eskimos


Indian Tribes


39. Major regions in which the pastoral nomadism is absent

Americas and Australia


Europe


Africa


Asia


40. An odd characteristic of commercial agriculture is

Production for sale


Production of a single crop


L.arge scale farming


Production for family consumption


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41. Indicate the correct group of nations regarding higher percentage of their population sequentially engaged in Agriculture, Manufacturing and Services respectively

India, Gennany, USA


USA, Germany, India


Germany, USA, India


USA, India, Germany


42. Which of the following is the world's most important waterway connecting many industrial nations

Mississippi


Rhine


Volga


Amazon


43. Most common pattern of rural settlements in the Himalayan region is

Rectangular


Nebular


Circular


Linear


44. Match the List-I (City) with List-II (River) about their location. Identify the correct answer by using codes given below
List-J List-II
A. London 1. Danube
B. Rome 2. Irrawaddy
C. Budapest 3. Seine
D. Yangon 4. Tiber
5. Thames

0-1


0-4


0-2


Col, 0-2


(Contd.)
45. Identify the correct answer of an urban settlement based on its predominant function

Itanagar-Administrative


Brasilia-Industrial


Ottawa-Trade and commerce


Canbera-Transport and tourism


46. Morphologically which of the following urban settlement is not circular-cum-star shaped

Delhi


Bangalore


Mumbai


Hyderabad


47. Which of the following pair of towns have oil refining as a dominant function

Abadon and Perth


Anchorage and Adelaide


Doha and Bangkok


Baku and New Orleans


48. Who has authored the book "The Major Natural Regions"

Herbertson


Mackinder


Ackerman


Hartshorne


49. Choose the correct pair
Natural Most Salient
Region Feature
Monsoonal Mixed Farming
Region
Mediterranean Citrus Fruits
Region Farming
Taiga Region- Rice cultivation
Savana Grass­- Rubber Plantation
lands

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50. The leading producer of woollen textiles in India is

Gujarat


Maharashtra


Punjab


Uttar Pradesh


51.
Which one of the following pairs is not

52.
Which one of the following is not a west coast port in India


Kandla


Nhava Sheva


Marmagao


Paradip



53.
In India the four largest states in descending order of their population-size are


Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal


Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra


Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra


Bihar, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal



54.
In India the decade with the lowest decadal growth of population is


1951-61


1961-71


1981-91


1991-2001




correctly matched
Kaiga Karnataka
Kakrapar Gujarat
Narora Uttar Pradesh
Kudankularn Kerala

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55. In India the lowest sex-ratio has been recorded in the Census of

1971


1981


1991


2001


56. In India the two least literate states are

Bihar and Uttar Pradesh


Bihar and Jharkhand


Bihar and Chissa


Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh


57. In India the highest growth rate of population during 1991-2001 has been recorded in the states of

Uttar Pradesh and Bihar


West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh


Nagaland and DOOra and Nagar Haveli


Sikkim and Daman and Diu


58. Who is propounder of the Super Nova hypothesis related to origin of Earth

F. Hoyle


H.N. Russell


Otto Schimidt


H. Jeffreys


59. Which one of the following discontinuity layers separates outer core and inner core?

Gutenberg


Conrade


Mohorovicic


Lehmann


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60. Gabbro rock is example of Sedimentary rock Igneous rock Metamorphic rock Acidic rock
61. Podzol soil belongs to dry region desert region hilly region cold and humid region
62. Saifs are developed by fluvial action glacial action aeolian action marine action
63. Aurora Borealis phenomena of Troposphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Magnetosphere is characteristic
64. Highest air temperature of the world was recorded at
Azizia Cairo Bostak Lusaka •
65. Cumulus clouds form at height below 5,000 feet between 5,000-10,000 feet between 10,000-15,000 feet above 15,000 feet
(Contd.)

66. Blizzard wind blows in

Spain


France


Canada


Yugoslavia


67. Mediterranean climate is found between 30 to 45° N and S latitudes on

Western coast of continents


Eastern coast of continents


Northern part of continents


Southern part of continents


68. Galapagos plateau is located in

Atlantic ocean


Indian ocean


Pacific ocean


Arctic ocean


69. Which one ofthe following saltspossess 3/4th proportion of oceanic salinity?

Magnesium bromide


Calcium carbonate


Potassium sulphate


• Sodium chloride
70. Ooze deposition in ocean is found at depth

below 500 metre


Between 500-1000 metre


Between 1000-1500 metre


above 1500 metre


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71. Apogean tide occurs when distance between earth and moon is

Maximum


Minimum


Average


Normal


72. Agul has current flows in

Pacific ocean


Atlantic ocean


Indian ocean


Arctic ocean


73. Ecosystem term was used first by

Fosberg


Transley


Watson


Edward


74. A biome is a particular array of

plants within a geographical area


animals within a geographical area


birds within a geographical area


plants and animals within a geo­graphical area


75. Inverted ecological pyramid is found in the case of

grassland ecosystem


forest ecosystem


water ecosystem


cultivated land ecosystem


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76. The definition of geography given by Humboldt was in conformity with that of

Ritter


Strabo


Verenius


Kant


77. Because of his contributions Humboldt was considered as founder of

Plant geography


Animal geography


Pre-modem geography


Physical geography


78. Who developed the concept of "unity in diversity"

Humboldt


Kant


Carl Ritter


Alexander


79. which of the following set of scholars belong to German school

Lablache and Brunches


Robert Mill and P. Geddes


Huntington and Salisbury


Humboldt and Ritter


80. The _concept of "Continentality" was established by

Khaldun


Humboldt


Ritter


Kant


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81. Who divided the habitable world into
sevc:n Kishwars-tc:rrc:strial zones and
highlighted the physical and cultural
characteristics of races and nations living
in these zones
Arab geographers
Britishgeographers
German geographers
French geographers
82. "Nature does not drive man along a
particular road, but it offc:rs a number of
opportunities from among which man is
free to select." This relates to
Determinism
Possibilism
Humanism
Pragmatism
83. Who authored the book "Civilisation and
Climate"
R.D. Salisbury
W.M. Davis
E.C. Semple
E. Huntington
84. The Second Volume of Ratzel's •
Anthropogeographie had carried one of
the following subtitles
Politische Geographic:
A Scheme of Geography
The Geographical Distribution of
Mankind
The History of Mankind
OB (Contd.)

85. Who's monumental work on "Human Geography" was published posthumously in 1921

Jean Brunches


Elisee Reclus


Widal de Lablasche


Albert Demangeon


86. The objective of Quantitative Revolution was to

Develop models and theories


Represent the geographical reality


Observe the result of the II World War


Understand the concept of sequent occupance


87. The founder of the 'new determinism' was

Kant


Masudi


Ratzel


Anuchin


88. The approach in Geography which states that "actions are motivated by cognitive process" is the essence of

Humanism


Positivism




Radicalism


Behaviouralism


89. The criticism against Positivism and Quantitative revolution in geography is the

Realism


Humanism


Functionalism


Idealism


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90. Which one of the following geographer attempted first to radicalize Human Geography research was

William Bunge


Carl MarX


Harvey


Peet


91. Survey of India's topographical maps on
I 50,000 scale are

Strategic maps


Thematic maps


General purpose maps


Special purpose maps


92. Which of the following is a large scale map?

On I 50,000 scale


On 1 1,00,000 scale


On 1 10,00,000 scale


On I 10,000 scale


93. If the distance between two points on a map is IDem and the map is on a R.F. of
I I million, what is the ground distance between the same two points

100 Ian


I Ian


20 Ian


50 Ian
94. Cadastral maps are usally drawn on a scale of

200


20,000


50,000


I 1,00,000


IB (Contd.)
95. Which can be the most suitable method to represent density of population

Dot method


Choropleth method


Isopleth method


Sphere method


96. If measurements on a map have to be obtained upto two decimal points which of the following scales do you prefer?

Diagonal scale


Linear scale


. Vernier scale


Time scale


97. The age-sex composition can be best portrayed through

Pyramid diagram


Pie diagram


Bar diagram


Wheel diagram


98. The flow ofgoods from city to surrounding villages can best be represented through

Flow lines


Isolines


Isopleth


Choropleth


99. The most common symbol of showing distribution of popluation is

Sphere


Triangle


Dot


Circle


100. Rainfall on maps is represented by

Isolines


Isohyets


Isobars


Contours


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101. In which ofthe following projections, the length of equator and pole come up same

Conical projection


projection


Zenithal projection


Cylindrical projection


102. The projection best suited for navigation

Mercator's projection


Orthographic projection


Conical projection


Mollweide's projection



103. Which of the following is not correctly matched

Mercator Navigation


Gnomonic True direction


Bonne Equal area


Mollweide Population distribution


104. Loxodrome or Rhumb line is associated with

Stereographic projection


Mercator's projection


Conical projection


Bonne's projection


105. In which of the following projections shapes are correct

Orthographic projection


Gnomonic projection


Mercator's projection


Conical projection


106. What are the most common types of aerial photos used to make general purpose topographical maps

Panoramic aerial photos


Vertical aerial photos


High oblique aerial photos


Trimetrogon photos


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107. In satellite-based remote sensing, what is the medium through which surface of the earth is recorded

Film


Gamma rays


UV rays


Electromagnetic radiation


108. Geographical Information Systems deal with

Spatial and numerical data


Numerical data


• Maps Resource analysis
109. General purpose remote sensing satellites are

Geo-stationary satellites


Polar orbiting satellites


Near-polar orbiting satellites


Elliptical orbiting satellites


110. Aerial photos used for height measurement must be

Vertical stereo aerial photos


Trimetrogon photos


Tilted photos


Oblique photos


111. Which one of the following segments of the Yamuna river is most polluted?

Tajewala-Wazirabad


Wazirabad-Okhla


Okhla-Agra


Agra-Allahabad


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112. Major causes of the Damodar river pollution are

agriculture and industries


cities and industries


mines and cities


mines and industries


113. Which one ofthe following lakes has been included in the National Lake Conservation Plan

Chilka


Dal


Ooty


Nainital


114. In India the Drought-Prone Areas Programme (DPAP) was started in the year

1950


1960


1973


1977


115. The Command Area Development Programme was initially introduced in 1974 in

Damodar Valley Corporation region


Indira Gandhi Canal Command region


Bhakra-Nangal Canal Command region


Mahanadi Canal Command region


116. The ancient Indian geography hinges on

Cast


Religion


Language


Location


IB (Contd.)
117. Who was considered as the First Scientific Geographer for ascertaining the length of the equator on sound principles?

Eratosthenes


Herodotus


Hecataeus


Thales


118. The Roman's major contribution was mainly to

Urban and Regional geography


Historical and Regional geography


Regional and Agricultural geography


Agricultural and Urban geography


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119. "Muqaddimah" a book which deals with description of Human society in its various aspects is written by

AI-Idrisi


Ibn-Battuta


Ibn-Khaldun


AI-Beruni


120. Who out of the following was made as an ambassador to China by Mohammad bin-Tughlaq

AI-Beruni


AI-Idrisi


Ibn-Battuta


Ibn-Khaldun



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