1. Which one is associated with Karst topography

(A)Mushroom dome


Cirque


(C)Stalactite


Stack


2. Lignite is rock.

igneous


a sedimentary


metamorphic


a weathered


3. Which belts are associated with high pressure cells

(A)Equatorial


Tropical


(C)Subtropical


Temperate


4. The highest concentration of ozone is found in

(A)troposphere


stratosphere


(C)ionosphere


exosphere


5. Laterite soils are found in the areas of

(A)high temperature and high rainfall


(B)high temperature and low rainfall


(C)low temperature and high rainfall


(D)low temperature and low rainfall


6. Which soil is rich in organic material

(A)Gray


Red


(C)Black or dark brown


Yellow


7. MOST diversified vegetation is found in

(A)equatorial


monsoon


(C)temperate


subpolar


8. Main cause of surface circulation of oceans is

(A)temperature difference


salinity difference


(C)density difference


planetary winds


9. is called 'unproductive occupation of the soil'.

(A)Settlement


Agriculture


(C)Mining


Ranching


10. Rural settlements in dry areas are usually called as

(A)dry-point and compact


dry-point and loose


(C)wet-point and compact


wet-point and loose



11. The study of cultural land scape in geography was contributed by

Darwin


R. Hartshorne


Sauer


H. Barrow


12. Who advocated the concept of environmental determinism

(A)Immanuel Kant


Friedrich Ratzel


(C)Vidal de la Blache


Eratosthenes


13. The theory that population increases in geometric progression while food production increases in arithmetical progression is associated with

(A)Karl Marx


T. R. Malthus


T. Trewartha


W. Zelinsky


14. The Industrial Revolution took place around

(A)1550


1650


(C)1750


1780


15. Migration is NOT selective with respect to

(A)age


sex


(C)nationality


skill


16. The main population problem in Scandinavian countries is

(A)high birth rate


very low birth rate


(C)high death rate


high fertility rate


17. The urban population of the developing countries is growing faster than its rural population because of

(A)high birth rate in towns


low death rate in towns


(C)high death rate in rural areas


rural-urban migration


18. The shallow continental shelf in the North Sea, favoured by fishermen, is called

(A)Dogger Bank


Grand Bank


(C)Danish Bank


Nordic Bank


19. Which fruits are produced around Mediterranean sea

(A)Grape and banana


Orange and pineapple


(C)Pineapple and grape


Grape and orange


20. Which one is an exhaustible energy source

(A)Wind


Running water


(C)Coal


Solar


21. The first synthetic rubber factory was started in 1955 at

(A)Bareilly


Trivandram


(C)Cochin


Chennai


22. Which one of the following is a tropical grassland

(A)Campos


Steppes


(C)Prairies


Downs


23. Which one is a footloose industry

(A)Sugar


Electronic goods


(C)Iron and steel


Ship building


24. Identify the mismatch

(A)Ricardo — Rent Theory


(B)Christaller — Central Place Theory


(C)Beavan — Trade Theory


(D)Weber — Industrial Location Theory


25. The representative fraction of 1 inch 4 miles scale is

63360


1 10560


15840


1 253440


26. The projection of Indian toposheets is

(A)Mercator


Sinusoidal


(C)Mollweide


Polyconic


27. An inset showing details of a crowded area is drawn to a scale that of the main map.

(A)equal to


larger than


(C)smaller than


twice


28. Which of the following map scales remain valid on enlargement or reduction of maps

(A)Statement scale


R.F.


(C)Large scale


Linear or Graphic scale



29. In a climatic graph temperature is represented by

line graph


a semi-log graph


(C)simple bars


pie graph


30. Spatial distribution of landuse of J K would be shown by

(A)choroschematic


chorochromatic


(C)choropleth


isopleth


31. Population of towns with a large variation is shown by

(A)bars


circles


(C)spheres


block piles


32. The following statement is not applicable for GIS

(A)GIS is a map making tool


(B)GIS helps spatial decision making


(C)GIS can work without computer


(D)GIS is a spatial database system


33. Who brought in the concept of 'cycle of erosion'

Penck


L. C. King


Wood


W. M. Davis


34. Alexander von Humboldt founded

(A)Systematic geography


Regional geography


(C)Physical geography


Human geography


35. Which concept is the contribution of Eratosthenes

(A)Map projection


Ecumene


(C)Latitude and longitude


Geographic dualism


36. Which of the following does NOT represent a dichotomy in geography

(A)Physical and human


Political and historical


(C)Systematic and regional


Qualitative and quantitative


37. Identify the mismatch among items in Lists I and II

List-I List-II

Brunhes — human geographer


(B)Strabo — explanation in geography


(C)Ptolemy — map projection


(D)Ibn Batuta — remarkable traveller


38. Radical approach to Geography is a reaction against

(A)Traditional Geography


Regional Geography


(C)Quantitative Geography


Welfare Geography


39. Who of the following was a subscriber to 'Possibilism'

de la Blache


L. Febvre


Brunhes


C. Sauer


40. The Nature of Geography is the book written by

(A)Griffith Taylor


Emanuel Kant


(C)David Harvey


Richard Hartshorne


41. The Appalachian is

young fold mountain


an old fold mountain


volcanic mountain


a block mountain


42. Which of the following is an Adriatic coast

(A)Ria


Lagoon


(C)Dalmatian


Fiord


43. Climate of the equatorial region is described as

(A)energetic


motivating


(C)pleasant


none of the above


44. Which one is NOT a hot desert

(A)Gobi


Sahara


(C)Kalahari


Atacama


45. The soils of the temperate grasslands are known as

(A)serozem


podzol


(C)regur


chernozem


46. The Nile delta is called as

(A)arcuate


digitate


(C)estuarine


cuspate


47. Which region possesses least diversity in its vegetation

(A)Hudson Bay


Iberian coast


(C)Kenya plains


Amazon basin



48. Plants of the South Asia are BEST described as

(A)hydrophytes


xerophytes


(C)tropophytes


megaphytes


49. represents

(A)tropical rain forests


coniferous forests


(C)mediterranean forests


temperate mixed forests


50. Which one is located in Mediterranean region

(A)Cape Horn


Cape of Good Hope


(C)Cape Comorin


Cape Hormuz


51. In which region, wine making is an important activity

(A)Taiga


East European


(C)South Asian


Mediterranean


52. Which of the following countries was recently given independence

(A)North Sudan


Eriteria


(C)East Timor


Croatia


53. Why was Jaitapur, Ratnagiri district in the news

(A)Oil exploration


Nuclear Power Plant


(C)Orange Production


Rail accident


54. Which one is most Tsunami prone region

(A)Atlantic Ocean


Indian Ocean


(C)Pacific Ocean


Arctic Sea


55. The K 4 in central place theory refers to

(A)Administrative Principle


Transport Principle


(C)Market Principle


Rent Principle


56. The Australian grasslands are called as

(A)Downs


Campos


(C)Pampas


Llanos


57. In which year, the world population reached 7 billion

(A)2001


2011


(C)2010


2012


58. Population of the developed countries is in which stage of demographic transition

(A)First


Second


(C)Third


Fourth



59. Which of the following is incorrect statement

(A)The Pyrenees mountain is between Spain and France


(B)The Appenines is in Italy


(C)The Pennine is in UK


(D)The Dinaric Alps is in Spain


60. Lowering of birth rate in China is due to

(A)Policy


Popular restraint


(C)Low fertility among the Chinese


Ill-affordability for a large family


61. Low density of population in U.S.A. is the result of

(A)low carrying capacity


low birth rate


(C)newly settled empty area


high death rate


62. Europeans belong to which racial group

(A)Mongoloid


Caucasoid


(C)Negroid


Australoid


63. Which of the cultural realm is associated with Australia

(A)West European


Indic


(C)Southeast Asian


East Asian


64. Cephalic Index is a racial trait related to

(A)nose


hair


(C)skin


head


65. The main factor behind a significant change in economy of the Southwest Asia is

(A)extensive irrigation


gains from oil


(C)heavy investment in HRD


development of industries


66. Which delta is known for production and export of rice

(A)The Mekong


The Irrawady


(C)The Nile


The Mississippi


67. Which of the following is an example of marsupials

(A)Kangaroos


Whale


(C)Camel


Bat


68. High agricultural productivity in Asian countries has been achieved by

(A)extension


mechanization


(C)intensification


organic farming practices



69. The BENELUX is collective name of countries in

(A)Europe


Latin America


(C)Africa


East Asia


70. The major fishing grounds of the World are concentrated in Northern Hemisphere because of

(A)high demand for fish


(B)broad continental shelves


(C)broken coast line


(D)cool climate and convergence of warm and cold ocean current


71. Which country is the largest producer of millets in the world

(A)India


Myanmar


(C)China


U.S.A.


72. Which of the following statements is incorrect

(A)Selvas is equatorial forest


(B)Equatorial forests are dense due to high temperature and rainfall


(C)Trees compete for sunlight in equatorial forest


(D)Trees of one species are homogenous and dominant in equatorial forest


73. Which of the following has the BEST manifestation of the Hindu-Buddhist culture

(A)Sumatra


Kalimantan


(C)Sulawesi


Bali


74. The area around the meeting point of Myanmar, Thailand and Laos is popularly re­ferred to as

(A)the golden triangle


MTL triangle


(C)rice triangle


opium triangle


75. Lake Victoria in Africa is spread over

(A)Kenya and Tanzania


Tanzania and Uganda


(C)Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda


Kenya, Uganda and Burundi


76. Identify the incorrect statement

(A)The Plateau of Iran forms the heart of the country


(B)The Zagros mountain is in the west of Iran


(C)The Elburz mountain is in the south of Iran


(D)The Iran has little arable land



77. Niagara falls are situated between

(A)Huron and Ontario lakes


Michigan and Huron lakes


(C)Huron and Erie lakes


Erie and Ontario lakes


78. Which city of Canada has the most of French population

(A)Toronto


Montreal


(C)Winnipeg


Ottawa


79. China became a communist state in

(A)1948


1949


(C)1950


1951


80. The 'glasnost' campaign is associated with

(A)Russia


China


(C)Vietnam


Germany


81. Which of the following is correct

(A)The mountains of peninsular India belong to Angara land


(B)The Eastern Ghats extend as a continuous range


(C)The Western Ghats are discontinuous hills


(D)The Aravali appears to be a horst


82. Which one is a glacier in Jammu and Kashmir

(A)Pindari


Siachen


(C)Gangotri


Yamnotri


83. The retreating south west monsoon brings heavy rain in

(A)Tamil Nadu


Meghalaya


(C)Bihar


Uttar Pradesh


84. Which of the following has the largest basin area

(A)Kaveri


Godavari


(C)Krishna


Tungbhadra


85. Agriculturally, the MOST important property of regur soils is that they are

(A)ill-drained


black


(C)easy to plough


self-ploughing


86. Common soils of Kathiwar peninsula are

(A)sandy


regur


(C)peaty


lateritic



87. Which one is the MOST valuable forest in Peninsular India

(A)Evergreen


Semi-evergreen


(C)Deciduous


Scrub


88. Which is a conifer

(A)Acacia


Deodar


(C)Sal


Sandalwood


89. The river flowing through rift valley is

(A)Narmada


Subarnarekha


(C)Kaveri


Krishna


90. In dry areas, the contemporary approach is to develop watersheds rather than digging wells, because of

(A)its integrated nature


its quick benefit


(C)its low cost


local tradition


91. Rubber cultivation is restricted to Kerala because of

(A)moist climate


cheap labour


(C)nearness to market


productive soil


92. Highest productivity of rice is found in

(A)Andhra Pradesh


West Bengal


(C)Punjab


Assam


93. India has hill states.







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94. Cotton is grown on north Karnataka plateau because of

(A)historical ties with Mumbai mills


cheap labour


(C)irrigation


regur soils


95. Which of the following is not a type of mica

(A)Limonite


Muscovite


(C)Phlogopite


Biotite


96. Aqua culture is common in east India because of

(A)numerous lakes


cheap labour


(C)tradition


high productivity



97. Which district does NOT have deposits of copper ore

(A)Singhbhum


North Goa


(C)Balaghat


Jhunjhunu


98. Bauxite is a raw material for making

(A)Silver


Aluminium


(C)Gold


Platinum


99. Which coast has ilmenite deposits

(A)Gujarat coast


Andhra Pradesh coast


(C)West Bengal coast


North Kerala coast


100. Identify the correct descending sequence of production in India

(A)nuclear, hydel, thermal


hydel, thermal, nuclear


(C)thermal, hydel, nuclear


nuclear, thermal, hydel


101. Oil and natural gas in India are found in

(A)igneous rock


sedimentary rock


(C)metamorphic rock


weathered rock


102. Iron ore deposits of India are associated with which group of rocks

(A)Archaean


Vindhyan


(C)Cudappah


Dharwar


103. Which of the following is a mismatch

(A)Kudremukh — Iron ore


(B)Chitaldurg — Manganese


(C)Dwaraka — Monazite


(D)Kolar — Gold


104. Which is the first multi-purpose project of India

(A)Damodar Valley Corporation


Bhakra-Nangal


(C)Hirakud


Koyna


105. Inward shift of Indian cotton textile industry is the result of

(A)change in market location


nearness to cotton production


(C)cheap labour


government subsidies



106. Which among the following is a mismatch

(A)Associated Cement — Madhya Pradesh


(B)Dalmia Cement — Tamilnadu


(C)J.K. Cement — Jammu Kashmir


(D)Ambuja Cement — Gujarat


107. The first Environmental Protection Act of independent India was introduced in the year

(A)1950


1958


(C)1986


2006


108. Fertiliser plants are sited near oil refineries because refineries provide

(A)power


infrastructure


(C)market


raw material


109. Majority of steel plants in India are oriented to

(A)market


transport infrastructure


(C)inputs


extensive space


110. Hindustan Cables Ltd. specialises in

(A)electric cables


optical fibre cables


(C)telephone cables


high tension wires


111. Mini industrial estates of Kerala have been successful, because they are

(A)small


in villages


(C)market oriented


linked to raw materials


112. Vehement opposition to chemical industry in coastal lowlands of Goa is due to fear of

(A)environmental degradation


competition


(C)dominance of MNCs


social pollution


113. Indian population pyramid is triangular because of

(A)high birth and death rates


(B)high birth rate but low death rate


(C)low birth rate but high death rate


(D)low birth and death rates


114. Identify the odd pair of location and river

(A)Cuttack — Mahanadi


(B)Srirangam — Kaveri


(C)Rajamundri — Godavari


(D)Vijaywada — Vaigai


115. The rivers Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet at

(A)Vishnuprayag


Nandaprayag


(C)Devaprayag


Karnaprayag


116. Which is the correct sequence of the following ranges from north to south

(A)Karakoram—Zanskar—Laddakh—Greater Himalaya


(B)Karakoram—Laddakh—Zanskar—Greater Himalaya


(C)Karakoram-Greater Himalaya—Zanskar—Laddakh


(D)Karakoram—Zanskar—Greater Himalaya—Laddakh


117. Identify descending sequence of states by literacy

(A)Kerala, Tamilnadu, Goa, Mizoram


(B)Kerala, Goa, Tamilnadu, Mizoram


(C)Kerala, Tamilnadu, Mizoram, Goa


(D)Kerala, Mizoram, Goa, Tamilnadu


118. Linguistic states of India have been carved out using the principle

(A)one language one state


one state one language


(C)one state many languages


one state one script


119. Compact settlements in Bundelkhand ensures

(A)Security or defence


Availability of water


(C)Access to market


Nearness to rail heads


120. Dispersed settlements are not found in

(A)Meghalaya


Uttarakhand


(C)Punjab


Himachal Pradesh