A-PDF Page Cut DEMO: Purchase from www.A-PDF.com to remove the watermark
I. Inthebeginningof20thcentury,Geographyasthe'StudyofHumanEcology' wasdevelopedby
anAmerican geographer called


Ellen Churchill Semple H.H.Barrows


Cm!. O. Sauer IsaiahBowrnan


2. Sills and Dykes are the

Igneous rock formations Metamorphic rock formations


Sedementary rock formations Plutonic rock formations


3. The plateaus which are partly or fully enclosed by mountains are known as

Piedmont plateaus Continental plateaus


Structural plateaus Intermontane plateaus


4. Inthedescriptionofmajorsoilgroups,'Sierozems' arecpncemedto:

Chemozems Podzol soils


Gray desert soils Chestnut soils


5. Theinversion oftemperatureisspeciallyobserved in

Intermontane valleys Riftvalleys


Pedimentvalleys Rivervalleys


6. Which type ofcloudhasthecharacteristic ofanvil shapedtop anditisoftenaccompanied by
thunderstorms


Cumulus Cumulonimbus


Cirrus Stratus


7. In which ofthe following seas, the salinity is found very high
CA) White sea Black sea

Red sea Baltic sea
8. The movement ofwater away from the shore as tide falls is named as

Minus tide Flood tide


Diurnal tide Ebb tide


.9. Themostimportantecologicalfilctorthatdeterinines thedistributionofpopulationis:

Vegetation Terrain


Climale Soil


SSD-24009·A 3 iTurn Over
10. The lenn 'demographic transition' was coined by

Notestein Spencer


Double day an


11. Who has introduced the principle ofopportunities in migralion

Gould Stouffer


Malthus Clark


12. 'Tupics' are the sumrner living tents of:
Hottentots BusIunen
Pigmies Eskimos
13. Which ofthe following is Inexhaustible and In)mutable resource?

Land· Ocean water


WJldanimals Gems


14. Relatively, high proportion ofaged population is found in

USA Africa


West Europe Third World countries


15. Which continent is found with large number of mega-cities (with more than 10 million population)

North-America Europe


South-America Asia


16. In whichofthe following countries, on the basis ofsizeofpopulation, thesettlementhaving a population up to 30,000 is rural
Japan Canada
USA India
I7. The best quality oflong staple cotton is grown more in the

Central Asian Republics South-eastemcoastofUSA


Nile Basin Deccan plateau oflndia


I8. isatypeofshiftingcultivationcalled in:
Mwco


19. The aboriginal Australians such as Pinlupi practices an activity of:

Pastoralism Huntingandgathering


Livestock ranching MiniJll


SSD·Z4009·A 4
20. Which ofthe following cOlDltries has thelargestprovenreserves ofironore in the world?
USA India

21. Silviculture refers to

Rearingofanimals Cultivation offorest plants


Silk culture Fishfanning


22. Bovine population refers to:
Cattle
Goats
23.
Which ofthe following two COlDltries together contribute about 60"10 ofthe total coal production in the world ChinaandIndia USA and India RussiaandUSA China and USA

24.
IdentitYthemismatch:



Iron and Steel industry A basic as well as heavy industry


Petro-cllemical industry WestAsia


Gold Non-metallic
Pettoleum Fossil fuel



25. Atthebeginning,themapswhich aredrawnon largescalesbyregisteringlandedproperty forthe collection ofrevenue and tax by the Government are called

Cadastral maps Topographical maps


Chorographicalmaps Landutilizationmaps


26. ldentitYthe mismatch:'

ChainandTape Measuring distanCes


Prismatic Compass Measuring angles
Clinometer Determiningheights
Theodolite Detennining slopes



27. WhatistheR.F.forthescaleofamap6" toImile

1163,360 1110,560


1110,00,000 1131 ,680


28. Instant mapediting is possible through:

RemoteSensing Thematic mapping


GIS Pbotogrammetry


SSD·24009·A 5 [Turn Over
29. Forpreservation ofshapewhichgroup ofprojectionsshall beused?

Homologmphical Azimulhal


True bearing Orthomorphic


30. InAtlases,amapofSouthAmericaorAfrica isgenerallydrawnonwhichprojection?

. Sinusoidal Bonne's


Conical Mercator's


31 . IdentifY the mismatch:

Asia Gobi desert


Afiica Mojave desert


AustrnIia Gibson desert


SouthAmerica Atakama


32. The cultivated areas on Indian toposheet are shown with:

Green colour Red colour


Browncolour Yellow colour


33. The teleological approach was pronounced by

AlexanderVonHumboldt BernhardVarenius


Carl Ritter Oscar Peschell


34. IdentifY the mismatch:

Ptolemy A1magast


Humboldt Cosmos


Varenius Cosmographia universaIis


A1-BaIakhi KitabuJ Ashkal


35. Radical geography emphasizes more upon:

Welfare geography Quantitative geography


Positivism Behavioural geography


36.
In China, 'TaklaMakan'isa: (AY River system Barren desert Mine Mountain peak

37.
Geopolitics studies the


Statesfrom theviewpoint ofspace Lifeofpoliticalleaders


Spacefromtheviewpoint ofstate Disbibutionoflife ontheearthsurface




SSD-24009·A 6
38. Thereisageneralagreementthat the'culture'is:

Learned Created


Nature's gift Generated


39. Nomothetic approach in geography emphasizes upon:

Inductivestudy Lawmaking and theory building


Human ecology Idiographic study .


40. The pioneers ofBehaviowal Geography are

Berry and Bunge Ullman and Stoddart


Chorley and Haggett White and Gold


41. Chimborazopeak ofAndesinEcuadorisa:

Fold mountain Block mountain


Volcanic mountain Faultmountain


42. The Mississippi river which forms the delta in the GulfofMexico is of:

Arcuate type Birdfoot type


Cuspate type Lacustrine type


43. The 'Middle East' comprises the lands of:

North Africa and North West Asia South West Asia and South Africa


NorthAfricaandSouth WestAsia North West Asia and East Africa


44. Anintensivelycoldwinddescending fromtheDalmationAlpsislocallycalled as:
Bora Mistral
Chinook Foelut
45. Deep ocean floor is dominant for:

Terrigenous sediments Cosmogenous sediments


Hydrogenous sediments Calcareous and siliceous oozes


46. A rypical tree ofthe Ewopeandeciduous forest is the:

Oak Olive


Maple Pine


47. Warm temperate forests are mostly:

Coniferous Deciduous


Evergreen Rain forests


SSD-14009-A 7 [Tum Over
48. Laterite soils are distributed in

Wet equatorial region Tropical desert region


Wet temperate region Temperate desert region


49. 'Sudan type' refers to:

Tropical monsoon region Tropical grassland region


Tropical desert region Tropical rainforest region


50. Campos and Llanos are the grasslands of:

Steppe type Prairies type


Savanna type Monsoon type


51. 'Santa Anna' a winter wind that represents Mediterranean climate blows in the region of:

MllITaY basin Alpine highlands


Rhoneva1ley Califomia


52. Which forests are also called as Salves or Selvas?

Equatorial forests Temperate forests


Mediterranean forests Siberian


53. Intensive method offarming is found in

Temperate region Monsoon region


Mediterranean region Equatorial region


54. 'Elephantgmss'isfowxlin:

Prairies Downs


Savanna gmsslands Steppes


55. Hot deserts are mostly located in
Equatorial belt Mediterranean region
Within the tropics

56. 'Pastaz' oflemperate regions lIIeconfIDed to:

Glassland Tribe


Forest type MiIiJll


57. The second phase ofdemographic transition is characterised by

Rise in death rate Fallindeathrate


Fall in birth rate Riseinbirthlllte


SSD-24009-A 8
58. The optimum theol)' ofpopulation is concerned with the relation between:

Populationexplosionandpoverty


Under-population and labour productivity


Size ofpopulation and production ofwealth


Over-populationandscarcity ofresources


59. Which ofthe following races is mostly confined to European type

Mongoloid Polynesian


American Indian Caucasoid


60. 1be Eskimos ofArctic region belonged to

Caucasoid race Mong<Jloidrace


Nordic race Australoidrace


61. On the grounds ofsocial and religious causes, there is a large scale out migration of from Bosniaand Serbia.

MIE1ims Christians


Jews Buddhists


62. Involuntarymigration attheinternationalscaleisgenerallyconcernedwith:

Agriculturallabourers Traders


Technocrats Refugees


63. The highest urban densities are found in

U.K. Netherlands


Belgium Singapore


64. The most thinly populated ofall continents is

Afiica AuWaIia


NorthAmerica SouthAmerica


65. Geography was considered as achorological study. It means

Theol)'building Systematic study


Locational analysis Science ofthe study ofregions


66. In whichofthe following regions ofChina, colton is intensively grown?

1beYellowplain 1beSinkiang


1be Manchurian plain The Red basin


SSD·24009·A 9 (Thrn Over
67. InJapan, which island is famous forfishingactivity?

Kwanto Hombu


Kyushu Hokkaido


68. Which ofthe following forest types have immense commercial value and greatest source of timber products in the world?

Broad leaved hardWOod forests Coniferous softwood forests


Equatorial evergreen forests Mangrove forests


69. Siderite ore is related to:

Copper Manganese


Iron Bauxite


70. Which is the biggest producer oflignite coal in the world? .

Germany U.K.


Iodia China


71. The,physicalproperty ofinnersilicatelayer oftheearth is:

Solid Gaseous


Partlysolid andpartlyliquid Uquid


72. 'NewEnglandregion' ofUSA.issignificantfor:

Paper industry Cotton industry


Iron-Steel industry Engineering industry


73. The name SAARC is associated with

SouthAsia South-East Asia


EastAsia TheFarEast


74. The largest alluvial plainofSouth-EastAsia is

Sittangvalley Kyaukse plain


Irrawadydelta MinbupJain


75. The term 'Middle East' was first coined in:

1905 1911


1907 1902


76. 1dentifYthemismalch:

Asia Himalayas


Aliica Great Dividing Range


Europe Alps


SouthAmerica Andes


SSD-24009-A 10
77. In Anglo-America, which ofthe following areas have specialized and are called as com belrof America

South ofthe Great Lakes Colwnbia Plateau


Prairies Provinces Southern States


78. TwigusandLenabasinsinEasternSiberia arethemostsignificant for:

Iron ore reserves Petrolewn reserves


Coal reserves Manganese reserves


79. Which ofthe following is called the Manchester ofRussia

Ivanova Yamslavi


Kalinin Yugorvsk


80. The most extensive alluvial plain ofEast Asia is:

TheHwangHoplain The Yellow plain


The Yangtze Kiang plain TheSikiangplain


"81. In Northern India, Khols are referred to

Slopes Hills


Glaciers Soils


82. In equatorial regions, the diurnal range oftemperature is not high, because of:

Excessrainfiill


High temperatures during nights


Widespread cloudiness prevents heat radiation


EINino


83. The low-pressure systems that originate in the Mediterranean region and travel across Iran and Pakistan and reach north-west India are called as

Norwesters Kalbaisakhis


Loos Western disturbances


84. The Aravallis fail to cause orographic rainfall in Rajasthan because: CA) Theyarenotsufficientlyhigh

The monsoon winds do not reach them


They liepara1Iel tothe direction ofthe monsoon winds


They do not support any vegetation


85. Peatysoilismostlyfoundin:
Kerala Kashmir
Assam Gujarat
SSD-24009-A 11 (TurD Over
86. The 'Fulnnis' ofthe WestAfrlcan Savannas practice the agricultum1 type of:

SedentJuyligriculture Nomadicfanning


Shiftingcultivation Livestockranching


87. The DemogJaphic Transition TheoIY was developed based on the demographic experience in

Asia Africa


Europe Japan


88. In India, the chiefLuc producing areas are in Gujarat Assam
Chota Nagpur plateau Bundelkhand upland
89. Which ofthe following trees are found in typical Alpine forests ofIndia

Gewa, Nepa Sal, Teak


Fir,Birch Shisham,Khair


90. In which State ofIndia, the per hectare yield offorest wealth is highest?

Gujarat Assam


Kerala Tripura


91. The Longest irrigation cana1 in India is

Sirhind cana1 Yamunacana1


Rajasthan cana1 UpPer Bari Doab


92. Kangsbati irrigation canal is located in
U.P. Punjab
West Bengal Hazyana

93. Thanacreek oftheUlhas isanirnportantembaymentprovidinganexcellentnaturalharbour in:

Goa Cochin


VlSakhapatnam Mumbai


94. The intensity ofcropping refers to

Proportion ofnet sown area to gross sown area


Proportion ofgross sown area to geographical area


Proportion ofgross irrigated area to gross sown area


Proportion'ofgross sown area to net sown area


12
95. Verylowintensityofinigation isfoundin:

Rajasthan Mizoram


Nagaland Madhya Pradesh


96. ldenti1Y the mismatch:

Hannalton wind blows over Guinea coast


Simook wind blows over Sahara desert


. The Berg wind blows over North-East Africa


The Sirocco wind blows over North-West Africa


91. 'Hulti' field is important for:

Gold Copper


DiamoMs Zir¥:


98. Which ofthe following river basins does not have coal reserves?

Mahanadi Ganga


Godavari Damodar


99. The Indian town famous for diamond mining is

Smat Mysore


Panna Baroda


100. The per hectare yield levels ofsugarcane are much higher in

UttarPradesh AndhraPradesh


Maharashtra Tamil Nadu


101. Sabai and Salai are used in
Silk industry Lealherindustry
Paper industry Glass industry
102. in Karnataka is concerned with

Nuclearenergy Thennal power


Hydroelectricity Iron ore mining


103. Therefiningcapacity ofcrudeoil ishighestin: (Al HaIdiaoilrefinery Mathuraoilrefinery
Gujaratoilrefinery Visakhapatnamoilrefinery
104. Tertiarycoaifieldsoccurin:

Damodarvelley Son Valley


Kamapura


SSD-24009-A 13

[Tura Over
105. Important newsprint manufacturing centre in India is

Nepanagar . Durgapur


Bhopal (D)Bhadravathi


106. Which ofthe following industries isecologicallycompatible?

Chemical Industry Textile Industry


Paper Industry Cement Industry


107. Among the manufactured goods, which product accOWlts for higher share in the total value of India's exports

Readymade garments Leather products


Electric goods Jewellery and gems


108. The sequential order in the surface differences with regard to geomorphology ofthe Gangetic plains is

Term, Bhabar, Khadar, Bhangar Terai, Khadar, Bhabar, Bhangar


Bhabar, Term, Bhangar, Khadar Bhabar, Bhangar, Khadar, Terai


109. Identify the mismatch:

Iron and Steel plant BhadIavathi


Jute industry Risra


Ahminium iOOustry Renukoot


Cementindustry Mettur


IIO. ChotaNagpurregionisknownforthe:

Heavy metallurgical industries MechanicalEnginceringindustries


Electricaleogineeringindustries Chemical and alliedindustries


Ill. InwhichFive YearPlan,thepolicy ofdisinvestmentofselectedpublicsectorundertakings is evolved:

SeventhFive YearPlan EighthFive YearPlan


TenthFiveYearPlan EleventhFive YearPlan


112. Oil Refineries based on imported crude are located, usua1ly, close to

Market Power


Ports Raw Materials


II3. Thebasicdistinctionbetween urbanandl'llla1 settlement isthe

Functioo Uxation
SSD-2"009-A ...
114. IdentifydescendingsequenceofStates in populationgrowth-rateduring 1991-200I

Nagaland, sikIilin, Manipur, MegbaIaya


Nagaland, Sikkim,Meghalaya, Manipur


Nagaland, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Manipur


Nagaland, Manipur, Sikkim, MegbaIaya


115. WhichofthefollowingfiveStatescontainmorethanhalfofthetotalurbanpopulationofIndia?

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarnt


Maharashtra,U.P.,TamilNadu,WestBengal,AndhraPradesh


Maharashtra, U.P., Kamataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu


U.P., Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu


116. In India, first hydro-electric plant was established in 1m
1897 1918
117. Which one ofthe metropolitan cities ofIndia has the lowest densityofpopulation?
MlDDbai Kolkata
Delhi Chennai
118. TowhichgroupdothetribalsofCentralandSouthernIndiabelong?

Negritoes Proto-Australoids


Mongoloids Western Brachycephals


119. In which part ofIndia fOWld mostly the Nordic racial stock?

North-eastern Western


North-western Northern


120. As per 200I Census, how many million cities are in India?

40 38


33 35


SSD·24009·A IS (n..... Over