Exam Details
| Subject | geography | |
| Paper | paper 1 | |
| Exam / Course | civil services main optional | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | union public service commission | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | 2005 | |
| City, State | central government, |
Question Paper
IAS Mains Geography 2005
Paper I
Section A
On the outline map of the World supplied to you, mark any ten of the following and also write in your answer script the most significant aspect of each of them in not more than 10 words: 6 × 10 60
Taipei
Bern
Lake Balaton
Port Louis
Great Barrier Reef
Leeds
Broken Hill
Nova Scotia
Madrid
Moluccas
Graz
Mosul
“Structure is a dominant control factor in the evolution of landforms;” Discuss with suitable examples. 60
Discuss the main features of the climatic classification system evolved by Koppen. Also point out its anomalies. 60
Bring out the major problems of environmental pollution at global scale and suggest measures to check it. 60
Section-B
Write short notes on any three of the following in about 200 words each: 20 × 3 60
Role of seismic waves in the study of earth's interior
Soil erosion and conservation
A real differentiation
Concept of primate city
Examine the Heart-land theory, and assess its merits and demerits. 60
Discuss Weber's theory of industrial location, and assess its relevance in the present-day context. 60
What is a region? Discuss the methods of regionalization. 60
Paper I
Section A
On the outline map of the World supplied to you, mark any ten of the following and also write in your answer script the most significant aspect of each of them in not more than 10 words: 6 × 10 60
Taipei
Bern
Lake Balaton
Port Louis
Great Barrier Reef
Leeds
Broken Hill
Nova Scotia
Madrid
Moluccas
Graz
Mosul
“Structure is a dominant control factor in the evolution of landforms;” Discuss with suitable examples. 60
Discuss the main features of the climatic classification system evolved by Koppen. Also point out its anomalies. 60
Bring out the major problems of environmental pollution at global scale and suggest measures to check it. 60
Section-B
Write short notes on any three of the following in about 200 words each: 20 × 3 60
Role of seismic waves in the study of earth's interior
Soil erosion and conservation
A real differentiation
Concept of primate city
Examine the Heart-land theory, and assess its merits and demerits. 60
Discuss Weber's theory of industrial location, and assess its relevance in the present-day context. 60
What is a region? Discuss the methods of regionalization. 60
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