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The Drift Theory of Wegener was postulated mainly to explain
1. Ice Age
2. Distribution of landforms
3. Major climatic changes
4. Geological similarities of coastal regions
Answer: c
Which of the following groups is produced by erosion?
1. Drumlins, Fjords, Arete
2. Eskern, Out-wash plains, Moraines
3. Cirque, V-shaped valley, Lavees
4. Playa, Pincles, Swallow holes
Answer: d
As per the theory of platetectonics which of the following is a super continent?
1. Eurasia
2. Africa
3. Antarctica
4. Australia
Answer: a
The direction of a horizontal line on an inclined rock strata is a
1. Dip
2. Strike
3. Syncline
4. Anticline
Answer: b
Sunda peninsula was submerged in the Pacific Ocean due to
1. Constructive activities of the plates
2. Destructive activities of the plates
3. Subduction of the plates into ocean
4. Sea floor spreading
Answer: c
Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using codes given below:
List-I List-II
Endogenetic force
Geosyncline
Weathering
Continental Drift
Exfoliation
Mediterranean Sea
Laurasia
Orogenesis
- A
- B
- C
- D
1. - 3
  - 1
  - 2
  - 4
2. - 2
  - 4
  - 3
  - 1
3. - 4
  - 2
  - 1
  - 3
4. - 1
  - 3
  - 4
  - 2
Answer: c
Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using codes given below:
List-I List-II
Palaenteological Evidence
Biological Evidence
Jig-saw-Fit Evidence
Land Bridges
Coast lines of S. America and Africa
Glossopteris
Lystrosaurs fossils
Marsupials
- A
- B
- C
- D
1. - 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 4
2. - 4
  - 3
  - 2
  - 1
3. - 3
  - 2
  - 1
  - 4
4. - 3
  - 1
  - 4
  - 2
Answer: c
The tectonic plates on which India and the adjacent portion of Asia ride are colliding at a rate of
1. 0.1 – 1 milli-metre per year
2. 1 – 10 milli-metre per year
3. 0.1 – 1 centi-metre per year
4. 1 – 10 centi-metre per year
Who propounded the theory of Rural Settlement?
1. Rtter
2. Ratzel
3. Meitzen
4. Schluter
Answer: c
Who postulated the concept of plate tectonics?
1. Le Pichon
2. W. J. Morgan
3. Harry Hen
4. Tuzo Wilson
Answer: b
- Assertion (A) : There is close relationship between Volcanoes and plate margins.
- Reason (R) : About 80 per cent of the World՚s Volcanoes are associated with the convergent plate boundaries.
1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of (A) .
2. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of (A) .
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.
Answer: a
Knick points are associated with
1. River Rejuvination
2. Glacial Erosion
3. Aeolian Deposits
4. Karst topography
Answer: a
When the Kaveri River as soon as it enters Tamilnadu, which waterfall does it create?
1. Hoggenakka fall
2. Jog fall
3. Five falls
4. Paghaya Kotlam
Answer: a
Penisulas make up most of
1. Italy and Denmark
2. Poland and France
3. Ireland and Great Britain
4. Austria and the Czech Republic
Answer: a
Tornadoes are most likely to occur during
1. Mid-morning
2. Mid-afternoon
3. Noon
4. Late evening
Answer: b
Which US city was struck by the hurricane Katrina?
1. New York
2. Houston
3. New Orleans
4. Miami (FL)
Answer: c
- Assertion (A) : When the Sun is overhead on a clear sky, one can see blue sky in all directions.
- Reason (R) : The longer wavelengths of visible light are scattered more effectively than short wavelength.
1. Both A and R are correct and R explains (A) .
2. Both A and R are correct, but R does not explain (A) .
3. A is correct, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.
Answer: c
Ozone hole is located above the
1. Antarctica
2. Arctic Ocean
3. Equatorial zone
4. Greenland
Answer: a
A sudden, violent, gusty wind, which lasts a minute or two and then subsides, usually accompanied by rain or hail, is called
1. Thunderstorm
2. Hoar
3. Blizzard
4. Squall
Answer: d
- Assertion (A) : The thunderstorms of Bengal and the adjoining Bihar, Orissa and Assam are known as Northwesters.
- Reason (R) : The squalls come predominantly from northeast.
1. Both A and R are correct and R explains (A) .
2. Both A and R are correct, but R does not explain (A) .
3. A is correct, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.
Answer: c
- Assertion (A) : The troposphere is the dense lower part of the atmosphere in which all the weather phenomenon likes condensation and storms occur.
- Reason (R) : In troposphere the atmospheric temperature decreases with altitude.
1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of (A) .
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of (A) .
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.
Answer: b
- Assertion (A) : Jet streams play important role in intensifying weather phenomena such as cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons.
- Reason (R) : There are severe storms when jet streams interfere withsurface wind systems.
1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of (A) .
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of (A) .
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.
Answer: a
Which of the following oceans is spreading due to plate tectonic movement?
1. Atlantic Ocean
2. Pacific Ocean
3. Indian Ocean
4. Arctic Ocean
Answer: a
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given:
List-I (Ocean Currents) List-II (Coasts)
Oyasiwo
Peru
Alaska
Kurosiwo
Western coast of Latin America
Kamchatka Peninsula
British Columbia
Japan
- A
- B
- C
- D
1. - 3
  - 1
  - 2
  - 4
2. - 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 4
3. - 4
  - 1
  - 3
  - 2
4. - 2
  - 1
  - 3
  - 4
Answer: d
A reef separated from the main land or inland shore by a deep lagoon is known as
1. Fringing Reef
2. Atoll Reef
3. Barrier Reef
4. Patch Reef
Answer: c
Global change in sea level is caused by
1. Eustatic change
2. Isostatic change
3. Climatic change
4. Diastrophism
Answer: a
- Assertion (A) : Western coast of Europe (UK) and Labrador of (North America) are in the same latitude but Western Coast of Europe (UK) remains unfrozen and Labrador remains frozen for nine months.
- Reason (R) : Gulf Stream (UK) is a warm current and Labrador is a cold current.
1. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of (A) .
2. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of (A) .
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.
Answer: b
Which of the following is not true about welfare geography?
1. It studies the question of who gets what, where and how.
2. It is much concerned about spatial distribution of poverty, resources and civic amenities.
3. It was part of the reaction against positivism in geography.
4. It seeks to change the present economic and political set up:
Answer: d
Who of the followng can be considered as an opponent of quantitative revolution?
1. Stamp
2. Chorley
3. Haggelt
4. Hagerstrand
Answer: a
Identify the wrong pair:
1. A. J. Herbertson – Major Natural Regions
2. H. Robert Mill – Realm of Nature
3. Peter Hagget – Locational Analysis in Human Geography
4. L. D. Stamp – Frontiers in Geographical Teaching
Answer: d
The concept of Paradigm was propounded by
1. Thomas Kuhn
2. E. Soja
3. P. Hall
4. Lewis Mumford
Answer: a
Match the following and answer from the codes:
List-I List-II
A Hundred Years of Geography
Geography in the Twentieth Century
Man and Nature
Influences of Geographic Environment
Griffith Taylor
TW Freeman
EC Semple
GP Marsh
- A
- B
- C
- D
1. - 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 4
2. - 3
  - 4
  - 2
  - 1
3. - 4
  - 2
  - 3
  - 1
4. - 2
  - 1
  - 4
  - 3
Answer: d
The concept of sustainable development rests on the following principles:
1. Intergeneration transferability
2. Social justice
3. Transfrontier responsibility
4. Intergeneration transferability, social justice, transfrontier responsibility
Answer: d
Which of the following is not a thematic map?
1. Map showing population density.
2. Map showing distribution of minerals.
3. Map showing jute producing areas.
4. Topographical map on 1: 50,000.
Answer: d
Which one of the following pairs is not a correct match?
1. Geddes – Le Play School
2. Perry – Neighbourhoodunits
3. Howard – Garden city
4. Le Corbusier – Satellite city
Answer: d
The plot of cities of developing countries according to their size and rank on a normal graph paper will assume one of the following shapes.
1. Linear
2. Concave
3. Convex
4. Curvilinear
Answer: b
Settlements located at a distance from river banks and other water bodies are called
1. Wet point settlements
2. Dry point settlements
3. Strong point settlements
4. Nucleated settlements
Answer: b
Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I (Value of ‘Rn’ statistic) List-II (Pattern of Distribution)
0.00 – 0.25
0.90 – 1.10
1.25 – 1.50
1.95 – 2.15
Random
Highlyclustered
Least dispersed
Uniform
- A
- B
- C
- D
1. - 4
  - 2
  - 1
  - 3
2. - 2
  - 1
  - 3
  - 4
3. - 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 4
4. - 2
  - 4
  - 1
  - 3
Answer: b
Which one of the following distances does not fit into Christaller՚s scheme of k = 3 hierarchy of central places?
1. 7
2. 11
3. 21
4. 36
Answer: b
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes:
List-I List-II
Ranchos
Favelas
Kavettits
Bustee
India
Brazil
Venezuela
Myanmar
- A
- B
- C
- D
1. - 2
  - 3
  - 1
  - 4
2. - 3
  - 2
  - 4
  - 1
3. - 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 4
4. - 4
  - 2
  - 3
  - 1
Answer: b
- Assertion (A) : In India, large cities are growing at a very fast rate.
- Reason (R) : Inspite of the emphasis on their planned development, the small and medium towns have failed to come up to expected norms.
1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of (A) .
2. Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of (A) .
3. A is correct, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is correct.
Answer: a
- Assertion (A) : Annual growth rate of population in developed nations is much lower than in developing nations.
- Reason (R) : Economic development results in reduction in birth rate.
1. Both A and R are correct and R explains (A) .
2. Both A and R are correct, but R does not explain (A) .
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.
Answer: a
Which one of the following statements is not correct about migration?
1. Migration varies inversely with the distance between source and destination.
2. The majority of migrants move in order to improve their economic conditions.
3. Governments create migration policies to attract the talents that they lack.
4. Women tend to move longer distances than men.
Answer: d
Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the categories below:
List-I List-II
Post neonatal mortality age
CMR age
Neonatal mortality age
IMR age
Less than 28 days
Less than one year
28 days – 364 days
Less than five years
- A
- B
- C
- D
1. - 3
  - 4
  - 2
  - 1
2. - 4
  - 3
  - 1
  - 2
3. - 3
  - 4
  - 1
  - 2
4. - 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 4
Answer: c
- Assertion (A) : The distribution of population is highly uneven in the world.
- Reason (R) : The environmentalconditions favourable for human settlement differ fromplace to place.
1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of (A) .
2. Both A and R are correct, but R does not explain A correctly.
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.
Answer: a
Which of the following sets of countries does not use coal as essential energy for industries?
1. Poland and Switzerland
2. Switzerland and Holland
3. Sweden and Italy
4. None of these
Answer: c
The greatest share of fisheries comes from
1. Deep seas
2. Continental shelves
3. Deep ocean trenches
4. Fresh waters
Answer: b
Which one of the following major sea ports of India does not have natural habour?
1. Marmagao
2. Mumbai
3. Cochin
4. Paradeep
Answer: d
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I (Cities) List-II (Industries)
Bangaluru
Pithampur
Mangalore
Aurangabad
Machine tool
Aircraft
Locomotives and Coaches
Automobiles
- A
- B
- C
- D
1. - 2
  - 4
  - 1
  - 3
2. - 2
  - 4
  - 3
  - 1
3. - 4
  - 2
  - 3
  - 1
4. - 4
  - 2
  - 1
  - 3
Answer: a
Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I List-II
Weber
Von Thunen
Christaffer
Weaver
Crop combination
Agricultural location
Central place theory
Theory of Industrial location
- A
- B
- C
- D
1. - 2
  - 4
  - 1
  - 3
2. - 4
  - 2
  - 3
  - 1
3. - 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 4
4. - 2
  - 3
  - 4
  - 1
Answer: b
- Assertion (A) : The pattern of consumption of goods and services varies from one country to another.
- Reason (R) : The population distribution varies from one country to another.
1. Both A and R are correct and R explains (A) .
2. Both A and R are correct, but R does not explain (A) .
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.
Answer: b
According to Lynch, the elements which help to perceive urban environment are
1. Path and node
2. Path, node and landmark
3. Boundaries and districts
4. Path, boundaries, districts, nodes and landmark
Answer: d
Which one of the following theories is based on the concept of economic rent?
1. Agricultural land use
2. Rank-size rule
3. Innovation diffusion
4. Urban land use
Answer: a
Green Revolution is a technological package, consistency of
1. High yielding variety of seeds.
2. Land Reforms.
3. Assured Irrigation facility.
4. Use of chemical fertilizers.
Codes:
1. 1,2 and 3 are correct.
2. 2,3 and 4 are correct.
3. 1,3 and 4 are correct.
4. Only 3 is correct.
Answer: c
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Town) List-II (Industry)
Kalpakkam
Jharia
Mathura
Nepanagar
Newsprint
Oil Refining
Coal mining
Nuclear plant
- A
- B
- C
- D
1. - 4
  - 2
  - 1
  - 3
2. - 4
  - 3
  - 2
  - 1
3. - 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 4
4. - 3
  - 4
  - 1
  - 2
Answer: b
- Assertion (A) : Most transportation networks begin as branching networks.
- Reason (R) : Because the first priority of the public or private agencies that build them is generally to get all points connected.
1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of (A) .
2. Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of (A) .
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.
Answer: b
Which one of the followings is not a general purpose authority?
1. A District
2. World Health Organisation (WHO)
3. A Department
4. A County
Answer: b
Match the List-I with List-II identifying the relation. Select the correct answer from the codes given:
List-I List-II
Austric Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-Aryan Family
Santhal
Bodo Prakrit
Karukh Oraon
Bodo
- A
- B
- C
- D
1. - 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 4
2. - 1
  - 3
  - 4
  - 2
3. - 1
  - 4
  - 3
  - 2
4. - 1
  - 4
  - 2
  - 3
Answer: b
Who defined urban geography as the study of the city as a system within a system of cities?
1. H. C. Carter
2. Michael Pacione
3. B. J. L. Berry
4. A. E. Smails
Answer: c
- Assertion (A) : Regional development planning solves the problem of regional disparities created by sectoral planning.
- Reason (R) : Sectoral planning concentrates on sectoral growth ignoring regional balance and regional development planning takes care of the growth and development of the delineated regions.
1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of (A) .
2. Both A and R are true and but R is not the correct explanation of (A) .
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.
Answer: a
Who gave the theory of Rimland, giving importance to sea powers due to their ability to make a rim around ‘Heartland’ in the book ‘The Geography of Peace’
1. Spykman
2. Truman
3. Haushoffer
4. Mahan
Answer: a
Mackinder՚s ‘Pivot Area’ which he envisaged to be strategically very important, was
1. Arabia and its surroundings
2. Central Africa
3. Land between Volga in the west and eastern Siberia in the east.
4. The central regions of ‘new world’ i.e. … America՚s.
Answer: c
- Assertion (A) : Planning regions generally tally with administrative divisions.
- Reason (R) : Plan execution is convenient in uniform administrative regions.
1. Both A and R are correct, but R does not explain (A) .
2. Both A and R are incorrect.
3. A is correct, but R is incorrect.
4. A is incorrect, but R is correct.
Answer: a
Bhakra Nangal Project is a joint venture of which one of the following groups of States?
1. Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
2. Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
3. Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.
4. Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.
Answer: a
The ranges of Western Ghats are locally called as ‘Sahyadris’ in which of the following State?
1. Tamil Nadu
2. Karnataka
3. Kerala
4. Maharashtra
Answer: d
- Assertion (A) : One of the major sources of irrigation in Peninsular India is Tank Irrigation.
- Reason (R) : Most of the rivers in peninsular region are seasonal.
1. Both A and R are correct and R explains (A) .
2. Both A and R are correct, but R does not explain (A) .
3. A is correct, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.
Answer: a
Arrange the following events playing a vital role in evolution of town and country planning in India in a sequential order of their taking place. Use the codes given below:
1. Appointment of Bhore Committee.
2. Enactment of Sanitation Act.
3. Establishment of Improvement Trusts in important towns.
4. Formation of Town and Country Planning Organisation (TCPO) .
Codes:
1. 1,2, 3,4
2. 2, III, 1,4
3. 3,1, 2,4
4. 4,3, 2,1
Answer: b
Which one of the following number of million sheets representing the world is correct?
1. 54
2. 136
3. 152
4. 504
Answer: b
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
List-I (Topo map scale) List-II (Contour interval in feet)
Million
one inch
quarter Inch
half inch
50
500
100
250
- A
- B
- C
- D
1. - 2
  - 4
  - 3
  - 1
2. - 4
  - 1
  - 2
  - 3
3. - 2
  - 1
  - 4
  - 3
4. - 1
  - 3
  - 4
  - 2
Answer: c
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
List-I List-II
Planimeter
Pantograph
Barometer
Elinometer
area measure of a map
elevation of land surface
map reduction &enlargement
air pressure of a place
- A
- B
- C
- D
1. - 2
  - 3
  - 4
  - 1
2. - 1
  - 4
  - 2
  - 3
3. - 2
  - 4
  - 1
  - 3
4. - 1
  - 3
  - 4
  - 2
Answer: b
The Air Photo Scale of a flat terrain depends upon
1. Height of the aircraft.
2. Focal length of aeral camera.
Choose the correct answer code given below:
Codes:
1. 1 is true, but 2 is false.
2. 2 is true, but 1 is false
3. Both 1 and 2 are true.
4. Both 1 and 2 are false.
Answer: c
Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer from the codes given:
1. The contours which represent a convex slope are close together at the foot and are comparatively farther apart at the top.
2. The closeness of contours indicates steepness of slope.
Codes:
1. Only 1 is correct.
2. Only 2 is correct.
3. Both 1 and 2 are correct.
4. Neither 1 nor 2 are correct.
Answer: c
Arrange the following maps in decreasing order of scale and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1. Atlas map
2. Cadastral map
3. Topographical map
4. Wall maps
Codes:
1. 2,3, 4,1
2. 1,4, 3,2
3. 1,2, 3,4
4. 4,3, 2,1
Answer: a
Analysis of variance (f-ratio test) can only be applied to data measured on
1. Interval scale
2. Ratio scale
3. Ordinal scale
4. Nominal scale
Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer from the codes given:
1. In a dot map, the value of the dots generally varies.
2. A dot map is usually used to show areal distribution of phenomena such as rainfall, agricultural production, population, etc.
Codes:
1. Only 1 is correct.
2. Only 2 is correct.
3. Both 1 and 2 are correct.
4. Neither 1 nor 2 are correct.
Answer: d

List-I	List-II
Endogenetic force Geosyncline Weathering Continental Drift	Exfoliation Mediterranean Sea Laurasia Orogenesis

List-I	List-II
Palaenteological Evidence Biological Evidence Jig-saw-Fit Evidence Land Bridges	Coast lines of S. America and Africa Glossopteris Lystrosaurs fossils Marsupials

List-I (Ocean Currents)	List-II (Coasts)
Oyasiwo Peru Alaska Kurosiwo	Western coast of Latin America Kamchatka Peninsula British Columbia Japan

List-I	List-II
A Hundred Years of Geography Geography in the Twentieth Century Man and Nature Influences of Geographic Environment	Griffith Taylor TW Freeman EC Semple GP Marsh

List-I (Value of ‘Rn’ statistic)	List-II (Pattern of Distribution)
0.00 – 0.25 0.90 – 1.10 1.25 – 1.50 1.95 – 2.15	Random Highlyclustered Least dispersed Uniform

List-I	List-II
Ranchos Favelas Kavettits Bustee	India Brazil Venezuela Myanmar

List-I	List-II
Post neonatal mortality age CMR age Neonatal mortality age IMR age	Less than 28 days Less than one year 28 days – 364 days Less than five years

List-I (Cities)	List-II (Industries)
Bangaluru Pithampur Mangalore Aurangabad	Machine tool Aircraft Locomotives and Coaches Automobiles

List-I	List-II
Weber Von Thunen Christaffer Weaver	Crop combination Agricultural location Central place theory Theory of Industrial location

List-I (Town)	List-II (Industry)
Kalpakkam Jharia Mathura Nepanagar	Newsprint Oil Refining Coal mining Nuclear plant

List-I	List-II
Austric Family Dravidian Family Sino-Tibetan Family Indo-Aryan Family	Santhal Bodo Prakrit Karukh Oraon Bodo

List-I (Topo map scale)	List-II (Contour interval in feet)
Million one inch quarter Inch half inch	50 500 100 250

List-I	List-II
Planimeter Pantograph Barometer Elinometer	area measure of a map elevation of land surface map reduction &enlargement air pressure of a place