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B. Stratus
C. Nimbus
D. Cumulus
Codes :
AB C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 3 1 4 2
2.Feathery appearance
3.Vertically growing
4.horizontally spreading
(c)
12). Match List I (Types of Cloud) with List II (Mechanisms for Formation)
and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Types of Cloud)
A. Convective cloud B. Layer cloud
C. Orographic cloud D. Funnel cloud
List II (Mechanisms for Formation)
1. Forced lifting of stable air
2. Adiabatic expansion and cooling due to rapid local reduction in pressure
3. Local ascent of warm, buoyant air parcel in a conditionally unstable
environment
4. Forced lifting of air as it passes over mountains or hills
Codes :
ABCD
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 4 2 3 1
(a)
13). A relatively small rotating funnel that extends downward from the base
of a towering cloud with thunder, lightning and strong gusty wind is known
as
(a) Hurricane
(b) Tornado
(c) Tropical cyclone
(d) Extratropical cyclone
(c)
14). In the northern hemisphere, tropical cyclones and middle latitude
cyclones are similar in that both
(a) Originate over warm ocean
(b) Intensify with increasing height above the ground
(c) Generally move from east to west
(d) Have winds that blow counter-clockwise around their centres
(d)
15). Match List I (Climatic Conditions) with List II (Tree Species) and select
the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Climatic Conditions) List II (Tree Species)
A. Temperate 1. Oak
B. Hot Deserts 2. Acacia
C. Equatorial 3. Spruce
D. Mediterranean 4. Mahogany
Codes :
ABCD
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 3 2 4 1
(d)
16). A submarine mountain rising more than 1000 metres above the ocean
floor is known as
(a) Sea mount
(b) Abyssal hill
(c) Guyots
(d) Submarine ridge
(a)
17). The ocean relief is generally
(a) more diverse than that of the continents
(b) more uniform than that of the continents
(c) showing minor variations only
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 1 2 3 4
(c)
30). Match List I (Biomes) with List II (Species) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Biomes) List II (Species)
A. Coniferous forest 1. Spruce
B. Tropical rain forest 2. Rubber
C. Tropical deciduous 3. Sal
forest
D. Temperate forest 4. Oak
Codes :
ABCD
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 1 2 3 4
(d)
31). Select the correct sequence of food chain in the Arctic waters from the
following :
(a) Zooplankton diatoms fish polar bear seal
(b) Diatoms zooplankton fish seal polar bear
(c) Fish diatoms seal zooplankton polar bear
(d) Diatoms fish polar bear seal zooplankton
(b)
32). The shaded area in the given diagram represents :
(a) Namib desert
(b) Inter tropical convergence zone
(c) Sahel region
(d) Permafrost region
(c)
33). Consider the following statements :
1. Nearly 30% of the petroleum production in the world is from the offshore
areas.
2. The exclusive economic zone in the oceans extends up to 100 nautical
miles from the coast.
3. Only less than 1% of marine area is declared as protected area.
4. The largest marine protected area is the Great barrier Reef.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 2 and 3
(b)
34). Eutrophication of lakes is a consequential effect of the accumulation of
(a) Silt load
(b) Sewage
(c) nitrates and Phosphates
(d) Vegetation
(b)
35). The spread of cultural elements or complexes from one society to
another is called
(a) Diffusion (b) Acculturation
(c) Assimilation (d) Transmission
(a)
36). Who said : Similar locations lead to similar mode of life?
(a) F. Ratzel
(b) Carl Ritter
(c) Alexander Von Humboldt
(d) E.C. Semple
(a)
37). The Red Indians or the American Indians belong to the
(a) Mongolian race (b) Caucasoid race
(c) Australoid race (d) Negrito race
(a)
42). The Human Development Index (HDI) has shown a positive trend all
over the world except
(a) Sub-Saharan Africa
(b) East Asia and the Pacific
(c) Latin America and the Caribbean
(d) Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS countries
(a)
43). Which one of the following does not represent the primitive gathering in
the high latitudes ?
(a) Yukaghirs (b) Yahgans
(c) Eskimos (d) Auca Indians
(c)
44). Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of marine
fish ?
(a) China (b) Russia
(c) Chile (d) Japan
(a)
45). Which one of the following regions is practising most intensive
subsistence farming ?
(a) Pampas Region
(b) Murray Darling Basin
(c) California Valley
(d) Monsoon Asia
(d)
46). Which one of the following stages indicates the initiation of population
explosion in the demographic transition ?
(a) Stage I (b) Stage II
(c) Stage III (d) Stage IV
(b)
47). Which one of the following is the most important basis of the
(c)
51). Weber introduced a famous locational theory for localisation of
manufacturing industries, known as
(a) Hexagon (b) Circle
(c) Triangle (d) Rectangle
(c)
52). The shortest route from Los Angeles to Moscow is over the
(a) Atlantic Ocean (b) Pacific Ocean
(c) North pole (d) South Pole
(c)
53). Consider the following statements :
1. The shelter of Bedouins is known as Khaimas.
2. The shelter of Kirghiz is called as kraals.
3. The cattle-shade of the Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir is known as
Kothas.
4. The Innuits shelters are known as igloos.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1 and 4
(b)
54). Match List I (Settlements/Hamlets) with List II (Description) and select
the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Settlements/Hamlets) List II (Description)
A. Nucleated settlements 1. Remote and
inaccessible areas
B. T-shaped settlements 2. Rich agricultural
plain areas
C. Fan shaped settlements 3. Junction of village
road with main
highway
D. Dispersed hamlets 4. Converging at
religious centres
Codes :
ABCD
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 4 3 2 1
(a)
55). Match List I (Minerals) with List II (Places) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Minerals) List II (Places)
A. Bauxite 1. Alabama
B. Coal 2. Baku
C. Iron ore 3. Kuzbas
D. Petroleum 4. Surinam
Codes :
ABCD
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 4 2 1 3
(b)
56). In which one of the following mountain ranges of South Africa, are the
worlds greatest goldfields located?
(a) Roggeveldberg (b) Groot Swartberg
(c) Witwatersrand (d) Drakensberg
(c)
57). Match List I (Natural Region) with List II (Location) and select the
correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Natural Region) List II (Location)
A. Equatorial 1. Around the
Mediterranean Sea
B. Dry summer 2. Amazon and
sub-tropical Congo basin
C. Interior lowlands 3. Plateaus of Ecuador
74). Which of the following three rivers of Peninsular India have the
Amarkantak region as their source?
(a) Chambal, Betwa, Luni
(b) Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery
(c) Son, Mahanadi, Narmada
(d) Narmada, Krishna, Wainganga
(c)
75). Which of the following types of soils produced by granite and gneiss of
weathering ?
(a) Red (b) Black
(c) Yellow (d) Laterite
(d)
76). Match List I (Type of Vegetation) with List II (Region) and select the
correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Type of Vegetation) List II (Region)
A. Mangrove 1. Orissa
B. Tropical wet 2. Western Ghats
evergreen
C. Tropical wet 3. West Bengal
deciduous
D. Dry Savanna and 4. Gujarat
Steppe
Codes :
ABCD
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 1 2 3 4
(a)
77). Consider the following regions :
1. Gulf of Khambhat
2. Gulf of Kachchh
3. Sunderbans
The correct sequence of these regions in the descending order of their tidal
energy potential is
(a) 1-2-3
(b) 3-2-1
(c) 3-1-2
(d) 1-3-2
(a)
78). Which of the following is the largest coal field in India?
(a) Jharia
(b) Raniganj
(c) Bokaro
(d) Girdih
(a)
79). In which of the following states is the marine production of fish less
than the inland production?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) West Bengal
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kerala
(b)
80). In India, which of the following crops is the largest consumer of
irrigation waters ?
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Pulses
(d) Sugarcane
(a)
81). Match List I (Industrial Activity) with List II (Place) and select the
correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Industrial Activity) List II (Place)
A. Tannery 1. Narora
B. Rubber 2. Kozhikode
C. Vanaspati 3. Tonk
D. Atomic Energy 4. Kankroli
Codes :
ABCD
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 1 2 4 3
(a)
82). Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) Nasik Pune : N.H. 50
(b) Durgapur Kolkata : Express Highway
(c) Hyderabad : Headquarters of South-Central
Railway
(d) HaldiaAllahabad : National Waterway
(a)
83). The Palghat Gap serves inland communications from
(a) Panaji to Kochi
(b) Kochi to Chennai
(c) Mangalore to Mumbai
(d) Madurai to Thiruvananthapuram
(b)
84). Consider the following Union Territories :
1. Andaman and nicobar Islands
2. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
3. Daman and Diu
4. Lakshadweep
The correct sequence in the descending order of the percentage change in the
growth of population in respect of these during 1991-2001 is
(a) 2-4-1-3
(b) 1-3-2-4
(c) 2-3-1-4
(d) 1-4-2-3
(c)
85). Match List I (Natural Hazards) with List II (Areas) and select the
correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Natural Hazards) List II (Areas)
A. Cyclones 1. Mid-eastern India
B. Droughts 2. Plains of Uttar Pradesh
and Bihar
C. Earthquakes 3. Jharkhand and Northern
Orissa
D. Floods 4. Himalayan foothill
zone
Codes :
ABCD
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 4 2 3 1
(c)
86). Match List I (Mountain Pass) with List II (Label shown in the Map) and
select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Mountain Pass)
A. Mana Pass
B. Niti Pass
C. Shipki La
D. Thaga La
List II (Label shown in the Map)
Codes :
ABCD
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 1 4 3 2
(a)
87). Match List I (Cities) with List II (Approximate Height above m.s.l. in
metres) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
(d)
94). The principal contribution of Varenius was to synthe-size the
approaches of geographical studies as
1. Special Geography
2. Physical Geography
3. General Geography
4. Human Geography
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 4
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 3
(b)
95). Match List I (Ancient Period Contributors) with List II (Main Thrust of
Geographical Studies) and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists :
List I (Ancient Period Contributors)
A. Herodotus
B. ptolemy
C. Al-Biruni
D. Hippanchut
List II (Main Thrust of Geographical Studies)
1. The art of map making
2. History must be treated geographically and all geography must be treated
historically
3. Mathematical, physical and regional geography
4. Suggested use of a grid of latitude and longitude as a basis for locating
places on Earth
Codes :
ABCD
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 1 4 3 2
(a)
96). The idea for digging a canal across Panama Isthmus was put forward by
(d)
100). Match List I (Curves) with List II (Diagrams) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Curves)
A. Clinographic curve
B. Altimetric frequency histogram
C. Hypsometric curve
D. Columnar diagram of slopes
List II (Diagrams)
Codes :
ABCD
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 4 3 2 1
(b)
101). Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) LANDSAT is a geo-stationary satellite
(b) IRS is a sun-synchronous satellite
(c) INSAT is a geo-stationary satellite
(d) SPOT is a sun-synchronous satellite
(c)
102). Match List I (Maps) with List II (Scales) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Maps) List II (Scales)
A. Cadastral Map 1. 1 cm : 50 km
B. Topographical Map 2. 1 cm : 52 km
C. Wall Map 3. 1 cm : 100 km
D. Atlas Map 4. 1 cm : 25 m
Codes :
ABCD
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 3 1 2 4
(c)
103). Which of the following depict relief ?
1. Contour lines 2. Isochrones
3. Hachures 4. Isobars
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes :
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 4
(c)
104). Each 1 : Million series (India and adjacent countries) topographical
sheet contains sixteen 1 : 250,000 sheets and each 1 : 250,000 sheet contains
sixteen 1 : 50,000 sheets. How many 1 : 25,000 sheets are contained in each
1 : 50,000 sheet ?
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 8 (d) 16
(a)
105). The radical thinking in geography is focussed on
(a) Attempt to engage the discipline in socially relevant issues
(b) Only surface manifestations of societal irregularities
(c) The premise that progress is independent of the material conditions
(d) The mental images that the decision-makers have of the environment
(c)
106). Which one of the following is a key concept in humanistic
geography ?
(a) Development and quality of life
(b) Spatial location
(c) Spatial concentration
(d) Geographical distribution
(a)
107). Which one of the following statements is not correct?