GEOGRAPHY
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. Which of the following processes is responsible for weathering of rocks in the Karst region ?
(A) Scree formation
(B) Carbonation
(C) Oxidation
(D) Hydrolysis
2. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given :
3. Which one of these glacial features is believed to have formed in the bed of a sub-glacial stream ?
(A) An Esker
(B) A Morraine
(C) Drumlin
(D) Kame
4. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has divided India into how many seismic zones ?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
5. Bad-land Topography is the product of the combined action of
(A) Wind and Glacier
(B) Wind and Water
(C) Water and Glacier
(D) Water and Temperature
6. Increase in temperature with increase in height is known as
(A) Lapse rate
(B) Adiabatic lapse rate
(C) Inversion of temperature
(D) Normal rate
7. Identify the correct sequence of the given processes regarding rainfall :
(A) Unsaturated air, condensation, dew point, precipitation
(B) Dew point, condensation, unsaturated air, precipitation
(C) Unsaturated air, dew point, condensation, precipitation
(D) Dew point, precipitation, condensation, unsaturated air
8. Read out the following conditions :
1. Cloudy sky
2. Cold dry air
3. Strong winds
4. Long winter nights
Which of the above conditions promote inversion of temperature ?
(A) 1, 2 and 4
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1 and 4
(D) 2 and 4
9. The climate of Southern Ganga plain in the Thornthwait classification is denoted by
(A) BA’ W
(B) CA’ W
(C) AA’ W
(D) CW’ W
10. When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of earth it is known as
(A) Planetary wind
(B) Geostrophic wind
(C) Accidental wind
(D) Forced wind
11. Salinity in water bodies increases with
(A) increase in evaporation and decrease in admixture of fresh water.
(B) decrease in evaporation and increase in admixture of fresh water.
(C) decrease in evaporation and no change in admixture of fresh water.
(D) increase in evaporation and increase in admixture of fresh water.
12. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from codes given below :
Assertion (A) : The salinity in Dead Sea is very low.
Reason (R) : Dead Sea is located in tropical dry climatic region, where evaporation is high, precipitation is low and here
drainage is internal.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are right.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is right.
(D) (A) is right, but (R) is wrong.
13. Which one of the following primary green house gases is not associated with global warming ?
(A) Water vapour
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Methane
(D) Hydrogen
14. Match List – I with the List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
15. Which one of the following is a Taiga Biome ?
(A) Sub-Tropical Biome
(B) Sub-Arctic Biome
(C) Savanna Biome
(D) Sub-Sahara Biome
16. Match the following List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given :
17. Who among the following defined Geography as Discovery of Predictive Patterns during quantitative revolution period ?
(A) Haggett
(B) Harvey
(C) Stewart
(D) Bunge
18. In describing the patterns and processes of spatial interaction, geographers are most concerned with
(A) Accessibility and Connectivity
(B) Density and Dispersion
(C) Diffusion and Pattern
(D) Pedestrian Cities
19. Who founded the Humanistic School of Geography ?
(A) Wolpert
(B) Tuan
(C) Kirk
(D) Harvey
20. Who amongst the following correlated colour of ocean water and its salinity ?
(A) Ibn – Khaldun
(B) Al – Masudi
(C) Ibn – Sina
(D) Al – Maqdisi
21. “All history must be treated geographically and all geography must be treated historically.” Who wrote this ?
(A) Herodotus
(B) Ratzel
(C) Blache
(D) Davis
22. Which school of thoughts developed the Science of Astronomy ?
(A) Greeks
(B) Chinese
(C) Roman
(D) Arabs
23. Demographic transition is a framework that explores the historical sequence of changes in
1. Fertility and migration
2. Mortality and age-structure
3. Mortality and migration
4. Age-structure and sexcomposition
Codes :
(A) 1 and 4 are correct.
(B) 3 and 4 are correct.
(C) only 1 is correct.
(D) 1 and 2 are correct.
24. Name the State which employs the highest number of child labour in the country.
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Bihar
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Jharkhand
25. India’s decadal population growth rate has been continuously declining since
(A) 1971-81
(B) 1981-91
(C) 1991-2001
(D) 2001-2011
26. Diego Garcia is an island in which of the following oceans ?
(A) Atlantic
(B) Pacific
(C) Indian
(D) Arctic
27. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and find the correct answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Urbanization is a defining phenomenon of this century and the developing countries are at the locus of this transformation.
Reason (R) : The urban shift has happened in the last few decades largely due to rapid mega cities growth in the developing countries.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
28. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
29. Marquette range in U.S.A. is known for
(A) Uranium
(B) Copper
(C) Gold
(D) Iron ore
30. The location of paper industries is highly influenced by which one of the following factors ?
(A) Availability and nearness of raw material
(B) Nearness of market
(C) Availability of capital
(D) Transport connectivity
31. Which one of the following is the largest volume of import commodities in India ?
(A) Raw materials
(B) Iron and Steel
(C) Petroleum & Lubricants
(D) Pearls and Precious stones
32. Kirkuk, one of the most important oilfields in the world, is located in
(A) Iran
(B) Iraq
(C) Kuwait
(D) Russia
33. To which racial groups the Eskimos belong to ?
(A) The Negroids
(B) The Mongoloids
(C) The Caucasoids
(D) The Australoids
34. The concept of ‘Cultural landscape’ was promoted by
(A) Ratzel
(B) Anne Buttimer
(C) Carl Sauer
(D) Wilbur Zelinsky
35. Which one of the following Islamic countries is predominantly of Shia sect ?
(A) Iraq
(B) Iran
(C) Pakistan
(D) Afghanistan
36. Who, among the following, propounded the concept of compage ?
(A) Minshull
(B) Blache
(C) Whittlesey
(D) Isard
37. Organic Theory of the State was propounded by
(A) Mackinder
(B) Ratzel
(C) Haushofer
(D) Isaiah Bawman
38. Quasi Federal Form of Government is in
(A) U.S.A.
(B) Great Britain
(C) Russia
(D) India
39. Which of the following was the earliest regional planning exercise in India ?
(A) National Capital Region Plan
(B) Dandakaranya Area Plan
(C) Damodar Valley Project
(D) Bhakra-Nangal Project
40. Which of the following is an incorrect pair ?
(A) Utilitarian Planning – Functional Planning
(B) Comprehensive Planning – Integrated Planning
(C) Regional Planning – Spatial Planning
(D) Sectoral Planning – Co-ordinated Planning
41. Which one of the following States has the longest coast line ?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Gujarat
(D) Kerala
42. In which of the following States of India the concentration of laterite soils is higher ?
(A) Odisha
(B) Gujarat
(C) Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
43. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Laterite soils are well developed in Kerala.
Reason (R) : Kerala receives high rainfall during monsoon season.
Codes :
(A) (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A).
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
(D) (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) does not explain (A).
44. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Himalayan rivers are perennial.
Reason (R) : The region gets rainfall from the South West monsoon season only.
Codes :
(A) (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A).
(B) (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) does not explain (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
45. The ‘Valley of Kashmir’ lies between which of the following ranges ?
(A) Pir-Panjal and Karakoram range
(B) Pir-Panjal and Zaskar range
(C) Zaskar and Ladakh range
(D) Sulaiman and Kirthar range
46. Which one of the following regions has the highest proportion of agricultural land under irrigation ?
(A) Punjab-Haryana Plain
(B) Rajasthan-Gujarat Plain
(C) West Bengal Delta
(D) Uttar Pradesh-Bihar Plain
47. Consider the following figures X and Y:
Which of the following statement is correct ?
(A) Fig. X is small scale and the distance between A and B is 40 metres.
(B) Fig. Y is large scale and the distance between C and D is 4 km.
(C) Fig. X is large scale and Fig. Y is small scale. The distances between A & B and C & D are 40 metres and 20 km respectively.
(D) Fig. X is large scale and Fig. Y is small scale. The distance between A & B and C & D are equal.
48. If the variability of rainfall is to be measured, which of the following techniques will be used ?
(A) Mean Deviation
(B) Standard Deviation
(C) Coefficient of Variation
(D) Interquartile Range
49. Which of the following is not a Quantitative Distribution Map ?
(A) Choroschematic Map
(B) Isopleth Map
(C) Dot Map
(D) Choropleth Map
50. Occupational structure of population in India at State level is best represented by
(A) Dot Method
(B) Isopleth
(C) Choropleth
(D) Pie diagram
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