GEOGRAPHY
PAPER – II
Note : This paper contains hundred (100) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. The concept of geosynctive was propounded by :
(1) Holmes
(2) James Hutton
(3) Hall and Dana
(4) J.W. Powell
2. The term ‘Cosmography’ was coined and divided into ‘Uranography’ and Geography by :
(1) Ritter
(2) Peschal
(3) Humboldt
(4) Verinious
3. Ice Crystal Theory related to precipitation was postulated by :
(1) Muir
(2) Darwin
(3) Bergeron
(4) Boven
4. The subsidence theory related to the coral reef was propounded by :
(1) Davis
(2) Darwin
(3) Dally
(4) Dana
5. Gutenberg discontinuity is found between the :
(1) Crust and mantle
(2) Mantle and Core
(3) Upper Core and Lower Core
(4) Upper mantle and lower mantle
6. The concept of panplain was propagated by :
(1) C.A. Cotton
(2) Von Rithofen
(3) Crickmay
(4) Alfred Von Wegener
7. The direction of a horizontal line on an inclined rock strata is termed as :
(1) Strike
(2) Dip
(3) Anticline
(4) Free face
8. Which one of the following scholars is the proponent of the turbidity Current Theory on origin of submarine Canyons ?
(1) Salin
(2) Gregory
(3) Daly
(4) Harry Hen
9. Paternoster lakes are :
(1) Lakes formed on glacial stairways
(2) Lakes having volcanic origin
(3) Lakes formed by a shallow stretch of water caused by sea erosion
(4) Crescent shaped lakes formed due to cut-off of a river meander
10. “The present in the key to the past.” This phrase is related to the concept of :
(1) Isostasy
(2) Diastrophism
(3) Plate tectonics
(4) Uniformatarianism
11. Which one of the following instrument is used for determination of degree of stability or instability of an air parcel ?
(1) Viscometer
(2) Radiosondes
(3) SONAR
(4) pH meter
12. Given below are the two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the code given below :
Assertion (A) : Antarctica is constantly snow-covered but receives less than 8 cm annual precipitation.
Reason (R) : Constant speedy wind blow in Antarctica.
Code :
(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.
13. Which one of the following types of plate boundaries and motions are exemplified by the San Andreas fault of California ?
(1) Transform boundary with Sinistral motion
(2) Transform boundary with dextral motion
(3) Divergent boundary with sinistral motion
(4) Convergent boundary with dextral motion
14. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
15. Which one of the following latitudes is known as the ‘Calms of Cancer’ ?
(1) 66½° S
(2) 66½° N
(3) 25° N
(4) 25° S
16. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
17. The American climatologist C.W. Thornthwaite revised the scheme of the classification of world climates in which one of the following years ?
(1) 1931
(2) 1934
(3) 1941
(4) 1948
18. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
19. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
20. Given below are the two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the code given below :
Assertion (A) : The monsoon of southern and eastern Asia driven by the location and size of the Asian landmass and its proximity to the Indian Ocean.
Reason (R) : The wind and pressure patterns in the upper air circulation are associated with generation of monsoonal flows.
Code :
(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.
21. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
22. Which one of the followings is the main source for a vast reservoir of relatively inert nitrogen in homosphere ?
(1) Volcanic activities
(2) Fossil fuel burning
(3) Acid rain
(4) Global Warming
23. In which of the following directions the Nazca Plate is moving ?
(1) East
(2) West
(3) South
(4) North
24. Which one of the following sequences is the correct one in a littoral zone from land to sea ?
(1) Backshore, Foreshore, Nearshore, Offshore
(2) Foreshore, Backshore, Nearshore, Offshore
(3) Offshore, Nearshore, Foreshore, Backshore
(4) Nearshore, Offshore, Backshore, Foreshore
25. Given below are the two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the code given below :
Assertion (A) : In low latitudes, sea water in the deep cold zone does not freeze.
Reason (R) : The deep sea water does not remain under intense pressure because of its high salinity.
Code :
(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.
26. Which one of the followings is the correct average range of worldwide variations in sea water salinity ?
(1) 34% to 37%
(2) 27% to 29%
(3) 37% to 39%
(4) 21% to 26%
27. Given below are the two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the code given below :
Assertion (A) : Energy flow shifts from production to respiration in the entrophic stage, with oxygen demand exceeding oxygen availability.
Reason (R) : Stratospheric ozone layer depletion causes skin diseases.
Code :
(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.
28. Which one of the following groups of natural elements in living matters make up more than 99% of Earth’s biomass ?
(1) H, O, C
(2) N, Ca, K
(3) H, Ca, N
(4) S, H, Na
29. Which one of the following phenomena plays a vital role in the dispersion of majestic dinosaurs ?
(1) Volcanic eruption
(2) Zonal faulting
(3) Global cooling
(4) Continental drift
30. The U.N. Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro during June 3 – 14, 1992 was chaired by :
(1) George W. Bush
(2) Maurice F. Strong
(3) Tony Blair
(4) Rachel Carson
31. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
32. Who among the following scholars laid down the foundation of dichotomy of general versus species Geography ?
(1) Immanual Kant
(2) Sebastian Munster
(3) Bernhard Varenius
(4) Peter Apian
33. Which of the following pairs does not match ?
Author Book
(1) Al – Masudi – Router and Realms
(2) Al – Balaki – Kitabul Ashkal
(3) Al – Biruni – Kitab-al-Hind
(4) Ibn – Khaldun – Muqaddimah
34. The Hydraulic Slope Theory was propounded by :
(1) R.E. Horton
(2) Darwin
(3) Penck
(4) Mallot
35. Who among the following scholars emphasized on the behavioural approach in Geography ?
(1) Johnston
(2) Kirk
(3) Burton
(4) Gregory
36. Which one of the following in the correct sequence of German geographers contributing to the development of geographical thought ?
(1) Ratzel – Troll – Hettner – Peschel
(2) Peschel – Hettner – Ratzel – Troll
(3) Peschel – Ratzel – Hettner – Troll
(4) Troll – Hettner – Peschel – Ratzel
37. ‘The same environment carries different meanings to people with different ways of living and culture’. This statement is related to which one of the following concepts ?
(1) Probabilism
(2) Determinism
(3) Possibilism
(4) Stop and Go determinism
38. Which school of thought first developed the idea of possibilism ?
(1) Russian school
(2) German School
(3) British School
(4) French School
39. “The dominant idea of all geographical progress is that of terrestrial unity”. This statement is attributed to :
(1) Friedrich Ratzel
(2) Vidal-de-la-Blache
(3) Richard Hartshorne
(4) Jean Brunhes
40. Which one among the following perspectives was responsible for redicap transformation in the sprit and purpose of geography ?
(1) Structuralism
(2) Post-modernism
(3) Humanism
(4) Quantification
41. Which one of the following states in India recorded the lowest sex ratio as per 2011 census ?
(1) Uttarakhand
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) West Bengal
(4) Himachal Pradesh
42. Which one of the following countries recorded highest population density as per U.N. Demographic Year Book, 2010 ?
(1) India
(2) Japan
(3) Bangladesh
(4) Pakistan
43. Which one of the following statements correctly depicts the threshold according to Central Place Model ?
(1) Point at which consumer movement is minimum.
(2) Distance far which consumer will travel for a service.
(3) Minimum number of people needed to support a service.
(4) Economic base of a service centre.
44. Which one of the following groups of states in Indian recorded Sex Ratio higher than 950 according to year 2011 census ?
(1) Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telengana
(2) Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra
(3) Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh
(4) Haryana, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh
45. Which one of the following Models is explained by the given figure below :
(1) Weber’s Model
(2) Central place Model
(3) Von Thunen Model
(4) Gravity Model
46. Which one of the following code is correctly depicting the pattern of distribution of population among cities by ‘d’ curve in the given graph ?
Code :
(1) Primate
(2) Slepped order
(3) Binary
(4) Rank Size Rule
47. Match List – I with List – II and select correct answer from the code given below :
48. Which one of the following statements indicates to the potential use of a service at a location according to Gravity Model ?
(1) Direct relationship to both population size and distance
(2) Inverse relationship to both population size and distance
(3) Direct relationship to population size and inverse relationship to distance
(4) Direct relationship to distance and inverse relationship to population
49. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
50. Which one of the following groups of states of India recorded more than one fourth of total population of the country in the census year 2011 ?
(1) Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Punjab
(2) Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka
(3) Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab
(4) Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana
51. Among the following scholars, who introduced the concept of ‘least-transport-cost location’ using the frame of ‘locational triangle’.
(1) W. Isard
(2) M.K. Bandman
(3) D.M. Smith
(4) A. Weber
52. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
53. Which one of the following code is correct showing number of vertices, edges and Diameter for the given network ?
54. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below :
55. Which one of the following factors most dominants in the localisation of high-tech firms of silicon valley in California ?
(1) Cheap Labour
(2) Access to the market
(3) High speed transportation
(4) Agglomeration economy
56. The Rimmer model for the development of land transport system in less developed economics was proposed in which of the following years ?
(1) 1975
(2) 1976
(3) 1977
(4) 1978
57. The formula 
where PI =Agriculture Productivity Index ; Y= Total production of selected crops in unit Area; Yn= Total production of same selected crops at national level; T=Total cropped area of the unit ; Tn = Total cropped area at national scale. Who applied this formula for measuring agricultural productivity levels ?
(1) Bhatia
(2) Enyedi
(3) Weaver
(4) Shafi
58. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
59. Which one of the following conditions Alfred Weber introduced in his concept of ‘Locational Triangle’ ?
(1) Both ‘R1’ and ‘R2’ are found universally
(2) ‘R1’ is fixed but ‘R2’ is found everywhere and both are pure
(3) Both ‘R1’ and ‘R2’ are fixed and pure
(4) Both ‘R1’ and ‘R2’ are fixed and gross
(where : ‘R1’ and ‘R2’ are two raw materials)
60. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
61. In which one of the following book/works did Mackinder in 1919 renamed his theory of ‘pivot area’ as ‘Heartland’ ?
(1) World War and Geography
(2) The Democratic ideals and Reality
(3) The Round world and The winning of the peace
(4) Foreign Affairs
62. The Organic Theory of state was propounded by :
(1) Ratzel
(2) Mackinder
(3) Isaiah Bowman
(4) Haushoffer
63. The book ‘Geography of peace’ is authored written by :
(1) Mahan
(2) Spykman
(3) Haushoffer
(4) Ratzel
64. Which of the following catagories does Chile belong to according to its physical shape ?
(1) Compact and elongated
(2) Elongated
(3) Fragmented and elongated
(4) Fragmented
65. Whose works epitomized the relationship or political geography with foreign policy ?
(1) Adolf Hitler
(2) Friedrich Ratzel
(3) Mackinder
(4) Karl Haushofer
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