GEOGRAPHY IMPORTANT QUESTION SERIES 10 

91. Which one of the following is not matched correctly ? 

    River            Originate place 

[1] Sharda – Milam Glacier 

[2] Ghaghra – Mapchachungo  Glacier

[3] Jhelum – Rohtang Pass 

[4] Satluj – Rakas Tal 

Explaination: The Jhelum rises from a deep spring at Vernag, in western Jammu and Kashmir union territory, in the Indian-administered portion of the Kashmir region. The river meanders northwestward from the northern slope of the Pir Panjal Range through the Vale of Kashmir to Wular Lake at Srinagar, which controls its flow. Emerging from the lake, the Jhelum flows westward and crosses the Pir Panjal in a gorge some 7,000 feet (2,100 metres) deep with almost perpendicular sides.

 92. 'Kayaks' are associated with : 

[1] Eskimo Tribe 

[2] Pigmy Tribe 

[3] Bushman Tribe 

[4] Khirgies Tribe 

Explaination: A small boat traditionally used by the Inuit (Eskimos) is called a "kayak." Kayaks are narrow, lightweight boats, originally made from wood or whalebone frames covered with sealskin, designed for hunting and transportation across icy waters.

 93. Which one of the following is not an  equal area projection ? 

[1] Mollweid 

[2] Bonne 

[3] Polyconic 

[4] Sanson flamsteed 

 94. 'Transhumance' is done by : 

[1] Bhil Tribe 

[2] Toda Tribe 

[3] Gujjar Tribe 

[4] Gond Tribe 

 Explaination: The Bhil tribe is primarily found in western and central India, specifically in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. They are also present in other states like Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, and Tripura. 

The Toda tribe is primarily found in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India, specifically within the state of Tamil Nadu. They are a Dravidian ethnic group known for their traditional pastoral lifestyle, focusing on herding buffalo and dairying. Their settlements are known as "mund" (hamlet) and consist of small, half-barrel-shaped huts. 

The Gond tribe is primarily located in central India, specifically within the region historically known as Gondwana. This region encompasses parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, and Odisha. 

The Gujjar tribe is primarily found in the Jammu and Kashmir region of India. They are also present in other northern states like Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, where they are often referred to as Van Gujjars. 

 95. Who among the following  geographers firstly formally used the  term ''Cultural Landscape" ? 

[1] Ratzel 

[2] Humboldt 

[3] Hagget 

[4] Otto Schluter 

 96. Which is the second longest National  Highway (N. H.) of India ? 

[1] NH 5 

[2] NH 27

[3] NH 15 

[4] NH 47

Explaination: NH-27, also known as the East-West Corridor, is India's second-longest national highway, running from Porbandar in Gujarat to Silchar in Assam, passing through seven states. It is part of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). 

 97. The Book "Territorial Growth of  State" was written by : 

[1] Semple 

[2] Huntington 

[3] Ratzel 

[4] Davis 

 98. Ten Degree channel separate : 

[1] Car Nicobar and Camorta Island 

[2] Little Andaman and South  Andaman 

[3] North Andaman and South  Andaman 

[4] Little Andaman and Car Nicobar

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 99. Which one of the following Oil  Refineries of India is not a Raw  Material Based (located) Refinery ? 

[1] Numaligarh 

[2] Noonmati 

[3] Haldia 

[4] Koyali

 100. Which one of the following is not matched correctly ? 

       Race           People/Tribe 

[1] Nagrito – Pigmies 

[2] Mongoloid – Eskimo 

[3] Mediterranean – Khirgies 

[4] Nordics – North European 

 101. Which one of the following is a  example of Pedalfer soil ? 

[1] Laterite 

[2] Black 

[3] Alluvial 

[4] Rendzina

 102. The concept of "rural urban  continuum" was given by : 

[1] Dickinson 

[2] Murphy 

[3] Robert Redfield 

[4] Scott 

 103. As per Census 2011, which pair of  the following States/Union territories  have maximum percentage of  Scheduled tribes in India ? 

[1] Meghalaya and Lakshadweep 

[2] Mizoram and Lakshadweep 

[3] Nagaland and Lakshadweep 

[4] Mizoram and Nagaland 

 

 104. The altitude of a point from sea level  shown on a map is called : 

[1] Layer Colouring 

[2] Hachures 

[3] Spot Height 

[4] Bench Mark 

 105. Which among the following is the  correct chronological order of  geographers ? 

[1] Homer → Thels → Hecateus →Eratosthenes 

[2] Thels → Homer → Hecateus →Eratosthenes 

[3] Homer → Thels → Eratosthenes → Hecateus 

[4] Hecateus → Eratosthenes →Thales → Homer 

 

106. As per Koeppen's Climatic  classification the rain shadow areas of  the Western Ghats are represented by : 

[1] Bwhw 

[2] BShw 

[3] Aw 

[4] Amw 

 107. The relation between human  activities and agricultural/climatic  factors in a seasonal year could be  shown through : 

[1] Triangular Diagrame 

[2] Cartogram 

[3] Ergograph 

[4] Hythergraph 

 108. 'Deccan Trap' is formed through : 

[1] Granite 

[2] Sandstone 

[3] Gniess 

[4] Besalt 

 109. Which of the following factors were  taken into account in Weber's least  cost theory ? 

A. Raw Material

B. Market

C. Transport Cost

D. Capital 

E. Ethics 

Select the correct answer from the  code given below : 

Code : 

[1] A, B, C and D are correct

[2] Only A, B and C are correct

[3] A, B, C, D and E are correct

[4] Only C, D and E are correct

110. If the time in Cairo (30° E Longitude)  on Sunday is 12 Noon and in Newyork  the time is 5 A. M. The longitude of  Newyork is : 

[1] 20° W 

[2] 75° W

[3] 60° W

 [4] 105° E

 111. Match List-I with List-II and select  the correct answer using the code  given below : 

List-I                   List-II 

(Tribe)               (State) 

(A) Toda        (i) Rajasthan

(B) Tharu       (ii) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Gaddi       (iii) Uttaranchal

(D) Garasiya   (iv) Tamil Nadu

Code : 

 (A) (B) (C) (D) 

[1] (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

[2] (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)

[3] (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

[4] (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) 

 112. Which one of the following is not matched correctly ? 

United Nations      Climate Place Change Conference 

[1] COP 25 -          Madrid 

[2] COP 24 -          Katowice 

[3] COP 23 -          Bonn 

[4] COP 26 -          Paris 

 113. The Lacustrine and Fluvial  depositions in Kashmir Valley are  called as : 

[1] Khadar 

[2] Chhos 

[3] Murg 

[4] Karewa

 114. Which one of the following is not matched correctly ? 

Producing area             Ore 

[1] Chuquicamata         Copper 

[2] Krivoy Rog              Iron 

[3] Orinoco Besin          Petrolium 

[4] Magnitogorsk          Cromium 

 115. The scale of a map is 5 inches = 1  mile. If we reduce it in half ratio,  then what will be the new R. F.  (Representative Fraction) ? 

[1] 1 : 253474

[2] 5" = 2 Mile

[3] 1 : 6336

[4] 1 : 12672

 116. How many links does a Gunter's  chain have ? 

[1] 66 

[2] 10

[3] 100 

[4] 33

117. As per 'India State Forest Report  2021' which state of India has the highest percentage of forest cover to its geographical area ? 

[1] Arunachal Pradesh 

[2] Mizoram 

[3] Sikkim 

[4] Manipur

 118. Which among the following is not correctly matched ? 

[1] Scientific Determinism – Ratzel 

[2] Possibilism – Le Pichan

[3] Stop and go  Determinism – Taylor 

[4] Human Ecology – Barrows 

 119. In which state of India the highest  reserves of Chromite are located ? 

[1] Rajasthan 

[2] Chhattisgarh 

[3] Telangana 

[4] Odisha

 120. 'Zelinsky' propounded : 

[1] Steady state theory 

[2] Demographic transitional theory 

[3] Mobility transition model 

[4] Optimum population model 

 121. Which one of the following is not matched correctly ? 

        Concept               Propounder 

[1] Pediplanation – King 

[2] Morphometric analysis – Penck 

[3] Geographic cycle of erosion – Davis 

[4] Periglacial cycle of erosion – Crickmay

 122. 'Hamburg' port is situated on the : 

[1] Rhine river 

[2] Danube river 

[3] Elbe river 

[4] Siene river 

 123. The transitional stages of sequential changes from one vegetation community to other vegetation  community are called : 

[1] Sere 

[2] Climax vegetation 

[3] Synecology 

[4] Oikos 

 124. 'Frontal wave theory' was  propounded by : 

[1] Petterson 

[2] Haurwitz 

[3] Byers 

[4] Bjerknes 

 125. Match List-I with List-II and select  the correct answer using the code  given below : 

     List-I                List-II 

(Local Winds)     (Country/Region)

(A) Zonda          (i) S. E. Australia 

(B) Gibli             (ii) Guinea coast

(C) Harmattan    (iii) Libiya

(D) Brick-fielder  (iv) Argentina

Code : 

 (A) (B) (C) (D) 

[1] (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) 

[2] (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

[3] (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) 

 [4] (iv) (i) (iii) (ii) 

 126. The Dry adiabatic Lapse rate is : 

[1] 10°C per 1000 meters 

[2] 5°C per 1000 meters 

[3] 6.5°C per 1000 meters 

[4] 9.5°C per 1000 meters

 127. When destruction takes place  between two oceanic plates, then which of following activity does not happens ? 

[1] Island Archs forms 

[2] Earthquake activity 

[3] Active volcanic activity 

[4] Transform fault activity 

 128. More than 90 percent of the total atmospheric water-vapour is found upto the : 

[1] 2 km height 

[2] 5 km height 

[3] 10 km height 

[4] 15 km height 

 129. Which climatologist used 'Precipitation effectiveness ratio' in  worlds climatic classification ? 

[1] Koeppen 

[2] Trewartha 

[3] Kendrew 

[4] Thornthwaite 

 130. Arrange the following in a  chronological order and select the  correct answer using the code given below : 

(A) Hercynian 

(B) Caledonian 

(C) Alpine 

Code : 

[1] A, B and C 

[2] A, C and B 

[3] B, A and C 

[4] B, C and A

 131. Which one of the following is not a  sea waves depositional landform ? 

[1] Sabkha 

[2] Tombolo 

[3] Spit 

[4] Wave-cut platform 

 132. Which of the following factors  modify oceanic currents ? 

(A) Shape of Coastline 

(B) Seasonal Variations 

(C) Revolution of the earth 

(D) Bottom Reliefs 

Code : 

[1] (A), (B), (C) and (D) 

[2] (A), (B) and (D) 

[3] (A) and (B) 

[4] (A), (B) and (C)

 133. Which one of the following formula is used for calculating the optimum population ? 

 134. Which one of the following  conditions is not suitable for the  growth of coral-reefs ? 

[1] Clean and shallow water 

[2] Sedimented water 

[3] Salinity between 27%o to 30%o

[4] Oceanic currents 

 135. 'Hot spot concept' of the origin of  intra plate Volcanoes was given by : 

[1] Homes 

[2] Kober 

[3] Tuzo Wilson 

[4] Joly 

 136. The reclaimed land from the sea in  Netherlands are called as : 

[1] Sounds 

[2] Ria 

[3] Young Pitz 

[4] Polders 

 137. In Von Thunen theory the second  belt/ring represents : 

[1] Dairy farming 

[2] Horticulture 

[3] Forest 

[4] Extensive fields 

 138. Which one of the following statements is not correct ? 

[1] All the sedimentary rocks are horizontal. 

[2] Sedimentary rocks have strata. 

[3] Sedimentary rocks are usually  formed in shallow seas. 

[4] Sedimentary rocks may be consolidated or unconsolidated. 

 139. Which scientist classified world  firstly in Zoo-Geographical Regions ? 

[1] W. T. Neil 

[2] P. Darlington 

[3] W. George and De Latin 

[4] A. R. Wallace and P. Sclater 

 140. A 'blind valley' is associated with : 

[1] Karst Topography 

[2] Sea waves Topography 

[3] Wind Topography 

[4] Glacial Topography 

 141. A 'Maritime polar cold unstable' air  mass is represented as : 

[1] mPKu 

[2] mTKu 

[3] mPWu 

[4] mTWu

142. Amount of Insolation received at  earth's equator is 100 percent and at  poles it is : 

[1] 42 Percent 

[2] 47 Percent 

[3] 57 Percent 

[4] 32 Percent 

 143. Which one of the following is not matched correctly ? 

        Theory of origin                   Propounder of Tides 

[1] The equilibrium theory – Newton 

[2] Dynamical theory – Laplace 

[3] Progressive wave theory – Whewell 

[4] Stationary wave theory – Williams

Explaination: The "Stationary Wave Theory," attributed to R.A. Harris

144. Worlds largest wood pulp and paper  producing Country at present is : 

[1] Australia 

[2] Brazil 

[3] USA 

[4] China 

 145. A sharp-edged glacially eroded ridge  is called as : 

[1] Col 

[2] Roche Moutonnee 

[3] Horn 

[4] Arete 

 146. Meaning of Slash and Burn  agriculture is : 

[1] Mixed agriculture 

[2] Potato production method 

[3] Shifting cultivation 

[4] Deforestation 

 147. Hypothesis of E. C. Bullard is  related with the origin of : 

[1] Nappe 

[2] Fold 

[3] Rift valley 

[4] Earthquakes 

 148. Arrange the polarity reversal ages in  chronological order and select the  correct answer using code given  below : 

(A) Gauss 

(B) Gillbert 

(C) Brunhes 

(D) Matiyama 

Code : 

[1] D, A, C, B 

[2] B, A, D, C 

[3] A, D, C, B 

[4] A, B, C, D 

 149. When the moon is closest to the  earth, the position is called ? 

[1] Umbra 

[2] Penumbra 

[3] Apogee 

[4] Perigee 

 150. The Meandering (wavy) Jet stream is  called as : 

[1] Rossby waves 

[2] Walker cell 

[3] Ferral's cell 

[4] Hadley waves

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