GEOGRAPHY IMPORTANT QUESTION SERIES 15
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Who among the following propounded the ‘Zone Strata Theory’ ?
(A) Sir Herbert Risley (B) Griffith Taylor (C) J. H. Hutton (D) Von Eickstedt
Which of the following is the driving force behind Mass Wasting ?
(A) Glacial activity (B) Wind pressure (C) Gravity (D) Plate tectonic
Which one of the following is not correct as per Koppen’s Scheme of classification of world climate ?
(A) Af = Tropical rain forest (B) Am = Tropical monsoon
(C) Aw = Tropical savanna (D) An = Hot desert
Which of the following Indian Geographer is known for his work on regional development and rural planning ?
(A) S. P. Chatterjee (B) R. P. Mishra
(C) G. S. Gosal (D) B. N. Goswami
Who among the following was a key figure in Quantitative Revolution in Geography ?
(A) Peter Haggett (B) Richard Hartshorne
(C) H. Mackinder (D) Carl Saur
Who among the following proposed the concentric zone model of urban development ?
(A) Walter Christaller (B) Homer Hoyet
(C) Ernest Burgess (D) Harris and Ullman
Which one of the following methods is used to identify spatial pattern of a geographical data ?
(A) Sampling (B) Correlation analysis
(C) Regression (D) Nearest neighbour analysis
Which of the following diagram is best for showing trends over time ?
(A) Pie chart (B) Ogive (C) Line graph (D) Star diagram
Which of the following map projections shows the earth as viewed from space ?
(A) Gnomonic projection (B) Orthographic projection
(C) Mercator projection (D) Sinusoidal projection
Which of the following concepts is most closely associated with the spatial organisation of urban systems in regional planning ?
(A) Sector theory (B) Central place theory
(C) Dependency theory (D) Resource allocation theory
If ‘R’ is the radius of the reduced earth on a scale, the length of the equator on Mollweide’s projection would be
(A) 2πR (B) 2πR cos 45° (C) πR cosec 45° (D) 4*R* √2
Warm and cold-core rings are associated with which oceanic phenomena ?
(A) Ekman spiral (B) gulf stream
(C) Spring tide (D) Conveyor-belt circulation
Who among the following said that ‘‘Regions are shorthand way of describing the variable character of an area in an efficient manner” ?
(A) Alfred Hettner (B) Richard Hartshorne
(C) T. T. Woofer (D) Peter Hagget
Which of the following is not a mission of National Action Plan on climate change ?
(A) National Mission for a Green India
(B) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
(C) National Water Mission
(D) National Mission for Wildlife Protection
If the Standard Deviation (SD) of a data set is 2.83, then what will be its variance ?
(A) 5.66 (B) 8.00 (C) 1.68 (D) 0.12
o find the variance from the standard deviation (SD), you simply square the standard deviation:
Given:
Answer: The variance is approximately 8.00
Which of the following states of India is called Molasses Basin ?
(A) Nagaland (B) Mizoram (C) Manipur (D) Tripura
Shifting cultivation in Malaysia is called
(A) Milpa (B) Ladang (C) Tamrai (D) Taunga
The weather map of India is prepared on which projection ?
(A) Mercator’s projection (B) Bonne projection
(C) Sinusoidal projection (D) Polyconic projection
Who among the following propounded the concept of ‘Great Ice Age’ ?
(A) Louis Agassiz (B) Charles Lyell
(C) John Playfair (D) James Hutton
Which of the following terms describes the position of a species habitat requirements as well as its functional role ?
(A) Ecotone (B) Natural Habitat
(C) Ecological Niche (D) Home Range
The halo formed around the moon at night is caused by
(A) Cirro-cumulus clouds (B) alto-cumulus clouds
(C) Cirrus and Cirro-stratus clouds (D) Alto-stratus clouds
Who among the following has included both empirical and genetic classification in the world climate classification ?
(A) G. T. Trewartha (B) Oliver-Hidore (C) Thornthwait (D) Miller
Which one of the following books is not related to ptolemy ?
(A) Geographike syntaxis (B) Almagest
(C) Anaelema (D) Geographica
Who is the author of book ‘The Pulse of Asia’ ?
(A) Isaiah Bowman (B) Ellsworth Huntington
(C) Griffith Taylor (D) Carl O. Sauer
Which is the most abundant pelagic deposit found in the Indian ocean ?
(A) Siliceous ooze (B) Red clay
(C) Globigerina ooze (D) Diatom ooze
What is the most important cause of coral bleaching ?
(A) Global warming (B) Oceanic pollution
(C) Ocean currents (D) Marine traffic
Which one of the following gasses is not the cause of urban smog ?
(A) Sulphur dioxide (B) Nitrogen oxide
(C) Ozone (D) Carbon monoxide
When do the heat islands develop the most in the cities ?
(A) In the morning at sunrise (B) At noon
(C) At sunset (D) At night
When was the ‘Smart Cities Mission’ launched in India ?
(A) 21 June, 2015 (B) 25 June, 2015
(C) 26 June, 2015 (D) 27 June, 2015
Which of the following soils contains the most organic matter ?
(A) Ultisol (B) Andisol (C) Inceptisol (D) Histosol
Which of the following countries produces the most synthetic rubber ?
(A) United states of America (B) China
(C) Malaysia (D) Indonesia
The book ‘A New Soviet Heartland’ is related to who among the following ?
(A) Cohen (B) Seversky (C) Hooson (D) Mackinder
Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
Tribes Race
(A) Vedda – Caucasoid
(B) American Indian – Mongoloid
(C) Bushman Hottentot – Negroid
(D) Dinaric – Secondary Negroid
Both the poles are shown on which of the following projections ?
(A) Gall’s projection (B) Sinusoidal projection
(C) Polar zenithal projection (D) Bonne’s projection
Who supported that ‘the geographical distribution of man depends on climate and weather more than any other factor’ ?
(A) G. Taylor (B) F. Ratzel (C) E. Semple (D) E. Huntington
Which of the following is the minimum deviation method in crop combination analysis ?
(A) Rafiullah method (B) Kostroviki method
(C) Weaver’s method (D) K. Doi’s method
How many indicators have been used by Smith to count social happiness ?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 7
Which type of industry develops due to backward linkage effect ?
(A) Basic industries
(B) Specific industries
(C) Complementary or supporting industries
(D) Negative industries
The development of Perox ‘Growth Pole theory’ is basically based on which of the following concept ?
(A) Polarization
(B) Tangible economic space
(C) Abstract economic space
(D) Homogeneous groups
Lorenz curve is linear expression of which of the following measurement ?
(A) Median (B) Standard deviation
(C) Mode (D) Dispersion
Which type of vegetation is sometimes called Sclerophyllous forest ?
(A) Evergreen rain forest (B) Taiga forest
(C) Mediterranean scrub (D) Tidal forest
Which of the following is an example of convergent boundary between an oceanic and continental plate ?
(A) Andes mountains (B) East African rift valley
(C) San Andreas fault (D) Mid-Atlantic ridge
Katabatic wind is
(A) Up slope wind (B) Down slope wind
(C) Horizontal wind (D) Stable wind
Who put forth the idea of compage ?
(A) Hartshorne (B) Whittlesey (C) Herbertson (D) Unstead
Which region in Puranas is referred to as Shalmali Dwipa ?
(A) East Africa (B) Middle East (C) East Asia (D) Borneo
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The mesosphere is the layer where meteors burn up upon entering the earth’s
atmosphere.
Reason (R) : The mesospheres has a high concentration of greenhouse gasses.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : J. T. Hack proposed the concept of dynamic equilibrium in Geomorphology.
Reason (R) : J. T. Hack did not emphasize that landscape achieve a balance between tectonic uplift and denudational process.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Aleutian Islands are a site of volcanic eruptions.
Reason (R) : Convergent plate boundaries are site of volcanic eruptions.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Remote sensing can be used to study changes in land cover.
Reason (R) : Remote sensing does not provides a synoptic view of large area of earth surface.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The areas where warm and cold ocean currents meet, are the major fishing areas of the world.
Reason (R) : The temperature of water of the area where warm and cold ocean currents meet, is most suitable for the breeding of fishes.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Coastal Odisha is highly cyclone prone area of India.
Reason (R) : Mangrove trees do not get uprooted by storms and tides because of there extensive roots.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Loss of earth crust occurs in the convergence zone of plate.
Reason (R) : The subduction of heavy plate occurs in the Benioff zone.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Maximum entropy occurs in the old stage of the hydrological erosion cycle.
Reason (R) : In the last stage of the hydrological cycle of erosion, the process of peneplanation is the main effective process.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Fertility rates tend to decline in highly urbanised areas.
Reason (R) : Urbanization provides better access to education and employment opportunities
especially for women.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Antarctica is always covered by snow but receives less than 8 cm of annual precipitation.
Reason (R) : Speedy winds constantly blow in Antarctica.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Arrange the following straits of Indian ocean from East to West.
I. Malacca strait
II. Bab-el-Mandep
III. Strait of Hormuz
IV. Palk strait
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(A) I, II, iv, iii (B) i, iv, iii, ii (C) ii, iii, iv, i (D) i, iii, ii, iv
Select from the following quantitative methods used for demarcation of urban planning regions :
a. Thiessen polygon method
b. Graph theory method
c. Discriminant analysis
d. Nearest neighbour analysis
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(A) Only a (B) a and b
(C) a, b and c (D) All a, b, c and d
Arrange the following from South to North sequence.
I. Pirpanjal range
II. Zanskar range
III. Greater Himalayas
IV. Ladakh range
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(A) i, ii, iv, iii (B) i, iv, iii, ii (C) ii, iii, iv, i (D) i, iii, ii,
Which of the following is/are a vector file format for spatial data ?
a. mdb
b. tab
c. dlg
d. png
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(A) Only a (B) a and b
(C) a, b and c (D) all a, b, c and d
Arrange the following west flowing rivers in peninsular India from North to South.
I. sabarmati
II. Tapi
III. Kali nadi
IV. Bharathappuzha
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(A) i, ii, iii, iv (B) i, iv, iii, ii (C) ii, iii, iv, i (D) i, iii, ii,
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I List – II
(Theories) (Proponents)
a. Malthusian theory I. Warren Thompson
b. Demographic transition theory II. Julian Simon
c. Optimum population theory III. Thomas Malthus
d. Cornucopian theory IV. Edwin Cannon
Code :
(A) a – iii, b – i, c – iv, d – ii (B) a – iii, b – iv, c – ii, d – i
(C) a – ii, b – iii, c – i, d – iv (D) a – iv, b – ii, c – iii, d – i
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I List – II
(Techniques) (Digital Image Processing)
a. De-Striping I. Image enhancement
b. Histogram Equalisation II. Image classification
c. ndvi III. Radiometric correction
d. Maximum likelihood IV. Image transformation
Code :
(A) a – iv, b – ii, c – iIi, d – i (B) a – i, b – ii, c – iii, d – iv
(C) a – iv, b – iii, c – ii, d – i (D) a – iii, b – i, c – iv, d – i
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I List – II
(Satellites) (Applications)
a. Saral I. Climate and environment
b. Cortosat – 3 II. Disaster management
c. risat – 2br – i III. Urban planning
d. scatsat – i IV. Oceanographic studies
Code :
(A) a – i, b – iv, c – iii, d – ii (B) a – iv, b – iii, c – ii, d – i
(C) a – ii, b – i, c – iv, d – iii (D) a – iii, b – ii, c – iv, d – i
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I List – II
(Oceanic Features) (Location)
a. Mid Atlantic Ridge I. Indian ocean
b. Mariana Trench II. Atlantic ocean
c. Great Barrier Reef III. Pacific ocean
d. Java Trench IV. Coral Sea
Code :
(A) a – iv, b – iii, c – ii, d – i (B) a – ii, b – iii, c – iv, d – i
(C) a – ii, b – iv, c – i, d – iii (D) a – i, b – ii, c – iii, d – i
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I List – II
(Contribution) (Name of Scholar)
a. First concept of social geography I. Henri Lefebvre
b. Lieu-Travail Famille II. Camille Vallaux
c. Space, Place of Gender III. Frederic Le Play
d. The production of space IV. D. Massey
Code :
(A) a – iv, b – ii, c – i, d – iii (B) a – iii, b – i, c – ii, d – iv
(C) a – ii, b – iii, c – iv, d – i (D) a – i, b – iii, c – iv, d – i
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I List – II
(Geographers) (Term used)
a. Andre Allix I. City region
b. R. E. Dickinson II. Urban field
c. Green III. Umland
d. Smailes IV. Urban Hinterland
Code :
(A) a – ii, b – iii, c – i, d – iv (B) a – iii, b – iv, c – ii, d – i
(C) a – iii, b – i, c – iv, d – ii (D) a – iv, b – ii, c – i, d – i
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I List – II
(Oceanic current) (Location)
a. Humboldt current I. Western coast of South America
b. Agulhas current II. Northern Coast of Cuba
c. Benguela current III. Western Coast of Africa
d. Antilles current IV. Eastern Coast of Africa
Code :
(A) a – ii, b – iv, c – iii, d – i (B) a – i, b – ii, c – iii, d – iv
(C) a – ii, b – i, c – iv, d – iii (D) a – i, b – iv, c – iii, d – i
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I List – II
(Local wind) (Country/Region)
a. Harmattan I. Argentina
b. Haboob II. Adriatic coast
c. Bora III. West Africa
d. Zonda IV. Sudan
Code :
(A) a – i, b – ii, c – iii, d – iv
(B) a – i, b – iv, c – ii, d – iii
(C) a – iii, b – iv, c – ii, d – i
(D) a – iii, b – ii, c – iv, d – i
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I List – II
(Drainage Pattern) (Area)
a. Dendritic I. Caspean Sea
b. Centripetal II. Amarkantak
c. Radial III. Appalachian
d. Trellis IV. Amazon
Code :
(A) a – iv, b – ii, c – i, d – iii
(B) a – iv, b – i, c – ii, d – iii
(C) a – i, b – iii, c – iv, d – ii
(D) a – i, b – iv, c – iii, d – i
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I List – II
(Landforms) (Formation Process)
a. Drumlin I. Coastal deposition
b. Bajada II. Glacial deposition
c. Inselberg III. Fluvial deposition
d. Tombolo IV. Weathering and wind erosion
Code :
(A) a – iv, b – iii, c – ii, d – i
(B) a – iv, b – i, c – iii, d – ii
(C) a – ii, b – iii, c – i, d – iv
(D) a – ii, b – iii, c – iv, d – i
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