Gram Panchayat Haminpur Pilani Jhunjhunu

1. The concept of geosynclines was given by

(A). James Hall and Dana
(B). Hang
(C). Holmes
(D). Steers

Correct Answer: A

2. The Base Level concept was postulated by

(A). James Hutton
(B). J.W. Powell
(C). W.M. Davis
(D). Walther Penck

Correct Answer: B

3. Which of the following is formed as a result of tectonic forces ?

(A). Hanging valley
(B). V-shaped valley
(C). Rift valley
(D). Blind valley

Correct Answer: C

4. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given :

Codes : a b c d

(A). iv iii ii i
(B). iii iv i ii
(C). iv iii i ii
(D). iii iv ii i

Correct Answer: D

5. “The present is the key to the past.” This statement was made by

(A). W.M. Davis
(B). James Hutton
(C). Van Ritchthofen
(D). A. Penck

Correct Answer: B

6. Which of the following was a part of Lauratia ?

(A). Anatolian Plate
(B). Chinese Plate
(C). Iranian Plate
(D). Agean Plate

Correct Answer: B

7. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer using the given codes :

Codes : a b c d

(A). i ii iii iv
(B). iv iii ii i
(C). iii i ii iv
(D). ii iii i iv

Correct Answer: A

8. When does an escarpment appear ?

(A). When a land block moves horizontally.
(B). When a land block moves vertically.
(C). When a land block moves due to water logging.
(D). When a land block moves due to human intervention.

Correct Answer: B

9. Identify fluvio-glacial deposits from the following :

(A). Outwash plain
(B). Flood plain
(C). Penne plain
(D). Pan plain

Correct Answer: A

10. Migration from developed to less developed region is called as

(A). Emigration
(B). Immigration
(C). Perverse migration
(D). Reverse migration

Correct Answer: C

11. “Space is socially or culturally constructed” is the view under

(A). Logical positivism
(B). Behaviouralism
(C). Post modernism
(D). Structuralism

Correct Answer: C

12. A counter clock-wise atmospheric circulation in the northern hemisphere is known as

(A). Pressure gradient
(B). Cyclone
(C). Anti-cyclone
(D). Tornado

Correct Answer: B

13. The author of the book ‘The Unstable Earth’ is

(A). Paschel
(B). Gilberk G.K.
(C). Mallot C.A.
(D). J.A. Steers

Correct Answer: D

14. Which of the following earthquake waves are most destructive ?

(A). S-waves
(B). P-waves
(C). R-waves
(D). L-waves

Correct Answer: A

15. Mediterranean climate is characterized by

(A). Dry summer and Humid winter
(B). Humid summer and Dry winter
(C). Dry summer and Dry winter
(D). Humid summer with no winter

Correct Answer: A

16. Insolation reaches the earth surface in the form of

(A). Short waves
(B). Long waves
(C). Microwaves
(D). Lorenz curve

Correct Answer: A

17. The range of visible wave length on electromagnetic spectrum is

(A). 0.4 to 0.7 micrometres
(B). 0.7 to 15.0 micrometres
(C). 0.3 to 0.9 micrometres
(D). 0.3 to 15.0 micrometres

Correct Answer: A

18. As per the Koppen’s scheme the Bhwh type of climate is found in

(A). Jammu & Kashmir
(B). Rajasthan
(C). Gujarat
(D). Odisha

Correct Answer: B

19. Cold dry wind experienced particularly in winter along the eastern coast of Atlantic Ocean and in Northern Italy is called

(A). Cyclone
(B). Boras
(C). Tornado
(D). Hurricane

Correct Answer: B

20. The atmosphere gets heated by which one of the following ?

(A). Direct rays of the sun
(B). Volcanic activity
(C). Burning of organic material
(D). Radiation from the earth

Correct Answer: B

21. A tropical cyclone was located 500 kms. South-West of Visakhapatnam. The cyclone first moved 250 kms in North-West direction and then suddenly changed the direction to the North-East. Which of the following ports would raise the highest danger signal ?

(A). Chennai
(B). Haldia
(C). Visakhapatanam
(D). Tuticorin

Correct Answer: C

22. Which one of the following regions does not receive much rainfall during the South-West monsoon season ?

(A). Tamil Nadu Coast
(B). Maharashtra
(C). Chota Nagpur Plateau
(D). Eastern Himalayas

Correct Answer: A

23. In which type of climate equiplanation process i.e., reduction of relief to a plain takes place ?

(A). Arid climate
(B). Cold climate
(C). Tropical climate
(D). Temperate climate

Correct Answer: B

24. Winter rainfall in North-Western part of India is mainly due to

(A). Western disturbance
(B). North-East Monsoon
(C). North-West Monsoon
(D). Depression in the Bay of Bengal

Correct Answer: A

25. Which one of the following phenomena shown in the sketch given below is correct ?

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes :

(A). Normal lapse rate
(B). Upper surface inversion
(C). Lower surface inversion
(D). Environmental lapse rate

Correct Answer: B

26. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion {A} and the other labelled as Reason {R} :

Assertion {A} : The eastern coast of India is affected by tropical cyclones more than the western coast.

Reason {R} : Tropical cyclone originates only in the Bay of Bengal.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

(A). Both {A} and {R} are correct but {R} does not explain {A}.
(B). Both {A} and {R} are correct and {R} explains (A).
(C). {A} is correct but {R} is false.
(D). {A} is false but {R} is correct.

Correct Answer: C

27. Match List – I and List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given :

Codes : a b c d

(A). iii iv i ii
(B). i ii iii iv
(C). iv iii ii i
(D). ii i iii iv

Correct Answer: A

28. The temperature that provides favourable ecological conditions for living coral reefs is

(A). less than 10 °C
(B). 10 °C to 15 °C
(C). 15 °C to 20 °C
(D). more than 20 °C

Correct Answer: D

29. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given :

Codes : a b c d

(A). ii iii i iv
(B). iv i iii ii
(C). iii ii iv i
(D). i iv ii iii

Correct Answer: D

30. Which among the following has postulated the Subsidence Theory related to coral reef ?

(A). Dally
(B). Agassiz
(C). Darwin
(D). Davis

Correct Answer: C

31. If a tide occurs at a place at 6 p.m. when will be the next tide occur ?

(A). 00.13 a.m. of the next day
(B). 06.26 a.m. of the next day
(C). 12.39 p.m. of the next day
(D). 06.52 p.m. of the next day

Correct Answer: B

32. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given :

Codes : a b c d

(A). ii i iii iv
(B). i ii iii iv
(C). iii iv i ii
(D). iv iii ii i

Correct Answer: C

33. Which one of the following ecosystem services is not a part of Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) report ?

(A). Provisioning
(B). Promoting
(C). Supportive
(D). Regulating

Correct Answer: B

34. Which one of the following places in India the first bird-sanctuary was set up ?

(A). Vedanthangal
(B). Kundremukha
(C). Bannarghata
(D). Keoladeo

Correct Answer: A

35. 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} : Physical factors provide only a partial and deterministic explanation of geographical distribution of population.

Reason {R} : Man is by no means passive in his choice of areas for settlement and everywhere demonstrates an ability to exercise some control over his environment.

(A). Both {A} and {R} are correct and {R} is the correct explanation of {A}.
(B). Both {A} and {R} are correct, but {R} is not the correct explanation of {A}.
(C). {A} is correct, but {R} is false.
(D). {A} is false, but {R} is correct.

Correct Answer: B

36. Which one of the following indicates the principle of transport in Central Place Theory ?

(A). K3
(B). K4
(C). K7
(D). K9

Correct Answer: B

37. Assertion {A} : Post-industrial city is largely characterised by horizontal expansion.

Reason {R} : Land prices are high in the central city.

(A). Both {A} and {R} are correct.
(B). Both {A} and {R} are correct but {R} does not explain {A}.
(C). {A} is correct, but {R} is false.
(D). {R} is correct, but {A} is false.

Correct Answer: A

38. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :

Codes : a b c d

(A). i iii ii iv
(B). iii ii iv i
(C). iii i iv ii
(D). iii i ii iv

Correct Answer: C

39. Read Assertion {A} and Reason {R} and find the correct answer from the codes given below :

Assertion {A} : Global urban population is not uniformly distributed by location and nearly two-thirds is relatively concentrated within low elevation coastal areas.

Reason {R} : Soil fertility in the coastal areas caused concentration of rural settlements.

(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 {A} is true.

Correct Answer: B

40. Which one of the following stages of demographic transition model predicts “a-high birth but a-low death rate” ?

(A). First stage
(B). Second stage
(C). Third stage
(D). Late-second stage

Correct Answer: B

41. Match the following :

Codes : a b c d

(A). i ii iii iv
(B). ii iii iv i
(C). iii iv i ii
(D). iv iii ii i

Correct Answer: B

42. Which one of the following is not an assumption or principle of the concentric zone model of urban land case ?

(A). Cultural and social heterogeneity of the population
(B). Transport is equally easy, rapid and cheap in every direction within the city.
(C). None of districts is attractive due to differences in terrain.
(D). There is a concentration of heavy industry.

Correct Answer: D

43. Who, amongst the following, defined Geography as a chorological science ?

(A). Ptolemy
(B). Richthofen
(C). Hettner
(D). P.E. James

Correct Answer: C

44. Who, amongst the following, has propounded the concept of Time Space Geography ?

(A). Hagerstrand
(B). Haggett
(C). Johnston
(D). Harvey

Correct Answer: A

45. Match the following from the codes :

Codes : a b c d

(A). i ii iii iv
(B). i ii iv iii
(C). ii i iv iii
(D). ii i iii iv

Correct Answer: C

46. Which one of the following ports has been developed on a lagoon ?

(A). Chennai
(B). Mumbai
(C). Kochi
(D). Visakhapatnam

Correct Answer: C

47. Truck farming is associated with

(A). Vegetables
(B). Milk
(C). Cereals
(D). Poultry

Correct Answer: A

48. The essential feature of shifting cultivation is

(A). Rotation of crops
(B). Rotation of fields
(C). Single cropping
(D). Use of plenty of fertilizers

Correct Answer: B

49. What is the common practice involved in shifting cultivation ?

(A). Use of sophisticated machinery
(B). Large scale use of fertilizers
(C). Utilization of poor soils through ploughing / fallowing
(D). Maximum use of animal power

Correct Answer: C

50. Under the scope of town planning in India is covered :

1 Urban renewal

2 Planning of urban amenities and facilities

3 Building of new towns

4 Building of metropolitan cities

Codes :

(A). 1 and 3 are correct.
(B). only 1 is correct.
(C). 1, 2 and 3 are correct.
(D). 2, 3 and 4 are correct.

Correct Answer: C

51. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes : a b c d

(A). iii iv ii i
(B). iv iii i ii
(C). ii i iv iii
(D). i ii iii iv

Correct Answer: A

52. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :

Codes : a b c d

(A). ii iii i iv
(B). i ii iv iii
(C). iii i ii iv
(D). iv iii i ii

Correct Answer: A

53. Who has, amongst the following geographers, defined Geography of Public Finance ‘who gets what, where, and at what cost’ ?

(A). R.J. Chorley
(B). David Harvey
(C). P. Claval
(D). R.J. Bennett

Correct Answer: D

54. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :

Codes : a b c d

(A). i ii iii iv
(B). ii iii iv i
(C). iii iv ii i
(D). iv i iii ii

Correct Answer: C

55. Which of the following is not a supervised image classification technique ?

(A). Parallelopiped classifier
(B). Minimum distance to mean classifier
(C). Neural network analysis
(D). Gaussian maximum likelihood classifier

Correct Answer: C

56. A meteor is

(A). Comet without a tail
(B). Detached piece of an asteroid
(C). Tiny star
(D). Piece of matter which has entered the earth’s atmosphere from outer space

Correct Answer: D

57. Which one of the following tribes does not correctly matched ?

(A). Batwa and Congo Basin
(B). Ruwala and Central Iran
(C). Inuit and Canada
(D). Yuklagir and Siberia

Correct Answer: B

58. Which one of the following regions witnessed the growth of mighty civilizations of Roman and Greek ?

(A). Temperate region
(B). Savanna region
(C). Mediterranean region
(D). Tundra region

Correct Answer: C

59. Which of the following is not considered a geographic pattern ?

(A). Centralized
(B). Distributive
(C). Linear
(D). Random

Correct Answer: B

60. Machu Picchu of Inca civilization is located in

(A). Argentina
(B). Brazil
(C). Columbia
(D). Peru

Correct Answer: D

61. In 1919, Mackinder renamed his ‘Pivot Area’ as ‘Heartland’ in famous book

(A). Foreign Affairs
(B). The Round World and the Winning of the Peace
(C). The Democratic Ideals and Reality
(D). World War and Geography

Correct Answer: C

62. The objectives behind building the planned city of Chandigarh were

1 To build a city of modern India’s dreams.

2 To settle down refugees coming to India after the partition.

3 To develop an attractive tourist centre in Northwestern India.

4 To provide capital city to Truncated Punjab.

Codes :

(A). 2 and 4 are correct.
(B). 2, 3 and 4 are correct.
(C). 1, 2 and 4 are correct.
(D). only 4 is correct.

Correct Answer: C

63. Which of the following sentences is not a correct one ?

(A). Utilitarian planning is a functional planning and it strives to achieve a supreme single specific goal.
(B). Sectoral planning is a coordinated planning with planning in various sectors in an integrated manner.
(C). Comprehensive planning has also been used with implicit connotation of integrated planning of all elements of a single activity.
(D). Town planning is an expression of spatial planning of an urban system.

Correct Answer: B

64. Several planned cities have been developed in India after Independence. Which one of the following is not a post-independence planned city ?

(A). Gandhinagar
(B). Chandigarh
(C). Jaipur
(D). Bhubaneshwar

Correct Answer: C

65. Which one of the following is not a measure of Central tendency ?

(A). Arithmetic mean
(B). Mean deviation
(C). Median
(D). Mode

Correct Answer: B

66. Which one of the following Indian Remote Sensing Satellites, IRS-P4 is also known as

(A). Resourcesat
(B). Edusat
(C). Remotesat
(D). Oceansat

Correct Answer: D

67. Which one of the following States has recorded the lowest human development index ?

(A). Bihar
(B). Himachal Pradesh
(C). Punjab
(D). Haryana

Correct Answer: A

68. Which one of the following group of States, which includes catchment area of Cauvery river basin is correct ?

(A). Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Pondicherry and Andhra Pradesh
(B). Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Pondicherry
(C). Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra and Kerala
(D). Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Pondicherry

Correct Answer: D

69. Which one of the following is a centrographic measure ?

(A). Geometric mean
(B). Arithmetic mean
(C). Mean centre
(D). Standard deviation

Correct Answer: C

70. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :

Codes : a b c d

(A). i ii iii iv
(B). ii i iv iii
(C). iv iii ii i
(D). iii iv i ii

Correct Answer: D

71. Which one of the following map scales is a large scale ?

(A). 1 : 250,000
(B). 1 : 25,000
(C). 1 : 500,000
(D). 1 : 50,000

Correct Answer: B

72. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion {A} and the other labelled as Reason {R} :

Assertion {A} : The Raster format data structure provides a greater computational efficiency.

Reason {R} : The Raster format data is simple. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

(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 correct.

Correct Answer: C

73. An original map has the RF–1/50,000 and R.F. of the new map will be 1/250,000. What is the correct proportion of enlargement/reduction as given below ?

(A). Reduction 1/5
(B). Enlargement (5 times)
(C). Reduction 1/10
(D). Enlargement (10 times)

Correct Answer: A

74. Which one of the following values of correlation coefficient {R} is not correctly matched degree of relationship ?

(A). + 0.99 High
(B). + 0.50 Moderate
(C). – 0.01 Very low
(D). – 0.99 Nil

Correct Answer: D

75. In which of the following year, IRS-1A was launched

(A). 1982
(B). 1987
(C). 1988
(D). 1990

Correct Answer: C