(Held on 9-3-2008)
1. The longest inland waterways in the world is—(A) Mississippi river system
(B) The Great Lakes
(C) St. Lawrence
(D) River Rhine
2. Which one of the following countries has the highest average of road length on per thousand square kilometres of area basis ?
(A) India
(B) Japan
(C) U.S.A.
(D) France
3. Who said, “Similar locations lead to similar mode of life” ?
(A) F. Ratzel
(B) Carl Ritter
(C) Alexander Von Humboldt
(D) E. C. Semple
4. The Red Indians or American Indians belong to the—
(A) Mongolian race
(B) Caucasoid race
(C) Australoid race
(D) Negrito race
5. Which of the following States was formed exclusively by the migrants in the 20th Century ?
(A) Maldives
(B) Mauritius
(C) Israel
(D) Myanmar
6. Which one of the following regions practising most intensive subsistance farming ?
(A) Pampas region
(B) Murray-Darling Basin
(C) California Valley
(D) Monsoon Asia
7. The ‘Hottentots’ are the—
(A) Pigmies of Congo basin
(B) Negrito of Sri Lanka having brown colour
(C) Yellow skin colour of South-West Africa
(D) Negritoes of Eastern-Africa
8. The determining factor of population region is—
(A) Birth rate
(B) Death rate
(C) Density of population
(D) Above all
9. By which theory does the population increase geometrically ?
(A) Optimum Population Theory
(B) Malthusian Theory of Population
(C) Logestic Curve Theory
(D) Theory of Demographic Transition
10. Hunting Instrument Harpoon is used by—
(A) Bushman
(B) Eskimo
(C) Papuan
(D) Vedda
11. The leading sulphur producing country in the world is—
(A) U.S.A.
(B) Russia
(C) Japan
(D) U.K.
12. ‘Craal’ is a house of—
(A) Bushman
(B) Beddo
(C) Masai
(D) Semang
13. Optimum Population Theory is propounded by—
(A) Edwin Cannon
(B) Malthus
(C) Clarke
(D) Talber
14. What is ‘Karaganda’ ?
(A) An animal
(B) A mountain
(C) A coalfield
(D) An ocean deep
15. What is ‘Hebrew’ ?
(A) An animal
(B) A language
(C) A river
(D) A plant
16. Which of the following is called the Plateau Continent ?
(A) South America
(B) Asia
(C) Africa
(D) Europe
17. Which industry is most important in South-West Asia ?
(A) Iron and Steel Industry
(B) Petro-chemical Industry
(C) Heavy Engineering Industry
(D) Textile Industry
18. In general the most fertile layer of the soil is—
(A) ‘B’ Layer
(B) ‘A’ Layer
(C) ‘C’ Layer
(D) None of the above
19. The most important factor to control the growth and types of forests is—
(A) Soil types
(B) Climate
(C) Underground water
(D) Soil fertility
20. ‘Mediterranean Sea Forests’ are found in the areas—
(A) Between 10°N to 10°S latitudes
(B) Between 20°N to 30°N latitudes
(C) Between 30° to 45° latitudes in the western parts of continents
(D) Between 60° to 65° latitudes
21. The maximum mica producing country is—
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Canada
(D) Japan
22. Which region is called the ‘Rice Bowl of China’ ?
(A) Hwang Ho Valley
(B) Yangtse Basin
(C) Sinkiang
(D) Chunking
23. Tropical cyclones are known as Hurricanes in—
(A) Philippines
(B) Australia
(C) Bay of Bengal
(D) West Indies
24. Whose names are associated with the ‘Concept of Geosyncline’ ?
(A) Penk and Davis
(B) Woolridge and Morgan
(C) Hall and Dana
(D) Woolridge and La Pichon
25. Which is the second major population cluster of the world ?
(A) Western Europe
(B) South Asia
(C) Anglo-America
(D) Nile Delta
26. Bushman are the dwellers of—
(A) Congo Basin
(B) Amazon Basin
(C) Kalahari
(D) Sri Lanka
27. A graph showing the relationship between rainfall and temperature for all months of a year for a place is called—
(A) Climograph
(B) Climatograph
(C) Hythergraph
(D) None of the above
28. The actual heights of places above the sea level are shown by—
(A) Spot heights
(B) Contour
(C) Hachure
(D) Hill shading
29. At the time of neap tide the position of the Earth is—
(A) Quadrature
(B) Conjunction
(C) Opposition
(D) Syzygy
30. Average depth of continental shelf is—
(A) 100 Fathoms
(B) 200 Fathoms
(C) 300 Fathoms
(D) 400 Fathoms
31. If temperature is more, then air pressure is—
(A) More
(B) Medium
(C) Low
(D) Very low
32. By which Relative humidity is calculated ?
(A) Simple thermometer
(B) Maximum and minimum thermometer
(C) Dry and wet bulb thermometer
(D) Barometer
33. ‘White Coal’ is called—
(A) Petroleum
(B) Hydro-electricity
(C) Lignite
(D) All of the above
34. The formation of ‘yardang’ is due to—
(A) Erosion by wind
(B) Deposition by wind
(C) Transportation by wind
(D) None of the above
35. Which of the following rivers has a cuspate delta ?
(A) Mississippi
(B) Niger
(C) Nile
(D) Tiber
36. Grand Bank is situated in—
(A) Atlantic Ocean
(B) Pacific Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Arctic Sea
37. “Geography is orderly knowledge of the diversity of the Earth as the World of man.” Whose statement is this ?
(A) Hetner
(B) Brunches
(C) Broek
(D) Ptolemy
38. Thornthwaite’s climate classification base is—
(A) Air pressure
(B) Vegetation
(C) Temperature
(D) Rainfall
39. Which of the following is cultural landscape ?
(A) City
(B) Crater
(C) Waterfall
(D) Alluvial Fan
40. Between which of the following Latitudes is the Sudan type climate found ?
(A) 5° N to 5° S
(B) 5° NS to 20° NS
(C) 8° NS to 30° NS
(D) 20° NS to 30° NS
41. Name the wind which changes its direction according to the weather.
(A) Chinook
(B) Loo
(C) Monsoon
(D) Mistral
42. By which is the Blind Valley formed ?
(A) Glacier
(B) River
(C) Sea-waves
(D) Underground water
43. Sand is formed by the process of—
(A) Corrosion
(B) Attrition
(C) Solution
(D) Deflation
44. Which of the following is called ‘Ring of Fire’ ?
(A) Circum-Pacific Ocean Belt
(B) Indian Ocean Belt
(C) Atlantic Ocean Belt
(D) Arctic Belt
45. Select the place that is not matched with others.
(A) Kandla
(B) Vishakhapattanam
(C) Kolkata
(D) Kanpur
46. The actual oldest folded mountain in India is—
(A) Himalaya
(B) Satpura
(C) Nilgiri
(D) Aravalli
47. The State with highest number of inhabited village is—
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Orissa
(D) Bihar
48. Sex-ratio in Uttarakhand is—
(A) 900
(B) 964
(C) 1001
(D) 982
49. Which of the following tribes does not belong to Uttarakhand ?
(A) Vanraji
(B) Tharu
(C) Gond
(D) Boxa
50. Who was the writer of the book “A Hundred Years of Geography” ?
(A) T. W. Freeman
(B) F. Ratzel
(C) R. L. Singh
(D) E. Kant
51. The concept of Neo-determinism was propounded by—
(A) J. Brunhes
(B) E. Huntington
(C) F. Ratzel
(D) G. Taylor
52. Which of the following is different from other three ?
(A) Ptolemy
(B) St. Beatus
(C) Idrisi
(D) Abu Zaid
53. Which of the following is not a base for Racial classification ?
(A) Shape of nose
(B) Skin colour
(C) Language
(D) Cross-section of hair
54. ‘Location’ means—
(A) Site
(B) Situation
(C) Site and situation
(D) None of the above
55. Urban villages are generally found in—
(A) U.S.A.
(B) China
(C) India
(D) Sri Lanka
56. Nebular Hypothesis was propounded by—
(A) Kant
(B) Laplace
(C) Molten
(D) Hoyal
57. The uppermost layer of the atmosphere is called—
(A) Ozonosphere
(B) Ionosphere
(C) Troposphere
(D) Stratosphere
58. ‘The present is the key to the past.’ Who said this ?
(A) W. D. Thornbury
(B) James Hutton
(C) R. J. Small
(D) S. Schumm
59. ‘Landscape is a function of structure, process and time.’ With whom this statement is related ?
(A) W. Penk
(B) O. D. Von Engel
(C) A. N. Strahler
(D) W. M. Davis
60. The Central Meridian indicated by a line half the length of the equator represents—
(A) Mercator projection
(B) Polyconic projection
(C) Bonne projection
(D) Mollweide projection
61. ‘India is par excellence a country of villages.’ Who said this ?
(A) Brunhes
(B) Blache
(C) Finch and Trewartha
(D) Huntington
62. Which of the following is not important in the classification of air masses ?
(A) Temperature
(B) Humidity
(C) Source region
(D) Pressure
63. Which of the following linear scale is suitable for reading a distance of 5 km, 10 m and 100 cm ?
(A) Comparative scale
(B) Plain scale
(C) Diagonal scale
(D) Time scale
64. A person starts walking towards East and after some distance, takes a left turn and continuous again, after some distance, he turns right and again to his left and continuous walking. In which direction he is walking now ?
(A) West
(B) East
(C) South
(D) North
65. Silent Valley Agitation is related to—
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) U.S.A.
(D) Kerala
66. El Nino is related to—
(A) Bone
(B) Film
(C) Climate
(D) Plant
67. Indian Daily Weather Report is published from—
(A) Delhi
(B) Pune
(C) Dehradun
(D) Kolkata
68. Where is agriculture called Ladang ?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Malaysia
(C) India
(D) Myanmar
69. The maximum production of cotton industry is in—
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Uttar Pradesh
70. When did the rail transport start in India ?
(A) 1951
(B) 1853
(C) 1961
(D) 1890
71. Which of the following is the largest coal field in India ?
(A) Jharia
(B) Raniganj
(C) Bokaro
(D) Giridih
72. Ganga is navigable between—
(A) Haridwar and Kanpur
(B) Allahabad and Varanasi
(C) Patna and Kolkata
(D) Allahabad and Haldia
73. The upper course of Damodar river occupies a—
(A) Rift Valley
(B) Synclinal Valley
(C) Proded Valley
(D) Depositional Valley
74. Which of the following dam is not meant for irrigation ?
(A) Bhawani Sagar
(B) Sivasamundram
(C) Krishnaraja Sagar
(D) Bhakra Nangal
75. As per 2001 Census of India, the number of million cities is—
(A) 25
(B) 30
(C) 35
(D) 40
76. What is ‘Gomia’ in Jharkhand known for ?
(A) Coal fields
(B) Manganese mining
(C) Fertilizer plant
(D) Explosive factory
77. Xerophytic vegetation is a characteristic feature of—
(A) Chota Nagpur Plateau
(B) Khasi Hills
(C) Eastern Ghats
(D) Kachchh
78. According to 2001 Census, the density of population in Uttarakhand is—
(A) 160 persons per sq km
(B) 158 persons per sq km
(C) 157 persons per sq km
(D) 159 persons per sq km
79. Which of the following rivers does not originate nearby the Manasarowar Lake ?
(A) Indus
(B) Satluj
(C) Chenab
(D) Brahmaputra
80. ‘E’ type climate in India is found in—
(A) Himalaya
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Thar
(D) Konkan
81. The dominants rural settlement pattern along the coastal region of Kerala is known as—
(A) Clustered
(B) Compact
(C) Nucleated
(D) Dispersed
82. ‘Mangrove Vegetation’ in India is most extensively found in—
(A) Malabar Coast
(B) The Sunderbans
(C) The Rann of Kachchh
(D) Coastal Orissa
83. In which State of India, the Bhilai Iron and Steel Plant is located ?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Orissa
(C) Bihar
(D) Chhattisgarh
84. The earlier name of the present Jim Corbett National Park established in 1936 was—
(A) Garhwal National Park
(B) Hely National Park
(C) Ramganga National Park
(D) Happy National Park
85. Which State of India has maximum percentage of land under forest ?
(A) Mizoram
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Himachal Pradesh
86. Where the First Biosphere Reserve of India is situated ?
(A) Nanda Devi
(B) Sundarban
(C) Great Nicobar
(D) Nilgiri
87. According to the 2001 Census, the sex-ratio of India is—
(A) 927
(B) 933
(C) 930
(D) 940
88. The source area of Alaknanda river is—
(A) Milam Glacier
(B) Poting Glacier
(C) Satopanth Glacier
(D) Bandarpunch Glacier
89. In which district of Uttarakhand has the lowest density of population ?
(A) Uttarkashi
(B) Chamoli
(C) Pithoragarh
(D) Tehri Garhwal
90. By which tribe marriage is called Bapla ?
(A) Santhal
(B) Gond
(C) Tharu
(D) Bhil
91. ‘Gangotri’ is situated on the bank of river—
(A) Alaknanda
(B) Bhagirathi
(C) Pindar
(D) Mandakini
92. In the Garhwal Himalaya, the ‘Bugyal’ is called for—
(A) Mountain slope
(B) Coniferous forests
(C) High altitude pasture lands
(D) Snow fields
93. In which year Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) established by Jamshedji Tata began its production ?
(A) 1910
(B) 1911
(C) 1920
(D) 1921
94. Out of these which town has more urban population ?
(A) Kashipur
(B) Rishikesh
(C) Roorkee
(D) Rudrapur
95. Date on which a severe Earthquake occurred in and around ‘Chamoli’.
(A) March 28, 1999
(B) April 28, 1998
(C) June 08, 1997
(D) March 20, 1996
96. The term ‘Khadar’ means—
(A) New alluvial soils
(B) Dry sandy soils
(C) Old alluvial soils
(D) Semi-black soils
97. ‘Pushpawati’ National Park is located in the district of—
(A) Rudraprayag
(B) Uttar Kashi
(C) Chamoli
(D) Pithoragarh
98. The year on which Rajaji National Park was established—
(A) 1986
(B) 1980
(C) 1990
(D) 1983
99. Which district of Uttarakhand State is the largest in size ?
(A) Chamoli
(B) Uttar Kashi
(C) Almora
(D) Pithoragarh
100. Which one of the following districts of Uttarakhand is smallest in size ?
(A) Champawat
(B) Haridwar
(C) Bageshwar
(D) Rudraprayag
101. Which one of the following is most abundant in Kerala ?
(A) Thorium
(B) Uranium
(C) Mica
(D) Monazite
102. In terms of geographical size, the position of India in the world is—
(A) Sixth
(B) Seventh
(C) Fifth
(D) Tenth
103. Which of the following is not a mountain ?
(A) Mahabaleshwar
(B) Kalusubai
(C) Salher
(D) Garsopa
104. In between which latitudes of the following, lies the beet of ‘Horse Latitude’ ?
(A) 5° N and 5° S
(B) 30°N–35°N—30°S – 35°S
(C) 60°N–65°N—60°S–65°S
(D) 70°N–75°N—70°S–75°S
105. What is the unit of measuring noise ?
(A) Decimel
(B) Noisemel
(C) Decibel
(D) Mesibel
106. What is the main occupation of the people of Taiga Region ?
(A) Hunting
(B) Cattle rearing
(C) Food gathering
(D) Lumbering
107. Which among the following countries is the largest importer of Iron-ore ?
(A) Germany
(B) Sweden
(C) Japan
(D) Australia
108. From which Lake does the river Nile rise ?
(A) Victoria
(B) Rudolf
(C) Nyasa
(D) Edward
109. What is the function of ‘Locks’ in Panama Canal ?
(A) Traffic control
(B) Raising the level of water
(C) Minimize shipping
(D) Avoid silting
110. The largest oil field of Iraq is—
(A) Al-Faw
(B) Haft-Sulaiman
(C) Kirkuk
(D) Khor-al-Amaya
111. Which South African race is called ‘a dying race’ ?
(A) Bantus
(B) Zulus
(C) Masai
(D) Pygmies
112. The leading producer of Jute in the world is—
(A) Bangladesh
(B) United Kingdom
(C) India
(D) Philippines
113. The leading importer of natural rubber in the world is—
(A) U.S.A.
(B) Canada
(C) Russia
(D) Germany
114. Which one of the following African countries is not landlocked ?
(A) Mali
(B) Zambia
(C) Chad
(D) Libya
115. In which of the following mountain range of South Africa are the world’s greatest gold fields located ?
(A) Raggeveldberg
(B) Groot Swartberg
(C) Witwatersrand
(D) Darkensburg
116. Tarim basin of Sikiang experience strong heat wave causing discomfort during early spring. The wind is popularly known as—
(A) Karaburan
(B) Kotabatic
(C) Chinook
(D) Fohn
117. For his model of industrial location, Weber makes use of—
(A) Isogons
(B) Isophenes
(C) Isodapanes
(D) Isotaches
118. In Christaller Central Place Theory for organisation of settlements, K = 4 denotes—
(A) Transport principles
(B) Market principles
(C) Administrative principles
(D) Economic principles
119. Which country among the following is the highest proportion of its electricity generation by nuclear plants ?
(A) U.S.A.
(B) U.K.
(C) France
(D) Germany
120. Which one of the following geographers has developed the idea of the ‘Mobility Transition’ ?
(A) L. A. Kosinski
(B) E. G. Ravenstein
(C) E. S. Lee
(D) W. Zelinskys
Answers with Hints
1. (A) Mississippi river system is the longest inland waterways in the world because it includes the waterways of Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee Arkansas and other tributaries of Mississippi river.
2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (A) 5. (B)
6. (D) The region which practices most intensive subsistence farming is Monsoon Asia.
7. (D) 8. (C) 9. (B)
10. (B) Hunting Instrument Harpoon is used by ‘Eskimo’.
11. (A) 12. (C) 13. (A)
14. (C) ‘Karaganda’ is renowned coalfield of Kazakhstan.
15. (B) ‘Hebrew’ is the language of people of Israel.
16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (B) 19. (B) 20. (C)
21. (A) The maximum mica producing country is ‘India’.
22. (B)
23. (D) Tropical cyclones are known as Hurricanes in West Indies.
24. (C)
25. (A) The first major population cluster of the world is South Asia and second is Western Europe.
26. (C) 27. (C) 28. (A) 29. (A) 30. (A) 31. (C)
32. (C) Relative humidity is calculated by dry and wet bulb thermometer.
33. (B) 34. (A) 35. (D) 36. (A) 37. (C) 38. (D)
39. (A) City is cultural landscape whereas Crater, Waterfall and Alluvial fan are physical landscapes.
40. (B) 41. (C) 42. (D) 43. (B)
44. (A) ‘Circum-Pacific Ocean Belt’ is called ‘Ring of Fire’ because of vocanic erruption zone.
45. (D) 46. (D) 47. (B) 48. (B)
49. (C) Vanraji, Tharu and Boxa are the tribes of Uttarakhand. Gond is of Chhattisgarh. It does not belong to Uttarakhand.
50. (A) 51. (D) 52. (A) 53. (C) 54. (C) 55. (A) 56. (B) 57. (B)
58. (B) ‘The present is the key to the past’ was said by James Hutton.
59. (D) 60. (D) 61. (B) 62. (C)
63. (C) The Linear Scale suitable for reading a distance of 5 km, 10 m and 100 cm is diagonal scale.
64. (D) 65. (D) 66. (C) 67. (B) 68. (B) 69. (B) 70. (B) 71. (A) 72. (D) 73. (B)
74. (C) Krishnaraja Sagar dam is not meant for irrigation. It is located nearly Brindavan gardens for its fountains and swimming boating, duck shooting and fishing facilities.
75. (C) 76. (D) 77. (D) 78. (D)
79. (C) The Chenab River does not originate nearby the Manasarowar Lake (Tibet China). It originates from Himachal Pradesh in the form of two streams Chandra and Bhaga.
80. (A) 81. (B)
82. (B) Mangrove Vegetation in India is most extensively found in the Sunderbans.
83. (D) 84. (B) 85. (A) 86. (D) 87. (B) 88. (C)
89. (A) According to Census of India 2001 Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand has the lowest density of population i.e., 37 persons per sq. km.
90. (A) 91. (B) 92. (C) 93. (B) 94. (D)
95. (A) On March 28, 1999 a severe Earthquake occurred in and around Chamoli.
96. (A) 97. (C) 98. (D)
99. (A) Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state is the largest in size. It has 8030 sq km area.
100. (A) Champawat district of Uttarakhand is smallest in size. It cover 1766 sq km area.
101. (D) 102. (B) 103. (D)
104. (B) ‘Horse Latitudes’ are between 30°N–35°N and 30°S–35°S. It is a high pressure belt.
105. (C) Decibel is the unit of measuring noise.
106. (D) 107. (C) 108. (A) 109. (B) 110. (C) 111. (A) 112. (A) 113. (A)
114. (D) Mali, Zambia and Chad are land-locked countries of Africa. Libya is not land-locked country as it touches Mediterranean Sea in north.
115. (C) 116. (A) 117. (C)
118. (A) In Christaller Central Place Theory K = 4 denotes Transport principles.
119. (C)
120. (D) The idea of the Mobility Transition was developed by W. Zelinskys. He published a research article entitled ‘The Hypothesis of the Mobility Transition’ in Geographical Review Vol. 61, 1971, pp. 219. 49.
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