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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Match items in List-I with items in List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below —
List-I (Name of                  List-II (Name
Administrative Unit)    of the Country)
a.District                            1.France    
b.Department                2.India
c.Country                         3.Germany    
d.Kreise                            4.Great Britain
Codes

  1. a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4

  2. a=4, b=2, c=3, d=1

  3. a=2, b=1, c=4, d=3

  4. a=3, b=2, c=1, d=4

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

In the acceleration stage of urbanization the urban population constitutes—

  1. More than 70% of the total population of the state

  2. 25% to 70%

  3. 10% to 25%

  4. Less than 10%

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below—
List-I
a.Temparature falls with height
b.Reflects radio waves back to earth
c.Contain most of the ozone
d.Fall in temperature stops
List-II
1.Ionosphere
2.Stratosphere
3.Tropopause
4.Troposphere
Codes

  1. a=4, b=2, c=1, d=3

  2. a=3, b=2, c=4, d=1

  3. a=4, b=1, c=2, d=3

  4. a=4, b=3, c=1, d=2

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

If the elevation of the sun declines, the albedo will -

  1. Decline

  2. Increase

  3. Remain the same

  4. No change

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Seasonal contrast in pressure between land and sea gives rise to—

  1. Monsoons

  2. Westerly winds

  3. Land and Sea breezes

  4. Trade winds

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Bjerknes Model is related with—

  1. Origin of anticyclones

  2. Origin of Mid Latitude Cyclones

  3. Origin of Tropical Cyclones

  4. Origin of monsoon

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Some heat is received by the atmosphere even after Sunset from—

  1. Invisible Solar radiation

  2. Latent heat

  3. Radioactive processes

  4. Terrestrial radiation

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

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) : The growth of grass and other vegetative cover is limited to selvas
Reason (R) : The separate crowns of trees coalesce and form a thick canopy above the forest floor.

Codes

  1. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A

  2. Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation of A

  3. A is true, but R is false

  4. R is true, but A is false

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

'Montreal Protocol' is related to—

  1. Global Warming

  2. Ozone Depletion

  3. Air Pollution

  4. Water Pollution

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

The objective of Kyoto Protocol was to reduce green house gas emission by—

  1. An average of 10 per cent below 1995 level by the year 2010

  2. An average of 8 per cent below 1998 level by the year 2012

  3. An average of 20 per cent below 1997 level by the year 2009

  4. An average of 5 per cent below 1990 level by the year 2012

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Xerophytes can tolerate and stand against—

  1. High temperature

  2. Severe Cold

  3. Humidity

  4. The drought Conditions

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Consider the following statements—
1.Ozone is found mostly in the stratosphere.
2.Ozone layer lies 55 - 75 km above the surface of the earth.
3.Ozone absorbs ultra-violet rays from the Sun.
4.Ozone layer has no significance for life on the earth.
Which of the above statements are correct ?

  1. 1 and 3

  2. 2 and 4

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 1 and 4

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

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) : Oceanic salinity is low in the equatorial region.
Reason (R) : Equatorial region is characterized by heavy rainfall, cloudiness and humidity.
Codes

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correctj explanation of A

  2. Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A

  3. A is true, but R is false

  4. A is false, but R is true

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below—
List-I
a.T. Haggerstrand
b.William Bunge
c.Gilbert White
d.Walter Isard
List-II
1.Theoretical Geography
2.Geographic Dissemination of Innovations
3.Methods of Regional Analysis
4.Human Responses to Floods
Codes

  1. a=2, b=1, c=4, d=3

  2. a=2, b=3, c=4, d=1

  3. a=4, b=2, c=3, d=1

  4. a=3, b=4, c=1, d=2

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below—
List-I
a.Otto Schluter    
b.Von Richthofen
c.Oscar Peschel    
d.Friedrich Ratzel
List-II
1.Political geography
2.Das Ausland
3.Major work on China
4.Visible content of the landscape
Codes

  1. a=4, b=1, c=2, d=3

  2. a=4, b=3, c=2, d=1

  3. a=3, b=4, c=1, d=2

  4. a=2, b=1, c=4, d=3

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below—
                        List-I                               List-II
(Philosophical approaches)   (Advocates)
a.Idealistic                                          1.Relph
b.Phenomenological                     2.Harris and Guelke
c.Radical                                             3.Smith
d.Welfare                                            4.Bunge
Codes

  1. a=4, b=2, c=1, d=3

  2. a=2, b=1, c=4, d=3

  3. a=3, b=4, c=2, d=1

  4. a=2, b=3, c=1, d=4

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

The concept of primate city was advanced by—

  1. Jefferson

  2. Zift

  3. Mumford

  4. Sjoberg

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Crickmay, while disagreeing with Davis, supplanted peneplain with the term —

  1. Pediplain

  2. Panplane

  3. Etch plain

  4. Structural plain

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Match the following—
List-I (Regional Planners)
a.V.Nath
b.BhatandRao
c.Sen Gupta & Sdasyuk
d.C. S. Chandrasekhara
List-II (Number of major planning regions identified for India)
1. 13            
2. 19
3. 11            
4. 15
Codes

  1. a=4, b=3, c=2, d=1

  2. a=4, b=2, c=3, d=1

  3. a=3, b=4, c=1, d=2

  4. a=2, b=3, c=4, d=1

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Which of the following countries is known as a Unique assemblage of human races in the world ?

  1. Union of South Africa

  2. U.S.A.

  3. Indonesia

  4. India

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

About three-fourth of manganese ore reserves of India are found in

  1. Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Goa

  2. Karnataka, Odisha,   Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra

  3. Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Andhra Pradesh

  4. Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Which one of the following major seaports of India does not have natural harbour ?

  1. Mumbai

  2. Cochin

  3. Marmagao

  4. Paradeep

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Which one of the following matches is not-correct ?

  1. Himadri    -   Greater Himalya

  2. Shiwalik    -   Outer Himalaya

  3. Western Ghat    -   Peninsular India

  4. Gondwanaland    -   Lesser Himalaya

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Which one of the following places in India does not get the vertical rays of the Sun ?

  1. Srinagar (J & K)

  2. Mumbai

  3. Chennai

  4. Thiruvananfhapuram

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Which one of the following states experienced the lowest growth rate of literates during 2001-11 ?

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Nagaland

  3. Kerala

  4. Goa

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Break-of-bulk point is a place

  1. Where large sized and bulky goods are crushed into

  2. Where goods are transferred from one mode of transport to another

  3. Where packaging of the bulky goods is carried out at large scale

  4. The pace meant for the transport of bulky products

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Given below are two statements, one laballed as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below—
Assertion (A) : Losch's model is less restrictive than Christoller's.
Reason (R): Losch treated each function as having a separate range, threshold and hexagonal hinterland.
Codes

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanations 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

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
List-I (Location)     List-II (Industry)
(a) Detroit                1.Iron and Steel
(b) Yokohama       2.Synthetic rubber
(c) Akron                 3.Shipbuilding
(d) Glasgow          4.Automobile
Codes

  1. a=2, b=1, c=3, d=4

  2. a=4, b=3, c=2, d=1

  3. a=3, b=2, c=1, d=4

  4. a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

In Great Britain a little pulp is produced, but paper making is important, while in Sweden pulp manufacture is far more important than paper making because

  1. Great Britain is technologically advanced as compared to Sweden

  2. Pulp making is raw material oriented, paper making is more market oriented

  3. Sweden is a poor country

  4. Great Britain has plenty of forest resources for paper making

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By Radhika Viswas on 06 Aug 22   0/-

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the given codes—
1.Most of the fishing grounds occur in areas where the continental shelf is wide.
2.Fishing activity is well developed in warm tropical waters.
3.Mixing of warm and cold currents brings plant nutrients for fish.
4.Inland fisheries are more significant than other types in India.
Codes

  1. 1 and 2 are correct

  2. 1 and 3 are correct

  3. 2, 3 and 4 are correct

  4. 1, 2 and 3 are correct

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