MP SET 2024: State Eligibility Test, Geography
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R/P/P/2024/II Question Booklet No.
Subject-GEOGRAPHY 240605401
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51. PHHlR+id efftfW ^ 51. Which of the following landiiiass was
W s^T ? not a part of Laurasia ?
(A) ^5x1^ 3r^fw (A) North America
- (B) (B) Greenland
■(C) (C) South America
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(D) ^ (D) Europe
52. f=FTfefeT ii ^ "q^ ^ 52. Which one of these is an example of
"3^1^ t ? Micro-plate ?
(A) ^h1hm1 ^ (A) Somali Plate
(B) (B) Caribbean Plate
(C) (C) Philippine Plate
(D) Juan-de-Fuca Plate
53. teRf yRiMiRd 53. Who propounded the theory of Slope
' 1^RT ? Replacement ?
(A) ■S'SQ^'q^. (A) W.M. Davis
(B) ^ (B) Walther Penck
(C) TTiT. (C) M. Simons
(D) -q;. ^. (D) A. Young
54.- ^ P-"d^* ^ WTT E^ ^ 54. What is the shadow zone of P-waves of
t? ah earthquake ?
(A) ' 103°-180° (B) 45°-90° (A) 103°-180° (B) 45°-90°
(C) 103°"-143° (D) 103°- 270° (C) 103°--143° (D) 103°-270°
55. ^ f?T^ C?M) alk iltl 55. The stretch of rock beds lying between
(^) ^ ^ fecT ^^ the crest and adjoining trough of the fold
■ ^tFT ^5TRTT f : is known as : '
(A) 37^ ^ (A) Axial Plane
(B) WT ^ ^ (1^) (B) Limb of fold
(C) dRlel^ (C) Strike
(D) ^ (D) Dip
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56. Mdi ^Ml "Jllcll 56. The rotational fall of a slab of materials
t: is known as :
(A) WT (B) 1^ (A) Rock fall (B) Collapse
(C) a^ciddH (D) (C) Subsidence (D) Topple
■57. rdHPdRsld ^ fer ^ 57. Which one of the following volcanoes is
WR ^ •w^trfst' ^ ^5TRn known as the 'Lighthouse of
t ? ■ Mediterranean Sea* ?
(A) W (B) (A) Etna (B) Pinatubo
(C) (D) ^Mdl ■ (C) Visuvious (D) Stromboli
58. Wliich one of these is related to volcanic
t ? disaster ?
(A) (A) Tsunami
(B). (-HTrdHvi^H) (B) Solifluction
(C) (C) Rock creep
(D) (D) Lahar
59. ^ (02 64 59. The fragments of intermediate size
fiRfr.) ^ ^ ^ ^siRTT i : (02 to 64 mm.) of.Tephra are known as :
(A) W (A) Dust
(B) (B) Pumice
(C) (C) Lapilli ■
(D) ^itni^ol (-D) Volcanic Bomb
60. "fe ^ a;?^ RnrdRsid ^ 60. According to W. Penck, which of the
T^<n<?v4 3hhw ^ ^'Rih following landforms represents the end
^ t ? product of cycle of erosion ?
(A) ^dlKrld. , (B) (A) Peneplain (B) Monadnocks
(C) M\do\^ (D) (C) Unakas (D) Endrumpf
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61. ^ ^ 61. How much energy of the Solar spectrum
'SRT ft# "I ? is carried by Infrared rays ?
(A) 9% (B) 41% (A) 9% . ■ (B) 41%
(C) 50% (D) 68% (C) 50% (D) 68%
62. 1#=Tf^TfeT #t -qf^ ; 62. Read the following statements :
(I) # "^FR "^RT #t 3ik "^T# (I) The upslope moying breeze during
#)■ =t)«il<^fd=t) qifT ^strtT daytime is . called ' Ketabatic
wind.
f- I ' ■
(II) After the'arrival of Foehn wind in
(II) WT "q^ # 31Fm #
winter, - valley of Switzerland
Riq #t RTfeqf ^5Tcrt^ becomes climatic oasis.
# ^ ^5n#, f I Which of the above statement(s) is/are
^5qjqf # qffw/#tq^ ^2FT ^ t* ? correct ?
(A) tftciei I (A) Only I
(B) II (B) Only II
(C) I-T^^* II (C) Both I and II ■
(D) H # i"q # II- (D) Neither I nor II
63. , rHMPdRsld. ^ ■4"- 63. Which one of the following gases has the
cil^Hu^d # Wq 3PT .M # ^ lesser share than others in the lower
1^ t ? ' . atmospheric composition ?
(A) (CO2) (A) Carbon dioxide (CO2)
(B) iwq (Ne) (B) Neon (Ne)
(C) 3#rf;T (Ar) (C) Argon (Ar)
(D) sMq (O3) (D) Ozone (O3)
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64. ^ MRcirfH 64. Who of the following propounded
Rh^I-^ ^ yPdMKH Carbon dioxide theory of climate
? change ?
(A) 37c%^ <^'M< (B) ^*«kRii (A) Alfred Wegener (B) Chamberlin
(C) ^TdMclH (D) (C) Huntington (D) Taylor
65. PHHRrlRsid 4 ^ ^^RrtT 65. Which one is an incorrect match ?
t ? (A) Cfa : No dry season, warm summer
(A) Cfa :^ "4^ ■^, ttW ^[4
(B) Dw : Dry winter and very severe
(B) Dw : ^cet, 3^ 31c^TfV^ cft^
(C) Bwh : Low latitude arid and dry
(C) Bwh : "Rt^, 37^Tf^ "^33^
(D) Cfb ; tt4 ■ (D) Cfb : Dry hot summer
66. rHHPdnsJd ^ : 66* Read the following statements :
.(I) JHHdmH^d 4* ^IHMd: ^ ^ (I) Stratosphere normally holds very
"ZTT t I little water vapour or dust.
(II) ##1 ^ 3T^ ^HMdiMH^d ^ Trf (II) Ozone molecules warm the strato
sphere causing temperature to
^ t, ^ ^«T cTTWT
increase with altitude.
f I
Which one of the above statement(s)
•317^ 4 ^ d?lH^i/ci5ld^ ^ t/f ? is/are correci ?
(A) 4)Ci(n I (A) Only I
(B) II (B) Only II
(C) iv^ II (C) Both I and 11
(D) 4* ^ ^ "=1^* (D) None of the above
67. PdHPdP<sid 4* ^ ^^ 67. Which one of the following is also
■4 41 ^TFn ^3tt?tt t ? known as Sheep clouds ?
(A) (A) Alto-stratus clouds
(B) ST^-cf^iid^ (B) Alto-cumulus clouds
(C) (C) Nimbo-stratus clouds
(D) ^-^^333^ (D) Strato-cumulus clouds
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68. THHrdRsId ^8^! ^ : 68. Read the following statements :
(I) ^^ ^^ (I) Air pressure decreases with increas
■« t I ing altitude.
(II) 3Tter 17^ ^ ^ arij (II) At higher altitudes, air molecules
"4^ ^ I' sfk f, are more diffused and there is less
3T;?PC-3nf^r^ WT 3lfe ^ pressure because inter-molecular"
t I space is greater.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are
7 correct ?
(A) =hciei I (A) Only I
(B) II (B) Only II
. (C) I II (C) Both.I and U ■
(D) ^ I^ ^ n' (D) Neither 1 nor II
69. ^ ftr^ ^ 69. Who propounded Collision-Coalescence
MPdHKd 1^ ? . ' theory of Rain-making ?
(A) i^. ■ (A) E.G. Boven
(B) ^ (B) Tor Bergeron
(C) i (C) Bernard "Vormegut
(D) ^.13^ ■ (D) Charles B. Moore
70. rHHr^rjRsld "^r 70. Which of the following is entirely a
#T^I^ ■% t ? human-caused Greenhouse Gas ?
(A) <WKl4^Kl<^l«fd (A) Chlorofluorocarbons
(B) ^TT^ (B) Nitrous oxide
(C) "Rt^ (C) Methane
(D) (D) Carbon dioxide
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71. TTWraFRhT ^ ^ dlMHH ^ 71. Which of the following factors
does not affect the oceanic surface
I «
temperature ?
(A) ■ ■ • (A) Latitudes
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(B) M-=lRid (B) Prevailing winds
(C) (C) Ocean currents
(D) TTWTWT^ "nrf (D) Oceanic trenches
72. PinRnRaa ^ WK ^nr 72. Which among the following seas has the
rRW ^^ t ? least salinity ?
(A) "^TO (A) Mediterranean sea
^ (B) ^ "^TFR (B) Red sea
(C) WR (C) Baltic sea
■ (D) WIT WR (D) Black sea
73. WHRRN ^^ 73. High,speed movement of Ocean water is
^ i ?. , seen in the form of:
(A)^ . (B) W (A) Drift (B) Current
(C) ^ . (D)^ TO (C) Stream (D) Cold current
74. iRTO RTOFRhr 1w ^ ^ 74. How much area of total ocean floor is
Tm#ih? "RTOz fro t ? covered with continental shelf ?
(A) 8.6% (B) 13.5% (A) 8.6% (B). 13.5%
-(C) 20.5% (D) 6.5% (C) 20.5% (D) 6.5%.
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78. rnnf^Rsld ^ iiAldd ^ 78. ' Which among the following is not
t ? correctly matched ?
(A) 4HkAA^ 'WK - "StRI" SE^rffe^ ' (A) Sargasso Sea - North Atlantic
RWFR ocean
(B) ^ ^ . (B) Canary Current - West coast of
HPil-dAl ^ ' North Africa
■ (C) «^RF - 3TT?^T^ ^ (C) Irminger Current - Southern coast
TE of Iceland
(D) ^tAIw W\ (D) Falkland Current - West coast of
North America
79. ^t : 79. Apogean tide is :
(A) PiM *5^ (A) The low tides
I
• (B) (B) The high tides
■(C) "3^ "nf^ ^5^ . (C) The very high speed tides
■ '■ (D) (D) Break-tides
80. r-iHRrlfeitl -^f ^ ^ ^ WWltN SIR! 80.' Which of the following is not a cold
R^.t ? . oceanic current ?
(A) RRT (A) Benguela current
(B) si'siloi *^111 (B) Brazil current
(C) ^ «TO (C) Labrador current
(D) xWt aiH^fe • (D) South Atlantic Drift
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81. ^ "4* 81. When was the National Wildlife Action
^ "nf : Plan started in India ?
.(A) ,1963 4* (B) 1973 4 (A) 1963 (B) 1973
(C) 1983 4 (D) 1993 4 (C) 1983 (D) 1993
82. 45^ xn?'4^t ^ "qW4hT Ri^idT 82. Consider the following statements with
^ 4^4 4 PiHrdP^d ^2t4 "cr reference to UNO's sustainable society
: ..
principles :
(I) Minimizing 'the. void-. of
,(I) ^Ho^ch<uii^ 4?n44 ^
non-renewable resources
-iiHdH I ■ . .
(II) ^841 ^ %nJT ^TOT ^ (II) To maintain the nutritional,capacity
=tl<1l I of Earth.
4t4 ^[3 4 Select the correct answer from the code
. :
given below :
(A) I (A) Only I
(B)^ 11" (B) OnlyU
(C) 44 1-04 II (C) Both I and II
(D) 4 I^ 4 n j (D) Neither I nor II
83. The 'author of" the book titled
4 trltacti ^ : ^Civilization and Climate' is :
(A) "0^4 ^TdMiH (A) Ellsworth Huntington
(B) 4ff^ (B) Mortimer Wheeler
(C) 4te (C) Alexandre Moret
(D) 4 4 4^^' (D) Nope of the above
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84. HiRf^Urfn^ ^ cFit ^ "^f 84. Consider the following statements-with
fFTf^riw. "qr : reference to Eco-system instability :
(I) ^ ^3if ^ wfcRf ^ (I) By destroying the original species
of animals.
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(II) , -g^* 'i( (II) By interfering with environmental
I processes.
(ni) ^ ^3if -qr (III) By introducing into an area such
Xft^' ^ -51% ^ -q^ "3^ foreign animals or plants that were
■^^ RtrriI ^ I not previously native to that area.
■qH f^ ^ ^ ^ "3^ Select the correct answer from the code
: given below : .
Codes :
(A) c^qoi I ,, (B) ^ II (A) Only I ' (B) Only II
(C) I II ' (D) I, II TJpi III (0) I and II (D) I, II and III
85. 85. Make the correct pairs to temperate
otii^y. :. grassland areas :
I II List I List II
l. 'qr^, (i) 1. Pampas (i) Eastern Europe and
T3^W Central Asia
2. (ii) 2. Steppe (ii) North America
3.^5T3RI (iii)^^ 37^Rq71 3. Downs (iii) South America
4. (iv) 4. Prairie (iv) New Zealand
Codes :
^ :
1 2 3 4 I
(A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii) (A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) (D) (ii) (i) ■ (iv) (iii)
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86. ^^ ^^ 86. From the point of view of water
A' PhhRhRsld T7T
pollution consider the following
-^\f^ : statements regarding Kshipra river : .
(I) <1^1 'I'K ^ '^' ^ (I) The water of the river in the range
E M^t 1 of Ujjain city is of E category
(II) ^c M^t I (II) Its desired class is C class.
dl"^ ^ Select the correct answer from the code
: given below :
W : Codes : .
(A) c(iq(n I (A) Only I
(B) chcjcn 11 (B) Only n
(G) I II^ (C) BothI and II
. (D) ^ I ^ ^ 'II (D) Neither I nor II
87. "sr^' "qiftftsTfer ^ 4^<w<1'4 87. When stability is established in the
^ 5Toq^Pfi3ff ^^ Tn^fe ^irftf^STfe natural ecosystem' after large scale
cf^ "4' t^sRcn "^sirfw ^ ■^TTcft f, ^ disruptions or disorders in the ecosystem
R*<<ai ^ "^1^. "t : then such stability is called :
(A) 1^8TOTT dk=tidl (A) Resilience stability
(B) TIc^TT^.f^SRcTT (B) Elastic stability
(C) (C) Cyclical stability
.(D) "5^^ (D) All of the above
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88. PHHrdRsid ^ ^^ 88. Which one of the following is not a
' t ? Greenhouse Gas ?
(A) H2 (B) CO2 <A) IJ2 (B) CO2
(C) CH4 (D) N2O (C) CH4 (D) N2O. '
89. rdHPeiRsId ^ ^M 89. Which one of the following issues is not
^ W "g^ ■^* included in the major five issues of the
t ? Rio de Janeiro conference ?
(A) crm (A) • Global warming
(B) ^ (B) Conservation of forest
(C) ^ mi (C) Quantifying emissions of carbon
dioxide
(D) T3::te-21 ■ (D)' Agenda-21
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90. ^ TF^f^ pHHPdP^d 90. Select the following conferences related'
^ ^ ^ 3TT«^K ^ 37tM to environment in ascending order on the
basis of year of event :
(1) HFucJ-4e1 yldl^Td (1) Montreal protocol
(2) (2) Earth summit
(3) "^F^ (3) Toronto conference
(4) fqHii «H'^Vn (4) Vienna convention
"FT^; ^ ■ Select the correct answer from the code
: ■ .
given below :
Codes :
W *•
(A) 1,3,4,2 (B) 4,-1, 3, 2 (A) 1,3,4,2 (B) 4, 1,3,2 ,
(C) 4, 3, 2, 1 (D) 4, 1, 2, 3 (C) 4, 3, 2, 1 ■ (D) 4, 1, 2, 3
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91. ^ ^^ 91. Which of the following is not a
"4* ^ chlitii 13|^ geographical factor influencing the
4ntf^ ^t ? distribution of population ?
(A) ^Qiqi^ (A) Climate
(B) <iHcn®^cii (3) Availability of water
(C) fire^ (C) Soils
'(D) (D) Minerals
92, ^STTO^ ^*shHU| Iw^ ^ ^'4 ' 4' 92. Which of the following is not a correct
Pi*^Ri[<aa ^ ^it^RTT statement in the context of demo^aphic
transition theory ?
1
*
(A) wiW ^ ^ (A) It can be used to describe ^d
^ ^^ 3qk predict the future population of an
^ W. f I area.
(B) 37559fR ^ ^5PTWIT (B) According to it, population of any
"Q;^ "5^ TJc^ "^SFT region changes from high births and
^^ ■RfMkr ^ ^ high deaths to low births and low
f I deaths.
(C) 37^ W5T TPTH ^ 3ISTF (C) According to it, society progresses
^ 3TM^^ ^ sMte 13^' from rural agrarian and illiterate to
%feT ^ sik TFlf^ t" I urban industrial and literate society.
(D) 1^ 3753RK WT ^ ^ -3^ -aro (D) According to it, the population
8^tt?TT 13;^* ^ iJc^ ^ increase in the first stage is due to
"FRT^ k' "^fe "^hit ^ I high fertility and low mortality.-
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93. rdHrdRsId (A)^ (R) 93. Consider the following Assertion (A) and
Reason (R) :
aiBq^SR (A): ^ Assertion (A) : Growth of population
refers to the change of population in
^^ "qft^ t I particular area between two points of
■^nrw (R) : ^ ^ (^ ^8f time.
te) ^ Tr^ ■^' "3% \
Reason (R) : The crude' birth rate is ^
"*7^ ^1iqa ^ ■(H^smi ^ ^ expressed as .number of live births in a
■ arTqoii^ ^ t I year per thousand of population.
^ Rcbc-M : Select the correct option :
(A) (A) ^ (R) ^ t, crarr (R) (A) (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R)
^ "SiTFW WT- t I is the correct explanation of (A).
. (B) (A) ^ (R) ^ ^ t, ^ (R) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is
(A) odliSHI t I not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) ^ t, f^, (R) t I (C), (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(D) (A) 31^ t, (R) ^ t 1 (D) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
94. •: -r-'m^ ^ *fef Ml^ilVH' ^ .94 migration is also known
"^jTRH t" I as 'Return Migration'.
(A) W^ ^ ?T#' ^ (A) Rural to Urban
(B) ^ ^ (B) Urban to Urban
. . (C), TTFfril ^ TIFTWt ^ 3lk (C) Rural to Rural
(D) ^ ywH ^ 3ik (D) Urban to Rural
95. TOT ^5RWTT 2011 ^ ^ 95. As per census of India 2011, the State
■ ^ "^fTRRsm cfM ^ TOkl^ TOT with third largest share of population in
,<i^ ^ : the country is :
(A) (B) tt^TTT^ (A) Bihar (B) Maharashtra
(C) ^TOT (D) STTV 31^ (C) West Bengal (D) Andhra Pradesh
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96. ^ WTOT 2011 . 96. As per census of India 2011, which of
rHHPdRsId TI^* ^ ^^ the following States registered negative
2001-2011 3T^?iT "^f ^ value in population growth rate during
c[< ^ ^u|lcH=h ? the period 2001-2011 ?
(A) (B) HHiltriu^ (A) Manipur (B) Nagaland
.(C) f^' (D) -^WRT (C) Tripura (D) Meghalaya
97. W ^ ^HJ|UHI 2011 ^ 37^, ^ 97. According to census of India 2011,
"4* tor ^ ^tor which is the third largest religious
community in the country ?
'(A) ^ (B) (A) Jains (B) Sikhs
■ (C) ^ (D) (C) Buddhists (D) Christians
98. RHPdndd "^f ^ ^tor. ^ "q;^ 98. Which of the following is a micro
. tor t ? analytical model of migration ?
(A) "tor (B) # "tor (A) Zipf model (B) Lee's model
(
(C) TEto "tor (D) HIdid "tor (C) Stouffer model(D) Revenstein model
99. PdHPdP^d T?- "FsqtoN W 99. Which of the following is not a medieval
^ 2 town ?
(A), ^iFig^ - (B)' P\<rvil (A) -Nagpur (B) Delhi
(C) Umk (D) (C) Hyderabad (D) Kolkata
100. ^ ^TWT^ 2011 ^ 100. According to census of India 2011,
PdHPdP^d "4* ^ "^toT tot ^ "m which of the following is not a criteria
to t? V
for Urban area ?
(A) HdWlfd^+il, tor "qi ^ito W (A) Place with municipality, corporation
or cantonment
(B) ^gto -Jld^'isMl 2500
(B) A minimum population of 2500 ,
(C) "STfe^ 1to ^ ^5RwrT ^1^ (C) A population density of at least 400
400 ^tor persons per square kilometre
*
(D) At least 75% of the- male working
(D) "3?^ toto dd^'teill ^^J5?TTT population in non-agricultural
75% activities.
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101. "gRi ^ ^.3TO 101. What is the basis of classifying resources
'5^ f ? by Zimmerman ?
(A) 3nfTTmR#T (A) Zoological
(B) 371^ (B) Distribution and frequency
(C) H<^=h<"ll'Mdl (C) Renewabiiity
(D) 3I™t (D) Availability
102. ^ STTpsf^ WTH ^ 'sTNlfeT 102. Von Thunen's second model based on
tyhr Hlsd-^ii^cn Ri«&ia, Pi.*-iRnRaa economic rent-crop theory, does not
^RcfT ? consider which of*the follovwng ?
(A) TO (A) Market price
(B) WRT (B) Transportation cost
(C) "OTT^ elTO (C) Production cost
(D) ^ ^ ^ (D) Total land area .
103. ^(ryis ^ 3?lciinich 103. Which of the following statements about
fefcT ^^ ^ rdHPdr^d Alfred Weber's theory of industrial
^ "=T^ t ? location is not correct ?
(A) "3^ ^imsqT ^?TO^ ^ (A) His explanation is based on finding
triMid 1^ ""R 37RnfRT 't' I , the least cost point for production.
(B) Material Index = Weight of the
(B) TOlt ^ product/weight of the localised raw
y^<W ■?TOFTcI TOT material used in the industry.
(C) RTd. PlWd (C) The relative transport cost of raw
WRT "^IT MR^^d BTO "3^ material or manufactured goods or
minimum transport cost determines
WHT fdS^tfeT t I
' the establishment of industry.
(D) "3^ m ^ WT?r ^ ^ 3r«?T^ (D) He has described the cost of labour
WIT t I " very effective.
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104. ^ "TOrf "q^ 37T^?TfeT 104. Consider the following statements based
PHHRrlRsld "qr : on Weaver's method of crop combination :
(i) "9?^ HrtHd ^ SJiTAivT ^ (i) Percentage of area of each, crop
■qi^' ^ yPdyid W ^ from total crops is found and they
vm ^rmr t i are placed in descending order.
(ii) ^ ^ "921^ ^ "qR^ (ii) Starting from the first crop, these
%wr, 3m ^ 3m crops are grouped into one crop,
#f ^fRi^ 3Tri^ ^ ^ ■'m im first two crops, first three crops
vV.
etc.
^ I
(iii) 31?^ ^TRM ^ 3R^ ^TRM (iii) Difference between theoretical and
^ UPdifldT ^ actual percentage of each crop,
3TdR =ti<=^ "W I combination is found and added.
<iq^dd :^* ^8H ^ Which of the above statements is/are
/
t ? correct ?
(A) (i)RT^ i (A) Only (i) is correct
(B) (iiyiT^. t (B) Only (ii) is correct
(Cy (i) ^ (ii) ^ t (C) Only (i) and (ii) are correct
(D) (m)J^ t (D) Only (iii) is-correct
105. sffro ^ ^ ^#qf Ta]Hldj<u| ^ 105. Which of the following ideas is the basis
Pho&iu Pi^RrlRsid f^RT fq^dK "9^ of August Losch's theory of industrial
3n?infeT t ? location ?
(A) wm (A) Minimum cost
(B) 3Tp%mm ■(B) Maximum profit
I
(C) srmq (C) Conduct matrix
(D) qP<c^^H m (D) Transport cost
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106. : 106. Match correctly :
Industrial Area Major Industry
(a) (i) TO (a) Tokyo-Yokohama (i) Motor cars
(b) 'R^ (ii) (b) The Middle (ii) Electrical
WiMVT Yangtze Engineering
(c) (TO- (iii) TOR i^mW (c) Rhine (Ruhr- (iii) Ship
Westphalia) building .
(d) "^tor ("fe^) (iv) "q;^* (d) . The Birmingham (iv) Iron and
1?^ WTTcT Region (Midlands) Steel
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii)- (iii) (iv) (i) (A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (L)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (i) . (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) (C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(D) -(iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (D) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
107. 1.0 ^ TO ^ tiro (P) ^ 107. Which of the following statements is
^^ PtHrdHsid ^ correct about a network having a beta
i 7 index (p) less than 1.0 ?
(A) t 1 (A) The network is disconnected.
(B) The network has limited connectivity.
(B) t 1
(C) The network is fully connected.
(C) TO TO^ t I
(D) The network has redundant
(D) '^' i I
connections.
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108. 31^* ^ rnnrdRsid 108. Which of the following statements is not
tnie regarding functional regions ?
(A) ^ ^ Pnl^fT^d (A) It is always easy to determine the
^tcIT ^ I boundaries of these regions.
'(B) "a^ ^^41-4 31^* ^^^ (B) These regions do not maintain
continuity . on the • surface like
"a^ "pR^^RcTT ^ara; i
formal regions.
(C) la ^ ^ "4
(C) These regions have economic and
3RRqf ^ aqrffe ^ ^TTRTfe. social relations with the nearby
^ "I I regions in multiple cases..
(D) ^ 3T^ ^I^Pd^+i ^ (D) These regions are related to cultural
^t I - ■ background.
109. Id+^HnRsia ^ nTscri 109. Which of the following models was
3^t. ^ 3R^ Ph^l ? presented by Albert O. Hirschmann ?
(A) ."^-"aftr^^ (A) Centro-peripheiy model
(B) (B) Metropolis-satellite model
(C) 3Tk 3r^ (C) Polarization and trickle down
hTsci ' . effects model
(D) ctiKuiKHqi (D) Circular and cumulative causation
• Afstn model
110. IWRTisff "RN^ 110. What is first to be done as necessary to
^«RT aRT ^RRl 3IT^^ t ? measure regional disparities in regional
development ?
(A) tsfrptrtt aft ;dnyiP^ aft ^^i^iPad
aai 3Tff% (A) Willingness and tendency of the
public to acquire knowledge
(B) faaro ^ "g^aaff aft aw^ (B) Identification of indicators of
(C) 3n^fe aft ^a^war development
(C) Availability of natural resources
■'(D) iaa^' aa ^naar a;a
wa •(D) Size and number of regional units
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Ill; PHHrdP^d ^ ^ 111. Among the countries in South America
(1960) ^ which one of the following is a member
t ■? of the OPEC bloc (1960) ?
(AJ (B) (A) Venezuela (B) Colombia
(C) (D) (C) Peru (D) Brazil
112.^ OTTtte 112. Who is regarded as the father of modern
TTRT t ? Political Geography ?
(A) ^ (A) Karl Haushofer
(B) «^sV4i ^C11 (B) Rudolf Kjellen
(C) ^4?i'h (C) Friedrich Ratzel
(D) ■^. ^Pchu^^ (D) Halford J. Mackinder
113. ARh^^< 'm Wftfe MhP^d 113. Mackinder's strategic map was.actually
TOTT ^ ^ ^ drawn on which type of projection which
37^?^^ ^Pd<Pdd «^T 3fR 37Rfe immensely exaggerated and created a
^ ^ 37#fiR ^ ^ -rm wrong impression regarding the
^TT^ an ? unlimited expanse of Arctic ice ?
(A) (A)'Sinusoidal projection
(B) "3^ (B) Mercator projection
(C) ^#7 31^ (C) Polar Zenithal projection
<I)) 37^8TR TfE^ (D) Azimuthal projection
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114. 114. Which organisation has recognised the
TT^iwR ^ ^iR ^ R Hi^Hai coast of Antarctica as the Southern
^t ? extreme of the Indian Ocean ?
(A) sM^ ^ #T3^ (A) International Border Organisation
\
(B) International. Organisation for
(13) w^h' Migration
(C) International Maritime Organisation
(C) W=T
(D) International Hydrographic
(D) 3ftRf^ ^ Organisation
115. wrrf^ ^ 115. Who defined .Social Geography as the
"^-13,^^1 TiT^RT "R "^ffZRWi =^ cil^i ''third level of complexity in human
w" ^ ^ R 1^ ? •geography's fourfold structure'' ?
(A) ^^ (B) ^ 3^. ^ (A) Jean Brunlies (B) Carl O. Sauer
(C) (D) fer (C) Ratzel (D) Ritler
116. "WHte-TT^OT STIWT" ^ 116. Who has given the concept of "the
^f ? .social-survey movement" ?
(A) (A) Durkheim
(B) ^ ^ (B) Le Play's
(C) ^Tfie (C) Auguste Comic
(D) ^ Tte (D) Herbert Spencer
117. RHHrlRsld 1^* ^ ^fRRT- ^lMlRi4) 117. Which among the following does not
^ ^R'HI^O '^cichl "R -I'lpT belong to basic components of Social
■ t ? Well-being ?
. (A) i\m (A) Nutrition
(B)'3TT?RT ' > (B) Shelter ^
(C) <NMi< (C) Employment
(D) ■rrtRrt srftsR^ ' (D) Social instability
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118. RMPdRsid ■4' ^ 118. Which one among the following is not
("51^) ^ "q;^ wr f ? a type of cultural region ?
(A) ^TR^if^T^ . ^ (A) Informal Cultural Region
(B) 4)I^IrHdi ^l^Pdch ^ (B) Functional Cultural Region
(C) (C). Perceptual Cultural Region
(D) 44^lRdi ^I^Pddi £^ (D) Formal Cultural Region '
119. Pdi-dlPl ^l^Pdch ^ PHHPtrindd 119. Kinnauri Dev Bhumi Cultural Region
^ 13TT t ? sprawls over which of the following regions ?
(A) P^HNd ^ (A) Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
(B) 37W^ 3T^ 3fk SRW (B) Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
(C) sSk 1^ (C) Jharkhand and Bihar
. (D) ^pRRT sfk ite (D) Gujarat and Goa
120. PHHPdRdd ^ 1^ Ti^ "^f "4?^ 120. Konkani is the commonly spoken as the first
^ ■^' f ? language in which of the following States ?
(A)' (A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) (B) Odisha
(C) . 4)H[dd) . (C) Kamataka
(D) (D) Goa
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121. Who was the first Mathematician to
measure the circumference of the Earth ?
(A) JcihI (B) (A) Ptolemy (B) Hartshome
(C) (D) (C) Ratzel (D) Eratosthenes
122.'sii^' ^ 1^ t ?^ 122. How many volumes of 'Erdkunde' are
there ? ■
(A) 15 . (B) 16
(A) 15 (B) 16
(C) 19 (D) 21, (G) 19 . (D) 21
123. ^ ■HHdlHl ^3ff ^ 123. Who was the first to depict the Isotherms
"*1^ I^-Hl ®TT ? on the map ?
(A): 6*«iW (B) (A) Humboldt ■ (B) Idrisi
/ (C) fe (D) (C) Ritter (D) Ratzel
124. 1830 ■^' ^ 124. Where was the Royal Geographical
WHT if ? ■ Society established in 1830 ?
(A) W-"^' (B) ^ (A) U.S.A. (B) Germany
(C) 1l[^ (D) md (C) Britain (D) India
125. ^ ^ ^ 125. The Geo-strategic view of Mackinder is
"^jTrar f ? known as :
(A) RfRpmr ^ (A) Concept of Areal differentiation
■ (B) ^ (B) Concept of Heartland
(C) ^ ^h'^q-mhi (C) Concept of Central place
(D) WFT (D) System approach
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126. ^ ^ 126. Who is/are the author/authors of the
7 book 'Geography o.f Puranas" ?
'(A) ■'T^ "Q;^.T37T. (A) B.P. Panda and L.N. Verma
(B) 3TR.T?7T. ^.■^. WT (B) R.N. Mishra and P.K. Sharma
(C) mi ■^' (C) R.E. Dickinson and OJ.R. Howarth
. (D) 13;?T.'QJI. (D) S.M. Ali
127. 17* ^ ^ 127. Who is the father of Neo-determinisni in
t? Geography ?
(A) "TO (B) 1WfW (A) Spate (B) Demangeon
(C) ^ (D) (C) Taylor (D) ■ Demolins
128. fer w ^ in ^ 128. Which time period is known as Dark age
'IIH ^Ml ^ICII i ? in Geography ?
(A) ■^- TTcTT^ (A) 3rd Century to 1.2th Century
(B) ^ n7^* ?Tcn^ (B) 2nd Century to 13th Century
(C) (C) 1st . Century to 10th Century
(D) nrnif ^ w^' (D) 5th Century to 16th Century ■
129. i r=h^cb1 WTT ^ 129. Humboldt used the Barometer to
nn wftn ? calculate :
(A) (A) Distance of Latitude-longitude
(B) nin! (B) Height of mountains
(C) nn^* nft nf% (C) Velocity of winds
(D) nrt (D) Direction of winds
130. nft WPTT nrn |;f 130. When was the Survey of India (SOI)
8ft ? established ?
(A) 1570 (B) 1686 (A) 1570 (B) 1686
(C) 176.7 (D) 1965 (C) 1767 (D) 1965
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131. rHHRnRsicI ^ "5^ ^ ^ 131. Which of the following is the formula for
^frRTT t ? • coefficient,of range ?
L-S L +S L-S L+S
(A) (B) (A) (B)
S-L L-S' S-L L-S
L-S L-S L-S L-S
(C) (D) . (C) (D)
L-S L+S L-S L+S
132. W SPOT ^ 132. In which year was SPOT satellite sent by
^RTT ? France into space ?
(A) 1972 (B) 1986 ,(A) 1972 (B) 1986
■(C) 1990 (D) 2020 (C) 1990 (D) 2020
133. rHHPtriRsId ^ >; 133. Match the following correctly :
feSPT Scholar Method
1. "^R 3JjfftRT W5+ (a) 1. Sir Francis Galton (a) Dispersion
2. (b) 2. Spearman (b) Random
Number
WIT
3. (c) 3. Lorenz (c) Correlation
4. (d) yPdM+H 4. Tippet (d) Regression
Codes :
^ :
1 2 J 4 1 2 3 4
(A) (a) (b)' (d) (c) (A) (a) (b) (d) (c)
(B) (d) (c). (b) (a) (B) (d) (c) (b) (a)
(C) (d) (c) (a) (b) (C) (d) (c) (a) (b)
(D) (b) (d) (c)- (a) (D) (b) (d) (c) (a)
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134. 134. Indicate the Mean and Median of the
mm: following data :
II, 16, 9, 5, 7, 15, 21 ■11, 16,9,5,7, 15,21
(A) TTTsq = 84, TTTf^I^ = 5 (A) Mean - 84, Median = 5
(B) 'R\^ = 12, tTTT^W = 11 (B) Mean = 12, Median = 11
(C) = 7, TTlfszT^ = 7 (C) M'ean = 7, Median = 7-
(D) 11I*5ET = 11, TTlfsw = 13 (D) Mean =11, Median = 13
135. PlMlfad : 135. Consider the following statements :
. (1) (Geoid)-^' 3IS^ ^ (1) Geoid means 'Earth like'.
(2) WGS 84 is a geocentric datum
(2) was 84 t 1
(3) ERTSI satellite was launched by
(3) USAOT ERTSI 1972 USA in 1972.
m\ I
(4) Landsat 4 had ETM +.
(4) ^^ 4 (Landsat4)T^ ETM + 8ir i Which of' the above statement is ■
dM^eW ctiMll '=hll'<Hl "t ? incorrect ?
(A) -iqci 1 (B) qlqei 2 (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2
(C) 3 (D) 4 (C) Only 3 (D) Only 4
136.^ ^ (RMSE) 136. Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) is a
good indicator of:
^1^^ t : . .
(A) m (B) m' (A) Precision (B) Accuracy
(C) m (D) m (C) Location ' (D) Distance
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■ 137. (RADAR)'m\^ ^ t: 137. RADAR system emits :
(A) / (A) Microwave'Radiation
(B) (B) Infrared Radiation
(C) '(C) Ultraviolet Radiation
, (D)^ 31^ (D) Visible Light Radiation
138. fHHil+d ^^ HiiHI=t)<<J| 138. Which of the following is an example of
^ 't ? non-probability sampling ?
(A) wmi (A) Simple Random
(B) W<Hd (B) Stratified Random '
(C) (C) Systematic Random
(D) (D) Quota Sampling
■ 139. rHHPdfed ^^ 139. In which of the following methods
^^3^^ "f^T^TT «n?TT ^ ? ' algebraic sign is ignored ?
(A) *iii«*) fq-qcii (A) Standard deviation
(B)' r^^dH (B) Mean deviation '
(C) (C) Range
(D) Pci^dH (D) Quartile deviation
/
140.- ^awr (IPI) 140. Where is Indian Photo-Interpretation
ksTcT t ? institute located ?
'(A) ^ (B) (A) Hyderabad (B) Bengaluru
(C) (D) (C) Dehradun (D) Sriharikota
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141. RHPdR^d ^^ "3^ 141. Which one of the following regions of
7f^ ^ ^ m^ 3TRTT India comes under severely drought
t ? prone area ? -
(A) TT^I^STFT ^ ^ (A) Northern part of Rajasthan
(B) dPHeiHI^ ^ (B,) Coimbatore Plateau*-of Tamil Nadu
(C) ^ (C) Eastern part of Maharashtra
(D)^ "51^ ^ ^ (D) Southern part of Uttar Pradesh
142. ^^ 142. The zone wherein rivers re-emerge
"^1 'tilHlfdici "^dcri '^* "3^: '^^<d1 "I" without having any properly demarcated
cTSTT ^ i^«TfOT ^■, ^ channel and have swampy conditions is
t : known as :
(A) 'mK . (B) cRT^ (A) Bhabar (B) Tarai
(C) W (D) (C) Bhangar (D) Khadar
143. ^ ^ ^ "H" .To 143. In which part of India, Shola forests are
? found ?
(A) MMUi 3TT^ ^ W 3^<Nd1 (A)" Aravalli Hills near Mount Abu
(B) Siwalik Himalayas \
(B) P^NlPddi P^HIcri^ "q^
(C) North-Eastern Himalayas
(C) P^Hid^ "qr
(D) Nilgiris. Annamalai and Palani
(D) dIdPlPi, sHrarf TT^' "qdiqt -qwrfM
■ Hills.
■qr
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146. RMfdRsld ^ : 146. Read the following statements carefully :
■ (1) "qft^ (NDC)^ (1) The National Development Council
WHT 1962 "4* I (NDC) was founded in 1962.
(2) NDC ^ tt^ ^ t TT^ (2) One of the functions of NDC is to
■f^^FRT "q^ TTTO •sun-^ ner^^^l • consider the important social and
wnto 3fk aTTffe "SR^* ^ economic questions having a
■^Rqr I bearing on National Development.
. <J4^'=K1 '^* '^'I'Hl/etil'l'tl . Which of the above statement(s) is/are
correct ?
(A) <iqd (1) (A) Only(l)
(B) (2) (B) Only (2)
(C) (l)TT5f (2) (C) Both (1) and (2)
(D) -q ^ (1)^ ^ (2) (D) Neither (1) nor (2)
147. ^ ^ PHHrdR^d 147. Which one is an incorrect match about
■^* 4iin«i "q^ ^icict ^'h' "t ? the location of a city ?
(A) ^ fqrqi^ ^ 3T^fF# - "qtei (A) River front location - Kota
(B) ^ %qi^ ^ (B) Lake front location - Bhopal
(C) ^ ^ 37^fts# - (C) Sea front location - Chennai
(D) -q^lf WT ^ aicif^ - -q^ (D) Hilly location - Madurai
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148. PinfciRaci "^f chIh-HI dMf^ ^ 148. Which one of the following Industrial
T3^" ^RR-:3^ Mr* ^ ^ Belts has developed based on light and
Ri+pHd 1^ ? market-oriented manufacturing ?
. (A) (A). Gurgaon (Gurugram)-Delhi-Meerut
(B) (B) Ahmedabad-Baroda
(C) in# ^ (C) Hugli Belt
(D)' ■fwWTZ^-ltr^ (D) Visakhapatnam-Guntur
149. PHHRHRsId T^" ^ TT^ l^^Pdd 149. Which of the following is an incorrect
combination or match ?
(A) ^n# ^ -qm (A) Black soil - Deccan Plateau
(B) ^h\i6 fn^ - -qfH# w (looo (B) Laterite soil - Western Ghats at
■ ■^ 1500 #.) 100046 1500 mts.
(C). 1T?^ST# - "TOFsnn ^ .(C) Desert soil - Jodhpur and Bikaner
districts of Rajasthan
(D) fn^ M#- ■ (D) Marshy soil - Gulf of fChambat
150. fHHpriRsid ^Rd ^ #[d 150. Which of the following were the
components of Gi^n Revolution in India ?
(1) ffn R#te7n (1) Farm mechanisation
(2) Tlinm f^WT (2) Rural roads and marketing
(3) nn (3) Consolidation of Land holdings
(4) ^dl" (4) Organic farming
Select the correct answer from the codes
"d^ ^ ^ ■??# "^tR iPn :
given below :
(A) (1) (2) Id (4) .
1
(A) (1), (2) and (4)
■(B) (1),(2)T^^' (3) (B) (I),-(2) and (3)
(C) (1), (3) TJ3" (4) (C) (1), (3) and (4)
(D) (1), (2), (3) TT^' (4) (D) All of the (1), (2), (3) and (4)
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