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GEOGRAPHY
Paper – III
1. What action is responsible for formation 5. Assertion (A) : Cold ocean currents
of eskers ? wash the Western
margins of continents.
(A) Wind erosion
(B) Wave deposition Reason (R) : Trade winds are offshore
along the Western
(C) Glacial deposition
margin of continents.
(D) Fluvio-glacial deposition
Codes:
2. The excitation of the ionosphere by (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
streams of high energy particles from the the correct explanation of (A)
Sun results into the formation of
(A) Summer solstice and Winter solstice (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is
(B) Spring tides and Neap tides not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) Aurora borealis and Aurora Australis
(C) (A) is true and (R) false
(D) Vernal Equinox and Autumnal
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true
Equinox
6. Consider the following statements and
3. Which theory employs the idea of
identify the correct answer from codes
convection currents ?
given below :
(A) Continental Drift Theory
1. In ecosystem energy is transferred
(B) Nebular Hypothesis from one group of organisms to
another
(C) Plate Tectonics Theory
2. Ecosystem consists of biotic and
(D) Tetrahedral Theory
abiotic components
4. The ability to admit most of the insolation 3. Autotrophs synthesize food
yet retard losses by reradiation from the themselves
earth’s surface is commonly known as Codes :
(A) Planetary Albedo (A) 1 and 2 are correct
(B) Atmosphere Effect (B) 1 and 3 are correct
(C) Heat budget (C) 2 and 3 are correct
(D) Dew point (D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
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7. Who were the great leaders among the 9. The demographic transition model was
following Germans Geographers during developed primarily to explain the
the first part of 20th century ? (A) social and cultural changes resulting
from high levels of in-migration
I. H. Lautensach
(B) effect of population movement from
II. A. Penck rural to urban areas
III. C. Ritter (C) population changes caused by the
short-term changes in birth rates
IV. A. Hettner
(D) effect of changing death and birth rates
Codes: on total population
(A) (I) and (III) are correct 10. Midland basin is the counterpart to
(B) (II) and (IV) are correct (A) Heartland
(B) Rimland
(C) (I) and (IV) are correct
(C) World Island
(D) (II) and (III) are correct
(D) Crush zone
8. Which one of the following are the
11. A distinct linguistic form peculiar to a
criteria for calculating the U.N. Human region or social group but which,
Development Index ? nevertheless, can be understood by
speakers or other forms of the same
1. Life expectancy
language is called as
2. Literacy (A) Language
3. Urban development (B) Dialect
4. Per capita income (C) Script
(D) Protolanguage
Codes:
12. The term Khadar means
(A) 1 and 2 only
(A) New alluvial soils
(B) 2 and 3 only
(B) Dry sandy soils
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(C) Old alluvial soils
(D) 1, 2 and 4 (D) Semi-black soils
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13. The concept of territorial production 16. In time series data the calculated central
complexes is taken from tendency is
(A) Mean
(A) U.S. Planners
(B) Median
(B) British Planners
(C) Mode
(C) Soviet Planners
(D) Deviation
(D) Indian Planners
17. The slopes that are caused by alluvium,
14. Match the List-I and List-II and select the colluvium and talus are known as
correct answer by using the code given (A) Degradational
below : (B) Hill-slopes
List-I (Peaks) List-II (Range) (C) Aggradational
I. Gurushikhar 1. Annamalai (D) Polje
II. Dodabeta 2. Aravali 18. The winds at several kilometers above
the surface follow giant, undulating paths
III. Annaimudi 3. Nilgiri around the earth in the latitudes of the
Westerlies are called
IV. Dhupgarh 4. Satpura
(A) Air masses
Codes: (B) Cyclonic winds
I II III IV (C) Monsoonal winds
(D) Jet streams
(A) 2 1 3 4
19. Assertion (A) : Bathyl deposits occur
(B) 2 3 1 4 on the continental
slope.
(C) 2 4 3 1
Reason (R) : Bathyl deposits consists
mainly of gravel, sand
(D) 3 2 1 4
and silt.
15. The name of the river in a drainage map Codes:
in GIS is
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
(A) Point Attribute Data the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Line Attribute Data (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is
not the correct explanation for (A)
(C) Point Spatial Data
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false
(D) Line Spatial Data (D) (A) is false but (R) is true
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20. When atmospheric sulphar dioxide mixes
24. Centrality of an urban centre is best
with rain water, it results in
indicated by
(A) Sleet
(B) Haze (A) Its location
(C) Acid rain (B) Its size
(D) Smog
(C) Services provided there
21. The scholar who first suggested laws of
(D) Industrial structure
migration
(A) Trewartha 25. Assertion (A) : It is agreed that French
(B) Zelinsky Geographers contribution
(C) Notestein to political Geography is
(D) Ravenstein the greatest.
22. Who has attempted a functional Reason (R) : This is because the French
classification of cities ?
people were great
(A) Homer Hoyt
navigators and conquerors.
(B) Nelson
(C) Losch Codes:
(D) Geddes (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
23. Million plus cities in India as per 2001 and the correct explanation of (A)
2011 census respectively
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
(A) 32 and 48
not the correct explanation of (A)
(B) 35 and 52
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false
(C) 38 and 56
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true
(D) 42 and 59
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29. Formal regions represent
26. ‘The Geographical Pivot of History’ is
related with (A) Heterogenous characters
(B) Highly complex characters
(A) Humboldt
(C) Homogeneous characters
(B) Mahan
(D) Mixture of Homogeneous and
(C) Mackinder Heterogenous characters
(D) Spykman
30. Which among the following is an example
27. Assertion (A) : Race is a biological of a planned city in India ?
grouping within the (A) Amritsar
human species, (B) Hyderabad
distinguished or
(C) Jaipur
classified according to
genetically transmitted (D) Ahmedabad
differences. 31. Land use map is an example of
Reason (R) : Spatially, Caucasolids (A) Flow map
concentrated in Europe, (B) Isopleth map
Mongoloids in Asia and (C) Choroschematic
Negroids in Africa.
(D) Chorochromatic
Codes:
32. Consider the following statements and
(A) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the identify the correct answer from codes
correct explanation of ‘A’ given below :
(B) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are false 1. Aerial photography will have
overlapping photographs
(C) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true but ‘R’ is not
2. Stereopair is a set of two overlapping
the correct explanation for ‘A’
Photographs of same strip
(D) ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false 3. Stereovision can be obtained without
a stereo-pair of aerial photographs
28. Mangrove vegetation in India is most
extensively found in Codes:
(A) Malabar (A) 1 and 2 are correct
(B) Sundarbans (B) 2 and 3 are correct
(C) Rann of Kachchh (C) 1 and 3 are correct
(D) Orissa (D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
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33. In the country Japan, the term “Tsu” refers 35. What is the evidence in favour of plate
to tectonics ?
1. Linear fold mountain ranges
(A) Ocean
2. Zig saw fit
(B) Lake
3. Trans-current faults
(C) Harbour
4. Marine trenches parallel to fold
(D) Sea mountains on the coast
34. Assertion (A) : Due to Coriolis effect the Codes:
winds in the northern (A) 1, 2 and 3
hemisphere move (B) 1, 3 and 4
toward their right and
(C) 2, 3 and 4
those of the southern
(D) 1 and 4
hemisphere move
toward their left. 36. Tropical cyclones are apparently absent
from
Reason (R) : At the equator, the
(A) North Pacific Ocean
coriolis effect has a
(B) South Atlantic Ocean
value of zero and it
increases regularly (C) North Atlantic Ocean
toward the poles. (D) East Pacific Ocean
Codes: 37. El-Nino phenomena is associated with
(A) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true but ‘R’ is not
(A) Peruvian current
the correct explanation for ‘A’
(B) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the (B) Canary current
correct explanation for ‘A’
(C) East Australian current
(C) ‘A’ is false but ‘R’ is true
(D) Bengula current
(D) ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false
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38. Consider the following statements and 40. Which one of the following countries
identify the correct answer from codes makes maximum use of geothermal
energy ?
given below :
(A) Iceland
1. Global warming is caused by releases (B) Japan
of Greenhouse gases (C) Russia
(D) New Zealand
2. Carbon-di-oxide and methane are
greenhouse gas 41. Crest line is associated with which of the
following boundaries.
3. Depletion of ozone layer is responsible
(A) River boundaries
for the penetration of harmful ultra- (B) Mountain boundaries
violet rays (C) Desert boundaries
(D) Forest boundaries
Codes:
42. Considering the below statements, identify
(A) 1 and 2 are correct the correct answer using the codes given
below :
(B) 2 and 3 are correct 1. Pygmies mostly confined to Congo
basin of the equatorial region
(C) 1 and 3 are correct
2. Bushmen are mainly confined in the
barren inhospitable environment of the
(D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
desert
3. Bushmen are basically cultivators
39. Which of the following city is considered
4. Eskimos are not the hunters of
as a primate city of that country ? maritime mammals
(A) Mumbai Codes:
(A) 1 and 4 are correct
(B) Bangkok
(B) 2 and 4 are correct
(C) Los Angeles
(C) 1 and 2 are correct
(D) Sydney (D) 2 and 3 are correct
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43. Who among the following emphasized the 46. Match the List-I and List-II and select the
correct answer by using the code given
fact that a state, like some simple organism
below :
must either grow or die and can never
stand still ? List-I (Terms) List-II (Region)
(A) Humboldt
(B) Ritter I. Carevas 1. Uttaranchal
II. Chos 2. Jammu and
(C) Ratzel
Kashmir
(D) Varenius
III. Duns and Duars 3. Tamil Nadu
44. Assertion (A) : The concept of region is
IV. Circular huts 4. Punjab
generally linked with
space and has spatial Codes:
dimensions.
I II III IV
Reason (R) : Because region is an
objective reality linked (A) 2 3 4 1
with space and defined
(B) 2 1 4 3
in terms of space.
(C) 2 4 1 3
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is (D) 2 3 1 4
the correct explanation of (A)
47. Consider the following statements and
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is identify the correct answer from codes
not the correct explanation of (A) given below :
(C) (A) is true and (R) false 1. Satellite images are in digital format
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true 2. Satellite images are in vector format
3. Satellite image is an example of Raster
45. Who is from the following determined the data format
place of Geography in the classification
of sciences ? Codes:
(A) Ferdinand Magellan (A) 1 and 2 are correct
(B) Sebartian Munster (B) 2 and 3 are correct
(C) Ackerman (C) 1 and 3 are correct
(D) Immanuel Kant (D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
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48. The Peninsular plateau north of the 52. What is a knick point ?
Vindhya is called
(A) A rejuvenated head of erosion in a
(A) Deccan Trap
stream valley
(B) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
(B) The location of a waterfall not existing
(C) Malwa Plateau
any more
(D) Bundelkhand plateau
(C) The point in a stream cross profile
49. In normal frequency distribution curve marking levees
(A) Mean, median and mode are same (D) A point in a steam valley marking
(B) Mean is greater than median and graded stage
mode
53. Find out the correct code with regard to
(C) Median is greater than mean and
mode the hygroscopic nuclei to begin
condensation of water vapour
(D) Mode is greater than mean and
median I. Fine dust particles
II. Gas molecules
50. The scholar who applied the term ‘urban
conurbation’ to describe continuously built III. Droplets of water
up urban areas formed by coalescence of IV. Small seeds or spores
several originally separate settlements.
(A) Arousseau Codes:
(B) Victor Jones (A) I and II
(C) Pattrick Geddes (B) II and III
(D) Thompson (C) III and IV
51. The sequence of the Great Lakes of USA (D) IV and I
from east to west is
(A) O n t a r i o - E r i e - H u r o n - M i c h i g a n - 54. Which one of the following pairs is not a
Superior correct match of desert and country/
continent ?
(B) E r i e - H u r o n - M i c h i g a n - O n t a r i o -
Superior (A) Central Asia - Gobi Desert
(C) Huron-Michigan-Ontario-Superior- (B) South Africa - Namib Desert
Erie
(C) South America - Atakama Desert
(D) Superior-Ontario-Erie-Michigan-
Huron (D) North America - Karroo
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55. Match the List-I with List-II and select the 57. Monsoon forests are known for
correct answer by using the codes given (A) Evergreen plant species
below :
(B) Deciduous plant species
List-I List-II
(C) Drought resistant plant species
I. Typhoons 1. Caribbean coast
(D) Fire resistant plant species
II. Willy-Willies 2. Indian Ocean
58. What is an “offshore back office” ?
III. Hurricanes 3. Japan
(A) A place where mail is sorted
IV. Cyclones 4. Australia
(B) Using cheap labour in foreign
Codes: locations for labour-intensive activities
I II III IV (C) Using islands as places and business
(D) Moving all offices to distant locations
(A) 4 1 2 3
59. Who postulated the concept ‘Region’ first
(B) 1 3 2 4
time during ancient period especially in
(C) 2 1 3 4 Geography ?
(A) Herodotus
(D) 3 4 1 2
(B) Eratosthenese
56. Consider the following statements and (C) Ptolemy
identify correct answer from codes given
(D) Strabo
below :
1. The movement of ocean currents is 60. Which one of the following is correct
clockwise in N. hemisphere chronological sequence of Greek
2. Ocean currents move in an anti- Geographers in the development of
clockwise direction in S.hemisphere Geography ?
3. The movement of ocean currents is (A) Thales of Miletus, Anaximander,
clockwise in S.hemisphere Hecataeus, Herodotus
Codes : (B) Anaximander, Hecataeus, Thales of
Miletus, Herodotus
(A) 1 and 2 are correct
(C) Hecataeus, Thales of Miletus,
(B) 1 and 3 are correct Herodotus, Anaximander
(C) 2 and 3 are correct (D) Herodotus, Hecataeus, Thales of
(D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct Miletus, Anaximander
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61. Assertion (A) : In Gondwana coal, the 63. The boundaries drawn after the cultural
carbon percentage is landscape has fully evolved are called
rarely above 30. (A) Antecedent
Reason (R) : The Gondwana coal is (B) Subsequent
laminated bituminous
(C) Superimposed
coal characterized by
high volatile and ash (D) Relic
contents.
64. The country which leads in India’s imports
Codes: in goods during the year 2013-14
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is (A) U.S.A.
the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Russia
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
not the correct explanation of (A) (C) China
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false (D) Saudi Arabia
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true 65. Match the List-I and List-II and select the
correct answer by using the code given
62. Match the List-I with List-II and select the
below :
correct answer by using the codes given
below : List-I List-II
List-I (Types of List-II (Areas) I. Judaism 1. Nature and
agriculture) Ancestral worship
I. Shifting 1. American Prairies II. Shintoism 2. The state of
II. Subsistence 2. Ganga Deltas release from the
III. Commercial 3. Gardens of Assam sufferings of the world
IV. Plantation 4. Naga hills III. Nirvana 3. An act of purification
5. Northern Canada IV. Piligrimage 4. Monotheistic
Codes: Codes :
I II III IV I II III IV
(A) 4 5 2 3 (A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 3 1 4 5 (B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 4 2 1 3 (C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 4 5 2 (D) 1 2 4 3
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66. Assertion (A) : Geographers can play
68. Assertion (A) : The standard deviation
vital role in a country’s
measures the absolute
regional planning.
dispersion of a
distribution.
Reason (R) : Geographers are good
at cartography. Reason (R) : Greater the amount of
variation, the greater is
Codes: the standard deviation.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
the correct explanation of (A) the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true and (R) false
not the correct explanation of (A)
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true
(C) (A) is true and (R) false
69. One of the shore based steel plants is
located at
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true
(A) Kolkata
(B) Tuticorin
67. Which State leads in the production of
(C) Vishakhapatnam
wheat in India ?
(D) Goa
(A) Uttar Pradesh 70. What is meant by Hamada?
(A) An extensive flat rocky surface in
(B) Punjab desert
(B) A coastal lowland eroded by glaciers
(C) Haryana
(C) A plain surface in the Karst region
(D) Madhya Pradesh (D) A depositional part of a pediplain
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71. Match the List-I and List-II and select the 74. Match the List-I and List-II and select the
correct answer by using the code given
correct answer by using the code given
below :
below :
List-I (Country) List-II (Feature)
I. Thailand 1. Entrepot List-I (Terms) List-II (Meaning)
II. Singapore 2. Mekong delta
I. Erdteile 1. Small regions
III. Indonesia 3. Pattaya Beach
IV. Vietnam 4. Banda Aceh II. Lander 2. Major divisions of
the world
Codes:
III. Landschaften 3. Localities
I II III IV
IV. Orttichkeiten 4. Major regions
(A) 2 4 1 3
Codes:
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 3 4 1 2 I II III IV
(D) 3 1 4 2 (A) 1 3 2 4
72. Correlation values varies between one of
(B) 3 1 4 2
the following
(A) –1 to 0 (C) 4 2 1 3
(B) 0 to +1
(C) –1 to +1 (D) 2 4 1 3
(D) It cannot be said, it depends on the
75. Empirical classifications of climate are
situation.
based
73. According to Vonthunen’s land use model,
the zone for Timber and Firewood would (A) On the health aspects of human
be beings
(A) First
(B) On the physical features of the earth
(B) Second
(C) Third (C) According to the causes of climates
(D) Fifth (D) On the observable features of climate
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