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PART - III
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( uªÌ ©ØÖ® B[Q» ÁÈ / Tamil & English Version)

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Note : (i) Answer all the questions.

(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives
and write the option code and the corresponding answer.

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1. __________ Gß-£x ©U-PÒ öuõ-øP¨ ¦ÒÎ ÂÁ-µ¨ £i¨-£õ-S®.

(A) E°-›-Ú¨ ¦Â-°-¯À (B) ©U-P-Î-¯À
(C) -¦-Â-°-¯À (D) ©õ-Û-h¨ ¦Â-°-¯À
__________ is the statistical study of human population.
(a) Bio Geography (b) Demography
(c) Geography (d) Anthropogeography

2. CÁØ-ÖÒ GøÁ Av-P ©U-PÍ-hºz-vU öPõsh £S-v-PÒ AÀ» ?
(A) ¤µ®-©-¦z-v-µõ £ÒÍz-uõUS, íÁõ[-÷Põ £ÒÍz-uõUS ©Ø-Ö® Áh-÷©ØS
I÷µõ¨-£õ.
(B) P[-øP¨ £ÒÍz-uõUS, ¤µ®-©-¦z-v-µõ £ÒÍz-uõUS ©Ø-Ö® QÇUS B]-¯õ.
(C) P[-øP¨ £ÒÍz-uõUS, ¤µ®-©-¦z-v-µõ £ÒÍz-uõUS ©Ø-Ö® Aö©-›UP
IU-Q¯ |õm-iß Áh-Q-ÇU-S¨ £S-v-PÒ.
(D) \Põµõ, QÇUS ø\¥-›-¯õ ©Ø-Ö® £h-÷Põ-Û-¯õ £S-v.
Which of the following are not densely populated areas ?
(a) Brahmaputra Valley, Hwang-Ho Valley and North Western Europe.
(b) The Ganges Valley, Brahmaputra Valley and Eastern Asia.
(c) The Ganges Valley, Brahmaputra Valley and NE USA.
(d) Sahara, Eastern Siberia and Patagonia region .

3. 2050 &À Áͺ¢- x Á¸® ©Ø- Ö ® Áͺ¢u |õ- k - P - Ò |P- µ - © - ¯ - © õ- S ® GßÖ
PoU-P¨-£mh AÍÄ :
(A) •øÓ-÷¯ 44% ©Ø-Ö® 66% (B) •øÓ-÷¯ 74% ©Ø-Ö® 76%
(C) •øÓ-÷¯ 64% ©Ø-Ö® 86% (D) •øÓ-÷¯ 54% ©Ø-Ö® 96%
It is predicted that by 2050 about the developing world and the developed world will
be urbanized to :
(a) 44% and 66% respectively (b) 74% and 76% respectively
(c) 64% and 86% respectively (d) 54% and 96% respectively

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4. R÷Ç öPõ- k U- P ¨- £ m- k ÒÍ ÁõU- Q - ¯ [- P øÍ P¸z- v À öPõsk \›- ¯ õÚ
Âøh-ø¯z ÷uº¢-öu-kUP-Ä®.
ÁõU-Q-¯® I : |õ-Põ-»õ¢x ©õ-{-»z-vß Áh-Q-ÇUS £S-v-°ß Pøh-÷Põ-i-°À
A[-Põª £Ç[-S-i-°-Úº Põ-n¨-£-k-Qß-Ó-Úº
ÁõU-Q-¯® II : A[-Põª £Ç[-S-i-°-Ú-›ß •U-Q¯ v¸-Â-Çõ »õ-\º BS®.
(A) ÁõU-Q-¯® I ©Ø-Ö® ÁõU-Q-¯® II uÁ-Óõ-ÚøÁ
(B) ÁõU-Q-¯® I \›-¯õ-Ú-x ÁõU-Q-¯® II uÁ-Óõ-Ú-x
(C) ÁõU-Q-¯® I uÁ-Óõ-Ú-x ÁõU-Q-¯® II \›-¯õ-Ú-x
(D) ÁõU-Q-¯® I ©Ø-Ö® ÁõU-Q-¯® II \›-¯õ-Ú-x
Consider the statements given below and choose the right option from the given
conclusion :
Statement I : Angami tribe belongs to the north eastern part of the country, in the
State of Nagaland.
Statement II : Losar is the main festival celebrated among the Angamis.
Conclusion :
(a) Statement I and Statement II are wrong.
(b) Statement I is right. Statement II is wrong.
(c) Statement I is wrong. Statement II is right.
(d) Statement I and Statement II are right.

5. ¤ß-Á-¸® ÁõU-Q-¯[-PøÍ PÁ-Ûzx AvÀ \›-¯õ-Ú-ÁØøÓ ÷uº¢-öu-kU-P-Ä® :
(i) Bì-v-÷µ-¼-¯õ, ¤÷µ-]À, µè-¯õ, ^Úõ, Aö©-›UP IU-Q¯ |õ-k-PÒ, EU-øµß,
PÚ-hõ ÷£õßÓ |õ-k-P-ÎÀ |À» uµ-©õÚ C¸®¦ uõx Põ-n¨-£-k-Q-Ó-x
(ii) E»-Qß {¹-¤U-P¨-£mh C¸®¦ øÁ¨-¤À µè-¯õ ‰ß-Óõ-Á-uõP EÒÍ-x
(iii) E»-Qß ªP¨-ö£-›¯ C¸®¦ uõ-x EØ-£z-v-¯õͺ Bì-v-÷µ-¼-¯õ BS®
(iv) ªP AvP AÍ-  - » õÚ (84%) C- ¸ ®- ¦ z uõ- x øÁ 10 |õ- k - P Ò ©m- k ÷©
EØ-£zv ö\´-Q-ßÓÚ
(A) (i) ©Ø-Ö® (iv) ©mk® (B) (i) ©Ø-Ö® (ii) ©mk®
(C) (i) ©Ø-Ö® (iii) ©mk® (D) (iii) ©Ø-Ö® (iv) ©mk®
Find the correct statements :
(i) Good quality Iron ore is found in Australia, Brazil, Russia, China, USA, Ukraine,
Canada, etc.
(ii) Russia has the third largest proven reserve of iron ore in the world.
(iii) Australia is the largest producer of Iron ore in the world.
(iv) The majority of Iron ore is (84%) produced by 10 countries alone.
(a) (i) and (iv) only (b) (i) and (ii) only
(c) (i) and (iii) only (d) (iii) and (iv) only

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6. ¤ß-Á-¸-Á-Ú-ÁØ-ÖÒ GøÁ PÛ-©[-PøÍ £õ-x-PõU-S® J¸ ÁÈ-•-øÓ AÀ» ?
(A) Az-v-¯õ-Á-]-¯-©ØÓ PÛ-©[-P-Îß £¯ß-£õmøh FU-P¨-£-kz-x-uÀ
(B) ©U- P Ò öuõøP Áͺa- ] ø¯ Pm- k ¨- £ - k z- x - Á - u ß ‰»® PÛ- © [- P - Î ß
÷uøÁ-ø¯ SøÓz-uÀ
(C) PÛ-© ÁÍ[-PøÍ £õ-x-PõUP \‰-P ÂȨ-¦-nºøÁ HØ-£-kz-x-uÀ
(D) PÛ-©[-PøÍ ©Ö-_-ÇØ] ©Ø-Ö® ©Ö £¯ß-£õm-iØS Em-£-kz-x-uÀ
Which of the following is not a method of conservation of minerals ?
(a) Encouraging the use and acceptance of minerals which are not essential.
(b) Controlling population growth to reduce demand for minerals.
(c) Creating social awareness regarding conservation of minerals.
(d) Reusing and Recycling of minerals.

7. ¤ß-Á-¸-Á-Ú-ÁØ-ÖÒ Gx Áͺa-]-¯-øh¢u |õ-k-PøÍ EÒÍ-hU-Q-¯x ?
(A) £õ-Qì-uõß, C»[øP, ¤µõßì, öáº-©Û ©Ø-Ö® Cz-uõ-¼
(B) Bì-v-÷µ-¼-¯õ, öPß-¯õ, £õ-Qì-uõß, öáº-©Û ©Ø-Ö® Cz-uõ-¼
(C) Bì-v-÷µ-¼-¯õ, PÚ-hõ, ¤µõßì, öáº-©Û ©Ø-Ö® Cz-uõ-¼
(D) Bì-v-÷µ-¼-¯õ, C»[øP, uõ´-»õ¢x, öáº-©Û ©Ø-Ö® Cz-uõ-¼
Which one of the following includes the developed countries ?
(a) Pakistan, Sri Lanka, France, Germany and Italy.
(b) Australia, Kenya, Pakistan, Germany and Italy.
(c) Australia, Canada, France, Germany and Italy.
(d) Australia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Germany and Italy.

8. ö\›PÀ-\º __________ ÁͺU-S® Pø»-¯õ-S®.
(A) £m-k¨-¦-Ê (B) £Ç[-PÒ
(C) Põ´-P-Ô-PÒ (D) §U-PÒ
Sericulture refers to rearing of _________.
(a) Silkworms (b) Fruits
(c) Vegetables (d) Flowers

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9. G¢u |õk AvP Gs-oU-øP-°-»õÚ Asøh |õ-k-P-Ð-hß GÀ-ø»-PøÍU
öPõs-kÒÍx ?
(A) C¢-v-¯õ (B) ^Úõ (C) PÚ-hõ (D) µè-¯õ
Which country has the maximum number of neighbours touching its border ?
(a) India (b) China (c) Canada (d) Russia

10. Gx \›-¯õP ö£õ-¸¢-v-²ÒÍx ?
(A) vµõ-Âh & \©ì-Q-¸u®, P÷µß, ©o¨-§› •u-¼-¯-Ú
(B) Bìm-›U & •s-hõ, ©õß Q©º
(C) ^Ú & î¢v, E¸x, \©ì-Q-¸u®
(D) C¢-÷uõ & B›-¯ß & vö£z- v - ¯ ß, ÷£õ- ÷ hõ, P÷µß, ©o¨- § ›
÷£õß-Ó-øÁ
Which one is rightly matched ?
(a) Dravidan - Sanskrit, Karen, Manipuri, etc.
(b) Austric - Munda, Mon-Khmer.
(c) Sino - Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit.
(d) Indo - Aryan - Tibetan, Bodo, Karen, Manipuri, etc.

11. \›-¯õP ö£õ-¸¢-uõux Gx ?
(A) BEODOU & ^-Úõ
(B) GPS & Aö©-›UP IU-Q¯ |õ-k-PÒ
(C) GLONASS & C-µ-è¯õ
(D) GALILEO & á¨-£õß
Which one is wrongly matched ?
(a) BEODOU - China
(b) GPS - United States
(c) GLONASS - Russia
(d) GALILEO - Japan

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12. RÌU-Ps-h-ÁØ-ÔÀ Gx öuõø» ~s-q-n-º-Ä £¯ß-£-k® ©s-o-¯À \õº¢u
xøÓ AÀ» ?
(A) øím-÷µõ Põº-£ß B´-Ä
(B) C¯Ø-T-Ö-PÒ \õº¢u {»-Á-øµ-£-h® u¯õ-›z-uÀ
(C) Pm-h-ø©¨¦ {»-Á-øµ-£-h® u¯õ-›z-uÀ
(D) ÁÚ-Â-»[S B´-Ä
Which one of the following is not used in the field of geology remote sensing techniques ?
(a) Hydrocarbon exploration
(b) Lithological mapping
(c) Structural mapping
(d) Wildlife exploration

13. EÒ |õm- i Ø- S Ò- Ð ® E»- P |õ- k - P - Ð U- Q - ø h- ÷ ¯- ² ® \©©ØÓ {ø»- ø ¯
SøÓz-uÀ Gß-£x ÷£nzuS¢u ÷©®-£õmk :
(A) C»US 5 (B) C»US 10 (C) C»US 7 (D) C»US 15
Reducing inequality within and among countries fall under sustainable
development :
(a) Goal 5 (b) Goal 10 (c) Goal 7 (d) Goal 15

14. \º-Á-÷u\ C¯ØøP £õ-x-Põ¨¦ \[-P® G¢u Bsk ÷£nz-u-S¢u ÷©®-£õk
Gß-QßÓ ö\õÀø» £¯ß-£-kzu Bµ®-¤z-ux ?
(A) 1960 (B) 1990 (C) 1980 (D) 1970
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature introduced the term
“Sustainable development” in :
(a) 1960 (b) 1990 (c) 1980 (d) 1970

15. {À (stop), ÂÊ (drop) ©Ø- Ö ® E¸Ò (roll) Gß-£x Guß •U-Q¯ ©õ-v-›¨
£°Ø] ?
(A) öÁÒÍ® (B) w (C) {»-|-kU-P® (D) ªß-ÚÀ
It is important to practice stop, drop and roll for :
(a) Flood (b) Fire (c) Earthquake (d) Lightning

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£Sv & II/PART - II
SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® BÖ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 24 &Áx -÷PÒ-ÂUS
Psi¨£õP Âøh GÊ-u-Ä®. 6x2=12

Note : Answer any six questions. Question No. 24 is compulsory.

16. SøÓ-ÁõÚ ©U-PÍ-hºz-vU-PõÚ |õßS Põ-µ-n[-PøÍ TÖ-P.
Mention the four reasons for low density of population.

17. 2011 &B® Bs-iß ©U-PÒ öuõ-øP PnU-öP-k¨-¤ß£i C¢-v-¯õ-Âß £õ-¼Ú
ÂQ-u® GßÚ ? C¢-v-¯õ-ÂÀ G¢u ‰ßÖ ©õ-{-»[-PÒ / ³Û¯ß ¤µ-÷u-\[-PÒ
\õ-u-P-©õÚ £õ-¼Ú ÂQ-u[-PøÍ öPõs-kÒÍÚ ?
What is the sex ratio of India according to census 2011? Which three States /Union
Territories have favourable sex ratio in India ?

18. Cøn¢u |P-µ® Gß-£øu Áøµ-¯-Öz-u-Áº ¯õº ? Cøn¢u |P-µz-vØS J¸
Euõ-µ-n® öPõk.
Who defined the term Conurbation ? Give an example of Conurbation.

19. E»-Qß ªP¨- ö£-›¯ PõØ-Óõø» G[-SÒÍx ? öá´-\õÀ-©º PõØ-Ö¨ §[-Põ
Aø©¢-xÒÍ ©õ-{-»® Gx ?
Where is the world’s largest Wind Farm located ? Name the State in which Jaisalmar
wind park is located.

20. wÂ-µ ÂÁ-\õ-¯® Gß-ÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Intensive Agriculture ?

21. C¢-v¯ ö©õ-È-PøÍ •-uß-ø©-¯õP EÒÍ-hU-Q¯, |õßS ö©õ-ÈU Sk®-£[-PÒ
GøÁ ?
What are the four linguistic families, Indian languages mainly belong to ?

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22. E»-Qß •uÀ GNS Aø©¨¦ Gx ? C¢-v-¯õ-Âß GNS Aø©¨¦ Gx ?
Name the first GNS system in the world. What is the GNS system of India ?

23. ©øÇ -}º ÷\ª¨-¤ß C¸ •U-Q¯ öuõ-ÈÀ ~m-£[-PÒ GßÚ ?
What are the two main techniques of rain water harvesting ?

24. ¤÷hõ´ß & SÔ¨¦ Áøµ-P.
Write a note on Bedouin.

£Sv & III/PART - III
SÔ¨¦ : H÷u-Ý® BÖ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 33 &Á-x -÷PÒ-ÂUS
Psi¨£õP Âøh GÊu-Ä®. 6x3=18

Note : Answer any six questions. Question No. 33 is compulsory.

25. R÷Ç öPõ- k U- P ¨- £ m- k ÒÍ C¢- v - ¯ õ- Â ß Á¯- x Aø©¨- ¤ - ¼ - ¸ ¢x \õº¦
ÂQ-uz-øuU PnU-Q-kP. QøhU-S® •i-Â-¼-¸¢x Eß-Ý-øh¯ AÝ-©õ-Úzøu
GÊ-x-P.

Á¯-x Aø©¨¦ \-u-Â-Q-u®
0-14 Á¯-x 27.34%
15-64 Á¯-x 66.42%
65 Á¯x ©Ø-Ö® AuØS ÷©À 6.24% (2017 ©v¨-¥-k)

Given below is age structure of India. Calculate the dependency ratio of India. Write
an inference out of the result you get.

Age Structure Percentage
0-14 years 27.34%
15-64 years 66.42%
65 years and over 6.24% (2017 estimate)

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26. |Pº¨-¦Ó ›-ÁõU-Pz-vØ-PõÚ Põ-µ-n[-P-ÎÀ H÷u-Ý® ‰ß-ÔøÚ GÊ-x-P.
Write any three causes of Urban sprawl.

27. ÁÍ[PøÍ £õ-x-PõU-S® ÁÈ-•-øÓ-P-ÎÀ H÷u-Ý® ‰ß-Ô-øÚU SÔ¨-¤-k-P.
Mention any three ways of conserving resources.

28. öuõ-È-»P Aø©-Â-hzøu {º-n-°U-S® Põ-µ-o-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
List the factors affecting the location of Industries.

29. Áõß-y-Ú-Ûß ÷ÁÍõs ÷Põm-£õm-iß AÝ-©õ-Ú[-P-ÎÀ H÷u-Ý® ‰ßÖ
GÊ-x-P.
Write any three assumptions of Vanthunen’s agriculture theory.

30. GÀ-ø»¨-¦-Ó® ©Ø-Ö® GÀ-ø»U ÷Põ-k-P-Î-øh÷¯ EÒÍ ÷ÁÖ-£õm-øhU TÖP.
Distinguish between Frontier and Boundary.

31. |õ®, Hß E¨¦ }øµU Põm-i-¾® |ß-Ü-›À ÷ÁP-©õP ‰Ì-SQ-÷Óõ® ?
Why do we drown faster in fresh water when compared to ocean water ?

32. ‰Ì-S-u-ø»z uk¨-£-uØ-PõÚ ÁÈ-•-øÓ-P-ÎÀ H÷u-Ý® ‰ß-ÔøÚ GÊ-x-P.
Write any three preventive measures of drowning.

33. EIA &Âß ö\¯À vm-h[-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?

What are the projects of EIA ?

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SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 5x5=25

Note : Answer All the Questions.

34. (A) R÷Ç öPõ- k U- P ¨- £ m- k ÒÍ Aw- u ©U- P Ò öuõ- ø P- ° - Ú õÀ HØ- £ - k ®
¤µa-\-øÚ-PÒ JÆ-öÁõß-øÓ¨ £Ø-Ô-²® SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
(i) -C-¯ØøP ÁÍ[-PÒ wº¢x ÷£õ-uÀ
(ii) -Áõ-Èh CǨ¦ Av-P-›¨¦
(iii) -A-v-P-›zx Á¸® Põ» {ø» ©õØ-Ó® ©Ø-Ö® E»-P öÁ¨-£-©-¯-©õ-uÀ
AÀ»x
(B) Qµõ© ©Ø-Ö® |Pº¨-¦Ó Si-°-¸¨-¤ß ÁøP-P-øÍ ÂÍU-S-P.
(a) Write a note on each about how the following are the problems of over
population.

(i) Depletion of natural resources

(ii) Accelerated loss of habitat

(iii) Amplified Climate Change and Global Warming

OR

(b) Explain the classification of Rural and Urban Settlements.

35. (A) öuõ-È-»õͺ-P-Îß Ai¨-£-øh-°À öuõ-ÈØ-\õ-ø»-PøÍ ÁøP¨-£-kz-x-P.
AÀ»x
(B) C¢-v-¯õ-Âß •U-Q¯ ö©õÈ-Pøͨ £ØÔ ÂÁ-›U-P-Ä®.
(a) Explain the classification of Industries on the basis of Labour.

OR

(b) Explain the major languages of India.

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36. (A) GIS &ß H÷u-Ý® ‰ßÖ ö\¯À-£õ-k-Pøͨ £ØÔ Â›-ÁõP ÂÍU-S-P.
AÀ»x
(B) C¢-v-¯õ-ÂÀ _Ø-Öa`ÇÀ uõU-P® ©v¨-¥k SÔzx ÂÍU-S-P.
(a) Describe any three functions of GIS in detail.
OR
(b) Explain the Environmental Impact Assessment in India.

37. (A) ©õ- n - Á º- P - Ð U- P õÚ Ai¨- £ øh \õ- ø »¨ £õ- x - P õ¨¦ ÁÈ- P - ø ͨ
£m-i-¯-¼mk AÁØ-ÖÒ H÷u-Ý® ‰ß-ÔøÚ ÂÍU-S-P.
AÀ»x
(B) Tmh ö|›-\-¼ß ÷£õx ¤ß-£ØÓ ÷Ás-i¯ ö\¯À- Â-v-PøÍ ÂÍU-S-P.
(a) List the basic road safety rules for students and explain any three of them.
OR
(b) Explain the rules of action during Stampede.

38. (A) öPõ- k U- P ¨- £ m- k ÒÍ E»- P {»- Á - ø µ £hz- v À ªÀ- ¼ - ¯ ß |P- µ [- P øÍ
SÔz-xU Põmi ]Ö SÔ¨¦ GÊ-x-P.
AÀ»x
(B) E»P ¦Ó-Á› {»-Á-øµ-£-hz-vÀ E»-P ö£m-÷µõ-¼¯ £µ-Á-ø»U SÔzx,
Aøu¨ £ØÔ SÔ¨-ö£-Ê-x-P.
(a) Mark and explain the Million Cities on the outline map of World.
OR
(b) Mark and write the World Distribution of Petroleum on the outline map of World.

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