MAHA SET 2015 Question Paper 2 Geography

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Geography
Paper II

II
Time Allowed : 75 Minutes] [Maximum Marks : 100
Note : This paper contains 50 multiple choice questions, each carrying
Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
50 (2)

1. Which one of the following type of 1.

mountains is formed exclusively by
exogenetic processes ?
(A)
(A) Fold mountain
(B)
(B) Block mountain
(C)
(C) Residual mountain
(D)
(D) Volcanic mountain

2. The slope of plates sliding into 2.

asthenosphere can be inferred from
the analysis of ...................... .

(A) Palaeomagnetic conditions
(A)
(B) Depth of earthquake focii
(B)
(C) Distribution of earthquakes and
volcanoes (C)

(D) Speed of plate movement (D)

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3. Though the age of oldest rocks on 3.

the earth is estimated to be 3200

million years (myrs), the age of

ocean floor is nowhere older than

....................... myrs. (A) 2000

(A) 2000 (B) 1000

(B) 1000
(C) 500
(C) 500
(D) 200
(D) 200

4. Who among the following scholars 4.

criticized the concept of cycle of

erosion mainly with reference to

‘base level’ ?
(A)
(A) W. Penck
(B)
(B) Hettner

(C)
(C) Passarge

(D) L. C. King (D)

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5. Transportation of load in suspension 5.

is not possible for ........... .

(A) River (A)

(B) Sea waves (B)

(C) Glacier (C)

(D) Wind (D)

6. Commercial airliners of temperate 6.

latitudes prefer to fly in the

atmospheric layer namely ............... .

(A) Lower Troposphere (A)

(B) Upper Troposphere (B)

(C) Upper Stratosphere (C)

(D) Lower Stratosphere (D)

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7. ....................... is predominant in 7.

terrestrial radiation.

(A) Ultraviolet (A)

(B) Infrared (B)

(C) Visible (C)

(D) X-ray (D)

8. When pressure gradient and Coriolis 8.

force are at balance, the resultant

winds are ...................... .

(A) Foehn winds (A)

(B)
(B) Chinook winds

(C)
(C) Geostrophic winds

(D)
(D) Monsoon winds

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9. The waves in high velocity winds of 9.

westerlies are called .................. .

(A) Hurricanes (A)

(B) Polar Front (B)

(C) Rossby (C)

(D)
(D) Doldrums

10. Which one of the following criteria 10.

is used to identify Koppen’s ‘A’ type

of climate ?

(A) Mean monthly temperature of

the coldest month is more than (A)

freezing point

(B) High rainfall throughout the
(B)
year

(C) Mean monthly temperature in (C)

all the months is more than
18ºC
18ºC
(D)
(D) Mean monthly temperature in

all the months is below 18ºC 18ºC

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11. The deepest zone of ocean is known 11.

as ...................... .

(A) hadal zone (A)

(B) hollow zone (B)

(C) halo zone (C)

(D) hidal zone (D)

12. Arrange the following sea salts in 12.

their descending proportion of

occurrence in ocean water :
(i)
(i) Sodium
(ii)
(ii) Sulphate
(iii)
(iii) Chloride
(iv)
(iv) Magnesium

(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

(B) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
(B) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

(C) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv) (C) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)

(D) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii) (D) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)

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13. In which of the following 13.

zoogeographical regions demarcated

by sclater, countries bordering

Mediterranean are included ?
(A)
(A) Palaearctic region

(B)
(B) Nearctic region

(C)
(C) Neotropical region

(D)
(D) Ethiopean region

14.
14. Which one of the following is most

important element of ecosystem ?

(A) Energy flow (A)

(B) Ecological succession (B)

(C) Food chain (C)

(D) Food web (D)

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15. The evolution of plants is 15.

scientifically explained by ............... .

(A) Adaptation (A)

(B) Climatic climax (B)

(C) Organic evolution (C)

(D)
(D) Plant succession

16.
16. Which one of the following pairs of

proponent and concept is not

matched correctly ?

Propone nt Concept (A)

(A) Leibnitz — Concept of world

as an organism (B) (inductive)

(B) Aristotle — Inductive reasoning

(C) Yi-Fu-Tuan — Geosophy (C)

(D) Patric Geddes — Place-Work-Folk (D)

Progression

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17. Who among the following 17.

geographers was the originator of

‘dualism’ between physical and

human geography ?
(A)
(A) Fredrich Ratzel
(B)
(B) Richthofen
(C)
(C) Carl Ritter

(D)
(D) Oscar Peschel

18.
18. First geographer to initiate change

over from the dominantly liberal

to the Marxist perspective in

geography was .................... .
(A)
(A) David Smith

(B)
(B) David Harvey

(C) D. T. Herbert (C)

(D) William Bunge (D)

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19. Match the following List I 19. I II
(Proponents) with List II

(Contribution) and select the correct

answer from the codes given I II

below :

List I List II

(a) (i )
(Proponent) (Contribution)

(b) (ii )
(a ) A. J. Herbertson (i) Positivism

(b ) O.H.K. Spate (ii ) Uniformitarianism (c) (iii)

(c) Auguste Comte (iii) Scheme of natural
(d ) (iv)

regions

(d) Hutton (iv) Probabilism

Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (iv) (i ) (ii )

(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (ii ) (iii) (iv) (i )

(B) (ii ) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (ii ) (iv) (iii) (i )
(C) (ii ) (iv) (iii) (i)

(D) (iii) (i ) (ii ) (iv)
(D) (iii) (i ) (ii) (iv)

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20. Who among the following firmly 20.
believed that all History must be
treated geographically and also that
all geography must be studied
historically ? (A)

(A) Anaximander
(B)
(B) Hecataeus
(C)
(C) Herodotus
(D)
(D) Thales

21. Which one of the following is 21.

mismatched ?

Concept Meaning
(A)
(A) Ecumenopolis — Ultimate city with
larger area with

most of its

population (B)

(B) Megalopolis — Integration of large

urban agglomera-

tion into highly

urbanised country
(C)
(C) Metropolis — Capital city with

metro services
(D)
(D) Acropolis — The highest part of

the city usually

with fortification

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22. As per the Rank-Size-Rule, what 22.

would be the population size of the

third ranking city Nagpur in

Maharashtra when the first ranking

city Mumbai in Maharashtra has

120 lakh population ? (A)

(A) 60 lakh
(B)

(B) 90 lakh
(C)
(C) 80 lakh
(D)
(D) 40 lakh

23.
23. The extensive built-up area formed

by the coalescence of once-separate

and mainly urban settlements is

termed as .................... .

(A) Conurbation (A)

(B) Fringe (B)

(C) Metropolis (C)

(D) Rurban (D)

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24. Which statements are true 24.

characteristics of primate city ?

(a) exceptionally expressive of (a)

national capacity and feeling

(b) usually disproportionately (b)

larger than any other in the

system (c)

(c) may arise due to historical and

contemporary effects on size and

distance (d)

(d) U.S.A., Russia, China and India

demonstrate some good

examples of primate city

(A) (a) and (b) only (A) (a) (b)

(B) (a) and (c) only (B) ( a) (c)

(C) (c) and (d) only (C) (c) (d)

(D) (b) and (d) only (D) (b) (d)

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25. Consider the following statements 25.
and identify the correct statements

from the codes given below :

(a) The agricultural density refers
(a)
to agricultural population to

total cultivated area

(b) The economic density refers to

the ratio between the
(b)
requirements of a population

and the resources made

available to it by production of

the areas it occupies

(c) The arithmetic density is a
(c)
simple ratio between the total

population and residential

area

Codes :
(A) ( a) (c)
(A) (a) and (c) only
(B) ( a) (b)
(B) (a) and (b) only
(C) ( b) (c)
(C) (b) and (c) only

(D) (b) only (D) (b)

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26. Which of the following industry 26.

generally has linear location ?

(A) Tourism (A)

(B) Iron and steel (B)

(C) Cotton textile (C)

(D) Chemical industry (D)

27. The concept of ‘comparative 27.

advantage’ provides an

understanding of ................... .

(A)
(A) Regional specialisation

(B) Locating plants near raw (B)

material sources

(C) Lower wage rates in a
(C)
developed country

(D)
(D) High market demand for

products

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28. According to Von-Thunen, when 28.

production plus transport costs

equals the value of the commodity

at the market, the farmer is

at ..................... .
(A)
(A) Economic margin of cultivation
(B)
(B) Economic rent
(C)
(C) Locational rent
(D)
(D) Spatial margin of profitability

29.
29. Which of the following tertiary

activities is the world’s largest

industry in terms of jobs and total

value generated ?
(A)
(A) Retail

(B)
(B) Information Technology

(C) Stock Market (C)

(D) Tourism (D)

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30. Which of the following is not a type 30.

of shifting cultivation ?

(A) Milpa (A)

(B) Chitemene (B)

(C) Ladang (C)

(D) Maquiladorus (D)

31. According to Mackinder’s Heartland 31.

Theory the ‘Pivot area’ is termed

as .................... .
(A)
(A) Inner crescent
(B)
(B) Outer crescent
(C)
(C) Insular crescent

(D)
(D) Middle crescent

32. Toponym means ..................... . 32. (toponym)

(A) Region (A)

(B) Area (B)

(C) Space (C)

(D) Place
(D)

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33. ‘Relocation diffusion’ takes 33.

place .................. .

(A) when acceptance of information
(A)
about an information spreads

through society
(B)
(B) geographical transfer of culture

traits by movements of people

across space

(C) when expansion of culture (C)
affects uniformly in areas

outward from source region

(D) cultural development in
(D)
different places

34.
34. A good indicator of social status

is ................... .

(A) commuting to CBD (A) CBD

(B) ethnic composition (B)

(C) number of automobile users (C)

(D) number of persons per room per (D)

housing unit

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35. Mixing and adaptation of different 35.

cultures is known as ................... .

(A) Interaction (A)

(B) Assimilation (B)

(C) Aculturation (C)

(D) Amalgamation (D)

36. Activities in the region which 36.
produce goods and services for
export are called as .................... .

(A) Non-basic activities (A)

(B) Basic activities (B)

(C) Local administration (C)

(D) Bakery (D)

37. Which one of the following is not the 37.

part of Dudley Stamp’s scheme of
macro-level regionalization of
India ?
(A)
(A) The mountain rim
(B)
(B) The Gangetic plain
(C)
(C) The peninsula

(D) The coastal plains (D)

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38. The activity that involves the 38.

acceptance of clearly defined system

of objectives to frame the overall

policies is called .................... .
(A)
(A) Political economy

(B)
(B) Development

(C)
(C) Planning

(D)
(D) Regionalization

39. Production of ..................... is included 39.

in new agricultural policy of 2000,

described as ‘Rainbow Revolution’.

(A) Fruits and Vegetables (A)

(B) Food grains (B)

(C) Commercial crops (C)

(D) Fisheries (D)

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40. The optimal development of local 40.

people by the local government by

developing the local resources is

termed as .................. .
(A)
(A) Rural development
(B)
(B) Remote area development
(C)
(C) Eco-development
(D)
(D) Regional development

41. Which one of the following pairs of 41.
Valley National Park and State is

not correctly matched ?

(A) Pin Valley — Himachal
(A)
Pradesh

(B) Neora Valley — Arunachal
(B)
Pradesh

(C) Valley of — Uttarakhand
(C)
Flowers

(D) Wayanad — Kerala (D)

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42. Which one of the following groups
42.
of state shows correct descending
order of density of population
(per sq. km.) as per 2011 census ?

(A) Kerala, West Bengal, Uttar
Pradesh and Bihar

(B) West Bengal, Kerala, Bihar and (A)
Uttar Pradesh
(B)
(C) Bihar, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh
and West Bengal
(C)
(D) Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala and
Uttar Pradesh (D)

43. Which of the following two districts
43.
from Maharashtra appear in the list
of top 10 in India recording negative
growth rate of population as per
2011 census ?

(A) Mumbai Suburban and
(A)
Ratnagiri
(B)
(B) Mumbai City and Sindhudurg
(C)
(C) Mumbai City and Ratnagiri

(D) Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri (D)

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44. Which of the following states has 44.

recorded second lowest literacy rate

in India as per 2011 census ?

(A) Andhra Pradesh (A)

(B) Arunachal Pradesh (B)

(C)
(C) Rajasthan

(D)
(D) Bihar

45. Arrange the following hills from 45.

South to North in locational

sequence : (a)

(a) Nallamalai Hills
(b)
(b) Dafla Hills
(c)
(c) Javadi Hills
(d)
(d) Ramgarh Hills

Codes : Choose the correct option
(A) (c), (a), (d), (b)
(A) (c), (a), (d), (b)
(B) (a), (d), (b), (c)
(B) (a), (d), (b), (c)

(C) (c), (d), (a), (b)
(C) (c), (d), (a), (b)

(D) (d), (b), (c), (a) (D) (d), (b), (c), (a)

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46. Which of the following formulae you 46.

will use to calculate co-efficient of

variation ?

(A) s / n
(A) s / n

(B) /x
(B) /x
x
x (C)
(C) n
n
(x x )2
(x x )2 (D)
(D) n
n

47. In GIS Topology describes ............. . 47.

(A) how objects are connected with

reference to their co-ordinates (A)

(B) how objects are connected to one

another independent of their
(B)
coordinates

(C) how grid cells are set up

adjacent to one another (C)

(D) how grid cells are contained

within a larger raster data (D)

model

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48. On a very small scale map, cities 48.

would likely to be shown as .............. .

(A) Points (A)

(B) Polygon (B)

(C) Individual lines (C)

(D) Grid cells (D)

49. If the data are skewed which of the 49.

following measure of central

tendency you will recommend ?

(A) Mean (A)

(B) Median (B)

(C) Average (C)

(D) Mode (D)

50. The information (data) related to sea 50.

surface elevation will be available

from .................... Indian satellite.

(A) SARAL (A) SARAL

(B) GSAT-7 (B) GSAT-7

(C) IRNSS-1A (C) IRNSS-1A

(D) RISAT-1 (D) RISAT-1

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