KUET 2023 Question Paper M.Sc. Geography

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KUET 2023 Question Paper M.Sc. Geography

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ENTRANCE TEST-2023
SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCES

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GEOGRAPHY

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1. Who was considered as the founder of modern Human 7. The landforms which are created by the epeirogenic
Geography ? forces are called :
(A) F. Ratzel (A) Primary relief
(B) Carl Ritter (B) Secondary relief
(C) E.C. Semple (C) Tertiary relief
(D) A.V. Humboldt (D) Polycyclic relief
2. Which of the following is the philosophical basis of 8. Which of the following phenomena is more
Quantitative revolution ? pronounced in youthful stage of Davis cycle of
(A) Probabilism erosion ?
(B) Positivism (A) Vertical erosion
(C) Environmentalism (B) Lateral erosion
(D) Idealism (C) Valley widening
3. Which one of the following is a key concept in (D) Both vertical & lateral erosion
humanistic geography ? 9. Exfoliation of rocks due to pressure release or
(A) Spatial concentration unloading is also known as:
(B) Spatial location (A) Sheeting
(C) Development and quality of life (B) Mass wasting
(D) Geographical development (C) Shattering
4. Toynbee has divided the world into how many cultural (D) Abrasion
regions ? 10.How many types of volcanoes are there on the basis
(A) 2 of periodicity ?
(B) 5 (A) 2
(C) 4 (B) 5
(D) 3 (C) 3
5. Who proposed the idea of sea floor spreading? (D) 7
(A) Harry Hess 11.Which of the following landform is the example of
(B) Alfred Wegener fluvial depositional landform ?
(C) McKenzie and Parker (A) Delta
(D) Arthur Holmes (B) Cataract
6. Which of the following theories comprehensively (C) Potholes and plunges
explains the dynamism of earth’s crust and features (D) Waterfall and rapid
of the endogenetic forces ? 12. Karst topography is strongly developed where the
(A) Sea floor spreading water table is :
(B) Plate tectonics (A) Relatively low
(C) Geosync line theory (B) Moderate
(D) Convective cell theory (C) High
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Which of the following statements is true?
1. Tropical cyclones have convectional formation 1. West coasts of the continents in tropical and
whereas temperate cyclones have frontal sub-tropical latitude (except close to equator)
formations. are bordered by warm currents.
2. Tropical cyclones move from west to east 2. The mixing of warm and cold current results in
whereas temperate cyclones move from east to best fishing grounds of world.

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3. Tropical cyclones originate only in deep warm (A) 1 only

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(A) 1 & 2 18. Which of the following ocean currents is found in
(B) 1 & 3 southern hemisphere?
(C) 2 & 3 (A) Oyashio current
(D) 2 only (B) West wind drift
14. Consider the following: (C) Gulf stream
1. Chinook: USA (D) Canaries current
2. Foehn: Switzerland 19. Which of the following factors are affecting the ocean

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(A) 1 & 4 4. Wind flow
(B) 1, 2 & 4 Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(C) 1, 2 & 3 (A) 1,2 and 3 only
(D) All of the above (B) 2, 3 and 4 only
15. The phenomenon of “Pineapple Express” which was (C) 1,3 and 4 only
recently in news is related to: (D) 1,2,3 and 4
(A) Land sinking in Joshimath. 20. Arrange the following seas of Europe continent from

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(C) Technique of cultivating Pineapple. 1. Baltic sea

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(A) Increases (A) 1-2-3-4
(B) Decreases (B) 2-1-3-4
(C) May increase or decrease (C) 2-1-4-3
(D) Remains the same (D) 1-2-4-3

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21. The largest ecosystem of the Earth is : 27. Which of the following are the ‘pull factor’ affecting
(A) Biosphere migration?
(B) Hydrosphere 1. Better opportunities for work.
(C) Lithosphere 2. Better health facilities.
(D) Biome
3. Poorer health facilities.
22. Greenhouse effect means :
4. Absence of good educational institution.
(A) Cultivation in green houses so as to check
pollution. Choose the correct option :
(B) Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric (A) Only 1 and 2
oxygen. (B) Only 3 and 4
(C) Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric (C) Only 1, 2 and 3
carbon dioxide.
(D) Only 1, 2 and 4
(D) Pollution in houses in tropical regions.
28. Which pass provides access to the Kailash-
23. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of
Mansarovar land route?
ecosystem in the order of decreasing productivity?
(A) Mangroves, grasslands, lakes, oceans (A) Mana pass
(B) Mangroves, oceans, grasslands, lakes (B) Rohtas pass
(C) Oceans, lakes, grasslands, mangroves (C) Nathula pass
(D) Oceans, mangroves, lakes, grasslands (D) Baralacha la pass
24. Who wrote the book An Essay on the Principle of 29. Which of the following soils is formed by the
Population ? weathering of basaltic lava flows?
(A) E. Ravenstein
(A) Red soil
(B) Zelinsky
(B) Laterite soil
(C) R.C. Chandna
(C) Acidic soil
(D) Thomas Robert Malthus
25. According to Ackerman’s division of world into (D) Black soil
population-resources regions, India falls under the 30. Which of the following characteristics are associated
category of with dry monsoon forest of India?
(A) United State type 1. Annual rainfall is below 50cm.
(B) Egyptian type 2. The trees are short- rooted.
(C) Brazilian type 3. Thorny shrubs and grasslands.
(D) European type
4. Mango, Mahua, Sisam and Keekar are the
26. Which of the following conditions are characterized
prominent trees.
by second stage of demographic transition?
(A) Low birth rate, high death rate (A) 1 & 2
(B) High birth rate, high death rate (B) 2 & 4
(C) High birth rate, declining death rate (C) 3 & 4
(D) Low birth rate, low death rate (D) 1, 2 & 3

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When was the first tourism policy introduced ?
Stream’? (A) 1982
(A) H. Seilkopf
(B) 1981
(B) Wiley Post
(C) Herodotus (C) 1979
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33. Which of the following is not a man-made disaster? (D) West Bengal
(A) War 40. Given below are some factors influencing the location
(B) Terrorism of certain industries :
(C) Drought 1. Skilled labour
(D) Civil War 2. Low transportation cost
34. What is the range of the intensity scale used in
3. Clean and dust free environment
measuring earthquakes ?

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(A) 1 to 12
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35. Tsunami occurs due to : (A) 1,2 and 3
(A) Earthquake generated in a subduction zone (B) 2, 3 and 4
(B) Wave upwelling
(C) 3, 4 and 5
(C) Wind impact
(D) Tidal force (D) 1,3 and 5
36. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha often face natural 41. Where was the first steel plant set-up in India?
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(A) 5 (B) Sugar industry
(B) 3 (C) Iron and steel industry
(C) 6
(D) Chemical industry
(D) 8

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43. The mountain range which lies in the lesser Himalayas 49. The disconnected lines used for showing slope on
and separates Kashmir valley from the outer Himalayas maps are known as:
is : (A) Contours
(A) Zanskar (B) Form lines
(B) Pir Panjal (C) Hachure
(C) Nun Kun (D) Bench marks
(D) None of the above 50. Consider the following:
44. Which is the deepest lake of India?
1. Homolographic projection: True Shape
(A) Dal Lake projection
(B) Sanasar Lake 2. Orthomorphic projection: Equal area projection
(C) Wular Lake
3. Azimuthal projection: True-Bearing/Planar
(D) Manasbal Lake projection
45. Which region has more number of biogas plants?
4. True Scale projection: Equi-distant projection
(A) Jammu
Which of the following pair (s) is/are correctly
(B) Kashmir matched:
(C) Ladakh
(A) 1&2
(D) None of the above
(B) 3&4
46. Which of the following is the best period for saffron
(C) 1,2 &4
to be grown in Jammu & Kashmir?
(D) 2, 3 &4
(A) Last week of August to September
51. Lines showing depth of the seabed are called
(B) Last week of Septmber to October
(A) Isotherms
(C) Last week of July to August
(B) Isohytes
(D) Last week of June to July
47. Which Mughal garden in Kashmir is known as ‘garden (C) Isobaths
of bliss’? (D) Isobars
(A) Shalimar garden 52. Which projection system is most suitable for
(B) Pari mahal garden navigational purposes ?
(C) Chashmashahi garden (A) Mercator’s projection
(D) Nishat garden (B) Cylindrical projection
48. Hospitality dimension of tourism is given much (C) Bonne’s projection
importance for the first time in the history of tourism (D) Conical projection
development in India in which policy? 53. In case of steep slope, the contour lines are:
(A) Tourism Policy 1982 (A) Widely spaced
(B) National Action Plan of Tourism 1992 (B) Closely spaced
(C) National Tourism Policy 2002 (C) Cross each other
(D) National Strategy for Tourism Promotion (D) None of the above

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the mode is 15. What will be the value of median?
(A) NavIC
(A) 18.5
(B) Compass
(B) 19
(C) Galileo (C) 21.6
(D) GLONASS (D) 20.3

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(D) None of these 59. The term ‘regression was introduced by:
56. The number of spectral bands in the Enhanced (A) Croxton and Cowden
Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) Sensor on remote (B) R.A. Fischer
sensing Satellite LANDSAT-7 is: (C) Francis Galton
(D) Karl Pearson
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