MAHA SET 2018 Question Paper 2 Geography

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Geography
Paper II

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

1. Assertion (A) : 1. (A)
The continent of Africa does not
have long and lofty fold mountain
system.

Reason (R) : (R)

Plate boundaries around the
continent of Africa are mostly
(Divergent)
divergent in nature.

Which one of the following is
correct ?

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(A) (A) (R) (R)
(R) is the correct explanation
of (A) (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (B) (A) (R)
(R) is not the correct explanation
(R) (A)
of (A)
(C) (A) (R)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false but (R) is true (D) (A) (R)

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2. The term “attrition” indicates : 2.

(A) Erosion of a platform by
(A)
moving sediment

(B) Reduction of size of a particle (B)

in transit
(C)
(C) Disintegration of a rock
(D)
(D) A core stone as a product of
chemical weathering

3. The term “bergschrund” is 3.

associated with ..........................
processes.
(A)
(A) Coastal
(B)
(B) Aeolian
(C)
(C) Fluvial

(D) Glacial (D)

4. Which of the following scientists is 4.
also credited for the concept of
isostasy ?
(A)
(A) McGee
(B)
(B) Karl Gilbert
(C)
(C) Dutton

(D) Maj. Powell (D)

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5. A shadow zone of the earthquake
5.
waves occurs on the surface of the

earth because :

(A) All the earthquake waves get (A)
absorbed in this zone

(B) All the earthquake waves are

absorbed by the mantle (B)

(C) P waves are refracted and S
(C) ‘P’ ‘S’
waves are absorbed by the

mantle

(D) S waves are refracted and P
(D) ‘S’ ‘P’
waves are absorbed by the

mantle

6. Relative humidity increase when : 6.

(A) The temperature decreases (A)

(B) The temperature increases (B)

(C) Wind velocity decreases (C)

(D) Wind velocity increases (D)

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7. The driving mechanism of global 7.
climate change is referred to

as ..................... .
(A)
(A) Radiative forcing
(B)
(B) Greenhouse effect
(C)
(C) Ozone depletion

(D)
(D) Melting of snow

8. The equatorial regions receive very 8.

high amount of rainfall because

of :
(1)
(1) Nearness to storm tracks
(2)
(2) Closeness to warm water

(3) Year round instability of (3)

atmosphere (4) CT

(4) Inversion of CT airmasses
(A) (1), (2) (4)
(A) (1), (2) and (4)
(B) (2), (3) (4)
(B) (2), (3) and (4)
(C) (1), (2) (3)
(C) (1), (2) and (3)

(D) (1), (3) and (4) (D) (1), (3) (4)

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9. Which of the following is not true 9.
for the summer monsoon over
northern hemisphere as a system
of winds ?
(A)
(A) A system, marked with seasonal
wind shift, caused by differential
heating of the land and the sea.

(B) Winds that are largely confined
(B) 20°
to the tropics i.e. the region up
to 20°N.

(C) Summer monsoon winds are (C)
the resultant deflections of
southeast trades due to earth’s
rotation.

(D) Summer monsoon approach the
(D)
land from northeasterly
direction.

10. The layers between the tropopause 10.
and the lower thermosphere are
commonly referred to as .................
atmosphere.
(A)
(A) Middle

(B) Lower (B)

(C) Upper (C)

(D) Topper (D)
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11. Which of the following is considered 11.
as a passive soil forming factors ?

(A) Parent rock (A)

(B) Climate (B)

(C) Time (C)

(D) Biota (D)

12. Photic zone means : 12.

(A) The layer of ocean where all (A)
biological life is located.

(B) The zone where only coral reefs
(B)
are located.
(C)
(C) The layer of ocean upto which
sufficient light penetrates

(D) The layer in which photo- (D)

synthesis is not possible

13. Which is the important driving force 13.
for ocean current movement ?

(A) Ocean surface water density
(A)
(B) Ocean water temperature
(B)
change
(C)
(C) Prevailing winds

(D) Salinity (D)

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14. Corals predominantly occur in low 14.
to mid latitudes because of :

(A) High rainfall
(A)
(B) Hot and humid climatic
(B)
conditions

(C) Suitable temperature conditions (C)

(D) Suitable salinity conditions (D)

15. Which one of the following is 15.
referred to as the producer in marine

ecosystem ?
(A)
(A) Phytoplankton
(B)
(B) Zooplankton
(C)
(C) Fungi

(D) Small fish (D)

16. The Orthographic and Stereographic 16.

projections were designed by :

(A) Thales (A)

(B) Eratosthenes (B)

(C) Hipparchus (C)

(D) Aneximander (D)

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17. “The nature does not drive man 17.

along a particular road, but it offers

a number of opportunities from

among which man is free to select”

is related to :

(A) Determinism (A)

(B) Neo-determinism (B)

(C) Possibilism (C)

(D) Stop and Go Determinism (D)

18. The landscapes reflects two primal 18.

needs of man “Prospect and Refuge”

was advocated by :

(A) Appleton (A)

(B) Samuels (B)

(C) Johnston (C)

(D) Ralph (D)

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19. Match the List-I and List-II and 19. -I -II
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
-I -II
List-I List-II
(a) (1)
(a) Homer (1) Outline of
Geography

(b) Hecataeus (2) Historical (b) (2)

Memoir (c) (3)
(c) Strabo (3) Illiod and
Odyssey
(d) (4)
(d) Ptolemy (4) Ges-Periodos

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (3) (2) (4) (1)
(A) (3) (2) (4) (1)
(B) (2) (1) (3) (4)
(B) (2) (1) (3) (4)

(C) (3) (4) (2) (1) (C) (3) (4) (2) (1)

(D) (3) (2) (1) (4) (D) (3) (2) (1) (4)

20. Who has divided the Cosmography 20.
into Uranography and Geography ?

(A) Hettner
(A)
(B) Blache
(B)
(C) Humboldt (C)
(D) Davis (D)

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21. According to Rank size rule, if the 21.

population of the largest city is 15,00,000

15,00,000, then the population of the

fourth largest city would be :

(A) 3,00,000 (A) 3,00,000

(B) 3,75,000 (B) 3,75,000

(C) 5,00,000 (C) 5,00,000

(D) 7,50,000 (D) 7,50,000

22. Who is associated with the 22.

statements given below :

(i) Migration occurs in small steps (i)

(ii) Most migrants go to short (ii)

distance

(iii) Long distance migrants go to (iii)

urban areas.

(A) Tadora (A)

(B) Everett Lee (B)

(C) Zelinsky (C)

(D) Revenstein (D)

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23. Maximum population of the world 23.

resides in ............................ latitude.

(A) 20—40°N (A) 20—40°N

(B) 20—40°S (B) 20—40°S

(C) 40—60°N (C) 40—60°N

(D) 30—60°S (D) 30—60°S

24. In the context of population, which 24.

of the following statements is not

correct ?
(A)
(A) Europe is ‘Aged Population’

Continent
(B)
(B) China is the most populous

country in the world

(C)
(C) India and China support 50%
50%
of the world’s population

(D) Africa has the world’s highest (D)

fertility rate

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25. A primary (main) road intersected 25.

at right angle by series of secondary

roads, parallel to one another would

develop ............................... type of

rural settlement pattern.

(A) Grid (A)

(B) Crucified (B)

(C) Herring bone (C)

(D) Angular (D)

26. In the south eastern USA 26.

‘Specialised horticulture and

olericulture’ is called ................... .

(A) Conuco (A)

(B) Truck farming (B)

(C) Chiltenene (C)

(D) Tavy (D)

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27. Which of the following is not 27.
correctly matched ?
(A)
(A) Milpa — Central America
(B)
(B) Caingin — Philippines
(C)
(C) Podu — India

(D) Berbecho — Thailand (D)

28. When production increased in 28.

comparison to the quantity of cost
elements is called :
(A)
(A) Constant return to scale
(B)
(B) Economies of the scale
(C)
(C) Diseconomies of the scale

(D) Average cost curve (D)

29. Which of the following pairs is 29.

incorrect ?

Resources T y pes
(A) :
(A) Forest : National
resource
(B) :
(B) Tides : Inexhaustible

(C) Coal : Inorganic (C) :

(D) Wild animal : Renewable (D) :

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30. Which of the following is not a 30.
dimension of Human Development
Index (HDI) ?
(A)
(A) Longevity
(B)
(B) Knowledge

(C) Decent Standard of Living (C)

(D) Equality (D)

31. Gentrification is a settlement of : 31.

(A) High class
(A)
(B) Middle class
(B)
(C) Low class (C)

(D) Ethnic community (D)

32. What does ‘Fourth World’ refer to ? 32.

(A) Poorest and vulnerable groups (A)
of people within the developing
world

(B) Poorest and vulnerable groups (B)

of people within the developed
world
(C)
(C) Poorest and vulnerable groups
of people in the world
(D)
(D) Richest and affluent groups of
people in the world
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33. The doctrine of ‘Terra Nullius’ 33.
refers to :
(A)
(A) Occupied lands
(B)
(B) Extra-terrestrial lands

(C)
(C) Resettled lands

(D) Empty lands (D)

34. What does the ‘index of dissimilarity’ 34.
measure ?
(A)
(A) Racial discrimination
(B)
(B) Residential segregation

(C)
(C) Gender gap

(D) Caste difference (D)

35. Which book is considered as a key 35.

text of political geography ?

(A) Politische Geographie (A)

(B) Liberalism (B)

(C) Democratic Ideals and Reality (C)

(D) Geopolitics of the World System (D)

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36. According to Indian census a town 36.
must have ........................ population
to be identified as urban places.

(A) 50000 (A) 50000

(B) 500000 (B) 500000

(C) 5000 (C) 5000

(D) 10000 (D) 10000

37. Economic growth done by ............... 37.
sector is called as imperative
planning.

(A) Public (A)

(B) Private (B)

(C) Joint (C)

(D) External agencies (D)

38. Which one of the following states of 38.
India has the highest rank in the
Human Development Index ?

(A) Tamil Nadu (A)

(B) Kerala (B)

(C) Punjab (C)

(D) Haryana (D)
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39. “Cultural Ethnocentrism region” will 39.

have ........................ characteristics.

(A) Homogenous and functional (A)

(B) Heterogenous and formal (B)

(C) Homogenous and formal (C)

(D) Heterogenous and functional (D)

40. ‘Poddlers’ in Netherland are classic 40.

examples of landuse planning based

on model of ....................... .

(A) Christaller (A)

(B) Von Thunen (B)

(C)
(C) E. Burgees

(D)
(D) Weber
41. The Aravalli range run across 41.
which of the following Indian
states ?
(A) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and
Delhi (A)
(B) Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana
and Delhi (B)
(C) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana
and Delhi (C)

(D) Gujarat, Rajasthan, U.P. and
(D)
Delhi
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42. What is called to the pass located 42.
at the southern end of the Nilgiri

hills in South India ?
(A)
(A) The Thalgat Pass
(B)
(B) The Bhorghat Pass

(C) The Bolan Pass (C)

(D) The Palghat Gap (D)

43. As per 2011 census the most densely 43. 2011

populated state of India is .......... .

(A) West Bengal (A)

(B) Kerala (B)

(C) Uttar Pradesh (C)

(D) Bihar (D)

44. Which of the following is not 44.
transport region ?
(A)
(A) Konkan Railway
(B)
(B) Central Railway
(C)
(C) Western Railway

(D)
(D) Himalayan Railway
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45. Mathura, Digboi and Panipat oil 45.

refineries are set up by :

(A) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

(B) Bharat Petroleum Corporation
(A)
Ltd.
(B)
(C) Crude Distillation Unit of
(C)
Madras Refineries Ltd.

(D) Hindustan Petroleum Corpo-

ration Ltd. (D)

46. If the minimum mapping unit is one 46.

acre and if this is to occupy one

square cm area on the map. What

should be the scale of map ?

(A) 1 : 5,000 (A) 1 : 5,000

(B) 1 : 5,500 (B) 1 : 5,500

(C) 1 : 6,000 (C) 1 : 6,000

(D) 1 : 6,360 (D) 1 : 6,360

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47. What would be the number of 47. 28

shades that can be generated on

computer monitor if the satellite

data of any three bands with

quantization level is 28 ?
(A) 16777216
(A) 16777216

(B) 1677216
(B) 1677216

(C) 1677816
(C) 1677816

(D) 72167716 (D) 72167716

48. In FCC, vegetation is seen in red 48.

colour because ....................... .

(A)
(A) Vegetation reflects near

infrared
(B)
(B) Vegetation reflects green
(C)
(C) Near infrared is represented

as red
(D)

(D) Red is represented as green

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49. Which of the following colours has 49.

highest frequency in visible

spectrum range ?
(A)
(A) Blue
(B)
(B) Green

(C)
(C) Yellow

(D)
(D) Red

50. Arithmetic mean is considered to be 50.

the most balanced measure of central

tendency because :
(A)

(A) It lies at the centre of the range
(B)
(B) All the observation values

participate in its determination

(C)
(C) It is free from the influence of

extreme value

(D) Sum of deviations from it equals (D)

zero

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