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KUET 2021 Question Paper M.Sc. Geography

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ENTRANCE TEST.2O21
SCHOOL OF' NNVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCES

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GEOGRAPHY

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1. The subiect matter of modern Geography is 6. The \raves that help scientists to understand
based on spatial organisation and man- the inlernal struclure ofthe eanh are :
environment ielations. The analltical technique
used in this context is concemed with :
(A) PrimarY waves
(A) The exact positioning of events (B) Secondary waves
(B) Geocentricism (C) Suface waves
(C) The best location (D) Longitudinal waves
(D) The quality of particular areas
1. Most shong earthquakes are generated by :
2. Iollowing the onhodox smrcture of geography'
economiigeography is a subser ofwhich oflhe (A) Sudden crustal movements on active faults
following ?
(B) The collaPse of calders
(A) Philosophy
(C) Submarine landslides
(B) Regional
(C) Techniques (D) volcanic eruptlons
(D) Systemalic 8. Mid-oceanic ridges are the resull of
l. Who founded the school of possibilism ? (A) Convergent Plate boundary
(A) Lablache (B) Transform Plate boundary
(B) L. Febrve
(C) Divergent Plate boundary
(C) R. Hartshone
(D) Ratzel (D) AU the above

4. The most successfirl t,?es ofregional units appear 9. Which of lhe following pairs is most suitable
to be those whose spatial boundaries coincide for ascertaining the oigin of the rocks ?
most closely with the descdbed :
(A) Colour and shaPe
(A) Socioeconomlcsysrems
(B) Culture (B) DensitY and hardness
(C) Model Systems (C) Stucture aIld composition
(D) Physical SYstems (D) Size and weight
5. The basis of the concept of geomoryhic cycle 10. Which of the following is not chemical
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weathedng ?
(A) The effect of compensating uplift on
Iandforms (A) Oxidation
(B) Surface tensional forces (B) HYdrolYsis
(C) The role ofdeclining rates oferosion over (C) Carbonization
time
(D) Freezing
(D) Youth, maturitY, old age
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Relative humidity of an air mass increases when :
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ftom : (A) air temperature rises
(A) Carboniferous Period (B) condensation takes Place
(C) precipitation takes Place
(B) Cretaceous Period
(D) air temPerature falls
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(A) Corosion
4. Revolution of the earth
(B) Deflation
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(C) Hydraulic action below :
(D) Abrasion (A) I and 2
13. The debit side of the earth's solar radiation (B) I and 4
budget shows that almost two thirds of the (C) l,2 and 3
available units are : (D) 2, 3 and 4

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(D) Tnnsfened from the earth to the atmospherc a (B) Red mud
(C) Ooze
14. The bulk of the world's wettest areas are
associated with the :
(D) Coral mud
19. Wlich oftha following curents belong to Indian
(A) Subhopical highs Ocean ?
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(C) Land and water contmsts are large (C) Tropic of Cancer

(D) Of areas of calm air movements ,. , (D) TroPic of CaPricorn
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21. Which of the following are the major facto$ 26. Which ofthe following rivers is formed by two
responsible for the monsoon t pe of climate in steams, the Chandra and Bhaga ?
India ?
(A) Neelarn
1, Location
2. Thermal contrast (B) Ravi
3. Upper air circulation (C) Chenab
4. The Himalayan Mountains (D) Sutlej
Select the correct answer using the code given
27. The amount of material ulilized at any particular
below :
level in the food chain is called :
(A) l and4only
(B) 1,2, 3 and 4 (A) A consumption ntio
(C) 2, 3 and 4 only (B) An atuophy level
(D) 1,2 and 3 only (C) A trophic level
22. The Karewas of Kashmh refers to which among
(D) A sbuctural attendant
the following Opes of deposits ?
(A) Aeolian and gtacial 28' The optimistic view regarding the length of
time that the eadh's non- renewable resources
(B) Lacustrine
will last is based on :
(C) Fluvial
(D) Volcania (A) Improvements in technology
23. What is the nane given to the foothills zone of (B) Reduction in population
Himalayas ?
(C) Reduction in consumption
(A) Inner Himalayas
(B) Siwalik (D) Increase in consumption
(C) Middle Himalayas 29. Which of the following is a tropical grassland ?
(D) Central Himalayas (A) Savana
24. 'Yellow Revolution' is associated with the
(B) Pampas
production of :
(A) Oil seeds (C) Pmirie
(B) Poultry (D) Taiga
(C) Sunflower 30. An equilibrium state which is the result of
(D) Gold vegetative change over a long period of time is
25. In the 'Index of Eight Core Industries', which called a(n) :
one ofthe following is given the highest weight ?
(A) Ctimax
(A) Coal Foduction
(B) Fertilizer production
(B) Invasion
(C) Electicity generation (C) Succulent
(D) Steel production (D) Succession

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31.'The biological ability of an area to provide 36. The largest reserves of coal in India occurs
sufficient food stuffs to support the population
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the : (A) Damodar basin
(A) Logistic groMh constant (B) Narmada basin
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transition" is associated with : of India ?

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population
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pamllels in Mercator's 46. Which among the following
41. The distance between
GPS ?
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Projection
(A) Space segmert
(A) Decreases towards the Poles
(B) Control segnent
(B) Increases towalds the Poles
(C) User segment
(c) Rcmains same thoughout
(D) Vadable segmeot
(D) Increases towards the equator :
above sea level are 47. Contous of equal spacing represent
42. Actual heights of places
reprcsented bY :
(A) Uniform slope
(A) Contours (B) Gentle slope
(B) Layer colouing (C) Ste€P slope

(C) SPot height (D) Convex slope
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(D) Hachules 48. Which of the followiog is a
only the on the insfument used ?
43. Which ofthe following profiles show
ruggedness of the skY-line
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(A) Projected Profiles (B) ToPograPhic surveYtng

(B) Super-imposed Profiles (C) Hydlogaphic su eying

(C) Composite Profiles (D) Cada.strat suveying
of pla
among the following metlods
(D) Longitudinalplofile -'49. Which inaccessil
photogaph as a ,"ir. ,u*"y it tuitable for locating
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map is Prcv€nted bY :
(A) Radiation
(A) Very wide variatioD in the scale
(B) Resection
(B) Hodzootal displacem€nr
(C) lnters€ction
(C) Vertical disPlacement
(D) All the abov€
(D) The inabili$ to measure the relief is usec
50. Which of the following scales
45. Multi-variable climate data
can be best sho\t'n '" u""*urat, measure minute divisions ?
by:
(A) Plain scale
(A) Dots
(B) Comparative scale
(B) Circles
(C) Diagonal scale
(C) GraPhs
(D) Vernier's scale
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51. When the values in a sedes are not of equal 56. Disaster is an event a sing
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lmportance, we calculate the :
(A) Result of hazard event
(A) Mode
(B) Causes of hazard event Respondent
(B) Weighted mean
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(C) Coef{icient of ske\aness (C) Response
(D) Coeffieient of variation (D) Recovery
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variables is constant, it is called :
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