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Geography
Paper III

III
Time Allowed : 2½ Hours] [Maximum Marks : 150
Note : This Paper contains Seventy five (75) multiple choice questions. Each question
carrying Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
(75) (2)

1. ‘Present is key to the past’, who has 1.

stated this ?

(A) Hutton (A)

(B) Horton (B)

(C) Davis (C)

(D) Penck (D)

2. Which of the following does not 2.

control the process of erosion ?

(A) Climate (A)

(B) Slope (B)

(C) Nature of material (C)

(D) Location of material (D)

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3. Given below are the two statements 3.

one labelled as Assertion (A) and (A) (R)
the other as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Tsunamis are ‘L’
(A) ‘L’
type of waves.

Reason (R) : Tsunamis are caused
(R)
by sudden vertical movement of the

earth’s crust.

In the context of the above two

statements which one of the

following is correct ?

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (A) (A) (R)

(R) is the correct explanation of (R) (A)

(A)
(B) (A) (R)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) (A)
(R) is not the correct

explanation of (A)
(C) (A) (R)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) (R)
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true

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4. Find out which one of the following
4.

is a mis-match :

(A) Oxbow lake — Fluvial

landscape (A) —

(B) Evaporites — Arid landscape

(C) Ergs — Glacial
(B) —
landscape

(C) —
(D) Stacks — Coastal

landscape (D) —

5. Downward movement of soil, 5.

regolith and bed rock under the

influence of gravity is called :

(A) Disintegration
(A)

(B) Mass wasting
(B)

(C) Physical weathering
(C)

(D) Exfoliation
(D)

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6. Simultaneous erosion and uplift in 6.
fluvial landscape will lead to the

development of :

(A) Rectangular drainage

pattern (A)

(B) Trellis drainage pattern (B)

(C) Superimposed drainage
(C)
pattern

(D)
(D) Antecedent drainage pattern

7. Triangular shaped polished stones 7.

which appear like miniature

pyramids at the foot of the

mountains in the desert areas are

called as :
(A)

(A) Hamadas
(B)
(B) Ventifacts

(C) Zuegens (C)

(D) Yardangs (D)

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8. The theory of plate tectonics does not
8.
provide explanation for :

(A) Distribution of continents and

oceans
(A)

(B) Distribution of volcanoes and
(B)
earthquakes

(C) Distribution of igneous rocks (C)

(D) Distribution of submerged
(D)
mountain systems

9. Which one of the following would 9.

increase the albedo of earth-

atmosphere system ?

(A) Glacial Shrinking (A)

(B) Deforestation (B)

(C) Thick cloud cover (C)

(D) Water surface when sun is near
(D)
the zenith

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10. Given below are the two statements 10.
one labelled as Assertion (A) and (A) (R)
other as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Unlike Celsius and
(A)
Fahrenheit scales, it is not possible

to have negative values when using

Kelvin scale.

Reason (R) : There is no

temperature lower than absolute (R)

zero.

In the context of the above two

statements which one of the

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

but (R) is not the correct (C) (A) (R)

explanation of (A)

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

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

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11. Which one of the following pairs is 11.
not correctly matched in connection
with the motion of atmosphere ?
(A) (1)
(A) Planetary scale (1) Waves in

westerlies

(B) Synoptic scale (2) Valley and (B) (2)
mountain
breeze

(C) Meso scale (3) Tornado (C) (3)

(D) Micro scale (4) Turbulance (D) (4)

12. Which one of the following is true 12.
for a parcel of rising air but not true
for the surrounding air ?

(A) Temperature value vary
erratically from one level to (A)

other

(B) Consists of different air
(B)
molecules at each level
(C)
(C) Humidity differ erratically from
one level to other

(D) Change in temperature with (D)
altitude under either dry or wet
adiabatic rate

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13. A given volume of air holds 7.5 13. 7.5

grams of moisture. At that
30
temperature the air would be

saturated with 30 gms of water

vapour. What is the relative

humidity ?
(A) 100%

(A) 100 percent
(B) 30%
(B) 30 percent

(C) 22.5%
(C) 22.5 percent

(D) 25 percent (D) 25%

14. The least common of the ten cloud 14.

genera is :

(A) Cumulonimbus (A)

(B) Cirrocumulus (B)

(C) Altostratus (C)

(D) Nimbostratus (D)

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15. What is most likely to occur when 15.
a mass of cold air moves into a region
occupied by warm air ?

(A) A warm front will be formed
and there will be intense (A)
precipitation

(B) The boundary between the two
(B)
air masses will be a zone of
intense high pressure

(C) The air masses will mix rapidly (C)
forming an air mass of
intermediate temperature

(D) A cold front will be formed as
(D)
the warm air will be forced
upward

16. Which one of the following is a 16. (C)
prerequisite criteria for Koppen’s ‘C’
type of climate ?

(A) Average temperature of coolest
(A)
month is above 18°C
18°C
(B) Average temperature of coolest
(B)
month is –3°C and above
–18°C –3°C –18°C

(C) Average temperature of coolest (C)
month is under 18°C and above 18°C –3°C
–3°C

(D) Average temperature of coolest (D)
month is –18°C or below
–18°C

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17. Corals require a sea water 17.

temperature of ..............

(A) 10°C (A) 10°

(B) 35°C (B) 35°

(C) over 20°C (C) 20°

(D) below 5°C (D) 5°

18. Mangroves ................ 18.

(A) Help to protect shorelines (A)

(B) Grow in lakes and ponds

(C) Are salt resistant species (B)

(D) Are responsible for marine (C)

pollution (D)

19. The length of mid-Atlantic ridge is 19.
about .............

(A) 15,000 km (A) 15,000

(B) 12,000 km (B) 12,000

(C) 800 km (C) 800

(D) 10,000 km (D) 10,000

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20. ‘CRZ’ is an abbreviation for ............ 20. ‘CRZ’

zone.

(A) coastal regulation (A)

(B) cyclone reconstruction (B)

(C) calamity relief (C)

(D) central relief (D)

21. Selva forests are : 21.

(A) Broad leaf evergreen forests (A)

(B) Broad leaf deciduous forests (B)

(C) Coniferous evergreen forests (C)

(D) Coniferous deciduous forests (D)

22. The specific place of an organism in 22.

an ecosystem is called :

(A) Niche (A)

(B) Autotroph (B)

(C) Trophic level (C)

(D) Food pyramid (D)

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23. Which one of the following is 23.
referred to as the ‘producer’ in
marine ecosystem ?
(A)
(A) Small fish
(B)
(B) Fungi

(C) Zooplankton (C)

(D) Phytoplankton (D)

24. Who is known for determining the 24.
latitudes and longitudes of the
earth ?
(A)
(A) Eratosthenes
(B)
(B) Herodotus

(C) Ptolemy (C)

(D) Strabo (D)

25. Which one of the following pairs of 25.
geographers is known as founders of
modern geography ?

(A) Ratzel and Blache (A)

(B) Allen Semple and Ian Burton (B)

(C) Blache and Bruhnes (C)
(D) Carl Ritter and Humboldt
(D)

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26. The phrase ‘‘Quantitative 26.

revolution’’ was first used by :

(A) James Conant (A)

(B) Ian Burton (B)

(C) Lucien Febvre (C)

(D) Peter Haggett (D)

27. Environmental determinism arose 27.

from the writings of :

(A) Ellen Semple (A)

(B) Ratzel (B)

(C) Preston James (C)

(D) Carl Ritter (D)

28. The debate over methodological 28.

aspects of regional geography is

related to the ...............
(A)
(A) Quantitative analysis
(B)
(B) Environmental determinism
(C)
(C) Areal variations
(D)
(D) Spatial organisation

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29. Berkeley school at the University of 29.
California was associated with the
studies in :
(A)
(A) Cultural Geography
(B)
(B) Political Geography

(C) Historical Geography (C)

(D) Physical Geography (D)

30. Which one of the following forms 30.
the subject matter of radical
geography ?
(A)
(A) Agricultural problems
(B)
(B) Regional geopolitics

(C) Population growth (C)

(D) Socio-economic inequalities (D)

31. Select the correct order of decreasing
31. 2011
density of population (2011) :

(A) Asia, Europe, Africa, South
America
(A)
(B) Europe, Asia, Africa, South
America
(B)
(C) Asia, Africa, Europe, South
America (C)
(D) Asia, Europe, South America,
Africa (D)

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32. In developing countries population 32.

pyramid has a :

(A) narrow base and wide top (A)

(B) wide base and wide top (B)

(C) wide base and narrow top (C)

(D) narrow base and narrow top (D)

33. Women have a longer life 33.

expectancy than men due to :

(A) Safer life (A)

(B) Genetic sturdiness (B)

(C) Early marriage (C)

(D) Low health hazard (D)

34. The changes in the stages of fertility 34.

and mortality is given by :

(A) Demographic structure model (A)

(B) Demographic dividend model (B)

(C) Demographic transition model (C)

(D) Demographic profile model (D)

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35. ‘Reihendorf’ Settlements are 35.

situated along :

(A) Canal (A)

(B) River (B)

(C) Railway (C)

(D) Road (D)

36. FSI is the ratio between : 36.

(A) Built-up area allowed and plot

area available (A)

(B) Plot area allowed and open area

available (B)

(C) Built-up area and the open

area (C)

(D) Plot area and built-up area (D)

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37. Non-basic activities of a city refer to 37.
the :

(A) Production of goods and services (A)
to a market outside the city

(B) Production of goods and services
(B)
for local population

(C) Tertiary and quarternary
services (C)

(D) Secondary activities (D)

38. ‘Range of good’ in central place 38.
theory means :

(A) Goods ranging from necessity to (A)
luxuries (B)
(B) Wide ranging quality goods

(C) Distance travelled by people to (C)
obtain a service/good

(D) Distance travelled to obtain (D)
diversified goods

39. Which one of the following pairs is 39.
incorrect ?
Tribes Names of Shifting

Cultivation
(A) —
(A) Naga — Jhum

(B) Maria — Penda (B) —

(C) Baiga — Bewar (C) —
(D) Khond — Koman
(D) —
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40. Which one of the following countries 40.
practices commercial grain
forming ?
(A)
(A) Brazil
(B)
(B) Indonesia

(C) Argentina (C)

(D) Finland (D)

41. Which is the most important reason 41.
for the dwindling forest resources
today ?
(A)
(A) Soil erosion
(B)
(B) Overfelling

(C) Forest fires (C)

(D) Floods (D)

42. Which one of the following is a 42.
resource based industry in the
respective country ?
(A)
(A) Wine industry in France
(B)
(B) Paper industry in Japan
(C)
(C) Petroleum refining in Pakistan

(D) Steel industry in Belgium (D)
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43. Which one of the following is a non-
43.
renewable resource ?

(A) Water
(A)

(B) Fish
(B)

(C) Bauxite
(C)

(D) Sodium chloride
(D)

44. The highest hydro-electric power
44.
potential in Africa is found in .............

(A) Southern Part
(A)

(B) North-eastern part
(B)

(C) North-western part
(C)

(D) Tropical part
(D)

45. Lines connecting locations of equal
45.
transport costs are called :

(A) isodapanes
(A)

(B) Isotims
(B)

(C) Isohyetes
(C)

(D) Isoquants
(D)

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46. A condition wherein the increase in 46.

output that leads to decrease in

per unit cost of production is known
as ............
(A)
(A) Diseconomies of scale
(B)
(B) Economies of sustenance

(C) Economic system (C)

(D) Economies of scale (D)

47. A state is a .............. unit. 47.

(A) Sovereign (A)

(B) Democratic (B)

(C) Liberal (C)

(D) Autocratic (D)

48. Frontiers are not characterised by 48.
..............
(A)
(A) rudimentary socio-economic
relations (B)

(B) rebelliousness and lawlessness
(C)
(C) affiliation
(D)
(D) integrating factor

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49. Pick up the odd pair of countries in 49.
relation to the nature of their
boundary :
(A) Uruguay and Argentina (A)

(B) Zaire and Congo (B)
(C) Myanmar and Thailand (C)
(D) Switzerland and Germany (D)
50. Jajmani System is based on the 50.
relationship of .............
(A) Patron-client (A)
(B) Landlord-tenant (B)
(C) Landlord-patron (C)
(D) Patron-tenant (D)
51. Which of the following characteristics
51.
are found in developing countries ?
(a) High population growth rates
(b) Large number of people living (a)
in poverty
(b)
(c) Very traditional methods of
agricultural production (c)

(d) Mechanised agricultural (d)
production methods
Select the appropriate option from
the following : (A) (a) (b)
(A) (a) and (b)
(B) (b) (c)
(B) (b) and (c)
(C) (c) (d)
(C) (c) and (d)
(D) (a) and (d) (D) (a) (d)

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52. Which of the following are attributes 52.

of spatial interaction ?

(a) Spatial complementarity
(a)

(b) Distance decay
(b)
(c) Diffusion
(c)
(d) Interviewing opportunity
(d)
Select the appropriate option from

the following :

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

(B) (c) and (d) (B) (c) (d)

(C) (a), (b) and (c) (C) (a), (b) (c)

(D) (a), (b) and (d) (D) (a), (b) (d)

53. Which of the following languages 53.

belongs to Austric family ?

(A) Kinnauri (A)

(B) Kuruba (B)

(C) Munda (C)

(D) Banjari (D)

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54. ............... province of Canada has a 54.
majority of French Speaking
population.
(A)
(A) Ontario

(B) Quebec (B)

(C) British Columbia (C)

(D) Alberta (D)
55. Given below are the two statements, 55.
one labelled as Statement (A) and (A) (R)
the other as Reason (R) :

Statement (A) : Regional
(A) :
geography has changed
considerably.

Reason (R) : It now includes both (R) :

analysis and synthesis.

Select the correct alternative using
the codes below :
(A) (A) (R) (R)
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (A)
(R) is the correct explanation of
(B) (A) (R)
(A)
(R) (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not the correct (C) (A) (R)
explanation of (A)

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

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56. The Russian concept of Territorial
56.
Production Complex is an extension

of ................
(A)
(A) Central place theory

(B)
(B) Growth pole concept

(C) Core-periphery concept (C)

(D) Diffusion model (D)

57. Give the correct sequence of effects 57.

observed around growth centres :

(A) Agglomeration effect, Backwash (A)

effect, spread effect

(B) Agglomeration effect, spread (B)

effect, backwash effect

(C) Backwash effect, spread effect,
(C)
agglomeration effect

(D) Spread effect, agglomeration
(D)
effect, backwash effect

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58. ................... is a major hurdle in
58. ...................
development of Uttarakhand.

(A) Poor human resource
(A)
development
(B)
(B) Absence of resource base

(C) Physical isolation (C)

(D) Poverty (D)

59. The main attribute of functional 59.
region is ..............

(A) Functional homogeneity (A)

(B) Functional heterogeneity (B)

(C) Stakeholders’ participation (C)

(D) Functional superiority (D)

60. Who formalised the concept that 60.
there exists relationship between
spatial organisation and national
development ?
(A)
(A) Luten
(B)
(B) Dickens
(C)
(C) Kuklinski
(D)
(D) Friedmann

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61. Regions delineated on the basis of 61.

transport network are :

(A) Natural regions (A)

(B)
(B) Nodal regions

(C)
(C) Planning regions

(D)
(D) Resource regions

62. Which of the following is the correct 62.

sequence of belts from Siwaliks to

active flood plains of North Indian

Plains ?

(A) Bha b a r— Te ra i — K h ad a r —

Bangar (A)

(B) Bh a b a r — T e r a i — B a ng a r —
(B)
Khadar

(C) Ba n g a r — T e ra i — K ha d a r —
(C)
Bhabar

(D) Bhabar—Khadar—Bangar— (D)

Terai

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63. Which type of vegetation is 63.

necessarily confined to the narrow

zone of tidal limits ?

(A) Alpine vegetation (A)

(B) Tropical rainforest (B)

(C) Tropical deciduous (C)

(D) Mangrove (D)

64. Main cause for the winter rains in 64.

the state of Jammu and Kashmir is

that ...........
(A)
(A) the area enjoys mediterranean

climate
(B)
(B) it is the area of high elevation

(C)
(C) it comes under the influence of

sub-tropical westerlies

(D) it comes under the influence of (D)

tropical easterly jet stream

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65. Decrease in total forest coverage in 65.
India is primarily due to ..........

(A) Extreme Climatic variability (A)

(B) Exponential urbanisation (B)

(C) Commercial exploitation (C)

(D) Illegal deforestation (D)

66. Which two of the following are the 66.
field-refineries in India ?

(a) Panipat (a)

(b) Mathura
(b)

(c) Koyali
(c)

(d) Digboi
(d)
Select the appropriate places from

the following pairs :
(A) (a) (b)
(A) (a) and (b)
(B) (b) (c)
(B) (b) and (c)

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

(D) (d) (a)
(D) (d) and (a)

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67. According to the international
67.
ecotourism society’s definition of
2015
2015, which of the following is

not direct component of the

ecotourism ?

(A) Well being of the local people
(A)
(B) Conservation of the

environment (B)

(C) Preservation of the
(C)
environment

(D) Responsible travel (D)

68. Which of the following states has 68.

maximum number of major dams in

the country ?
(A)
(A) Karnataka
(B)
(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C)
(C) Himachal Pradesh

(D) Maharashtra (D)

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69. In symbolisation of quantitative 69.

data on maps ............... is the primary

variable which is visually more

effective.
(A)
(A) Shape

(B)
(B) Colour

(C)
(C) Size

(D) Orientation (D)

70. In GIS, the process of assigning the 70.

co-ordinates of locational features to

the corresponding attribute value is

known as ............

(A)
(A) Geo-stitching

(B) Geo-coding (B)

(C) Geo-pairing (C)

(D) Geo-pasting
(D)

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71. Measurement of areas under 71.

different landuses belongs to ...............

scale of measurement.

(A)
(A) Nominal

(B)
(B) Ordinal

(C)
(C) Interval

(D)
(D) Ratio

72.
72. If the frequencies are concentrated

at number of locations over the

range of data it will be called ..............

distribution.
(A)
(A) Negatively skewed
(B)
(B) Laptokurtic

(C)
(C) Multimodal

(D) Platykurtic (D)

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73. Which of the following statistical 73.
techniques you will use for testing
the validity of a categorisation of
observed values of a variable ?
(A) ‘t’
(A) Students’ t-test

(B) Analysis of variance (B)

(C) Chi-square test (C)

(D) Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) test (D) (KS)

74. Which of the following techniques is
74.
best suited for the analysis of
inequality of distribution ?
(A)
(A) Lorenz curve

(B) Scaling technique (B)

(C) Rank order analysis (C)

(D) Weighted score (D)

75. A standard normal distribution will 75.
have :

(A) Mean = 1 and Std. Dev. = 1 (A) = 1 = 1
(B) Mean = 0 and Std. Dev. = 0 (B) = 0 = 0
(C) Mean = 0 and Std. Dev. = 1 (C) = 0 = 1
(D) Mean = 1 and Std. Dev. = 0 (D) = 1 = 0

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