M.Sc. (Geoinformatics) (Semester (CBCS) Examination, 2017
INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY
Day Date: Tuesday,18-04-2017 Max Marks: 70
Time: 10.30 PM to 01.00 PM
N. B.: Attempt totally five questions.
All Questions carry equal marks.
Question no.1 is compulsory
Attempt any two questions from Q.NO.2, 3 and 4
Attempt any two questions from Q.No.5, 6 and 7
Draw neat and labeled diagrams wherever necessary
Q.1 Fill in the gaps with correct option from those given below: 14
is not a green house gas.
Methane Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen Nitrous oxide
The World Ozone-Day is observed on
1st September 16th September
1st October 16th October
The normal lapse rate in atmosphere is
40C per km 50C per km 6.50C per km 7.50C per km
The energy flows from one level to another in a sequential pattern
called
food chain food web
trophic structure none of these
Conventional, orographic and frontal are the types of
Cyclones Precipitation Winds climates
The lowest class of population is known as
Village Hamlet Town City
The Border Road Development Board was set up in
1960 1965 1970 1975
Tamilnadu receives much of its rainfall through the
Southwest Monsoon Western disturbance
Northeast Monsoon Tropical cyclones
Which of the following seas does not have land boundaries?
Red sea Adriatic sea
Sargosso sea Aegraon sea
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10) In North America region local winds are found.
Chinook Mistral Solano Burran
11) urban form model focuses on transportation arterials.
Sector Model Concentric model
Periferal model Multiple nuclei model
12) is not an indicator of the cultural landscape
House type Kinship
Size of settlements Transport
13) types of cloud do not fit into the classification based on
Height.
Cumulus and stratocumulus
Nimbostratus and cumulonimbus
Cirro-cumulus and cumulus
Cumulus and cumulonimbus
14) The jet streams have an average velocity of km/hr in
winter and km/hr in summer respectively.
40 and 160 120 and 50 80 and 120 100 and 30
Q.2 Explain the terms Climate and Weather 14
Q.3 Give an account of major types of agriculture regions in India and
add a note on their importance
14
Q.4 What is soil? Discuss their types and soil profile 14
Q.5 Write a brief account of 14
Concept of Planning
Bio diversity
Q.6 Explain briefly 14
Structure of atmosphere
Town
Q.7 Enumerate the following 14
Types of precipitation
Forest eco-system