1. The ozone layer sets in the altitude of about

15 55 Km 50 80 Km


10 12 Km 5 10 Km


2. Tropical cyclones or hurricanes develop over ocean in latitudes

8° to 15° N and South 15° to 20° N and South


5° to 10° South 5° to 10° North


3. Which one of the following pairs is correctly method

A.N. Strabler Pediplain W.M. Davis Peneplain


L.C. King Peneplain C.H. Crickmay Slope equilibrium


4. Which of the following codes is correct

Karst topography Blind valley


Humid topography Stone Lattice


Aeolian topography Ventifacts


Periglacial tapagraphy Pingo
Select the correct answer using the codes given below



2 and 3 3 and 4


2 and 4 3 and 4


5. Le Havre is a fishing bank located in

North-east pacific South-east pacific


North Atlantic South Atlantic


6. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched in Kappen's Scheme

Cs summer rains Af rain throughout the year


Et winter rain Df summer snow


7. The main cause of Kalahari being a desert is

the cold currents near the coast


its location on the West coast in the tropics


its location in the tropics


increased numbers of human and cattle population


8. The boundary zone between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate exhibits conditions of

Convergence Divergence


Sinking Sliding


9. Important coastal cities linking ocean and river traffic are often situated on or near deltas. Which of the following examples is not true in this connection

Marseilles on the Rhone Delhi on the Yamuna


Paris on the Rhine None of the above


10. 'Manchester' of Japan is

Kobe Osaka


Nagoya Tokyo


11. In the process of delta formation, the sediment brought out by the stream is spread along the shore in both directions from the river mouth, giving a pointed delta with curved sides and resembles to a sharp tooth, is named

Esturian delta Bird-foot delta


Cuspate delta Arcuate delta


12. An area which has not been glaciated may feature

Hanging valley Corries and pyramidal peaks


Drumlins V-shaped valleys


13. A common glacial form with smoothly rounded, over hill resembling the bowl of an inverted teaspoon is called

Drumlin Glaciofluvial sediment


Hanging valley None of the above


14. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in terms of descending values of Albedo

Forest, snow, water Snow, forest, water


Water, snow, forest Forest, water, snow


15. Foehn and Chinook winds occur in

The valley of the Northern Alps in Switzerland and on the Eastern slopes of Rockies in North America


The eastern slopes of Southern Alps in Switzerland and on the Western slopes of Andes in South America


Po valley in Northern Italy


The Netherlands and New Zealand


16. A cold local wind draining occasionally down the Rhone Valley in Southern France is known as

Chinook Mistral


Bora Blizzard


17. The El-Nino which influenced the Indian Monsoon is

A cold current that flows northwards along the coast of Chile


A warm ocean current that flows westwards along the coast of Equador and Peru


A low pressure system over Western coast of Spain


None of the above


18. Salinity in ocean water decreases when

Evaporation is more Wind velocity is high


Rainfall is heavy Humidity is high


19. Following relief zones are the characteristics of Ocean Basins

Continental slope


Continental Shelf


Deep Sea Plain


Oceanic Trench
The correct sequence of their seaward appearance from the coast is



3 3


4 4


20. Which one of the following statements regarding El-Nino is not true

It is an extension of the equatorial current towards the Western coast of South America


It is an occasional warm current leading to an increase of about 10°C in surface temperature


It develops as a temporary replacement of the usual cold Peruvian current


It causes an increase in planktons which thrive in the cold Peruvian current


21. Match List I against List II and mark the correct answer

List I Rock Class List II Rock

Intrusive igneous Peat


Extrusive igneous Quartzite


Sedimentary Dolerite


Metamorphic Basalt


Codes
abcd

4 12
43 21
4 31
1 42
22. Match List I against List II and mark the correct answer

List I List II
a.
Loess 1. River deposited

b.
Moraines 2. Glacier deposited

c.
Gravels 3. Wind deposited

d.
Sand and Clay 4. Sea deposited


Codes
abcd


4 1 3 2


3 2 4 1


1 2 3 4


3 4 1 2


23. Match List I against List II and mark the correct answer

List I List II
a.
Uniformitarianism 1. Powell

b.
Base-level 2. Hutton

c.
Continental drift 3. Hess

d.
Sea-floor spreading 4. Wegener


Codes
abcd

43

21 43


43 21


21 34


24. The main determinant of population change is

Fertility Mortality


Migration Both and


25. Most parts of Africa have low population density because

The physical environment is not favourable Indigenous people inhabit the continent


The people limit their families Mortality rate is very high


26. Which one of the following is words's most extensive area of dense population

East Asia Europe


North America Africa North of Sahara


27. The major characteristic of the European Cluster is that it is dominated by

Rural Population Urban Population


Sedentary Population None of them


28. Which one of the following countries of Africa comprises two cultural realms which led to the division of the country

South Africa Sudan


Kenya Ethiopia


29. One of the following countries with growth rate of population below is

China USA


India Canada


30. The cattle herders of East Africa are known as

Masai Fulani


Kaffir Navajo


31. Bajada is the formation of

Deposition


Solution


32. The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the

Troposphere


Mesosphere


33. Sea caves are the result of

Glacial erosion in the coastal areas


Wind erosion



Erosion


Transportation


Stratosphere


None of them


Wave deposition


None of the above


34. When does the longest day occur in the Northern Hemisphere

21st March 21st June


22nd December 31st December


35. Tidal hypothesis was formulated by

Kant Laplace


Newton Jeans and Jeffrey


36. Which is the single constituent of air comprising of more than 70% of volume of dry air

Oxygen Nitrogen


Carbon dioxide Ozone


37. In which layer of the atmosphere do most of the weather phenomena occur

Troposphere Stratosphere


Mesosphere Ozonosphere


38. The critical temperature below which condensation starts, is known as

Dew point Melting point


Condensation point Precipitation point


39. The hot dust-laden sand from Sahara desert to Mediterranean region is called

Chinook Foehn


Mistral Sirocco


40. The daily and annual range of temperature is maximum in the

Savannah grassland Temperate grassland


Hot desert Equatorial region


41. Which of the following types of climates has the characteristics of dry summer with great sunshine and rainy winters

Equatorial Mediterranean


Tropical Tundra


42. Which is the main activity of the Eskimos during the short period of Summer Season

Fishing Lumbering


Hunting Animal grazing


43. What does the letter in Koeppen's climate code mean

Tropical climates Warm temperate climates


Snow climates Dry Climates


44. Hurricanes or typhoons is an example of

Wave cyclones Tropical cyclone


Tornado Air masses


45. Frontogenesis means

Occlusion of the fronts Migration of the fronts


Formation of the fronts Dissipation of the fronts


46. Doldrums occur roughly between

30° and 40° N and S latitudes 35° and 60° N and S latitudes


5° and 30° N and S latitudes 5° and 50° N and S latitudes


47. Jet Stream is

A cold current A tributary of a river


Upper air Westerlies An ocean current


48. Pressure conditions can be shown on a map by

Isotherms Isobars


Isohyets Isohalines


49. The Coriolis force at the equator is

Maximum Medium


Nil Minimum


50. Podzol Soils possess well developed

Horizons A and B Horizons


B and C Horizons B and C Horizons


51. The rate of population growth started picking up considerably during

4th Century A.D. 17th Century A.D.


20th Century A.D. 18th Century A.D.


52. Which is the correct sequence of the following four continents in ascending order of their population

Australia Europe


Africa South America
Select correct answer by using codes given below



2


2


4


2


53. Who dominated among the migrants to Australasia up to the beginning of the 20th century

Britons Spaniards


Germans French


54. 'Corn Belt" of the world is

India Australia


USA China


55. Largest production of Merino wool comes from

Australia New Zealand


Turkey USA


56. Which country is the leading producer of iron and steel in Europe

U.K. France


Germany Poland


57. The largest exporter of pig iron in the world is

India Japan


China Belgium


58. The concentric or zonal theory was propounded by

Murphy Vance


Burges Ullaiman


59. Dispersed settlements are found commonly in

Tamil Nadu Kerala


Andhra Pradesh Bihar


60. When adjoining towns grow and merge together, it is known as

Metropolis Agglomeration


Conurbation Counter Urbanization


61. The approach which suggests that social and cultural factors, rather than physical forces are most influential in the creation of house form is

Possibilism Cultural determinism


Stop and go determinism Anti-physical determinism


62. Settlements which grow along the road, river and canal are

Square settlements Rectangular Settlements


Linear Settlements None of them


63. The chief means of transport in Tundras is

Camel Sledge


Mechanical boat Horse


64. Which among the following is the basic factor for dividing the world into natural regions

Vegetation Climate


Soils Topography


65. 'Elephant grass' is found in

Savanna Prairie


Steppe Pampas


66. The forests of the Bastar region of Chattisgarh are the home of

Todas Konkans


Bushmen None of them


67. Dairy farming is most developed in

India France


Denmark Switzerland


68. The indigenous people who live in the Kalahari desert are known as

Pigmies Bantus


Bushmen None of them


69. Where does the famous region lie

Europe North America


South America Africa


70. What is the dominant type of climate in Malaysia

Desert Mediterranean


Equatorial monsoon Tropical Monsoon


71. Which country is known as 'Land of Canals'

India Pakistan


Bhutan Nepal


72. is famous for

Coal deposits Iron ore deposits


Mineral oil and natural gas Dairyfarming


73. The leading producer and exporter of natural rubber in the world is

Indonesia India


Thailand Malaysia


74. The 'Chumbi Valley' is located in

Nepal Bhutan


India Myanamar


75. The 'Mangla Dam' is built on the river

Jhelum Chenab


Indus Sutlej


76. Which of the following States has the largest percentage of forest areas

Karnataka Assam


Madhya Pradesh Andaman and Nicobar


77. Agriculture together with forests and fisheries contribute about of our total national income.

38% 50%


60% 70%


78. Tarin Basin of Sinkiang experiences strong heat wave causing discomfort during early spring. The wind is popularly known as

Karohuran Katabatic


Chinook Foehn


79. What are the causes of adiobatic temperature changes in the atmosphere

Convection and advection


Latent heat of condensation


Expansion on compression of the air


Partial absorption of solar radiation by the atmosphere


80. Temperate cyclones are characteristed by which of the following

Fronts Diverging winds


Dry winds Hot winds


81. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched

Gulf of Aqaba Jordan Gulf of Aden Yemen


Cardigan Bay U.K. Linguria Sea Greece


82. The most important reason for declining forest resources today is

Soil erosion Forest fire


Floods Excess felling


83. Which one of the following is not a soil forming process

Weathering Translocation


Gleying Hydration


84. The Amazon Basin remains a backward region because of

Lack of natural resources Inaccessibility


Primitive tribal way of life Climatic hazards


85. In the world viticulture, horticulture, semi-culture are well developed in the

Monsoon regions Tropical highlands


Mediterranean regions Marine west coast area


86. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched

Taiga Rosewood Tropical deciduous Maple


Mediterranean Olive Selva Mahogany


87. Bamboo and Pine trees are generally found in which one of the following types of climates

Taiga Tropical Monsoon


Mediterranean Savanna


88. Eutrophication of lakes is consequence of the accumulation of

Silt load Sewage


Nitrates and Phosphates Vegetation


89. The South Western part of California is known for

Subsistence farming Forestry


Temperate grain farming Mediterranean agriculture


90. Laterite soils are produced by

Hydration and Carbonation Hydrolysis and oxidation


Leaching and oxidation Hydration and calcification


91. Which one of the following types of soils is produced by granite and gneiss on weathering

Red Black


Yellow Laterite


92. Which of the following is not a green house gas

Carbon dioxide Methane


Nitrous oxide Argon


93. Plants having thorny leaves and penetrating roots are classified as

Xerophytes Hygrophytes


Mesophytes Desert Plants


94. The biome with the shortest growing season is

Savanna Taiga


Tundra Chaparral


95. In which of the following countries, has maximum damage to the forests been caused by acid rain

Spain The Netherlands


Poland Italy


96. The term 'Occidental' relates to the culture of

South-East Asia North-Western Europe


Middle East Africa


97. The highest growth rate of population is noted in

India Malaysia


Bangladesh Sri Lanka


98. Mesia belong to

Gobi desert Alacama desert


Tropical Africa Sahara desert


99. Which of the following characteristics symbolise the oriental cultural realm

Industrialization Joint family bond


Subsistence agriculture Urbanization
Select the correct answer using the codes given below



2 and 4 2 and 3


1 and 3 4


100. Which one of the following is the aboriginal tribe of Malaysia

Ainu Fula


Sakai Onge


101.Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched

Masai Patagonia Kirghiz Kazakhstan


Melanesians Malaysia Pygmies Tanzania


102. The first scholar to formulate the laws of migration was

L.A. Kosinski R.M. Prathero


E.G. Revenstein W. Zelinski


103. Which one of the following ethnic groups does not belong to Mongoloids

The Yakuts The Samoyeds


The Red Indians The Bantus


104.Which one of the following explains the 'Late Expanding Phase' of 'Demographic Transition Theory'

High birth rate and high death rate High birth rate and declining death rate


Declining birth and declining death rate Low birth rate and low death rate


105. The largest industrial region of Russia is at

Irkutsk Moscow-Gorki


Torusk Karaganda


106. The provinces of Hunan and Chang-Jiang of the Southern region in China is known as the

Region of Sorrow Playground of China


Industrial region Rice -bowl


107.The loess uplands in China are largely devoid of forests due to

Agricultural expansion Arid climate


Excessive exploitation of forests Over grazing


108. The rivers of Africa are as large as those in North and South America, but they do not attract much transport because

They pass through dense forests


The people inhabiting the region are not commercial minded


Their courses are broked by cataracts and waterfalls


They traverse through resource poor areas


109. The major amount of wheat in Ukraine is produced in the area of
Acid Soil Podzol Soil
Black (Earth) Soil Red Soil
110. The Japanese are fish and rice eaters as they
are Asians are Buddhists
cultivate rice and catch fish import fish and rice
111. World's leading producer of tobacco is
China USA
India Russia
112. The yield of cotton per hectare is highest in
Brazil USA
India Egypt
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113. Weber's model of industrial location has been usefully applied to interpret the changing location of the British

Iron and steel industry Cotton textile industry


Ship-building industry Heavy engineering industry


114. The greatest concentration of China's coal deposits is in

Hopei Shantung


Shanshi and Shenshi Szechwan


115. The extensive coffee plantations in Brazil are called

Fazendas Trasil


Corrals Estancias


116. The important iron ore mining region situated in Siberian Russia is

Krivoy Rog Kursk


Magnitogorsk Kuznetsk


117.Between which one of the following pairs of ports does Panama canal shorten the distance to the maximum

Liverpool and Shanghai New York and Honolulu


Liverpool and Sydney New York and San Francisco


118. The shortest route from LosAngeles to Moscow is over the

Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean


North Pole South Pole


119. In which one of the following mountain ranges of South Africa, are the world's greatest goldfields
located
Roggeveldberg Grout Swartberg
Witwatersand Drakensberg
120. The Canadian Pacific Railways runs between
Edmonton and Halifax Montreal and Vancouver
Ottawa and Prince Rupert Halifax and Vancouver

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