Exam Details
| Subject | geography | |
| Paper | paper 1 | |
| Exam / Course | civil services main optional | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | union public service commission | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | 2011 | |
| City, State | central government, |
Question Paper
IAS Main Exam 2011: Question Paper of Geography Paper I
Geography
Paper-I
Time Allowed Three Hours Maximum Marks 300
NSTRUCTIONS
Answer must be written in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No marks will be given for the answers written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate.
Candidates should attempt Questions Nos. 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. Wherever a question is attempted, all its parts are to be attempted.
The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question.
Illustrate your answers with suitable sketches, maps and diagrams, where appropriate.
Section-A
1. Write short note on the following in about 150 words each 12x5=60
Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism
Rossby waves and Jet Stream
Salinity patterns in Indian Ocean
Soil profile in Zonal and Azonal soils
Marine Ecosystem
2. Name the climatically controlled agents of erosion. Explain how they differ in terms of properties of matter. Compare the landforms produced by each one of them. 30
Explain the concept of Isostasy as postulated by Airy and Pratt. 30
3. Give an account of global distribution of precipitation. 30
“Contemporary global climate change is an anthropogenic phenomenon.” Discuss. 30
4. “Temperature, salinity and density differences in ocean water are the prime causes of ocean water circulation.” Elaborate. 30
Define the term biome. List the terrestrial biomes and describe the characteristics of Savanna biome. 30
Section-B
5. Write short explanatory notes on the following 12x5=60
Welfare Approach in Human Geography
Secondary cities in the context of urbanization in developing world
Isodapane in the Theory of Industrial Location
Population and Food security
Ingredients of Sustainable Development
6. Discuss the impact of positivism in paradigm shift in Geography. 30
Enumerate alternative strategies of planning for backward regions. 30
7. Distiguish between boundaries and frontiers. Identify different types of boundaries.
Mention the agricultural regions as classified by whittlessey and discuss their relevance. 30
8. Discuss System Approach and its applicability in Geography. 30
Critically examine the salient features of Central Place Theory propounded by Christaller and Losch. 30
Geography
Paper-I
Time Allowed Three Hours Maximum Marks 300
NSTRUCTIONS
Answer must be written in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No marks will be given for the answers written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate.
Candidates should attempt Questions Nos. 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. Wherever a question is attempted, all its parts are to be attempted.
The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question.
Illustrate your answers with suitable sketches, maps and diagrams, where appropriate.
Section-A
1. Write short note on the following in about 150 words each 12x5=60
Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism
Rossby waves and Jet Stream
Salinity patterns in Indian Ocean
Soil profile in Zonal and Azonal soils
Marine Ecosystem
2. Name the climatically controlled agents of erosion. Explain how they differ in terms of properties of matter. Compare the landforms produced by each one of them. 30
Explain the concept of Isostasy as postulated by Airy and Pratt. 30
3. Give an account of global distribution of precipitation. 30
“Contemporary global climate change is an anthropogenic phenomenon.” Discuss. 30
4. “Temperature, salinity and density differences in ocean water are the prime causes of ocean water circulation.” Elaborate. 30
Define the term biome. List the terrestrial biomes and describe the characteristics of Savanna biome. 30
Section-B
5. Write short explanatory notes on the following 12x5=60
Welfare Approach in Human Geography
Secondary cities in the context of urbanization in developing world
Isodapane in the Theory of Industrial Location
Population and Food security
Ingredients of Sustainable Development
6. Discuss the impact of positivism in paradigm shift in Geography. 30
Enumerate alternative strategies of planning for backward regions. 30
7. Distiguish between boundaries and frontiers. Identify different types of boundaries.
Mention the agricultural regions as classified by whittlessey and discuss their relevance. 30
8. Discuss System Approach and its applicability in Geography. 30
Critically examine the salient features of Central Place Theory propounded by Christaller and Losch. 30
Subjects
- agriculture
- animal husbandary and veterinary science
- anthropology
- botany
- chemistry
- civil engineering
- commerce and accountancy
- economics
- electrical engineering
- geography
- geology
- indian history
- law
- management
- mathematics
- mechanical engineering
- medical science
- philosophy
- physics
- political science and international relations
- psychology
- public administration
- sociology
- statistics
- zoology