63 ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, 2015 ‘M.A. GEOGRAPHY | Field of Study Code : GEOM (221) | Time Allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES () All questions are compulsory. (i) This Question Paper consists, of four Unite—Units I, 1, III and IV. (ii) All the questions in Unit I carry 1 mark each. Answer all the 60 questions in Unit I in the OMR Sheet (see the separate instruction). (iv) Questions of Units 11, Ili and IV have to be answered in the space given in the Question Paper. {v) Answer all the 4 questions in Unit I. Each question carries 5 marks. Write your answer in about 300 words each in the space provided below each question in this booklet. (vi) Answer all the 2 questions in Unit I Each question carries 5 marks. Answer the questions in the question paper itself. Unit IV carries 10 marks. Answer the co) question in the Question paper itself (viii Extra pages are provided for Rough Work at the end of the booklet. 163-A 63 ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, 2015 M.A, GEOGRAPHY SUBJECT 7 a (Field of Study /Language) FIELD OF STUDY CODE . NAME OF THE CANDIDATE REGISTRATION NO. CENTRE OF EXAMINATION . 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DO NOT FOLD THE ANSWER SHEET. INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARIUNG ANSWERS 1. Use only Blue/Black Ballpoint Pen (do not use pencil) to darken the appropriate Circle 2. Please darken the whole Circle. 3. Darken ONLY ONE CIRCLE for each question es shown in example below : Wrong Wrong Wrong |” Correct FOOOQ|POOBlODO#|Q00@ Once marked, no change in the answer is allowed. Pease do not make any stray marks on the answer sheet, Please do not do any rough work on the answer sheet other than the space provided. Mark your answer only in the appropriate space against the number corresponding to the question. Ensure that you have darkened the appropriate Circle of Question Paper Serles Code on the Answer Sheet. /63-A. 3 [P-T.O.163-0SHEET—1 Question No. | Marks | Question No. | Marks Question No, | Marks Unit—II Unit—Hl Unit—Iv 1 5S. 7 2. 6. 3. 4. Total Marks FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Marks Obtained UNIT - UNIT—IIT = UNIT—IV a Total (ITV) = [P.T.0. 163-8163-A‘UNIT—I (Please mark your answers in the separate OMR sheet as per instruction ] 163-A ‘As one moves from the surface of the Earth to beyond planctary boundary layer of the atmosphere, the wind speed further increases more because of a) lack of friction (b) low air density (©) Coriolis force (@)Jow temperature The Survey of India topographic sheet no. 53J has a scale of (a) 112,500 (b} 1:25,000 (4) 1:50,000 (@)1:250,000 Which one of the following soil undergoes the process of intense leaching? (a) Laterite (b) Clay (9) Alluvium (a) Black Select the correct answer Assertion (A): Trees in tropical wet evergreen forests attain height above 30 meter. Reason (R) : The buttresses in trees supports to attain such heights. (a) (A) is correct but (R) does not explain (A) {b) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct (c) Both (A) and (R) are correct (4) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A) 7 [P.7.0.163-A, Surface currents are found up to a depth of —— m from the ocean surface fa) 50 (o) 100 {400 (a) 800 Which one of the following is an appropriate measure of biodiversity? (a) Number of plants present in an area (b) Number of species of flora and fauna (c)_ Degree of evenness and richness of a community (4) Number of individual in different species In the development of river valley civilization, which one of the following geographic factor had a dominant role? (a) Nearness to the port (b) Access to water (c) Spatial accessibility (d) Pre-existed developed settlement Isopycnals are (a) surfaces of equal density {b] surfaces of equal pressure (¢) surfaces of equal wind speed (d) surfaces of equal salinity9, 10. LL. 12. 163-A in @ greenhouse, the temperature rises because of (@) outgoing solar radiation {b) convection () radiation (q) trapping of long-wave radiation Arable land means land suitable for (@) livestock rearing (b) crop farming (6) irrigation (a) growing forest The early economic growth of Britain and Japan is highly contributed by (a) natural resources (b) access to waterways {)__ skilled labour (a) access to cheap capital Colloids are the particles smaller than — in diameter. (a) 0-001 micrometer {b} 0-01 micrometer (c) 0-1 micrometer (@) 10 micrometer 9 [P.T.O.13. As per the following concentric zone model, which zone represents the working class zone? fa 1 be) 2 ) 3 (a 4 14. In order to identify six productivity zones, Paterson used (a) length of growing season (6) mean temperature of the warmest month () annual rainfall and difference in temperature between the warmest and coldest months 7 (a) mean temperature of the warmest month, annual rainfall and length of growing season 15. The best example for a grid model of urban structure is found in (a) Delhi (b) Varanasi (c) Mumbai (@) Chandigarh 16. Which one of the following idea is not related to the concept of distance? (a) Accessibility () Location (©) Agglomeration (¢)_ Interaction /63-A 1017. Which one of the following is the most variable gas in the atmosphere? (@) Water vapour (0) Oxygen ()_ Nitrogen (4) Ozone 18. Economic activities that add value to materials by changing their form or combining them into more useful and valuable commodities are considered as (a) primary (b) secondary (c) tertiary (a) quaternary 19, Select the correct answer : Assertion (A) : The Southwest coast of India has area under rice cultivation. Reason (R) : This region experiences humid tropical climate. (a]_ The assertion and reason are correct and later explain former {b) The assertion and reason are correct and later do not explain former {c)_ The assertion is correct and reason is not correct (a) The assertion and reason are not correct 20. If the salinity and temperature of ocean water change from 20 to 30°!" and 30 to 20 *C respectively, the density will (a) increase (&) decrease (¢} remain constant {@)_ initially remain constant and then increase 21. Which of the following states does not have a part in the National Capital Region? (a) Haryana (b) Uttar Pradesh () Rajasthan (a) Punjab 163-A 1 Lene22, 23, 24, 25. 26. 163-A Which one of the following differs from others? (a) Khurd () Cherry (c}_ Chawi (a) Ju clusters An example of a high altitude tropical grassland in India is fa) Bugyal (b) Periyar () Eravikulam (@) Muthanga Which geographic factor might have caused geographic isolation of China from other parts of the world in the past? (a) River systems that are crisscrossing the country () Extensive coastline in the East (¢] Mountain ranges especially in the West and South (a) Extreme climates especially along Northern Boundary, during major part of the year ‘An example of a river flowing through a rift valley in India is (2) Tista (>) Bharathapuzha () Narmada (@) Brahmaputra 'm soil formation process, earthworms, by mixing activities, improves the (2) organic content (b) texture (©) structure (@) pH balance 1227. The largest hydrocarbon reserves is found in (a) Godavari-Krishna Deita (b) Pennar Delta (| Mahanadi Delta (d) Narmada Delta 28. Temperature increases rapidly in ionosphere because of (a) lapse rate (b) inversion of temperature {)_ ions absorbing solar radiation (@) ions reflecting solar radiation 29, An indicator for lowering of base level of erosion is (a) sandbar (>) rapid (c)__ river terrace (4) meander 30, ‘The largest thorium deposit in India is found in (a) Telangana () Kerala (Tamil Nadu (@) Andhra Pradesh 1. A friend of you residing in London is interested to speak to you over mobile phone between 3 to 4 p.m. IST on everyday. At what local time the person should call you from London? (a) 8:30 a.m, to 9:30 am. (b) 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 am. (c) 9:30am. to 10:30 p.m. (d) 8:30am. to 9:30 pm. 163-4 13 [P.T.0.32. 33. 34, 35. 36. 163-A ‘The transhumance in plains and higher altitudes of India is practiced by which one of the following social groups? (@) Gujjars () Bhotia {eo} Aka (a) Gaddis India Meteorological Department recorded a temperature of 26-75 °C at a place on @ summer day under extreme dry conditions. What will be the approximate temperature under normal conditions at an altitude of 1500 m at the same place on the same day? (a) 20:28 °c ) 27°C () 16-95 °c (a) 1205 °c ‘The share of sand, silt and clay in a soil sample can be the best represented by la) bar graph (©) line graph {c) pie chart (@) surface Kurukh is spoken by the people primarily settled in (a) Telangana plateau (>) Kamataka plateau () Chotanagpur plateau (a) Shillong plateau ‘Tension in the crust of the Earth and consequent faults leads to the formation of (@) glen valley (b) V-shaped valley () rift valiey (qd) hollow valley 1437. 38. 39. 41 163-A GPS satellites are positioned at an altitude of approximately {a} 700 m to 900 m (b) 36000 km. (c) 20000 m (€) 20000 km. When contours in a topographic sheet of Survey of India merge together in an area, it is an indication of a : (a) ridge (b) mountain () litt (a) bill ‘The term ‘Latin America’ refers to the (a) Southern countries of North America (b) areas of the Western Hemisphere South of the United States {c) countries that belong to the organization of American States (a) continents of North and South America combined Which one of the following measures or concepts helps to understand over- population? (2) Population density (&) Fertility ratio (e) Carrying capacity (a) Population growth Which one of the following methods is used for estimation of slope? (@) ‘Wentworth's method {b) Strahler’s method {c) Monkhouse method (a) Peter Haggett’s method 15 {P.T.0.42, 43, 163-A In satellite images, vegetation distribution of an area can be well-identified and mapped in which EMR region? fa) (b) el (a) Visible Green Red and green Red and infrared Match the following correctly Roepe fa) (b) () (a) A Rills Gullies Stream River basin 1 iv 1 ii 1 iv 1 2 iii iv i. ii. B Small-scale indentations in the land surface Initial stage of drainage development Entire area through which a river flows Concentrated flow river water ‘The dominant factor that determines the drainage pattern of a river is fay (o) ( @ soil erodability intensity of the rainfail lithological resistance fault Constant outpouring of gases from the hot interiors of the Earth is known as fa) (b) (c) (a) outgassing volcano hot springs geysers 1646. The theory of residential mobility was given by (a) Hagerstrand (b) Lee () Ravenstein (@) Zipt 47. ‘The mumber of deaths per 1000 people in a year is more appropriately known as {e) death ratio (0) crude death rate (6) net death rate {d) net mortality rate 48. The drainage pattern that is most likely to develop in a region that have folded topography is (a) radial () rectangular (c]_ dendritic (a) trellis 49. Which one of the following population pyramids typically represents stationary population with low mortality? 50. The year 1921 is called the year of great divide in the population history of India because fa) death rates increased (b) birthrates declined rapidly (c) of large-scale epidemics (a) “death rates began to decline 163-4 7 [P.T.O.si. 52, 53. 163-A Which one of the following is not the characteristic of seasonal migration? (a) Caused by pull factors (b) Caused by push factors ()_ Short-term (2) Commuting regularly A continuous built-up area formed due to coalescing of separate settlements is known as (a) urban agglomeration (b) conurbation (c) rural-urban fringe (@) urban fringe Match the following correctly A 1. Madhya Pradesh i 2, Nagaland ii, 3. Assam iti 4, Arunachal Pradesh iv. @ 1 2 3 4 fii iv oh) 1 2 ( 1 2 3 4 @ 2 2 3 4 iv i 1854, Temperature in degree Celsius is measured in which one of the following scales? fa) Nominal (b} Ordinal (©) Interval (a) Ratio 55. _C. W. Thornthwaite in his attempt to classify the climate of the world in 1948 used which one of the following concepts? (a) Evaporation (b) Transpiration () Evapotranspiration (d) Potential evapotranspiration 56. In case there are too many outliers in a data set, the most representative central value is (a) mean (b) median (c]_ mode (a) weighted average 57. The variance in observed data is measured on the basis of spread of the data around the (a) standard deviation (b) mean () median (a) mode 163-8 19 [P.T.0.58. 59. 60. 163-A Which one of the following statements is more correct? fa) (b) (c) (a) Chalk is similar to limestone fa) ) te) (a) The (a) (b) ( (a) Nitrous oxide is having more heat-trapping capacity than methane Methane is having more heat-trapping capacity than nitrous oxide Carbon dioxide is having more heat-trapping capacity than nitrous oxide Carbon dioxide is having more heat-trapping capacity than methane chemical composition and produces rugged broken landscape terra rossa smooth undulating landscape outwash plain best example of a point information in GIS is open well tubewell water tank pond 20UNIT—I 1, Which theory does the following diagram pertain to? Explain the underlying logic of the pattern that is depicted below : 5 | P.1.0. 21 163-A163-A, 222. “Geographical heterogencity is a key challenge for regional planners.” Elucidate by citing examples from India. ten 7 [P.7.0.163-A, 243. Discuss the elements of satellite image interpretation with examples. 5 a | P.7.0. 163-A163-A 264. Explain how different factors influence air motion. 5 [P.1.0. 163-A -/63-A 28UNIT—I1t 5. Identify the stage of evolution of landform in the following map and describe three prominent geomorphic features found in the given map after labeling in the map: 5 { P.T.O. 163-A be/63-A 306. Cartographically represent the industria! production in lakh tons using suitable method + 5 Consumer durables | Consumer non-durables Months _| 2008-2009| 2009-2010| 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 April 352 415 307 274 May 3901 442 agit 275 \June 374 435 274 276 [July 400 389 265 279 August 394 491 258 274 September) 445 553 | 258 {269 October 424 510 244 265 November | 369 su 283 294 [December | 338 494 323, 335 | January 391 473, 337 349) February | 412 512. 302, 338 [March 442 536 301 331 {P.O 31 163-A163-4 32UNIT—IV 7. The following table shows average maximum temperature recorded at Bangalore city during 1991-2000. Calculate any one absolute and its corresponding relative measure of dispersion and interpret the results : 54342 Months | Maximum temperature rc) January 17 [February 19 March 22 April 24 May 27 lJune | 32 July 31 August | 390 [September 28 |October, 25 November 23 [December 20 (P70. 163-8 38/63-A, 34SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK 163-A 35 {P.T.0.SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK 163-4 ‘ E15—1700%3