Which one of the

witig is a fuvin facial

A)Pediplain deposit?
(C) Ploodplain E) Kame terrace
D Loess plain
Which oneoof the
folliruing regjons is with high ocean water salinity ?
A) Equatoriat
B Polar
C Subtropical
D) Subpolar
Which one ot the foilowing
terms is appropriate for the
(A) Environment
mizurE ID D

Ecolog
C) Ecosound
D Ecotomes
which one of the folloing Totai Pertility Rate is required to maintain the worid's

existingpopulation
A 3.4
2.1
C 1.2
D4.2

5. Which one of the Oiswing principles densies K4TChristallers Model of cemiral

places?
AMarket AiaamisiranTe

C Transport Emamic
?
6. Which of the following Gccupation is ciasssd a s a secmnday acivy
Coal mmser
Aearpenter
C School teacherT

mot fall under iniensE SnDssenoe ioe

cniiraion ?
7. Which of the following ioes
Southem C a and lapan
ASouth East Asia
DCoasial and a aras a nda
CNile valley and delta
t iearian n P i c a Coganny ?
8. Who propounded the Theory
BSppima
A Sait
MackmdeT

base
t a l w a y s has a socal
or
c
SE
terricorial
has a
CItciaim

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 not constitute the Damodar Valley
does Region
Whiph one of the following regions
(B) Deltaic Plain of Padma River
(A) Deltaic Plain of West Bengal
(D) Palamau Plateau
Chotanagpur Plateau
(C) places ?
passes through,which of thefollowing
No. 48 in India
11. National Highway
Chennai (B) Pune, Goa, Coimbatore
Bengaluru,
(A) Pune, (D) Pune, Surat, Ahimedabad
Mumbai
(C) Agra, Bhopal, forest is found:
the following states of
India, the maximum Teak
of
12. In which one (B) Bihar
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Karnataka
(C) Uttar Pradesh
Tibet ?
Pradesh with
passes connects Arunachal
Which one of the following Pass
13.
(A) Banihal Pass
(B) Chang La
(D) Aghil Pass
(C) Bomdila Pass
census
between 2001 and 2011
growth rate of Indian population
1 4 The decadal
was (B) 17.64%
(A) 16.64%
D) 19.64%
(C) 18.64% o
ascending order)
sequence (in the
the following is the correct
15. Which one of
bands ?
EMR spectral Ultraviolet

(A) Blue Green Red

Green Red
(B) Ultraviolet Blue
Green
(C) Ultraviolet Red Blue
(D) Green Red Blue Ultraviolet

16. Consider the following line symbols

Contours
(b)
(a) Isobars (d) Isochrones
(c) Hachures
the code giver-
relief ? Select the correct answer using
Which of the above depicts

below (B) (a) and (b)

(A) a) and (d)
(C) (b) and (c) (D) (b) and (d)

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 Which o n e ofthe following convergenee of
one oceann
17 continentaB plate P at mountains oarn due to
A n a is kormed

(A) Urals
B)Alps
(C) Andes
(D Appalachians
A band of wind caled Jet Stream' is found in
18.
(A Lower troposphere () Middle Troposphere
(C) Upper Troposphere (D Whole Troposphere
between
19. Tropical Evergreen Forests are found in the areas afrainfall ranging
(A) less than 100 cms (B) 100 200 cms
(C) 200-300 cms (D) more than 300 cms-

20. Number of bio-geographic regions Inedia has -

(A) 7 (B)8
(D) 10
(C)9

21. The concept of paradigm' was propounded by :

(A) Peet (B Haggett
(D) Kuhn
(C) Kant

22. Who defined Geography a s human ecology P

(A) Schaefer (B) Barrows
(D) Ellen Semple
(C) Hartshorne

23. Who developed the theory of demographic transition ?

(B) Whittlesey
(A) Zelinsky
(D) Ravenstein
(C) Warren Thompson

24. World's largest Uranium reserves are found in:

(B) Chile
(A) Canada
(D) Nigeria
(C) Zaire
separates the Great Plains of North India from
25. Which of the following regions
one

the plateaus and coastal

plains of the Deccan ?
(B) Western Himalayas
(A) Central Highlands
(C)EasternHimalayas (D) Western Arid Plains

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 year The Planning Commission of India was set up?
26. In which
1952 (B)
(A) 1950
(D) 1965
(C) 1960

distribution is shown by
27. Cumulative frequency (B) Frequency Curve
(A) Histogram
(C) Pie diagram
(D) Qgive
propounded by
28. Slope replacement model was
(B) Davis
(A) Wood
(D) Strahler
(C) Penck
between
statements, regarding the length,of daylight
29. Which one of the following
over different regions is
correct?
June 21st and September 22nd, in the midlatitudes of Northern
the daylight is getting longer
(A) The length of
Hemisphere. summer.
Hemisphere is in the middle of
(B) The Southern the midlatitudes of
Southern Hemisphere

(C) Day length is getting

shorter in
the midlatitudes of Northern
Hemisphere
shorter in
D) Day length is getting
sense as heat ?
Which form of radiation do
we
30.
(B) Ultraviolet
(A) Radio waves
(D) Red light
(C) Infrared
in s e a water
salts
following has its maximum.content
31. Which one
of the
(B) KCI (Potassium Chloride)
(A) NaC (Sodium Chloride) (Barium Chloride
(C) MgC, (Magnesium Chloride)
(D) BaC
codes given below:
select the correct answer using
32. Match List-I with List-I and
List-I
List-i
(Countries)
(Geographers)
Alexander von Humboldt 1. France
L.
II. Ellen Churchill Semple 2 U.K
3. U.S.A.
II. Peter Haggett
IV. Jeans Brunhes 4. Germany
Codes:
IV

2 3 1
(A)
2 3 4
(B)
4 8 2
(C
2 1
D)

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 Which one of the
33. g Geographic approaches is correct to study crop
diversification ?
(A) Commodity
(B) Systematic
(C) Regional
(D) Behavioural
34. In which or the following pairs of Indian States, iron ore is formed in abundance
34.
(A) Jharkhand and Odisha
(B) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
(C Bihar and West Bengal
(D) West Bengal and Chhattisgarh
35. Generaly the variability of rainfall during August in India would be more

pronounced at
(A) Kolkata (B) Ranchi

(C) Jodhpur fuD) Lucknow

Which one of the following codes given below correctly represented in SOI
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toposheet using Line Symbol ?
(a) Benchmark (b) Contour
(c) Spot height (d) Triangulation station
Codes
(A) (a), (b) and (¢) (B) (a, (c) and (d)

C) (b) and (c) (D) (b) only

37. During the summer solstice, the northern tropical region receives

(A) Less insolation than equatorial region

(B) Equal insolation to equatorial region
(C) More insolation than southern tropical region
southern tropical region
(D) Equal insolation to

38. Standard time of India is taken from

(A) 82 E Longitude (B)82.5 E Longitude
(D) 83 E Longitude
(C) 83.5 E Longitude

39. Which one of the following is NOT a period of Mesozoic era ?

(B) Triassic
(A) Cretaceous

(C) Jurassic
(D) Carboniferous

example of:
40. Granite is an

(A) Metamorphic Rock (B) Igneous Rock

(D) Neither (A) nor (B)
(C) Both (A) and (B)
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 41. The term aggradation in Geomorphology means
(A) Denudation (B) Deposition
(C) Erosion (D Transportation

42. Meanders are the result of :

(A) Erosion (B) Deposition
(C) Both (A) and (B (D) Neither (A) nor (B)

43. Blind Valley is a landform associated with

(A) Karst Process (B) Glacial Process
(C) Fluvial Process (D) Aeolian Process

44 Isohalines are imaginary lines that join the points of

(A) Equal salinity wled ov (B) Equal rainfall
(C) Equal pressure (D) Equal height
45, Monsoon climate forms due to the :
(A) Coriolis Force (B Pressure Gradient

(C) Geostrophic Wind (D) Shifting of ITcZ

46, Ocean waves are the result of:

(A) Rotation of the Earth (B) Wind Friction

D) Ocean Current
(C) Revolution of the Earth

47. Which sequence of the following states of NE India represents the descending

of their geographical area ?

order in terms

(A) Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur

(B) Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur
(C) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur
(D) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya
4 8 What is the sex ratio of Assam according to 2011 census ?

(A) 960 (B) 946

(C) 940 s 10 (D) 958

49 Hirakud dam is situated at. River.

(A) Sutlej (B) Krishna
(C) Bhagirathi (D) Mahanadi

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 ?
50. In which of the following hills, the Nocte tribe habitats
(A) Arunachal Himalaya (B) Patkai Hills

(C) Meghalaya Plateau (D) Karbi Hills

51. Which one of the following union territories has highest density of population
according to the 2011 census ?

(B) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(A) Puducherry
(C) Chandigarh (D) Lakshadweep

are there in India ?

52. How many biodiversity hotspots
(B) 3
(A) 2
(D) 1
(C) 4

production in
53. Which one of the following states shares highest percentage of rice
India ?
(B)UttarPradesh
A) Punjab
(C) West Bengal (D) Assam
India ?
54 Which state is the leading iron ore producer in
(A) Odisha (B) Karnataka
(D) Kerala
(C Jharkhand

55. Which one of the following rivers in South India is the longest ?,
(B) Godavari
(A) Krishna

(C) Bhima (D) Kaveri

of the following states Umiam Lake is situated1?

56. In which one

(A)(A) Manipur (B) Meghalaya

(D) Mizoram
(C) Nagaland

57. The concept of "Rank Size Rule" was given by:

(B)Stouffer
(A) E. G. Ravenstein
(D) C, D. Harris
(C) G. K. Zipf
famous book Kosmos' ?
58. Who wrote the
(A) Ritter (B) Spykman
(C)Ratzel (D) Humboldt
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 () Hettner
(D)Hartahorne
h e rtathtn H tthe deiIIty dt anY up il ai area at a given point of time i

A) Chap ibHetntratim () Crop Diversification

) hop mhensity (D) Agricultural Eficiency
Greenhouse GasP
61 Whih of the Roltowing is NOT a
A Carbon dioxide (B) Water vapour
(D) Methane
(C)Argon
Net Population change is determined by
62
(A Pertility and Migration (B Fertility and Mortality
(C) Mortality and Migration (D) None of the above

63. Which one of the following stages of demographic transition model predictsa
high birth rate and low death rate ?

(A) First Stage (B) Second Stage

(C)Third Stage (D) Fourth Stage

64 Vidal de La Blache was associated with which of the following schools ?

(A) Probabilism (B) Determinism
(C) Neo-Determinism (D) Possibilism
65. Who among the following is NOT related to Plate Tectonic Theory ?
(A) McKenzie (B) Morgan
(C) Steers (D) Strahler
66. What is the area of a grid of 10 cm by 10 cm plotted in a toposheet of 1:50,000 ?
(A) 10 km square (B) 50 km square
(C) 25 km square (D) 100 km square
67. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
(A) A map projection is way to flatten a globe's surface into a
plane surface
(B) Thematic maps represent the geographic
pattern of a particular subject
matter.
(C) A cadastral map is a
comprehensive land recording of a real estate.
(D) Toposheets are very small scale map
represent the surface features.
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68 Remote sensing techniques make use of the propertes o emitted,
reflected or diffracted by the sensed
(A) Elective Waves
objects.
(B) Sound Waves
(C) Wind Waves
(D) Electromagnetic Waves

69. What 1s the median value of a data series-9, 5, 7, 11, 14, 4, 12, 8, 10

(A) 9
(B) 10
(C)14 (D) 8

70. Ine mean of ten numbers is 58. If one number i s 40, what is the mean of other

nine ?
(A) 54
(B) 60
(C)58 (D) 64

71. Number of Indian states sharing international boundary with Bangladesh -

(A) 4 (B) 5
(C)6 4 (D 3
72. Which of the following group of Indian states passes through the Tropic of Cancer?
(A) Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
(B) Chhattisgarh, Odisha. Tripura .

(C)Bihar, Jharkhand, Tripura

(D) Jharkhand, West Bengal, Mizoram
73. Betwa River is a tributary of:
(A) Yamuna River (BGanga River
(C) Ghaghara River (D) Son River

74. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is located in. ofAssam.

(A) Nagaon (B) Sonitpur
(C) Morigaon (D) Darrang
75. The average angle of continental shelf ranges
(A) 1 to 3 degree (B) 3 to 5 degree
(C) 4 to 6 degree (D) 1 to 6 degree

76. Which would be a suitable location for a Weight-losing Industry ?

site (B) Near the Market
(A) Near the raw materials
(C)Both (D None of these

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J7. The factors determining temperature of a place includes
(A) Latitudes (B) Distance from sea
(C) Altitude (D) All of these

78. Salinity of the ocean water is minimised by :

(A) Filterisation process (B) Evaporation
(C) Fresh water addition (D) Condensation
79. Which of the following is Weight-gaining Industry ?
(A) Automobile Industry (B) Food Processing Industry
(C) Iron and Steel Industry (D) Textile Industry
80 Mushroom rocks are found in:.
(A) Arid climatic region (B) Glacial active region
(C) River valley (D) Humid climatic region
81. Which category of regions does metropolitan region belong to ?
(A) Formal region (B) Functional region
(C) Single purpose region (D) Natural region
82. Which one of the following methods is suitable to represent the proportions of
different land uses in a region ?
(A) Line graph (B) Hythergraph
(C) Pie diagram, (D) Triangular diagram
83. Manipur is famous for which of the following?
(A) War memorial (B) Classical Dance form
(C) Loktak lake (D) All of these

84. Find the incorrect match of festival and state ?

(A) Mopin - Arunachal Pradesh
B) Hornbill- Manipur
(C) Nongkrem Meghalaya (D) Chapchar Kut - Mizoram

85. Which states doesn't share common boundary ?

(A) Maharashtra - Goa
(B) Goa- Madhya Pradesh
(C) Kerala- Tamil Nadu (D) Punjab Haryapna
-

86. The size of population in lower age group is

large in countries where
(A) Birth rate is high (B) Birth rate is low
(C) Death rate is high
(D) Death rate is low
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 Sector ?
87. Which of the following is in Primary
(B) Handloom Textile
A) Mining
(D) Transportation Services
(C) Business Organisation
of Rimland' theory ?
88. Who among the following gave the concept
(B) O.H.K. Spate
(A) A Ratzel
(D) Griffith Taylor
(C) Spykman
of the following rivers does not make a delta ?
89. Which one
(B) Godavari
(A) Mahanadi
(D) Ganga
(C) Tapti
is known as:

90. The fall in temperature in troposphere

(B) Adiabatic rate
Inversion of temperature
(A) (D) Lapse r a t e
(C)Thermalloss
a s intermontane
?
plateau can be considered
91. Which one of the following
(B) Indian
(A) Brazilian
(D) Arabian
(C) Tibetan

in ascending order of
of the following is correct arrangement of o c e a n
92. Which one

their size ?

(A) Indian -
Arctic -Atlantic- Pacific
Pacific
Arctic - Indian Atlantic
-
-

(B)
Indian Arctic
(C) Pacific -Atlantic
-

Pacific Arctic -
Indian
(D) Atlantic -
-

?
of Modern Geographical thought
foundation
93 Who laid the
Humboldt and Ritter (B) Kant and Vareniuus
(A)
Hettner and Richthofen (D) Humboldt and Davis
(C)
Level I in food chain ?
of the following occupies Trophic
94. Which Carnivores
(A) Bacteria (B)
Primary consumers
(D) Plants
(C)
reflects radio waves that are

95.Which one of the following atmospheric layers

the earth ?
transmitted from the earth again back to
(B) Ionosphere
(A) Mesosphere
(D) Stratosphere
()Troposphere
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 Ecosystem has two components which
are:
96.
Animals and plants (B) Trees and weeds

C) Animals and men (D) Abiotic and biotic

97. Find the correct match of Tribe and State ?

Himachal Pradesh
(B) Malai : Meghalaya
A Gujiars :
(D) None of these
(C) Garos: Gujarat

98. Find the state doesnt encounter Tropic of Cancer

(B) West Bengal
(A) Gujarat
(D) Mizoram
C Assam
in increasing order?
99. Find the of atmospheric components (gas)
correct order

A) Carbon dioxide> Oxygen> Nitrogen >dioxide

Argon
Oaygen Carbon
>
B) Argon >Nitrogen
CNitrogen > Oxygen Argon > Carbon dioxide
>

Argon Oxygen Nitrogen

>
DCarbon dioxide >
creation is the result of
100. Resource
natural and cultural processes
(A interaction of
natural processes
(Binteraction of different
interaction of different social processes
(C)
interaction of different economic processes
(D)

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