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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and the other labelled as Reason (R):Assertion (AS): Tribal religion, where natural objects are deemed as spirits and demons, is often characterized by animinism.Reason (R): Simplistic beliefs and practices often find a close association with ecological niche.Codes: |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (AS). |
| B. | Both (AS) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS). |
| C. | (AS) is true, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (AS) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Answer» B. Both (AS) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS). | |
| 2. |
Given below are two statements. One labelled as Assertion (AS) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below:Assertion (AS): Biologically human races do not exist, yet races do exist as social constructs.Reason (R): Racial hatred and prejudices are all too common in the world today, resulting from an irrational dislike of whatever is different.Codes: |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (AS). |
| B. | Both (AS) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS). |
| C. | (AS) is true, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (AS) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Answer» B. Both (AS) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS). | |
| 3. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below:Assertion (AS): Regional disparities tend to reduce over time in a competitive free market economy.Reason (R): The factors of production move from one region to another to maximize their rate of returns.Codes: |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation. |
| B. | Both (AS) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation. |
| C. | (AS) is true, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (AS) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Answer» B. Both (AS) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation. | |
| 4. |
Which one of the following models is based on the study of human ecology? |
| A. | Hagerstrand's Innovation Diffusion Model |
| B. | Weber's Location Model |
| C. | Zelinsky's Mobility Transition Model |
| D. | Burgess and Parks' Concentric Zone Model |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
To which of the following, 'nomadism' is the response of man? |
| A. | Large resources spread over large areas |
| B. | Large resources localized in a small area. |
| C. | Limited resources spread over a large area. |
| D. | Limited resources concentrated in a small area. |
| Answer» D. Limited resources concentrated in a small area. | |
| 6. |
Factorial ecology is a method generally used to analyze |
| A. | Urban socio-spatial structures |
| B. | Physiographic regions |
| C. | Agro-climatic regions |
| D. | Combination of B and C |
| Answer» B. Physiographic regions | |
| 7. |
ime-space compressionis a spatial concept given by |
| A. | Dorreen Massey |
| B. | David Harvey |
| C. | Daniel Bell |
| D. | Edward Soja |
| Answer» C. Daniel Bell | |
| 8. |
When higher income groups re-occupy and revive older housing in attractive inner city areas, the process is called |
| A. | Filtering |
| B. | Gentrification |
| C. | Housing re-development |
| D. | Residential up gradation |
| Answer» C. Housing re-development | |
| 9. |
'Informational city' is a term coined by |
| A. | David Harvey |
| B. | Richard Peet |
| C. | Edward Soja |
| D. | Manuel Castells |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Theory) a. Theory of Spatial Integration b. Theory of Innovation Diffusion c. Dependency Theory d. Theory of Circular and Cumulative Causation List - II (Authors) i. G. Myrdal ii. A.G. Frank iii. John Friedman iv. T. HagerstrandCodes: a b c d |
| A. | ii i iii iv |
| B. | i ii iv iii |
| C. | iii iv ii i |
| D. | iv iii i ii |
| Answer» D. iv iii i ii | |
| 11. |
Which one of the following is correct chronological sequence of Arab geographers in the development of geography? |
| A. | Al-Biruni, Al-Idrisi, IbnBattuta, Ibn Khaldun |
| B. | Al-Idrisi, Ibn-Khaldun, Al- Masudi, Al-Biruni |
| C. | Ibn-Khaldun, Al-Masudi, Al- Biruni, Al-Idrisi |
| D. | Al-Masudi, Ibn-Battuta, Ibn- Khaldun, Al-Biruni |
| Answer» B. Al-Idrisi, Ibn-Khaldun, Al- Masudi, Al-Biruni | |
| 12. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and other labelled as Reason (R):Assertion (AS): Humanistic Geography rejects positivism and quantification in geography.Reason (R): Humanistic Geography emphasizes the role of the human agency and its creativity in the construction of place, space and landscape.Select your answer from the codes given below.Codes: |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (AS). |
| B. | Both (AS) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS). |
| C. | (AS) is true, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (AS) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Answer» B. Both (AS) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS). | |
| 13. |
Which of the following statements is correct relating to Ratzel's concept of 'Lebensraum'?(i) It is the geographical area within which living organisms develop.(ii) It is the economic and cultural activity of peoples outside their enclosed settled area.(iii) It deals with the relations between human society as a spatial organization and its physical setting.(iv) It speaks 'geopolitik' and studies space from the view point of State. |
| A. | (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. |
| B. | (ii) and (iii) are correct. |
| C. | (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct. |
| D. | (i) and (iii) are correct. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
In India which of the following criteria applied in defining a town has varied from census to census in recent decades? |
| A. | Density of population |
| B. | Total population |
| C. | Administrative status |
| D. | Working population |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Who one of the following determined the place of Geography in the classification of sciences? |
| A. | Bernhard Varenius |
| B. | Philip Cluverius |
| C. | Immanuel Kant |
| D. | Sebastian Munster |
| Answer» D. Sebastian Munster | |
| 16. |
First quarter of 20th century was to be considered as the golden age of German geography. Among the following, who were the great leaders of this period?(i) A. Penck(ii) H. Lautensach(iii) C. Ritter(iv) A. Hettner |
| A. | (i) and (iii) are correct. |
| B. | (iii) and (iv) are correct. |
| C. | (i) and (iv) are correct. |
| D. | (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. |
| Answer» D. (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. | |
| 17. |
'An Introduction to the Applicationof Geography to History' and 'The Geographical Distribution of Mankind' is the works of |
| A. | Vidal de la Blache |
| B. | Carl Ritter |
| C. | Alfred Hettner |
| D. | Friedrich Ratzel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (American Geographers) a. Carl Sauer b. H.H. Barrows c. W.M. Davis d. M. Jafferson List - II(Contributions) i. Laws of primate city ii. Cycle of erosion iii. Geography as human ecology iv. Morphology of landscape Codes: a b c d |
| A. | ii iii iv i |
| B. | iv iii ii i |
| C. | iv iii i ii |
| D. | iii iv i ii |
| Answer» C. iv iii i ii | |
| 19. |
Which one of the following sediment deposits covers the largest percentage of the ocean floor? |
| A. | Terrigenous |
| B. | Cosmogenous |
| C. | Biogenous |
| D. | Hydrogenous |
| Answer» B. Cosmogenous | |
| 20. |
Fiord shorelines are formed due to |
| A. | Submergence of sub aerially eroded coast |
| B. | Submergence of glaciated coast |
| C. | Fluvial deposition |
| D. | Marine erosion |
| Answer» C. Fluvial deposition | |
| 21. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and other labelled as Reason (R):Assertion (AS): Behavioral Geography is now becoming much closer to a constructivists or transaction list epistemology, as propounded by neo-Kantian philosophers and psychologists.Reason (R): The Geographers like White, Kirk, Gold and Kates have made signal contributions for behavioral movement in Geography.Select your answer from the codes given below.Codes: |
| A. | (AS) is correct, but (R) is wrong. |
| B. | (AS) is wrong, but (R) is correct. |
| C. | Both (AS) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (AS). |
| D. | Both (AS) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS). |
| Answer» D. Both (AS) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS). | |
| 22. |
In which of the following years the Kyoto Protocol was signed? |
| A. | 1987 |
| B. | 1997 |
| C. | 1990 |
| D. | 1985 |
| Answer» C. 1990 | |
| 23. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below:List - I a. Bhuj Earthquake b. RIO-World Summit c. World Environment Day d. Sandy Storm List - II i. 2002 ii. 5th June iii. 2012 iv. 2001 Codes: a b c d |
| A. | iv i ii iii |
| B. | i iv iii ii |
| C. | ii i iv iii |
| D. | iii ii i iv |
| Answer» B. i iv iii ii | |
| 24. |
Which one of the following parts of the Indian coast is a compound coast showing evidence of both submergence and emergence? |
| A. | Orissa coast |
| B. | Malabar coast |
| C. | Konkan coast |
| D. | Coromandel coast |
| Answer» C. Konkan coast | |
| 25. |
The 'Ice Crystal Theory' related to precipitation was propounded by |
| A. | Boven |
| B. | Muir |
| C. | Peterson |
| D. | Bergeron |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
What are the effects of the low level temperature inversion occurring in cool nights over the urban areas?(a) Entrapment of pollutants causing heavily smog.(b) Pleasant weather conditions(c) Unusually unstable air(d) Unusually stable airSelect your answer using the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | (a) and (c) |
| B. | (b) and (c) |
| C. | (a) and (d) |
| D. | (b) and (d) |
| Answer» D. (b) and (d) | |
| 27. |
The term adiabatic change of temperature stands for |
| A. | Fall of temperature after precipitation |
| B. | Heating and cooling of an ascending or descending air through compression of expansion. |
| C. | Heating of ascending air |
| D. | Cooling of descending air |
| Answer» C. Heating of ascending air | |
| 28. |
Which one of the following is correct, when the combined effect of the pressure gradient force and coriolis force on air current produces? |
| A. | Deflection force |
| B. | Geostrophic force |
| C. | Frictional force |
| D. | Gravitational force |
| Answer» C. Frictional force | |
| 29. |
Darwin's subsidence theory is related to |
| A. | Marine terraces |
| B. | Coral reefs |
| C. | Cycle of erosion |
| D. | Tides |
| Answer» C. Cycle of erosion | |
| 30. |
Which of the following winds fall in the Zone of Hadley Cell? |
| A. | Monsoon winds |
| B. | Trade winds |
| C. | Westerlies |
| D. | Polar winds |
| Answer» C. Westerlies | |
| 31. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below:Assertion (AS): The boundary between two air masses of different density is known as a front.Reason (R): The difference in density is caused by differences in temperature and humidity.Codes: |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (AS). |
| B. | Both (AS) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS). |
| C. | (AS) is false, but (R) is true. |
| D. | (AS) is true, but (R) is false. |
| Answer» C. (AS) is false, but (R) is true. | |
| 32. |
Who stated that the slope profiles are convex, plane or concave according to the circumstances of the uplifting action? |
| A. | Davis |
| B. | Penck |
| C. | Johnson |
| D. | Wood |
| Answer» C. Johnson | |
| 33. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below:Assertion (AS): Hawaii Island is a site of volcanic eruptions.Reason (R): Convergent plate margins are sites of volcanic eruptions.Codes: |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are correctand (R) is the correctexplanation of (AS). |
| B. | Both (AS) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS). |
| C. | (AS) is correct, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (AS) is false, but (R) is correct. |
| Answer» C. (AS) is correct, but (R) is false. | |
| 34. |
Sand dunes formed as long ridges oriented at right angles to the wind direction are called |
| A. | Linear dunes |
| B. | Barchan dunes |
| C. | Transverse dunes |
| D. | Star dunes |
| Answer» D. Star dunes | |
| 35. |
The theory of plate tectonics does not help to explain the origin and location of which one of the following? |
| A. | Earthquakes |
| B. | Mountains |
| C. | Ocean currents |
| D. | Major sea floor features |
| Answer» D. Major sea floor features | |
| 36. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Scholar) a. Harry Hass b. Hall and Dava c. Jeffreys d. Hutton List - II (Theory) i. Doctrine of Uniformitarianism ii. Thermal Contraction Theory iii. Theory of Geosyncline iv. Sea Floor Spreading Theory Codes: a b c d |
| A. | iv iii ii i |
| B. | iii i ii iv |
| C. | i iii ii iv |
| D. | ii iv i iii |
| Answer» B. iii i ii iv | |
| 37. |
Which of the following is not considered to be characteristics feature of the youthful stage of an ideal normal cycle of erosion? |
| A. | Natural levees |
| B. | Pot holes |
| C. | Gorges |
| D. | River capture |
| Answer» B. Pot holes | |
| 38. |
The statementThe present is the key to the pastis related to |
| A. | Catastrophism |
| B. | Uniformitarianism |
| C. | Isostasy |
| D. | Diastrophism |
| Answer» C. Isostasy | |
| 39. |
Spatial resolution of LISS IV Sensor is |
| A. | 5.8 m |
| B. | 2.0 m |
| C. | 23.5 m |
| D. | 10.0 m |
| Answer» B. 2.0 m | |
| 40. |
The oldest religion of the Middle East is |
| A. | Islam |
| B. | Judaism |
| C. | Christianity |
| D. | Zoroastrianism |
| Answer» C. Christianity | |
| 41. |
Which one of the following methods is best suited to show the distribution of population with rural component and urban center of varying sizes in a region? |
| A. | Uniform dot method |
| B. | Multiple dot method |
| C. | Uniform dot and circle method |
| D. | Dot and sphere method |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which one of the following migration types contributes most to population movement in India? |
| A. | Rural to Rural |
| B. | Urban to Rural |
| C. | Rural to Urban |
| D. | Urban to Urban |
| Answer» D. Urban to Urban | |
| 43. |
Nearest Neighbour analysis was evolved by |
| A. | Henry and Raize |
| B. | Clark and Evans |
| C. | Zipf |
| D. | Carl Pearson |
| Answer» C. Zipf | |
| 44. |
Match the following satellites with their altitudes and select the correct answerSatellites a. Land Sat V b. IRS c. SPOT d. IKONOS Altitudes (km)i. 832ii. 705iii. 904 iv. 681 Codes: a b c d |
| A. | ii iv i iii |
| B. | iv i ii iii |
| C. | iv ii iii i |
| D. | ii iii i iv |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
The 'Vale of Kashmir' lies between |
| A. | PirPanjal and Karakoram Range |
| B. | PirPanjal and Zaskar range |
| C. | Zaskar and Ladakh range |
| D. | Shiwalik and Ladakh range |
| Answer» C. Zaskar and Ladakh range | |
| 46. |
Regionalism is the expression of |
| A. | Ignorance of other regions |
| B. | Parochialism |
| C. | Sectionalism |
| D. | Local individuality, local loyalties and cultural traits |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Which one of the following States recorded the lowest population density in India at 2011 Census? |
| A. | Sikkim |
| B. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| C. | Nagaland |
| D. | Mizoram |
| Answer» C. Nagaland | |
| 48. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:List - I (Cities and Towns) a. Madurai- Rameswaram b. Varanasi- Kanyakumari c. Delhi-Kolkata d. New Delhi- Amritsar List - II (NH Roads)i. NH-1 ii. NH-2 iii. NH-7iv. NH-49 Codes: a b c d |
| A. | iv ii iii i |
| B. | ii i iv iii |
| C. | iv iii ii i |
| D. | i ii iii iv |
| Answer» D. i ii iii iv | |
| 49. |
Which one of the following objectives of Regional Planning is most important? |
| A. | Cultivating habitability and community building |
| B. | Conservation of forests |
| C. | Rationalization of population distribution |
| D. | Perfect regional mobility system |
| Answer» B. Conservation of forests | |
| 50. |
Which one of the following sequences of the steel-plants from East to West is correct in India? |
| A. | Jamshedpur, Rourkela, Durgapur, Bhilai |
| B. | Bhilai, Rourkela, Durgapur, Jamshedpur |
| C. | Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Rourkela, Bhilai |
| D. | Durgapur, Rourkela, Bhilai, Jamshedpur |
| Answer» D. Durgapur, Rourkela, Bhilai, Jamshedpur | |