200950 + Mcqs in General McqOptions

1.	Who among the following Vedic deities has been invoked first in the Rgveda?
A.	Indra
B.	Varuna
C.	Surya
D.	Agni
Answer» E.

Discussion

2.	International migration is no longer a factor in population distribution mainly because
A.	People do not wish to migrate.
B.	People are afraid of racial prejudices.
C.	Nations have placed restrictions on migration.
D.	Employment opportunities are not bright.
Answer» D. Employment opportunities are not bright.

Discussion

3.	Foreigners (mlecchas) are mentioned for the first time in the:
A.	Satapatha Brahman.a
B.	Gopatha Brahman.a
C.	Astadhyay-i
D.	Gautama Dharmasutra
Answer» B. Gopatha Brahman.a

Discussion

4.	The stupa built on the relics of Buddha's famous disciples Sariputra and Maudgalyayana is located at:
A.	Sanchi
B.	Bharhut
C.	Sarnath
D.	Kusinagara
Answer» B. Bharhut

Discussion

5.	Match the following:List - I (Name of Scholar) a. Charles Darwin b. Wilbur Zelinsky c. Thomas Malthus d. George Ravenstein List - II (Idea/Concept) I. Migration laws II. Population and resourcesIII. Theory of evolution IV. Hypothesis of the mobilityCodes:a b c d
A.	IIIIIIIV
B.	IIIIIIVI
C.	IIIIVIII
D.	IVIIIIII
Answer» D. IVIIIIII

Discussion

6.	Match the following and find the correct answer from the code:List - I (a) Probabilism (b) Stop-and-go determinism (c) Systematic Geography (d) Regional Geography List - II (i) Von Humboldt(ii) Carl Ritter (iii) Griffith Taylor (iv) O.H.K SpateCodes:(a) (b) (c) (d)
A.	(iv)(iii)(i)(ii)
B.	(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
C.	(iii)(ii)(iv)(i)
D.	(iv)(iii)(ii)(i)
Answer» B. (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)

Discussion

7.	Who among the following did not support the concept of environmental determinism?
A.	Ratzel
B.	Davis
C.	Huntington
D.	None of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

8.	Geographia in 17 volumes was written by
A.	Ptolemy
B.	Miletus
C.	Strabo
D.	Ritter
Answer» D. Ritter

Discussion

9.	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): The newly emerged industrial cities in India are numerically dominated by both male and female adult population.Reason (R): Human migration is age and sex selective.Codes:
A.	Both (AS) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation 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» D. (AS) is false, but (R) is correct.

Discussion

10.	Who wrote the book Airs Water and Places?
A.	Anaximander
B.	Hippocrates
C.	Eratosthones
D.	Hecateus
Answer» C. Eratosthones

Discussion

11.	The Humanistic Geography aims at 'Verstehn', that is
A.	Life style of man.
B.	Inter personal relations of men.
C.	Understanding of man in his environment.
D.	Objective experiences of man.
Answer» B. Inter personal relations of men.

Discussion

12.	Ria is an example of
A.	Emerged upland shore
B.	Submerged upland shore
C.	Neutral shore
D.	Compound shore
Answer» C. Neutral shore

Discussion

13.	Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below:List - I (Local Winds) (1) Loo (2) Samun (3) Harmattan (4) Bora List - II(Countries) (i) West Africa (ii) Former Yugoslavia (iii) Pakistan (iv) Iran Codes: (1) (2) (3) (4)
A.	(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)
B.	(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)
C.	(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)
D.	(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
Answer» C. (iv)(i)(ii)(iii)

Discussion

14.	Radiolarian Ooze is
A.	Terrigenous Deposits
B.	Neritic Deposits
C.	Pelagic Deposits
D.	Littoral Deposits
Answer» D. Littoral Deposits

Discussion

15.	Flat-topped sub-marine mountains are called
A.	Sea mounts
B.	Abyssal mounts
C.	Guyots
D.	Sea Volcanoes
Answer» D. Sea Volcanoes

Discussion

16.	Anacondas are largely found in
A.	Irrawady Basin
B.	Congo Basin
C.	Orinoco Basin
D.	Amazon Basin
Answer» E.

Discussion

17.	Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?1. Cwa and hot summers, dry winters.2. Cwb and hot dry summers.3. Csb and warm dry summers.4. Cfb and warm summersSelect the correct answer.
A.	1, 2, 3 and 4
B.	1, 3 and 4
C.	1 and 4
D.	1 and 2
Answer» C. 1 and 4

Discussion

18.	Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Natural Vegetation) 1. Conifers 2. Evergreen 3. Xerophytes 4. Deciduous List - II (Indian States/UTs) i. Jharkhand ii. Rajasthan iii. Andaman u0026Nicobar iv. Jammu u0026KashmirCodes:1 2 3 4
A.	iiiiviii
B.	iviiiiii
C.	iiiiiiiv
D.	iiiiviii
Answer» C. iiiiiiiv

Discussion

19.	Certain substances are classified as water pollutants, others as air pollutants and still others as land pollutants. Which one of the following pollutes are three parts of our environment?
A.	Flourocarbons
B.	Smog
C.	Acid rain
D.	Ozone
Answer» D. Ozone

Discussion

20.	Solid material passes directly into vapour state by means of
A.	Condensation
B.	Sublimation
C.	Volatalization
D.	Convection
Answer» C. Volatalization

Discussion

21.	Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using codes given below:List - I (a) River (b) Glacier (c) Wind (d) Underground water List - II (i) Dolines(ii) Inselburg(iii) Moraines(iv) LeavesCodes:(a) (b) (c) (d)
A.	(iv)(iii)(ii)(i)
B.	(i)(ii)(iv)(iii)
C.	(ii)(iii)(i)(iv)
D.	(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)
Answer» B. (i)(ii)(iv)(iii)

Discussion

22.	Which one of the following characteristics separates GIS from the other systems?
A.	Map making and generalized output
B.	Linking spatial and non-spatial data
C.	Map designing and lay-out
D.	All of the above
Answer» C. Map designing and lay-out

Discussion

23.	Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given:List - I (Land form) (a) Monadnocks (b) Blind valley (c) Drumlin (d) Dreikanter List - II (Agenta of Denudation)1) Wind 2) Glacier 3) River 4) Ground WaterCodes: (a) (b) (c) (d)
A.	2413
B.	4123
C.	1324
D.	3421
Answer» E.

Discussion

24.	Cephalic index, which is to classify human races, is calculated as
A.	Ratio between the length and breadth of the nose.
B.	Ratio between the length of head and weight of human body.
C.	Ratio between flatness and length of the head.
D.	Ratio between breadth and length of the head.
Answer» E.

Discussion

25.	Which of the following pairs of countries receive maximum insolation?
A.	Indonesia and Sri Lanka
B.	Indonesia and Libya
C.	Yemen and Somalia
D.	Canada and Australia
Answer» D. Canada and Australia

Discussion

26.	The premise that present-day processes have been operating throughout geological time is the principle of
A.	Continental drift
B.	Uniformitarianism
C.	Earth Systems
D.	Plate Tectonics
Answer» C. Earth Systems

Discussion

27.	Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and the other labelled as Reason (R):Assertion (AS): Passive remote sensing systems have their own source of energy.Reason (R): Active remote sensing systems depend on solar energy.In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?Codes:
A.	(AS) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
B.	Both (AS) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS).
C.	Both (AS) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (AS).
D.	Both (AS) and (R) are wrong.
Answer» E.

Discussion

28.	The satellite image shown in television clearly depicts
A.	Temperature and rainfall
B.	Pressure and wind
C.	Clouds and snow cover
D.	Humidity and fog
Answer» D. Humidity and fog

Discussion

29.	Ajairanks seventeenth in a class of thirty one. What is his rank from the last?
A.	13
B.	14
C.	15
D.	16
Answer» D. 16

Discussion

30.	Population density is usually shown by
A.	Isopleth method
B.	Choropleth method
C.	Chorochromatic method
D.	Decimetric method
Answer» C. Chorochromatic method

Discussion

31.	A map of R.F. 1/2,500 is enlarged by two-and-a-half times, what will be the scale of the enlarged map?
A.	1/6,250
B.	1/1,000
C.	1/10,000
D.	1/12,500
Answer» C. 1/10,000

Discussion

32.	What is the pattern of settlement distribution if it's Rn = 2.14?
A.	Perfect cluster
B.	Partially cluster
C.	Random
D.	Perfect uniform
Answer» E.

Discussion

33.	Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:List - I (Satellite) a. Landsat V b. IRS c. SPOT d. IKONOS List - II (Altitude in km) i. 832 ii. 705 iii. 904 iv. 681Codes: a b c d
A.	ii iv i iii
B.	ii iii i iv
C.	iv ii iii i
D.	iv i iii ii
Answer» C. iv ii iii i

Discussion

34.	Which one of the following groups of iron and steel plants is located outside the Chota Nagpur region?
A.	Bhilai, Bokaro, Rourkela
B.	Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Durgapur
C.	Bhilai, Salem, Bhdravati
D.	Salem, Bhadravati, Jamshedpur
Answer» D. Salem, Bhadravati, Jamshedpur

Discussion

35.	In ancient geography, the concept of region was first postulated by whom?
A.	Homer
B.	Herodotus
C.	Strabo
D.	Ptolemy
Answer» D. Ptolemy

Discussion

36.	Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and the other labelled as Reason (R):Assertion (AS): The task of preparing a reasonably sound district plan has not made much headway in the States.Reason (R): There is lack of effective coordination at the district level between various agencies involved in planning exercises.In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?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).

Discussion

37.	In which Five Year Plan, balanced regional development was emphasized as one of the major objectives of the planning exercise and was one full chapter in the plan document?
A.	Second Plan
B.	Third Plan
C.	Fourth Plan
D.	Fifth Plan
Answer» C. Fourth Plan

Discussion

38.	The city region is an example of
A.	Formal region
B.	Functional region
C.	Compage region
D.	Adhoc region
Answer» C. Compage region

Discussion

39.	Which one of the following islands of India has volcanic origin?
A.	Car-Nicobar
B.	Barren
C.	North-Andaman
D.	Little-Nicobar
Answer» C. North-Andaman

Discussion

40.	Among the following which one is related to Blue Revolution in India?
A.	Horticulture
B.	Floriculture
C.	Pisciculture
D.	Sericulture
Answer» D. Sericulture

Discussion

41.	Geography of public finance can simply be defined as 'Who gets what, where, at what cost?'. Name the geographer who made this statement
A.	R.J. Chorley
B.	Richard Peet
C.	AlaistarBonnett
D.	R.J. Bennett
Answer» E.

Discussion

42.	Who among the following applied the growth pole concept to geographic space, whereby growth poles came to be known as growth centers?
A.	Friedman
B.	Perroux
C.	Frank
D.	Boudeville
Answer» E.

Discussion

43.	Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and other labelled as Reason (R):Assertion (AS): Regions, in fact, do change over time; they change in response to changing interrelationship of the spatial elements.Reason (R): Planned intervention certainly proves to be of rapid momentum within the frame of socio-economic activities.Select your answer from the codes given below:Codes:
A.	Both (AS) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation 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 wrong.
D.	(AS) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
Answer» B. Both (AS) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS).

Discussion

44.	Which of the following are not the major objectives of the Hill Area Development Programme?(i) Agro-forestry(ii) Large scale industries(iii) Eco-preservation(iv) Major irrigation projects
A.	(i) and (ii) are correct.
B.	(ii) and (iii) are correct.
C.	(ii) and (iv) are correct.
D.	(iii) and (iv) are correct.
Answer» D. (iii) and (iv) are correct.

Discussion

45.	International aid helps poor countries due to resource transfers from rich countries but1) Divides world into donor and recipient countries.2) Makes donor countries more powerful in International trade and power relations.3) Forces recipient countries to carry out such economic reforms that might leave people worse-off.4) Compels recipient countries to buy donor nation goods.
A.	1 and 4 are correct.
B.	1, 2 and 3 are correct.
C.	3 and 4 are correct.
D.	All are correct.
Answer» E.

Discussion

46.	Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:List - I i. Long term planning ii. Public sector planning iii. Private sector planning iv. Town planning List - IIa. Indicative planningb. spatial planningc. imperative planning d. Perspective planning Codes: a b c d
A.	iii iv ii i
B.	ii iv i iii
C.	ii iv iii i
D.	iv iii ii i
Answer» B. ii iv i iii

Discussion

47.	Which technique was adopted by B.J.L. Berry in his classic study on functional regionalization of Indian economy?
A.	Composite Index Method
B.	Cluster Analysis
C.	Regression Analysis
D.	Multiple Factor Analysis
Answer» E.

Discussion

48.	Industries that manufacture individual components for the final assembly of product are known as:
A.	Subsidiary industries
B.	Small scale industries
C.	Ancillary industries
D.	Cottage industries
Answer» D. Cottage industries

Discussion

49.	Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and the other labelled as Reason (R):Assertion (AS): There are wide variations in evolution of languages and species in the world.Reason (R): Geographic isolation plays an important role in developing several forms of languages and species.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).

Discussion

50.	Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and the other labelled as Reason (R):Assertion (AS): In spatio-temporal diffusion of the culture, the language plays a major role.Reason (R): Geographers often use language as an identification mark for different cultures.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).

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Testing Subject.

Who among the following Vedic deities has been invoked first in the Rgveda?

International migration is no longer a factor in population distribution mainly because

Foreigners (mlecchas) are mentioned for the first time in the:

The stupa built on the relics of Buddha's famous disciples Sariputra and Maudgalyayana is located at:

Match the following:List - I (Name of Scholar) a. Charles Darwin b. Wilbur Zelinsky c. Thomas Malthus d. George Ravenstein List - II (Idea/Concept) I. Migration laws II. Population and resourcesIII. Theory of evolution IV. Hypothesis of the mobilityCodes:a b c d

Match the following and find the correct answer from the code:List - I (a) Probabilism (b) Stop-and-go determinism (c) Systematic Geography (d) Regional Geography List - II (i) Von Humboldt(ii) Carl Ritter (iii) Griffith Taylor (iv) O.H.K SpateCodes:(a) (b) (c) (d)

Who among the following did not support the concept of environmental determinism?

Geographia in 17 volumes was written by

Who wrote the book Airs Water and Places?

The Humanistic Geography aims at 'Verstehn', that is

Ria is an example of

Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below:List - I (Local Winds) (1) Loo (2) Samun (3) Harmattan (4) Bora List - II(Countries) (i) West Africa (ii) Former Yugoslavia (iii) Pakistan (iv) Iran Codes: (1) (2) (3) (4)

Radiolarian Ooze is

Flat-topped sub-marine mountains are called

Anacondas are largely found in

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?1. Cwa and hot summers, dry winters.2. Cwb and hot dry summers.3. Csb and warm dry summers.4. Cfb and warm summersSelect the correct answer.

Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Natural Vegetation) 1. Conifers 2. Evergreen 3. Xerophytes 4. Deciduous List - II (Indian States/UTs) i. Jharkhand ii. Rajasthan iii. Andaman u0026Nicobar iv. Jammu u0026KashmirCodes:1 2 3 4

Certain substances are classified as water pollutants, others as air pollutants and still others as land pollutants. Which one of the following pollutes are three parts of our environment?

Solid material passes directly into vapour state by means of

Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using codes given below:List - I (a) River (b) Glacier (c) Wind (d) Underground water List - II (i) Dolines(ii) Inselburg(iii) Moraines(iv) LeavesCodes:(a) (b) (c) (d)

Which one of the following characteristics separates GIS from the other systems?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given:List - I (Land form) (a) Monadnocks (b) Blind valley (c) Drumlin (d) Dreikanter List - II (Agenta of Denudation)1) Wind 2) Glacier 3) River 4) Ground WaterCodes: (a) (b) (c) (d)

Cephalic index, which is to classify human races, is calculated as

Which of the following pairs of countries receive maximum insolation?

The premise that present-day processes have been operating throughout geological time is the principle of

The satellite image shown in television clearly depicts

Ajairanks seventeenth in a class of thirty one. What is his rank from the last?

Population density is usually shown by

A map of R.F. 1/2,500 is enlarged by two-and-a-half times, what will be the scale of the enlarged map?

What is the pattern of settlement distribution if it's Rn = 2.14?

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:List - I (Satellite) a. Landsat V b. IRS c. SPOT d. IKONOS List - II (Altitude in km) i. 832 ii. 705 iii. 904 iv. 681Codes: a b c d

Which one of the following groups of iron and steel plants is located outside the Chota Nagpur region?

In ancient geography, the concept of region was first postulated by whom?

In which Five Year Plan, balanced regional development was emphasized as one of the major objectives of the planning exercise and was one full chapter in the plan document?

The city region is an example of

Which one of the following islands of India has volcanic origin?

Among the following which one is related to Blue Revolution in India?

Geography of public finance can simply be defined as 'Who gets what, where, at what cost?'. Name the geographer who made this statement

Who among the following applied the growth pole concept to geographic space, whereby growth poles came to be known as growth centers?

Which of the following are not the major objectives of the Hill Area Development Programme?(i) Agro-forestry(ii) Large scale industries(iii) Eco-preservation(iv) Major irrigation projects

Which technique was adopted by B.J.L. Berry in his classic study on functional regionalization of Indian economy?

Industries that manufacture individual components for the final assembly of product are known as:

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and the other labelled as Reason (R):Assertion (AS): In spatio-temporal diffusion of the culture, the language plays a major role.Reason (R): Geographers often use language as an identification mark for different cultures.Codes: