1) Which one of the following statements does not describe geography?
(a) an integrative discipline
(b) study of the inter-relationship between humans and the environment
(c) subjected to dualism
(d) not relevant in the present time due to the development of technology.
2) Which one of the following is not a source of geographical information?
(a) traveler’s accounts
(b) old maps
(c) samples of rock materials from the moon
(d) ancient epics
3) Which one of the following is the most important factor in the interaction between people and the environment?
(a) human intelligence
(b) people’s perception
(c) technology
(d) human brotherhood
4) Which one of the following is not an approach in human geography?
(a) Areal differentiation
(b) Spatial organization
(c) Quantitative revolution
(d) Exploration and description
5) Which one of the following continents has the highest growth of population?
(a) Africa
(b) South America
(c) Asia
(d) North America
6. Which one of the following is not an area of the sparse population?
(a) The Atacama
(b) Southeast Asia
(c) Equatorial region
(d) Polar regions
7. Which one of the following is not a push factor?
(a) Water shortage
(b) Medical/educational facilities
(c) Unemployment
(d) Epidemics
8. Which one of the following is not a fact?
(a) Human population increased more than ten times during the past 500 years.
(b) It took 100 years for the population to rise from 5 billion to 6 billion.
(c) Population growth is high in the first stage of demographic transition?
9. Which one of the following has caused the sex ratio of the United Arab Emirates to be below?
(a) Selective migration of male working population
(b) High birth rate of males
(c) Low birth rate of females
(d) High out-migration of females
10. Which one of the following figures represents the working-age group of the population?
(a) 15 to 65 years
(b) 15 to 64 years
(c) 15 to 66 years
(d) 15 to 59 years
11. Which one of the following countries has the highest sex ratio in the world?
(a) Latvia
(b) the United Arab Emirates
(c) Japan
(d) France
12. Which one of the following best describes development?
(a) an increase in size
(b) a constant in size
(c) a positive change in quality
(d) a simple change in the quality
13. Which one of the following scholars introduced the concept of Human Development?
(a) Prof. Amartya Sen
(b) Ellen C. Semple
(c) Dr. Mahabub-ul-Haq
(d) Ratzel
14. Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?
(a) Coffee
(b) Sugarcane
(c) Wheat
(d) Rubber
15. In which one of the following countries co-operative farming was the most successful experiment?
(a) Russia
(b) Denmark
(c) India
(d) The Netherlands
16. Growing of flowers is called:
(a) Truck farming
(b) Factory farming
(c) Mixed farming
(d) Floriculture
17. Which one of the following types of cultivation was developed by European colonists?
(a) Kolkoz
(b) Viticulture
(c) Mixed farming
(d) Plantation
18. In which one of the following regions is extensive commercial grain cultivation not practiced?
(a) American Canadian prairies
(b) European Steppes
(c) Pampas of Argentina
(d) Amazon Basin
19. In which of the following types of agriculture is the farming of citrus fruit very important?
(a) Market gardening
(b) Plantation agriculture
(c) Mediterranean agriculture
(d) Co-operative farming
20. Which one type of agriculture amongst the following is also called ‘slash and burn agriculture?
(a) Extensive subsistence agriculture
(b) Primitive subsistence agriculture
(c) Extensive commercial grain cultivation
(d) Mixed farming
21. Which one of the following does not follow monoculture?
(a) Dairy farming
(b) Mixed farming
(c) Plantation agriculture
(d) Commercial grain farming
22. Which one of the following statements is wrong?
(a) Cheap water transport has facilitated the jute mill industry along the Hugli.
(b) Sugar, cotton textiles, and vegetable oils are footloose industries.
(c) The development of hydroelectricity and petroleum reduced, to a great extent, the importance of coal energy as a locational factor for the industry.
(d) Port towns in India have attracted industries.
23. In which one of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually?
(a) Capitalist
(b) Mixed
(c) Socialist
(d) None
24. Which one of the following types of industries produces raw materials for other industries?
(a) Cottage Industries
(b) Small-scale Industries
(c) Basic Industries
(d) Footloose Industries
25. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Automobile industry … Los Angeles
(b) Shipbuilding industry … Lusaka
(c) Aircraft industry … Florence
(d) Iron and Steel industry … Pittsburgh
26. Which one of the following is a tertiary activity?
(a) Farming
(b) Trading
(c) Weaving
(d) Hunting
27. Which one of the following activities is NOT a secondary sector activity?
(a) Iron Smelting
(b) Catching fish
(c) Making garments
(d) Basket Weaving
28. Which one of the following sectors provides most of the employment in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata.
(a) Primary
(b) Quaternary
(c) Secondary
(d) Service
29. Jobs that involve high degrees and levels of innovation are known as:
(a) Secondary activities
(b) Quaternary activities
(c) Quinary activities
(d) Primary activities
30. Which one of the following activities is related to the quaternary sector?
(a) Manufacturing computers
(b) Paper and Raw pulp production
(c) University teaching
(d) Printing books
31. The Trans-Continental Stuart Highway runs between
(a) Darwin and Melbourne
(b) Edmonton and Anchorage
(c) Vancouver and St. John’s City
(d) Chengdu and Lhasa
32. Which country has the highest density of railway networks?
(a) Brazil
(b) U.S.A
(c) Canada
(d) Russia
33. The Big Trunk Route runs through
(a) The Mediterranean – Indian ocean
(b) The North Atlantic Ocean
(c) The South Atlantic Ocean
(d) The North Pacific Ocean
34. The Big Inch pipeline transports
(a) Milk
(b) Liquid petroleum gas (LGP)
(c) Water
(d) Petroleum
35. Which one pair of the following places is linked by the Channel Tunnel?
(a) London – Berlin
(b) Paris – London
(c) Berlin – Paris
(d) Barcelona – Berlin
36. Most of the world’s great ports are classified as:
(a) Naval Ports
(b) Oil Ports
(c) Comprehensive Ports
(d) Industrial Ports
37. Which one of the following continents has the maximum flow of global trade?
(a) Asia
(b) North America
(c) Europe
(d) Africa
38. Which one of the following South American nations, is a part of OPEC?
(a) Brazil
(b) Chile
(c) Venezuela
(d) Peru
39. In which of the following trade blocs, is India an associate member?
(a) SAFTA
(b) OECD
(c) ASEAN
(d) OPEC
40. Which one of the following forms of settlement develops along either side of roads, rivers, or canals?
(a) circular
(b) linear
(c) cross-shaped
(d) square
41. Which one of the following types of economic activities dominates in all rural settlements?
(a) primary
(b) tertiary
(c) secondary
(d) quaternary
42. In which of the following regions has the oldest well-documented urban settlement found?
(a) Huang He Valley
(b) Indus Valley
(c) Nile Valley
(d) Mesopotamia
43. How many of the following cities in India attained the million status at the beginning of 2006?
(a) 40
(b) 42
(c) 41
(d) 43
44. Sufficiency of which type of resources can help to create adequate social infrastructure catering to the needs of the large population in the developing countries?
(a) financial
(b) human
(c) natural
(d) social
Answer:
1-D; 2-C; 3-C; 4-D; 5-A;
6-B; 7-B; 8-B/C; 9-A; 10-D;
11-A; 12-C; 13-C; 14-C; 15-B;
16-D; 17-D; 18-D; 19-C; 20-B;
21-B; 22-B; 23-A; 24-C; 25-D;
26-B; 27-B; 28-D; 29-C; 30-C;
31-A; 32-B; 33-B; 34-D; 35-B;
36-C; 37-C; 38-C; 39-A; 40-B;
41-A; 42-B; 43-B; 44-C;
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