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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. |
Which one of the following is a centrographic measure? |
| A. | Geometric mean |
| B. | Arithmetic mean |
| C. | Mean centre |
| D. | Standard deviation |
| Answer» D. Standard deviation | |
| 2. |
Which one of the following group of States, which includes catchment area of Cauvery river basin, is correct? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Pondicherry and Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Pondicherry |
| C. | Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Kerala |
| D. | Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Pondicherry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Which one of the following Indian Remote Sensing Satellites, IRS-P4 is also known as |
| A. | Resourcesat |
| B. | Edusat |
| C. | Remotesat |
| D. | Oceansat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which one of the following States has recorded the lowest human development index? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» B. Himachal Pradesh | |
| 5. |
Which one of the following map scales is a large scale? |
| A. | 1: 250,000 |
| B. | 1: 25,000 |
| C. | 1: 500,000 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» C. 1: 500,000 | |
| 6. |
Which one of the following tribes does not correctly matched? |
| A. | Batwa and Congo Basin |
| B. | Ruwala and Central Iran |
| C. | Inuit and Canada |
| D. | Yuklagir and Siberia |
| Answer» C. Inuit and Canada | |
| 7. |
The objectives behind building the planned city of Chandigarh were1) To build a city of modern India's dreams.2) To settle down refugees coming to India after the partition.3) To develop an attractive tourist centre in Northwestern India.4) To provide capital city to Truncated Punjab.Codes: |
| A. | 2 and 4 are correct. |
| B. | 2, 3 and 4 are correct. |
| C. | 1, 2 and 4 are correct. |
| D. | only 4 is correct. |
| Answer» D. only 4 is correct. | |
| 8. |
Machu Picchu of Inca civilization is located in |
| A. | Argentina |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | Columbia |
| D. | Peru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Which one of the following regions witnessed the growth of mighty civilizations of Roman and Greek? |
| A. | Temperate region |
| B. | Savanna region |
| C. | Mediterranean region |
| D. | Tundra region |
| Answer» D. Tundra region | |
| 10. |
Which of the following sentences is not a correct one? |
| A. | Utilitarian planning is a functional planning and it strives to achieve a supreme single specific goal. |
| B. | Sectoral planning is a coordinated planning with planning in various sectors in an integrated manner. |
| C. | Comprehensive planning has also been used with implicit connotation of integrated planning of all elements of asingle activity. |
| D. | Town planning is an expression of spatial planning of an urban system. |
| Answer» C. Comprehensive planning has also been used with implicit connotation of integrated planning of all elements of asingle activity. | |
| 11. |
In 1919, Mackinder renamed his 'Pivot Area' as 'Heartland' in famous book |
| A. | Foreign Affairs |
| B. | The Round World and the Winning of the Peace |
| C. | The Democratic Ideals and Reality |
| D. | World War and Geography |
| Answer» D. World War and Geography | |
| 12. |
Which of the following is not considered a geographic pattern? |
| A. | Centralized |
| B. | Distributive |
| C. | Linear |
| D. | Random |
| Answer» C. Linear | |
| 13. |
Several planned cities have been developed in India after Independence. Which one of the following is not a post-independence planned city? |
| A. | Gandhinagar |
| B. | Chandigarh |
| C. | Jaipur |
| D. | Bhubaneshwar |
| Answer» D. Bhubaneshwar | |
| 14. |
Under the scope of town planning in India is covered:1. Urban renewal2. Planning of urban amenities and facilities3. Building of new towns4. Building of metropolitan citiesCodes: |
| A. | 1 and 3 are correct. |
| B. | Only 1 is correct. |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 are correct. |
| D. | 2, 3 and 4 are correct. |
| Answer» D. 2, 3 and 4 are correct. | |
| 15. |
Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:List - I a. Falkland current b. Norwegian current c. Florida current d. Okholsk current List - IIi. Warm currentii. Cold currentiii. Atlantic Oceaniv. Kamchetka PeninsulaCodes:a b c d |
| A. | iiiiiiiv |
| B. | iiiiviii |
| C. | iiiiiiiv |
| D. | iviiiiii |
| Answer» B. iiiiviii | |
| 16. |
Who has, amongst the following geographers, defined Geography of Public Finance 'who gets what, where, and at what cost'? |
| A. | R.J. Chorley |
| B. | David Harvey |
| C. | P. Claval |
| D. | R.J. Bennett |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:List - I (Natural Parks u0026 Wild Life Sanctuaries) a. Nandankanan b. Kaziranga c. Bandhavgarh d. Melghat List - II(States)i. Maharashtra ii. Madhya Pradesh iii. Odisha iv. AssamCodes:a b c d |
| A. | iiiiiiiv |
| B. | iiiiiivi |
| C. | iiiiviii |
| D. | iviiiiii |
| Answer» D. iviiiiii | |
| 18. |
Which of the following is not a supervised image classification technique? |
| A. | Parallelopiped classifier |
| B. | Minimum distance to mean classifier |
| C. | Neural network analysis |
| D. | Gaussian maximum likelihood classifier |
| Answer» D. Gaussian maximum likelihood classifier | |
| 19. |
Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I a. Rivers b. Settlements c. Winds d. Rocks List - II i. Sand stone ii. Galeiii. Leveesiv. SatelliteCodes:a b c d |
| A. | iiiiviii |
| B. | iviiiiii |
| C. | iiiiviii |
| D. | iiiiiiiv |
| Answer» B. iviiiiii | |
| 20. |
Which one of the following ports has been developed on a lagoon? |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Kochi |
| D. | Visakhapatnam |
| Answer» D. Visakhapatnam | |
| 21. |
Who, amongst the following, defined Geography as a chorological science? |
| A. | Ptolemy |
| B. | Richthofen |
| C. | Hettner |
| D. | P.E. James |
| Answer» D. P.E. James | |
| 22. |
What is the common practice involved in shifting cultivation? |
| A. | Use of sophisticated machinery |
| B. | Large scale use of fertilizers |
| C. | Utilization of poor soils through ploughing / fallowing |
| D. | Maximum use of animal power |
| Answer» D. Maximum use of animal power | |
| 23. |
Who, amongst the following, has propounded the concept of Time Space Geography? |
| A. | Hagerstrand |
| B. | Haggett |
| C. | Johnston |
| D. | Harvey |
| Answer» B. Haggett | |
| 24. |
Which one of the following is not an assumption or principle of the concentric zone model of urban land case? |
| A. | Cultural and social heterogeneity of the population |
| B. | Transport is equally easy, rapid and cheap in every direction within the city. |
| C. | None of districts is attractive due to differences in terrain. |
| D. | There is a concentration of heavy industry. |
| Answer» D. There is a concentration of heavy industry. | |
| 25. |
Truck farming is associated with |
| A. | Vegetables |
| B. | Milk |
| C. | Cereals |
| D. | Poultry |
| Answer» B. Milk | |
| 26. |
Match the following from the codes:(Major Proponent) a. Gibson b. Guelke c. Peet d. Wright and Kirk(Philosophy of Geography) i. Idealism ii. Realism iii. Behaviouralism iv. Radicalism Codes:a b c d |
| A. | iiiiiiiv |
| B. | iiiiviii |
| C. | iiiiviii |
| D. | iiiiiiiv |
| Answer» D. iiiiiiiv | |
| 27. |
Read Assertion (AS) and Reason (R) and find the correct answer from the codes given below:Assertion (AS): Global urban population is not uniformly distributed by location and nearly two-thirds is relatively concentrated within low elevation coastal areas.Reason (R): Soil fertility in the coastal areas caused concentration of rural settlements. |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (AS). |
| B. | Both (AS) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (AS). |
| C. | (AS) is correct, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (AS) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Answer» C. (AS) is correct, but (R) is false. | |
| 28. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:List - I a. Cantonment b. Transport c. Mining d. I.T. List - IIi. Kochi ii. Bangalore iii. Mau iv. AnkleshwarCodes:a b c d |
| A. | iiiiiiiv |
| B. | iiiiiivi |
| C. | iiiiivii |
| D. | iiiiiiiv |
| Answer» D. iiiiiiiv | |
| 29. |
Match the following:List - I (State) a. Uttarakhand b. Chhattisgarh c. Tamil Nadu d. Gujarat List - II(Rate of Literacy (%) at 2011 census)i. 69.7ii. 70.0iii. 60.2 iv. 73.4Codes:a b c d |
| A. | iiiiiiiv |
| B. | iiiiiivi |
| C. | iiiiviii |
| D. | iviiiiii |
| Answer» C. iiiiviii | |
| 30. |
Which one of the following stages of demographic transition model predicts “a-high birth but a-low death rate”? |
| A. | First stage |
| B. | Second stage |
| C. | Third stage |
| D. | Late-second stage |
| Answer» C. Third stage | |
| 31. |
Which one of the following indicates the principle of transport in Central Place Theory? |
| A. | K3 |
| B. | K4 |
| C. | K7 |
| D. | K9 |
| Answer» C. K7 | |
| 32. |
Which one of the following places in India the first bird-sanctuary was set up? |
| A. | Vedanthangal |
| B. | Kundremukha |
| C. | Bannarghata |
| D. | Keoladeo |
| Answer» B. Kundremukha | |
| 33. |
Assertion (AS): Post-industrial city is largely characterised by horizontal expansion.Reason (R): Land prices are high in the central city. |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are correct. |
| B. | Both (AS) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (AS). |
| C. | (AS) is correct, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (R) is correct, but (AS) is false. |
| Answer» B. Both (AS) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (AS). | |
| 34. |
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): Physical factors provide only a partial and deterministic explanation of geographical distribution of population.Reason (R): Man is by no means passive in his choice of areas for settlement and everywhere demonstrates an ability to exercise some control over his environment. |
| 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 false. |
| D. | (AS) is false, but (R) is correct. |
| Answer» C. (AS) is correct, but (R) is false. | |
| 35. |
Which one of the following ecosystem services is not a part of Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) report? |
| A. | Provisioning |
| B. | Promoting |
| C. | Supportive |
| D. | Regulating |
| Answer» C. Supportive | |
| 36. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given:List - I a. Tide b. Tsunami c. Gulf stream d. Labra done current List - IIi. A warm comparatively fast moving ocean currentii. A cold ocean currentiii. The periodic rise and fall of wateriv. Rise of sea water in wave form due to seismic activityCodes:a b c d |
| A. | iiiiiiiv |
| B. | iiiiiiiv |
| C. | iiiiviii |
| D. | iviiiiii |
| Answer» D. iviiiiii | |
| 37. |
If a tide occurs at a place at 6 p.m. when will be the next tide occurs? |
| A. | 00.13 a.m. of the next day |
| B. | 06.26 a.m. of the next day |
| C. | 12.39 p.m. of the next day |
| D. | 06.52 p.m. of the next day |
| Answer» C. 12.39 p.m. of the next day | |
| 38. |
The temperature that provides favourable ecological conditions for living coral reefs is |
| A. | Less than 10 degree C |
| B. | 10 degree C to 15 degree C |
| C. | 15 degree C to 20 degree C |
| D. | More than 20 degree C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given:List - I a. Coral reef b. Shoal c. Abyssal plain d. Continentalslope List - II i. Organic Ocean Deposit ii. Deep flat surfaceiii. Steep descent from the shelf bediv. Detachedelevation withshallow depthCodes:a b c d |
| A. | iiiiiiiv |
| B. | iviiiiii |
| C. | iiiiiivi |
| D. | iiviiiii |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Which among the following has postulated the Subsidence Theory related to coral reef? |
| A. | Dally |
| B. | Agassiz |
| C. | Darwin |
| D. | Davis |
| Answer» D. Davis | |
| 41. |
Match List - I and List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given:List - I (Names of tropical cyclones) a. Hurricanes b. Typhoons c. Willy-Willy d. Taifu List - II(Regions) i. Australia ii. Japaniii. U.S.A. iv. ChinaCodes:a b c d |
| A. | iiiiviii |
| B. | iiiiiiiv |
| C. | iviiiiii |
| D. | iiiiiiiv |
| Answer» B. iiiiiiiv | |
| 42. |
In which type of climate equiplanation process i.e., reduction of relief to a plain takes place? |
| A. | Arid climate |
| B. | Cold climate |
| C. | Tropical climate |
| D. | Temperate climate |
| Answer» C. Tropical climate | |
| 43. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and the other labelled as Reason (R):Assertion (AS): The eastern coast of India is affected by tropical cyclones more than the western coast.Reason (R): Tropical cyclone originates only in the Bay of Bengal.In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct? |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (AS). |
| B. | Both (AS) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (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. | |
| 44. |
The atmosphere gets heated by which one of the following? |
| A. | Direct rays of the sun |
| B. | Volcanic activity |
| C. | Burning of organic material |
| D. | Radiation from the earth |
| Answer» C. Burning of organic material | |
| 45. |
Cold dry wind experienced particularly in winter along the eastern coast of Atlantic Ocean and in Northern Italy is called |
| A. | Cyclone |
| B. | Boras |
| C. | Tornado |
| D. | Hurricane |
| Answer» C. Tornado | |
| 46. |
Winter rainfall in North-Western part of India is mainly due to |
| A. | Western disturbance |
| B. | North-East Monsoon |
| C. | North-West Monsoon |
| D. | Depression in the Bay of Bengaln nnB) |
| Answer» B. North-East Monsoon | |
| 47. |
As per the Koppen's scheme the Bhwh type of climate is found in |
| A. | Jammu u0026 Kashmir |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» C. Gujarat | |
| 48. |
Which one of the following regions does not receive much rainfall during the South-West monsoon season? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu Coast |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Chota Nagpur Plateau |
| D. | Eastern Himalayas |
| Answer» B. Maharashtra | |
| 49. |
A tropical cyclone was located 500 kms. South-West of Visakhapatnam. The cyclone first moved 250 kms in North-West direction and then suddenly changed the direction to the North-East. Which of the following ports would raise the highest danger signal? |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Haldia |
| C. | Visakhapatanam |
| D. | Tuticorin |
| Answer» D. Tuticorin | |
| 50. |
The author of the book 'The Unstable Earth' is |
| A. | Paschel |
| B. | Gilberk G.K. |
| C. | Mallot C.A. |
| D. | J.A. Steers |
| Answer» E. | |