2019 Multiple Choice

Questions
Geography – 12th

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 L.1 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY- NATURE AND SCOPE
1. The theme of human geography is based on –

(A) The study of nature

(B) The study of human beings and their activities

(C) The relationship between man and his natural environment

(D) The study of phenomenon occurred on the surface of the earth

Answer- (C)

2. “Human geography is a study of changing relationship between unarresting man and unstable
earth” The core idea of above mentioned definition is –

(A) Dynamism in the relationship (B) Synthesis

(C) New conceptions of the interrelationship (D) Welfare

Answer-(A)

3. Which of the following Scholar (geographer) defined geography as “The synthetic study of
relationship between human societies and the earth’s surface”.

(A) Miss Ellen Semple (B) Vidal de la Blache

(C) Friedrich Ratzel (D) Griffith Taylor

Answer-(C)

4. Vidal de la Blache supported the idea of ______.

(A) Possibilism (B) Determinism

(C) Behavioural School (D) Radical School

Answer-(A)

5. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

Scholar Approach

(A)Friedrich Ratzel Determinism

(B)Ellen C. Semple Welfare

(C)Griffith Taylor Neo Determinism

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 (D)Vidal de la Blache Possibilism

Answer-(B)

6. Make correct pairs from the following two columns and select the correct option.

Period Approach

1. Early colonial period (a) Exploration & Description

2. Late 1950’s to the late 1960’s (b) Regional Analysis

3. Later colonial period (c) Aerial Differentiation

4. 1930’s through the inter-war period (d) Spatial Organization

(A) 1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c)

(B) 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (b)

(C) 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (a)

(D) 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d)

Answer-(A)

7. The core concern of ‘Stop & Go’ determinism is-

(a) The movement of human from a state of necessity to a state of freedom.

(b) Human beings should adapt the dictates of nature.

(c) Possibilities can be created within a limit and there is no free run without accidents.

(d) None of the above

Answer- (C)

8. Which factors helped the human to conquer nature?

(a) Intelligence

(b) Development of new thoughts

(c) Development of technology

(d) Discoveries and explorations of new ideas

Ans. (c)

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 9. Areal differentiations postulates the idea regarding

(a) Imperial and trade interests

(b) Elaboration and description of all aspects of a region

(c) Identification and uniqueness of a region

(d) Use of computers and sophisticated statistical tools.

10. Which of the following approach marked by the use of computers and sophisticated
statistical tools

(a) Areal differentiations

(b)Regional analysis

(c) Spatial organization

(d) Exploration & description

Ans. (c)

11. Arrange the following approaches in a correct order according to their development

1. Spatial organization

2. Regional approach

3. Areal differentiation

4. Humanistic approach

a. 2. , 3. , 1. , 4.

b. 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.

c. 4. , 1. , 2. , 3.

d. 3. , 2. , 1. , 4.

Answer –(a)

12. Consider the following situations and choose suitable title for them from the given options.

1. Very low level of technological development

2. The physical environment act as the “Mother Nature”

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 3. Afraiding and worshipping of nature by human being

Options-

a. Naturalization of humans

b. Humanization of nature

c.Neodeterminism

d. None of the above

Ans. (a)

13. Which of the following things are not created by nature?

a. Natural Vegetation b. Soils

c. Farms d. Landfarms

Ans. (c)

14. “Neither is there a situation of absolute necessity and nor is there a condition of absolute
freedom, human beings can conquer nature by obeying it”.

Above mentioned lines are correctly defines the concept of—

a. Possibilism b. Determinism
c. Humanism d. Neo Determinism

Ans. (d)

15. Which factor helped human being a lot to move from a “state of necessity to a state of
freedom”?

a. Technology b. Listening or obeying of nature

c. Explorations c. None of the above

Ans. (a)

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 L.2 THE WORLD POPULATION- DISTRIBUTION, DENSITY AND GROWTH

1. “Asia has many places where people are few and few places where people are many”

Above mentioned remark about uneven distribution of Asia as well as world population is given
by-

a. Dudley Stamp b. G.B. Cressey

c. Hartshorne d. Griffith Taylor

Ans. (b)

2. Patterns of population distribution and density of population help us to understand-

a. Regional imbalances of an area

b. Demographic characteristics of any area

c. Uneven topography of an area

d. Developmental level of an area

Ans. (b)

3. The density of population is usually measured in-

a. Persons/cm area b. Persons/sq km area

c. Persons/cubic area d. All the above

Ans. (b)

4. When we found more than 200 persons on every square km then the area will be considered
as-

a. Highly or densely populated b. sparsely populated

c. Rarely Populated d. Under Populated

Ans. (a)

5. Which of the following area has very low density of population?

a. North-Eastern part of USA b. High rainfall zones near the

Equator

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 c. Sweden in Europe d. South and South-East Asia

Ans. (b)

6. Which of the following area is densely populated?

a. North-Western part of Europe b. Western China

c. North and South Pole d. Southern India in Asia

Ans. (a)

7. Which is the most important factor that attract the human inhabitation in particular area?

a. Availability of water b. Urbanization

c. Minerals d. Social factors

Ans. (a)

8. Which Factor is responsible for high density of population found in Katanga Zambia located
in Africa?

a. Availability of mineral wealth (copper) b. Availability of good forest resources

c. Close social ties d. Scenic landscapes

Ans. (a)

9. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?

REGIONS FACTOR OF HIGH DENSITY

a. Kobe-Osaka region in Japan Presence of industries

b. Mediterranean Regions Pleasant climate
c. Ganga Plains Scenic beauty
d. Mega cities Good civic amenities and employment

Ans. (c)

10. The population growth or population change refers to the-----------------of inhabitants of a

territory during a specific period of time.

a. Decrease in number b. Change in number

c. Increase in number d. huge migration

Ans. (b)

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 11. Which factors affect the mortality rate of a region?

a. Demographic Structure b. Social advancement

c. Level of its economic development d. All the above

Ans. (d)

12. Which of the following is not a PULL factor of migration?

a. Better job opportunities b. Peace and stability

c. Socio-economic backwardness d. Security of life

Ans. (c)

13. Which of the following is not a PUSH factor of migration?

a. Poor living conditions b. Political turmoil

c. Epidemics d. Pleasant climate

Ans. (d)

14. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option from the given options-

1. Population grown rapidly during the sixteenth and seventeenth century.

2. Expansion of world trade during sixteenth and seventeenth century is an important cause of it.

a. Only 1 is correct.

b. Only 2 is correct

c. Both the statements are incorrect

d. Both statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains the statement 1.

Ans. (d)

15. Which of the following factor helped in the reduction of birth rate and provided a stage for
accelerated population growth?

a. Technological advancement b. Industrial Revolution

c. Development of resources d. None of the above

Ans. (a)

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 16. How many years took to rise population from 5 billion to 6 billion?

a. 25 Years b. 12 Years c. 16 Years d. 11 Years

Ans. (b)

17. Consider the following points regarding the growing population in developing world and
choose the correct options from the given options;

1. Birth rate is extremely high as compared to death rate.

2. Need for children to go out and work to bring in income for the family.

3. Lack of availability and knowledge of contraception and family planning.

Options;

a. Only 1 and 2 are correct.

b. Only 2 and 3 are correct
c. All 1,2 and 3 are correct
d. All are incorrect

Ans. (c)

18. What kind of correlation we found between economic development and population growth?

a. Positive b. Negative

c. Partially positive and partially negative d. Question is not applicable

Ans. (b)

19. Which of the following may be interpreted as a spontaneous effort to achieve a better balance
between population and resources?

a. Migration b. Birth Rate

c. Death Rate d. All the above

Ans. (a)

20. Which statement is true about the change in population?

1. Increase of population causes depletion of resources.

2. Population decline causes under development of resources.

3. The resources that had supported earlier are now insufficient to maintain the population.

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 Options;

a. Only 1 is correct
b. Only 3 is correct
c. All 1, 2, and 3 are correct
d. All are incorrect

Ans. (c)

21. Which epidemics in Africa, some parts of CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) and
Asia have pushed up death rates and reduced average life expectancy?

a. Cholera b. T.B.

c. Dengue fever d. HIV/AIDS

Ans. (d)

22. Which of the following countries is not considered as low growth of population?

a. Liberia b. Latvia

c. Estonia d. Denmark

Ans. (a)

23. Which of the following countries is not comes under the category of high growth of
population?

a. Somalia b. Albania

c. Germany d. Italy

Ans. (b)

24. Which of the following feature is not related to First stage of demographic transition?

a. Improvements in sanitation and health conditions.

b. Life expectancy is low.

c. People are mostly illiterate and have low level of technology.

d. People are engaged in agriculture where large families are an asset.

Ans. (a)

25. Which of the following statement is true about the last stage of demographic transition?

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 a. Both fertility and mortality decline considerably.

b. Deliberately controls the family size.

c. The population becomes urbanized and literates.

d. All the above

Ans. (d)

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 L-3 POPULATION COMPOSITION

1. What do we called the ratio between the number of women and man in the population?

a. Population density b. Sex ratio

c. Occupational structure d. Population distribution

Ans. (b)

2. Through which of the following we can get an important information about the status of
women in a country?

a. Sex ratio b. Family status

c. Gender discrimination d. All the above

Ans. (a)

3. An area having more numbers of women mainly indicates-

a. Favorable sex ratio b. Male migration for employment

c. Better status of women d. Equality among male and females

Ans. (b)

4. Regions having rampant gender discrimination found unfavorable sex ratio, because of

a. Practice of female feticide

b. Female infanticide and domestic violence

c. Lower socio-economic status of women

d. All the above

Ans. (d)

5. Which of the following countries found lowest sex ratio?

a. Latvia b. Qatar

c. India d. Belgium

Ans. (b)

6. Which of the following continent generally recorded low sex ratio?

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 a. Europe b. North America

c. Australia d. Asia

Ans. (d)

7. Consider the following statements and choose correct options from the given options;

I. Males population found in minority in the greater part of Europe.

II. A deficit of males in the populations in European countries is attributed to better status of
women and an excessively male dominated out migration to different parts of the world in the
past.

Options;

a. Only I is correct
b. Only II is correct
c. Both I and II are correct
d. Both I and II are incorrect

Ans. (c)

8. A greater proportion of population above 60 years of age in a country indicates-

a. Large working population

b. Requirement of more expenditure on health care facilities.

c. Very low death rate

d. All the above

Ans. (b)

9. If a country is having large proportion of young population, it would mean-

a. High birth rate and the population is youthful.

b. Large working population

c. Expenditure on health care facilities

d. Heavy pressure on government to arrange basic facilities

Ans. (a)

10. Which of the following is an important indicator of population composition-

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 a. Sex ratio b. Age structure

c. Rural-urban composition d. Literacy

Ans. (b)

11. Which of the following features is shown by population pyramid?

a. No. of male and female population

b. Age-sex structure of the population

c. Occupational structure of population

d. Working population in country’s population

Ans. (b)

12. If a Population Pyramid of a country has triangular shaped with wide base, it indicates-

a. Larger population in lower age groups

b. Almost equal birth and death rate

c. Low birth and death rates

d. Low birth and high death rate

Ans. (a)

13. What kind of shape we observe for Australia’s age-sex pyramid

a. Triangular shaped with a wide based

b. Bell shaped and tapered towards the top

c. Narrow base and a tapered shape

d. Rounded shape with narrow top

Ans. (b)

14. Consider the following statements, try to establish cause andeffect relationship between these
two and choose the correct option for the same.

I. The Japan pyramid has a narrow base and a tapered top showing low birth and death rates.

II. The population growth in developed countries is usually zero or negative.

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 Options;

a. Only statement I is true.

b. Only statement II is true
c. Both I and II statements are correct and the statement II correctly explains the statement
I.
d. Both I and II statements are irrelevant.

Ans. (c)

15. What kind of shape for Nigerian population pyramid we observe?

a. Triangular b. Bell shaped

c. Narrow base and tapered shape d. Wide shape with wide top

Ans. (a)

16. ‘Almost equal birth and death rates’ is characteristic feature of which of the following
country’s population?

a. Nigeria b. India

c. Sri Lanka d. Australia

Ans. (d)

17. The division of population into rural and urban is based on the—

a. Occupational structure b. Residence

c. Density of population d. Literacy

Ans. (b)

18. Which of the following is the characteristic feature of rural and urban differences in sex
ratio in Canada and West European countries?

a. Females outnumber males in rural areas

b. Males outnumber females in rural areas

c. Males outnumber females in urban areas

d. None of the above

Ans. (b)

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 19. Which of the following reasons are responsible for the excess of females in urban areas
of U.S.A., Canada and Europe?

a. Highly mechanized agriculture largely a male occupation

b. Influx of females from rural areas to avail of the vast job opportunities

c. No gender discrimination

d. All the above

Ans. (d)

20. Which of the following reason is responsible for the male dominated sex ratio in Asian
urban areas?

a. Predominance of male migration

b. Female participation in farming activities is fairly high in countries like India

c. Shortage of housing and high cost of living that discourage female migration

d. All the above

Ans. (d)

21. Which of the following is not concerned with Primary activities?

a. Forestry b. fishing

c. construction d. mining

Ans. (c)

22. Which of the following economic activity is not related with tertiary activity?

a. communication b. research and developing ideas

c. transport d. electrician

Ans. (b)

23. Consider the following statements, try to establish cause and effect relationship between
these two and choose the correct option for the same.

1. The proportion of working population engaged in secondary, tertiary and quaternary

services is a good indicator of the levels of economic development of a nation.

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 2. Only a developed economy with industries and infrastructure can accommodate more
workers in the secondary, tertiary and quaternary sector

Options;

a. Only 2 is correct
b. Both 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 correctly explains the statement 1.
c. Both statements are true but statement 2 does not explain correctly the statement 1.
d. Both are incorrect

Ans. (b)

24. If the high proportion of population of any country is engaged in agriculture, it would mean-

a. The economy is still in primitive stage

b. That country is self sustained in agriculture in terms of economy

c. Most of the people of that country are illiterates

d. lack of resources

Ans. (a)

25. Which of the following activity is related to quaternary services?

a. Transport and communication

b. Fishing and mining

c. Research and developing ideas

d. Manufacturing

Ans. (c)

26. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

ACTIVITY SECTOR

a .Manufacturing Secondary activity

b. Transport and communication Tertiary activity

c. Commercial Transport Quaternary activity

d. Mining Primary activity

Ans (c)

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 L-4 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

1. Which of the following points correctly defines the term growth?

a. Refer to change over a period of time.

b. Quantitative and value neutral

c. May be positive or negative

d. All the above

Ans. (d)

2. Which of the following is the meaning of development?

a. Negative as well as positive

b. Qualitative change which is always value positive

c. When there is quantitative change, development takes place

d. None of the above

Ans. (b)

3. Which of the only criterion was used earlier for many decades to measure a country’s level of
development?

a. In terms of its economic growth

b. In terms of increased literacy

c. In terms of increasing basic amenities

d. In terms of more expenditure in the field of education

Ans. (a)

4. Which of the following economists developed the concept of Human Development?

a. AmartyaSen b. KailashSatyarthi

c. Muhammad Yunus d. Dr. Mehboob-ul-Haq

Ans. (d)

5. Which of the following is an important aspects of Human Development?

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 a. Quality of life people enjoy in a country

b. Availability of opportunities

c. Freedoms they enjoy

d. All the above

Ans. (d)

6. According to Dr. Mehboob-ul-Haq, which of the following is central point to all development?

a. Basic infrastructure b. People

c. Stress on education d. All of above

Ans. (b)

7. Which of the following point was mainly taken into consideration regarding human
development described by Dr. Mehboob-ul-Haq?

a. Development that enlarges people choices

b. Continuous growth of country’s economy

c. Development of basic infrastructure

d. Development of educational facilities

Ans. (a)

8. Which of the following is the basic goal of development?

a. To create conditions where people can live meaningful life

b. People must be healthy, be able to develop their talents

c. Participation of people in society and be free to achieve their goals

d. All the above

Ans. (d)

9. Which of the following is not a key area of human development?

a. Access to resources

b. Access to health

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 c. Access to education

d. Access to lead a luxurious life

Ans. (d)

10. Which of the following reasons are responsible for the incapability and non freedom to make
even basic choices?

a. Their inability to acquire knowledge

b. Their material poverty

c. Social discrimination and inefficiency of institutions

d. All the above

Ans. (d)

11. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched

PILLARS OF HUMAN DEVELOPENT INDICATORS

a. Equity - making equal access to opportunities available to everybody

b. Sustainability - Continuity in the availability of opportunities
c. Productivity - Resources must be used keeping in mind the future
d. Empowerment - To have the power to make choices
Ans. (c)

12. Which of the following is most required to empower people?

a. To provide better health facilities

b. Good governance and people-oriented policies

c. Each generation must have the same opportunities

d. Sustainable use of resources

Ans. (b)

13. An uneducated child cannot make the choice to be a doctor because her choice has got
limited by her

a. lack of education

b. economic and social backwardness

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 c. Lack of health facilities

d. All the above

Ans. (a)

14. Which of the following pair is not matched correctly?

APPROACHES FEATURES

a. Income approach - Human development is seen as being linked to income

b. Welfare Approach - It looks at human beings as beneficiaries or targets of all
development activities
c. Basic Needs Approach- Proposed by Dr. Mehboob-ul-Haq in which human
choices are considered
d. Capability Approach - Associated to Prof. Amartya Sen. Building human
capabilities in the areas of health, education and resources
Ans. (c)

15. Which of the following is chosen as the health indicator of human development?

a. Life expectancy at birth b. Good health

c. Total expenditure on health services d. All the above

Ans. (a)

16. Which of the following indicators are used to asses’ access to knowledge?

a. Adult literacy rate b. Gross enrolment ratio

c. Longer and healthier lives d. Both (a) and (b) are correct

Ans. (d)

17. Which of the following score represent the greater level of human development?

a. When the score is closer to 0.268 b. When the score is closer to 1

c. When the score is closer to 0.586 d. When the score is closer to -1

Ans. (b)

18. How can we measure the access to resources?

a. Purchasing power in U.S. Dollars b. Per Capita Income

c. Gross income of country d. Living standard of people

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 Ans. (a)

19. Which of the following criterion are used to show the shortfall in human development in any
region?

a. The probability of not surviving till the age of 40

b. The number of people who do not have access to clean water

c. The number of small children who are underweight

d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

20. Which of the following countries is having lower rank in terms of human development
index?

a. Sri Lanka b. India

c. Tobago d. Trinidad

Ans. (b)

21. Which of the following states performs much better in human development despite having
lower per capita income?

a. Punjab b. Haryana

c. Kerala d. Tamil Nadu

Ans. (c)

22. Which of the following countries attained a top rank in terms of its Human Development
Index Value?

a. Norway b. Denmark

c. Netherlands d. Ireland

Ans. (a)

23. Consider the following points, evaluate them and choose the correct option from the given
options

1. High level of human development group has 55 countries.

2. A higher investment in people and good governance has set this group apart from others.

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 Options;

a. Both statements are true, statement 2 does not explain statement 1 correctly
b. Both statements are true and statement 2 very correctly explains the statement 1
c. Both statements 1 and 2 are wrong.
d. Both Statements are invalid
Ans. (b)

24. Which of the following characteristics are related with the countries having high level of
human development index?

a. Many of were former imperial powers and having low social diversity

b. Most of the high scorer countries are located in Europe.

c. Most of countries represent the industrialized western world

d. All the above

Ans. (d)

25. Which of the following factors are responsible for having the low level of human
development index in some countries?

a. Political turmoil b. Social instability in the form of civil war

c. Famine or high incidence of diseases d. All the above

Ans. (d)

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 L-5 PRIMARY ACTIVITIES

1. Which of the following is correct about the economic activities?

a. These are human activities which generate income
b. They are broadly grouped in to primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary activities
c. Both (a) and (b) are correct
d. Only (a) is correct
Ans. (c)
2. Which of the following economic activities are directly dependent on environment?
a. Primary activities b. Secondary activities
b. c. Tertiary activities d. Quaternary activities
3. Which of the following activity was associated with earliest human beings?
a. Pastoralism b. agriculture

c. Hunting and gathering d. Mining

Ans. (c)

4. Consider and evaluate the following statements than choose correct options for them
from the given options.
1. Many species now have become extinct or endangered due to illegal hunting.
2. The early hunters used primitive tools made of stones, twigs or arrows so the
number of animals killed were limited.

Options;

a. Only statement 1 is correct

b. Only statement 2 is correct
c. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
d. Both statements are incorrect

Ans. (c)

5. Consider the following characteristics and choose suitable title for them from the given
options;
a. Practiced in regions with harsh climatic conditions, often involves primitive societies.
b. Requires a small amount of capital investment
c. Operates at very low level of technology

Options;

a. Gathering b. Hunting

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 c. Pastoralism d. Nomadic herding

Ans. (a)

6. In which of the following areas gathering practiced?

a. Northern Canada b. Amazon Basin

c. Northern fringe of Australia d. All of aboveAns. (d)

7. Which of the following is not related with the items gathered by gatherer?
a. Balata b. cosmetics

c. Wheat plant d. rubber

Ans. (c)

8. Consider and evaluate the following statements and choose the correct option from the
given options for the same.
I. Products of gathering cannot compete in the world market.
II. Synthetic products often of better quality and at lower prices

Options;

a. Both the statements I and II are correct

b. Both statements I and II are correct and the statement II is the true cause behind the
statement I.
c. Both the statements are incorrect.
d. Only statement I is true.

Ans. (b)

9. Which of the following factor is most important for the movement of nomadic herders from
one place to another ?

a. Climatic conditions b. Technological level

c. Amount of money d. Quality of pastures and water

Ans. (d)

10.”Each nomadic community occupies a well-identified territory as a matter of tradition”

Above mentioned line is an important characteristics of which of the following activity?

a. Subsistence agriculture b. Nomadic herding

c. Plantation agriculture d. Collective farming

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 Ans. (b)

11. Make correct pairs from the given columns choose correct options;

AREA OF NOMADIC HERDING ANIMALS KEPT

1. Tropical Africa (i) Yak and Llamas

2. Sahara and Asiatic desert (ii) Reindeer

3. Mountainous areas of Tibet and Andes (iii) Sheep and goats

4. Arctic and sub Arctic areas (iv) Cattle

Options-

a. 1. (iv), 2. (iii), 3. (i), 4. (ii)

b. 1. (ii), 2. (iv) 3. (iii), 4. (i)
c. 1. (i), 2. (ii), 3. (iii), 4. (iv)
d. 1. (iii), 2. (i), 3. (iv), 4. (ii)
e. Ans. (a)

12. In Himalayan regions which of the following tribes are linked with the activity of
Transhumance?

a. Bheels b. Gonds

c. Bakarwals d. Santhals

Ans. (c)

13. Which of the following are the chief characteristic of Commercial livestock rearing?

a. Organized and capital intensive

b. Practiced on permanent ranches

c. Only one type of animal is reared

d. All the above

Ans. (d)

14. Grazing in parcels, is an important characteristics of which of the following activity?

a. Nomadic herding b. Commercial livestock rearing

c. Dairy farming d. Factory farming

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 Ans. (b)

15. Commercial livestock rearing is not associated with which of the following countries?

a. Central China b. New Zealand

c. Australia d. Argentina

Ans. (a)

16. Which of the following area is not associated with Primitive subsistence farming?

a. Africa b. South and Central America

c. New Zealand c. South East Asia

Ans. (c)

17. Slash and burn agriculture is also known as –

a. Jhuming in North eastern India b. Milpa in Central America

c. Ladang in Indonesia d. All the above

Ans. (d)

18. Which of the following factor is responsible for the lessening trend reflected in the cycle of
‘Jhum’?

a. Uneven topography of North-eastern India

b. Loss of fertility in different parcels

c. Lack of technology

d. Due to river Brahmaputra and vast network of its tributaries

Ans. (b)

19. Intensive subsistence agriculture is characterized by which of the following factors?

a. Land holdings are very small due to high density of population.

b. The yield per unit area is high but per labour productivity is low

c. Single crop specialization

d. Only (a) and (b) are correct

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 Ans. (d)

20. Fodder crop is an important component of which of the following farming?

a. Mediterranean Farming

b. Mixed Farming

c. Extensive commercial grain farming

d. Dairy Farming

Ans. (b)

21. Match the following pairs and choose the correct options from the given options-

TYPES OF AGRICULTURE CHARACTERISTICS

1.Dairy farming (i) Equal emphasis laid on crop cultivation and animal husbandry

2.Mixed farming (ii) Highly capital intensive

3. Mediterranean farming (iii) Farmers pool their resources voluntarily For more efficient

and profitable farming

4.Cooperative farming (iv) Specialized in grape cultivation

Or viticulture

Options;

a.1. (ii) , 2. (i) , 3. (iv) , 4. (iii)

b. 1. (i) , 2. (ii) , 3. (iii) , 4. (iv)

c. 1. (ii) , 2. (i) , 3. (iv) , 4. (ii)

d. 1. (iv) , 2. (ii) , 3. (i) , 4. (iii)

Ans. (a)

22. ‘Growing flowers’ especially tulips is the specialization of which of the following countries?

a. Norway b. Sweden

c. Netherlands d. Belgium

Ans. (c)

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 23. Which of the following column is not matched correctly?

ACTIVITY CHARACTERISTICS

a. Truck farming Growing of vegetables

b. Factory farming Rearing of poultry and cattle
c. Market gardening Growing of flowers
d. Viticulture Rearing of fish

Ans. (d)

24. Which of the following is an important feature of poultry farming and cattle rearing?

a. Breed selection and scientific breeding

b. Feeding of animals and poultry done on manufactured feed stuff

c. Farmers used to pool in all their resources

d. Only (a) and (b) are correct

Ans. (d)

25. Which of the following crop is considered as the principal crop?

a. Wheat b. Barley

c. Maize d. Oats

Ans. (a)

26.’Single crop specialization’ is the characteristics of which of the following type of

agriculture?

a. plantation agriculture

b. Mediterranean agriculture

c. Intensive subsistence agriculture

d. None of the above

Ans. (d)

27. Which of the following will be considered as an economic activity?

a. Teaching of students in the class by a teacher

b. Nursing of husband at home by a nurse

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 c. Giving services at free of cost at any religious place

d. Pilgrimage to old parents.

Ans. (a)

28. Which of the following is not an economic activity ?

a. Treatment of patient by a doctor

b. Selling of fruits by a fruit seller

c. Growing of crops by a farmer

d. Taking care of mother to her child

Ans. (d)

29. Which of the following is not a primary activity?

a. Animal herding b. Services of an advocate

c. Fishing d. Mining

Ans. (b)

30. Which of the following represent ‘Red Collar Jobs’?

a. People engaged in primary activities and their working area is located outside the home

b. Mechanics, working in factories and industries

c. Peoples engaged in Research and Development

d. Teachers teaching in schools and universities and doctors in hospitals

31. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

AREA PRIMARY ACTIVITY

a. Amazon Basin Subsistence gathering

b. Arabian Peninsula Nomadic Herding
c. Argentina Extensive commercial grain farming
d. California Commercial livestock rearing

Ans. (d)

32. Consider the following statements related with nomadic herding-

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 1. The number of pastoral nomads has been decreasing.

2. This is mainly due to imposition of political boundaries.

Choose the correct options for the same-

a. Only 1 Is correct
b. Both 1 and 2 are correct
c. Only 2 is correct
d. d. Both are incorrect
e. Ans. (b)

33. Which of the following is not a plantation crop?

a. Tea b. Rice

c. Rubber d. Sugarcane

Ans.(b)

34. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

COUNTRYMEN PLANTATION AGRICULTURE

a. French Coffee in Africa

b. Britain Tea in India
c. Japanese Coconut in Sri Lanka
d. Holland Sugarcane in Indonesia
e. Ans. (c)

35. Which of the following is not a feature of Dairy farming?

a. It is the most advanced and efficient type of rearing of milch animals

b. It is practiced mainly near urban and industrial centers

c. Less capital investment is required

d. The largest area of Dairy farming is north –Western Europe.

Ans. (c)

36. Which of the following country specializes in the growing of flowers?

a. Canada b. Netherlands

c. Tasmania d. Denmark

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 Ans. (b)

37. Which of the following countries became most successful in terms of Co-operative

Movement?

a. Canada b. Denmark

c. Belgium d. Sweden

Ans. (b)

38. To which of the following, coffee estates are known for in Brazil?

a. Fazenda b. Truck Farming

c. Factory Farming d. Dairy Farming

Ans. (a)

39. What is the meaning of Kolkhoz?

a. Commercial Farming b. Collective Farming

c. Co-operative Farming d. Market Gardening

Ans. (b)

40. Citrus fruits are the specialty of which of the following agriculture?

a. Plantation Agriculture b. Truck Farming

c. Mediterranean Agriculture d. Co-operative Agriculture

Ans. (a)

41. Which of the following is not matched correctly

a. When the ore lies deep below the surface - Shaft mining

b. When the minerals occur close to the surface - Open cast mining

c. Group of farmers form a co-operative society by pooling in their - Collective farming

Resources voluntarily for more efficient and profitable farming

d. Kolkhoz - Soviet Union

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 42. In Europe livestock is reared on the manufactured feedstuff. What does such kind of
agriculture called?

a. Factory Farming b. Market Gardening

c. Truck Farming d. Dairy Farming

Ans. (a)

43. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

a. India Jhuming

b. Mexico Milpa

c. Indonesia Ladang

d. Europe Conuco

Ans. (d)

44. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option for the same;

1. Grape cultivation is the specialityof the Mediterranean agriculture

2. Wines are produced from high quality grapes and the inferior grapes are dried into raisins and

Currants

Options;

a. Only 1 is correct
b. Both 1 and 2 are correct
c. Only 2 is correct
d. Both are incorrect
e. Ans. (b)

45. Match the column I to column II and make correct pairs and choose the correct answer

with the help of given codes.

COLUMN I COLUMN II

i. Northern Canada 1. Subsistence Gathering

ii. Mongolia 2. Nomadic Herding
iii. Western Europe 3. Commercial Dairy Farming
iv. Northern America 4. Factory Farming

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 Codes-

I II III IV

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 2 1 4 3

c. 3 4 1 2

d. 4 1 2 3

Ans. (a)

46. Consider the following-

i. Brazil

ii. Denmark

iii. Netherlands

iv. New Zealand

Which of the above mentioned is famous for Dairy farming?

a. Only 1 and 3
b. Only 2 and 4
c. Only 1 and 4
d. Only 3 and 4
e. Ans. (b)

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 L. 6 SECONDARY ACTIVITIES

1. Which of the following economic activity transform raw material into finished products?

a. Primary b. Secondary

c. Tertiary d. Quaternary

Ans. (b)

2. Secondary activities are mainly concerned with which of the following?

a. Manufacturing industries

b. Processing industries

c. Construction or infrastructure industries

d. All the above

Ans. (d)

3. Which of the following is not an example of manufacturing or secondary

activities?

a. Molding iron and steel

b. Extraction of minerals
c. Stamping out plastic toys
d. Assembling of delicate computer components
Ans. (b)

4. Which of the following feature is not associated with modern large scale

Manufacturing?

a. Production done by manually or by simple machines and tools

b. Adoption of specialized methods of production
c. Based on organizational structure and stratification
d. Technological innovation through research and development
Ans. (a)

5. Which of the following is the most important in terms of location of any industry?

a. Favorable land location

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 b. Amount of capital

c. Minimum production cost

d. All of the above

Ans. (c)

6. Which of the following point is correctly define the importance of industry in terms of its
location?

a. Peoples having demand for goods manufactured in particular industry as well as having
purchasing power.
b. Nearness of trading centers to the residential areas.
c. Where goods are sold at cheap rates
d. None of the above
Ans. (a)

7. Which of the following factors mainly attracts the high concentration of industries in Western
Europe and Eastern-North America?

a. Availability of raw material in close vicinity

b. Highly developed transport system
c. Favorable government policies
d. Availability of plenty of water
e. Ans. (b)

8. Which of the following factor is mainly responsible for the location of ‘Foot loose

Industries’?

a. Accessibility by road network

b. Close proximity to raw material producing area
c. Availability of cheap and skilled labor on large scale
d. None of the above
Ans. (a)

9. Which of the following is not an example of cottage industry?

a. Making of jeweler of gold, silver and bronze by a jeweler

b. Furniture making by a carpenter at home

c. Crafts made up of bamboo

d. Watch making

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 Ans. (d)

10. Which of the following country is not associated with earlier large scale industries?

a. China b. North-Eastern USA

c. Europe d. U.K.

Ans. (a)

11. Which of the following pair is not matched correctly?

INDUSTRIES RAW MATERAL TAKEN FROM

a. Beverages industry Agriculture

b. Woolen textile Animals
c. Paper industry Forests
d. Jeweler industry Chemicals
Ans. (d)

12. Which of the following industry is regarded as basic industry?

a. Consumer goods b. Iron and steel

c. Chemical industry d. Cotton textile

Ans. (b)

13. Leather industry possess the example of which of the following industry?

a. Forest based industry b. Chemical based industry

c. Animal based industry d. Mineral based industry

Ans. (c)

14. What are the basic features of traditional large scale industrial regions?

a. These are based on heavy engineering

b. located near coal-fields and engaged in metal smelting

c. High proportion of employment in manufacturing industry

d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

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 15. Consider and evaluate the following statements and choose correct option from given
options.

1. Traditional large scale industries are now known as smokestack industries.

2. These are often located near coal-fields to fulfill energy requirements.

Options-

a. Only 1 is correct
b. Both 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 correctly explains the statement 1
c. Only 2 is correct
d. Both 1 and 2 is correct
e. Ans. (b)

16. Which of the following are the characteristics of Agri-buisnessfarm?

a. Farms are mechanized and large in size

b. It is commercial farming on an industrial scale often financed by business whose main
interest lie outside agriculture
c. Reliant on chemicals
d. All of the above
Ans. (d)

17. Which of the following area has now considered as the ‘Rust bowl’ of U.S.A.?

a. Pittsburg b. Cleveland

c. Appalachian region d. Great Lake region Ans. (a)

18. Which of the following industry is losing importance in the Ruhr region of

Germany for which it was known initially?

a. Opel car assembly plant

b. New chemical plants
c. Coal and steel
d. None of the above
Ans. (c)

19. In which of the following industry, white collar workers make up a large share of

the total workforce.

a. Traditional iron and steel industry

b. High technology industry

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 c. Cotton textile industry
d. None of the above
Ans. (b)

20. Blue collar workersstands for-

a. Cultivators b. Teachers & doctors

c. Factory workers d. Laborers

Ans. (c)

21. Which of the following is not an identical mark of the high tech industrial landscape?

a. Industrial waste and pollution

b. Neatly spaced

c. Modern dispersed office plant

d. White collar jobs outnumber the blue collar jobs

Ans.(a)

22. Which of the following possess the best example of technologies?

a. Silicon valley near San Francisco

b. Silicon valley in Mexico

c. Silicon Forest near Seattle

d. Only (a) and (c) are correct

Ans. (d)

23. Which of the following country does not produce cotton textile from imported cotton?

a. U.K. b. North-Western Europe

c. Japan d. Sri Lanka

Ans. (d)

24. Why cotton textile industries shifted from highly developed countries to less developed
countries?

a. Due to production of good quality raw cotton in these countries

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 b. Due to low labor cost in such countries

c. Due to good infrastructure

d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

25. Match the column I to Column II and make the correct pairs by using correct codes from the
given options;

COLUMN I COLUMN II
(Countries) (Steel producing centre)

I. U.S.A. 1. Dusseldorf
II. Germany 2. Great Lake
III. Russia 3.Sheffield
IV. U.K. 4. Ukrain

Codes-

I II II IV

a. 2 1 4 3

b. 1 2 3 4

c. 3 1 2 4

d. 2 3 4 1

Ans. (a)

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 L-7 TERTIARYAND QUATERNARY ACTIVITIES

1. Which of the following is not an example of tertiary activity ?

a. Teaching by teachers to the students

b. Washing and pressing of clothes by launderer

c. Recreation in cinema hall

d. Growing of crops by a farmer

Ans. (d)

2. In which of the following sector, most of the peoples worked during the initial stages of
economic development?

a. Primary sector b. Secondary sector

c. Tertiary sector d. Both (a) and (b) are correct

Ans. (a)

3. In developed economy or country, where majority of workers get employment?

a. Primary sector b. Secondary sector

c. Tertiary sector d. Quaternary sector

Ans. (c)

4. How the output measured in tertiary activities?

a. In terms of volume of goods

b. In terms of total value of goods

c. In terms of wages and salaries

d. All of the above

Ans. (c)

5. Which of the following is depicting the main difference between secondary activities and
tertiary activities?

a. Relies more heavily on specialized skills, experience and knowledge of the workers

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 b. Relies on production technique, machinery and factory processes

c. directly involve in the processing of physical raw material

d. No theoretical knowledge and practical training required

Ans. (a)

6. Which of the following activity is not an example of tertiary activity?

a. Travel by bus b. Send letters

c. Digging land for extracting minerals d. Services of doctors for treatment

Ans. (c)

7. Which of the following facility we found in urban marketing centers?

a. Provide many ordinary goods and services as well as specialized goods and services

b. Markets for labor, housing, semi or finished products

c. Professionals like teachers, lawyers, consultants etc.

d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

8. Which of the following is not an example of non-store retail trading?

a. Street peddling b. Fixed establishment

c. Automatic vending machine d. mail order

Ans. (b)

9. Which of the following is a chief feature of wholesale trading

a. It constitutes bulk business through numerous intermediary and supply houses

b. wholesaler often extend credit to retail stores

c. Most retail stores procure supplies from an intermediary source

d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

10. Which of the following is used to measure transport distance?

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 a. Km. b. Time

c. Cost d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

11. Which of the following is the major factor that affect the demand for transport?

a. Size of population

b. Pattern of trade between cities, towns and industrial centers

c. Type of climate

d. Length of the route

Ans. (a)

12. Consider and evaluate the following statements and choose correct option from the given
options

I. Very large volumes of mail continue to be handled by post offices all over the world

II. All forms are not fully disassociated because of the cheapness of the older system

Options-

a. Only 1 is true
b. Only 2 is true
c. Both 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 correctly explains the statement 1
d. Both 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 does not explain the statement 1 correctly
Ans. (c)

13. Which of the following revolutionized the global communication system?

a. Newspapers b. Mobile telephony

c. Internet d. Mass media Ans. (c)

14. Which of the following service will be considered as high ordered service among all?

a. Accountants b. Launderers

c. Grocery shops d. Plumbers

Ans. (a)

15. Which of the following service is not related to mental labor?

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 a. Services of advocate

b. Medical check-up of patients by Physician

c. Playing music by musician

d. Fittings of water taps by a plumber

Ans. (d)

16. Which of the following services are regulated and supervised by governments or

Companies?

a. Making and maintaining highways and bridges

b. Maintaining fire fighting departments
c. Marketing of transport, telecommunication, energy and water supply services.
d. All of the above
Ans. (d)

17. Which of the following is an example of unorganized services?

a. Tiffin service (dabbawala) in Mumbai

b. Multiplexes and restaurants

c. Law and management

d. Fire fighting departments

Ans. (a)

18. Which of the following is considered as single largest tertiary activity in the world?

a. Trade and commerce b. Tourism

c. Communication d. Transport

Ans. (b)

19. Which of the following industries depend upon ‘Tourism’ for their growth?

a. Infrastructure industries

b. Retail trading

c. Craft industries

d. All of the above

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 Ans. (d)

20. Which of the following is the most popular tourist region of the world?

a. Mountainous areas in Kashmir

b. Nile Valley of Africa

c. Warmer places around the Mediterranean coast

d. Colder areas near Mongolia

Ans. (c)

21. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option for the same from the given
options-

I. Improvements in the standard of living and increased leisure time, permits many more
people to go on holidays for leisure.
II. The opening up of tourist areas has been aided by improvement in transport facilities.

Options-

a. Both statements I and II are correct and also complimentary to each other
b. Both statements I and II are correct but they are not related to each other
c. Only statement II is correct
d. Both the statements I and II are invalid
Ans. (a)

22. Which of the following factor is responsible for the popularity of Southern Europe and
Mediterranean land in terms of tourism?

a. Spectacular mountains b. Favorable climate

c. Their bright history d. Culture and art

Ans. (b)

23. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

PLACES TOURISM ATTRACTIONS

a. Goa Heritage homes

b. Thailand Business tourism
c. Karnataka Medicare
d. Singapore Medical tourism
Ans. (b)

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 24. On which of the following Quaternary activities center around ?

a. Production and collection of goods and information

b. Supply of good quality of raw material

c. Research and development

d. All of the above

Ans. (C)

25. Which of the following services are the examples of Quinary services?

a. Peoples involved in Research and development

b. The highest level of decision makers or policy makers

c. Peoples involved in tourism and allied industries

d. Production and collection of information

Ans. (b)

26. Which of the following are considered as knowledge oriented industry?

a. Tertiary activities
b. Quaternary activities
c. Quinary and tertiary activities
d. Quinary and secondary activities
Ans. (b)

27. Which of the following factor is responsible for the coming of outsourcing in different
countries ?

a. Cheap and skilled labour

b. Favourable working process

c. Developed means of transport

d. All of the above

28. Which of the following is not an example of Knowledge Processing Outsourcing (KPO) ?

a. E- Learning b. intellectual property

c. Collection of information d. legal profession

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 Ans. (c)

29. Which of the following is the main aim of outsourcing?

a. To improve efficiency

b. To reduce cost

c. To produce new jobs

d. Both (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

30. Which of the following feature is depicted by ‘Digital Divide’?

a. providing ICT access and benefits to its citizens by a country

b. Uneven distribution of opportunities emerging from the information and technology across the
globe

c. Distribution of knowledge based industries

d. All of the above

Ans. (b)

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 L-8 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

1. How the human being is depend upon transport and communication ?

a. For the high living standard and quality of life
b. For exchange and trade of commodities
c. For linking producing centres to consumer centres
d. All of the above
Ans. (d)
2. Which of the following lines defines well the term ‘Transport’ ?
a. It is the facility to transport peoples from one place to another place
b. It is the facility to transport finished products from the producing centres to the markets
c. It is the facility to transport goods and peoples from one place to another place
d. None of the above
Ans. (c)
3. Transport and communication may be categorised as-
a. Service industry b. Secondary activities

c.Unorganised industry d. Quaternary services

Ans. (a)

4. Which of the following mean of transportation is not suitable to carry peoples from one
place to another place ?

a. Railways b. Pipelines

c. Aeroplane d. Ropeway

Ans. (b)

5. The significance of a mode of transport depends on-

a. The type of goods and services to be transported

b. Cost of transport and the mode available

c. The number of passengers transported

d. Only (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

6. Make the correct pairs from the following and choose the correct option from the given
codes .

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 MODE OF TRANSPORT SIGNIFICANCE

I Air Transport International movement of goods is handled

II Rail Transport Cheaper and faster over short distances and for door to door

services

III Ocean Freighters Most suited for large volumes of bulky material over long

distances within a country

IV Road Transport High value, light and perishable goods are best moved.

CODES-

I II III IV

a. 3 4 2 1

b. 1 2 3 4

c. 4 3 2 1

d. 3 2 1 4
Ans. (a)

7. The first public railway line was opened in 1825 in northern England between which of the
following places ?

a. Between Stockton and Derlington

b. Between Stockton and Birmingham

c. Between Derlington and Dortmund

d. Between Derlington and Birmingham

Ans. (a)

8. Due to the invention of which of the following, road transport revolutionised in terms of its
quality and vehicles plying over them ?

a. Steam engine b. Electric engine

c. Internal combustion engine d. All of the above

Ans. (c)

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 9. In which of the following countries overland transport still takes place by human porters or
carts drawn or pushed by humans ?

a. China and Malaysia b. India and USA

c. China and India d. China and Japan

Ans. (c)

10.In Which of the following continent highest road density and highest number of vehicles are
registered ?

a. Western Europe b. Africa

c. Australia d. Northern America

Ans. (d)

11. Which of the following highway links Edmonton in Canada to Anchorage in

Alaska ?

a.Alaskan Highway b. Trans Canadian Highway

c. Pan American Highway d. None of the above

Ans. (a)

12. Which of the following reason is responsible for the less importance of roadways as
compared to railways ?

a. Vast industrial regions

b. Vast geographical area

c. Dense population

d. Less numbers of highways and low quality of roads

Ans. (b)

13. Which of the following is considered as the hub for a dense highway network developed in
the idustrialised region to the west of Urals in Russia ?

a. Moscow b. Vladivostok

c. Ural d. Berkhoyansk

Ans. (a)

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 14. Which of the following is the longest highway of India ?

a. National Highway No. 4

b. National Highway No. 7

c. National Highway No. 9

d. National Highway No. 15

Ans. (b)

15. Which of the following is the chief feature of Border Roads ?

a. Integrate people in remote areas with major cities.

b. Provide defence

c. Almost all countries have such roads to transport goods to border villages and military camps.

d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

16. Which of the following pair is not matched correctly

REGIONS FEATURES

a. Europe Densest railway network of the world

b. Japan Daily passenger trains
c. Trans Siberian Railway Connect London to Paris
d. Moscow An important headquarter of railway

Ans. (c)

17. Which of the following continent has one of the most extensive rail networks?

a. North America b. Europe

c. South America d. Asia

Ans. (a)

18. In which of the following regions of South America, the dense rail network is found?

a. Pampas of Argentina

b. Coffee growing region of Brazil

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 c. Mining areas of Chile

d. Only (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

19. Which of the following reasons are responsible for the construction of Trans-Continental
Railways?

a. Due to economic and political reasons

b. Due to economic and geographical reasons

c. To encourage harmony and brotherhood among different countries

d. Due to geographical and political regions

Ans. (a)

20. Which of the following is the longest and important railway in the world?

a. Trans-Canadian Railway

b. Trans-Siberian Railway

c. The Union and Pacific Railway

d. The Orient Express

Ans. (b)

21. Which of the following are the terminal stations connecting the Union and Pacific Railway?

a. New York and Cleveland

b. San Francisco and Chicago

c. New York and San Francisco

d. New York and Chicago

Ans. (c)

22. Which of the following terminal stations connect Trans-Canadian Railway?

a. Halifax and Vancouver

b. New York and San Francisco

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 c. Halifax and Montreal

d. Callegory and Vancouver

Ans. (a)

23. The journey time from London to Istanbul has reduced a lot as compared to sea route due to
which of the following railway line?

a. Trans-Siberian Railway
b. Orient Express
c. The Union and Pacific Railway
d. None of the above
Ans. (b)

24. Due to which of the following reason, water transport is more advantageous?

a. It is much cheaper because the friction of water is far less than that of land

b. It does not require route construction

c. The oceans are linked with each other and are negotiable with ships of various sizes

d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

25. The busiest sea route also known as the ‘Big Trunk Route” is which among the following?

a. The Mediterranean-Indian Ocean sea route

b. The North Atlantic sea route

c. The Cape of Good Hope sea route

d. The South Atlantic sea route

Ans. (b)

26. Which of the following factor is responsible for the low traffic on the south Atlantic sea route
as compared to the South Atlantic Ocean sea route?

a. Low population and limited development in South America and Africa

b. Production of same commodities and availability of same resources as well in South
America and Africa
c. Low level of technology
d. Both (a) and (b)

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 Ans. (d)

27. Which of the following sea route serves more countries and people than any other route?

a. The Mediterranean-Indian Ocean sea route

b. The Northern Atlantic sea route

c. The North Pacific sea route

d. The South Pacific sea route

Ans. (a)

28. Which of the following is an important port located on the South Pacific sea route?

a. Singapore b. Honolulu

c. Hong Kong d. Shanghai

Ans. (b)

29. Match the Column I with Column II and choose the correct option with the help of given

Codes

COLUMN I COLUMN II

I Suez Canal Russia

II Panama Canal Dusseldorf Port

III Rhine waterway United States of America

IV Volga waterway A sea level canal without locks

CODES-

I II III IV

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 3 2 1 4

c. 4 3 2 1

d 4 2 1 3

Ans. (c)

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 30. Which of the following transport system is only medium to reach inaccessible areas?

a. Road transport b. Rail transport

c. water transport d. Air transport

Ans. (d)

31. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer from the given options.

1. In the Himalayan region, the routes are often obstructed due to landslides, avalanches, or

Heavy snowfall.

2. Air travel is the only alternative to reach such places.

Options-

a. Only statement 1 is correct

b. Only statement 2 is correct
c. Both 1 and 2 are correct
d. Both 1 and 2 are incorrect
Ans. (c)

32. Which of the following region used most of the airways of the world?

a. United States of America b. Western Europe

c. Asian region of Russia d. South-East Asia

Ans. (a)

33. Which of the following regions lack air services?

a. Africa b. Asiatic part of Russia

c. South America d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

34. Which of the following is important in terms of rural connectivity due to satellite
Communication?

a. Internet b. Cell phone

c. telephone d. Telegraph

Ans. (b)

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 35. Which of the following medium of communication is still used mainly?

a. Telephone b. Mobiles

c. Sending letters d. Telegraph

Ans. (a)

36. In which of the following country, most of the internet users are found?

a. United States of America b. Great Britain

c. Germany d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

37. Which of the satellite launched recently successfully by ISRO and given a new way in space
technology in India ?

a. Aryabhatta 2 b. Chandrayan 1

c. Chandrayan 2 d. Bhaskara 1

Ans. (c)

38. Which of the following mean of transport is helpful during natural calamities?

a. Air transport b. Road transport

c. Rope way d. Railway

Ans. (a)

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 L-9 THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE

1. Which of the following point clearly depict the meaning of Trade?

a. Exchange of commodities
b. Voluntary exchange of commodities and services
c. Commutation of commodities and services
d. Forceful job done by traders imposed by government
Ans. (b)
2. Which of the following factor is responsible for the establishment of trade relations
among the different nations?
a. For the commodities those they cannot produce by themselves
b. For the commodities those they can buy comparatively at cheaper rates
c. Both (a) and (b) are correct
d. Both (a) and (b) are incorrect
Ans. (c)
3. Barter system is still alive in which of the following fair in India?
a. Jonbeel Fair b. Kumbha fair

c.Pushkar fair d. Nauchandi Fair

Ans. (a)

4. Which of the following is an example of modern metal currency?

a. Silver coin b. Obisidian

c. Gold coin d. Coin of 10

Ans. (d)

5. Silk route, that is the primitive example of long route connect which of the following

Countries?

a. China and Italy b. China and Rome

b. China and Central Asia d. China and Greece
Ans. (b)
5. Which of the following factor was responsible for flourishing trade between Europe and
Asia

In 12 and 13 Century?

a. Disintegration of Roman empire

b. Development of large navigational ships

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 c. Favourable climate
d. Both (a) and (b)
Ans. (d)

7. Which of the following trade came into existence in 15 Century AD with the beginning of
European imperialism?

a. Slave Trade b. Silk trade

c. Trade of raw material only d. Trade of finished products

Ans. (a)

8. On which of the following factors international trade depend?

a. Variation in human resource

b. Specialisation in production

c. Availability of mineral resources

d. All of the above

Ans. (b)

9. Which of the following factor is most required for participating in international trade by a
nation?

a. Efficient transport and communication system

b. Production of various commodities

c. Well developed network of industries

d. Educated human resources

Ans. (a)

10. Which of the following factor creates diversity among the national resources?

a. Physical configuration

b. Relief and soil

c. Variations found in climate

d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

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 11. Which of the following pair is not matched correctly?

COUNTRY PRODUCED

a. China Porcelain and Brocade

b. Iran Software technology
c. Northern America Leather work
d. Indonesia Batik clothes
Ans. (b)

12. Consider and evaluate the following statements and choose the correct answer with the
help of given options.

I. Densely populated countries have large volume of internal trade but little external trade

II. Most of the agricultural and industrial production of these countries consumed in the local

Market due to large size of population.

Options-

a. Only statement II is correct

b. Both the statements I and II are correct but statement II does not explain statement I
correctly
c. Both the statements are true and statement II correctly explains statement I
d. Both the statements are incorrect
Ans. (c)

13. Which of the following is the chief characteristics of industrialised nation in terms of
trade?

a. They export mainly machinery and finished products

b. They exchanged agro products for manufactured goods from the agriculturally important
countries
c. They import food grains and other raw materials
d. Only (a) and (b)
Ans. (d)

14. Which of the following commodity was not traded for a long distance due to inefficient
mode of transport during ancient time?

a. Gems b. Silk

c. Grains d. Spices

Ans. (c)

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 15. Which of the following point correctly depict the ‘volume of trade’?

a. The total value of the goods and services traded

b. The total tonnage of traded commodities

c. It is the form of values of services that are traded

d. None of the above

Ans.(a)

16. Which of the following changes are reflecting in the pattern of international trade?

a. Contribution of Europe is decreasing

b. Contribution of Asian countries is increasing

c. Australia is emerging as a pioneer continent in terms of international trade

d. Only (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

17. Which of the following statement is true in reference of trade balance?

a. If import value exceeds export value than trade balance of a country is negative or
unfavourable

b. If export value is comparatively more than import value than countries balance of trade
will be observed as favourable or positive
c. Negative balance of trade would ultimately lead to exhaustion of its financial reserves
d. All of the above
Ans. (d)

18. Which of the following country has lost the status of ‘Most favoured nation’ by India

Recently?

a. Pakistan b. China

c.Great Britain d. United States of America

Ans. (a)

19. Which of the following point clearly explains the status of ‘Free trade’?

a. Bringing down trade barriers like tariffs

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 b. Trade liberalisation allows goods and services from everywhere to compete with domestic
products and services

c. Let free trade to be limited to developed countries only

d. Only (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

20. To fulfil which of the following aim, the General Agreement on Trade and Tariff was
transformed in to World Trade Organisation (WTO)?

a. For the promotion of free and fair trade amongst nation

b. To increase more trade and commerce for the developed countries

c. To create competitive feelings amongst developed and developing countries

d. All of the above

Ans. (a)

21. In which of the following year the General Agreement on Trade and Tariff was transformed
in WTO?

a. June 1995 b. January 1995

c. January 1996 d. December 1995

Ans. (b)

22. Which of the following issue is concerned with World Trade Organisation (WTO)?

a. Sets the rules for global trading and resolves disputes between its member nation

b. It covers trade in services such as telecommunication and services

c. It also covers trade in other issues such as intellectual rights

d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

23. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option from the given options

I. The WTO however been criticised and opposed by those who are worried about the effects of

Free trade and economic globalisation

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 II. Free trade does not make ordinary people’s lives more prosperous

Options-

a. Only statement I is correct

b. Both the statements are true and statement II correctly present the reason for statement I
c. Only Statement II is correct
d. Both the statements I and II are incorrect
Ans. (b)

24. Which of the following aim encouraged the Regional Trade Blocs to came in to existence?

a. To encourage trade between the countries with geographical proximity, similarity and
complementarities in trading items

b. To curb restrictions on trade of the developing world

c. To speed up intra regional trade

d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

25. Consider the following and choose the correct answer with the help of given odes-

REGIONAL BLOCS HEADQUARTERS

I. ASEAN 1. Minsk, Belarus

II. C.I.S. 2. Brussels, Belgium
III. E. U. (European Union) 3. Jakarta, Indonesia
IV. OPEC 4. Vienna

Codes-

I II III IV

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 4 3 2 1

c. 3 2 1 4

d. 1 4 3 2

Ans. (c)

26. Which of the following criterion is observed to judged the importance of a port?

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 a. The size of cargo and the number of ships handled

b. The size of port and its form

c. Maintenance and facilities of port

d. All of the above

Ans. (a)

27. Consider the following and choose the correct answer with the help of given options.

PORT UTILITY

I. Industrial Ports 1. Ports of strategic importance

II. Commercial Ports 2. Located away from the sea coast
III. Comprehensive Ports 3. Handle manufactured good
IV. Inland Ports 4. Handle bulk and general cargo in large volume
V. Naval Ports 5. Specialise in bulk cargo
VI. Packet Station 6. Transportation of passengers and mail across
water bodies covering short distances

Codes-

I II III IV V VI

a. 1 2 3 4 5 6

b. 5 3 4 2 1 6

c. 6 4 3 2 1 5

d. 4 5 3 2 1 6
Ans. (b)

28. Which of the following port is main entrecote port for Asia?

a. Singapore b. Colombo

c. Mumbai d. Colon

Ans. (a)

29. Which of the following pair is not matched correctly?

COUNTRY’S NAME OIL PORT

a. Venezuela Maracaibo

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 b. Tunisia Esskhira
c. Lebonan Tripoli
d. India Vishakhapatnam
Ans. (d)

30. Which of the following posses a good example of naval port?

a. English Channel b. Karwar

c. Roterdom d. Honolulu

Ans. (b)

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 L-10 HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

1. Which of the following point reflects the importance of the study of human settlements
In human geography?
a. It denotes the ratio of the number of people living in an area and the availability of land
b. The form of settlement in any particular region reflects human relationship with the
Environment
c. Human settlement continuously remain in progress with the time and place
d. All of the above
Ans. (a)
2. Which of the following factor plays an important role to make distinction between rural
and urban settlements ?
a. Size of population
b. Most of the people involved in agricultural activities
c. In urban places , most of the peoples indulge in secondary and tertiary activities
d. All of the above
Ans. (c)
3. In which of the following country, petrol pumps are considered as a lower order
function?
a. United States of America b. India

c. China d. Venezuela
Ans. (a)

4. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer from the given options.

I. Houses are spaced far apart and often interspersed with fields

II. A cultural feature such as a place of worship or a market, binds the settlement together

a. Only II is correct
b. Both I and II are correct and related with each other also
c. Only I is correct
d. Both I and II are incorrect
Ans. (b)

5. Which of the following occupation is mainly concerned with the rural settlement ?

a. Agriculture b. Livestock rearing

c. Catching fish d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

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 6. Which of the following factor affect the inhabitation of rural settlement?

a. Water supply

b. Availability of fertile land for agriculture

c. Building material

d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

7. Which of the following places are considered as ‘dry points’?

a. River terraces and levees

b. Low lying areas of river banks

c. Islands surrounded by swamps

d. None of the above

Ans. (a)

8. How the inhabitants of Loess region in China build their houses?

a. By uncooked bricks b. In caves

c. With the twigs and branches of trees d. With sand

Ans. (b)

9. In which of the following country, Isenberg provide better location for settlements in terms

of security ?

a. Zimbabwe b. China

c. Nigeria d. Egypt
Ans. (c)

10. Which of the following possessed a good example of human inhabitation that is provided

By government on acquired lands?

a. The scheme of villagisation in Ethiopia

b. Canal colonies in Indira Gandhi canal command area
c. Development of settlements in Noida and Gurgaon
d. Only (a) and (b)
Ans. (d)

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 11. Which of the following factor affects the shape and size of the village?

a. Site of the village

b. The surrounding topography

c. Terrain

d. All the above

Ans. (d)

12. Consider the following and choose the correct answer with the help of given codes.

TYPES OF SETTLEMENTS LOCATION

I. On the basis of setting 1. On both sides of river where there is a bridge or ferry
II. Linear pattern 2. Agricultural village
III. Rectangular pattern 3. Edge of a valley or along a levee
IV. On the basis of function 4. In wide inter mountain valleys
V. Double village 5. Desert villages

Codes-

I II III IV V

a. 5 3 4 2 1

b. 1 2 3 4 5

c. 5 4 3 2 1

d. 2 1 3 5 4
Ans. (a)

13. On the basis of shape ‘Y’ shape settlements are found in which of the following places?

a. On crossroads

b. Where two roads converge on the third one

c. On the edge of those roads that cut each other on right angles

d. Where many roads converge

Ans. (b)

14. By which of the following problem the villages of South Asia generally confronts

a. Lack of facilities due to high density

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 b. Political instability

c. Very often occurrence of floods and droughts

d. Fear of wild animals

Ans. (c)

15. Which of the following problems are very often found in the villages of developing

countries?

a. Inadequate supply of water

b. Water borne diseases such as cholera and jaundice tend to be common problem
c. The general absence of toilet and garbage disposal facilities
d. All of the above
Ans. (d)

16. Which of the following is the main problem usually confronted by the rural areas?

a. Unmetalled road and lack of modern means of communication

b. Inadequate material for constructing houses

c. Lack of fertile land for agriculture

d. All of the above

Ans. (a)

17. The first urban settlement to reach a population of one million was the city of----------.

a. Paris b. London

c. Mumbai d. Shanghai
Ans. (b)

18. Which of the following criterion is taken into consideration by most of the countries to
mark an urban place?

a. Size of population b. Location

c .Occupational structure d. Administrative set up

Ans. (a)

19. Which of the following pair is not matched correctly ?

COUNTRY LOWER LIMIT OF POPULATION FOR URBAN AREA

a. United States of America 2500

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 b. India 10,000
c. Japan 30,000
d. Argentina 2000
Ans. (b)

20. Which of the following criteria is taken into consideration to define urban population in
India?

a. Minimum population 5000

b. Density of 400 persons per sq km

c. More share of non- agricultural workers

d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

21. On the basis of the economic activity, which settlement is considered as urban settlement
in Italy?

a. If more than 50% of its economically productive population is engaged in non agricultural

Pursuit

b. If 75% of its economically productive population is engaged in non agricultural

Pursuit

c. If 85% of its economically productive population is engaged in non agricultural

Pursuit

d. If 65% of its economically productive population is engaged in non agricultural

Pursuit
Ans. (a)

22. Which of the following pair is not matched correctly

 CITIES FUNCTION
a. Sheffield - Industrial town
b. London - Port town
c. Chandigarh - Administrative town
d. Chennai - Fishing town
Ans. (d)

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 23. Which of the following town is classified as an administrative town?

a. Delhi b. Addis Ababa

c. Washington DC d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

24. Consider the following and choose the correct answer with the help of given codes.

 TOWNS CLASSIFICATION
I. Kansas 1. Cultural town
II. Frankfurt 2. Agricultural-market town
III. Manchester 3. Transport town
IV. Baghdad 4. Large inland centres
V. Jerusalem 5. Financial centres

Codes-

I II III IV V

a. 1 2 3 4 5

b. 5 4 3 2 1

c. 2 5 4 3 1

d. 1 3 2 5 4
Ans. (c)

25. Which of the following town is classified as a planned town?

a. Canberra b. Kolkata

c. Allahabad d. Tehran
Ans. (a)

26. A mega city or megalopolis is a general term for cities together with their suburbs with a
population of more than 10 million people. Which of the following city was the first to attain
the status of a mega city ?

a. London b. Mumbai

c . New York d. Shanghai

Ans. (c)

27. Which of the following scholar first used the term ‘Megalopolis’ (great city)?

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 a. Jean Gottman b. Luetens

c. Pattrick Geddis d. Levis Mumford Ans.

(a)

28. Which of the following pair is not matched correctly?

CITY TERMINOLOGY SCHOLARS

a. City - Levis Mumford

b. Conurbation - Pattrick Geddis
c. Million city - Luetens
d. Megalopolis - Jean Gottman
Ans. (c)

29. Which of the following problem is associated with the urban settlements of developing

Countries ?

a. Heavy pressure of population

b. Congested and squatter houses and narrow streets
c. Lack of potable water
d. All of the above
Ans. (d)

30. Which of the following factor is responsible to create ‘heat island’ in cities ?

a. Very large population

b. Huge concrete structures erected to accommodate the population

c. The domestic and industrial waste dumped without treatment at unspecified locations

d. All of the above

Ans. (b)

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 DTEA SR. SEC. SCHOOL, MANDIR MARG
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
CLASS-XII GEOGRAPHY

L-1 POPULATION
DISTRIBUTION, DENSITY, GROWTH AND COMPOSITION

1. Consider and evaluate the following statements and choose the correct answer from the
given options.

I India’s Population is larger than the total population of North America, South America and

Australia put together.

II Such a large population invariably puts pressure on its limited resources and is also
responsible for many socio-economic problems in the country.

Options-

a. Both the statements are correct

b. Both the statements are correct and statement II gives correct logic for statement I
c. Both the statements are correct but not related with each other
d. Both the statements are incorrect Ans.
(b)
2. Which of the following states are having highest population in India?
a. Bihar b. West Bengal

c .Odisha d. Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (d)

3. Which of the following options present the correct chronological order of states
according to their population?
a. Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal
b. Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra
c. Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra
d. Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh Ans.
(a)
4. Which of the following factors mainly determine the pattern of population distribution?
a. Physical setting b. Availability of water
b. Climate d. All of the above
Ans. (d)

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 5. Consider the following statements and explain the cause and effect relationship between
these two by choosing correct answer from the given options

I. The areas which were previously very thinly populated have now become the regions of

Medium to high concentration of population

II. Development of irrigation, availability of minerals and energy resources and the
development of network of transport is mainly responsible for it

Options-

a. Only statement I is true

b. Only statement II is true
c. Both the statements are correct and the statement II correctly explains the statement I
d. Above both the statements are incorrect
Ans. (c)

6. Which of the following regions always remain the areas of high concentration of

Population?

a. North-western state
b. River plains and coastal region
c. Low lying areas of Himalayas
d. Hilly regions having tourism potential
Ans. (b)

7. Which of the following factor is responsible for the rural-urban migration in large number

In Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Jaipur?

a. Availability of good quality of water

b. Availability of well reputed college and universities
c. Industrial development and urbanization
d. Bright history
Ans. (c)

8. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer from the given options.

I. The uses of natural resources like land and water in the river plains and coastal areas of India
have shown the sign of degradation

II. The concentration of population remains high because of an early history of human
settlement and development of transport network.

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 a. Only statement I is correct
b. Both the statements I and II are correct
c. Only statement II is correct
d. Both the statements are incorrect
Ans. (b)

9. Due to which of the following factors, it is necessary to know about the population density
of a place?

a. It gives us better understanding of spatial distribution of population in reference to land.

b. It gives an idea of available resources in reference of needs of population

c. It gives an understanding about the distribution of land per person

d. It gives total number of persons

Ans. (a)

10. According to the census 2011, the population density of India is---------------------.

a. 388 persons/ km2

b. 398 persons/km2

c. 382 persons/km2

d. 392 persons/ km2

Ans. (c)

11. Which of the following options present correct chronological order of states in terms of

Population density?

a. Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh

b. West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala
c. Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala
d. Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal
Ans. (a)

12. In which of the following states, highest density of population is found?

a. Meghalaya

b. Nagaland

c. Assam

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 d. Mizoram
Ans. (c)

13. In which of the following Union Territories, density of population is low?

a. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

b. Puduchery

c. Lakshdweep

d. Andaman and Nicobar Island

14. Which of the following is the induced factor of population growth?

a. Migration b. Crude birth rate

c. Death rate d. All of the above

15. Consider the following and choose the correct answer with the help of given codes-

STAGES OF POPULATION GROWTH FEATURES

I Period between 1901 to 1921 1. Period of stagnant growth

II Period between 1921 to 1951 2. Phase of slow growth or stagnant

growth of Population

III 1951-1981 3. High but decreasing growth rate

of population

IV After 1981 till present 4. Period of population explosion

Codes- I II III IV

a. 1 2 3 4
b. 2 1 4 3
c. 4 3 2 1
d. 2 1 3 4
Ans. (b)

16. Consider the following statements, establish the cause and effect relationship and choose the
correct answer from the given options

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 I. In the post 1981, the growth rate of country’s population though remained high, has
started slowing down gradually.
II. A downward trend of crude birth rate is held responsible for such a population growth.

Options-

a. Only statement I is true

b. Only statement II is true
c. Both the statements are true and statement II presents the valid cause for statement I
d. Both the statement are irrelevant
Ans. (c)

17. Which of the following features is not related with the phase IV of population growth in
India?

a. Increase in age at marriage

b. Increment in standard of living

c. Improvement in women’s education

d. Improvement in income
Ans. (d)

18. Which of the following pair is not matched correctly?

a. Kerala - Lowest population growth

b. Migration - Induced population growth

c. Andaman & Nicobar - Highest population density among all

the union territories

d. Phase IV of population growth - Improvement in women’s education

Ans. (c)

19. Consider the following and choose correct answer with the help of given codes-

AREAS CAUSES OF POPULATION GROWTH

I Rajasthan 1. Availability of fertile land and soil

II Jharkhand 2.Development of transport network

III Peninsular States 3. Development of irrigation

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 IV Northern Plains 4. Development of minerals and energy resources

Codes-

I II III IV

a. 3 4 2 1

b. 1 2 3 4

c. 4 3 2 1

d. 3 4 1 2
Ans. (a)

20. According to census 2011, what percent of total population is living in rural areas?

a.68.8% b. 65.8% c. &2.8% d. 78.8%

21. In which of the following states, maximum concentration of population is found?

a. Maharashtra and Sikkim

b. Bihar and Sikkim

c. Maharashtra and Bihar

d. Sikkim and Goa

Ans. (b)

22. In which of the following union territories, maximum concentration of rural population
found?

a. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

b. Daman and Diu
c. Puducherry
d. Lakshadweep
Ans. (a)

23. Which of the following factors are responsible for the rapid growth of population in urban

Areas?

a. Economic development
b. Improvement in health and health related facilities
c. Government incentives
d. Only (a) and (b) Ans. (d)

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 24. In which of the following areas level of urbanization is slow?

a. Telangana

b. nonirrigated areas of western states

c. Flood prone areas of Peninsular India

d. All of the above Ans. (d)

25. 22 languages are recognized as scheduled language in India. Which of the following

Languages are mostly spoken among the scheduled languages?

a. Hindi b. Urdu

c. Sanskrit d. Kannad
Ans. (a)

26. Which of the following languages are least spoken in India?

a. Kashmiri and Urdu

b. Kashmiri and Sanskrit

c. Urdu and Sanskrit

d. Sanskrit and Kannad Ans. (b)

27. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?

LANGUAGE FAMILY BRANCH/CATEGORY

a. Austric - Maan- Khmer

b. Chinese-Tibetan - Northern Assam
c. Indian European - Dardi
d. Dravidian - Munda
Ans. (a)

28. Which of the following is the smallest religious group of India?

a. Jain and Muslim b. Buddhist and Christian

c. Jain and Buddhist d. Jain and Christian Ans. (c)

29. Consider the following and choose the correct answer from the given options-

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 I. Work participation rate tend to be higher in the areas of lower levels of economic
development.
II. Number of manual workers are needed to perform the subsistence or near subsistence
economic activities

Options-

a. Only statement I is correct

b. Both the statements are correct and statement II correctly explains statement I
c. Only statement II is correct
d. Both the statements are incorrect Ans. (b)

30. Which of the following persons may be put in to the category of main workers?

a. A person who works for at least 200 days in a year

b. A person who works for 283 days in a year

c. A person who works for at least 183 days in a year

d. A person who works less than 183 days in a year

Ans. (c)

31. Which of the following point is correct regarding the occupational composition of India?

a. Occupational composition of India depicts the major proportion of workforce indulge in

primary sector as compared to secondary and tertiary sectors.

b. Numbers of male workers are greater than female workers in all the three sectors
c. Numbers of farmers are more in the states like Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland
d. All of the above
Ans. (d)

32. “Beti bachao beti padhao” social mission launched by Indian government is inspired by
which of the following thought?

a. According to UNDP, if all the genders are not included in the agenda of development,
such
Development is vanished.
b. Discrimination based on gender is crime towards humanity.
c. It is necessary to all to get equal opportunities in education, employment, political
representation and equal wages for same work and leading a respectful life.
d. All of the above
Ans. (d)

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 33. Which of the following factors control the concentration of rural population?

a. Relative quantity of urbanization on both the levels of interstate and intra state.

b. Extent of rural-urban migration

c. Level of basic amenities available in villages

d. Only (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

34. Which of the following states have the highest concentration of urban population?

a. Goa and Maharashtra

b. Maharashtra and Gujarat

c. Goa and Gujarat

d. Maharashtra and Karnataka

Ans. (a)

35. In the year 2015, a policy was formulated for the adolescents to give them proper
guidance and the better development of their talent

a. Skill development and entrepreneurship

b. Universalisation of education

c. Rejuvenation of schools

d. None of the above

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 L-2 MIGRATION- TYPES, CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
1. Consider the following, make correct pairs and choose the correct answer with the help
of given codes

CENSUS YEAR MEANING OF MIGRATION

I. 1881 1. Collection of data regarding place of birth i.e. village or town

and duration of residence

II. 1961 2. Additional information on place of last residence and duration of

stay at the place of enumeration were incorporated

III. 1971 3. Recording of data on the basis of place of birth

IV. 1981 4. Information on reasons for migration were incorporated

Codes-

I II III IV

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 4 3 2 1

c. 3 1 2 4

d. 3 2 1 4
Ans. (c)

2. On which of the following basis, data regarding migration recorded in census of India?

a. Place of birth, if the place of birth is different from the place of enumeration.

b. Place of residence, if the place of last residence is different from the place of enumeration

c. On the basis of duration of residence

d. Only (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

3. Due to which of the following factors, steady out flow of India’s semi-skilled and skilled
labors took place in West Asia?

a. Development of construction activities

b. In the wake of oil boom
c. Due to liberalization

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 d. Increase in demand of heavy engineering
Ans. (b)

4 .Which of the following factors was responsible for emigration after liberalization in the 90s
that make Indian Diaspora one of the most powerful diaspora in the world?

a. Education and knowledge

b. Fall in the air fare due to liberalization
c. Oil boom in west Asia
d. None of the above
Ans. (a)
5. In which of the following streams of migration ,females predominate in both intra-state
and

Inter-state migration?

a. Urban to urban
b. Urban to rural
c. Rural to rural
d. Urban to urban
Ans. (c)
6. Men predominate in which of the following stream of migration?
a. inter-state migration in rural to urban stream
b. Intra-state migration in rural to urban stream
c. Inter-state migration in urban to urban stream
d. Intra- state migration in urban to urban stream
Ans. (a)

7. Arrange the following states in their correct chronological order according to the recipients of

In- migrants-

1. Gujarat
2. Maharashtra
3. Delhi
4. Haryana
a. 2, 3, 1, 4
b. 1, 2, 3, 4
c. 3, 1, 2, 4
d. 3, 2, 1, 4
Ans. (a)

8. Which of the following states had the largest number of net out-migrants?

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 a. Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal

b. West Bengal and Bihar

c. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

d. Bihar and Assam

Ans. (c)

9. Which of the following Urban Agglomeration receives the higher number of in migrants?

a. Delhi b. Greater Mumbai

c. Kolkata d. Chennai
Ans. (b)

10. In which of the following states, migration of women after marriage is not a tradition?

a. Manipur b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Assam d. Meghalaya
Ans. (d)

11. Consider the following statements, establish the cause and effect relationship and choose the
correct answer from the given options-

I Development of slums in industrially developed states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat,

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Delhi take place.

II Unregulated migration to the metropolitan cities of India has caused overcrowding.

Options-

a. Only statement I is correctly

b. Only statement II is correct
c. Both I and II are correct and statement II correctly explains the statement I.
d. Both are correct but not inter related.
Ans. (c)

12. Which of the following factors are responsible for the migration from the rural areas of
Eastern UP, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha towards the states of Punjab, Haryana and
Western Uttar Pradesh?

a. Success of their green revolution strategy for agricultural development.

b. Due to the industrial development of these states.

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 c. Better infrastructure of these states that provides vast employment opportunities to these
migrants

d. None of the above

Ans. (a)

13. Which of the following statement is not relevant in reference to migration?

a. The amount of remittance sent by the internal migrants plays an important role in the growth
of economy of the source area.

b. Migration leads to the re-distribution of the population within a country

c. Migration leads to intermixing of people from diverse culture

d. Migration leads to good marriages.

Ans. (d)

14. Age and skill selective migration from the rural areas have not adverse effect on which of the
following demographic attributes?

a. Serious imbalances in age and sex composition

b. Downfall recorded in working population

c. Whole burden of agricultural work has to bear old population in rural areas

d. Only women remain in the place of origim Ans.

(a)

15. Which of the following is not an environmental consequence of migration?

a. Acute problem of depletion of ground water

b. Male selective out migration leaving their wives behind puts extra physical as well mental
pressure on the women.

c .Unplanned growth of urban settlement and formation of slums shanty colonies

d .Management of solid wastes

16. Which of the following factors of migration is not related to other mention causes (pick odd

One out)?

a. Great pressure on agricultural land due to over population

b. Availability of regular work

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 c. Natural calamities and disasters
d. Local disputes
Ans. (b)

17. Which of the following is not a PULL factor of migration?

a. Better health facilities

b. Sources of recreation

c. Lack of infrastructural facilities

d. Better opportunities of education

Ans. (c)

18. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?

TYPES OF CONSEQUENCES EFFECTS OF MIGRATION

a. Demographic consequences - Serious imbalances in age and sex composition

b. Social consequences - Social vacuum and sense of dejection
c. Economic consequences - Drug abuse
d. Environmental consequences - Formation of slums shanty colonies
Ans. (c)

19. Read and consider the following paragraphs and choose the correct option from the given
options accordingly

“Subbulakshmi belongs to fisherman community from coast of Tamil Nadu. The devastative
tsunami has swept away all the family members except her two children. Till than she lives in a
slum of Chennai and growing her children. She works in Chennai as a domestic servant and her
children go to school. However she miss her place but she would not go back. She still afraid of
giant waves of Tsunami. Now she has to safeguard her children”.

Which of the following cause is responsible for the migration of Subbulakshmi from her village
to Chennai

a. Fear of natural disaster

b. Lack of employment opportunities in the village
c. Problem of upbringing and education of children
d. None of the above
Ans. (a)

20. Read and consider the following paragraph and choose the correct answer of the question
that follows

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 “Prakash is the resident of a small town near Mumbai. He has done graduation in science
from there. Now he is migrated to Mumbai for higher studies. He is doing part time job along
with studies to run his livelihood. He likes Mumbai because he thinks that he will get high
salary as well as opportunities to go abroad”.

Which of the following factors is responsible for the willingly migration of Prakash to
Mumbai

a. Opportunities of higher education

b. High salary and better employment opportunities
c. Sources of recreation
d. Only (a) and (b)
Ans. (d)

21. Which of the following factors was responsible for first wave of Indian Diaspora in
different parts of the world during colonial period?

a. Sending of contractual workers in different colonies to work there in plantation agricultural

field

b. Sending of labors in imperial countries to work as household worker for royal families

c. Sending of contractual workers in the industries of imperial countries

d. All of the above

Ans. (a)

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 L-3 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
1. According to the Human Development Report of 1993, which of the following conditions
correctly depicts the human development?
a. Progressive democratization and increasing empowerment of people are seen as the
Minimum conditions for human development
b. Development must be woven around people not the people around development
c. Development is freedom that belongs to modernization and facilities
d. Only (a) and (b)
Ans. (d)
2. Which of the following factors play decisive role in the allocation of the nature of human
Development?
a. Social discrimination
b. Terrorism
c. Level of empowerment
d. All of the above
Ans. (d)
3. Which of the following group is most sufferer at the distribution of the development
opportunities among different sections of our society?
a. Women population b. Scheduled tribes

c .Landless agricultural laborer d. Poor farmers

Ans. (a)

4. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of given
codes.
I. Development is a mix bag of opportunities as well as neglect and deprivations.
II. There are few areas like the metropolitan centers and other developed enclaves that have
all the modern facilities available to a small section of its population. At the other
extreme of it, there are large rural areas and the slums in the urban areas that do not have
basic amenities like potable water, education and health facilities.

Options-

a. Only statement I is correct

b. Only statement II is correct
c. Both the statements are correct, statement II correctly explains the statement I
d. Both are correct but not related to each other
Ans. (c)
5. Which of the following inter related aspects of development has direct bearings on
deteriorating human conditions?
a. Plight of women and scheduled castes
b. Environmental pollution

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 c. Low level of education
d. Individual security
Ans. (b)
6. Present development is held responsible for which of the following bad effects?
a. Deterioration in quality of life and human development
b. Involving children in sexual activities
c. Fighting between different groups of people
d. Gender discrimination Ans. (a)
7. Consider and evaluate the following factors and problems related to human development
and make the correct pairs with the help of given codes-
FACTORS PROBLEMS
I. Historical factors 1. Level of empowerment
II. Socio-cultural factors 2. Crime and terrorism
III. Social factors 3. Colonialism and imperialism
IV. Political factors 4. Abuse of human rights and social discrimination

Codes-

I II III IV

a. 3 4 2 1

b. 1 2 3 4

c. 4 3 2 2

d. 3 4 1 2
Ans. (a)

8. According to the data collected in 2011-12, In Which of the following states more than

30 % population lives in below poverty line?

a. Andhra Pradesh b. Goa

c. Odisha d. Gujarat
Ans. (c)

9 .Which of the following factors is not important to measure healthy and long life?

a. Health and medical facilities for aged population

b. Availability of pre and post natal health care facilities in order to reduce infant mortality
and post-delivery deaths among mothers
c. Adequate nutrition and safety of individual

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 d. Leading a luxorious life
Ans. (d)

10. In which of the following states, 10% population is living below poverty line?

a. Odisha b. Andhra Pradesh

c. Bihar d. Rajasthan
Ans. (b)

11. According to the census 2011, in which of the only following states is having
satisfactory

Sex ratio in the age group of 0-6?

a. Haryana b. Delhi

c. Kerala d. Punjab
Ans. (c)

12. Which of the following states are posing a disturbing condition in case of child sex ratio

In the age group of 0-6 years?

a. Punjab and Haryana

b. Haryana and Delhi
c. Delhi and Punjab
d. Punjab and Uttar Pradesh
Ans. (a)

13. In the developed states of Punjab and Haryana, child sex ratio is below 850 female
children per 1000 male children. Which of the following factors are responsible for it?

a. Social attitude
b. Scientific methods of sex determination
c. Over development in these states
d. Only (a) and (b)
Ans. (d)

14. “Development is freedom” Freedom from hunger, poverty, servitude, bondage,

ignorance, illiteracy etc. Which of the following factors is not considered as fundamental to
freedom?

a. Access to knowledge about the society and environment

b. Availability of sufficient capital
c. Equitable distribution of resources

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 d. involving in criminal activities
Ans. (a)

15. Which of the following states is having the lowest literacy rate?

a. West Bengal b. Bihar

c. Madhya Pradesh d. Rajasthan

Ans. (b)

16. Which of the following states is recorded the highest literacy rate according to census
2011?

a. Mizoram b. Karnataka

c. Kerala d. Tamil Nadu

Ans. (c)

17. Which of the following north-eastern states found highest literacy rate?

a. Mizoram b. Nagaland

c. Manipur d. Tripura
Ans. (a)

18. The government of India with its flagship program Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)-

a. Construction of community toilet seats and public toilet seats

b. Making provisions for the supply of clean energy fuel LPG to all households in rural India
to reduce domestic pollution

c .100 percent scientific management of municipal solid waste.

d . All of the above

Ans. (d)

19. According to census 2011, the total literacy in India is---------------------------.

a. 74.04 % b. 78.04 c. 64.04 d. 72.04

Ans. (a)

20. What is the percentage of female literacy in India according to census 2011?

a. 68.46 % b. 53.3% c. 65.46 % d. 62.46%

Ans. (c)

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 21. Among which of the following sections of society very low percentage of literacy is not
found?

a. Among the scheduled tribes

b. Among females

c. Among agricultural laborer

d. Among the males of rural areas

Ans. (d)

22. Which of the following options shows the correct chronological options of the given Indian
states in terms of their composite index?

a. Kerala, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Punjab

b. Kerala, Delhi, Punjab, Goa, Himachal Pradesh

c. Kerala, Delhi, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab

d. Kerala, Goa, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab

Ans. (a)

23. Which of the following order correctly depicts the states having low literacy rate /

a. Kerala, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Goa

b. Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Assam, Uttar Pradesh

c. Bihar, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh

d. Kerala, Haryana, Punjab, Karnataka, Maharashtra

Ans. (b)

24. consider the following and choose the correct answer with the help of given options-

I Kerala with the composite index value of 0.790 is placed at the top.

II Kerala is able to record the highest value in the HDI largely due to its impressive performance
in achieving near hundred per cent literacy

Options-

a. Both the statements are true

b. Only statement II is true
c. Both the statements are true and statement II correctly explains the statement I

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 d. Both the statements are incorrect
Ans. (c)

25. The government of India has made concerted efforts to institutionalize the balanced
development. These efforts are based on---------------.

a. Social distributive justice through planned development

b. To decrease social discrimination

c. To attain top rank in human development index

d. Gender equality
Ans. (a)

26. Which of the following factors that developed during colonial period still affecting the
economy, polity and society of India?

a. Regional distortions

b. Social disparities

c. Social structure

d. Only (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

27. Which of the following problems have not been created as the ill effects of development?

a. Regional disparities

b. Environmental degradation

c. Displacement of people

d. Good governance
Ans. (d)

28. Which of the following major issues were raised in the Human Development Report
published in 1993?

a. Participation and empowerment of peoples

b. Security of peoples

c. Progressive democratization

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 d. all of the above
Ans. (d)

29. Which of the following scholars first raised the concerted issue regarding imbalances
between population and very limited availability of resources?

a. Sir Robert Malthus

b. Schumakar
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Brundtland
Ans. (a)

30. ‘Small is beautiful’ book based on judicious use of resources is written by----

a. Sir Robert Malthus

b. Hartshorne

c. Schumaker

d. Mahatma Gandhi

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 L-4 HUMAN SETTLEMENT
1. Through which of the following, functional relations establish between rural and urban
Settlement?
a. Through the means of transport and communication
b. Through the supply of raw material
c. Through the exchange of finished products in rural areas
d. All of the above

Ans. (a)

2. Which of the following features is not related with rural areas?

a. Rural people are less dynamic
b. Social relations among rural people are intimate
c. Way of life is complex and fast
d. Rural people get goods and services from urban areas in return for food and raw
material.
Ans. (c)
3. Which of the following features is not associated with urban areas?
a. Cities act as nodes of economic growth
b. Social relations are formal
c. Urban people are less mobile
d. Urban settlements depend on processing of raw materials, manufacturing of
finished goods and a variety of services
Ans. (c)
4. Which of the following factors are not responsible for the different kind of rural
settlements found in India?
a. Nature of terrain
b. Availability of water
c. Defense against thefts and robberies
d. Planning structure
Ans. (d)
5. Match the Column I ( Types of settlements) with Column II (Areas) and make correct
pairs with the help of given codes

COLUMN I COLUMN II
(TYPES OF SETTLEMENTS) (AREAS)

I Clustered, agglomerated and nucleated 1. Chhattisgarh and lower valleys of

Himalayas

II Semi – clustered or fragmented 2. Meghalaya Uttaranchal and

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 Himachal Pradesh

III Hamleted 3. Fertile alluvial plains

IV Dispersed or isolated 4. Gujarat plain and parts of

Rajasthan

CODES-

I II III IV

a. 3 4 1 2

b. 1 2 3 4

c. 4 3 2 1

d. 3 4 2 1

Ans. (a)

6. Consider the following features and choose the correct title after associating them.

I. More often such a pattern may also result from segregation or fragmentation of large
compact village.
II. The land- owning and dominant community occupies the central part of the main village
whereas people of lower strata of society and menial workers settle on the outer flanks of
the village.
III. III They are found in Gujarat plains and some parts of Rajasthan.

OPTIONS-

a. Helmeted Settlement

b. Semi-clustered or fragmented

c .Clustered Settlements

d .Isolated Settlements

Ans. (b)

7. Sometimes settlement is fragmented to several units physically separated from each other
bearing a common name. Such kind of settlements are known as-

a. Isolated settlements

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 b. Clustered settlements
c. Hamleted settlements
d. Semi-clustered settlements
e. Ans. (c)
8. Panna, Para, Palli, Nagla, Dhani etc. Are the names of which of the following
settlements?
a. Hamleted settlements
b. Isolated settlements
c. Semi-clustered settlements
d. Clustered settlements

Ans. (a)

9 .Extreme dispersion of dispersed settlement is often caused by which of the following

factors?

a. Extremely fragmented nature of terrain

b. Land resource base of habitable areas.
c. Nature of climate
d. Only (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

10. Which of the following cities have developed in the form of religious and cultural centers?

a. Delhi and Hyderabad

b. Patliputra (Patna) and Madurai
c. Chennai and Kolkata
d. Puducherry and Goa

Ans. (b)

11. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?

CITIES BASIS OF DEVELOPMENT

a. Prayag (Allahabad) - On religious and cultural basis

b. Lucknow - Based on the remnants of ancient cities
c. Kolkata - On cultural basis
d. Mumbai - In the form of commercial port

Ans. (c)

12. Which of the following cities comes in the category of modern city?

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 a. Surat b. Jaipur

c. Madurai d. Hyderabad

Ans. (a)

13. Which of the following possess a good example of Fort town?

a. Delhi b. Jaipur

c. Agra d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

14. Match the column I with column II and choose the correct answer with the help of given

Codes-

COLUMN I (CITIES) COLUMN II (TYPES OF CITIES)

I . Jamshedpur 1.Summer resort

II. Bhuvaneshwar 2. Satellite town

III. Ghaziabad 3. Industrial town

IV .Mussorie 4. Commercial port

V .Goa 5. Administrative town

CODES-

I II III IV V

a. 1 2 3 4 5

b. 3 5 2 1 4

c. 5 4 3 2 1

d. 3 5 4 2 1

Ans. (b)

15. Which of the following mainly is not an industrial city?

a. Bhilai b. Durgapur

c. Chandigarh d. Barauni

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 Ans. (c)

16. Which of the following is known as a satellite town of Delhi?

a. Ghaziabad b. Rohtak

c. Gurgaon d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

17. Which of the following is basically not an administrative city?

a. Dispur b. Sindri

c. Bhuvaneshwar d. Delhi

Ans. (b)

18. According to census 2011, which of the following percentage depict the level of

urbanization in India ?

a. 31.16 % b. 28 %

c.33.16 % d. 26 %

Ans. (a)

19. Which of the following factors play significant role in the growth of population as well as
in the process of urbanization?

a. Enlargement of urban centers

b. Emergence of new towns
c. Most of the peoples are involved in the secondary activities
d. Only (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

20. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

FORM OF CITIES POPULATION SIZE

1. City - 1 Lakh and more

2. Metropolitan city - 10 Lakh to 50 Lakh
3. Urban agglomeration - 55 to 60 Lakh
4. Mega city - More than 50 Lakh

Ans. (c)

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 21. Which of the following urban agglomeration is the largest agglomeration?

a. Greater Mumbai

b. Delhi

c. Chennai

d. Bengaluru

Ans. (a)

22. Which of the following options depicts the correct chronological order of cities according
to the size of population?

a. Greater Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad

b. Greater Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad
c. Greater Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru Hyderabad
d. Greater Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad

Ans. (c)

23. Match the column I with Column II and choose the correct options with the help of given
Codes.

COLUMN I COLUMN II
(CITIES) (FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION)

I. Ambala 1. Mining town

II. Mughal Sarai 2. Transport town

III. Ankaleshwar 3. Educational town

IV. Aligarh 4.Garrison town

V. Shimla 5. Commercial town

VI .Saharanpur 6. Tourist town

CODES-

I II III IV V VI

a. 1 2 3 4 5 6

b. 4 2 1 3 6 5

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 c. 6 5 4 3 2 1

d. 2 1 4 3 5 6

Ans. (b)

24. Which of the following statement is not true regarding the ‘Smart City Mission’?

a. To promote cities that provide core infrastructure, a clean and sustainable environment and
give a decent quality of life to its citizens

b. To apply smart solutions to infrastructure to infrastructure and services in order to make them
better

c. Use of fewer resources, providing cheaper services and focus on sustainable and inclusive
development.

D. Increase in employment

Ans. (d)

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 L-5 LAND RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE
1. The land that cannot be brought under cultivation with the available technology is called-
a. Area under permanent pasture and grazing land
b. Barren and waste land
c. Fallow land
d. Culturable wasteland

Ans. (b)

2. When the secondary and tertiary sectors grow, then which of the following category of
land-use increases-
a. Land put to non-agricultural uses
b. Culturable wasteland
c. Barren and wasteland
d. Fallow other than current fallow

Ans. (a)

3. The land that is left uncultivated for more than five years is called as-
a. Fallow other than current fallow
b. Current fallow
c. Culturable wasteland
d. None of the above

Ans. (c)

4. Which of the following department is responsible to measure the geographical area of

administrative units in India?
a. Indian Space Research Organization
b. Survey of India
c. Planning commission of India
d. None of the above

Ans. (b)

5. Which of the following changes are not related to economy that affect the land use?
a. Increasing size of economy with the time
b. Changes in the composition of the economy over time
c. Reduction in contribution of agricultural activities over time
d. planning of government

Ans. (d)

6. Which of the following factors are responsible for the increase in forest area?

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 a. Increase in the demarcated area
b. Due to actual forest cover
c. Due to afforestation
d. Due to forest concerned policy of government

Ans. (a)

7. Consider the following statement and choose the correct answer with the help of given
options.
I. During 1950-51 to 2014-15, the trend of current fallow fluctuates a great deal over
years
II. Variability of rainfall and cropping pattern is responsible for this.

OPTIONS-

a. Only I is correct
b. Only II is correct
c. Both the statements are correct and statements II correctly explains the cause for
statement I
d. Both are correct but not related to each other

Ans. (c)

8. Which of the following possess an example for Common Property Resources?

a. Community forests

b. Pasturelands

c. Village water bodies

d. All of the above

Ans. (d)

9. Which of the following factor is responsible for direct bearing of poverty in rural areas?

a. Lack of agricultural land

b. Low level of literacy
c. Lack of appropriate means of livelihood
d. Lack of employment opportunities

Ans. (a)

10. Which of the following crops are associated with the onset of south-west monsoon?

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 a. Rabi crops b. Kharif crops

c. Zayad crops d. None of the above

Ans. (b)

11. Which of the following crops are not associated with Rabi crops?

a. Gram b. Wheat

c. Cotton d. Mustard

Ans. (c)

12. ‘Barani’ is another of which of the following type of agriculture?

a. Rain fed agriculture b. Irrigated agriculture

c. Dry land agriculture d. None of the above

Ans. (a)

13. Match the column I with column II and choose the correct answer with the help of given
codes.

COLUMN I COLUMN II
(TYPES OF AGRICULTURE) (FEATURES)

I . Protective irrigation farming 1. Practice various measures of soil moisture

conservation and rain water harvesting.

II . Productive irrigation farming 2. Stress on growing various water intensive crops.

III . Wet land farming 3. To protect the crops from adverse effects of soil

moisture deficiency.

IV. Dry land farming 4. To provide sufficient soil moisture in the

cropping season to achieve high productivity.

14. In India, dry land farming is limited to the areas having rainfall less than------------------
centimeter.

a. 50 cm b. 80 cm

c. 75 cm d. 65 cm

Ans. (c)

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 15. The cultivation of which of the following crops is not beneficial for the regions, those are
facing the problems of flood and soil erosion hazards?

a. Rice b. Jute

c. Sugarcane d. Ragi

Ans. (d)

16. Which of the following crops is not suitable for dry land farming?

a. Ragi b. Bajra

c. Jowar d. Jute

17. Which of the following class of crops is more dominant in all parts of the country (India)?

a. Food grains b. Cash crops

c. Beverage crops d. Fiber crops

Ans. (a)

18. India ranks third in terms of growing foodgrains. Which of the following countries rank first
and second?

a. China and Great Britain

b. America and China

c. America and Sri Lanka

d. China and Bangladesh

Ans. (b)

19. Aus , Aman and Boro are the types of which of the following crops ?

a. Wheat b. Maize

c. Rice d. Gram

Ans. (c)

20. In which of the following states, the entire land under rice cultivation is irrigated?

a. Punjab b. Kerala

c. West Bengal d. Telangana

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 Ans. (a)

21. Which of the following factors is not responsible for the higher productivity of rice in Punjab
and Haryana?

a. Genetically improved variety of seeds.

b. Relatively high usage of fertilizers and pesticides

c. Lower levels of susceptibility of the crop to pest due to dry climatic conditions.

d. Availability of sufficient rainfall.

Ans. (d)

22. In which of the following regions, wheat is a rain fed crop?

a. Malwa Plateau

b. Highlands of Himalayas

c. Indo-Gangetic Plain

d. Only (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

23. Which of the following states are the leading producer of rice?

a. Haryana b. Bihar

c. West Bengal d. Himachal Pradesh

24. Which of the following states are the leading producer of Jowar, Bajra and Tur (Arhar)?

a. Karnataka b. Maharashtra

c. Rajasthan d. Gujarat

Ans. (b)

25. Which of the following crops is known as ‘Narma’ in north-western parts of the country?

a. Wheat b. Jowar

c. American Cotton d. Sugarcane

26. Which of the following states is leading in terms of the production of jute?

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 a. Assam b. West Bengal

c. Chhattisgarh d. Maharashtra

Ans. (b)

27. Which of the following regions is the leading producer of tea?

a. Brahmaputra valley of Assam

b. Sub-Himalayan region of West Bengal

c. Nilgiris and Cardamom hills of Western Ghats

d. Cooch Bihar

Ans. (a)

28. Arabica, Robusta and Liberica are the varieties of which of the following crops?

a. Coffee b. Tea

c. Sugarcane d. Cotton

Ans. (a)

29. After independence, the immediate goal of the government was to increase food grains.

Which of the following method was not adopted by the government to attain this goal?

a . Switching over from cash crops to food crops.

b . Intensification of cropping over already cultivated land.

c . Increasing cultivated area by bringing cultivable and fallow land under plough.

d . Introduction of high tech modern tools and equipment.

Ans. (d)

30. Which of the following development in the field of agriculture is not related with the
expansion of irrigation ?

a . Use of high yielding varieties of seeds.

b .Use of chemical fertilizers

c . Use of pesticides and farm machinery.

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 d . Growing of maize on commercial scale.

Ans. (d)

31. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of given

Option

I. The resource intensive approach of modern expensive agriculture has become unmanageable
for marginal and small farmers due to very meagre or no saving to invest in agriculture.
II. Most of such farmers have resorted to availing credit from various institutions and money
lenders but crop failures and low returns from agriculture have forced them to fall in the trap
of indebtedness.

Options

a. Both the statements are true.

b. Only statement I is true.
c. Only statement II is true
d. Both the statements are wrong.

32. Which of the following problems are not related with the ‘Degradation of cultivable land’?

a. Excessive use of chemicals such as insecticides and pesticides has led to their concentration in
toxic amounts in the soil profiles.

b. A large tract of agricultural land has lost its fertility due to alkalinisation and salinization of
soils and waterlogging.

c. Soil erosion by water and wind which are often induced by human activities

d. Work is not available throughout as agricultural operations are not labor intensive.

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 L-6 WATER RESOURCES
1. India shares what percent of world’s water resources?
a. 4 % b. 2 % c. 2.4 % d. 1 %

Ans. (a)

2. How much water is available from surface water and replenish able ground water in
India?
a. 1879 cubic km b. 1869 cubic km

c. 1889 cubic km d. 1899 cubic km

Ans. (b)

3. The total utilizable water resources in the country is only--------------cubic km.

a. 1123 b. 1122

c. 1132 d. 1125

Ans. (b)

4. Much of the annual water flow of which of the following rivers has not been harnessed?
a. Godavari b. Krishna

c. Kaveri d. Brahmaputra

Ans. (d)

5. In which of the following states, the groundwater utilization is very high?

a. Punjab b. Maharashtra

c . Bihar d. Gujarat

Ans. (a)

6. Which of the following groups of states utilize groundwater the most?

a. Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tripura
b. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
c. Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Kerala, Bihar
d. Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Tripura, Maharashtra
7. The lagoons of states like Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal are not utilized to which of
the following purpose?
a. Fishing
b. Irrigating certain varieties of paddy crops
c. Irrigation of coconut

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 d. For drinking purpose in house hold
8. Which of the following sectors utilize most of the surface and ground water?
a. Agriculture b. For hydroelectricity

c . Industries d. House hold

9. Which of the following areas of our country are deficient in rainfall and are drought
prone?
a. North- eastern states b. Deccan Plateau

c . Gangetic Plain d. Brahmaputra valley

10. Which of the following crops does not require much water to grow?
a. Rice b. Sugarcane

c . Jute d. Bajra

Ans. (d)

11. Which of the following groups of states observed the successful strategy of Green
revolution of agricultural development?
a. Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
b. Punjab, Gujarat and Rajasthan
c. Punjab, Western Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
d. Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat

Ans. (a)

12. What percent of net sown area in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh is under
irrigation?

a. 88 % b. 85 % c. 89 % d. 81 %

Ans. (b)

13. Provision of irrigation makes -----------------------possible.

a. Humidity b. Agriculture

c. Multiple cropping d. Green revolution

Ans. (c)

14. Consider the following and choose the correct answers from the given options.

I. Over withdrawals of groundwater in Rajasthan and Maharashtra increased fluoride

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 Concentration.

II. This practice has led to increase in concentration of arsenic in parts of West Bengal and

Bihar.

Options-

a. Only statement I is correct

b. Only statement II is correct

c. Both I and II are correct

d. Both statements are wrong

Ans. (c)

15. What is the negative impact of intensive irrigation in the states of Punjab, Haryana and

Western U.P.?

a. Increasing salinity in the soil

b. Increased soil erosion

c. Soil become alkaline

d. Decreasing of soil fertility

Ans. (a)

16. Consider and evaluate the following statements and choose the correct answer from the given
options.

Options-

I. The availability of usable water is limiting day by day.

II. The available water resource is getting polluted due to increase in population, industrial,
agricultural and domestic effluents.

a. Only statement II is correct

b. Both are correct. Statement II correctly explains statement I

c. Both are correct but not related to each other

d. Both are wrong

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 Ans. (b)

17. Which of the following are the most polluted rivers of the country?

a. Ganga and Brahmaputra b. Ganga and Godavari

c. Ganga and Yamuna d. Yamuna and Brahmaputra

Ans. (b)

18. Which of the following is not a cause of water pollution?

a. Micro- bacteria b. Chemical wastes

c. Industrial wastes d. Soil erosion

Ans. (d)

19. Match the column I with column II and choose the correct answer with the help of given

Codes.

COLUMN I (RIVERS) COLUMN II (POLLUTED PLACE)

I Yamuna 1. Hyderabad

II Kali 2. Kanpur and Varanasi

III Gomati 3. Ahmedabad

IV Sabarmati 4. Lucknow

V Ganga 5. Madurai

VI Musi 6. Delhi and Etawah

Codes-

I II III IV V VI

a. 6 5 4 3 2 1

b. 1 2 3 4 5 6

c. 6 5 3 4 1 2

d. 2 3 1 5 4 6

Ans. (a)

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 20. Which of the following programs sponsored by central government aims at enabling the
rural population to conserve water for drinking, irrigation, fisheries and afforestation?

a. Arvary Pani Sansad b. Haryali

c . Neeru-Meeru d . Narmada bachao

Ans. (b)

21. Neeru-Meeru (water and You ) program is associated with which of the following states ?

a. Andhra Pradesh b. Karnataka

c. Rajasthan d. Tamil Nadu

Ans. (a)

22. In which of the following states the share of area irrigated through wells and tube wells is
very high ?

a. Rajasthan b. Maharashtra

c . Gujarat d. Madhya Pradesh

Ans. (c)

23. Which of the following rainwater harvesting structures have not been constructed under

Arvary Pani Sansad Program ?

a. Percolation tanks b. Dug out ponds

c . Check dams d. Wells

Ans. (d)

24. Which of the following states made compulsory to install rainwater harvesting system
while constructing houses or buildings?

a. Tamil Nadu b. Karnataka

c. Kerala d. Andhra Pradesh

Ans. (a)

25. In Rajasthan rainwater harvesting structures locally known as-----------------are

constructed.

a. Johada b. Kund and Tanka

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 c. Kul or gul d. Percolation pits

26.Which of the following is not the benefit of rain water harvesting?

a. It increases water availability

b. It checks the declining ground water table

c. It improves the quality of ground water through dilution of contaminants like fluoride and
nitrates

d. Helpful in production of hydro electricity

Ans. (d)

27. Which of the following is the aim of watershed management program ?

a. Bringing about balance between natural resources on the one hand and society on the

other

b. Grow more and more trees

c. Digging of well for rain water harvesting
d. Distribution of water equally among all the sections of society

Ans. (a)

28. Which of the following method is not associated with watershed management program ?

a. Percolation tanks b. recharge of ground water

c. recharge wells d. Tube wells

Ans. (d)

29. In India water is mainly used for which of the following purposes ?

a. Rearing of livestock b. Industrie

c. Irrigation d. Hydroelectricity generation

Ans. (c)

30. Which of the following agents are not the main source of pollution in rivers ?

a. Micro-organisms b. Solid waste and garbage

c. Chemicals d. Soil erosion

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 Ans. (d)

31. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly ?

a. Water Act - 1974

b. Environment Protection Act - 1986

c. Water Cess Act - 1977

d. The central pollution control board - 1997

Ans (d)

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 L-7 MINERALS AND ENERGY RESOURCES
1. India is endowed with a rich variety of mineral resources due to its varied geological
structure, mainly associated to the -------------------part of our country.
a. Himalayan b. North-Eastern

c . Peninsular d. North-Eastern

Ans. (c)

2. Which of the following geological structure of India is devoid of minerals of economic

use?
a. Vast alluvial plain b. Peninsular plateau

c . Chhota Nagpur plateau region d. North- Western

Ans. (a)

3. Which of the following is an example of ferrous minerals?

a. Copper b. Manganese

c . Bauxite d. Gold

Ans. (b)

4. Which of the following is not an example of ferrous minerals?

a. Iron ore b. Manganese

c . Cobalt d. Bauxite

Ans. (d)

5. Which of the following minerals is associated with the organic origin?

a. Fossil fuels b. Mica

c . Lime stone d. Graphite

Ans. (a)

6. What percent of coal reserves occur in the valleys of Damodar, Sone, Mahanadi and
Godavari?
a. 67 b. 97 c. 87 d. 95
7. Which of the following regions is not associated with the availability of petroleum?
a. Assam b. Gujarat

c . Mumbai High d. Madhya Pradesh

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 Ans. (d)

8. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

MINERALS BELT SUB-REGION
a. The north eastern plateau region - Chhota Nagpur
b. The south-western plateau region - Karnataka
c. The South-Western region - Maharashtra
d. The north-western region - Rajasthan (Aravalli)
Ans-(c)
9. The south-west plateau region is rich in which of the following minerals ?
a. Ferrous metals and bauxite b. Mica and Graphite

c . Anthracite coal d. Silver

Ans. (a)

10. Neyveli coal reserves are found in which of the following region?
a. North-east plateau region
b. South-west plateau region
c. North-western region
d. North-eastern states

Ans. (b)

11. Availability of which of the following minerals are associated with Kerala?
a. Monazite and thorium
b. Gypsum and thorium
c. Bauxite clay and Gypsum
d. Granite and gypsum

Ans. (a)

12. Match the column I with column II and choose the correct answer with the help of the
given codes.

COLUMN I (STATES) COLUMN II (MOST AVAILABLE MINERAL)

I. Rajasthan - Lignite coal

II. Kerala - Petroleum reserves
III. Gujarat - Thorium
IV. Tamil Nadu - Sand stone

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 Codes-

I II III IV

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 2 1 3 4

c. 4 3 1 2

d. 4 3 2 1

Ans. (d)

13. Which of the following minerals are provided as raw materials for the cement industry ?
a. Gypsum and lead b. Cobalt and limestone

c . Dolomite and limestone d. Zinc and bronze

Ans. (c)

14. Which of the following fact is not true regarding the availability of iron ore in India ?
a. India has the largest reserve of iron ore in Asia
b. Most of reserves of iron ore are found in West Bengal
c. It has great demand in international market due to its superior quality
d. The iron ore mines occur in close proximity to the coal fields in the north-eastern
plateau region of the country which adds to their advantage

Ans. (b)

15. Which of the following mines are not associated with Odisha ?
a. Badampahar b. Rajahra

c . Sulaipet d. Gurumahisani

Ans. (b)

16. Match the column I with column II and choose the correct answer with the help of given
Codes.
COLUMN I (STATES) COLUMN II (NAME OF MINE)
I. Odisha 1. Bailadila
II. Jharkhand 2. Chandrapur
III. Karnataka 3. Karimnagar
IV. Maharashtra 4. Mayurbhanj
V. Tamil Nadu 5. Kudremukh
VI. Telangana 6. Salem

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 Codes-

I II III IV V VI

a. 4 1 5 2 6 3

b. 1 2 3 4 5 6

c. 6 5 4 3 2 1

d. 2 1 4 3 5 6

Ans. (a)

17. What is the use of manganese among the following?

a. Production of energy
b. Smelting of iron
c. Manufacturing of aluminum
d. Production of thermal power
18. Which of the following states are the leading producer of manganese and bauxite?
a. Tamil Nadu b. Jharkhand

c . Odisha d. West Bengal

Ans. (c)

19. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answers with the help of given
options.
1. Mineral fuels are essential for generation of power
2. Power is required for agriculture, industry, transport and other sectors of economy.

Options-

a. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct and related to each other as well
b. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct but not related to each other
c. Only statement 2 is correct
d. Only statement 1 is correct

Ans. (a)

20. Which of the following is not an example of conventional source of energy ?

a. Coal b. Petroleum

c . Geo thermal energy d. Natural gas

Ans. (c)

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 21. The most important Gondwana coal fields of India are located in-----------------------.
a. Cauvery Valley b. Damodar Valley

c . Mahanadi Valley d. Narmada Valley

Ans. (b)

22. Which of the following method is still used by Singareni collieries, the country’s premier
coal production company to detect the presence of deadly carbon monoxide in
underground mines?
a. Canaries b. Squadron

c. Instruments equipped with high technology d. Cat

Ans. (a)

23. Which of the following is the oldest oil producing region of India?
a. Ankaleshwar b. Digboi

c. Mumbai High d. Naharkatiya

Ans. (b)

24. Which of the following is not an eco-friendly source of energy?

a. Solar energy b. Wind energy

c. Petroleum d. Geo-thermal energy

Ans. (c)

25. Consider the following statements, find cause and effect relationship between these two
and choose the correct answer from the given options.
1. Solar thermal technology has some relative advantages over all other non-renewable
energy sources.
2. It is cost competitive, environment friendly and easy to construct.

Option-

a. Only statement 2 is correct

b. Only statement 1 is correct
c. Both statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains statement 1.
d. Both statements are correct but not related to each other

Ans. (c)

26. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer from the given options.

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 1. The Ministry of Non-conventional Sources of Energy is developing wind energy in
India to lessen the burden of import bill.
2. The country’s potential of wind power generation exceeds 50,000 megawatts.

Options-

a. Both the statements 1 and 2 are correct and related with each other
b. Both the statements are incorrect
c. Only statement 2 is correct
d. Only statement 1 is correct

Ans. (a)

27. In which of the following states, favorable conditions for wind energy do not exist?
a. Rajasthan b. Gujarat

c. Maharashtra d. Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (d)

28. The project that is helpful to convert municipal waste into energy is located in-------------
a. New Delhi (Okhla) b. Aligarh

c. Gurgaon d. Chandigarh

Ans. (a)

29. Geo-thermal energy producing plant is located in which of the following states of India?
a. Jammu and Kashmir b. Himachal Pradesh

c . Manipur d. Rajasthan

Ans. (b)

30. Match the column I with column II and choose the correct answer with the help of given
Codes.

COLUMN I (STATES) COLUMN II (NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANTS)

I. Maharashtra 1. Kalpakkam
II. Rajasthan 2. Naroura
III. Tamil Nadu 3. Tarapore
IV. Uttar Pradesh 4. Kaiga
V. Karnataka 5. Kakrapara
VI. Gujarat 6. Rawatbhata

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 Codes-

I II III IV V VI

a. 3 6 1 2 4 5

b. 1 2 3 4 5 6

c. 6 5 4 3 2 1

d. 1 4 3 2 5 6

Ans. (a)

31. Which of the following regions is not associated with the availability of tertiary coal?
a. Assam b. Arunachal Pradesh

c . Jharkhand d. Meghalaya

Ans. (c)

32. Match the column I with column II and choose the correct answers with the help of given
Codes.
COLUMN I (STATES) COLUMN II (COAL MINES)
I. Jharkhand 1. Chanda- Vardha
II. Madhya Pradesh 2. Singrauli
III. Odisha 3. Korba
IV. Chhattisgarh 4. Talcher
V. Maharashtra 5. Giridih

Codes

I II III IV V

a. 1 2 3 4 5

b. 5 2 4 3 1

c. 5 4 3 2 1

d. 5 4 2 3 1

Ans. (b)

33. Which of the following is the largest coal field in India ?

a. Jharia b. Raniganj

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 c . Bokaro d. Singrauli

Ans. (a)

34. Patlands of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand is rich in which of the following minerals?
a. Mica b. Bauxite

c . Copper d. Manganese

Ans. (b)

35. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer from the given options?
I. The vast alluvial plain tract of north India is devoid of minerals of economic use.
II. The mineral resources provide the country with the necessary base for industrial
Development.

Options-

a. Only statement I is correct

b. Only statement II is correct
c. Both the statement I and II are correct and also related with present context
d. Both the statement are incorrect
Ans. (c)
36. Minerals of which of the following belts are associated with the rocks of Dharwar
system?
a. North-eastern plateau region
b. South-western plateau region
c. North-western region
d. North-eastern hilly region

Ans. (c)

37. In India, systematic surveying, prospecting, and exploration for minerals is not
undertaken
by which of the following agency ?
a. Geological Survey of India (GSI)
b. Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC)
c. National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)
d. National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)

Ans. (d)

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 L-8 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
1. Why iron and steel industries are not found in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan
and Gujarat ?
a. Non availability of raw materials
b. Unfavourable policy of government
c. Lack of suitable location
d. Non availability of market for finished products

Ans. (a)

2. Which of the following locations are economical for the establishment of manufacturing
industries ?
a. Where all the means of transport are available
b. Where cost of production and delivery cost of manufactured goods to consumers are the
Least.
c. Where all the raw material is available at single place
d. Where cheap labour is available

Ans. (b)

3. Consider the following statements, establish cause-effect relationship between these two
and choose the correct answers from the given options.
I. Sugar factories are located within the cane producing regions.
II. Weight loosing nature of sugarcane and decreasing sucrose content due to haulage
after harvesting are the main causes.
a. Both statements are correct but not related with each other
b. Both statements are correct and statement II correctly explains statement I.
c. Only statement 2 is correct
d. Both statements are incorrect

Ans. (b)

4. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of given
options.
I. Both coking coal and iron ore are weight loosing raw material in iron and steel
industry.
II. The best location for the iron and steel plants is near the source of raw materials.
a. Only option I is correct
b. Only option II is correct
c. Both options are correct and option 2 correctly explains option I.
d. Both options are correct but option II does not explain option I.

Ans. (c)

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 5. Which of the following is the power intensive industry that require huge quantum of
electricity ?
a. Synthetic nitrogen manufacturing industries
b. Cotton textile industry
c. Watch making and other electronics goods producing industries
d. Oil refineries

Ans. (a)

6. Which of the following is not an example of market oriented industries ?

a. Machines and tools b. Oil refineries

c . Cotton textile industy d.Coal mine

Ans. (d)

7. Which of the following factors is chiefly responsible for the concentration of industries in
and around Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi ?
a. Proper development of these cities during British period.
b. They initially became the nodal points having transport links
c. Proper maintenance by present governments
d. Foreign aid

Ans. (b)

8. Which of the following reason was behind the establishment of iron and steel industry in
Bhilai and Rourkela ?
a. To develop backward tribal areas of the country
b. Integrated development of all the regions of country
c. providing employment to all
d. To reduce burden over agriculture

Ans. (a)

9. Consider the following points:

I. Kolkata is the nearest port to provide export facility to this steel plant.
II. The river Subarnarekha and Kharkai provide water to the plant.
III. Lies very close to the Mumbai-Kolkata railway line.

On the basis of above mentioned points, identify the steel plants from the given options.

a. Indian iron and steel company

b. Tata iron and steel company
c. Visvesvaraiya iron and steel works Ltd.
d. Rourkela iron and steel works

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 Ans. (b)

10. Which of the following is not matched correctly ?

IRON STEEL PLANTS COLLABORATOR COUNTRY
a. Rourkela steel plant - Germany
b. Bhilai steel plant - Russia
c. Durgapur steel plant - United Kingdom
d. Bokaro steel plant - France

Ans. (d)

11. The Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO) set up its factory at which of the following
places ?
a. Durgapur and Kulti b. Asansol and Burnpur

c . Hirapur and Kulti d. Hirapur and Asansol

Ans. (c)

12. Which of the following iron and steel plant is located on the Kolkata- Asansol Railway
line ?
a. Indian Iron and Steel Company

b. Tata Iron and Steel Company

c . Visvesvaraiya Iron and Steel Works Ltd.

d . Bhilai Iron and Steel Plant
Ans. (a)
13. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of given
options
I. The development of the iron and steel industry opened the doors to rapid
industrial
development in India.
II. Almost all sectors of the Indian industry depend heavily on the iron and steel
industry for their basic infrastructure.

a. Only statement I is true

b. Only statement II is true
c. Both statement I and II are correct
d. Both statement are incorrect

Ans. (c)

14. Which of the following is not the raw material used in the manufacturing of iron and

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 Steel?
a. Limestone b. Manganese

c. Aluminum d. Dolomite

Ans. (c)

15. Match the List I with List II and choose the correct answer with the help of given options
LIST I (STEEL PLANT) LIST II (FEATURES)
I. Rourkel Steel Plant 1. Located on the Kolkata-Delhi railway line
II. Vizag Steel Plant 2. Set up on the principle of transportation
cost minimization.
III. Bokaro Steel Plant 3. Located on the basis of proximity of raw
Material.
IV. Durgapur Steel Plant 4. First port based plant.

Codes-

I II III IV

a. 3 4 2 1

b. 1 2 3 4

c. 1 4 3 2

d. 2 3 1 4

Ans. (a)

16. Which of the following factors is not responsible for the development of cotton textile
Industry in India?
a. Large quantity of cotton was grown in India.
b. India is a tropical country and cotton is the most comfortable fabric for a hot and
humid
Climate.
c. Abundant skilled labour required for this industry was available.
d. Foreign direct investment

Ans. (d)

17. The first modern cotton mill was established in Mumbai in-------------------.
a. 1854 b. 1954

c . 1856 d. 1956

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 Ans. (a)

18. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of given
codes.
1. This industry suffered a major recession after partition.
2. This was due to the fact that the most of the good quality cotton growing area had
gone to West Pakistan.
a. Both statements are correct but not related with each other.
b. Both statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains statement 1.
c. Only statement 1 is correct.
d. Only statement 2 is correct.

Ans. (b)

19. Cotton textile industry faced a major setback during colonial period. Which of the
following factors was not responsible for it ?
a. British did not encourage the development of the indigenous cotton textile industry.
b. They exported raw cotton to their mills in Manchester and Liverpool.
c. The finished products from Britain to be sold in India.
d. Untrained labour of India.

Ans. (d)

20. Which of the following factors was not responsible for the establishment of cotton
textile
Industry in Mumbai in 1854 ?
a. It was very close to the cotton producing areas of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
b. Availability of cheap and abundant labour locally.
c. Mumbai even than was the financial centre and the capital was available there.
d. Liberal policy of Britishers.

Ans. (d)

21. Match the list I with list II and choose the correct answer with the help of given codes;

LIST I (COTTON TEXTILE CENTRE) LIST II (FACTOR OF LOCATION)

I. Kanpur 1. Low labour costs

II. Kolkata 2. Abundant availability of hydel power
III. Tamil Nadu 3. Port facility
IV. Ujjain 4. Based on local investment

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 Codes-

I II III IV

a. 4 3 2 1

b. 1 2 3 4

c. 3 2 4 1

d. 1 4 3 2

Ans. (a)

22. Which of the following states has the largest number of mills and most of them produce
yarn rather than cloth ?
a. Karnataka b. Uttar Pradesh

c . Tamil Nadu d. Andhra Pradesh

Ans. (c)

23. Which of the following is an example of seasonal industry?

a. Cotton textile industry b. Sugar industry

c . Iron and steel industry d. Food Processing industry

Ans. (b)

24. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

STATES FEATURES

a. Uttar Pradesh - Kanpur is the largest cotton textile center

b. Maharashtra - Leading sugar producing state
c. Tamil Nadu - State having largest numbers of cotton mills
d. Punjab - Leading producer of sugarcane

Ans. (d)

25. Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram industrial region is mainly depend upon which of the

following factors?
a. Plantation agriculture and hydroelectricity
b. Heavy industries
c. Food processing industries
d. Availability of major minerals

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 Ans. (a)

26. Which of the following states was mainly benefitted by both domestic investment and
Foreign direct investment?
a. Gujarat b. Andhra Pradesh

c. Maharashtra d. Tamil Nadu

Ans. (c)

27. Which of the following are not the indices used to identify the clustering of industries?
a. The number of industrial units
b. Quantum of power used for industrial purposes
c. The number of industrial workers and total industrial output
d. Total land acquired

Ans. (d)

28. The development of Hugli industrial region is associated with which of the following
event?
a. Opening of river port on Hugli
b. Availability of cheap labor from Odisha
c. Exploration of coal reserves from Damodar valley
d. Discovery of iron ore from Chhota Nagpur plateau region

Ans. (a)

29. In which of the following region, the largest oil refinery is located ?
a. Ankleshwar b. Jamnagar

c. Koyali d. Guwahati

Ans. (b)

30. Electronics, light engineering and electrical goods industries are associated with which
of the following industrial regions?
a. Mumbai-Pune industrial region
b. Gurgaon-Delhi Meerut region
c. Vishakhapatnam-Guntur industrial region
d. Gujarat industrial region

Ans. (b)

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 L-9 PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN INDIAN
CONTEXT
1. Economic development of a region depends upon its resource base, apart from it which
Which of the following factors is important for the development ?
a. Hard working and skilled labour
b. Technology and investment
c. Motivated citizens
d. Will power of citizens

Ans. (b)

2. Which of the following programmes was initiated during the Fifth Five Year Plan ?
a. Drought Prone Area Programme
b. Infrastructural Development Programme in Tribal and Backward Region
c. Hill Area Development Programme
d. Marginal Farmers Development Programme

Ans. (c)

3. According to The National Committee on the Development of Backward Area in 1981,

which of the following areas be treated as backward hill areas?
a. All the areas in the country having height above 600 metres.
b. Areas do not covered under tribal sub-plan.
c. Areas having the height of 900 metres and where tribal sub-plan is already
implemented.
d. Only (a) and (b).

Ans. (d)

4. Which of the following programme is not associated with the development programme of
hilly regions ?
a. Afforestation and Pasture lands development
b. Horticulture
c. Plantation agriculture
d. Animal husbandry and poultry
5. Which of the following problems have been emerged due to increasing population in
Drought prone areas ?
a. Forcing the society to utilise the marginal lands for agriculture
b. Ecological degradation
c. Soil erosion
d. Only (a) and (b)
Ans. (d)

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 6. Which of the following is not a drought prone area ?
a. Western Madhya Pradesh b. Western Ghats

c . Telangana Plateau d. Gujarat

Ans. (b)

7. Which of the following strategies have been adopted to protect the drought prone areas of
Punjab, Haryana and Northern Rajasthan ?
a. Expansion of irrigation
b. Rain water harvesting technique
c. Water shed development program
d. Arrangement of water tankers on rental basis

Ans. (a)

8. Which of the following commission is now responsible to formulate the plans on Central,
state and state level ?
a. Planning commission b. Niti Aayog
b. Election commission d. Public service commission

Ans. (b)

9. Niti Aayog is set up with which of the following objective ?

a. To provide strategic and technical advice to the Central and State government.
b. To involve the states in economic policy making in India.
c. For the equitable distribution of resources
d. Only (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

10. Which of the following is not an example of sectoral planning ?

a. Agriculture b. Hill Area Development

c . Irrigation d. Social infrastructure

11. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of given
options.
I. Sometimes regions having rich resource base also remain backward.
II. For economic development, technology and investment is also needed along with
resources.
a. Only statement I is true.
b. Only statement II is true.
c. Both statement are correct. Statement II correctly explains I.
d. Both are true but not related with each other.

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 Ans. (c)

12. In which year, Bharmaur region was considered as notified tribal area ?
a. 1977 b. 1976

c. 1975 d. 1974

Ans. (c)

13. Which of the following tribal group is associated with Bharmaur region ?
a. Gurjar b. Gaddi

c . Bakarwal d. Bhils

Ans. (b)

14. The economy of Bharmaur region is largely depend upon which of the following
activities?
a. Agriculture b. Sheep and goat rearing

c . Weaving of shawls d. Only (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

15. Which of the following rivers flows through Bharmaur region ?

a. Ravi b. Beas

c . Chenab d. Jhelum

Ans. (a)

16. Under which Five Years Plan, Bharmaur was designated as one of the five Integrated
Tribal Development Projects (ITDP)?
a. Fourth five Year Plan b. Fifth five Year Plan

c . Sixth five Year Plan d. seventh five Year Plan

Ans. (b)

17. Which of the following areas are the main beneficiaries of infrastructural development
under Integrated Tribal Development Program?
a. Tundah and Kugti b. Kugti and Khani

c . Holi and Khani d. Holi and Kugti

Ans. (c)

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 18. Which of the following not the social benefit is of derived from ITDP?
a. Tremendous increase in literacy rate
b. Improvement in social sex ratio
c. Decline in child marriage
d. Abolition of dowry system

Ans. (d)

Q.19. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of given
options;

I. Now the importance of pastoralism is declining in the economy of Bharmaur region.

II. At present only about one-tenth of the total household practice Transhumance in
Bharmaur region.

a. Only statement I is true

b. Both statements are true and statement II correctly explains statement I.
c. Both statement are true but not related to each other.
d. Both statements are irrelevant.

Ans. (c)

Q.20 which of the following is not matched correctly ?

LIST I LIST II

a. The Population Bomb - Ehrlich

b. The Limit to Growth - Meadows
c. Growth and Equality - Mahatma Gandhi
d. Our Common Future - Gro herlam Brundtland

Ans. (c)

Q.21 Which of the following does not signify ‘Sustainable Development”correctly ?

a. Judicious use of resources

b. Meet the needs of present without compromising the future needs.

c. Protection of environment along with development

d. Resources should only utilise for future generations.

Ans. (d)

Q. 22. Which of the following twin environmental problems have emerged in Indira Gandhi

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 Canal Command area ?

a. Water logging and soil salinity

b. Soil alkalinity and soil erosion
c. Soil salinity and soil erosion
d. Water logging and soil erosion

Ans. (a)

Q.23. Match the List I with List II and choose the correct answer with the help of given
codes.

LIST I LIST II

I. Punjab 1. Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area

II. Himachal Pradesh 2. Nilgiri
III. Rajasthan 3. Bharmaur
IV. Tamil Nadu 4. Harike Dam

Codes- I II III IV

a. 1 2 3 4
b. 2 1 3 4
c. 4 3 1 2
d. 4 2 3 1

Ans. (c)

Q.24. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of given

options;

I.,The traditional crops like, gram, bajra and jowar sown in Indira Gandhi Canal command
area, have been replaced by wheat, groundnut, cotton and rice.

II. Spread of canal irrigation has led to increase in cultivated area and intensity of cropping.

a. Only statement I is true b. Only statement II is true

c . Both statements are true d. Both statements are incorrect

Ans. (c)

Q.25. Which of the following district is not included in Indira Gandhi Canal Comman area of

stage -II?

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 a. Bikaner b. Jodhpur

c . Jaisalmer d. Ganganagar

Ans. (d)

Q.26. Which of the following district is not included in Indira Gandhi Canal Comman area of

stage -I ?

a. Nagaur b. Hanumangarh

c . Bikaner d. Ganganagar

Ans. (a)

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 L-10 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
Q.1. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of given

options;

I. In recent years- ropeways, cableways and pipelines were developed as a means of

transport.
II. They were developed to cater the demands of transporting specific goods under
special
circumstances.

a. Only I is correct

b. Only II is correct

c . Both statements are correct and statement II is correctly explains statement I

d . Both statements are true but not related with each other.

Q.2. By what name was the Sher Shah Suri Highway named in the British period ?

a. Grand Trunk Road b. National Highway

c. G. T. Karnal Road d. Mathura Road

Ans. (a)

Q.3. Which of the following transport is relatively suitable for shorter distance travel ?

a. Rail transport b. Cable ways

c. Road transport d. Air transport

Ans. (c)

Q. 4. Which of the following plan was introduced to improve the conditions of roads in India ?

a. Five Year Road Plan b. Nagpur Plan

c. Ten Years Road Plan d. Twenty Years Road Plan

Ans. (d)

Q.5. Which of the following is an apex body to improve the quality of the roads designated as
National Highways ?

a. National Highway Authority of India

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 b. Central Public Works Department

c. Public Works Department

d. Border Road Organisation

Ans. (a)

Q.6 Which of the following factors affect the density of rural roads ?

a. Will power of the government b. The nature of the terrain

c. Lack of capital d. Lack of maintenance

Ans. (b)

Q.7 Which of the following is not matched correctly ?

LIST I LIST II

a. State Highways - Join the state capitals with district headquarters

and other important towns.
b. District Roads - connecting links between District Headquarters
and the other important nodes in the district.
c. Border Roads - Connect the state capitals with each other
d. Rural Roads - Vital for providing links in the rural areas.

Ans. (c)

Q.8 Consider the following and match the List I with List II and choose the correct answer
with the help of given codes .

List I List II

Types of roads % of total length

I. National Highways 1. 14 %
II. State Highways 2. 80 %
III. District Roads 3. 1.67%
IV. Rural Roads 4. 4 %

Codes-

I II III IV

a. 3 4 1 2

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 b. 1 2 3 4

c. 4 3 2 1

d. 2 4 3 1

Ans. (a)

Q. 9 Which of the following is not under the jurisdiction of Border Roads Organisation ?

a. Rapid and coordinated improvement of strategically important roads along the northern and
north-eastern boundary.

b. Constructed roads in high altitude mountainous terrain joining Chandigarh with Manali.

c. It also undertakes snow clearance in high altitude areas.

d. It connects capitals of different neighbouring countries.

Ans. (d)

10.Which of the following factors are the main determinants of road density ?

a. Nature of terrain b. Level of economic development

c. Availability of capital d. Only (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

11.Consider the following and match List I with List II and choose the correct answer with the
help of given codes.

LIST I ( Railway Zone) LIST II (Headquarters)

i. Central 1. New Delhi

ii. Eastern 2. Jabalpur
iii. South Western 3. Kolkata
iv. Northern 4. Hubli
v. West Central 5. Mumbai (CST)

Codes;

I II III IV V

a. 1 2 3 4 5

b. 5 3 4 1 2

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 c. 5 4 2 1 3

d. 3 2 5 4 1

Ans. (b)

12. Consider the following statements and choose the correct options with the help of given
options.
I. Construction of roads is easy and cheaper in the plain areas .
II. Nature of terrain and the level of economic development are the main
determinants
of density of roads.

a.Both the statements are correct.

b. Both the statements are true ,statement II correctly explains statement I.

c. both the statements are true but not related with each other.

d. Both statements are incorrect.

Ans. (b)

13. Which of the following is the most cheapest means of transport and is most suitable for
for carrying heavy and bulky material ?
a. Road Transport b. Rail Transport

c . Water Transport d. Air Transport

Ans. (c)

14. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly ?

LIST I (National Waterways) LISTII (Extension)

a. National Waterways No. 1 - Allahabad- Haldia

b. National Waterways No. 2 - Sadiya- Dhubri
c. National Waterways No. 3 - Kottapuram- Kollam
d. National Waterways No. 4 - Matai river- Brahmani river

Ans. (d)

15. Air transport in India made a beginning in 1911 with which of the following event?

a. When airmail operation commenced over a little distance of 10 km between Allahabad and

Naini.

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 b. When the then Prime minister of India started the air services between Allahabad and
Naini.
c. Clustering of Indian Navy on the Western coast of India.
d. Movement of foreign delegates in India in 1911.

Ans. (a)

16. Which of the following modes of transport is the most convenient and efficient mode of

transportingliquids, gases and even solids over long distances ?

a. Pipelines b. Rail Transport

c. Road Transport d. Water Transport

Ans. (a)

17. Which of the following acquisition is engaged in the exploration, production and

Transportation of crude oil and natural gas ?

a. Natural Gas Limited b. Oil India Limited

c . Petroleum Ministry d. Mineral Ministry

Ans. (b)

18. Which of the following is the first cross country pipeline of Asia?

a. From Ankaleshwar to Koyali

b. From Mumbai High to Koyali

c. From Naharkatiya oilfield in Assam to Barauni refinery in Bihar.

d. Hazira-Vijaypur-Jagdishpur

Ans. (c)

19. Which of the following air services is operating in hilly areas and is widely used by
tourists in North-eastern sector ?

a. Pawanhans Helicopter service

b. Air India air craft service

c. Indian Airlines

d. Himalayan Aviation Limited.

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 Ans. (a)

20. Which of the following stands for ‘Open Sky Policy’ ?

a. Air craft of any country can use any air route.

b. Foreign airlines or association of exporters can bring any freighters to the country.

c. Air routes present in India can only be utilised by foreigners after taking the prior
permission of Indian Government.

d. Setting up of rules for smooth running of air services.

Ans. (b)

21. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answers with the help of given

options.

I. Development in the field of science and technology has significantly contributed in

bringing about revolution in the field of communication.
II. Invention of post office, telegraph, printing press, telephone, satellite etc. has made
the communication much faster and easier.
a. Only I is correct
b. Only II is correct
c. Both the statements are true ,statement II correctly explains I.
d. Both are correct but not related to each other.

Ans. (c)

22. Which of the following communication is most effective and advanced one used in urban
areas ?

a. Letters b. Internet

c. Telephones d. Mobile

Ans. (b)

23. Match the List I with List II and choose the correct answers with the help of given codes.

List I (Year) List II ( Development of Radio comm.)

1. 1923 1. Indian Broadcasting System

2. 1930 2. All India Radio
3. 1936 3. Radio Club of Bombay
4. 1957 4. Change to Akashwani

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 Codes-

I II III IV

a. 3 1 2 4

b. 1 2 3 4

c. 2 3 1 4

d. 4 3 2 1

Ans. (a)

24. Which of the following is not included in the uses of satellite communication ?

a. Used for weather forecast

b. Monitoring of natural calamities

c. Surveillance of border areas

d. For the grouping of economic use

Ans. (d)

25. Which of the following centres provides facilities for acquisition and processing of data
transmits by satellites ?

a. National Remote Sensing Centre located at Bhuvaneshwar.

b.National Remote Sensing Centre located at Bangalore

c. National Remote Sensing Centre located at Hyderabad

d. National Remote Sensing Centre located at Jaipur

Ans. (c)

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 L-11 INTERNATIONAL TRADE
1. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of given
options
I. The international trade of India has rose many fold as compare to 1950-51 to 2009-
10.
II. Reasons for this sharp rise is the momentum picked up by the manufacturing sectors,
the liberal policies of the government and the diversification of markets.
a. Only statement I is true
b. Only statement II is true
c. Both statements are true and statement II correctly explains statement I
d. Both statements are wrong

Ans. (c)

2. What is the percentage of India’s contribution in the total volume of world trade ?
a. 1 % b.2 % c.3% d.4 %
Ans. (a)
3. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of given
options;
I. The balance of payment was adverse as imports were more than exports in spite
of all the efforts of import substitution.
II. Steep rise in the import of petroleum products responsible for the increase in
import value.

Options;

a. Only statement I is true

b. Only statement II is true
c. Both statements are true and statement II correctly explains statement II.
d. Both statements are incorrect
Ans. (c)
4. Which of the following commodities is recorded decline in export ?
a. Horticulture products b. Marine products
c .Tea and coffee d. Sugar
Ans. (c)
5. Which of the following commodities shows rise in its export ?
a. Pulses b. Horticulture products

c . Spices d. Coffee
Ans. (b)

6. Which of the following point is not true about the international trade of India ?

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 a. Machine and equipment, special steel, edible oil and chemicals largely make the steel
basket.
b. There is steep rise in the export of petroleum.
c. Gems and jewels have major shares in the international trade of India
d. Amongst the agricultural products, there is decline in the export of traditional items,
such as coffee, cashew etc.
Ans. ( b)
7. India does not import which of the following commodities ?
a. Pearls and semi precious stones
b. Electronic goods
c. Scrap metals and non-ferrous metals
d. Food grains
Ans. (d)
8. Which of the following measures is not related with India’s aim to double its share in the
international trade ?
a. Increase in import taxes
b. Import liberalisation
c. De-licensing
d. Change from process to product patents Ans.
(a)
9. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly ?
a. Hugli river - Diamond Harbour
b. Bangladesh - Trade by roadways
c. Africa - Major trading partner of India
d. Asia and ASEAN - Largest import area of India
Ans. (c)
10. For which of the following purpose did the British build and use ports ?
a.As suction points of the resources from their hinterland
b. With the aim to increase trade in India
c. For the development of market in India
d. For the integrated development of India
Ans. (a)

11. Kandla port was developed to compensate the loss of which of the following port ?

a. Karachi b. Chittagong

c .Surat d. Kochhi
Ans. (a)

15. Consider the following statements and match the list I with list II and choose the correct
answer with the help of given options.

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 PORTS LOCATION
I. Kandla Port - 1. Land locked port
II. Mumbai Port - 2. Downstream
III. New Mangalore Port - 3. At the head of the Gulf of
Kutchh
IV. Vishakhapattnam Port - 4. Karnataka
V. Haldia Port - 5. Natural port

Codes;

I II III IV V

a. 3 5 4 1 2

b. 3 5 2 1 4

c. 4 3 5 2 1

d. 1 2 3 4 5
Ans. (a)

13. ----------------------------port was developed in Nhava Sheva as satellite port to relieve

the pressure at the Mumbai Port.

a. Kandla b. New Mangalore

c. Marmagao d. Jawahar Lal Nehru

Ans. (d)

14. -------------------------is a natural harbour and the biggest port of the country.

a. Mumbai b. Marmagao

c. Kandla d. Vishakhapatnam
Ans. (a)

15. Which of the following port is located at the entrance of Zuari estuary?

a. Chennai b. Kolkata

c. Marmagao d. Paradweep
Ans. (c)

16.Consider the following and match the list I with list II and choose the correct answer
with the help of given options.

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 PORT STATES

I. Paradweep - 1. Kerala
II. Tuticorin - 2. Goa
III. Kochchi - 3. West Bengal
IV. Haldia - 4. Odisha
V. Marmagao - 5. Tamil Nadu

Codes;

I II III IV V

a. 1 2 3 4 5

b. 4 5 1 3 2

c. 4 1 5 3 2

d. 4 5 3 1 2
Ans. (b)

17. Which of the following port is developed in the form of satellite port ?

a. Paradweep b. Kochchi

c. Kandla d. Jawahar Lal Nehru

Ans. (d)

18. Kolkata port is confronted with silt accumulation in the --------------------river which
provides a link to the sea.

a. Hughly b. Mahanadi

c. Gandak d. Ven Ganga

Ans. (a)

19. -----------------------------port has the deepest harbour specially suited to handle very large
vessels.

a. Vishakhapatnam b. Paradweep

c. Haldia d. Mumbai
Ans. (b)

20. Which of the following states are covered under the hinterland of Paradweep port ?

a. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha

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 b. West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh

c. Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh

d. Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh Ans. (c)

21. Consider the following and match the list I with list II and choose the correct answer

with the help of given options.

LIST I (PORTS) LIST II (HINTERLANDS)

I. Marmagao - 1. Karnataka
II. Vishakhapattnam - 2. Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
III. Chennai - 3. Andhre Pradesh and Telangana
IV. New Mangalore - 4. Karnataka, Goa & Southern
Mahrashtra.

Codes :

I II III IV

a. 4 3 2 1

b. 1 2 3 4

c. 4 3 1 2

d. 4 2 1 3
Ans. (a)

22. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of given
options;

I. Participation of air transport is reduced in international trade as compared to oceanic

route.
II. It is very costly and unsuitable for carrying heavy and bulky commodities.

Options;

a. Only statement I is true

b. Only statement II is true
c. Both statements are true and statement II correctly explains statement II.
d. Both statements are incorrect Ans. (c)

23. Why the import of food grains discontinued after 1970s?

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 a. Due to the success of green revolution

b. Due to increase of import value of food grains

c. Due to record growth in milk production

d. Due to the restrictions imposed by the countries to which India imports food grains.

Ans. (a)

24. Why international trade is beneficial to all the countries of the world?

a. To maintain harmony among themselves

b. No country is independent in terms of all resources

c. To end war situations

d. To make alive the give and take process.

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 L-12 GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE ON SELECTEDISSUESAND
PROBLEMS
1. Which of the following is the main source of human created water pollution?
a. Industries b. Domestic waste

c. Agriculture d. Cultural activities

Ans. (a)

2. . Consider the following and match the list I with list II and choose the correct answer
with the help of given options.

LIST I (TYPES OF POLLUTION) LIST II (POLLUTANTS)

I. Air pollution - 1. Nuclear power plant

II. Water pollution - 2. Advertisement media
III. Land pollution - 3. Combustion of coal, petroleum
and diesel
IV. Noise pollution - 4. Disposal of untreated industrial
waste

Codes:

I II III IV

a. 3 1 4 2

b. 3 4 1 2

c. 3 1 2 4

d. 4 1 2 3
Ans. (c)

3. Which of the following is the most water polluting industries ?

a. Food processing industry b. Pulp and Paper industry

c. Electro plating industry d. Iron and steel industry

Ans. (b)

4. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of given
options;

I. Most of the industrial wastes are disposed off in running water or lakes.

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 II. Poisonous elements reach the reservoirs, rivers and other water bodies which destroy the bio
system of these waters.

Options;

a. Only statement I is true

b. Only statement II is true
c. Both statements are true and statement II correctly explains the effects of
Statement I
d. Both statements are incorrect
Ans. (c)
5. Fertilisers induces an increase in the-------------------content of surface waters.
a. Nitrate b. Lead

c . Chloride d. Radio active materials

Ans. (a)

6. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly /

TYPES OF POLLUTION POLLUTANTS
a. Air Pollution - Hydro carbons
b. Water Pollution - Oil and Grease
c. Land Pollution - Radio active substances
d. Noise Pollution - Aldehydes asbestos
Ans. (d)

7. Which of the following is not a water borne disease ?

a. Diarrehoea b. Viral fever

c . Intestinal worms d. Hepatitis

Ans. (b)

8. Which of the following is the main source of air pollution ?

a. Combustion of fossil fuels
b. Industrial wastes
c. Chemical fertilisers
d. Sounds of DJ
Ans. (a)
9. Which of the following diseases is not associated with air pollution ?
a. Hepatitis b. Respiratory disease

c . Nervous system d. circulatory system

Ans. (a)

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 10. Which of the following is not the cause of noise pollution ?
a. Mechanised construction
b. Combustion of coal, petroleum and diesel
c. Automobiles and aircraft
d. Loudspeakers
An(b)
11. Which of the following air pollution borne factor proves very harmful to human health?
a. Acid rain b. Smog

c . Concentration of ammonia d. burning of coal

Ans. (b)

12. Which of the following is not an example of solid wastes ?

a. Sewage disposal b. Polythene bags

c . Plastic containers d. broken glassware

Ans. (a)

13 . Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of given
options;

I. Environmental pollution by solid wastes has now got significance.

II. Enormous growth in the quantity of wastes generated from various sources is
responsible for it.

Options;

a.Only statement I is true

b. Only statement II is true

c. Both statements are true but not related with each other.
d. Both statements are correct and statement II is the main cause for statement I.

Ans. (d)

14.Consider the following and match the list I with list II and choose the correct option
with the help of given codes.
LIST I (CAUSES) LIST II (DISEASES)
I. Water Pollution 1. Problem of Blood pressure
II. Air :pollution 2. Typhoid
III. Solid wastes 3. Respiratory
IV. Noise Pollution 4. Diorrhea

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 Codes:

I II III IV

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 4 3 1 2

c. 4 3 2 1

d. 2 1 4 3
Ans. (c)

15. Which of the following program has been launched by Union Government for the
cleaning of river Ganga ?

a. Ganga Action Plan b. Namami Gange

c. Ganga Namami Action Plan d. Ganga Cleaning Mission Ans.(b)

16 Which of the following cities is not included in the group of city where 90% of solid
waste is collected and disposed ?

a. Kolkata b. Chennai

c . Bengaluru d. Aligarh Ans.

(d)

17. Which of the following factors is not responsible for the flow of population from the
rural areas to urban areas ?

a. Availability of adequate land in rural areas

b. High demand of labour in urban areas

c. Low job opportunities in rural areas

d. Unbalanced pattern of development between urban and rural areas

Ans. (a)

18.Only one main road traverses the Dharavi slum, which is miscalled-----------------.
a. Seventy foot road b. Eighty foot road
c. Ninety foot road d. Ninety one foot road
Ans. (c)
19. Dharavi is the largest slum of--------------------------------.
a. Asia b. Africa

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 c . Malaysia d. india Ans. (a)

20. Which of the following factors is not responsible for land degradation ?
a. Soil erosion b. Salinity

c . Alkalinity d. Afforestation Ans. (d)

21. Which of the following wasteland is belongs to human generated activities ?

a. Barren rocky areas
b. Glacial areas
c. Degraded shifting cultivation areas
d. Desertic coastal sands Ans. (c)
22. For which of the following wasteland, natural factors are responsible ?
a. Steep sloping land
b. Degraded plantaion area
c. Mining and industrial wasteland
d. Degraded forests Ans. (a)
23. Which of the following tribal ;population belongs to Jhabua district ?
a. Gond b. Bheel

c , Santhal d. Gaddi Ans. (b)

24. Which of the following factors is responsible for accute poverty in Jhabua district ?
a. Degradation of forests
b. Degradtion of land
c. Government machnary
d. Both (a) and (b) Ans. (d)

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