Which of the statements given Which of the statements given Which of the statements given

above are correct ? above is/are correct ? above is/are correct ?

(A) 1 and 2 only (A) 1 only (A) 1 only
(B) 2 and 3 only (B) 2 only (B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only (C) Both 1 and 2 (C) Both 1 and 2
(D) 1, 2 and 3 (D) Neither 1 nor 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2
53. Which one of the following has 57. Which one of the following is the 61. Which medieval geographer
the volcanic Mount St. Helens ? correct sequence of the Union made extensive corrections on
(A) Aleutian Range Territories in terms of the popu- Ptolemys works ?
(B) Alaska Range lation density from the lowest to (A) da Vinei (B) Al-Masudi
the highest value ? (C) Al-Idrisi (D) Al-Biruni
(C) Cascade Range
(A) ChandigarhLakshadweep
(D) Mohave Desert 62. Consider the following state-
DelhiPondicherry ments :
54. Match List-I with List-II and
select the correct answer using (Puducherry) 1. Al-Biruni first presented the
the code given below the lists (B) Lakshadweep Pondicherry idea that the Southern Hemi-
(Puducherry)Chandigarh sphere was mostly an open
List-I
ocean and that most of the
(Weathering) Delhi
worlds land area was in the
(a) Maximum frost action (C) Pondicherry (Puducherry) Northern Hemisphere.
(b) Maximum mechanical weat- Lakshadweep Chandigarh 2. Ibn-Batuta quoted in his wri-
hering Delhi tings that Hindus believed
(c) Maximum chemical weat- (D) Lakshadweep Pondicherry that the tides were caused
hering by the moon.
(Puducherry)Delhi
(d) Seasonal maximum chemi- Which of the statements given
cal weathering Chandigarh above is/are correct ?
List-II 58. In remote sensing, the strong (A) 1 only
(Affected Morphogenetic chlorophyll absorption bands (B) 2 only
lies in the wavelength bands of
Region) (C) Both 1 and 2
which one of the following
1. Humid tropics ranges ? (D) Neither 1 nor 2
2. Tropical wet-dry (Savanna) (A) 045067 m 63. Which one of the following is the
3. Arid correct statement ?
(B) 030038 m
4. Periglacial Vareniuss special geography
(C) 012028 m was
Codes :
(D) 072130 m (A) systematic geography
(a) (b) (c) (d)
59. Consider the followings : (B) regional geography
(A) 4 3 1 2
1. The Dead Sea (C) an empirical idea proved by
(B) 1 2 4 3 experience
(C) 4 2 1 3 2. The Red Sea
(D) a teleological concept
(D) 1 3 4 2 3. Midland Plain of Scotland
Which of the above is/are 64. Who among the following geo-
55. When river is overloaded with graphers adopted the deductive
Rift Valley/Rift Valleys ?
fine sediments and river water is method of study in geography ?
(A) 1 only
lighter than the sea water, which (A) Varenius
(B) 1 and 2 only
type of delta is formed ?
(C) 2 and 3 only (B) Cluverius
(A) Arcuate delta
(D) 1, 2 and 3 (C) Kant
(B) Bird-foot delta
(D) Humboldt
(C) Truncated delta 60. Consider the following state-
ments : 65. Consider the following state-
(D) Estuarine delta
1. Ptolemy indicated on his ments :
56. Consider the following state- maps that the Indian Ocean 1. Ritter made use of the regio-
ments : was enclosed by land in the nal approach to geography
1. As compared to wheat South. rather than the systematic
barley can with stand more 2. Al-Masudi described the study of individual features.
porous and alkaline soils. evaporation of moisture 2. de la Blache presented an
2. The millet Ragi (Eleusine from water surfaces and the effective refutation of the
coracana) is cultivated only condensation of the moisture idea of environmental deter-
in loamy soils. in the form of clouds. minism.

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