Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

Which of the following National Highway connects Silchar with Tuipang?

A) NH44
B) NH53
C) NH55
D) NH54
NH-53 (older numbering) connects Silchar toward Tuipang in Mizoram.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

In 2011 census, Scheduled Caste population consist of :

A) 15.2 % of Indian population
B) 16.2 % of Indian population
C) 17.2 % of Indian population
D) 14.2 % of Indian population
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

Two pre-dominant crops in the Northeast India are:

A) Rice and Tea
B) Rice and Wheat
C) Tea and Sugar
D) Jute and Sugar
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

In which Five Year Plan, regional development approach has been firstly introduced?

A) Third
B) Fifth
C) Sixth
D) Fourth
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

Malayalam speaking people are mostly concentrated in the state of:

A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Andhra Pradesh
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

Which one is the ‘Mineral Heartland’ of India:

A) Chotta Nagpur Plateau
B) Deccan Plateau
C) Mumbai –Pune region
D) Kolar Gold mines
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

Which region has the largest production of wheat in the country:

A) Northwestern Plain
B) Northern Plain
C) Northeastern Plain
D) Eastern Plain
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

The share of the Scheduled Tribe population living in urban areas is :

A) 4.3 %
B) 8.5%
C) 2.4 %
D) 3.3 %
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

Ideal temperature for rice cultivation is :

A) 200c during growing season and 270c during harvesting period
B) 150c during growing season and 300c during harvesting period
C) 200c during growing season and 330c during harvesting period
D) 100c during growing season and 200c during harvesting period
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

Iron and Steel industry require large quantity of water for:

A) Washing
B) Bleaching
C) Cleaning
D) Cooling
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

Package technology in India means

A) New technology for young Indian
B) Green revolution
C) White revolution
D) Equal opportunities in technological field
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

Which part of India is not having actual winter:

A) North western part
B) Central part
C) Southernmost part
D) Eastern coastal area
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

The climate of India can be generalized as:

A) Desert type
B) Tropical monsoon type
C) Sub-tropical monsoon type
D) Tropical deciduous type
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

According to Census of India-all places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board or notified town area committee are known as:

A) Census town
B) Metropolitan city
C) Statutory town
D) Mega city
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

Not a raw- material-localized industry is

A) Glass industry
B) Cotton textile
C) Sugarcane
D) Handloom
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

What factor is responsible for the formation of Thar desert:

A) Closeness to Middle-east country
B) Direction of Monsoon
C) Aravali hill blocking south west and bay of Bengal monsoon
D) Far from the sea
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

In which direction the mountain ranges of Mizoram inclined:

A) East-West direction
B) North-South direction
C) West-South direction
D) Eastward direction
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

According to recent discovery, Tropic of Cancer passes through:

A) Maubuang
B) Chhipphir
C) Lungphunlian
D) Maubawk
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-III

Migration of people from village to small town and later to a city is known as:

A) Rural to urban migration
B) Rur-ban migration
C) Stepwise migration
D) Urban to Rural migration
Standard Indian geography/census fact; the selected option matches the stated fact.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II

According to Malthus’s population theory, which of the following is a preventive check on population?

A) Famine
B) Disease
C) War
D) Moral restraint
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II

The term ecumene refers to

A) the amount of time it takes a population to double in size
B) the amount of land that is built on and the amount of land not developed yet
C) regions under environmental stress due to overpopulation
D) the number of farmers per unit area of farmland
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II

Cultivation of wheat requires

A) Moderate temperature and heavy rains
B) Moderate temperature and moderate rains
C) Humid temperature and heavy rains
D) Humid temperature and moderate rains
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II

Heartland theory failed to take into account

A) Land power
B) Naval power
C) Air power
D) All of these
A standard criticism of Mackinder's Heartland Theory is that it did not adequately account for the strategic importance of air power.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II

The goal of commercial agriculture is

A) minimal food security
B) genetic diversity of seeds
C) sustainable farming practices
D) profit maximization
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II

Which of the following central place functions is most likely to have the highest range of goods and also the highest threshold population?

A) A dry cleaner
B) A Chinese restaurant
C) An elementary school
D) A cancer treatment clinic
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
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