Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Who has propounded the concept of ‘historico-geographical materialism’?
A)
Edward Soja
B)
David Harvey
C)
Ron Johnston
D)
Neil Smith
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
The boundary between the United States and Canada is a
A)
Geometric boundary
B)
Antecedent Boundary
C)
Subsequent Boundary
D)
Superimposed Boundary
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
The seasonal migration of livestock between lowlands and mountains is termed
A)
Step migration
B)
Transmigration
C)
Periodic movement
D)
Transhumance
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
The most developed country in the world in terms of HDI is
A)
Norway
B)
Switzerland
C)
United States of America
D)
Germany
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Which one among the following is the first million city in the world?
A)
Paris
B)
London
C)
New York
D)
Beijing
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
All the following crops are products of Mediterranean agriculture EXCEPT
A)
Olives
B)
Grapes
C)
Apples
D)
Dates
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Elongated states may suffer from poor internal communication and difficulty defending its borders. Which of the following is not an elongated state?
A)
Malawi
B)
Gambia
C)
Namibia
D)
Chile
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Which one of the following forms of settlement develops along either side of roads, rivers or canals?
A)
circular
B)
cross-shaped
C)
linear
D)
square
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Two prominent French ethnic islands in North America are historically located in which of the following areas?
A)
Louisiana and Quebec
B)
Minnesota and Newfoundland
C)
New Brunswick and California
D)
Utah and Ontario
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Bushman in southern Africa are also known as
A)
San
B)
Shona
C)
Zulu
D)
Hausa
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
All of the following are true of globalization EXCEPT
A)
It involves the division of labour on an international scale.
B)
Proponents of globalization argue that increased economic integration will promote world peace.
C)
It involves cultural exchange, migration, trade, and technology.
D)
It has affected all areas of the world in very similar ways.
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
It is estimated that India will take over China to become the most populous country in
A)
2015
B)
2025
C)
2040
D)
2050
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Megalopolis is a term coined by
A)
Patrick Geddes
B)
L.C. Stamp
C)
Jean Gottman
D)
Lewis Mumford
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
The Human Development Index is a measure of both economic production and
A)
Social Indicators
B)
Unemployment rate
C)
Population density
D)
Income per capita
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
“Geography is concerned to provide accurate, orderly, and rational description and interpretation of the variable character of the earth surface.” This definition of geography is given by
A)
Richard Hartshorne
B)
Friedrich Schaefer
C)
Dudley Stamp
D)
E. C. Semple
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Whittlesey has taken all the following criteria to classify agricultural regions EXCEPT
A)
The crop and livestock association
B)
The method used to grow the crops and produce the stocks
C)
The intensity of application to the land of labour, capital and organization, and the outturn of the product which results.
D)
The disposal of the products for marketing
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
The population of developed nations can be described as having
A)
lower life expectancy rate than less developed countries
B)
higher crude death rates than less developed countries
C)
higher crude birth rates than undeveloped countries
D)
lower natural increase than undeveloped countries
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Which of the following is true regarding least developed countries (LDC) and most developed countries (MDC)?
A)
LDC have lower infant mortality rates than MDC
B)
LDC have higher standards of living than MDC
C)
MDC have lower illiteracy rates than LDC
D)
Economies of MDC have more reliance on agricultural production than LDC
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Spatial science school is based on the philosophy of
A)
Humanism
B)
Social ecology
C)
Positivism
D)
Realism
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Transhumance can best be described as
A)
use of feedlots to raise livestock
B)
seasonal movement of people and livestock over short distances for the purposes of grazing
C)
a practice by which crops are rotated in a four-field system
D)
long cattle drives in the 19th century to move stock from pastures to city
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Which model below is based on the assumption that growth happens around several major foci, not just the CBD?
A)
Central place model
B)
Concentric zone model
C)
Sector model
D)
Multiple-nuclei model
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Which country below has the highest concentration of Buddhists?
A)
South Korea
B)
Vietnam
C)
Sri Lanka
D)
Indonesia
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
All of the following are true of the Green Revolution EXCEPT
A)
Some countries have instituted bans on genetically modified food.
B)
Crops are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.
C)
Crops are grown from genetically modified seeds to increase yields.
D)
The high price of seeds and fertilizers perpetuates socioeconomic divide.
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
The study of electoral geography is best conducted in
A)
Democratic states
B)
Communist states
C)
Dictatorships
D)
Monarchies
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
The ‘slash and burn’ cultivation is known as Ladang in
A)
Vietnam
B)
Indonesia
C)
Mexico
D)
Brazil
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
