Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Which of the following is NOT related to the development of primate city?
A)
small geographical area
B)
small population
C)
simple economy
D)
even topography
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Population pyramids visually depict
A)
a population’s age and economic composition
B)
a country’s dependency ratio
C)
the ethnic composition of a population
D)
a country’s population density
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Which one of the following activities is NOT a secondary sector activity?
A)
Iron Smelting
B)
Making garments
C)
Fishing
D)
Basket Weaving
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Economic and/or political associations that are comprised of multiple, autonomous member states that cooperate to achieve a common purpose are known as
A)
Transnational corporations
B)
Supranational organizations
C)
Multiethnic societies
D)
Non-governmental organizations
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Gerrymandering is a practice in which a political party attempts to gain an unequal advantage by
A)
nominating a candidate who challenges the state’s constitution
B)
advocating that the electoral college be replaced by the popular vote
C)
changing the boundaries of a legislative district
D)
electing a party chairperson who is a friend of the current president
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
In the sector model, also known as the Hoyt model, it is proposed that a city should grow outward from its center because
A)
Private cars will carry commuters in and out of the city effectively
B)
Commercial activities in the city’s center should be relocated to suburbs
C)
Major lines of transportation will carry commuters to outlying areas
D)
Lakes and rivers should cover most of the space in the city’s center
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Which of the following types of agriculture is used most widely throughout the world?
A)
Shifting cultivation
B)
Commercial farming
C)
Plantation
D)
Mediterranean
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Kalahari desert is the home of
A)
Bushman
B)
Mongo
C)
Bantu
D)
Zulus
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Population pressure on an agricultural land is typically expressed as the
A)
Crude density.
B)
Arithmetic density.
C)
Physiological density.
D)
Population density.
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
In Mackinder’s Heartland theory, the World Island includes
A)
Asia and Europe
B)
Asia and Africa
C)
Europe and Africa
D)
Asia, Europe and Africa
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Arithmetic population density can be calculated by
A)
total land area multiplied by total population
B)
total land area minus by total population
C)
total population multiplied by total land area
D)
total population divided by total land area
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
The Maasai are ________________ inhabiting southern Kenya and northern Tanzania
A)
Pastoralists
B)
Hunter-gatherer
C)
Agriculturalists
D)
Nomads
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
According to Malthus, population growth occurs _______, which means that the population increases according to its birth rate.
A)
proportionally
B)
exponentially
C)
arithmetically
D)
positively
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Land in the Central Business District (CBD) of a city is more expensive because it
A)
has maximum interaction potential.
B)
is more attractive.
C)
has a better sense of place.
D)
provides a better quality of life.
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
A boundary that developed with the evolution of the cultural landscape and is adjusted as the cultural landscape changes is called
A)
Geometric boundary
B)
Antecedent Boundary
C)
Subsequent Boundary
D)
Superimposed Boundary
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Cash-cropping is a form of
A)
Subsistence agriculture
B)
Extensive agriculture
C)
Mixed farming
D)
Pastoral nomadism
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Who coined the phrase ‘stop-and-go’desterminism?
A)
Grifith Taylor
B)
E.C. Semple
C)
H. Barrows
D)
W.M. Davis
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Rimland theory was proposed by
A)
Rudolf Kjellen
B)
Karl Haushofer
C)
Nicholas Spykman
D)
Adolf Hitler
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Geographers Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman developed their multiple-nuclei model during a time when many people began to use cars to navigate cities more easily. Which decade was it?
A)
1930s
B)
1910s
C)
1940s
D)
1970s
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
How many agricultural regions are identified by Whittlesey?
A)
10
B)
11
C)
12
D)
13
Whittlesey identified 13 major agricultural regions.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
The English language belongs to which of the following branches of the Indo-European language family?
A)
Romanic
B)
Hellenic
C)
Celtic
D)
Germanic
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Which of the following is an example of quarternary economic activity?
A)
Entertainment
B)
Research and Development
C)
Oil production
D)
Transportation
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Urban primacy refers to
A)
existence of a single large city in a region
B)
conglomerate of cities in a region
C)
primary activities in urban areas
D)
a hierarchical system of cities
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
Which one of the following continents has the highest growth of population?
A)
Africa
B)
Asia
C)
South America
D)
North America
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Technical Paper-II
The concentric zone model is portrayed as a series of rings, with the outermost ring being the
A)
Central business district
B)
Commuter zone
C)
Working-class zone
D)
Zone of transition
The selected option matches the standard concept or established geography definition.
