2018
GEOGRAPHY
Full Marks: 70
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the
margin indicate full marks for the questions
a)
The most essential layer of the atmosphere for
biosphere is
1)
Troposphere.
2)
Mesosphere.
3)
Ionosphere.
4)
Stratosphere.
b)
In which year was the Disaster Management Bill
introduced in India?
1)
2003.
2)
2004.
3)
2005.
4)
2006.
c)
What is the total geographical area of India?
1)
32.78 lakh km2.
2)
78.32 lakh km2.
3)
32.87 lakh km2.
4)
23.78 lakh km2.
d)
Which of the following landforms of the desert
form parallel to the direction of the wind?
1)
Barchans.
2)
Traverse sand dune.
3)
Longitudinal sand dune.
4)
Loess.
e)
Who was considered as the father of Human
Geography?
1) Hecataeus.
2) Eratosthenes.
3) Carl
Ritter.
4) Vidal
de La Blache.
f)
Which of the following lakes is located in
Imphal plain?
1)
Dal.
2)
Loktak.
3)
Ullar.
4)
Chilka.
g)
Which of the following oceans is the deepest?
1) Atlantic
Ocean.
2) Pacific
Ocean.
3) Indian
Ocean.
4) Arctic
Ocean.
2.
Give short answer: 2x8=16
a)
Name two landmasses separated by Tethys Sea.
b)
Which line of latitude passes through the centre
of India and what is its latitude?
c)
Name two major branches of Geography.
d)
Name two National Parks of Assam.
e)
Which are the largest and smallest planets of
the solar system?
f)
Mention two important reasons of global warming.
g)
Name two famous mountains of Deccan plateau.
h)
Name two important rivers of Punjab.
3.
Write short notes on (any five): 3x5=15
a)
Continental shelf.
b)
Greenhouse gas.
c)
Flood problem of India.
d)
Nebular hypothesis.
e)
Biodiversity.
f)
Himalayan drainage system.
4.
Distinguish the following in brief (any three): 4x3=12
a)
Impact of North-East monsoon and South-West
monsoon in India.
b)
Natural disasters and Man-made disasters.
c)
Tropical evergreen forest and Monsoon deciduous
forest of India.
d)
Alluvial soil and Blank soil of India.
5.
Divide India into major physiographic divisions and describe any one of them. 5
6.
Name the main pressure belts and describe their location and distribution with
a diagram. 5
7.
Write briefly the landforms produced by erosional activities of a river in the
upper course.
8.
Draw a map of India and locate the following in appropriate sites:
a)
Godavari River.
b)
Satpura Mountain.
c)
Kaziranga National Park.
d)
A lake of Kashmir.
e)
Kolkata.
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