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(1) A band of wind called ‘Jet Stream’ is found in –
(1) Lower Troposphere
(2) Middle Troposphere
(3) Upper Troposphere
(4) Whole Troposphere
Answer: Upper Troposphere
(2) ‘Negative Southern Oscillation Index’ refers to which of the following ?
(1) Favourable condition for El Nino
(2) Favourable condition for La Nina
(3) Favourable conditions both for El Nino and La Nina
(4) Unfavourable conditions both for El Nino and La Nina
Answer: Favourable conditions both for El Nino and La Nina

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(3) In which of the following areas, the main centre of ‘Hurricane Mathew’ that occured in Caribbean Sea in the 1st week of October, 2016 was located ?
(1) Florida
(2) Georgia
(3) South Carolina
(4) South-West Haitti
Answer: South-West Haitti
(4) In Indian Ocean between 0° - 10° N and 0° - 10° S latitudinal zones, the temperature variations is of about – (1) (2) (3) (4)
(1) 3 °C
(2) 2 °C
(3) 1 °C
(4) 0 °C
Answer: 1 °C
(5) The general depth of abyssal plains varies between
(1) 1000 – 6000 metres
(2) 2000 – 6000 metres
(3) 3000 – 6000 metres
(4) 4000 – 6000 metres
Answer: 3000 – 6000 metres
(6) Tropical Evergreen Forests are found in the areas of rainfall ranging between
(1) less than 100 cms
(2) 100 – 200 cms
(3) 200 – 300 cms
(4) more than 300 cms
Answer: 100 – 200 cms
(7) India has how many major bio-geographic regions ?
(1) 7
(2) 8
(3) 9
(4) 10
Answer: 10
(8) Which one of the following countries is devoid of Glossopteris flora ?
(1) India
(2) Australia
(3) Norway
(4) South Africa
Answer: Norway
(9) In describing the process of spatial interaction, geographers are most concerned with
(1) Density and Dispersion
(2) Diffusion and Pattern
(3) Accessibility and Connectivity
(4) Pedestrian Cities
Answer: Accessibility and Connectivity
(10) Who among the following formalised the concept that there exists relationship between the spatial organization and national development ? (1) (2) (3) (4)
(1) Luten
(2) Dickens
(3) Kuklinski
(4)
Answer: Friedman
(11) The concept of ‘paradigm’ was propounded by
(1) Peet
(2) Haggett
(3) Kant
(4) Kuhn
Answer: Kuhn
(12) Who defined Geography as human ecology ?
(1) Schaefer
(2) Barrows
(3) Hartshorne
(4) Ellen Semple
Answer: Barrows
(13) The approach that some geographical facts according to Ritter, cannot be explained scientifically, is termed as
(1) Locational
(2) Ecological
(3) Teleological
(4) Regional
Answer: Teleological
(14) How much of the liquid precipitation is equivalent to ten inches of snowfall at deep/near freezing temperature ?
(1) About 3 inches
(2) About 2 inches
(3) About 1 inch
(4) At times about one inch and at times about two inches
Answer: About 1 inch
(15) Which one of the following letters represent the total number of settlements of a certain order served by a central place of the next higher order ?
(1) K
(2) J
(3) L
(4) F
Answer: K

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