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(1) The nature of input cost-curve over space in industrial landscape becomes
(1) Convex
(2) Concave
(3) Linear
(4) ‘U’ shaped
Answer: ‘U’ shaped
(2) Among the following authors, who wrote the book entitled ‘Locational Analysis in Human Geography’ ?
(1) P. Haggett
(2) T. Hagerstrand
(3) P. Hall
(4) D. Gregory
Answer: P. Haggett

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(3) Nomothetic approach in geography emphasizes of
(1) Induction study
(2) Ideographic study
(3) Law making study
(4) Empirical study
Answer: Law making study
(4) Alfred Weber’s approach to optimization of spatial process in industrial landscape was towards the search of :
(1) Maximum revenue location
(2) Least transport cost location
(3) Uniformity of input demand
(4) Uniformity of plant revenue
Answer: Least transport cost location
(5) The major occupation of the people of Mediterranean lands is :
(1) Nomadic herding
(2) Livestock farming
(3) Growing of tropical crops
(4) Growing of grains & fruits
Answer: Growing of grains & fruits
(6) Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric projects located ?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Uttarakhand
(4) Jharkhand
Answer: Uttarakhand
(7) Which state in USA grows wheat in spring season ?
(1) North Dakota
(2) Texas
(3) Nebraska
(4) California
Answer: North Dakota
(8) Who coined the term GEOPOLITICS ?
(1) Spykman
(2) Mackinder
(3) Kjellen
(4) Haushoffer
Answer: Kjellen
(9) The Tribal Welfare Committee (1952) classified Indian tribes into how many categories ?
(1) 5
(2) 4
(3) 3
(4) 2
Answer: 4
(10) The Hottentots are the
(1) Negritos of Sri Lanka having brown colour
(2) Yellow skin colour people of South-West Africa
(3) Negritos of East Africa
(4) Pigmies of Cango basin
Answer: Yellow skin colour people of South-West Africa
(11) Which one of the following authors developed the theory of social physics to create the field of macro geography ?
(1) Stewart and Warntz
(2) Jackson and Smith
(3) Shevky and Bell
(4) Jones and Eyles
Answer: Stewart and Warntz
(12) Who defined cultural geography “which emphasizes human cultures and is commonly equated with human geography” ?
(1) John Eyles
(2) Emrys Jones
(3) Dudley stamp
(4) Eshref Shevky
Answer: Dudley stamp
(13) Edward L. Ullman’s 1957 study on commodity flows to study spatial interaction and regional economic structure was based on economy of which country ?
(1) Europe
(2) U.S.A.
(3) U.K.
(4) Australia
Answer: U.S.A.
(14) Which one of the following is not in conformity with the central place theory ?
(1) Central place is a settlement providing services for the population of its hinterland.
(2) Hierarchy and nesting pettern results in maximum number of central places
(3) Ubiquities and localized raw materials
(4) Market areas for different goods resemble nets of hexagons
Answer: Ubiquities and localized raw materials
(15) The gravity principle in identification of nodal regions states that the interaction between two geographical points is directly related to their
(1) Distance
(2) Masses
(3) Size of settlement
(4) Mode of transport
Answer: Masses

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