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(1) Which one of the following is correct arrangement of oceans in ascending order of their size ?
(1) Indian - Arctic - Atlantic - Pacific
(2) Arctic - Indian - Atlantic - Pacific
(3) Pacific - Atlantic - Indian - Arctic
(4) Atlantic - Pacific - Arctic - Indian
Answer: Arctic - Indian - Atlantic - Pacific
(2) Ocean waves obtain their energy from :
(1) Solar system
(2) Hot spring
(3) River water
(4) Blowing wind
Answer: Blowing wind

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(3) Over the past century world sea levels has risen by around :
(1) 15 cm
(2) 25 cm
(3) 35 cm
(4) 45 cm
Answer: 15 cm
(4) Identify the correct sequence of vegetation belts in an ascending order in mountain environment from the following :
(1) Submontane, Montane, Subalpine, Alpine
(2) Alpine, Subalpine, Montane, Submontane
(3) Montane, Submontane, Alpine, Subalpine
(4) Alpine, Montane, Subalpine, Submontane
Answer: Submontane, Montane, Subalpine, Alpine
(5) Who was the first person to divide the circle into 360 degree ?
(1) Ptolemy
(2) Herodotus
(3) Eratoshenes
(4) Hipparchus
Answer: Hipparchus
(6) ‘There is a strong relationship between environment, image and decision making.’ This statement pertains to :
(1) Humanism
(2) Behaviouralism
(3) Radicalism
(4) Welfare Approach
Answer: Behaviouralism
(7) Who are considered as the founders of Mathematical Geography ?
(1) Plato and Aristotle
(2) Thales and Anaximender
(3) Hecataeus and Herodotus
(4) Ptolemy
Answer: Thales and Anaximender
(8) Who wrote the book Meteorologica ?
(1) Aristotle
(2) Posidonius
(3) Plato
(4) Thales
Answer: Aristotle
(9) Who laid the foundation of modern geographical thought ?
(1) Humboldt and Ritter
(2) Kant and Varenius
(3) Hettner and Richthopen
(4) Humboldt and Davis
Answer: Humboldt and Ritter
(10) Which is the correct sequence in chronological order of the following Greeks who contributed vastly to the evolution of geographical thought during the ancient period ?
(1) Aristotle, Eratosthenes, Anaximander, Ptolemy
(2) Eratosthenes, Anaximander, Ptolemy, Aristotle
(3) Anaximander, Aristotle, Eratosthenes, Ptolemy
(4) Ptolemy, Anaximander, Aristotle, Eratosthenes
Answer: Anaximander, Aristotle, Eratosthenes, Ptolemy
(11) Which one of the concepts describes the absence of cities and towns within a radius of 75 km from a large city ?
(1) Urban Clusters
(2) Urban Dispersals
(3) Urban Agglomeration
(4) Urban Shadows
Answer: Urban Shadows
(12) How physiological density of population is defined ?
(1) A ratio between total population and total area.
(2) A ratio between total rural population and total rural area.
(3) A ratio between total population and total cultivated area.
(4) Both (2) and (3).
Answer: A ratio between total population and total cultivated area.
(13) As per the estimate of 2014, how much population of the world is found in Africa
(1) About 12%
(2) About 14%
(3) About 16%
(4) About 18%
Answer: About 16%
(14) The ‘Triangular Pattern’ of rural settlements develop generally :
(1) at the bank of the straight rivers
(2) at the confluence of two rivers
(3) between two hills
(4) at the confluence of two rivers and one hill
Answer: at the confluence of two rivers
(15) Which one of the following techniques would you consider for estimation of requirements of population in an area for planning allocations ?
(1) Carrying capacity analysis
(2) Cost-benefit analysis
(3) Population projection
(4) Rank-size rule
Answer: Population projection

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