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(1) The westerlies and trade winds are example of ‘__________ winds.’
(1) mesoscale
(2) toposcale
(3) macroscale
(4) microscale
Answer: macroscale
(2) When water evaporates the energy that was used to evaporate the water :
(1) heats up the surrounding air as evaporation takes place
(2) will never be available again
(3) is stored as latent heat in the evaporated water molecule
(4) is destroyed
Answer: is stored as latent heat in the evaporated water molecule

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(3) Meteorologists group tropical cyclones into three main categories according to :
(1) barometric pressure in the eye of storm
(2) precipitation
(3) diameter of the storm
(4) wind velocity
Answer: wind velocity
(4) A given volume of air holds 20 gram of water vapor. At that temperature, the air would be saturated with 80 grams of water vapor. What is the relative humidity ?
(1) 40%
(2) 100%
(3) 25%
(4) 80%
Answer: 25%
(5) Surface circulation of ocean water is driven by :
(1) Resisting force
(2) Tidal force
(3) Gravitational force
(4) Blowing wind
Answer: Blowing wind
(6) For coastal sand dune formation, the ideal grain size diameter is :
(1) 0.15 mm
(2) 0.50 mm
(3) 0.25 mm
(4) 0.75 mm
Answer: 0.25 mm
(7) Coastal area greatly affected by storm surge is :
(1) Andhra coast
(2) West Bengal coast
(3) Chennai coast
(4) Kerala coast
Answer: West Bengal coast
(8) How many essential nutrients are required by plants to fulfil their growth requirements ?
(1) 24
(2) 22
(3) 20
(4) 18
Answer: 18
(9) Mesophytes are predominated in :
(1) Tropical region
(2) Temperate region
(3) Sub-polar region
(4) Polar region
Answer: Temperate region
(10) Who is regarded as the father of Human Geography ?
(1) Ratzel
(2) Blache
(3) Trewartha
(4) Vallaux
Answer: Ratzel
(11) Who is the pioneer in Commercial Geography ?
(1) H.J. Mackinder
(2) G.G. Chisholm
(3) Patrick Geddes
(4) A.J. Herbertson
Answer: G.G. Chisholm
(12) The habitat of the Toda tribe is
(1) Aravalli range
(2) Siwalik range
(3) Kaimur range
(4) Nilgiri hills
Answer: Nilgiri hills
(13) Which of the following sequences of the stages of economic growth according to Rostow’s model is correct ?
(1) Traditional society, drive to maturity, take off, high mass consumption
(2) Traditional society, take off, drive to maturity, high mass consumption
(3) Traditional society, take off, high mass consumption, drive to maturity
(4) Traditional society, drive to maturity, high mass consumption, take off
Answer: Traditional society, take off, drive to maturity, high mass consumption
(14) Which one of the following indicators is most commonly used to measure the economic development of a country ?
(1) Infant mortality rate
(2) Availability of potable water
(3) Female literacy
(4) Gross National Product per capita
Answer: Gross National Product per capita
(15) Which one of the following is a ‘Formal’ Region ?
(1) Delhi metropolitan region
(2) Hyderabad – Secunderabad region
(3) Delhi – Jaipur – Agra Triangle
(4) Assam – Valley
Answer: Assam – Valley

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