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(1) Which one of the following countries recorded highest population density as per U.N. Demographic Year Book, 2010 ?
(1) India
(2) Japan
(3) Bangladesh
(4) Pakistan
Answer: Bangladesh
(2) Which one of the following statements correctly depicts the threshold according to Central Place Model ?
(1) Point at which consumer movement is minimum.
(2) Distance far which consumer will travel for a service.
(3) Minimum number of people needed to support a service.
(4) Economic base of a service centre.
Answer: Minimum number of people needed to support a service.

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(3) Which one of the following groups of states in Indian recorded Sex Ratio higher than 950 according to year 2011 census ?
(1) Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telengana
(2) Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra
(3) Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh
(4) Haryana, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telengana
(4) Which one of the following statements indicates to the potential use of a service at a location according to Gravity Model ?
(1) Direct relationship to both population size and distance
(2) Inverse relationship to both population size and distance
(3) Direct relationship to population size and inverse relationship to distance
(4) Direct relationship to distance and inverse relationship to population
Answer: Direct relationship to population size and inverse relationship to distance
(5) Which one of the following groups of states of India recorded more than one fourth of total population of the country in the census year 2011 ?
(1) Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Punjab
(2) Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka
(3) Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab
(4) Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana
Answer: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka
(6) Among the following scholars, who introduced the concept of ‘least-transport-cost location’ using the frame of ‘locational triangle’.
(1) W. Isard
(2) M.K. Bandman
(3) D.M. Smith
(4) A. Weber
Answer: A. Weber
(7) The Rimmer model for the development of land transport system in less developed economics was proposed in which of the following years ?
(1) 1975
(2) 1976
(3) 1977
(4) 1978
Answer: 1977
(8) In which one of the following book/works did Mackinder in 1919 renamed his theory of ‘pivot area’ as ‘Heartland’ ?
(1) World War and Geography
(2) The Democratic ideals and Reality
(3) The Round world and The winning of the peace
(4) Foreign Affairs
Answer: The Democratic ideals and Reality
(9) The Organic Theory of state was propounded by :
(1) Ratzel
(2) Mackinder
(3) Isaiah Bowman
(4) Haushoffer
Answer: Ratzel
(10) The book ‘Geography of peace’ is authored written by :
(1) Mahan
(2) Spykman
(3) Haushoffer
(4) Ratzel
Answer: Spykman
(11) Which of the following catagories does Chile belong to according to its physical shape ?
(1) Compact and elongated
(2) Elongated
(3) Fragmented and elongated
(4) Fragmented
Answer: Fragmented and elongated
(12) Whose works epitomized the relationship or political geography with foreign policy ?
(1) Adolf Hitler
(2) Friedrich Ratzel
(3) Mackinder
(4) Karl Haushofer
Answer: Karl Haushofer
(13) In India, how many are the officially recognised languages ?
(1) 20
(2) 21
(3) 22
(4) 23
Answer: 22
(14) Which of the following characteristic features are possessed by the nordic race of India ?
(1) Long stature and round face
(2) Medium stature and round face
(3) Medium stature and long face
(4) Long stature and long face
Answer: Long stature and long face
(15) Which one of the following statements is not correct about the selection indicators for conducting any study of development process ?
(1) Either input or output indicators must be selected.
(2) Negative and positive indicators must not be clubbed with each other.
(3) Indicators must emerge out of the concept of development defined in the study.
(4) Indicators of income and expenditure can be clubbed together.
Answer: Indicators of income and expenditure can be clubbed together.

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