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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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