Introduction to Geography and Geographers Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

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1. Which branch of geography refers to the standard of living and its quality of life of its human inhabitants?
  1. Development geography
  2. Anthropology
  3. Physical geography
  4. Pedology

Answer: Development geography

2. Study of interaction between living organisms and the environment is known as?
  1. Pedology
  2. Ecology
  3. Biology
  4. Zoology

Answer: Ecology

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3. Consider the following statements and identify the layer of the atmosphere:

A. This layer is free from clouds.
B. This layer is ideal for flying airplanes.
C. It contains a layer of ozone gas.

  1. Troposphere
  2. Thermosphere
  3. Mesosphere
  4. Stratosphere

Answer: Stratosphere

4. The total length of India’s coastline is
  1. 5100.5 kms
  2. 6500.3 kms
  3. 7516.6 kms
  4. None of these

Answer: 7516.6 kms

5. Which of the following is studied under Physical geography?
  1. Economic activities
  2. Human Migration
  3. Soils
  4. Settlements

Answer: Soils

6. Which of the following is NOT a desert in India?
  1. Rann of Kutch
  2. The Thar desert
  3. Indus valley desert
  4. Spiti valley cold desert

Answer: Indus valley desert

7. Systematic approach is one of the major approaches to study geography. The systematic approach was introduced by:
  1. Eratosthenes
  2. Ptolemy
  3. Alexander Von Humboldt
  4. Karl Ritter

Answer: Alexander Von Humboldt

8. Who among the following published “Geographike hyphegesis” or “Guide to Geography” in the 2nd Century A.D?
  1. Ptolemy
  2. Strabo
  3. Herodotus
  4. Aristotle

Answer: Ptolemy

9. Which of the following disciplines attempts spatial synthesis?
  1. History
  2. Geography
  3. Polity
  4. None of the above

Answer: Geography

10. Who coined the term “geography” for the first time?
  1. Plato
  2. Aristotle
  3. Ptolemy
  4. Eratosthenes

Answer: Eratosthenes

11. In which type of farming, the land is used for growing food and fodder crops and also for rearing livestock?
  1. Subsistence farming
  2. Intensive farming
  3. Mixed farming
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Mixed farming

12. Which of the following pertains to the “study of Landforms”?
  1. Geomorphology
  2. Oceanography
  3. Climatology
  4. Marine Geography

Answer: Geomorphology

13. In which of the following human geography approaches believes that physical geographies determine human behaviour and the existence of different forms of societies?
  1. Possibilism
  2. Environmental determinism
  3. Neo-determinism
  4. Stop and go determinism

Answer: Environmental determinism

14. Which of the following refers to the study of the interface between physical geography and human geography?
  1. Political geography
  2. Geomorphology
  3. Biogeography
  4. Anthropology

Answer: Biogeography

15. Which is the most suitable cash crop for black soil?

A. Cotton
B. Tea
C. Jute
D. Oilseeds

  1. B
  2. D
  3. C
  4. A

Answer: A

16. Which is the most suitable cash crop for black soil?

A. Cotton
B. Tea
C. Jute
D. Oilseeds

  1. B
  2. D
  3. C
  4. A

Answer: A

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