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Table of Contents
Book – Fundamentals of Human Geography
Chapter 1 – Human Geography, Nature and Scope
1. Which one of the following is not an approach in Human Geography ?
(A) Areal differentiation
(B) Quantitative revolution
(C) Spatial organisation
(D) Exploration & description
Answer
Ans – (B) Quantitative revolution
2. Which approach of Human Geography was followed in colonial period ?
(A) Spatial organisation
(B) Regional analysis
(C) Areal differentiation
(D) Behavioural
Answer
Ans – (B) Regional analysis
3. To which field of Human Geography does Psychology belong?
(A) Social Geography
(B) Urban Geography
(C) Economic Geography
(D) Population Geography
Answer
Ans – (A) Social Geography
4. Which one of the the following is the most important factor in the interaction between people and environment? Most Important
(A) Human intelligence
(B) Technology
(C) Peoples perception
(D) Human brotherhood
Answer
Ans – (B) Technology
5. Which element is called ‘Mother- Nature ? Most Important
(A) Physical Environment
(B) Political Environment
(C) Cultural Environment
(D) Industrial Environment
Answer
Ans – (A) Physical Environment
6. Who proposed the concept of Neo-determinism? Most Important
(A) Griffith Taylor
(B) Blache
(C) Huntington
(D) Ritter
Answer
Ans – (A) Griffith Taylor
7. Griffith Taylor popularized which of the following ideas/concepts ?
(A) Possibilism
(B) Determinism
(C) Neo-determinism
(D) Areal Differentiation
Answer
Ans – (C) Neo-determinism
8. Sufficiency of which type of resources can help to create adequate social infrastructure catering to the needs of the large population in the developing countries ? Most Important
(A) Financial
(B) Human
(C) Natural
(D) Social
Answer
Ans – (C) Natural
9. Which one of the following States of India has the lowest child sex ratio 0-6 years?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Punjab
(C) Haryana
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer
Ans – (C) Haryana
10. In which Continent, low sex ratio is found? Most Important
(A) Europe
(B) Australia
(C) North America
(D) Asia
Answer
Ans – (D) Asia
11. Which element is not a part of environment?
(A) Climate.
(B) Relief
(C) Agriculture
(D) Water
Answer
Ans – (C) Agriculture
Chapter 2 – The World Population Distribution, Density and Growth
1. Which one of the following is not a push factor? Most Important
(A) Water shortage
(B) Unemployment
(C) Medical / Educational facilities
(D) Epidemics
Answer
Ans – (C) Medical / Educational facilities
2. Which one of the following continents has the highest growth of population ? Most Important
(A) Africa
(B) Asia
(C) South America
(D) North America
Answer
Ans – (B) Asia
3. Which one of the following is not an area of sparse population? Most Important
(A) The Atacama
(B) Equatorial Region
(C) South-East Asia
(D) Polar Regions
Answer
Ans – (C) South-East Asia
4. What are world population at the beginning of 21st Century ?
(A) 4 billion
(B) 5 billion
(C) 6 billion
(D) 8 billion
Answer
Ans – (C) 6 billion
5. Which is an administrative town?
(A) Surat
(B) Varanasi
(C) Karnal
(D) Gandhinagar
Answer
Ans – (D) Gandhinagar
6. Which is the most populated town of South America ? Most Important
(A) Rio-de-Janerio
(B) Buenos Aires.
(C) Santos
(D) Sao Paulo
Answer
Ans – (D) Sao Paulo
7. The ten most populated countries have World Population: Most Important
(A) 50%
(B) 60%
(C) 70%
(D) 80%
Answer
Ans – (D) 80%
8. Which is the most Populated Country? Most Important
(A) India
(B) Russia
(C) China
(D) Germany
Answer
Ans – (C) China
Chapter 3 – Human Development
1. Which one of the following is not a country with high human development? Most Important
(A) Japan
(B) Norway
(C) Egypt
(D) Argentina.
Answer
Ans – (B) Norway
2. Which one of the following scholars introduced the concept of Human Development ?
(A) Prof. Amartya Sen
(B) Dr. Mahbub-Ul-Haq
(C) Ellen C. Semple
(D) Ratgel
Answer
Ans – (B) Dr. Mahbub-Ul-Haq
3. When was Human Development Index created ?
(A) 1980
(B) 1990
(C) 1985
(D) 1995
Answer
Ans – (B) 1990
4. What is the score of high development index? Most Important
(A) Above 0.6
(B) Above 0.7
(C) Above 0.9
(D) Above 0.8
Answer
Ans – (D) Above 0.8
5. Which one of the following best describes development ? Most Important
(A) An increase in size
(B) A positive change in quality
(C) A constant in size
(D) A simple change in the quality
Answer
Ans – (B) A positive change in quality
6. Which one of the following is India’s rank in terms of Human Development among the countries of the world in 2005 ? Most Important
(A) 126
(B) 128
(C) 127
(D) 129
Answer
Ans – (C) 127
7. Which is not a key area of human development ? Most Important
(A) Access to resources
(B) Good health
(C) Education
(D) Industrial development
Answer
Ans – (D) Industrial development
8. Which country ranks first in world in Human Development Index ? Most Important
(A) Australia
(B) Canada
(C) Norway
(D) Germany
Answer
Ans – (C) Norway
Chapter 4 – Primary Activities
1. Which one of the following does not follow monoculture? Most Important
(A) Dairy Farming
(B) Mixed Farming
(C) Plantation agricultures
(D) Commercial grain farming
Answer
Ans – (B) Mixed Farming
2. Which one of the following is not a plantation crop? Most Important
(A) Coffee
(B) Sugarcane
(C) Wheat
(D) Rubber
Answer
Ans – (C) Wheat
3. Growing of flowers is called: Most Important
(A) Truck farming
(B) Factory Farming
(C) Mixed Farming
(D) Floriculture
Answer
Ans – (D) Floriculture
4. Which one of the following types of cultivation was developed by European colonists?
(A) Kolkoz
(B) Viticulture
(C) Mixed Farming
(D) Plantation
Answer
Ans – (D) Plantation
5. In which one of the following countries Co-operative Farming was the most successful experiment ?
(A) Russia
(B) Denmark
(C) India
(D) Netherland
Answer
Ans – (B) Denmark
6. In which of the following regions is extensive commercial grain cultivation not practised?
(A) American Canadian Praries
(B) European Steppes
(C) Pampas of Argentina
(D) Amazon Basin
Answer
Ans – (D) Amazon Basin
Chapter 5 – Secondary Activities
1. In which one of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually?
(A) Socialist
(B) Mixed
(C) Capitalist
(D) None
Answer
Ans – (C) Capitalist
2. This type of worker is not the part of cottage industry ?
(A) Carpenter
(B) Weaver
(C) Shopkeeper
(D) Sheepkeeper
Answer
Ans – (C) Shopkeeper
3. Which one of the following activities is not a secondary sector activity ?
(A) Iron smelting
(B) Making garments
(C) Catching fish
(D) Basket weaving
Answer
Ans – (C) Catching fish
Chapter 6 – Tertiary and Quaternary Activities
1. Tertiary activities depend on : Most Important
(A) Skill
(B) Factory
(C) Production
(D) Machinery
Answer
Ans – (A) Skill
2. Which one of the following activities is related to quaternary sector? Most Important
(A) Manufacturing computers
(B) University teaching
(C) Paper and Raw pulp Production
(D) Printing Activities
Answer
Ans – (B) University teaching
3. To which group of activity does a tax consultant belong?
(A) Primary
(B) Secondary
(C) Quaternary
(D) Tertiary
Answer
Ans – (C) Quaternary
4. Which one of the following is a tertiary activity ? Most Important
(A) Farming
(B) Weaving
(C) Trading
(D) Hunting
Answer
Ans – (C) Trading
5. Jobs that involve high degrees and level of Innovations are known as:
(A) Secondary activities
(B) Quaternary activities
(C) Primary activities
(D) Quinary activities
Answer
Ans – (B) Quaternary activities
6. Which one of the following sectors, provides most of the employment in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata ?
(A) Primary
(B) Quaternary
(C) Secondary
(D) Service
Answer
Ans – (D) Service
Chapter 7 – Transport and Communication
1. Which country has the highest density of railway network ?
(A) Brazil
(B) USA
(C) Canada
(D) Russia
Answer
Ans – (B) USA
Chapter 8 – International Trade
1. In which of the following trade blocks, is India an associate member ?
(A) SAFTA
(B) ASEAN
(C) OECD
(D) OPEC
Answer
Ans – (B) ASEAN
Book : India People and Economy
Chapter 1 – Population : Distribution, Density, Growth and Composition
1. Which one of the following states has the highest density of population in India ? Most Important
(A) West Bengal
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Punjab
Answer
Ans – (B) Uttar Pradesh
2. How many of the following cities in India have attained the million status at the beginning of 2006 ? Most Important
(A) 40
(B) 41
(C) 42
(D) 43
Answer
Ans – (C) 42
3. Which one of the following figures represents the working age group of the population?
(A) 15 to 65 years
(B) 15 to 66 years.
(C) 15 to 64 years.
(D) 15 to 59 years.
Answer
Ans – (D) 15 to 59 years.
4. Which one of the following is the largest language group of India? Most Important
(A) Sino-Tibetan
(B) Austric
(C) Indo-Aryan
(D) Dravidian
Answer
Ans – (C) Indo-Aryan
5. India’s population as per 2001 census is:
(А) 102.8 Crore
(B) 318.2 Crore
(C) 328.7 Crore
(D) 2 Crore
Answer
Ans – (А) 102.8 Crore
6. India’s population as per 2001 census is:
(A) 1028 million
(B) 3128 million
(C) 3287 million
(D) 20 million
Answer
Ans – (A) 1028 million
7. Which state has lowest Density of Population in India?
(A) Tripura
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Sikkim
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer
Ans – (D) Arunachal Pradesh
8. Which one of the following States has the highest proportion of urban population in India according to 2001 Census?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Kerala
(D) Gujarat
Answer
Ans – (B) Maharashtra
9. The first Population Census in India was conducted in:
(A) 1901
(B) 1872
(C) 1857
(D) 1906
Answer
Ans – (B) 1872
Chapter 2 – Human Settlement
1. In which of the following environments does one expect the presence of dispersed rural settlements ?
(A) Alluvial plains of Ganga
(B) Lower valleys of Himalaya
(C) Arid and Semi-Arid regions of Rajasthan
(D) Forests and Hills in North-East
Answer
Ans – (D) Forests and Hills in North-East
2. Which one of the following types of economic activities dominates in all rural settlement?
(A) Primary
(B) Secondary
(C) Tertiary
(D) Quaternary
Answer
Ans – (A) Primary
3. Which one of the following towns is not situated along the bank of a river ? Most Important
(A) Agra
(B) Bhopal
(D) Kolkata
(C) Patna
Answer
Ans – (B) Bhopal
4. Which is a Medieval town? Most Important
(A) Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Patliputra
Answer
Ans – (A) Delhi
5. Which one of the following forms of settlement develops along either side of roads, rivers or canals?
(A) Circular
(B) Cross-shaped
(C) Linear
(D) Square
Answer
Ans – (C) Linear
6. In which valley were Harappa and Mohanjodaro towns located?
(A) Ganga
(B) Narmada
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Indus
Answer
Ans – (D) Indus
7. Which types of settlements are found in alluvial plains?
(A) Clustered
(B) Semi Clustered
(C) Hamleted
(D) Dispersed
Answer
Ans – (A) Clustered
Chapter 3 – Land Resources and Agriculture
No MCQ From this Chapter
Chapter 4 – Water Resources
1. The highest proportion of the total water used in the country is in which one of the following sectors ?
(A) Irrigation
(B) Domestic Use
(C) Industries
(D) None of the above.
Answer
Ans – (A) Irrigation
2. Which one of the following types describes water as a resource? Most Important
(A) Abiotic resource
(B) Biotic resource
(C) Non-renewable resources
(D) Cyclic resource
Answer
Ans – (D) Cyclic resource
3. How much-part of earth is covered with water?
(A) 61%
(B) 71%
(C) 81%
(D) 91%
Answer
Ans – (B) 71%
4. What is the share of India in worlds water resources?
(A) 1%
(B) 2%
(C) 3%
(D) 4%
Answer
Ans – (D) 4%
Chapter 5 – Mineral and Energy Resources
1. Which Mineral is obtained from monazite sand ?
(A) Thorium
(B) Uranium
(C) Coal
(D) Oil
Answer
Ans – (A) Thorium
2. Which out of the following states has major oil fields ? Most Important
(A) Bihar
(B) Assam
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Tamil Nadu
Answer
Ans – (B) Assam
3. On which station out of the following, the First Atomic Station was set up? Most Important
(A) Kalpakkam
(B) Narora
(C) Tarapur
(D) Rana Pratap Sagar
Answer
Ans – (C) Tarapur
4. In which State is Kiriburu mine located?
(A) Bihar
(B) Odisha
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Chhattisgarh
Answer
Ans – (C) Jharkhand
5. Out of the following which mineral is called ‘Brown diamond’ ?
(A) Iron ore
(B) Manganese
(C) Lignite
(D) Mica
Answer
Ans – (C) Lignite
6. Which is the non-ferrous metal?
(A) Aluminium
(B) Copper
(C) Zinc
(D) Iron
Answer
Ans – (A) Aluminium
Chapter 6 – Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context
1. Sufficiency of which type of resource can help to create adequate social infrastructure catering to the needs of the large population in the developing countries ?
(A) Financial
(B) Human
(C) Natural
(D) Social
Answer
Ans – (A) Financial
2. In which state in Bharmaur Tribal Region situated ?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer
Ans – (B) Himachal Pradesh
3. I.T.D.P. refers to which one of the following?
(A) Integrated Tourism Development Programme
(B) Integrated Tribal Development Programme
(C) Integrated Travel Development Programme
(D) Integrated Transport Development Programme
Answer
Ans – (B) Integrated Tribal Development Programme
4. Which one of the following is the most crucial factor for sustainable development in Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area ?
(A) Transport development
(B) Agricultural development
(C) Eco-development
(D) Colonisation of land
Answer
Ans – (C) Eco-development
Chapter 7 – Transport and Communication
1. In which of the following year, the first radio programme was broadcast ?
(A) 1911
(B) 1936
(C) 1927
(D) 1923
Answer
Ans – (D) 1923
2. Which one of the following is a landlocked harbour?
(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Ennore
(C) Mumbai
(D) Haldia
Answer
Ans – (A) Visakhapatnam
3. Which factor is not included in exchange?
(B) Transport
(A) Trade
(C) Communication
(D) Salaries
Answer
Ans – (D) Salaries
Chapter 8 – International Trade
No MCQ From This Chapter
Chapter 9 – Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and Problems
1. Which one of the following Union Territories of India has the highest literacy rate ? Most Important
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Damon and Diu
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer
Ans – (A) Lakshadweep
2. Which one of the following is not a source of Geographical Information ? Most Important
(A) Travellers accounts
(B) Old maps
(C) Samples of rock materials from the moon
(D) Ancient epics
Answer
Ans – (C) Samples of rock materials from the moon