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1. Which of the following soil has greater clay content?

A) Entosol B) Vertisol
C) Spodosol D) Inceptisol

2. Identify the CORRECT statement

A) Wegener assumed that North America broke away from Pangaea first
B) Appalachian mountains are part of the Fold Mountains formed due to
continental drift
C) The concept of Sea Floor spreading was explained by Hess
D) Palaeozoic glacial evidence in North America gave support to Continental
drift theory

3. Uvala is a landform associated with the action of

A) Weathering B) River
C) Wind D) Underground water

4. A Satellite which helps weather forecasting is

A) SPOT B) LANDSAT
C) IRS ID D) INSAT 4B

5. The annual range of temperature is the highest in

A) Subpolar regions B) Mediterranean regions
C) Equatorial regions D) Tropical Monsoon regions

6. Warm sector and Occlusion are terms associated with

A) Tropical Cyclone B) Thunderstorms
C) Temperate Cyclone D) Tornadoes

7. Which of the following is NOT significant for coal mining in the world?
A) Mesabi B) Karaganda
C) Donetz D) Silesia

8. In world exports the country which ranked first in 2013 is

A) United States B) China
C) Japan D) Germany

9. The Product-Moment Correlation technique was outlined by

A) Zipf B) Monkhouse
C) Pearson D) Spearman

10. The maximum number of emigrants from Kerala is found in

A) Saudi Arabia B) United Arab Emirates
C) Kuwait D) Oman
11. RISAT 1 was launched in
A) 2009 B) 2010 C) 2012 D) 2013

12. Which of the following rivers in Kerala flow eastward?

A) Chaliyar B) Neyyar
C) Kabani D) Achankoil

13. The longest river in Peninsular India is

A) Narmada B) Mahanadi
C) Krishna D) Godavari

14. The Kiriburu iron ore mine supplies iron ore mainly to the steel plant at
A) Bokaro B) Bhilai
C) Jamshedpur D) Bhadravathi

15. The normal atmospheric pressure on the surface of the earth is

A) 990 mb B) 1003 mb C) 1013 mb D) 1023 mb

16. Potential Evapotranspiration is used in climatic classification of

A) Miller B) Koppen
C) Thornthwaite D) Trewartha

17. The eye in a tropical cyclone is a region of

A) Strong winds B) Heavy rain
C) Calm weather D) High barometric pressure

18. Haldenhang is a term in slope used to refer

A) Free Face B) Buried Face
C) Debris Slope D) Wash Slope

19. Which of the following has air bubbles trapped inside at the time of its formation?
A) Pumice B) Sandstone
C) Shale D) Gneiss

20. Which of the following statements regarding National Highways is FALSE?

A) The new numbering of National Highways was implemented in April 2010
B) All north-south oriented Highways will have even numbers
C) All east-west oriented Highways will have odd numbers
D) Under the new scheme the longest National Highway is NH 27

21. Most of the mineral wealth in India is concentrated in

A) Malwa plateau B) Chotanagpur plateau
C) Baghelkhand plateau D) Mysore plateau

22. Which of the following is NOT a landform due to rejuvenation of a river?

A) Knickpoint B) Incised meander
C) River terrace D) Shoal

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23. Identify the WRONG statement
A) In an earthquake hypocenter refers to the focus
B) In the shadow zone no seismic waves are recorded
C) In Richter scale each increase in number indicates ten times increase in
magnitude
D) S waves travel through both solid and liquid

24. The GPS system developed by the Soviet Union is called

A) GAGAN B) GALILEO
C) GLANOSS D) IRNSS

25. The side lap in an aerial photograph varies from

A) 10 to 20% B) 10 to 40%
C) 20 to 40% D) 40 to 60%

26. Who is considered as the “Father of GIS?”

A) Tomlinson B) Fisher
C) Chang D) Burrough

27. Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

A) Water vapour B) Ozone
C) Methane D) Hydrogen

28. The cloud that occur in a thunderstorm is

A) Altostratus B) Nimbus
C) Cirrus D) Cumulonimbus

29. The term ‘Mackerel sky’ refers to the cloud type

A) Cumulus B) Stratus
C) Cirrocumulus D) Cirrostratus

30. The number of agro-climatic regions identified for Development planning in India
is:
A) 10 B) 15 C) 21 D) 25

31. In terms of steel production in the world, India ranks

A) Fourth B) Sixth C) Seventh D) Tenth

32. Identify the correct sequence of countries in terms of their rank in world coffee
production
A) Brazil, India, Colombia, Ethiopia
B) Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, India
C) India, Brazil, Colombia, Vietnam
D) Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia

33. The leading country for the export of pulp, paper and sawn timber in the world is
A) Norway B) Sweden C) Finland D) Canada

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34. The term Primate City was explained by
A) Jefferson B) Carter
C) Burgess D) Karl Hassert

35. Who among the following has not attempted functional classification of towns?
A) Harris B) Smith
C) Nelson D) Hoyt

36. Ghost Town is also called as

A) Polis B) Necropolis
C) Eopolis D) Tyrannopolis

37. Among the following pair of countries which are most significant for bauxite
production?
A) Australia & China B) Jamaica & Australia
C) Jamaica & India D) India & Brazil

38. Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A) China is the largest exporter of textiles in the world
B) Osaka region in Japan is one of the major areas for textile production
C) India ranks fourth in textile export in the world
D) USA ranks third in the total cotton production in the world

39. The world’s largest sea port in terms of its handling capacity is
A) Rotterdam B) Singapore
C) Shanghai D) Hong Kong

40. Christaller measured the volume of trade in his Central Place Theory by the
number of
A) Telephones B) Shops
C) Banks D) Market Centres

41. Koppen’s Cs type of climate is prevalent in

A) South Korea B) California
C) North Australia D) Peru

42. Which of the following statements with regard to El Nino is CORRECT?

A) It refers to the warming of sea surface in western Pacific Ocean
B) It refers to the cooling of sea surface in western Pacific Ocean
C) It refers to the warming of sea surface in eastern Pacific Ocean
D) It refers to the cooling of sea surface in eastern Pacific Ocean

43. Which of the following is different from the other three?

A) Bora B) Harmattan
C) Khamsin D) Scirocco

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44. Spalling is a process associated with
A) Weathering B) Mass movement
C) Glacial action D) Wind action

45. Identify the statement which is WRONG

A) Asymmetrical fold has limbs with different dip angles
B) Heave represents the amount of horizontal displacement in a fault
C) The fold axis is vertical in recumbent fold
D) Hanging wall and Foot wall are terms associated with a fault

46. Tombolo is a landform associated with the work of

A) Glacier B) Sea waves
C) Wind D) Mass movement

47. Which of the following pairs is TRUE?

A) Conurbation – Gottman B) Megalopolis – Geddes
C) Density rim – Christaller D) Rank size rule – Zipf

48. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A) Karl Hassert provided first outline of Urban Geography
B) Aurosseau attempted a functional classification of towns
C) Outlying Business district is a zone identified in Sector theory
D) Burgess applied his concentric zone model to Chicago

49. In Urban Geography the Site and Situation approach was outlined first by
A) Raoul Blanchard B) Bell
C) Clarke D) Berry

50. Newling developed a model related to urban

A) Migration B) Population growth
C) Population density D) Occupational structure

51. The Carle International du Monde series maps have a scale of

A) 1: 1 million B) 1: 100000
C) 1: 250000 D) 1: 500000

52. Identify the statement which is TRUE.

A) Quarter inch sheets of Survey of India have a scale of 1:500000
B) Each quarter inch sheet is divided into 12 parts
C) The number of quarter inch sheet is such as 56 D
D) Each quarter inch sheet covers an area of 2° latitude and 2° longitude

53. In Survey of India toposheet if the number is 58J/15 the scale of the map is
A) 1 : 25000 B) 1 : 250000
C) 1 : 50000 D) 1 : 5000

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54. The largest producer of Manganese in the world is
A) China B) Australia
C) USA D) India

55. As per Indian Puranas Saka dwipa refers to the present day
A) Africa B) Southeast Asia
C) Europe D) Central Asia

56. Which of the following pairs is TRUE?

A) Vidal de la Blache – Population geography
B) Haggett – Locational Analysis
C) Berry – Urban Population Density model
D) Humboldt – Erdkunde

57. Which of the following statements with regard to Lapse rate is WRONG?
A) Normal Lapse rate is around 6.6°C per 1000 m of elevation
B) Air which has 100% Relative Humidity cools at Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate
C) When Environmental Lapse rate is less than that of an air parcel, stability
occurs
D) Wet Adiabatic Lapse rate is less due to release of latent heat by
condensation

58. Which of the following statements with regard to humidity is TRUE?

A) Moisture holding capacity of an air parcel is directly proportional to its
temperature
B) Moisture holding capacity of an air parcel is inversely proportional to its
temperature
C) The temperature at which an air parcel becomes saturated is called
condensation
D) Absolute humidity is measured in g/kg of air

59. Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A) Fog is a form of precipitation
B) In areas of cool ocean currents, advection fog is common
C) Dew is a form of condensation
D) Smog occurs in industrial temperate regions during winter

60. Which of the following statements regarding urban population in Kerala is

TRUE?
A) Malappuram experienced the highest 2001-11 decadal growth rate
B) Ernakulam had a higher 2001-11 decadal growth rate than
Thiruvananthapuram
C) Kozhikode and Alappuzha had almost similar level of urbanization in 2011
D) Number of census towns increased from 99 in 2001 to 261 in 2011

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61. Highest average annual yield per hectare for rice is found in
A) Andhra Pradesh B) Punjab
C) Tamil Nadu D) West Bengal

62. As per Census 2011, the sex ratio among the States of India is the lowest in
A) Bihar B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Haryana D) Jharkhand

63. The latest Climatic Change Conference under the auspices of UN was held at
A) Caracas B) Berne
C) Lima D) Rio de Janiero

64. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A) The Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change was established in 1989
B) IPCC is the product of WMO and UNEP
C) The headquarters of IPCC is located at Washington
D) IPCC produces reports that support UNFCCC

65. Identify the statement regarding maps with 1: 25000 scales which is WRONG
A) These are also known as Cadastral maps
B) They are the large scale toposheets produced by Survey of India
C) The number of these sheets is such as 52 A/14/NW
D) Survey of India headquarters is located at Dehra Dun

66. Climatograph represents

A) Temperature and rainfall
B) Temperature and relative humidity
C) Only temperature
D) Only rainfall

67. In Climograph the term Scorching refers to the

A) Northwest corner B) Northeast corner
C) Southwest corner D) Southeast corner

68. Who are referred to as “Fathers of Modern Geography?”

A) Hutton and Playfair B) Ratzel and Semple
C) Ritter and Humboldt D) Blache and Brunhes

69. The ‘k’ value under the Transportation Principle of Christaller’s Central Place
Model is
A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 9

70. A modified form of Polyconic projection is also known as

A) Aitoff’s Projection B) International Map projection
C) Molleweide projection D) Sinusoidal projection

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71. In Gnomonic Zenithal Polar case projection, equator is:
A) Represented as a straight line
B) Represented as a concentric circle
C) Not represented
D) Represented as an arc

72. The oldest rock formation found in India belongs to:

A) Cuddapah series B) Vindhyan series
C) Dharwar series D) Gondwana series

73. Identify the country that has the highest life expectancy:
A) Norway B) Singapore
C) Sweden D) Japan

74. The Late Expansion stage of Demographic transition experiences

A) Declining Death rate B) Increasing Death rate
C) Stable Death rate D) Increasing Birth rate

75. In Kerala, the percentage of urban population to the total population according to
2011 Census is
A) 29.8% B) 39.4%
C) 47.7% D) 52.3%

76. GSAT 16 was launched in December

A) 2009 B) 2014
C) 2012 D) 2011

77. Identify the CORRECT statement

A) According to Davis, tropical humid climate is normal for Cycle of erosion
B) Relief decreases in the youthful stage of Normal Cycle of erosion
C) Maximum relief is observed at the beginning of mature stage in the Cycle
of erosion
D) Davisian Cycle of erosion is also referred to as the concept of
Pediplanation

78. Which of the following cities experiences the vertical rays of the sun?
A) New Delhi B) Moscow
C) London D) Singapore

79. As per 2011 Census the highest decadal growth rate occurred in the district of
A) Kozhikode B) Malappuram
C) Kasaragod D) Palakkad

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80. Lapies are associated with
A) Fluvial landforms B) Coastal landforms
C) Karst landforms D) Aeolian landforms

81. Principle of Uniformitarianism was explained by

A) Hutton B) Davis
C) Chorley D) Powell

82. Exceptionalism in Geography was outlined by

A) Comte B) Schaefer
C) Spate D) Dickinson

83. Who among the following is a staunch supporter of the concept of Determinism?
A) Febvre B) Bowman
C) Semple D) Brunhes

84. Each sheet in the India and Adjacent countries map series covers
A) 3° latitude and 3° longitude B) 3° latitude and 4° longitude
C) 4° latitude and 4° longitude D) 4° latitude and 6° longitude

85. In terms of population density which of the following regions is different from the
other three?
A) Northeast Atlantic seaboard B) Northeast Pacific seaboard
C) Indo Gangetic Plain D) Hwang Ho Plain

86. Infant Mortality rate per 1000 live births in India as per recent estimates is around
A) 62 B) 57 C) 42 D) 35

87. Krishnapatnam which is the first port under Public-Private Partnership is located in
A) Tamil Nadu B) Odisha
C) Andhra Pradesh D) Karnataka

88. Southeast coast of India comes under Koppen’s climatic type of

A) Aw B) As C) Am D) Cw

89. Which of the following is a tributary of river Krishna?

A) Manjira B) Sabari
C) Bhima D) Hemavati

90. In Koppen’s classification the symbol ‘f’ denotes rainfall

A) During summer B) During winter
C) Is very low D) Throughout the year

91. Tors is a term associated with

A) Mass wasting B) Rock weathering
C) Types of fold D) Volcanism

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92. The largest oil spill in the world that took place in 1991 was near
A) Kuwait B) Gulf of Mexico
C) California D) Persian Gulf

93. Identify the statement which is NOT true with regard to planning regions in India
A) Bhat, Prakasa Rao and Sen Gupta are pioneers in classifying planning
regions
B) Bhat and Prakasa Rao proposed their scheme in 1964
C) The Town and Country Planning Organization identified 16 macro regions
in 1968
D) Sen Gupta identified 7 macro regions which were further subdivided into
42 meso regions

94. The first megalopolis in the world was in

A) Southern Japan B) Ruhr region
C) Northeast Atlantic seaboard D) Southwest United Kingdom

95. Social Area analysis was first outlined by

A) Berry B) Dacey C) Shevky D) Taylor

96. The country which has the largest proven oil reserves in the world is
A) Saudi Arabia B) Kuwait
C) Venezuela D) Iraq

97. The line joining places of equal cloud cover is called

A) Isoneph B) Isohyet
C) Isohume D) Isochrone

98. Which country receives more rain in winter than in summer?

A) Italy B) Venezuela
C) Mexico D) Poland

99. Ferrel’s law is mostly applied in Climatology to

A) Atmospheric Pressure B) Wind direction
C) Temperate cyclone D) Specific Humidity

100. Which of the following pairs of book and author is FALSE?

A) Geography in the Twentieth Century – Griffith Taylor
B) Explanation in Geography – Berry
C) Influences of Geographic Environment -- Semple
D) Study of Urban Geography – Harold Carter

101. The number of 1:50000 Survey of India toposheet lying to the east of 57 D/7 is
A) 57 D/6 B) 57 D/8
C) 57 D/3 D) 57 D/11

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102. Which of the following is a low level cloud?
A) Cirrus B) Cirrocumulus
C) Stratus D) Altocumulus

103. The Indian National Cartographic Association was established in

A) 1979 B) 1981 C) 1986 D) 1991

104 Identify the WRONG statement

A) Early world map was prepared by Anaximander
B) Ptolemy’s first volume of Geography dealt with mathematical
cartography
C) Orbis Terranum was prepared by Greeks
D) As per Indian ancient cartography Plasca Dwipa covered most of Africa

105. World Biodiversity Day is observed on

A) April 22 B) May 5 C) May 22 D) June 5

106. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A) Stability is minimum in the Climax ecosystem
B) Primary ecological succession may be observed in areas destroyed by
forest fires
C) The term ecosystem homeostasis refers to energy cycle
D) Ecotone refers to boundary between two biomes

107. Trickling down effect and Polarization effect are the ideas explained by
A) Myrdal B) Perroux
C) Boudville D) Hirschman

108. Intensive Agricultural District Programme is an example of

A) Integrated planning B) Sectoral planning
C) Nodal planning D) Macro planning

109. In the ecosystem Autotrophs refer to

A) Primary producers B) Herbivores
C) Carnivores D) Decomposers

110. Montreal Protocol refers to the

A) Emission of CO2 B) Depletion of ozone
C) Control of methane D) Emission of CO

111. The radiometric resolution of IKONOS satellite is

A) 6 bit B) 8 bit C) 9 bit D) 11 bit

112. Which among the following statements relating to LANDSAT 8 is wrong?

A) LANDSAT 8 was launched in 2013
B) It has Operational Land Imager and Thermal Infrared Sensors
C) The temporal resolution of LANDSAT 8 is 10 days
D) The panchromatic spatial resolution of this satellite is 15 meters

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113. The total number of satellites used in the GPS system by the USA is
A) 20 B) 22 C) 24 D) 26

114. Which of the following regions is served by Pawan Hans?

A) Rajasthan B) Gujarat
C) Jharkhand D) Mizoram

115. National Fisheries Development Board has its headquarters at

A) Vishakhapatnam B) Kolkata
C) Hyderabad D) Bhubaneswar

116. In GIS the creation of a segment at an angle relative to an existing segment is

known as
A) Deflection B) Dangle
C) Radian D) Replication

117. Which of the following statements regarding GIS is FALSE?

A) The world’s first operational GIS was developed in Germany
B) The first desktop GIS product emerged for the DOS operating system in
1986
C) Geocoding converts street addresses into spatial data
D) Rubber sheeting preserves the interconnectivity between points and objects

118. Match List I with List II and identify the correct answer using the given codes

List I [location] List II [associated with]

I. Manikiran 1. Wind energy

II. Charanka 2. Tidal energy
III. Kayathar 3. Geothermal energy
IV. Vizhinjam 4. Bioenergy
5. Solar energy

I II III IV
A) 5 1 2 3
B) 3 5 1 2
C) 2 4 1 5
D) 5 2 3 4

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119. Match List I with List II and identify the correct answer using the given codes

List I [loation] List II [industry]

I. Nangal 1. Aluminium
II. Renukoot 2. Automobile
III. Sawai Madhopur 3. Paper
IV. Titagarh 4. Cement
5. Fertiliser

I II III IV
A) 3 1 4 2
B) 4 2 5 3
C) 5 1 4 3
D) 2 3 1 5

120. Match List I with List II and identify the correct answer using the given codes

List I [location] List II [mineral]

I. Ankaleshwar 1. Iron ore

II. Karanpura 2. Coal
III. Tummalapalle 3. Manganese
IV. Bailadille 4. Oil
5. Uranium

I II III IV
A) 4 3 5 1
B) 3 5 4 2
C) 5 1 2 3
D) 4 2 5 1

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