1. Which one of the following countries first launched Operational Remote Sensing satellite?

2. Who among the following Arab ge ogr ap h e r s i s mos t w i d e l y travelled and wrote down his travel account for posterity?

3. Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given: List-I List-II (Region) (Animals)
A. Tundra i. Kangaroo
B. Savanna ii. Penguin
C. Australia iii. Zebra
D. Antarctica iv. Reinder Codes: a b c d

4. Which among the following statement are true for deceleration in agricultural growth in Post reform period?
(1) Deceleration in public and general investment in agriculture.
(2) Dwidling farm size
(3) Failure to develop new technologies
(4) Progressive land reforms Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

5. Match List-I with the List-II and select the answer from the code given below: List-I (Approach)
(A) Development index
(B) Consensus
(C) Subjective integration
(D) Human development List-II (Development index)
(i) Average development rating based on opinions of a presumably qualified sample group. (ii) Composite development scores based on a combination of numerous sub-scores for individual indicators. (iii) Per capita income, longivity of live and social wellbeing. (iv) A set of adhoc regions, the classes and boundaries of which are determined on the basis of field experiences combined with subjective assessment. Code: a b c d

6. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below: List-I List-II (Historic (Duration) Period)
A. Mughal i. 600 BC to AD 500
B. Pre-Historic ii. AD 1526 to 1800
C. Early iii. 2350 to Historical 1800 BC
D. Medieval iv. Ad 600 to 1800 Codes: A B C D

7. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Assertion (A): Women status in the North-Eastern States of India is encouraging. Reason (R): Participation of women in economic activities in these States is quite good. Codes:

8. Which one of the following atmospheric layers reflect radio waves that are transmitted from the earth and again back to the earth?

9. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Assertion (A): Bangaluru has grown into the hub of information technology and ITES. Reason (R): City is provided with world class infrastructure, power supply and security. Codes:

10. The decadal growth rate of Indian population between 2001 and 2011 census was:

11. Which one of the following rocks is associated with 'Cratons'?

12. In which of the following maps average slope and relative relief are shown simultaneously

13. Which one of the following indicators is not concerned with Human Development Index (H.D.I.)?

14. Which one of the following features is formed when the roof of a limestone cavern collapses?

15. Who calculated the circum-ference of the Earth as 25,000 miles?

16. Which among the following is an example of a nodal region?

17. The Sustainable-Development Goals comprises of how many goals and targets?

18. The comprehensive theory of geosyncline was put forward by

19. Which one of the following is responsible for concentration of slum population in India?

20. Who defined cultural geography 'which emphasizes human cultures and is commonly equated with human geography'?

21. Which one of the followings is the correct average range of worldwide variations in sea water salinity?

22. In which one of the cities first city improvement trust was set up?

23. The subsidence theory related to the coral reef was propounded by:

24. Which one of the following techniques is correct to show inequality of two given distributions?

25. Who postulated the 'Progressive Wave Theory of Tides'?