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

2. Given below are two statements: Statement I: In any system of constant mass, energy is neither created nor destroyed. Statement II: The energy flow in the ecosystem is NOT unidirectional. In the light of the above Statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

3. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct answer using the code given below: Assertion (A): Plate margins and volcanic zones are closely related with each other. Reason (R): Most of the volcanic zones are located along convergent late boundaries. Codes:

4. Who amongst the following has authored the book 'A Hundred Years of Geography'?

5. Which one of the following decreasing order of altitude (from NE to SW) of mountain ranges in Jammu and Kashmir state is correct?

6. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct answer using the code given below: Assertion (A): The decade of 1990 witnessed urbanisation process speeding up economic growth in India. Reason (R): The urbanisation process resulted in a growing shortage of urban services and an overall deterioration in the quality-of-urbanlife indices. Codes:

7. If two cities with population of 24,000 and 6,000 respectively are located 18 km apart, the breaking point will lie from the smaller town at a distance of:

8. There are three well – defined phases in International trade. The second phase, which is market with mobility of factors of production, remained in focus during

9. Which one of the following central tendencies is the appropriate method for the study of dispersion?

10. Which one of the following lakes/ sea has the highest salinity in the world?

11. Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given: List-I List-II (Authors) (Settlements)
A. Christaller i. Market Centres
B. Galphin ii. Industrial Nodes
C. Losch iii. Central Places
D. Weber iv. Rurban Centres Codes: a b c d

12. Nomothetic approach in geography emphasizes upon:

13. A primary differentiation between a state and a nation is that a State is a

14. Nomothetic approach in geography emphasizes of

15. Who among the following was a Roman geographer?

16. Which one of the following states in India has the lowest population density in the latest census?

17. The Red Indians or the American Indian belongs to

18. Who propounded the Heartland Theory used in political geography?

19. Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given: List-I List-II (Planners) (Contributions)
a. Howard i. Neighbourhood idea
b. Perry ii. Conurbation
c. Geddes iii. Radiant city
d. Corbuser iv. Garden city Codes: a b c d

20. Which one of the following Remote Sensing Sensors penetrate vegetation cover?

21. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below: Assertion (A): In the altitudinal range between 3400 metre and 4500 metre in the Himalayas Alpine forest is found. Reason (R): Alpine forest like no human interference. Codes:

22. Which one of the following authors developed the theory of social physics to create the field of macro geography?

23. The habitat of the Toda tribe is

24. Distribution of monthly rainfall of a particular place for the month of June 2010 is given below: Rainfall (cms.) 10 – 20 20– 30 30– 40 No. of days 6 20 4 Which one of the following calculated mean values of the distribution is correct? Codes:

25. In which of the following directions the Nazca Plate is moving?