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(1) The Planning Commission of India was set up in which year ?
(1) 1950
(2) 1952
(3) 1960
(4) 1965
Answer: 1950
(2) Which one of the following regions has been classified as the ‘Western Dry Region’ by the Planning Commission ?
(1) North Bihar Dry Region
(2) Rajasthan Dry Region
(3) NEFA Region
(4) West Bengal Duars
Answer: Rajasthan Dry Region

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(3) Whose portrayals epitomized the relationship of political Geography to foreign policy ?
(1) Adolf Hitler
(2) Winston Churchill
(3) Karl Haushofer
(4) Isaiah Bowman
Answer: Karl Haushofer
(4) Which one of the following statements is correct ?
(1) One Himalayas were formed due to faulting of the earth’s crust.
(2) Himalayas are the oldest mountains.
(3) Himalayas belong to the Caledonian mountain system.
(4) Himalayas have risen from the Tethys Sea when the sea got compressed.
Answer: Himalayas have risen from the Tethys Sea when the sea got compressed.
(5) Cumulative frequency distribution is shown by
(1) Histogram
(2) Frequency Curve
(3) Pie diagram
(4) Ogive
Answer: Ogive
(6) In linear regression equation, Y = a + bX, if mean of X and Y series are 23 and 94.5 respectively and slope gradient is 1.5, then what is the value of intercept, a, in the distribution of (X, Y) series ?
(1) 50
(2) 55
(3) 60
(4) 65
Answer: 60
(7) Ria is an example of –
(1) Neutral shore
(2) Compound shore
(3) Emerged upland shore
(4) Submerged upland shore
Answer: Submerged upland shore
(8) The Indian plateau owes its existence due to
(1) compressional forces
(2) tensional forces
(3) emergence
(4) subsidence
Answer: emergence
(9) The comprehensive theory of geosyncline was put forward by
(1) Hall and Dana
(2) E. Haug
(3) J.A. Steers
(4) J.W. Evans
Answer: Hall and Dana
(10) Lateral planation theory of pediment formation was proposed by
(1) McGee
(2) Gilbert
(3) Lawson
(4) Davis
Answer: Gilbert
(11) Which one of the following descriptions is appropriate for the term ‘barotropic’ ?
(1) Isobars and isotherms are parallel.
(2) Isobars and isotherms are not parallel.
(3) Isobars and isohalines are parallel.
(4) Isobars and isohalines are not parallel.
Answer: Isobars and isotherms are parallel.
(12) In Koppen’s classification of climate the symbol Aw refers to
(1) Monsoon climate
(2) Tropical rainforest climate
(3) Steppe climate
(4) Tropical savanna climate
Answer: Tropical savanna climate
(13) Which one of the following is the main energy source for the formation of hurricanes ?
(1) Geothermal energy of the Earth
(2) Latent heat derived from condensed water vapour
(3) Large scale fossil fuel burning
(4) Formation of Ozone (O3) hole
Answer: Latent heat derived from condensed water vapour
(14) Which one of the followings is the correct average air mass density at the surface of the Earth ?
(1) 0.9 kg m–3
(2) 1.2 kg m–3
(3) 1.5 kg m–3
(4) 0.7 kg m–3
Answer: 1.2 kg m–3
(15) In which one of the following atmospheric layers the temperature decreases with height at an average rate of about 0.6 C per 100 m
(1) Troposphere
(2) Stratosphere
(3) Thermosphere
(4) Ionosphere
Answer: Troposphere

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