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Read the following features and identify the crop. It is a tropical plantation crop and has three varieties. Karnataka alone accounts for more than two-third of its total production of India. It is grown in the highlands of Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala. Crop :
- A. Sugarcane
- B. Tea
- C. Coffee
- D. Cotton
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Q2
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Read the following statements related to plantation agriculture carefully and choose the correct option. I. It requires good transportation system. II. It needs large capital investment. III. It is a single crop specialisation. IV. It is best developed in Eurasian Steppes. Options :
- A. Only I, III and IV are correct.
- B. Only II, III and IV are correct.
- C. Only I, II and IV are correct.
- D. Only I, II and III are correct.
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Q3
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Identify the most appropriate characteristic of chain stores from the following.
- A. They are equally effective in rural and urban areas.
- B. They deal in retail and wholesale trading.
- C. They employ highly skilled specialists in many executive tasks.
- D. They provide services to individual consumers who can afford to pay.
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Q4
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Arrange the following sea ports connecting the western part of United States of America (USA) to western Europe and choose the correct option. I. Honolulu II. London III. San Francisco IV. Colon Options :
- A. I, III, IV, II
- B. I, III, II, IV
- C. III, I, II, IV
- D. III, I, IV, II
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Q5
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Choose the correctly matched pair of ports : Port Example
- A. Naval Port - Abadan
- B. Entrepot Port - Kochchi
- C. Oil Port - Esskhira
- D. Commercial Port - Dover
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Q6
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Arrange the following coal mines of India according to their location from north to south and choose the correct option.
I. Singareni
II. Neyveli
III. Singrauli
IV. Korba
- A. IV, I, III, II
- B. I, III, IV, II
- C. III, IV, I, II
- D. III, I, IV, II
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Q7
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Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) : Foot loose industries can be located in a wide variety of places.
Reason (R) : Location of foot loose industries is determined by transport network accessibility.
- A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- C. (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
- D. (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
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Q8
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Which one of the following is not a challenge of adolescent population faced by the society ?
- A. High marriage age
- B. Drug abuse and alcoholism
- C. Low female literacy
- D. Dropouts from school
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Q9
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Which of the following is the reason of population growth in India ?
- A. High female literacy and declining population
- B. Improvisation in medical facilities and living conditions
- C. Great Economic Depression and effects of World War II
- D. Low population growth and low net increase
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Q10
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Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
I. Large scale urbanisation and industrialisation require more workers.
II. Historically, it is a sectoral shift in the economy of the country.
III. Percentage of female workers is relatively high in secondary sector.
IV. It is a shift of workers from farm-based to non-farm-based occupations.
- A. Only I, II and III are correct.
- B. Only II, III and IV are correct.
- C. Only I, III and IV are correct.
- D. Only I, II and IV are correct.
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Q11
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The objective of Border Roads Organisation is :
- A. To construct roads in moderately elevated plateau areas.
- B. To construct roads in high altitude mountainous terrains.
- C. To construct roads in low lying plain areas.
- D. To construct roads in coastal areas for linking ports.
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Q12
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Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) : The significance of Kolkata sea port has declined in the recent times.
Reason (R) : Kolkata port is confronted with the problem of silt accumulation in the Hugli river.
- A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- C. (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
- D. (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
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Q13
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Which one of the following is incorrectly matched ?
List-I List-II
(Term) (Meaning)
- A. Physiological density — Total population / Net cultivated area
- B. Agricultural density — Total agricultural population / Net cultivable area
- C. Population density — Total population / Total area
- D. Marginal worker — Total population / Total working population
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Q13
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Which one of the following is incorrectly matched?
- A. Physiological density $=$ Total population $/ $ Net cultivated area
- B. Agricultural density $=$ Total agricultural population $/ $ Net cultivable area
- C. Population density $=$ Total population $/ $ Total area
- D. Marginal worker $=$ Total population $/ $ Total working population
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Q14
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Identify the characteristic and choose the correct option.
I. Stagnant phase of population growth
II. Low or negative net growth of population
III. Rapid fall in the mortality
- A. I, IIIII
- B. II, IIIIV
- C. I, IIIV
- D. I, IIIIV
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Q15
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Which one of the following stages of demographic transition theory is an indicative of primitive stage?
- A. Stage I
- B. First part of stage II
- C. Second part of stage II
- D. Stage III
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Q16
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The highest difference between the crude birth rate and crude death rate is observed in which one of the following stages of demographic transition theory?
- A. End of stage I
- B. End of the first part of stage II
- C. End of the second part of stage II
- D. End of stage III
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Q17
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Net increase in population during third stage of demographic transition theory is low due to which one of the following reasons?
- A. Low birth rate and low death rate
- B. Low birth rate and high death rate
- C. High birth rate and low death rate
- D. High birth rate and high death rate
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In agriculturally important countries, agro products are exchanged for manufactured goods, whereas industrialised nations export machinery and finished products and import food grains and other raw materials. Foreign investment can boost trade in developing countries which lack in capital required for the development of mining, oil drilling, heavy engineering, lumbering and plantation agriculture. By developing such capital intensive industries in developing countries, the industrial nations ensure import of food stuffs, minerals and create markets for their finished products. This entire cycle steps up the volume of trade between nations.
Q18
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What types of items are exported by the industrialised nations?
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Q18
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Mention the way by which trade could be boosted in developing countries.
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Q18
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Finished products of industrialised nations find the market in which types of countries?
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Q19
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Identify both the terminal ports of the Rhine waterway.
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Q19
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Identify any two countries through which the Rhine waterway passes.
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Q19
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On the map, which river joins the Rhine waterway from the east?
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Q19
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Write the name of any one tributary which joins the Rhine waterway from the east.
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Q21
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Skilled manpower is an important component of the service sector. Explain the statement.
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Q22
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Evaluate the statement in Indian context.
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India Trends of Urbanisation Year Number of Towns/UAs Urban Population (in Thousands) % of Total Population Decennial Growth (%) 1931 2,072 33,456.0 11.99 19.12 1941 2,250 44,153.3 13.86 31.97 1951 2,843 62,443.7 17.29 41.42 1961 2,365 78,936.6 17.97 26.41 1971 2,590 1,09,114 19.91 38.23 1981 3,378 1,59,463 23.34 46.14 1991 4,689 2,17,611 25.71 36.47 2001 5,161 2,85,355 27.78 31.13
Q23
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In which decade is the maximum increase in number of towns/UAs observed?
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Q23
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Describe the trend of urbanisation in India.
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Q23
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The lowest increase in the percentage of total urban population is recorded in which decade?
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Q29
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Name any one sea port of North America.
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Q29
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Name the terminal station at the western end of Australian Trans-Continental Railway.
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Q29
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Name the area of nomadic herding in the eastern part of Africa.
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Q29
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Name the area of extensive commercial grain farming of South Africa.
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Q29
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Name any one area of commercial livestock rearing of Oceania.
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Q29
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On the given political outline map of the world (on page 25), seven geographical features have been marked as A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Identify any five with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.
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Q29
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Name the area of subsistence gathering of Africa.
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Q30
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On the given political outline map of India (on page 27), locate and label any five of the following seven geographical features with appropriate symbols:
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Q30
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The state leading in the production of wheat
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A major sea port of Andhra Pradesh
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Important coal mines located in West Bengal
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Important iron ore mines located in Odisha
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Important manganese mines located in Karnataka
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An important international airport in Punjab
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