UPSC Geography Natural Vegetation and Wild Life / प्राकृतिक वनस्पति और वन्य जीवन Question Bank

done Nature and Scope Total Questions - 35

• question_answer1)
  Who was the first man to discuss about geography?
  A)
   Pythagoras                    done clear
  B)
   Eratosthenes done clear
  C)
   Aristotle           done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Who was the first man to say that the Earth is spherical and revolves around the sun?
  A)
   Aristotle           done clear
  B)
   Hipparchus done clear
  C)
   Pythagoras done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Which of these was great astronomer?
  A)
   Hipparchus                   done clear
  B)
   Herodotus done clear
  C)
   Ptolemy           done clear
  D)
   Carl Ritter done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Who wrote 'Geographia Generalis'?
  A)
   Ptolemy           done clear
  B)
   Bernhardus Varenius done clear
  C)
   Herodotus         done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Who is considered the founder of modern geographic study?
  A)
   Humboldt        done clear
  B)
   Hipparchus done clear
  C)
   Carl Ritter                     done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Who invented the Isotherms?
  A)
   Pythagoras                    done clear
  B)
   Humboldt done clear
  C)
   Aristotle           done clear
  D)
   Herodotus done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Who advocated the opposite theory of determinism?
  A)
   Vidal de la Blache          done clear
  B)
   Huntington done clear
  C)
   Ptolemy           done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer8)
  The study of earth's structure and the rocks that make up the earth is called
  A)
   Geology                        done clear
  B)
   Glaciology done clear
  C)
   Hydrology                     done clear
  D)
   Geomorphology done clear
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• question_answer9)
  The study of earthquakes and their bearings on the internal structure of the Earth is called
  A)
   Glaciology                    done clear
  B)
   Seismology done clear
  C)
   Geology           done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer10)
  The study of soil science is called
  A)
   Climatology                  done clear
  B)
   Geology done clear
  C)
   Penology   done clear
  D)
   Biogeography done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Oceanography is the branch of
  A)
   Geomorphology             done clear
  B)
   Geology done clear
  C)
   Hydrology        done clear
  D)
   Penology done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Human geography is also known as
  A)
   Economic geography      done clear
  B)
   Demography done clear
  C)
   Urban geography           done clear
  D)
   Cultural geography done clear
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• question_answer13)
  The study of physical geography in the past geological ages is called
  A)
   Biogeography                done clear
  B)
   Paleography done clear
  C)
   Climatology                  done clear
  D)
   Geology done clear
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• question_answer14)
  The science and art of drawing maps and charts on selected scale is called
  A)
   Hydrology                     done clear
  B)
   Geology done clear
  C)
   Penology          done clear
  D)
   Cartography done clear
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• question_answer15)
  The approach of 'Determinism' is related with
  A)
   Huntington done clear
  B)
   Aristotle done clear
  C)
   Herodotus                     done clear
  D)
   Hipparchus done clear
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• question_answer16)
  The study of the distribution of human communities on the Earth in contence of their geographical environment is called
  A)
   Biogeography                done clear
  B)
   Paleography done clear
  C)
   Anthropogeography        done clear
  D)
   Climatology done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Who wrote the five volume book 'Kosmos'?
  A)
   Pythagoras                    done clear
  B)
   Humboldt done clear
  C)
   Carl Ritter                     done clear
  D)
   Aristotle done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Who evolved the science of map making?
  A)
   Ptolemy              done clear
  B)
   Hipparchus done clear
  C)
   Herodotus                     done clear
  D)
   Huntington done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Who wrote the book 'Geography'?
  A)
   Carl Ritter        done clear
  B)
   Blanche done clear
  C)
   Ptolemy           done clear
  D)
   Humboldt done clear
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• question_answer20)
  The study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather process and for casting is called
  A)
   Biogeography                  done clear
  B)
   Glaciology done clear
  C)
   Meteorology                  done clear
  D)
   Hydrology done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Chain of roughly adjacent metropolitan areas are called
  A)
   Global city                      done clear
  B)
   Megalopolis done clear
  C)
   Metropolis                     done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer22)
  General geography was written by
  A)
   Bernhardus Varenius done clear
  B)
   Ptolemy done clear
  C)
   Blanche done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Select the correct sequence in the chronological order of the following Greeks who have contributed vastly to the evolution of geographical thought during the ancient period:
  A)
   Aristotle-Eratosthenes-Anaximander-Ptolemy done clear
  B)
   Eratosthenes-Anaximander-Ptolemy-Aristotle done clear
  C)
   Anaximander-Aristotle-Eratosthenes-Ptolemy done clear
  D)
   Ptolemy-Anaximander-Aristotle-Eratosthenes done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Which one of the following is a key concept in humanistic geography?
  A)
   Development and quality of life done clear
  B)
   Spatial location done clear
  C)
   Spatial concentration done clear
  D)
   Geographical distribution done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Which one of the following scholars was the first to divide the world landmass into three continents: Europe, Asia and Libya (Africa)? :
  A)
   Anaximander                done clear
  B)
   Hecate?s done clear
  C)
   Herodotus                     done clear
  D)
   Eratosthenes done clear
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• question_answer26)
  An early statement of Geography as Chorology was provided by
  A)
   Kant                 done clear
  B)
   Humboldt done clear
  C)
   Ritter                            done clear
  D)
   Varenius done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Ratzel's work was based on the concept
  A)
   There is a dichotomy between physical and cultural aspects of geography done clear
  B)
   Geography is a scientific discipline done clear
  C)
   Physical environment controlled human activities done clear
  D)
   Geography is necessarily descriptive done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Huntington is noted for describing
  A)
   man as a product of the earth's surface done clear
  B)
   the evolution of landforms done clear
  C)
   the effects of climate on human life done clear
  D)
   the historical-ecological study of the cultural landscape done clear
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• question_answer29)
  The behavioural environment is meant by
  A)
   reality as it exists in nature done clear
  B)
   the decisions based on reasoned thought done clear
  C)
   man's behaviour as a function of the environment done clear
  D)
   reality as is perceived by individuals done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Which one of the following concepts is associated with Vidal de La Blache?
  A)
   Determinism                  done clear
  B)
   Possibilism done clear
  C)
   Environmentalism          done clear
  D)
   Probabilism done clear
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• question_answer31)
  With reference to the sub-tropical high pressure belt, consider the following statements

  1.  It is affected by Earth's rotation and descent of winds from higher altitudes

  2 It dynamically induced and characterized with anti-cyclonic conditions. Which of the statement/ statements given above is/are correct

  A)
   1 only             done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2                 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Consider the following rivers:

  1.  Barak

  2.  Lohit

  3. Subansiri

  Which of the above flows/flow through Arunachal Pradesh?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only                 done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer33)
  With reference to 'Changpa' community of India, Consider the following statements:

  1. They live mainly in the State of Uttarakhand.

  2. They rear the Pashmina goats that yield a fine wool.

  3. They are kept in the category of Scheduled Tribes.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only             done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   3 only             done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer34)

  Assertion [A]: In contemporary geography, there is an increasing awareness of the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the regional problems.

  Reason [R]: Groups of scholars with diverse backgrounds and skills focus on specific sets of regional problems more comprehensively and scientifically.

   
  A)
   Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. Human Geography covers all those aspects of Geography which are not directly concerned with Physical Geography.

  2. Human Geography is the study of interrelationship between human beings and their environment.

  3. Human Geography deals with the description and explanation of human phenomena around the variable earth surface.

  4. Human Geography does not cover technical matters of Cartography.

  Which of the above statements are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2            done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 done clear
  C)
   Only 3       done clear
  D)
  1, 2, 3 & 4 done clear
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