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done World Geography (Social Aspect) Total Questions - 24

• question_answer1)
  Currently half of the world's population lives inputs six countries. Identify them from the following.
  A)
   India,   China,   Pakistan,   Brazil,   Bangladesh, Indonesia. done clear
  B)
   India, China, Brazil, Pakistan, Bhutan, United State. done clear
  C)
   China, India, United State, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan. done clear
  D)
   China, India, Bangladesh, United State, Pakistan, Brazil. done clear
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• question_answer2)
  The regions with highest and lowest densities are respectively
  A)
   Europe and Africa done clear
  B)
   Asia and Oceania done clear
  C)
   North America and Africa done clear
  D)
   Europe and Oceania done clear
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• question_answer3)
  In the Indian context the term 'De-notified tribes' refers to :
  A)
   tribes which are aboriginals done clear
  B)
   nomadic tribes done clear
  C)
   tribes practising shifting cultivation done clear
  D)
   tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes done clear
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• question_answer4)
  ".....They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high check bones, sparse hair and medium height." The reference here is to:
  A)
   Nordic Aryans        done clear
  B)
   Austrics done clear
  C)
   Negroids               done clear
  D)
   Mongoloids done clear
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• question_answer5)
  A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a :
  A)
   Mulatto                             done clear
  B)
   Mestizo done clear
  C)
   Meiji                                 done clear
  D)
   Mau Mau done clear
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• question_answer6)
  The correct sequence of languages in descending order in terms of their number of speakers in the world is
  A)
   Spanish, English, Chinese, Hindi done clear
  B)
   English, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish done clear
  C)
   Hindi, Chinese, Spanish, English done clear
  D)
   Chinese, English, Hindi, Spanish done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The Semitic people belong to the?
  A)
   Caucasoid race                  done clear
  B)
   Mangoloid race done clear
  C)
   Negroid race                      done clear
  D)
   Australoid race done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Consider the following statements.

  (I) Linear pattern: Such patterns of rural settlements are found in plain areas or wide inter montane valleys.

  (II) Rectangular pattern: In such settlements houses are located along a road, railway line, and river, canal edge of a valley or along a levee.

  Which is / are correct option?
  A)
    Only I                  done clear
  B)
    Only II done clear
  C)
    Both I and II                     done clear
  D)
    Neither I nor II done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which one of the following continents has the highest growth of population?
  A)
   Africa                                done clear
  B)
   Asia done clear
  C)
   South America                   done clear
  D)
   North America done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Consider the following statement (s) related to rural settlements.

  (I) The rural settlements are concerned with the degree of dispersion of the dwellings and the life is supported by land based primary economic activities.

  (II) Rural people are less mobile and therefore, social relations among them are intimate.

  Which is / are correct option?
  A)
  . Only I                              done clear
  B)
  . Only II done clear
  C)
  . Both I and II                     done clear
  D)
  . Neither I nor II done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

  [a] Primary sex ratio: Sex at the time of conception

  [b] Secondary sex ratio: Sex at the time of enumeration

  [c] Tertiary sex ratio: Sex at the time of enumeration

  [d] lam balanced sex ratio: Sex of workers

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  A)
   1, 2, 3 and 4                             done clear
  B)
   1, 3 and 4 done clear
  C)
   2 and 4      done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Population explosion is associated with?
  A)
   high birth rate low death rate done clear
  B)
   high birth rate and high death rate done clear
  C)
   low birth rate and high death rate done clear
  D)
   low birth rate and low death rate done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Conundrums is the term of skin applied to?
  A)
   Caucasoid Race                done clear
  B)
   Negroid Race done clear
  C)
   Mongoloid                        done clear
  D)
   Australoid Race done clear
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• question_answer14)
  In Which one the following countries, is Tamil a major language?
  A)
   Myanmar              done clear
  B)
   Indonesia done clear
  C)
   Mauritius              done clear
  D)
   Singapore done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which of the following tribes, belongs to the Kalahari?
  A)
   Hottentots                          done clear
  B)
   Zulus done clear
  C)
   Kirghis                   done clear
  D)
   Aborigines done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Which of the following factors affects the birth rate?
  A)
   Demographic structure done clear
  B)
   Polities done clear
  C)
   Religion done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Approximately one-half of the world population lives in?
  A)
   East Asia and Europe done clear
  B)
   Europe and Estern-North America done clear
  C)
   South and South-East Asia done clear
  D)
   East and South Asia done clear
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• question_answer18)
  The correct descending order of the following communities of world in terms of their population is
  A)
   Sikhs, Christains, Budddhists, Jains done clear
  B)
   Sikhs, Christains, Jains, Buddhists done clear
  C)
   Christains, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists done clear
  D)
   Christains, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains done clear
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• question_answer19)
  The country which leads in the production of rubber is
  A)
   Australia                          done clear
  B)
   Indonesia done clear
  C)
   Malaysia                          done clear
  D)
   Thailand done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Which one of the following is the correct descending order of the three most populous states of India (2011)?
  A)
   Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar done clear
  B)
   Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal done clear
  C)
   Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal done clear
  D)
   Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Consider the following statements

  1. Black Fellow: Australian aborigines.

  2. Yuit: Inhabitants of Siberia and St. Lawrence island of Alaska

  Which of the above statements is/are true?
  A)
   Only 1                               done clear
  B)
   Only 2 done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2          done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer22)
  The statement that "the journey to work is 15 minutes by bus" is an example of:
  A)
  . Absolute direction done clear
  B)
  . Absolute distance. done clear
  C)
  . Relative direction, done clear
  D)
  . Relative distance. done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Match List-I with List-II. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  	List-I (Tribe)	List-II (Region)
  A.	Semang	1. Congo Basin
  B.	Kirghiz	2. Malaysia
  C.	Bushman	3. Central Asia
  D.	Pygmies	4. Kalahari desert

  Codes:       A    B     C    D
  A)
    4     2     3     1 done clear
  B)
    1     3     2     4 done clear
  C)
     2    1     4     3 done clear
  D)
    2     3     4     1 done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:

  	List-I(Country)	List-II (Capital)
  A.	Brunei	1. Bander Seri Begawan
  B.	Indonesia	2. Phnom Penh
  C.	Laos	3. Vientiane
  D.	Combodia	4. Jakarta

  Codes:       A    B    C    D
  A)
    1     4    3    2 done clear
  B)
    2     4    1    3 done clear
  C)
    4     1    3    2 done clear
  D)
    3     1    4    2 done clear
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