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JNU Last 10 Years 2011-2021 Previous Question Papers with Answers


Question Paper Name: 221 GEOGRAPHY 29th May Shift2 Set1

Subject Name: GEOGRAPHY

Creation Date: 2019-05-29 19:31:04

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Duration: 180

Total Marks: 100

Display Marks: Yes

Share Answer Key With Delivery Engine: Yes

Actual Answer Key: Yes

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GEOGRAPHY

Group Number : 1

Group Id : 128206173

Group Maximum Duration : 0

Group Minimum Duration : 120

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Revisit allowed for view?: No

Revisit allowed for edit? : No

Break time: 0

Group Marks: 100

ONE MARKER

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Section Id : 128206284

Section Number : 1

Section type : Online

Mandatory or Optional: Mandatory

Number of Questions: 60

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Number of Questions to be attempted: 60

Section Marks: 60

Display Number Panel: Yes

Group All Questions: No

Sub-Section Number: 1

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Sub-Section Id: 128206462

Question Shuffling Allowed : Yes

Question Number : 1 Question Id : 12820610000 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which of the following statements is not correct?

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A. Carrying capacity is the number of organisms which can survive under the given current technological conditions.

B. Overcrowding is a reflection of population per unit area.

C. Overpopulation is a value judgment.

D. Under-population occurs when a country has too few people to develop its resources.

Options:

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12820639519. A

12820639520. B

12820639521. C

12820639522. D

Question Number: 2 Question Id : 12820610001 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

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A population pyramid with a wide base indicates:

A. Declining fertility rates

B. High Fertility rates

C. Declining death rates

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D. High Death Rates

Options:

12820639523. A

12820639524. B

12820639525. C

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12820639526. D

Question Number: 3 Question Id : 12820610002 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Biotic components of the environment interact

A. Only with other living organism

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B. With the abiotic components mainly

C. With the biotic and abiotic components of the environment

D. With the abiotic components at a specific time and duration

Options:

12820639527. A

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12820639528. B

12820639529. C

12820639530. D

Question Number: 4 Question Id : 12820610003 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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The term Ecology was first used by

A. Hutchinson

B. Eduard Suess

C. Odum

D. Ernst Haeckal

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Options:

12820639531. A

12820639532. B

12820639533. C

12820639534. D

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Question Number: 5 Question Id : 12820610004 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Population projections are:

A. Suitable as actual predictions

B. Based on assumptions for the future using current data.

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C. Used for assessing crude death and birth rates.

D. Used only for countries that have annual censuses.

Options:

12820639535. A

12820639536. B

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12820639537. C

12820639538. D

Question Number: 6 Question Id: 12820610005 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

In India most human migrations as per 2001 Census results were due to

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A. Education services

B. Marriage Purposes

C. Natural Disasters

D. Job opportunities

Options:

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12820639539. A

12820639540. B

12820639541. C

12820639542. D

Question Number : 7 Question Id : 12820610006 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

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Correct Marks: 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Rossa is the typical soil of:

A. Tropical region

B. Equatorial region

C. Mediterranean region

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D. Water-logged areas

Options:

12820639543. A

12820639544. B

12820639545. C

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12820639546. D

Question Number: 8 Question Id : 12820610007 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks: 1 Wrong Marks : 0

All of the following are included in Ravenstein's laws of migration except:

A. Most migration proceed step-by-step.

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B. Most migrants go only a short distance.

C. Most migration is urban to rural.

D. Most migrants are adults.

Options:

12820639547. A

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12820639548. B

12820639549. C

12820639550. D

Question Number: 9 Question Id: 12820610008 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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In describing the patterns and processes of spatial interaction, geographers are most concerned with:

A. Accessibility and connectivity.

B. Density and dispersion.

C. Diffusion of innovations.

D. None of the above

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Options:

12820639551. A

12820639552. B

12820639553. C

12820639554. D

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Question Number: 10 Question Id : 12820610009 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Among the following is the author of Erdkunde?

A. Alexander Humboldt

B. Varenius

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C. Carl Ritter

D. Guts-Muths

Options:

12820639555. A

12820639556. B

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12820639557. C

12820639558. D

Question Number : 11 Question Id : 12820610010 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Central places are so named because they:

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A. Are located in the centre of a rural area.

B. Are located necessarily in the centre of a large metropolitan city.

C. Serve as nodal points for the distribution of goods and services to surrounding areas.

D. None of the above

Options:

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12820639559. A

12820639560. B

12820639561. C

12820639562. D

Question Number: 12 Question Id : 12820610011 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

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Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Rank-size rule is useful measure for studying-

A) Plant Communities

B) Climatic Regions

C) Settlement Systems

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D) Soil Types

Options:

12820639563. A

12820639564. B

12820639565. C

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12820639566. D

Question Number : 13 Question Id : 12820610012 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks: 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Green Revolution through genetic improvements in India was achieved for which of the two crops

A. Corn and rice

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B. Wheat and corn

C. Wheat and rice

D. Wheat and sorghum

Options:

12820639567. A

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12820639568. B

12820639569. C

12820639570. D

Question Number : 14 Question Id : 12820610013 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Countries institute input subsidies in agriculture to:

A. Assure domestic producers of a reasonable net return.

B. Distort both patterns of economic agricultural production and consumption.

C. Impose import barriers.

D. Provide taxes for the government.

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Options:

12820639571. A

12820639572. B

12820639573. C

12820639574. D

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Question Number: 15 Question Id : 12820610014 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Intensive subsistence farming is characteristics of areas of

A) High density of population and developed technology

B) Low density of population and developed technology

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C) Low density of population and low technology

D) None of the Above

Options:

12820639575. A

12820639576. B

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12820639577. C

12820639578. D

Question Number : 16 Question Id : 12820610015 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Distribution of settlements with different population size is best represented by

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A. Line graphs

B. Choropleth Maps

C. Dot Method

D. Isopleth Maps

Options:

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12820639579. A

12820639580. B

12820639581. C

12820639582. D

Question Number : 17 Question Id : 12820610016 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

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The statement that "the journey to work is 15 minutes by bus" is an example of:

A. Absolute direction.

B. Absolute distance.

C. Relative direction.

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D. Relative distance.

Options:

12820639583. A

12820639584. B

12820639585. C

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12820639586. D

Question Number: 18 Question Id : 12820610017 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation: Vertical

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For working out growth of population, we require

A. Births and deaths for the period

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B. Births, deaths, in-migration and out-migration for the period

C. Births and out-migration for the period

D. Births and in-migration for the period

Options:

12820639587. A

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12820639588. B

12820639589. C

12820639590. D

Question Number : 19 Question Id : 12820610018 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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If the following is the correct statement, regional income inequalities:

A. Do not exist in developed countries

B. Are greater in developed countries than in less developed ones.

C. Are typically greater in less developed countries than in developed ones.

D. Do not exist in less developed countries.

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Options:

12820639591. A

12820639592. B

12820639593. C

12820639594. D

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Question Number : 20 Question Id : 12820610019 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

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The Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) includes all of the following factors except:

A. Housing quality.

B. Infant mortality.

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C. Life expectancy.

D. Literacy.

Options:

12820639595. A

12820639596. B

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12820639597. C

12820639598. D

Question Number: 21 Question Id : 12820610020 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Which one of the following is not true with respect to interval scale?

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A. A form of measurement in which each observation is allocated a precise numerical value along a continuous scale. 1,2 and 3 are correct.

B. It has the property that the distances between the categories are defined in terms of fixed and equal units.

C. The concept of ratio is meaningless on an interval scale.

D. None of the above

Options:

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12820639599. A

12820639600. B

12820639601. C

12820639602. D

Question Number: 22 Question Id : 12820610021 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

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Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Kirkuk is the most important oil field in

A. Iraq

B. Kuwait

C. Iran

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D. Libya

Options:

12820639603. A

12820639604. B

12820639605. C

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12820639606. D

Question Number: 23 Question Id : 12820610022 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Horticulture is currently practised in the

A. Temperate region

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B. Mediterranean region

C. Tropical region

D. All of the above

Options:

12820639607. A

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12820639608. B

12820639609. C

12820639610. D

Question Number : 24 Question Id : 12820610023 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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Location of sugar industry in India is shifting from North to South because

A. High yield and high sugar content in sugarcane

B. High labour cost

C. Expansion of regional market

D. Cheap and abundant supply of power

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Options:

12820639611. A

12820639612. B

12820639613. C

12820639614. D

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Question Number: 25 Question Id : 12820610024 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

What is not the expected effect of global climate change

A. Sea level rise

B. Flooding of coastal cities

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C. Expanding glaciers

D. More extreme weather

Options:

12820639615. A

12820639616. B

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12820639617. C

12820639618. D

Question Number : 26 Question Id : 12820610025 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

The Dinosaurs appeared on the earth surface during the

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A. Cretaceous Period

B. Jurassic Period

C. Triassic Period

D. Permian Period

Options:

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12820639619. A

12820639620. B

12820639621. C

12820639622. D

Question Number: 27 Question Id : 12820610026 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling : No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

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Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

Chemical weathering is more pronounced in

A. Hot and humid climate

B. Hot and dry climate

C. Cold and humid regions

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D. Cold and dry regions

Options:

12820639623. A

12820639624. B

12820639625. C

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12820639626. D

Question Number : 28 Question Id : 12820610027 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

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A small tributary flows parallel to the major stream for a long distance before joining it, is called

A. Obsequent river

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B. Resequent river

C. Subsequent river

D. Yazoo river

Options:

12820639627. A

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12820639628. B

12820639629. C

12820639630. D

Question Number : 29 Question Id : 12820610028 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

Correct Marks : 1 Wrong Marks : 0

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The theory/concept suggesting that the continents of South America and Africa were once joined together, was the

A. Continental Drift Theory

B. Tetrahedral Theory

C. Newtonian way of analysing space

D. Theory of Isostasy

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Options:

12820639631. A

12820639632. B

12820639633. C

12820639634. D

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Question Number: 30 Question Id : 12820610029 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

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Disaster Management Act was passed by the parliament in

A. 2004

B. 2005

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C. 2007

D. 2009

Options:

12820639635. A

12820639636. B

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12820639637. C

12820639638. D

Question Number : 31 Question Id : 12820610030 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : No Display Question Number : Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

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The term Lebensraum was coined by

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A. Halford Mackinder

B. William Bunge

C. Karl Haushaufer

D. Friedrich Ratzel

Options:

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12820639639. A

12820639640. B

12820639641. C

12820639642. D

Question Number: 32 Question Id : 12820610031 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option : No Option Orientation : Vertical

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One of the two geo-strategic regions of Cohen is

A. Trade dependent maritime world

B. Anglo-America and Caribbean

C. Heartland and Eastern Europe

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