wow BengalStudents.com West Bengal Civil Service Examination (Main), 2000 (Optional Papers) GEOGRAPHY Paper I Time Allowed-3 Hours Full Marks-100 Group - A Answer amy three questions Discuss the characteristics of the old age of a river system and analyze the difficulties of construction of a river barrage like Farrakka in such a situation. 2. Explain with examples the impact of introduction of monoculture of ‘High Yielding Varieties’ (HYV) seed on the soil and biodiversity of an ecosystem. 3. What is a cyclone? Discuss with an example the impact of a super cyclone in tropical areas, indicating the precautions to be taken by the administrative authorities. a Explain the arid cycle of erosion and identify the erosional and depositional features of an arid landscape. 5. Write short notes on any two of the following (a) Global warming (b) Ozone hole and its impact on human beings (¢) Social Forestry and Joint Forest Management (@) Seduction zones. Group-B Answer any two questions. 2 Explain the meaning of ‘geo-politics’ and discuss the geo- Political role of India in South-east Asia. 7. What is meant by ‘Urban privacy’? Explain the significance of the concept in the context of hierarchy of settlements proposed by Zipf and Philbrickvv BongalStucents.com 8. Explain Christaller’s theory of urban hierarchy, indicating how primacy leads to a deviation from the pattem postulated by Christaller.wow BengalStudents.com West Bengal Civil Service Examination (Main), 2001 (Optional Papers) GEOGRAPHY Paper I Time Allowed-3 Hours Full Marks-100 Group - A Answer amy three questions 1. Discuss how organic and volcanic activities are associated with plate Tectonics. What is a plate boundary? 2. Describe the landforms produced by wind erosion in a desert area. Can you decipher a cycle in an arid region? In that case which is the “basic level of erosion’? 3. Discuss the origin of the pressure belts over the surface of the earth. How are they related to the permanent wind belts? Why are the trades deflected from their normal paths? 4. What are the factors of soil formation? Describe the profile of postal soils. 5. What do you understand by the ecosystem? Explain an “energy flow’ model in the eco-system. Group-B Answer any two questions. 6. Discuss the contribution of vidal dela blance in the development of Geography? 7. Analyse the concept of ‘Metropolitan Region’ with an example from India. What is an urban fringe? 8. Discuss the different systems of resource classification with examples. Do you consider India to be a resource-rich nation?wow BengalStudents.com West Bengal Civil Service Examination (Main), 2002 (Optional Papers) GEOGRAPHY Paper I Time Allowed-3 Hours Full Marks-100 Group - A Answer amy three questions Distinguish between weathering and mass wasting. Describe different types of mass wasting. What are the causes of landslides in the Easter Himalayas? v Discuss the processes of river deposition and “delta formation’. Discuss with examples from India we Discuss the origin and development of tropical cyclones. Describe the meteorological conditions causing a severe cyclonic storm over Orissa in October 1999. What was the impact of this cyclone on human life and property? a Discuss briefly the characteristic features of Indian agriculture and development of Indian agriculture in different Five-Year Plan Periods mentioning the impact of Green Revolution. Write short notes on any two of the following (a) Mid oceanic Ridges and Transform faults. (b) Weathering and Soil profile. (c) Eco-Systems and their various components. (@ Planetary wind system and Hadley cell. Group-B Answer any two questions. 6. What is Urban Morphology? Discuss some of the clssic models of urban landus with suitable diagrams. 7. Give an estimate of the distribution of petroleum in the middle East Region and Discuss its importance in geopolitical affairs.www BengalStudents.com, 8. Write explanatory notes on any two of the following (a) What is meant’by Behavioural Geography? (b) What is’ Humanistic Geography? (©) Why Humboldt is regarded as ‘father of modem Geography’? (@) Distinguish between ‘Possibilism’ and ‘Determinism’,wow BengalStudents.com West Bengal Civil Service Examination (Main), 2003 (Optional Papers) GEOGRAPHY Paper I Time Allowed-3 Hours Full Marks-100 Group - A Answer amy three questions Discuss how sea-floor spreading is associated with plate techniques. What is a saturation zone? 1545 2. Discuss the landforms produced in a limestone region. Can the concept of cycle and stage be applicable in a Karsts region? Name the classical area of karsts topograph. 154342, 3. Define thunderstorm. Discuss with example the impact of thunderstorm in tropical areas. Suggest measures to be adopted for disaster management associated with tomado. — 5+10+5 4. What is ecosystem structure? State the functions of an eco- system. S5+15 Group-B Answer any pvo questions. 5. What is humanistic geography? State the role of welfare geography in contemporary geographical research S+15 6. Discuss the geographical basis of Indian Federalism. State the problems of Indian federalism. 12+8 7. What are the factors of regional disparity in India? Suggest a few measures to remove east-west regional imbalance. What are the main environmental issues in regional planning? 84844wow BengalStudents.com West Bengal Civil Service Examination (Main), 2004 (Optional Papers) GEOGRAPHY Paper I Time Allowed-3 Hours Full Marks-100 Group - A Answer amy three questions Discuss the salient features of the landforms caused by glacial erosion. Give examples to illustrate your answer. 15+5=20 v Classify the rocks of the earth's crust and mention their essential characteristics. 15+5=20 Mention the salient features of the Classification of World Climate as suggested by Koppen. Comment on its merits and demerits. 10+10=20 4. What are the geneses of Global Warming? How does this phenomenon-affect the environment? 10+10=20 5. Write short notes on any two of the following (a) Landforms evolved from ‘interrupted cycle of erosion’. (b) Types of Natural Disasters and their origin. (©) _ Causes of soil degradation (@)_ Ozone holes. 10+10=20 Group-B Answer any two questions. 6. Discuss the concept of Megalopolis. Who had first coined the term? Give examples indicating their spatial dimension. 10+5+5=20 7. Elaborate the concept of Sustainable Development. Discuss this with reference to Indian Agriculture 10+10=20www-BengalStudents.com 8 Why are regional disparities common in the Developing Countries? Elaborate your answer with suitable examples 15+5=20 9. Write short 'notes on any two of the following: (a) Types of rural settlements. (b) Concentric Ring Theory of Burgess (©) Industrial Regions of West Bengal. (@ Environmental Determinism. 10+10=20wow BengalStudents.com West Bengal Civil Service Examination (Main), 2005 (Optional Papers) GEOGRAPHY Paper I Time Allowed-3 Hours Full Marks-100 Group - A Answer amy three questions Critically discuss normal cycle of fluvial erosion as propounded by W.M. Davis. Specify the interruptions of the cycle. 14+6 2. What is tropic level? Discuss the salient features of forest ecosystem in Humid Tropics? Why does biodiversity reach its maxima in Tropical Rainforest? S+10+5 3. What is Azonal Soil? Define Soil pH. Discuss the formation and salient features of Lateritic Soil with special reference to India. 444412 4. Distinguish between air pollutants and green house gases. Why is the earth considered as a green house? Discuss possible consequences of green house effect. 541045 5. Write short notes on any two of the following : 10+10=20 (a) Classification of coasts. (b) Submarine canyon and submarine ridge. (c) Corrosion and corrasion. (@) Coral reff and atoll Group-B Answer any two questions. 6. Give a short resume on the evolution of political- administrative boundaries of India since 1947. Discuss the impact of partition of India. 10+10www-BengalStudents.com 7. Critically examine the concept of Central Place Theory and comment on its applicability. What does K value imply? 10+5+5, Specify the problems of agriculture in West Bengal? What is ‘WTO? Discuss the impact of globalization on industrial profile of India. Bt4+8 2 2 Write short notes on any two of the following (a) Determination and Possibilism. (b) Absolute Space and Social Space. (c) Positivism and Radical Geography. (a) Von Thunen model. 10+10=20