63 63 ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, 2014 M.A. GEOGRAPHY [ Field of Study Code : GEOM (221) } Time Allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks ; 100 INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES () All questions are compulsory. (i) This Question Paper consists of four Units—Units 1, 11, II and IV. (Gi) All the questions in Unit I carry 1 mark each. Answer all the 60 questions in Unit I in the OMR Sheet (see the separate instruction). (iv) Questions of Units II, III and IV have to be answered in the space given in the Question Paper. (v) Answer all the 4 questions in Unit IL Bach question carries 5 marks. Write your answer in about 300 words each in the space provided below each question in this booklet. (vi) Answer all the questions in Unit Il] and Unit IV. Each question of both the Units carries 5 marks. Answer the questions in the Question Paper itself. (vii) Extra pages are provided for rough work at the end of the booklet. 163-A ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, 2014 M.A. GEOGRAPHY SUBJECT... : (Field of Study/Language) FIELD OF STUDY CODE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE REGISTRATION NO. CENTRE OF EXAMINATION DATE.......- (Signature of Candidate) “(Signature of invigilator) (Signature and Seal of Presiding Officer) 163-AENTRANCE EXAMINATION, 2014 M.A. GEOGRAPHY [ Field of Study Code : GEOM (221) | INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR ANSWERING OMR SHEET (UNIT—1) Candidates must read carefully the following instructions before attempting the Question Paper : (i) Write your Name and Registration Number in the space provided for the purpose in the Answer Sheet. (i) Please darken the appropriate Circle of Question Paper Series Code on the Answer Sheet, (ii)_AN questions are compulsory. (iv) Answer all the 60 questions in the Answer Sheet provided for the purpose by darkening the correct choice, 4.e., (al or (b) oF (c) or (d) with BALLPOINT PEN only against the corresponding circle. Any overwriting or alteration will be treated as wrong answer, () Each correct answer carries 1 mark. There will be negative marking and 0-25 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. (vi) Answer written by the candidates inside the Question Paper will not be evaluated. (wii) Calculators (not in Mobile Phones) may be used. (iil) Return the Question Paper and Answer Sheet to the Invigilator at the end of the Entrance Examination. DO NOT FOLD THE ANSWER SHEET. INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARKING ANSWERS Use only Blue/Black Ballpoint Pen (do not use pencil) to darken the appropriate Circle. 2. Please darken the whole Circle. Darken ONLY ONE CIRCLE for each question as shown in example below : Wrong ‘Wrong Wrong Wrong, Correct ©DOO|FHOO|FOHOB\OHOO|@O00 4, Once marked, no change in the answer is allowed. 5. Please do not make any stray marks on the Answer Sheet. 6. Please do not do any rough work on the Answer Sheet, 7. Mark your answer only in the appropriate space against the number corresponding to the question. 8. Ensure that you have darkened the appropriate Circle of Question Paper Series Code on the ‘Answer Sheet. /63-A 3 [P.T.O.SHEET—1 Question No. | Marks | Question No. | Marks | Question No. | Marks Uniti Unit—I1 Unit—IV 1. 5. 7. 2. 6. 8. 3. 4. Total Marks FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Marks Obtained UNIT—I . UNIT—nI - UNIT—IV - Total (II*IIHIV) = 5 [P.7.0. 163-AUNIT—1 [ Please mark your answers in the separate OMR sheet as per instruction ] Note : Question Nos. 1 to 10 consist of two statements—one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). You are required to examine these two statements carefully anid then select the correct answer. 1. Assertion (A) : Sandstone pillars are mostly found in arid and semiarid climates. Reason (R) _: Salt-crystal growth and water drawn to the surface by capillary action cause damages at the rock base. (a) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) {b} {A} is correct but (R) does not explain (A) ()_ Both (A) and {R} are incorrect {@) {A} is correct but (R) is not correct 2. Assertion (A) : Shield volcanoes arc formed of mafic or basalt lava. Reason (R) : Mafic lava is not viscous and can travel long distances to spread out in thin layers. (a) (A) is correct and (R) sufficiently explains (A) (©) (A) is correct but (R) does not explain (A) {) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect {d) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct 3. Assertion (A) : Increasing birth rate and high mortality produces a wide-based population pyramid. Reason (R}_: Wide base of the pyramid is due to war and epidemic. (a) (A) is correct and (R) sufficiently explains (A) (b) (A) is correct and (R) does not explain (A) (4) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct (@) Neither (A) nor {R) is correct Assertion (A) : The rise in temperature produces rising air. Reason (R) : Rise in altitude means declining temperature. (a) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) () (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A) (c) Both (A) and {R) are incorrect (@) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct 163-A 7 [P.7.0,163-A Assertion (A) : High population density means higher development Reason (R) : Concentration of resource attracts migrants. (a) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (b) (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A) (} Both (A) and (R) are incorrect (d) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct Assertion (A} : Growing season of a crop declines with higher latitudes. Reason (R) _: Frost-free days increase as we move away from the equator. fa) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) {b) (A) is correct but (R) does not explain (A) () Both (A) and (R) are incorrect (a) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct Assertion (A) : As the sun-descends, it bathes the distant cloud over the horizon in red and pinkish rays. Reason (R) : The skies below the horizon, no longer illuminating the land around, but at the height of the clouds, the sun has not yet dipped below the horizon. (a) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (b) (A) is correct but (R) does not explain (A) (Both (A) and (R) are incorrect {d)_{A) is correct but (R) is not correct Assertion (A) : Weather systems and ocean currents respond to Coriolis effect. Reason (R) : Moon’s gravitational pull on the planet creates directions of large motions of the atmosphere and oceans, (a) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (b) (A) is correct but (R} does not sufficiently explain (A) (@) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect (4) {A) is not correct but (R) is correctAssertion (A} : Agriculture probably did not originate in one location but in multiple, independent hearths. Reason (R)_: From the earliest times, people have produced food in distinctive ways in different regions bringing about diversities. (@) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (b) (A) is correct but (R) does not explain (A) {e)_ Both (A) and (R) are incorrect (4) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct 10. Assertion (A) : Mid-Rhine is Western Europe’s most centrally located and well performing industrial area. Reason (R): Frankfurt is the financial and commercial centre and the hub of transport network, while Stuttgart specializes in high-value goods that require skilled labour and Mannheim is an island port on the river Rhine. (a) (A) is correct and {R) is the correct explanation of (A) (b) {A} is correct but (R) does not explain (A) (c) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect (d)_ (A) is correct but (R) is not correct 11, Which one of the following is not true for the transcurrent faults? (2) Movement is horizontal (b) No scarp is formed (c) Only a thin line or narrow trench may be formed (@) Landform Graben is thus created 12. Plantation agriculture is largely confined to which one of the following areas? (2) Savanna lands (b) Tropical areas (9) Hilly tracks of the tropical regions (4) Mediterranean 163-A 9 [P-T.0.13. 14. 18. 16. /63. A Which of the following describes the process when continuously growing towns and their suburbs begin to come closer or merge with other neighbouring towns? (2) Megalopotis () Suburbanization (c) Ribbon settlement (@) Conurbation Who among the following used plants as a guide to meteorological conditions for climatic classification? : (2) Miller (b) Thornthwaite () Das and Miller (a) Koppen Which one of the following is not an example of a formal region? {a} Agro-climatic region {b) Crop-combination region (c) Climatic region (a) City region Which one of the following is not the characteristic of geometric space? (a) Point (ob) Line (Area (a) Interaction 1017. 18. 19. 20. ai. 163-A ‘Which one of the following is the term the ancient Greeks used to signify the inhabited portion of the earth surface distinguishing it from the remainder which were uninhabited? (a) Oases (b) Ecumene (o) Lebensraum (4) Republic Find the correct order in which various factors listed below may have influenced population distribution since the early stages of the evolution of human society A. Relief. B. Climate ©. Soil D. Type and scale of human activity (a) A,B,C, D (b) A, C, B,D () BAC, D @ B,CG.A,D According to the general principle of distance decay, interaction between two settlements will depend on a) size of the population of the two settlements (b) distance between the two settlements (c) composition of population in the two settlements (d) size of population and distance between the two settlements Windmills are responsible for rise in temperature due to; (a) Emitting GHS () Absorbing moisture from the atmosphere {c) Release of latent heat of condensation (a) None of the above Which one of the following is used to study the three-dimensional earth? (a) Scale factor (b) Globe (ce) Projection (4) Survey methods 11 [P.T.0.22. 23. 24. 28. 26. 163-A What role ‘traces’ play in atmosphere? {a) Contribute in condensation (b) Contribute in retaining heat at night () Lead to inversion of temperature (a) All of the above ‘Sun-synchronous satellites are used for (a) remote sensing (b) weather forecast (6) Both of the above {@) None of the above What is called asymmetrical fold? (a) When arrangements of anticline and syncline are reversed than original formation {b) When beds in one limb dip more steeply than those in the others () When beds in all limbs have same amount of dip {4) None of the above Fog is the atmospheric condition arising out of (a) mixing of cold and warm air (b) visibility less than 1000 meter {)_ cloud formation near the ground (4): All of the above Greenhouse effect is (a) @ natural phenomena () an imbalance between incoming short-wave radiation and outgoing long-wave radiation (c) an outcome of concentration of certain gases in atmosphere (a) All of the above 1227, A break in the long profile of a river is identified as ()_knickpoint (b) fault (©) fall (a) None of the above 28. Which of the following statements about ‘Walker circulation’ is correct? (a) Atmospheric circulation cell oriented East-West along the equator in the Tropical Pacific () Walker circulation weakens during ‘El Nitto’ event (©) Both of the above (@) None of the above 29. Thunderstorms are more common in {a) middle latitude regions (©) equatorial regions () polar regions (a) tropical regions 30. In Indian context consider the statement —“Most migration is outcome of economic reason’, and choose the most appropriate answer: (a) The statement is true only for urban to urban male migration (b) The assumption is true for all migrations except rural to rural female migration (c) The statement holds true only for rural to urban male migration (a) The statement holds true for urban to rural migration 31. Primacy of settlement is a function of (a) colonial model of development {b) concentrated economic development (c) Both of the above {é) None of the above 163-A, 13 [P.7.0.32. Which one of the following is not a wheat-producing region? (a) Steppe (b) Prairie (} Savanna (4) Pampas 33. ‘Plates’ consist of (a) asthenosphere (b) crust {ce} crust and upper mantle (a) None of the above 94. Varves are a type of (a) plant fossil (b) lamina deposit on mouth of a glacier (c} fluvial deposit (4) None of the above 35. Irulas are found in (2) Jharkhand (b) Kerala {c}_ Chhattisgarh {@) Arunachal Pradesh 36. Which one of the following conservation practices has least relationship to the others? fa) Terrace farming {b) Straw and stubble mulching (©) Strip cropping {d) Grass waterways 163-A M437. 38. 39, 40. a. 163-A The major fishing regions of the world have which of the following in common? A. Shallow water B. Mixed waters and continental runoff C. Cool water D. Storm, fog (a) A only (b) AandB (9 Bandc (a) A,B, Cand D According to the 2011 Census, which State or UT recorded the lowest sex ratio? (a) Haryana (b) Delhi (©) Punjab (@) Jammu and Kashmir Which one of the following pairs under A and B is not correctly matched? A B (a) Govind Sagar Satluj (b) | Kolleru. Lake Krishna (c) Ukai Reservoir Tapi (@) Wular Lake Jhelum When you travel in certain parts of India, you will notice red soil. What is the main reason for this colour? (a). Abundance of magnesium (b) Accumulated humus (©) Presence of ferric oxides {d) Abundance of phosphates Which one of the following is the appropriate’ reason for considering the Gondwana rocks as most important of rock systems of India? (a) More than 90% of limestone reserves of India are found in them (0) More than 90% of India’s coal reserves are found in them (@)_ More than 90% of fertile black-cotton soils are spread over them (4) None of the above 15 [P-7.0,42. 44, 45. 163-A Find the correct match between A and B: A B 1, Doda Betta i, Himalayas 2. Makalu fi, Aravallis 3, Guru Shikhar iii, Satpuras 4. Dbupgarh iw. Nilgiris @ 1 2 3 4 iif if wv 1 2 3 4 () 1 2 3 4 woo @ 1 2 3 4 At which of the following places the confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is located? fa) Rudraprayag (>) Deoprayag (. Karnaprayag (@) Rishikesh Which one of the following landforms would most likely to be found in Greenland? (a) Nunatak (b) Inselberg (3) Mendip (a) Volcanic neck Which one of the following does not describe a transitory zone of mixed rural and urban land uses at the edge of large cities? (a) Urban sprawl (b) Rural-urban fringe () Peri-urban {d) Urban field 1646. 47, 163-A Who among the following is closely associated with the concept of garden city? (a) R. Adams (b) P. G. Hall (©) G. Trewartha (a) E. Howard Who among the following is associated with diffusion studies in geography? (@) D. Gregory (b) D. Harvey ()T. Hagerstrand (4) G. Olsson Which among the following comprise the largest population of the Scheduled Tribes of India? (a) Bhils (b) Santhals () Oraons (@) Gonds Correctly match A with B A B 1. Physiological density a, Total population/total arable land 2, Agricultural density Total population/total _geo- graphical area 3. Population density Agricultural _population/total arable land 4. Nutritional density pp, Total population/total area of food crops @ 1 2 3° 4 A B Cc D ® 1 2 3 4 A Cc BD fe) Cees es B oc DA @ 1 2 3 4 ACD he ete 7 [P.T.0.50. 51. 52, 53. A branch of knowledge that studies the relationships between people and their social and physical environments is known as a} cultural ecology (b) deep ecology () human ecology (a) ecosystem Forcing cultural, religious or ethnic group to live separately within a city is best referred to es (@) social area (0) social space () ghetto (2) segmentation ‘The Western experience of economic development suggests that as country’s economy develops, a smaller percentage of the workforce tends to be employed in (a) services, because technology increases efficiency in the provision of services {b) industry, because productivity increases as labour cost rise {) agriculture, because industrialization decreases the value of rural land (a) agriculture, because investment in technology increases yields and decreases labour demand The term ‘Green Revolution’ best refers to (a) the environmental politics of Greenpeace (©) use of seeds with nitrogen fertilizer to increase agricultural production (c)__use of hybrid seeds to promote agricultural production of wheat and rice in food- deficient tropics and subtropics (4) efforts to promote parks and open spaces around industrial townships 1854. Match the names given under A with the associated fields given as under B : 56. 87. 163-A Peper fa) (b) {c) (a) A B A. Penck: A. Projections K. B. Mollweide B. Geomorphology J. Gottman ©. Urban geography M. Jefferson —_-D._Settlement geography 1 A On ue >R WN PO DH Oe >be ye oO Us oes of OF 1 D ‘The lack of good quality land in South America is, to some extent, compensated for by fa) {b) (c) (a) large coal reserves huge oil reserves large areas of natural postures large uranium deposits Palghat is situated between fa) {b) © (a) the Nilgiris and the Cardamon Hills the Nilgiris and the Annamalai Hills the Annamalai Hills and the Cardamon Hills the Cardamon Hills and Palni Hills Which one of the following States of India is frequently affected by tropical cyclone? @ (bo) © (ay Assam. West Bengal Gujarat Rajasthan 19 [P.-1.0,58. From the earliest to the latest, which one of the following is correct sequence of the formation of various landforms in India? (a) Deccan trap, Vindhyas, Thar, Aravalli (b) Vindhyas, Aravalli, Thar, Deccan trap (c) Deccan trap, Aravalli, Vindhyas, Thar (4) Aravalli, Vindhyas, Deccan trap, Thar 59. Which one of the following is net a ‘push factor’ affecting migration of population? {a} Social conflicts and war () Natural disaster (©) Overpopulation and unemployment () Economic and educational opportunities 60, Arrange different cloud types as given below in the correct sequence of their altitude from the surface : A. Cumulus B. Altostratus . Cirrus D. Cirrocumutus fa) A,B,C,D (b) A, B,D, ) ©, D,B,A @ ABDC 163-A 20‘UNIT 1. Explain atmospheric general circulation model identifying various ‘cells’ within general circulation. 163 21 [P.T.0.163 Bring out the salient characteristics of the differences in the drainage pattern of the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Peninsular India. 23 [P-7.0.8. Using appropriate examples, describe various patterns of rural settlement commonly found in India. 163 25 [P.T.0.4. “Geography is the study of man-environment relationship.” Critically evaluate the statement. 163 27 [P.T.0.uNIT— 5. A firm has employed the following set of workers and pays them according to the rank. Find out the median wage the entrepreneur is paying : Wage (in Rs) Number of workers in the firm 2,000-3,000 95 3,000-4,000 35 4,000-5,000 50 5,000-7,000 30 7,000-9,000 20 9,000-11,000 10 6. What would be the simplest measure to find out variation in wage of the workers for the above firm? Calculate the variation for the wage paid in the above firm, 163 29 [P.7.0.UNIT—IV 7. Draw rainfall and temperature graph for the station on the basis of the given climatic data Station v[r[m~a[m[s[sTatTs[olw]o ‘Average |Max. | 313 | $17 | 32-4 | 32:3 | 319 | 295 | 29:2 | 291 | 297 | 300 | 301 | 30-7 temp. (°C) Min. [ 22-2 [22-9 | 24-2 | 251 | 25:3 [23-7 | 23:3 | 23:3 | 23:3 | 23-4 [231 | 224 JAverage rainfall (in mm) 22:9 | 208 | 38+6 |105-7]207-8/356-4| 223 |145:5]137-9|273-3] 20:5 | 64-7 163 32\ ANI, S Nea | HN [ (Wee