Papers of Georaphical Terms

201. The colour of the red soil is red
because it 'contains
(a) humus (b) nitrogen
(c) iron (d) potash
202. (A) Black soil is ideal for cotton
cultivation
(R) Black soils have developed
over Deccan lavas
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct
and (R) is the correct explana­
tion of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct
and (R) is not the correct ex­
planation of (A)
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is incor­
rect
(d) (A) is incorrect but (R) is cor­
rect
203. Black soil requires least tilling be­
cause
(a) it is fertile
(b) it develops cracks on drying (c) it is a lava origin
(d) it has plenty of iron and alu­
minium compounds
204. Populationwise, the continents in
decreasing order are
(a) Europe, Asia, Africa, North
America
(b) Asia, North America, Europe,
Africa
(c) Asia, Europe, Africa, North
America
(d) Europe, Asia, North America,
Africa
205. Asia accounts for nearly... per cent
of world population.
(a) 40 (b) 45
(c) 55 (d) 70
206. The regions with highest and low­
est densities are respectively
(a) Europe and Africa
(b) Asia and Oceania
(c) North America and Africa
(d) Europe and Oceania
207. The country with the highest den- .
si ty is
(a) China (b) Bangladesh
(c) India (d) France
208. Which of the following is a low­
density area?
I. Equatorial forests
II. Tropical deserts
III. Eastern Asia
IV. North-eastern America
(a) I, II and IV
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) I, III and IV
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209. Which of the following gives the correct decreasing order in num­bers in the food chain pyramid?
1. Primary Producers
2. Herbivores
3. Carnivores
4. Man
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 3, 2, 4
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1 (d) 1, 2, 4, 3
210. Which of the following is/are
wrongly.defined?
1. Population explosion - rapid
growth of population density
2. Density - average number of
persons per unit area
3. Growth rate - excess of births
over deaths for every 100 per­
sons
4. Sex ratio - the number of
women per thousand persons
(a) 2 and 3 (b) 2 only
(c) 4 only (d) 1, 3 and 4
211. Which of the following is not a
secondary occupation?
1. Spinning cotton yam
2. Production of sugar
3. Forestry
4. Trade
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 3 and 4
212. Which of the following tribes and their area of inhabitance is incor­rect?
(a) Samoyeds - Asiatic Tundra (b) Gaucho - Uruguay
(c) Bindibu - Algeria
(d) Tartars - Siberia
213. Match the following:
1. Veddas A. North America
2. Yakuts B. European
TUndra
3. Kikuyu C. East Africa
4. Lapps D. North Siberia
E. Sri Lanka
(a) 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-E
(b) 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B
(c) 1-E, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B
(d) 1-E, 2-D, 3-C, 4-B
214. Most Indians belong to the group (a) Caucasoid
(b) Mongoloid
(c) Australoid
(d) Negroid
215. Which of the following is correctly
matched?
(a) Eskimo
(b) Oraon
(c) Pygmies
(d) Gonds
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216. Which of the following pairs of states have the highest and lowest density of population?
(a) Kerala - Arunachal
Pradesh
- Sikkim
(b)' Madhya
Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh - Tripura
(d) Punjab - Mizoram
217. According to Census 2001, women
outnumber men in
(a) Mizoram (b) Goa
(c) Kerala (d) no state
218. According to Census 2001, the
percentage of literates in India is
(a) almost equal among males and
females
(b) lower among males than fe­
males
(c) higher among males than fe­
males
(d) lower in urban areas than in
rural areas
219. As per the 2001 Census, among the
Union territories which has the
highest literacy rate?
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Pondicherry
(t) Delhi
(d) Daman and Diu
220. As per the 2001 Census, the largest population of Scheduled Tribes is
in
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Sikkim
221. To which group do the tribals of
central and southern India belong?
(a) Proto-Australoids
(b) Negritos
(c) Mongoloids
(d) Brachycephals
222. Match the following.
Tribes Area
A. Angamis 1. Meghalaya
B. Todas 2. Tamil Nadu
C. Moplahs 3. Keraia
D. Birhors 4. Nagaland E. Khasis 5. Madhya
Pradesh
(a) A-4, B-2, C-3, 0-5, E-l
(b) A-5, B-4, C-3, D-2, E-l (c) A-4, B-3, C-5, D-l, E-2
(d) A-2, B-5, C-4, D-3, E-l
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- 223. Oraon, Munda, Santhal, Gonds and
Asurs are to be found in
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (c) Bihar
(d) Andhra Pradesh