BA Second Year (Sem 3 & 4) Geography – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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The school of 'possibilism' in human geography is mainly associated with:
Chapter 1: Human Geography: Nature and Scope
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Answer: B. Paul Vidal de la Blache
Vidal de la Blache held that nature offers possibilities and humans choose among them; Ratzel and Semple are linked with determinism, Taylor with neo-determinism.In India, the sex ratio is expressed as:
Chapter 5: Population Composition: Age, Sex Ratio and Literacy
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Answer: D. females per 1000 males
The Census of India gives sex ratio as the number of females per 1000 males.According to Malthus, population increases in a ______ progression while food supply increases in an arithmetic progression.
Chapter 6: Population Theories and Demographic Transition
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Answer: A. geometric
Malthus argued population grows geometrically (1, 2, 4, 8…) but food only arithmetically (1, 2, 3, 4…).The 'laws of migration' (1885) were put forward by:
Chapter 7: Migration
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Answer: C. E. G. Ravenstein
E. G. Ravenstein formulated the laws of migration in 1885; Everett Lee later gave the push–pull model (1966).In Maharashtra, the Western Ghats are known as:
Chapter 10: Physiography of India
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Answer: B. Sahyadri
The Western Ghats are called the Sahyadri in Maharashtra; the Satpura range lies in the north of the state.Which of these rivers flows westward and drains into the Arabian Sea?
Chapter 11: Drainage Systems of India
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Answer: D. Narmada
The Narmada (like the Tapi) flows west through a rift valley into the Arabian Sea; the others flow east into the Bay of Bengal.Tamil Nadu gets much of its rainfall in October–December from:
Chapter 12: Climate of India and the Monsoon
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Answer: A. the north-east (retreating) monsoon
The Tamil Nadu coast lies in the rain shadow of the south-west monsoon and gets most rain from the north-east monsoon winds of Oct–Dec.Black soil (regur), well suited to cotton, has mainly formed from the weathering of:
Chapter 13: Soils and Natural Vegetation of India
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Answer: C. basalt lava of the Deccan Trap
Black soil developed from Deccan Trap basalt; it holds moisture well and suits cotton.Which of the following is a rabi crop?
Chapter 16: Major Crops of India and their Distribution
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Answer: C. Wheat
Wheat is sown in winter (Oct–Dec) and harvested in spring, so it is a rabi crop; rice, cotton and jute are kharif crops.The Jharia coalfield, one of India's most important sources of coking coal, is located in:
Chapter 17: Mineral and Power Resources of India
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Answer: B. Jharkhand
Jharia, in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand in the Damodar valley, is India's main coking-coal field.
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