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Population Geography

Description: Population Geography (M)
Number of Questions: 15
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In the world, practices like viticulture, horticulture and sericulture are well developed in the

  1. Monsoon regions

  2. Tropical highlands

  3. Mediterranean regions

  4. Marine west coast areas


Correct Option: C

In which of the following deserts do the Bushmen reside?

  1. Thar Desert

  2. Atacama Desert

  3. Kalahari Desert

  4. Great Victoria Desert


Correct Option: C

Shifting cultivation is practiced in

  1. tropical Africa, South-East Asia and Amazon basin

  2. Sahara, Tundra region and North America

  3. tropical areas, river basins and in Australia

  4. Gobi Desert, Alaska and Tibet Plateau


Correct Option: A

Most of the Japanese industries are located on the

  1. Hokkaido coast

  2. Honshu coast

  3. Shikoku coast

  4. Kyushu coast


Correct Option: B

The coal mines of Karaganda are situated in

  1. Kazakhstan

  2. Azerbaijan

  3. Uzbakistan

  4. Georgia


Correct Option: A

Given below are four pairs of 'Type of agriculture : Country where it is practiced'. Which of these is not correctly matched?

  1. Viticulture : France

  2. Sericulture : Poland

  3. Horticulture : Netherlands

  4. Pisciculture : Japan


Correct Option: B

The Amazon basin remains a backward region because of its

  1. lack of natural resources

  2. inaccessibility

  3. primitive tribal ways of life

  4. climate hazards


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2). 

Which one of the following countries has the highest average of road length per thousand square kilometer area basis?

  1. India

  2. Japan

  3. USA

  4. France


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

France

The highest hydro-power potential in the African Continent is in

  1. northwestern Africa

  2. northeastern Africa

  3. equatorial Africa

  4. southern Africa


Correct Option: C

Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer. List I List II (Minerals) (Major producing countries) A. Bauxite 1. Brazil B. Gold 2. U.S.A. C. Copper 3. Malaysia D. Tin 4. South Africa

  1. (A) 1 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 2

  2. (A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

  3. (A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 1

  4. (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4


Correct Option: A

A major part of freshwater fish is caught in _____.

  1. eastern and southern Asia

  2. western Africa

  3. south America

  4. western Europe


Correct Option: A

Match List I (Cities) with List II (Rivers on which the cities are located) and select the correct answer using the codes given below. List I List II A. New York 1. Rhine B. Bonn 2. Po C. Quebec 3. St. Lawrence D. Venice 4. Hudson

  1. (A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 3

  2. (A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 2

  3. (A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 2

  4. (A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 2


Correct Option: B

Consider the following countries :

  1. Brazil 2. Indonesia
  2. Iran 4. Pakistan Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the above countries in descending order of their population size?
  1. 1 - 3 - 2 - 4

  2. 2 - 4 - 3 - 1

  3. 2 - 1 - 4 - 3

  4. 3 - 2 - 1 - 4


Correct Option: C

‘Estancias’ are

  1. vast cattle farms in Argentina

  2. smaller estates in Brazil

  3. plantation farms in Malaysia

  4. commercial grain farms in western USA


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

‘Estancias’ are vast cattle farms in Argentina.

Africa (with much higher potential hydro-electric power than any other continent) has developed only 0.5 percent of its potential and contributes only a little more than one percent of the hydro-electric power of the world. This is because _____.

  1. the demand for power is small

  2. the volume of water in all the rivers is small

  3. there is no steady flow of water in the rivers

  4. the topography does not permit its transmission by wires


Correct Option: A
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