PSC HSST Junior Geography Model Questions and Answers
76. The periods of Second Five Year Plan in India :
(A) 1955-1960
(B) 1957-1962
(C) 1954-1959
(D) 1956-1961
Answer: D
77. The First Five Year Plan of India gave more importance to :
(A) Industry
(B) Air transportation
(C) Agriculture
(D) Trade
Answer: C
78. The Growth pole theory originally developed by :
(A) Christaller
(B) Francis Perroux
(C) Zipf
(D) Ullman
Answer: B
79. The programme sponsored by Government of India for rural development :
(A) IRDP
(B) IAAP
(C) IADP
(D) HYVP
Answer: A
80. The first Chairman of Planning Commission of India :
(A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Dr. Radhakrishnan
(D) Rajagopalachari
Answer: B
81. A region which is characterized by high temperature and heavy rainfall throughout the year :
(A) Tropical Monsoon region
(B) Tropical high land region
(C) Mediterranean region
(D) Equatorial region
Answer: D
82. The temperate grasslands of South Africa :
(A) Prairies
(B) Velds
(C) Pampas
(D) Downs
Answer: B
83. An example for Non renewable resource :
(A) Coal
(B) Solar energy
(C) Water
(D) Wind
Answer: A
84. The third largest populated country in the world :
(A) Brazil
(B) United State of America
(C) Indonesia
(D) Pakistan
Answer: B
85. Name of the shifting cultivation in North-East India :
(A) Chena
(B) Tamrai
(C) Milpa
(D) Jhuming
Answer: D
86. Viticulture meant for :
(A) Lemon cultivation
(B) Apple cultivation
(C) Orange cultivation
(D) Grape cultivation
Answer: D
87. The longest railway line in the world :
(A) Canadian railway
(B) Sydney-Perth railway
(C) Trans-Siberian railway
(D) Philadelphia railway
Answer: C
88. The term Boreal refers to :
(A) Taiga forest
(B) Swampy forest
(C) Mangrove forest
(D) Monsoon forest
Answer: A
89. The Kalahari Desert is located at :
(A) North America
(B) South America
(C) South Africa
(D) Australia
Answer: C
90. The development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is called :
(A) Biological development
(B) Urban development
(C) Economic development
(D) Sustainable development
Answer: D
91. Which gas increase in the atmosphere is major cause to global warming?
(A) Argon
(B) Oxygen
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Hydrogen
Answer: C
92. The Kyoto protocol :
(A) Treaty for trade
(B) Treaty to reduce greenhouse gases emissions
(C) Treaty for deforestation
(D) Treaty to ban child labour
Answer: B
93. The satellite, Astrosat launched by India for the study of :
(A) Resource mapping
(B) Disaster management
(C) Weather phenomena
(D) Celestial objects
Answer: D
94. Who described the quantitative revolution in geography as ”a radical transformation of the spirit and purpose of Geography”?
(A) Ptolemy
(B) Humboldt
(C) Burton
(D) Huntington
Answer: C
95. A philosophical view that man is responsible for making his own nature :
(A) Idealism
(B) Radicalism
(C) Rationalism
(D) Existentialism
Answer: D
96. A sudden, aggressive and very heavy rainfall is called :
(A) Storm burst
(B) Water burst
(C) Thunder burst
(D) Cloud burst
Answer: D
97. The headquarter of Survey of India :
(A) Dehra Dun
(B) Mumbai
(C) New Delhi
(D) Kolkata
Answer: A
98. Which method of data collection is called as ”the Social Microscope” by Burgess?
(A) Interview method
(B) Observation method
(C) Case Study method
(D) Sample method
Answer: C
99. The process of examining the collected raw data to detect its errors, omission and correction is called as :
(A) Classification
(B) Coding
(C) Editing
(D) Tabulation
Answer: C
100. In the layout of research report, ‘acknowledgement’ comes under :
(A) Appendix
(B) The main text
(C) Reference
(D) Preliminary section
Answer: D
