PSC HSST Geography Model Questions and Answers

26. The most important single quality of a test is :
(A) Objectivity
(B) Reliability
(C) Validity
(D) Practicability
Answer: C

27. To study the difference between correlations a researcher can use :
(A) p
(B) r
(C) t
(D) z
Answer: D

28. Which of the following are the main characteristics of research?
(i) Logical and objective
(ii) Hypotheses oriented
(iii) Organise data in quantitative form
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i) and (iii)
(C) (ii) and (iii)
(D) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Answer: D

29. The propounder of Heuristic method :
(A) Armstrong
(B) Dewey
(C) Einstein
(D) Kilpatrick
Answer: A

30. Which one of the following is against research ethics?
(A) Scientific investigation
(B) Imaginary assumptions
(C) Painstaking effort
(D) Human welfare
Answer: B

31. Nappes are
(A) The over-riding portion of the thrust fold
(B) A broad domal warp
(C) The relatively raised blocks
(D) The lowered blocks
Answer: A

32. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(A) Kari soils are found in patches in the districts of Alappuzha, Kottayam and Ernakulam
(B) Acid saline soils are confined to the Kuttanadu region
(C) Hydromorphic saline soils are seen in the coastal tracts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kozhikode and Kasarkodu districts
(D) The greyish onattukara soils are found in the region of Karunagappally, Karthikappally, Mavelikkara taluks
Answer: C

33. The book ‘New Exploration – A Philosophy of Regional Planning’ was written by:
(A) Myrdal
(B) Chapin
(C) Hirchmann
(D) Benton Mackaye
Answer: D

34. Founder of Comparative method in regional geography
(A) Ritter
(B) Blache
(C) Semple
(D) Humboldt
Answer: A

35. The largest producer of bauxite in the world
(A) Australia
(B) China
(C) Brazil
(D) India
Answer: A

36. Which of the statement is not associated with Internet GIS?
(A) Online access the data for query and visualization
(B) Sharing and distribution
(C) GIS data analysis and processing
(D) Data has privacy
Answer: D

37. The operation of presenting the results of data manipulation in a form that is understandable to a user
(A) Data output
(B) Data editing
(C) Data analysis
(D) Data processing
Answer: A

38. The most densely populated district of Kerala as per 2011 Census
(A) Alappuzha
(B) Ernakulam
(C) Kollam
(D) Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: D

39. Which one is not a current of the Pacific Ocean?
(A) Kuroshio current
(B) Humboldt current
(C) Benguela current
(D) California current
Answer: C

40. The term ‘ecosystem’ was first used by
(A) A.G. Tansley
(B) Fosberg
(C) Lindeman
(D) W.W. Newey
Answer: A

41. Who made the first attempt to regionalise India into planning regions?
(A) K.S. Ramachandran
(B) P. Sen Gupta
(C) V. Nath
(D) L.S. Bhat
Answer: A

42. The ‘Reserve of industrial labourers’ or ‘The paradise of the urban poor’
(A) Umland
(B) CBD
(C) Hinterland
(D) Satellite town
Answer: D

43. Who wrote the book ”Geography – A Modern Synthesis’?
(A) Peter Hagget
(B) Hartshorne
(C) Humboldt
(D) Semple
Answer: A

44. The Shansi Shensi fields of China is known for
(A) Petroleum
(B) Natural Gas
(C) Coal
(D) Monazite
Answer: C

45. Which one is not a Commercial Web Mapping technology?
(A) Arc GIS Server
(B) Map Xtreme
(C) Scaleable Vector Graphics
(D) GeoMedia Web Map
Answer: C

46. The command area development programme was introduced in India in
(A) 1974
(B) 1973
(C) 1975
(D) 1976
Answer: C

47. The temperate grasslands in South Africa is known as
(A) Pampas
(B) Downs
(C) Steppes
(D) Veld
Answer: D

48. A lengthwise growth of spits that links to headlands and is consisting of sands
(A) Forden
(B) Nehrungen
(C) Haffe
(D) Fiord
Answer: B

49. Which of the statement is correct?
(A) The section of Himalayas between Kali and Tista rivers is known as Kumaon Himalayas
(B) Himalayan ranges from Tista to Brahmaputra is known as Nepal Himalayas
(C) The section of Himalayas from Satluj to Kali rivers are known as Kumaon Himalayas
(D) The Himalayan ranges from Indus to Satluj rivers is known as Nepal Himalayas
Answer: C

50. The topographic arrangement of an urban builtup area and all its manmade features
(A) Urban morphology
(B) Town plan
(C) Urban field
(D) Town layout
Answer: B