Geography Sample Paper 23-24

. Assertion: High level of human development group has 53 countries. Reason: A higher investment in people and good governance has set this group apart from others. .

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) B.

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

• Both (A) and (R) are incorrect

• (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.

Consider the following and choose the correct answer with the help of given codes-

STAGES OF POPULATION GROWTH FEATURES

I Period between 1901 to 1921 1. Period of steady growth II Period between 1921 to 1951 2. Phase of stagnant growth of Population III Period between 1951 to 1981 3. High but decreasing growth rate

IV After 1981 till present 4. Period of population explosion

• I II III IV

  1 2 3 4

• I II III IV

  2 1 4 3

• I II III IV

  4 3 2 1

• I II III IV

  2 1 3 4

Maracaibo, Esskhira and Tripoli ports are classified as ---

• A. Ports of Call

• B. Naval Ports

• C. Oil Ports

• D. Entrepot ports

I. The resource intensive approach of modern expensive agriculture has become unmanageable for marginal and small farmers due to very meager or no saving to invest in agriculture.

II. Most of such farmers have resorted to availing credit from various institutions and money lenders but crop failures and low returns from agriculture have forced them to fall in the trap of indebtedness.

• Both the statements are true

• Only statement I is true

• Only statement II is true

• Both the statements are wrong.

Given below is a list of pillars of human development and its indicators. Which of the following pair is NOT correctly matched?

• A. Equity -Making equal access to opportunities available to everybody

• B. Sustainability - Continuity in the availability of opportunities

• C. Productivity - Resources must be used keeping in mind the future

• D. Empowerment- To have the power to make choices

Which one of the following is the largest linguistic group of India?

• A. Sino – Tibetan

• B. Austric C.

• Indo – Aryan

• D. Dravidian

Which of the followings is not a function of World Trade Organization (WTO)?

• A. WTO is the only international organization dealing with the global rules of trade between nations.

• B. WTO resolves disputes between its member nations.

• C. WTO covers trade in services, such as telecommunication and banking.

• D. WTO provides funding to the global economies.

Which of the following is an example of low order service?

• A. Teacher

• B. Gardener

• C. Lawyer

• D. Musician

In which of the following group of countries of the world, HYV of Wheat and Rice were developed?

• A. Japan and Australia

• B. Mexico and Philippines

• C. USA and Japan

• D. Mexico and Singapore

Statement I: In recent years- ropeways, cableways and pipelines were developed as a means of transport.

Statement II: They were developed to cater to the demands of transporting specific goods under special circumstances.

• A. Only statement I is correct

• B. Only statement II is correct

• C. Both the statements are correct, and statement II correctly explains statement I

• D. Both the statements are true but not related with each other