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11.

The concept of "cultural landscape" was popularised by :

  • Wilber Zelinsky

  • Carl Sauer

  • Anne Buttiner

  • Ratzel


12.

ASSERTION (A) : Joint family institution is linked with the economically less developed area.

REASON (R) : Educated and well played while collar employees go for nuclear family.

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

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

  • (A) is true , but (R) is false.

  • (A) is false , but (R) is true.


13.

LIST I 

(Approach)

LIST II

(Development Index)

(a) Development Index (1) Average developement rating based on opinions of a presumably qualified sample group.
(b) Consensus (2) Composite development scores based on a combination of numerous sub-scores for individual indicators.
(c) Subjective integration (3) Per capita income , longivity of lie and social well-being.
(d) Human development (4) A set of adhoc regions , the classes and boundaries of which are determined on the basis of field experiences combined with subjective assessment.
  • a-2 , b-4 , c-3 , d-1

  • a-2 , b-1 , c-4 , d-3

  • a-1 , b-4 , c-3 , d-2

  • a-2 , b-1 , c-3 , d-4


14.

The concept of Cultural landscape was promoted by :

  • Ratzel

  • Carl Sauer

  • Wilber Zelinsky

  • Aunc Bultimer


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15.

Which one of the followings is the largest entity in areal location ?

  • Cultural Region

  • Cultural Landscape

  • Cultural Realm

  • Cultural Point


16.

LIST I 

(Scholar)

LIST II

(Definition)

(a) O.H.K. Spate (1) Role of relief features in the horizontal expansion and segregation of cultures.
(b) Terre and Peterson (2) Late stone age must be associated with people much like the modern tribal groups in more remote regions.
(c) Richards and Subbarao (3) Value of mountain wall are determined by as much as what lies beyond as by its own topography.
(d) Allchin (4) Direct relationship between the climatic changes and the rise of early human culures.
  • a-3 , b-4 , c-1 , d-2

  • a-3 , b-2 , c-1 , d-4

  • a-2 , b-4 , c-3 , d-1

  • a-4 , b-1 , c-3 , d-2


17.

Who wrote the book 'La Geographie Humaine' ?

  • P.E. James

  • Jeans Brunhes

  • R.J. Johnston

  • E. Jones


18.

The nature of input cost-curve over space in industrial landscape becomes :

  • Convex 

  • Concave

  • Linear

  • U shaped


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19.

Among the following authors, who wrote the book entitled 'Locational Analysis in Human Geography' ?

  • P. Haggett

  • T. Haggerstrand

  • P. Hall

  • D. Gregory


20.

Which one of the following authors developed the theory of social physics to create the field of macro geography ?

  • Stewart and Warntz

  • Jackson and Smith

  • Shevky and Bell

  • Jones and Eyles


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