ASSERTION (A) : The regional boundaries of biomes arec some-what

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11.

LIST I 

(Conferences/Reports)

LIST II

(Held in/ Published in)

(a) Global climate change impacts in the UNITED STATES (1) 2007
(b) Stockholm Conference  (2) 1992
(c) Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC (3) 1972
(d) Rio Conference  (4) 2009
  • a-1 , b-2 , c-4 , d-3

  • a-2 , b-1 , c-3  , d-4

  • a-4 , b-3 , c-2 , d-1

  • a-4 , b-3 , c-1 , d-2


12.

Which one of the following terms is appropriate for plants that endure seasonal climatic fluctuations from year to year ?

  • Perennials

  • Annuals

  • Seasonal

  • Bi-annuals


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13.

ASSERTION (A) : The regional boundaries of biomes arec some-what arbitrary.

REASON (R) : All kind of major biomes are existing both in ocean and land.

  • 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.


C.

(A) is true , but (R) is false.


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14.

LIST I

(Zoogeographic regions)

LIST II

(Country)

(a) Oriental (1) Brazil
(b) Nearctic (2) Sumatra
(c) Neotropical (3) Netherland
(d) Palaearctic (4) USA
  • a-3 , b-1 , c-4 , d-2

  • a-3 , b-4 , c-2 , d-1

  • a-2 , b-4 , c-1 , d-3

  • a-4 , b-2 , c-1 , d-3


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15.

Which activity contributes to water pollution mor ethan any other throughout the world ?

  • Agriculture

  • Hydro-electricity power generation

  • Manufacturing industries

  • Urbanization


16.

Who defined Geography as human ecology ?

  • Schaefer

  • Barrows

  • Hartshorne

  • Ellen Semple


17.

Which one of the following was first to put forward the concept of "life form" among plants in 1934 ?

  • A.S. Moffat

  • R.H. Whittaker

  • Christen Raunkiaer

  • E.O. Box


18.

LIST I

(Nature of the Change)

LIST II

(Possible Anthropogenic causes)

(a) Desertification in the semi-arid areas (1) Effect of groynes up the coast
(b) Gully development in a valley bottom (2) Overgrazing
(c) Increasing coast erosion (3) Run-off from a new road
(d) Greater river -flood intensity (4) Urbanisation
  • a-2 , b-3 , c-4 , d-1

  • a-2 , b-3 , c-1 , d-4

  • a-3 , b-2 , c-1 , d-4

  • a-4 , b-3 , c-2 , d-1


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19.

The transition zone between two ecosystems is called :

  • Biotope 

  • Ecotone

  • Biome

  • Habitat


20.

Whiich one of the following models  is based on the study of human ecology ?

  • Burges and Park's concentric zone model

  • Weber's Locational model

  • Haggerstrand's innovation diffusion model

  • Zelinsky's mobility transition model


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