Preparation of Sub-plan on regional basis was taken up :

• Fourth plan

• Fifth plan

• Sixth plan

• Seventh plan

ASSERTION (A) : Oceanic salinity is low in the equatorial region.

REASON (R) : Equatorial region is characterized by heavy rainfall, cloudiness and humidity.

• 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.

Consider the following statements :

1. Ozone is found mostly in the stratosphere.
2. Ozone layer lies 55-75 kms above the surface of the earth.
3. Ozone absorbs ultraviolet raysfrom the Sun.
4. Ozone layer has no significance for life on the earth. 

Which of the above statements are correct ?

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 4

• 2 and 3

• 1 and 4

'Montreal Protocol' is related to 

• Global warming

• Ozone depletion

• Air pollution

• Water pollution

The statement : "Systematic geography must move into theoritical spheres and Regional Geography into a search for generic and not unique studies" was made by

• Richard Hartshorne

• Issiah Bowman

• Willian Bunge

• Peter Haggett

The objective of Kyoto Protocol was to reduce green-house gas emission by :

• An average of 10% below 1995 level by the year 2010

• An average of 8% below 1998 level by the year 2012

• An average of 20% below 1997 level by the year 2009

• An average of 5% below 1990 level by the year 2012

Xerophytes can tolerate and stand against :

• High temperature

• Severe cold

• Humidity

• The drought conditions

ASSERTION (A) : The growth of grass and other vegetative cover is limited to selvas.

REASON (R) : The separate crowns of trees coalesce and form a thick canopy above the forest floor.

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

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

• (A) is true , but (R) is false.

• (A) is false , but (R) is true

In the development of Quantitative Revolution , a new field of study called 'Social Physics' stating thatb "dimensions of society are analogues to the physical dimensions and include numbers by people , distance and time" was introduced by

• J.Q.Stewart

• Edward Ullman

• W.L.Garrison

• William Warntz

ASSERTION (A) : The major Thurst of Quantitative Revolution is to bring law making, model building and Theoritization in Geography.

REASON (R) : After the Second World war, young geographers discarded the empirical, descriptive and gazetter type of geography by using the mathematical language rather than the language of literature.

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

• Both (A) and (R) are wrong.

• (A) is correct , but (R) is wrong.

• (A) is wrong , but (R) is correct.