Multiple Choice Questions

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Which one of the following defined regional growth pole as a "set of expanding industries located in an urban area and including further development of economic activity throughout its zone of influence" ?

  • A.O. Hirchman

  • Boudeville

  • B.J.L. Berry

  • F.Perroux


B.

Boudeville


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From the transport network graph given below select one of the following code to depict "Diameter Index" . Correctly,

                            

  • 2

  • 4

  • 3

  • 1


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

  • Agriculture

  • Hydro-electricity power generation

  • Manufacturing industries

  • Urbanization


Who among the following political scholars appealed in 1949 for "a more geographical political geography" ?

  • Hartshorne

  • G.E. Pearcy

  • R.H. Fifield

  • George T. Renner


Which of the following ocean routes is the most important and busiest route in the world ?

  • The Cape Route

  • North Pacific Route 

  • South Atlantic Route 

  • North Atlantic Route


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ASSERTION (A) : Between Durgapur-Asansol-Chittaranjan and numerous collieries and connected activities the Asansol sub-division represents one of the larger industrial complexes in the world.

REASON (R) : The substantial cost reserves and output , iron and steel  output and  engineering industry in the Asansol sub-division outside the Calcutta Metropolitan district are found.

  • 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.


ASSERTION (A) : The Green Revolution contributed to aggravation of poverty rather than its solution.

REASON (R) : Wealthy and landed farmers realised that Green Revolution together with agricultural mechanisation provided great potential for self cultivation. They began to withdraw land from share cropping and rental market . As a consequence, a large number of tenants and peasants lost their jobs. 

 

  • 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.


Who wrote the book known as "World Political Geography" ?

  • G.E. Pearcy

  • Stephen B.Jones

  • J.K. Wright

  • Hartshorne


LIST I

(Number of likely settlements of different orders)

LIST II

(K Values)

(a) 8 , 32 , 128 (1) K7
(b) 4 , 13 , 40 (2) K13
(c) 3 , 20 , 141 (3) K3
(d) 2 , 27 , 351 (4) K4
  • a-4 , b-3 , c-2 , d-1

  • a-4 , b-2 , c-3 , d-1

  • a-1 , b-3 , c-2 , d-4

  • a-4 , b-3 , c-1 , d-2


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Which one of the following was not assured by Weber in his least-cost theory ?

  • Agglomeration economies lead to high transport and labour cost.

  • Labour is indefinitely available.

  • Location with high transport costs may be attractive because of a cheap labour supply.

  • Transport costs were uniform by distance and weight in any direction.