ASSERTION (A) : In arid and semi-arid regions sheet flood is an important landforming process.

REASON (R) : Arid and semi-arid regions experience high intensity short duration rainfall.

• 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.

Which one of the following is an example of footloose industry ?

• Paper industry

• Manufacturing of electric components

• Cement industry

• Aluminium industry

The winter position of subtropical jet stream fluctuates between :

• 20º and 35º N

• 35º and 65º N

• 5º and 20º N 

• 30º and 50º N

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If the population of the largest city of a region is 8 lacs what will be the population of fourth rank city according to Ziff's Rank-size rule ?

• 6 lacs

• 4 lacs

• 2 lacs

• 0.5 lacs

Which of the following characteristics is not true about frontier ?

• Frontier is a zone

• Frontier is outer-oriented

• Frontier is inner-oriented

• Frontier between early tribal societies are generally called a 'no man's land'.

Pattern of population distribution is determined by

• Availability of Minerals

• Agricultural practices

• Cultural practices

• Physiographic characteristics

Which of the following groups of religions originated in the Middle East ?

• Judaism-Chrsitianity-Confucianism

• Judaism-Islam-Christianity

• Judaism-Islam-Taoism

• Islam-Christianity-Confucianism

Ozone depletion may lead to

• Wter shortage

• Forest fire

• Occurence of skin cancer

• Resurgence of waterborne diseases

Who wrote the book "Anthropogeography" ?

• F.Ratzel

• E.C.Semple

• Vidal de la Blache

• Charles Darwin

Humboldt wrote his famous book 'Cosmos' after he conducted fieldwork in -

• Europe

• West Africs

• South America

• North America