The tone of the passage can be best be described as

• analytical and scientific

• factual but descriptive

• behavourial

• tentative and inconclusive

42.

The author is primarily concerned with

• criticizing the urbanisation process

• The process of urbanization and over-urbanization in the developing countries.

• factors of sub-urbanization in the developing countries.

• urban infrastructural growth in Asia.

Environmental problems according to the author can be improved with

• social inclusion

• economic growth

• political will

• strong legislation

"Urban Involution" in the developing countries is not characterized by

• rural population level is higher than that in developing countries.

• a uniform process of rural-urban change

• over-concentration of economic , political and cultural functions in primate cities.

• inflow of population beyond a level the city can productively absorb.

Harmonic mean as a method of central tendency is suitable for data pertaining to

• Index numbers

• Growth rates

• Wind speed

• Population density

• a-i , b-iii , c-ii , d-iv

• a-ii _, b-iv , c-i , d-iii

• a-iii , b-ii , c-iv , d-i

• a-i , b-ii , c-iii , d-iv

ASSERTION (A) : Great Lakes region in U.S.A is well developed with industries.

REASON (R) : This region was the region of earlier settlement in U.S.A. by migrants from Britain

• 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.

"A handbook of Commercial Geography" is a translated work published in 1889. Who of the following is the translator ?

• Dudley Stamp

• George Chisholm

• Von Thunen

• Karl Marx

ASSERTION (A) : In modern time artifacts are changing faster than the mentifacts of culture.

REASON (R) : Economic liberalisation and modernization forces tend to bring critical economy and culture.

• 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.

• a-i , b-ii , c-iii , d-iv

• a-ii , b-iii , c-i , d-iv

• a-ii , b-iv , c-i , d-iii

• a-iii , b-i , c-iv , d-ii