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A functional region is delineated on the basis of

• Politico-administrative boundaries

• Isolines

• Physical division

• Fields of Interactions

Who developed a methodology fo rthe study of human communities through focussed attention on the "Place-Work-Folk" progression ?

• T.H. Huxley

• Patrick Geddes

• H.R. Mill

• Vidal de la Blache

After economic liberations started in India in 1991 , per capit state incomes in the country have :

• Converged 

• remained unchanged

• diverged

• spread

ASSERTION (A) : Dandakaranya was the first large inter-state effort to reclaim land for the settlement of refugees.

REASON (R) : Dandakaranya region lies partly in Biahr and partly in West Bengal.

• Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are correct , but (R) does not explain (A).

• (A) is correct , (R) is false.

• (A) is false , but (R) is true.

Which one of the following attributes is not a measure of Human Developemnt ?

• Literacy

• Life exoectancy

• per capita income

• Consumer expenditure

Which state of India is the largest producer of wheat ?

• Uttar Pradesh

• Haryana

• Punjab

• Rajasthan

Electricity production in India through coal is (%) 

• 60

• 30

• 90

• 10

Which of the following statements are correct ? Select the answer from the codes given below :

• The soils of the Indian plateau are transported ones.

• Rivers have cut alluvial terraces in the Himalayas.

• Red soils occur in Tamil Nadu , South Karnataka plateau and Kerala.

• Petroleum is the major source of commercial energy in India.

• a-iv , b-iii , c-ii , d-i

• a-iii , b-iv , c-i , d-ii

• a-i , b-ii , c-iii , d-iv

• a-ii , b-iii , c-i , d-iv

Which of the following is the correct sequence in increasing order of growth rate of population in South Indian during 1991-2001 ?

• Tamil Nadu , Kerala , Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka

• Kerala , Tamil Nadu , Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka 

• Kerala , Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , Tamil Nadu

• Karnataka , Kerala , Andhra Pradesh , Tamil Nadu