Geography-1983
PAPER-I
1. On the map of India provided, mark the following and write in not more than
ten words in your answer script, what your consider to be most important aspect
of each one of them:
(a) Pre-Cambrian
land mass
(b) Mikir
hills
(c) Banihal
pass
(d) 100
cm. (40") isohyte
(e) Largest
mangrove forest area
(f) Coffee
producing areas
(g) Anpara
(h) Bhilai
(i) Tarapur
(j) Shortest
air route from Porbandar to Gauhati
OR
On
the map of World provided, mark the following and write in not more than ten
words in your answer script, what you consider to be most important aspect of
each one of them:
(a) Carpathian
mountains
(b) Great Salt
Lake
(c) Parana-Paraguay
basin
(d) Canary
islands
(e) Areas
with 50 to 100 cm. annual rainfall
(f) Great
Barrier Reef
(g) Bering
Strait
(h) New York
Metropolitan Region
(i) Seoul
(j) Trans-Siberian
Railways with three important railway stations on it.
2.
Write short notes on any three of the following; each answer should be in about
200 words:
(a) Polycyclic
land mass
(b) Jet
stream
(c) Ecological
imbalance
(d) World
energy crisis
SECTION A
3. 'Landscape is the function of structure, process and
stage.' Discuss.
4.
Divide
world into major biotic regions giving the basis of your division.
5.
Discuss
different types of maribe resources and mention their possible utilization.
SECTION B
6. Write a critical essay on the quantitative revolution
in geography.
7. Briefly discuss the trend of urbanisation in the world
since the beginning of the present century.
8. Discuss the food and nutrition problems of the world.
PAPER-II-1983
SECTION A
1. Answer
any three of the following questions in about 200 words each:
(a) Examine
the origin of the Deccan lavas and describe the scenery associated with it.
(b) Comment
on the role of social forestry in the economy of India.
(c) Give
a brief account of the petroleum resources of India.
(d) Discuss
the problems of livestock raising in India.
2. "There
is a gulf between rainfall statistics and water availability." Elucidate this
statement with reference to the agricultural efficiency of any region in India.
3. Linguistic
regions in India may have a cultural reality but no economic base. Examine this
view illustrate your answer with suitable examples.
4. Discuss
the factors which interact to limit the area within which a crop may be successfully grown commercially in India. Give examples to justify your arguments.
SECTION B
5. Comment
on any three of the following in about 200 words each:
(a) The
inadequacy of transport is the major obstacle to the trade and production of India.
(b) Factors
contributing to the growth of the urban fringe of either Calcutta or Bombay.
(c) "Core
Areas" for successful regional planning in India.
(d) The
North Western Frontiers of India and the related political problem.
6. What
are the factors influencing the localization of industry? Illustrate your
answer with reference to the Iron and Steel industry of India.
7. Indian
cities are lacking in layout and function. How far is this true and what
historical and cultural factors are responsible for these features?
8. How
far is it true to say that the Indian Ocean is actually and potentially a major
focus of international relations and dispute?
