List of top Geography Questions

Differentiate between Land use and Land cover
Give geographical reasons
Factors like illiteracy, poverty affect regional development.
Give geographical reasons
Nature of Geography is dualistic.
Differentiate between Public sector industry and Private industry
Give geographical reasons
Industrial development is not found in Central Australia.
Give geographical reasons
Agriculture is practised on a large scale in India.
Factors studied in physical geography:
Give geographical reasons
Literacy rate is the indicator of economic and social development of the country.
Give geographical reasons
Distribution of industries is uneven
Permanent Human Settlements are not found in Antarctica.
Primary occupations depending upon natural resources -
Footloose industries:
A: Each formal region has distinct boundaries which make them easy to identify.
R: Region is bounded by economic activities.
A: In tertiary occupation, there is no derivation from nature.
R: It provides only services so it is known as a service sector.
A: Physical or human factors are not static but highly dynamic. They change over time.
R: The earth is dynamic. We find there are variations in its physical and cultural environments.
Identify the incorrect factor and write: % Question (1) Densely populated region due to mineral deposits -
A: In India, industrial areas are found concentrated in a few regions.
R: India is an agricultural country.
Choose one subregion in the northern plain region of India.
Major physical factor which affects regional development.
Ideal location for fishing.
In USA, industrial areas are found in the North-Eastern region.
Appalachian mountain region of U.S.A has dense population because-

Match List-I with List-II 

List-I (Name of the Pack Animals)List-II (Areas where they are used as means of transportation)
(A) Mules(I) Mountains
(B) Camels(III) Deserts
(C) Reindeer(II) Siberia
(D) Horses(IV) Western Countries


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List-I (Linguistic family)List-II (Branch/Group)
(A) Indo-European (Aryan)(I) Iranian
(B) Sino-Tibetan (Kirata)(III) North Assam
(C) Austric (Nishada)(II) Munda
(D) Dravidian (Dravida)(IV) North Dravidian


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Match List-I with List-II 

List-I (Town Name)List-II (Town Type)
(A) Chandigarh(I) Administrative Town
(B) Kandla(II) Transport Town
(C) Jharia(III) Mining Town
(D) Jalandhar(IV) Garrison Town


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