Booklet Geography 2022

Geography Test Series 2022
TEST - 01
GEOGRAPHY
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks: 250
Instructions to Candidate
• Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions.
• There are EIGHT questions divided into TWO SECTIONS and printed in ENGLISH.
• The candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
• Question Nos. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted
by choosing at least ONE question from each Section.
• The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.
• Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which must
be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the space provided.
No marks will be given for answers written in a medium other than the authorized one.
• Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.
• Illustrate your answers with suitable sketches/maps and diagrams, wherever considered
necessary. These shall be drawn in the space provided for answering the question itself.
• Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order. Unless struck off, the attempt of a
question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank
in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.
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Section - A
1. (a) Write a short note on the concept of Sustainable Development (150 Words) (10)
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1. (b) Write a short note on Core Periphery Model of John R. Friedman regarding regional
imbalance. (150 Words) (10)
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1. (c) Write a short note on Areal differentiation (150 Words) (10)
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1. (d) Radicalism in geography (150 Words) (10)
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1. (e) Write short note on Neo-environmentalism (150 Words) (10)
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2. (a) What is region as a concept in geography? Discuss different types of region and
methods of regionalization. (250 Words) (20)
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2. (b) Advancements in remote sensing technologies have transformed regional planning

and management. How much has India managed in inculcating these modern
techniques in its planning process? Discuss. (200 Words) (15)
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2. (c) In spite of its merits, quantitative revolution could not enable the geographers to
formulate universal laws and paradigms. Elaborate. (200 Words) (15)
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3. (a) Discuss different cultural realms of world and also elaborate the main characteristics
of Indian realm. (250 Words) (20)
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3. (b) The geography of any place played a pivotal role in determining the progress of
human civilization. Explain with emphasis on Kant’s model of geographical thought.
(200 Words) (15)
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3. (c) Discuss Retzels’s concept of cultural landscape and its present day applicability.
(200 Words) (15)
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4. (a) What is social relevance movement? Mention its different branches, contribution of
different geographers and its shortcomings. (250 Words) (20)
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4. (b) Describe the sequence of major paradigm shifts in geographical thought during
modern period. (200 Words) (15)
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4. (c) Critically examine the phenomenological approach in human geography.

(200 Words) (15)
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Section - B
5. (a) Write a short note on geography of gender. (150 Words) (10)
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5. (b) Positivism in Geography. (150 Words) (10)
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5. (c) Write some developmental strategies for the desert regions. (150 Words) (10)
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5. (d) Write a short note on General System Theory in geography. (150 Words) (10)
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5. (e) Welfare Approach in Geography (150 Words) (10)
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6. (a) “Geographical factors have an unavoidable influence on present day regional

imbalance”. Elucidate. (250 Words) (20)
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6. (b) Present a comparative analysis of Modernism and Post modernism with relevant
examples. (200 Words) (15)
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6. (c) Examine the various perspectives in regional development. Citing case studies explain
why every region follows a different perspective. (200 Words) (15)
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7. (a) Discuss the correlations between Schumpter's theory of innovation and Perroux’s
growth pole theory. (250 Words) (20)
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7. (b) Define the concept of Nation and explain nation and state. (200 Words) (15)
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7. (c) ‘The ratio between effort and return can be looked upon as the price nature extracts
from man for the particular choice he makes’. In the light of above statement, explain
the relevance of Neo Determinism in Indian context. (200 Words) (15)
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8. (a) Differentiate descriptive and process oriented approach in Welfare geography.

Highlight the chronological development of Welfare approach. (250 Words) (20)
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8. (b) Explain the concept of geography as chorological science. (200 Words) (15)
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8. (c) Critically analyse the concept of Growth Pole and Growth Centre and its present
day applicability. (200 Words) (15)
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Geography Test Series 2022

• The candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.

• The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.

• Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.

1. (c) Write a short note on Areal differentiation (150 Words) (10)

1. (d) Radicalism in geography (150 Words) (10)

1. (e) Write short note on Neo-environmentalism (150 Words) (10)

2. (b) Advancements in remote sensing technologies have transformed regional planning

4. (c) Critically examine the phenomenological approach in human geography.

5. (b) Positivism in Geography. (150 Words) (10)

5. (e) Welfare Approach in Geography (150 Words) (10)

6. (a) “Geographical factors have an unavoidable influence on present day regional

8. (a) Differentiate descriptive and process oriented approach in Welfare geography.

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