Organisation : University of Mysore
Exam : Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) Center for Lecturership
Document Type : Model/Previous Question Paper
Subject : Geography
Year : 2015
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Note :
** This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions.
** Each question carries two (2) marks.
** All questions are compulsory
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1. Rio Grande ridge occurs in
(A) South Pacific Ocean
(B) South Atlantic Ocean
(C) North Pacific Ocean
(D) South Indian Ocean
2. Which of the following soil is rich in clay ?
(A) Spodosol
(B) Ultisol
(C) Inceptisol
(D) Vertisol
3. Which of the following maps has the
largest scale ?
(A) Atlas map
(B) Wall map
(C) Topographical map
(D) Cadastral map
4. Which of the following human racial groups has epicanthic fold in eyes ?
(A) Caucasoid
(B) Negroid
(C) Mongoloid
(D) Australoid
5. Who among the following does not support the concept of possibilism ?
(A) Blache
(B) Brunhes
(C) Bowman
(D) Buckle
6. Who among the following provided a functional classification of towns ?
(A) Carter
(B) Nelson
(C) Zipf
(D) Mumford
7. Principle of uniformitarianism was explained by
(A) Hutton and Playfair
(B) Ritter and Humboldt
(C) Huntington and Gilbert
(D) Davis and Dutton
8. The horizontal displacement along a fault is called
(A) Dip
(B) Throw
(C) Heave
(D) Limb
9. Which of the following forest types is economically more exploited ?
(A) Selva
(B) Taiga
(C) Tropical Deciduous forest
(D) Mediterranean forest
10. Burgess applied his concentric zone model of urban land use to the city of
(A) London
(B) Chicago
(C) Boston
(D) Rome
11. Identify the correct descending order sequence of states in India with regard to sex ratio as per census 2011.
(A) Kerala, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh
(B) Kerala, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
(C) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
(D) Kerala, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh
12. Among the total world population in the world in 2013, the share of population with more than 60 years of age is
(A) 8.5%
(B) 9.4%
(C) 13.4%
(D) 14.5%
13. As per World Population Prospects 2012 Revision of the UN, the country which will have maximum decline of population between 2013 and 2050 is
(A) Bulgaria
(B) Romania
(C) Japan
(D) Germany
14. Who among the following are referred to as “Fathers of Modern Geography” ?
(A) Hutton and Playfair
(B) Ritter and Humboldt
(C) Ratzel and Semple
(D) Blache and Brunhes
15. Identify the pair of states which have maximum area of sub-Alpine and Alpine forests
(A) Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim
(C) Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland
(D) Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh
16. Which of the following countries has large reserves of natural gas ?
(A) Canada
(B) Japan
(C) China
(D) Russia
17. Sita and Swarna are the short west flowing rivers in
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Goa
(D) Maharashtra
18. Identify the ocean current which is different from the other three
(A) Canaries current
(B) Humboldt current
(C) Oyashio current
(D) Kuroshio current
19. Rimland theory argument is based on
(A) Land based power of world politics
(B) Maritime mobility of select nations
(C) Involvement of Germany-Russian empires
(D) Prominent role of pivot area
20. Which biosphere reserve was first created in 1986 in India ?
(A) Sunderbans
(B) Nanda Devi
(C) Manas
(D) Nilgiri
21. Ablation is a process associated with
(A) Weathering
(B) Mass wasting
(C) Chemical weathering
(D) Glaciers
22. Consider the following statements and identify the correct answer using the codes given below :
1. Foster used temperature and humidity for his clinograph.
2. Smith used relative relief to calculate average slope of an area.
3. Climatograph was devised by Conrad.
4. Ergograph shows the relationship between climate, seasons and crops.
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 are correct
(B) 2 and 4 are correct
(C) 3 and 4 are correct
(D) 1 and 3 are correct
23. Consider the following statements and identify the correct answer using the codes given below :
1. North-Eastern USA has very high density of population.
2. Western Australia has very low density of population.
3. In Canada highest population concentration is noticed in the North- Western parts.
Codes :
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) 1 and 2 are correct
(D) 2 and 3 are correct
24. Which of the following regions is significant for iron ore production in the world ?
(A) Katanga
(B) Karaganda
(C) Mesabi range
(D) Baku
25. Consider the following statements and identify the correct answer using codes given below :
1. Kiruna in Sweden is significant for production of coal.
2. Krivoi Rog is a significant region for mining of iron ore.
3. Chile is the most significant producer of copper in the world.
Codes :
(A) Only 2 is correct
(B) 1 and 2 are correct
(C) 2 and 3 are correct
(D) 1 and 3 are correct