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Geography (Mains) Question Paper 1998Paper -I

Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 300

1. On the outline map of India provided, mark the following and write in not more thanten words in your answer-book what you consider to be the most significant aspectof each one of them:-

(a) Hirakund Darn

(b) Konkan Coast

(c) Satpura Range

(d) Narmada River

(e) Lava Region

(f) Paradip Port

(g) Visakhapatnam

(h) Lucknow(i) Chilka Lake

(j) Bangalore

OR

1.On the world map provided, mark the following and write in not more than ten words in

your answer-book, what you consider to be the most significant aspects of each one of

them:

(a) Caspian Sea

(b) Hwang Ho River

(c) Gulf of Oman

(d) Madagascar Island

(e) Appalachian Mountain(f) Gibson Desert

(g) Sicily Island

(h) Palk Strait

(i) Dogger Bank

(j) Amazon River

2. Write short notes on any three of the following (each answer should be in about 200

words):

(a) Soil genesis

(b) Geomorphic processes

(c) Locational Triangle

(d) Types of Farming

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Geography (Mains) Question Paper 1998Section A

3. Discuss the concept of volcanicity and show how the theory of Plate Tectonics explains

the mechanism of volcanism and volcanic eruptions.

4. Discuss the nature and composition of earth's atmosphere.

5. Explain and illustrate the submarine relief of the Atlantic Ocean.

Section B

6. What is understood by quantification in Geography? Discuss the significance of

quantification in modern geographical studies with examples.

7. Explain the term resource management. Discuss its relevance in the context of global

resource scarcity and the future of mankind.

8. Examine the impact of advanced agricultural technology on environment. Support your

answer with examples.

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Geography (Mains) Question Paper 1998Paper - II

Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 300

Section A

1. Answer any three of the following in about 200 words each:

(a) Evaluate the feasibility of the proposed Ganga-Cauveri drainage link.

(b) Discuss the role of institutional factors in the efficiency and productivity of agriculture

in India.

(c) Examine the resources of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

(d) Bring out the present day position of exploitation and processing of nuclear minerals in

India.

2. Critically examine the problems and prospects of tribal areas in India.

3. Discuss the cropping patterns in different agricultural regions of India.

4. Examine the pattern of distribution and mode of exploitation of bauxite in India.

Section B

5. Answer any three of the following in about 200 words each:

(a) Examine the importance of industrial estates in India.

(b) Discuss the geographical control of rural settlement pattern in India.

(c) Explain the role of railways as a unifying factor in Indian economy.

(d) Discuss the geopolitical importance of Indian Ocean area.

6. Bring out the trands in the development of fertilizer industry in India.

7. Discuss the concept of city region and referring to Indian cities, examine critically functional

indicators used for delimiting the city region.

8. Discuss the role of languages in regional consciousness and national integration in India.