HSST GEOGRAPHY -JUNIOR – KHSE

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 102/2017/OL
Category Code: 336/2017
Exam: HSST Geography (Junior)
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 04-01-2018
Department Higher Secondary Education
Alphacode A
Question1:-The person who accompanied Rabindranath Tagore while he was visiting Sree Narayana Guru in 1922
A:-Barister G.P. Pillai
B:-C.F. Andrews
C:-K. Kelapan
D:-C. Kesavan
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question2:-Who was the author of the book ‘Atmanuthapam’ ?
A:-Brahmananda Sivayogi
B:-Vaikunda Swamikal
C:-Chavara Kuriyakkose Achan
D:-Chattampi Swamikal
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question3:-The leader who started Mahabodhi Buddha Mission at Kozhikode ?
A:-C. Krishnan
B:-Kumara Gurudevan
C:-Vagbhadananda
D:-C. Kesavan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question4:-Name the British missionary who opened the English school at Mattanchery in the year 1818 ?
A:-Edward Brennen
B:-Rev. W. T. Ringletaube
C:-Rev. Mead
D:-Rev. J. Dawson
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question5:-Who was the founder of Araya Samajam ?
A:-Pandit K.P. Karuppan
B:-Poikayil Yohannan
C:-Velukkutty Arayan
D:-T.K. Madhavan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question6:-The Dutch and Travancore signed the Treaty of Mavelikkara in the year
A:-1741
B:-1745
C:-1749
D:-1753
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question7:-The `13^(th)` Kerala Bamboo Fesrival 2016 was held at
A:-Palakkad
B:-Kochi
C:-Kalpetta
D:-Sulthan Bathery
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question8:-In which year Adoor Gopalakrishnan received Dada Saheb Phalke Award ?
A:-2003
B:-2004
C:-2006
D:-2007
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question9:-Who was the recepient of Vallathol Award in 2016 ?
A:-Kavalam Narayana Panikkar
B:-Dr. Puthussery Ramachandran
C:-K.G. George
D:-Sree Kumaran Thampi
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question10:-Who was the governor of Kerala when internal emergency was declared in 1975 ?
A:-N.N. Wanchoo
B:-B. Ramakrishna Rao
C:-Ajith Prasad Jain
D:-Bhagawan Sahay
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question11:-Which of the following is not a source of evaluating teacher performance ?
A:-Interview with students
B:-Interview with parents
C:-Interview with teachers
D:-Interview with principal
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question12:-‘Learning by living’ is related to
A:-Lecture Method
B:-Discussion Method
C:-Project method
D:-Problem Solving Method
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question13:-Which is not a teaching skill ?
A:-Set Induction
B:-Promoting questions
C:-Lecturing
D:-Closure
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question14:-The audience very seldom participate in
A:-Conference
B:-Seminar
C:-Symposium
D:-Workshop
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question15:-Which is not an essential element of learning ?
A:-Attention
B:-Motivation
C:-Reinforcement
D:-Retention
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question16:-‘Research is a systematized effort to gain new knowledge’ this definition is given by
A:-Clifford Woody
B:-Earnest Grimshaw
C:-Slesinger and Stephenson
D:-Redman and Mory
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question17:-The ‘t-test’ is developed by
A:-William S. Gosset
B:-R.A. Fisher
C:-James L. Murphy
D:-Donald L. Harnett
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question18:-The sampling technique used when the population is not homogeneous
A:-Multistage Sampling
B:-Quota Sampling
C:-Systematic Sampling
D:-Stratified Sampling
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question19:-Which of the following is not an important feature of an abstract ?
A:-Summarises the key facts
B:-Omits introductory explanation
C:-Omits statistical details
D:-Omits citations
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question20:-‘Knowledge for the sake of knowledge’ is the feature of
A:-Descriptive Research
B:-Fundamental Research
C:-Qualitative Research
D:-Conceptual Research
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question21:-In Which case the Supreme court of India held that the Preamble is not a part of the constitution ?
A:-Golaknath Case
B:-Keshavananda Bharati Case
C:-Berubari Case
D:-Minerva Mills Case
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question22:-‘Public health and sanitation’ is a subject included in the
A:-Union List
B:-State List
C:-Concurrent List
D:-Residuary powers
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question23:-____ is the supreme commander of the armed forces in India.
A:-Governor
B:-Defence minister
C:-Prime Minister
D:-President
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question24:-Which among the following Articles of Constitution of India abolishes Untouchability ?
A:-Article 17
B:-Article 15
C:-Article 18
D:-Article 16
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question25:-Who was the Chairman of the second Finance Commission of India ?
A:-A.K. Chanda
B:-N.K. P. Salve
C:-K.Santhanam
D:-K.C. Pant
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question26:-“Public Authority” is defined under _____ of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
A:-Section 2 (h)
B:-Section 2 (i)
C:-Section 2 (j)
D:-Section 2 (e)
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question27:-The definition of ‘child’ in the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is
A:-Any person below the age of fifteen years
B:-Any person below the age of fourteen years
C:-Any person below the age of seven years
D:-Any person below the age of eighteen years
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question28:-National Commission for Women Act, 1990 provides that the Chairperson and every member of the commission
shall hold the office for such period, not exceeding
A:-Five years
B:-Three years
C:-Four years
D:-Six years
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question29:-Which of the following authority is entrusted with the power to make rules under Transplantation of Human
Organs Act ?
A:-Lok sabha
B:-State Legislative Assembly
C:-State Government
D:-Central Government
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question30:-Which of the following Acts received the assent of the President of India on `20^(th)` January 2006 ?
A:-National Rural Employement Guarantee Act
B:-National Environmental Tribunal Act
C:-Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act
D:-Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question31:-Who among the following is known as the ‘Father of Geography’ ?
A:-Hacataeus
B:-Thales
C:-Anaximander
D:-Homer
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question32:-The dichotomy of physical geography versus Human geography was put forward by
A:-Ancient Indian
B:-Arab
C:-Romans
D:-Greeks
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question33:-A book ‘The figures of the climate’ was compiled by
A:-Al-Balkhi
B:-Al-Yakubi
C:-Al-Istakhiri
D:-Al-Masoodi
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question34:-The Instrument ‘Gnomon’ was introduced by
A:-Eratosthenes
B:-Alexander
C:-Herodotus
D:-Anaximander
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question35:-A theory providing an account of the size and distribution of settlements within an urban system was put
forward by
A:-Alfred Weber
B:-Peter Hagget
C:-Walter Christraller
D:-J.Q. Stewart
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question36:-The first geographer who introduced general systems theory in geography ?
A:-Langton
B:-Berry
C:-Chorley
D:-Warntz
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question37:-Who wrote ‘Cosmos’ in 1845 ?
A:-Carl Ritter
B:-Alexander Von Humboldt
C:-Strabo
D:-Varenius
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question38:-The concept of ‘stop and go’ determinism was put forward by
A:-Griffith Taylor
B:-Jean Brunches
C:-J.E. Spencer
D:-Vidal de la Blache
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question39:-Who among the following were the first to put forward the idea of the periodic nature of the monsoon ?
A:-Indians
B:-Arabs
C:-Romans
D:-Greeks
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question40:-Eratosthenes has been called the founder of
A:-Astronomy
B:-Regional geography
C:-Mathematical geography
D:-Geodesy
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question41:-Seismic waves are recorded with the help of an instrument known as
A:-Seismograph
B:-Seismogram
C:-Seismometer
D:-Seismoscope
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question42:-Differential heating of outer and lower shells of rock causes
A:-Shattering
B:-Sheeting
C:-Exfoliation
D:-Flaking
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question43:-Faulting is mainly caused by
A:-Compression
B:-Gravity
C:-Tidal activity
D:-Tension
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question44:-Which one of the following landform is the result of abrasion work of wind ?
A:-Inselberg
B:-Zeugen
C:-Loess
D:-Barchan
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question45:-The rate of change of pressure per unit distance is known as
A:-Change of pressure
B:-Pressure gradient
C:-Decrease in pressure
D:-Variation in pressure
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question46:-Normal lapse rate of temperature is
A:-`1^(0)` F for every 165 meters
B:-`8^(0)` F for every 165 meters
C:-`1^(0)` C for every 165 km
D:-`1^(0)` C for every 165 meters
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question47:-Thick dense and dome shaped clouds with a look like cauliflower are called
A:-Cirrus
B:-Stratus
C:-Cumulus
D:-Nimbus
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question48:-The Coriolis force is extremely weak at the
A:-Equator
B:-Poles
C:-Tropic of cancer
D:-Tropic of capricorn
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question49:-Coral reefs formed close to the shores of the continent are called
A:-Coral Island
B:-Atolls
C:-Barrier reefs
D:-Fringing reefs
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question50:-Which one of the following is a cold current ?
A:-Gulf stream
B:-Kuroshio current
C:-Canary current
D:-Brazilian current
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question51:-The name given to the foothill zone of the Himalayas is
A:-Siwaliks
B:-Central Himalayas
C:-Middle Himalayas
D:-Inner Himalayas
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question52:-The largest coffee producing state in India is
A:-Kerala
B:-Karnataka
C:-Assam
D:-Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question53:-The Eastern Ghats joins the Western Ghats at
A:-Palani hills
B:-Anaimudi
C:-Niligiri hills
D:-Shevroy Hills
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question54:-The Jog falls is situated on the river
A:-Tapti
B:-Cauvery
C:-Bhima
D:-Sharavati
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question55:-Which one of the following rivers of India makes an estuary ?
A:-Cauvery
B:-Narmada
C:-Krishna
D:-Ganga
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question56:-Which one of the following States in India has the highest percentage of tank irrigation ?
A:-Tamil Nadu
B:-West Bengal
C:-Kerala
D:-Karnataka
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question57:-Which river is called the ‘sorrow of Bihar’ ?
A:-Damodar
B:-Subernarekha
C:-Kosi
D:-Cauvery
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question58:-The Peninsular Plateau north of the Vindhyas is called
A:-Deccan Trap
B:-Malwa Plateau
C:-Bundelkhand Plateau
D:-Chota Nagpur Plateau
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question59:-Which region is called the ‘granary of south India’ ?
A:-Coinbatore
B:-Thanjavur
C:-Tiruchirapalli
D:-Kerala
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question60:-The southern most Island of Lakshadweep is
A:-Minicoy
B:-Kilttan
C:-Kavaratti
D:-Kalpeni
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question61:-The census town of class III town has a population size of
A:-20,000 to 49,000
B:-10,000 to 19,999
C:-5,000 to 9,999
D:-Less than 5,000
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question62:-The functional classification of Indian cities has been done by
A:-R.P. Misra
B:-R.L. Singh
C:-Ashok Mitra
D:-L.S. Bhat
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question63:-Which among the following is an example of a planned city in India ?
A:-Amritsar
B:-Gandhinagar
C:-Ahmedabad
D:-Hyderabad
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question64:-The concept of a region was first introduced by
A:-Wooldridge S.E.
B:-Freeman T.W.
C:-Stamp L.D.
D:-Herbertson A.J.
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question65:-The theory of growth foci was put forward by
A:-K.V. Sundaram
B:-P.D. Mahadev
C:-R.D. Dikshit
D:-R.P. Misra
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question66:-Regional Planning aims at
A:-Balanced development
B:-Development of agriculture
C:-Development of heavy industries
D:-Development of small scale industries
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question67:-The study entitled ‘The law of the primate city’ was put forward by
A:-M. Jefferson
B:-Walter Christaller
C:-Berry B.J.L.
D:-King K.J.
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question68:-The ‘rank size rule’ was proposed by
A:-Hagget P.
B:-Zipf G.K.
C:-Losch A.
D:-Chorley R.J.
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question69:-The concept of growth pole was developed by
A:-Boudeville
B:-Myrdal
C:-Francois Perroux
D:-Hirchman
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question70:-Regions delineated for certain specific purposes are called
A:-Ad Hoc region
B:-Axial region
C:-Formal region
D:-Functional region
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question71:-The Art and science of map making is called
A:-Astronomy
B:-Geology
C:-Cartography
D:-Geography
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question72:-An instrument used for reducing or enlarging a map is called
A:-Planimeter
B:-Orthometer
C:-Barograph
D:-Pantograph
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question73:-The topographical maps of India are published by
A:-Government of India
B:-Survey of India
C:-Geological Survey of India
D:-Geographical survey of India
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question74:-A topographical map with a numbering 72 F denotes a scale of
A:-1:250,000
B:-1:50,000
C:-1:25,000
D:-1:100,000
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question75:-The name given to an instrument used for viewing stereopairs for interpretation is
A:-Stereogram
B:-Stereograph
C:-Sterometer
D:-Stereoscope
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question76:-The first method of remote sensing is
A:-Thermal remote sensing
B:-Multi spectral remote sensing
C:-Arial Photography
D:-Global navigation system
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question77:-Electromagnetic waves are categorized based on their
A:-Wavelength
B:-Speed
C:-Frequency
D:-Density
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question78:-A system which utilizes a naturally occurring source of energy is called
A:-Active system
B:-Passive system
C:-Microwave system
D:-Thermal system
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question79:-DEM in GIS stands for
A:-Digital Equation Model
B:-Digital Error Model
C:-Digital Erosion Model
D:-Digital Elevation Model
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question80:-The most prevalent plain grid system used in GIS operation is
A:-Universal Transverse Mercator
B:-Lambert Equal Area
C:-State Plane
D:-Lambert Conformal Conic
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question81:-Slash and burn method of cultivation in India is commonly called
A:-Caingin
B:-Lading
C:-Jhumping
D:-Milpa
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question82:-The Grass land are locally known as Pampas in
A:-South Africa
B:-Argentina
C:-N. America
D:-Australia
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question83:-The general climate of the equatorial regions is
A:-Hot and Humid
B:-Warm and Humid
C:-Hot and Dry
D:-Highly Seasonal
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question84:-What are the equatorial marshy lowlands called
A:-Caatinga
B:-Mangroves
C:-Selvas
D:-Basins
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question85:-The important crop grown in the monsoon region is
A:-Wheat
B:-Coffee
C:-Rice
D:-Tobacco
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question86:-Which are the typical areas of Trashumance ?
A:-Tropical desert
B:-Equatorial lowlands
C:-Tropical forests
D:-Interior highlands
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question87:-What among the following is the major activity in Pittsburgh ?
A:-Locomotive industry
B:-Meat packing industry
C:-Iron and Steel industry
D:-Textile industry
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question88:-Which part of former USSR was called Great Russian Lowlands ?
A:-European Russia
B:-Ukraine and Uzbekistan
C:-Siberian region
D:-Yenissey valley
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question89:-Which country has a highly developed dairy industry ?
A:-France
B:-Denmark
C:-Germany
D:-Netherlands
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question90:-Which region is called the roof of the world ?
A:-Mount Everest
B:-Arctic region
C:-Siberia
D:-Tibet
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question91:-WSG84 stands for
A:-World Geographical System 1984
B:-World Geodetic System 1984
C:-World Global Standard 1984
D:-World Geographical Standard 1984
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question92:-UTM zones easting’s are measured from
A:-15 degree meridian
B:-Central meridian
C:-Absolute meridian
D:-True meridian
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question93:-The GPS receiver can determine
A:-Latitude and longitude of a position
B:-Latitude, longitude and attribute of a position
C:-Latitude, longitude and altitude of a position
D:-Relative height and angle of slope
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question94:-The spherical models for GPS at sea level are called
A:-Geoid
B:-Projection
C:-Digital Elevation Model
D:-Digital Surface Model
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question95:-The principle application of photogrammetry lies in the production of
A:-Soil map
B:-Slope map
C:-Drainage map
D:-Topographic map
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question96:-The geometric scan resolution is given in the units of
A:-dpi
B:-mm
C:-cm
D:-inch
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question97:-A stereo pair of vertical aerial photograph has an overlap of
A:-50%
B:-40%
C:-60%
D:-10%
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question98:-The most important software required to use a computer is known as
A:-MS Excel
B:-MS Word
C:-Adobe Photoshop
D:-Operating system
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question99:-Which of the following sensors can penetrate vegetation cover
A:-A thermal sensor
B:-An optical sensor
C:-An infrared sensor
D:-All type of sensor
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question100:-Which one of the following has been the oldest remote sensing programme ?
A:-INSAT
B:-LANDSAT
C:-SPOT
D:-NOAA
Correct Answer:- Option-B