nature & scope section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The behavioural environment is meant by

a) man’s behaviour as a function of the environment

b) reality as it exists in nature

c) the decisions based on reasoned thought

d) reality as is perceived by individuals]

Question : 2

An early statement of Geography as Chorology was provided by

a) Ritter

b) Kant

c) Humboldt

d) Varenius

Question : 3

Who wrote the five volume book ‘Kosmos’?

a) Carl Ritter

b) Pythagoras

c) Humboldt

d) Aristotle

Question : 4

With reference to 'Changpa community of India', consider the following statements :

1. They live mainly in the State of Uttarakhand.
2. They rear the
3. Pashmina goats that yield a fine wool.
4. They are kept in the category of Scheduled Tribes.

a) 3 only

b) 1 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 5

Human geography is also known as

a) Urban geography

b) Economic geography

c) Demography

d) Cultural geography

Question : 6

The study of earthquakes and their bearings on the internal structure of the Earth is called

a) Geology

b) Glaciology

c) Seismology

d) None of these