nature & scope section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 26

Who is considered the founder of modern geographic study?

a) Carl Ritter

b) Humboldt

c) Hipparchus

d) None of these

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Question : 27

The science and art of drawing maps and charts on selected scale is called

a) Pedology

b) Hydrology

c) Geology

d) Cartography

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Question : 28

With reference to the sub-tropical high pressure belt, consider the following statements

1. It is affected by Earth’s rotation and descent of winds from higher altitudes
2. It dynamically induced and characterized with anti-cyclonic conditions.

Which of the statement/ statements given above is/are correct?

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

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Question : 29

The study of physical geography in the past geological ages is called

a) Climatology

b) Biogeography

c) Paleography

d) Geology

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Question : 30

Which one of the following concepts is associated with Vidal de La Blache?

a) Environmentalism

b) Determinism

c) Possibilism

d) Probabilism

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