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Geographical thought - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    Which Indian geographer is known for his work on “Regional Planning and Development” and contributed to applied geography in India?
    1. S.P. Chatterjee
    2. R.L. Singh
    3. Majid Hussain
    4. B. Thakur
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  2. Question 2

    Which geographer popularized “Thematic Cartography” in India?
    1. P. Dayal
    2. B. Thakur
    3. T.C. Sharma
    4. S.P. Chatterjee
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  3. Question 3

    The phrase “Are you a geographer or just a statistician?” emerged during critique of which movement?
    1. Quantitative Revolution
    2. Radicalism
    3. Environmental Determinism
    4. Behavioral Geography
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  4. Question 4

    Quantitative Revolution in Geography began primarily during which decade?
    1. 1920s
    2. 1940s
    3. 1950s
    4. 1970s
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  5. Question 5

    Which Indian geographer developed the concept of “Cultural Synthesis in Indian Geography”?
    1. P. Sen Gupta
    2. T.C. Sharma
    3. R.D. Dikshit
    4. Majid Hussain
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  6. Question 6

    Who defined geography as “the study of spatial variations”?
    1. Peter Haggett
    2. Hartshorne
    3. Sauer
    4. Chorley
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  7. Question 7

    Who is considered the pioneer of “Behavioral Geography”?
    1. Kevin Lynch
    2. David Harvey
    3. Yi-Fu Tuan
    4. Edward Relph
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  8. Question 8

    Who wrote “The Nature of Geography” in 1939?
    1. Richard Hartshorne
    2. Carl Sauer
    3. E.C. Semple
    4. P. Haggett
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  9. Question 9

    The “Radical Geography” movement in the 1970s focused primarily on:
    1. Environmental degradation
    2. Economic location theories
    3. Social justice and inequality
    4. Space-time analysis
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  10. Question 10

    The dualism between “Ideographic and Nomothetic” approaches in geography was highlighted by:
    1. Kant
    2. Schaefer
    3. Hettner
    4. Chorley
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  11. Question 11

    The term “Spatial Organization” refers to:
    1. Distribution of cities
    2. Relationship of elements across space
    3. Historical development of states
    4. Economic zones
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  12. Question 12

    In the Indian context, “Systematic Geography” was introduced formally by:
    1. R.L. Singh
    2. S.P. Chatterjee
    3. R.C. Tiwari
    4. T.C. Sharma
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  13. Question 13

    In geography, “Paradigm Shift” implies:
    1. Political change in geography
    2. Structural change in thinking approach
    3. Spatial movement
    4. Shift in tectonic theory
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  14. Question 14

    Geography as a “chorological science” is associated with:
    1. Carl Ritter
    2. Richard Hartshorne
    3. David Harvey
    4. Ellen Semple
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  15. Question 15

    Which Indian institution plays a key role in publishing Thematic Atlases and Maps?
    1. GSI
    2. NATMO
    3. CSO
    4. SOI
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  16. Question 16

    Which paradigm is associated with post- positivist and phenomenological approaches in geography?
    1. Quantitative
    2. Radical
    3. Humanism
    4. None
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  17. Question 17

    Who is regarded as the most prominent advocate of Environmental Determinism in American Geography?
    1. Carl Sauer
    2. Ellen Churchill Semple
    3. Richard Hartshorne
    4. David Harvey
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  18. Question 18

    The theory of Possibilism in Geography rejects:
    1. Human freedom
    2. Environmental limitations
    3. Environmental determinism
    4. Regional classification
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  19. Question 19

    Which dualism highlights the difference between descriptive and law-seeking geography?
    1. Physical–Human
    2. Regional–Systematic
    3. Ideographic–Nomothetic
    4. Quantitative–Qualitative
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  20. Question 20

    The concept of “Areal Differentiation” in geography refers to:
    1. Classification of plants
    2. Differentiation of time zones
    3. Spatial uniqueness of regions
    4. Uniformity of physical features
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