UPSC Mains GEOGRAPHY-PAPER-I 2018

22 Questions • 300 Marks • With Detailed Model Answers

1
10 Marks150 Wordshard
Landscape is a function of structure, process and stage." Critique the statement.
GeographyGeomorphology
2
10 Marks150 Wordseasy
Explain the role of evaporation in the hydrologic cycle.
GeographyHydrology
3
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Describe the causes and consequences of sea level changes.
GeographyEnvironmental Science
4
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Distinguish between intrazonal and azonal soils. Describe in brief the characteristics and importance of azonal soils.
GeographySoil Science
5
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Explain the natural and anthropogenic causes and mitigation measures of frequent flooding in Mumbai.
GeographyUrban StudiesEnvironmental Disasters
6
20 Markshard
Evaluate how far Kober's geosynclinal theory explains the mountain building process.
GeographyGeology
7
15 Marksmedium
Critically examine the basis and scheme of climatic classification proposed by G.T. Trewartha.
GeographyClimatology
8
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the objectives and principles of environmental education. Describe the basic concerns of formal and non-formal environmental education in India.
GeographyEducationEnvironment
9
20 Marksmedium
Explain the origin, progress and retreat of the Indian monsoon and discuss its impact on the Indian economy.
GeographyIndian EconomyClimatology
10
15 Marksmedium
Geomorphological changes are largely responsible for environmental hazards in the Himalayan region." Comment with relevant examples.
GeographyEnvironmental Disasters
11
15 Marksmedium
Controlling population growth is the sustainable solution to environmental problems." Express your views with suitable arguments.
GeographyEnvironmentDemography
12
20 Marksmedium
Describe the potential marine energy resources with reference to their benefits, harvestibility and environmental impacts.
GeographyEnergyEnvironment
13
15 Marksmedium
Explain the ecosystem approach to environmental management and highlight its advantages and disadvantages.
GeographyEnvironmentEcology
14
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the causes of degradation of tropical rainforests and suggest remedial measures for their prevention, conservation and development.
GeographyEnvironmentEcology
15
10 Marks150 Wordshard
Geography is a contested and multiparadigmic discipline with a strong eurocentricity that has only recently been challenged." Comment.
GeographyPhilosophy of Science
16
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Discuss the degree of importance of transportation costs as a factor of industrial location with respect to "footloose industries".
GeographyEconomic Geography
17
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Explain the concepts of "megalopolis" and "exopolis" with regard to the growth of cities indicating whether the two can and do overlap.
GeographyUrban Studies
18
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Write a note on "forward and backward linkages" in Perroux's thesis of economic growth and regional development.
GeographyEconomic Geography
19
10 Marks150 Wordseasy
Outline briefly the "age of mass consumption" as described by Rostow in his 'multi-stage theory of growth'.
GeographyEconomic Geography
20
20 Marksmedium
Areal differentiation has provided the theoretical justification for studying 'regions' and 'regional geography'." Comment.
GeographyRegional Geography
21
15 Marksmedium
Discuss critically the manner in which quantitative revolution provided the methodological foundation for models and modelling in geography.
GeographyResearch Methods
22
15 Marksmedium
Discuss in brief the main thesis in "Limits to Growth" (1972) and also provide a critique of the same.
GeographyEnvironmentSustainability