{"id":49966,"date":"2019-07-17T11:53:21","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T06:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=49966"},"modified":"2019-07-17T11:53:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T06:23:31","slug":"upsc-mains-optional-geography-paper-1-2011","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-geography-paper-1-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Mains Optional Geography Paper 1 (2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Section-A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.<\/strong> Write short note on the following in about\n150 words each : 12×5=60<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(a)<\/strong> Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b)<\/strong> Rossby waves and Jet Stream<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(c)<\/strong> Salinity patterns in Indian Ocean<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(d)<\/strong> Soil profile in Zonal and Azonal soils<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(e)<\/strong> Marine Ecosystem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. (a)<\/strong> Name the climatically controlled agents\nof erosion. Explain how they differ in terms of properties of matter. Compare\nthe landforms produced by each one of them.  30<\/strong>
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\n(b)<\/strong> Explain the concept of Isostasy as postulated by Airy and\nPratt.  30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. (a)<\/strong> Give an account of global distribution of precipitation.  30<\/strong>

(b)<\/strong>  \u201cContemporary global climate change is an anthropogenic phenomenon.\u201d Discuss.  30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. (a)<\/strong> \u201cTemperature, salinity and density\ndifferences in ocean water are the prime causes of ocean water circulation.\u201d\nElaborate.  30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b)<\/strong> Define the term biome. List the terrestrial\nbiomes and describe the characteristics of Savanna biome.  30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section-B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.<\/strong> Write short explanatory notes on the\nfollowing : 12×5=60<\/strong>
\n
\n(a)<\/strong> Welfare Approach in Human Geography
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\n(b)<\/strong> Secondary cities in the context of urbanization in developing\nworld
\n
\n(c)<\/strong> Isodapane in the Theory of Industrial Location
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\n(d)<\/strong> Population and Food security
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\n(e)<\/strong> Ingredients of Sustainable Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. (a)<\/strong> Discuss the impact of positivism in\nparadigm shift in Geography.  30<\/strong>
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\n(b)<\/strong> Enumerate alternative strategies of planning for backward\nregions.  30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. (a)<\/strong> Distiguish between boundaries and frontiers. Identify different types of boundaries.

(b)<\/strong> Mention the agricultural regions as classified by whittlessey and discuss their relevance.  30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. (a)<\/strong> Discuss System Approach and its\napplicability in Geography.  30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b)<\/strong> Critically examine the salient features of\nCentral Place Theory propounded by Christaller and Losch.  30<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Section-A 1. Write short note on the following in about 150 words each : 12×5=60 (a) Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism (b) Rossby waves and Jet Stream (c) Salinity patterns in Indian Ocean (d) Soil profile in Zonal and Azonal soils (e) Marine Ecosystem 2. (a) Name the climatically controlled agents of erosion. Explain how they differ in terms of properties of matter. Compare the… Continue reading UPSC Mains Optional Geography Paper 1 (2011)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49966","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49966\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}