{"id":49978,"date":"2019-07-17T12:24:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T06:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=49978"},"modified":"2019-07-17T12:24:24","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T06:54:24","slug":"upsc-mains-optional-geography-paper-2-2011","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-geography-paper-2-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Mains Optional Geography Paper 2 (2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

1.<\/strong> On the outline map of India provided to you, mark the location of All of the following for which 1 (One) mark is given to each correct entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Write in your answer script the significant geo-graphical relevance or strategic importance of these locations, whether physical\/commercial\/economic\/ecological environmental\/cultural in not more than 30 words for each entry. Four (4) marks are allotted for each write-up of  these correctly marked locations.   5×12=60<\/strong>

(a)<\/strong> Badami

(b)<\/strong> Mandvi

(c)<\/strong> Dodital 

(d)<\/strong> Yanam

(e)<\/strong> Netarhat 

(f)<\/strong> Shamsabad 

(g)<\/strong> Lakshmantirath River

(h)<\/strong> Bara-Lacha La

(i)<\/strong> Kakolat Fall

(j)<\/strong> Singrauli 

(k)<\/strong> Dafla Hills

(l)<\/strong> Tree Island


2.<\/strong> Present a comparative analysis of the regimes of Himalayan and Peninsular rivers of India and examine their implications in the irrigation system of the country. 60<\/strong>

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3. (a)<\/strong>  Identify the major biosphere reserves of India and discuss their role in the conservation of forest and wildlife. 30<\/strong>

(b)<\/strong> Give an account of potentiality and prospects of development of marine resources of India. 30<\/strong>


4. (a)<\/strong> Discuss the potentiality and status of aqua-culture in the Ganga Plain. 30<\/strong>

(b)<\/strong> Assess the scope and development of Pharmaceutical Industry in India. 30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section-B<\/strong>

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5.<\/strong> Write about the following in about 200 words each:  15×4=60<\/strong>

(a)<\/strong> Prospects of Rainbow Revolution in India.

(b)<\/strong> Karewa Deposits and their economic significance.

(c)<\/strong> Impact of land tenure on agriculture productivity in India.

(d)<\/strong> Agro-forestry in India.


6. (a)<\/strong> Assess the growing importance of air transport in India and examine its role in the regional development of the country.  30<\/strong>

(b)<\/strong> Discuss the spatital pattern of intra-regional migration in India and examine its implications in regional development. 30<\/strong>


7. (a)<\/strong> Differentiate between conurbations and metropolitan regions. Give a reasoned account of emerging conurbations in India. 30<\/strong>

(b)<\/strong> Identify the ravine-affected areas in India and discuss the environmental and economic impacts of their reclamation. 30<\/strong>


8. (a)<\/strong> Discuss the problems of environmental degradation generated by urban wastes in India.  30<\/strong>

(b)<\/strong> Analyse the causes of desertification in India. Represent the desertified areas of the country on a sketch map and suggest remedial measures to control it.  30<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Section-A 1. On the outline map of India provided to you, mark the location of All of the following for which 1 (One) mark is given to each correct entry. Write in your answer script the significant geo-graphical relevance or strategic importance of these locations, whether physical\/commercial\/economic\/ecological environmental\/cultural in not more than 30 words for each… Continue reading UPSC Mains Optional Geography Paper 2 (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-49978","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49978","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=49978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}