Post : HSST Geography (Junior)
Department : Kerala Higher Secondary Education
Category Code : 336/17
Qualification : Master's Degree in the Geography
Date of Test : 04-12-2017
- Which of the following is not a source of evaluating teacher performance?
- Interview with students
- Interview with parents
- Interview with teachers
- Interview with principal
- 'Learning by living' is related to
- Lecture Method
- Discussion Method
- Project method
- Problem Solving Method
- Which is not a teaching skill?
- Set Induction
- Promoting questions
- Lecturing
- Closure
- The audience very seldom participate in
- Conference
- Seminar
- Symposium
- Workshop
- Which is not an essential element of learning?
- Attention
- Motivation
- Reinforcement
- Retention
- 'Research is a systematized effort to gain new knowledge' this definition is given by
- Clifford Woody
- Earnest Grimshaw
- Slesinger and Stephenson
- Redman and Mory
- The 't-test' is developed by
- William S. Gosset
- R.A. Fisher
- James L. Murphy
- Donald L. Harnett
- The sampling technique used when the population is not homogeneous
- Multistage Sampling
- Quota Sampling
- Systematic Sampling
- Stratified Sampling
- Which of the following is not an important feature of an abstract?
- Summarises the key facts
- Omits introductory explanation
- Omits statistical details
- Omits citations
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- 'Knowledge for the sake of knowledge' is the feature of
- Descriptive Research
- Fundamental Research
- Qualitative Research
- Conceptual Research
- Who among the following is known as the 'Father of Geography'?
- Hacataeus
- Thales
- Anaximander
- Homer
- The dichotomy of physical geography versus Human geography was put forward by
- Ancient Indian
- Arab
- Romans
- Greeks
- A book 'The figures of the climate' was compiled by
- Al-Balkhi
- Al-Yakubi
- Al-Istakhiri
- Al-Masoodi
- The Instrument 'Gnomon' was introduced by
- Eratosthenes
- Alexander
- Herodotus
- Anaximander
- A theory providing an account of the size and distribution of settlements within an urban system was put forward by
- Alfred Weber
- Peter Hagget
- Walter Christraller
- J.Q. Stewart
- The first geographer who introduced general systems theory in geography?
- Langton
- Berry
- Chorley
- Warntz
- Who wrote 'Cosmos' in 1845?
- Carl Ritter
- Alexander Von Humboldt
- Strabo
- Varenius
- The concept of 'stop and go' determinism was put forward by
- Griffith Taylor
- Jean Brunches
- J.E. Spencer
- Vidal de la Blache
- Who among the following were the first to put forward the idea of the periodic nature of the monsoon?
- Indians
- Arabs
- Romans
- Greeks
- Eratosthenes has been called the founder of
- Astronomy
- Regional geography
- Mathematical geography
- Geodesy
- Seismic waves are recorded with the help of an instrument known as
- Seismograph
- Seismogram
- Seismometer
- Seismoscope
Question error
- Differential heating of outer and lower shells of rock causes
- Shattering
- Sheeting
- Exfoliation
- Flaking
- Faulting is mainly caused by
- Compression
- Gravity
- Tidal activity
- Tension
- Which one of the following landform is the result of abrasion work of wind?
- Inselberg
- Zeugen
- Loess
- Barchan
- The rate of change of pressure per unit distance is known as
- Change of pressure
- Pressure gradient
- Decrease in pressure
- Variation in pressure
- Normal lapse rate of temperature is
- 1° F for every 165 meters
- 8° F for every 165 meters
- 1° C for every 165 km
- 1° C for every 165 meters
- Thick dense and dome shaped clouds with a look like cauliflower are called
- Cirrus
- Stratus
- Cumulus
- Nimbus
- The Coriolis force is extremely weak at the
- Equator
- Poles
- Tropic of cancer
- Tropic of capricorn
- Coral reefs formed close to the shores of the continent are called
- Coral Island
- Atolls
- Barrier reefs
- Fringing reefs
- Which one of the following is a cold current?
- Gulf stream
- Kuroshio current
- Canary current
- Brazilian current
- The name given to the foothill zone of the Himalayas is
- Siwaliks
- Central Himalayas
- Middle Himalayas
- Inner Himalayas
- The largest coffee producing state in India is
- Kerala
- Karnataka
- Assam
- Tamil Nadu
- The Eastern Ghats joins the Western Ghats at
- Palani hills
- Anaimudi
- Niligiri hills
- Shevroy Hills
- The Jog falls is situated on the river
- Tapti
- Cauvery
- Bhima
- Sharavati
- Which one of the following rivers of India makes an estuary?
- Cauvery
- Narmada
- Krishna
- Ganga
- Which one of the following States in India has the highest percentage of tank irrigation?
- Tamil Nadu
- West Bengal
- Kerala
- Karnataka
- Which river is called the 'sorrow of Bihar'?
- Damodar
- Subernarekha
- Kosi
- Cauvery
- The Peninsular Plateau north of the Vindhyas is called
- Deccan Trap
- Malwa Plateau
- Bundelkhand Plateau
- Chota Nagpur Plateau
- Which region is called the 'granary of south India'?
- Coimbatore
- Thanjavur
- Tiruchirapalli
- Kerala
- The southern most Island of Lakshadweep is
- Minicoy
- Kilttan
- Kavaratti
- Kalpeni
- The census town of class III town has a population size of
- 20,000 to 49,000
- 10,000 to 19,999
- 5,000 to 9,999
- Less than 5,000
- The functional classification of Indian cities has been done by
- R.P. Misra
- R.L. Singh
- Ashok Mitra
- L.S. Bhat
- Which among the following is an example of a planned city in India?
- Amritsar
- Gandhinagar
- Ahmedabad
- Hyderabad
- The concept of a region was first introduced by
- Wooldridge S.E.
- Freeman T.W.
- Stamp L.D.
- Herbertson A.J.
- The theory of growth foci was put forward by
- K.V. Sundaram
- P.D. Mahadev
- R.D. Dikshit
- R.P. Misra
- Regional Planning aims at
- Balanced development
- Development of agriculture
- Development of heavy industries
- Development of small scale industries
- The study entitled 'The law of the primate city' was put forward by
- M. Jefferson
- Walter Christaller
- Berry B.J.L.
- King K.J.
- The 'rank size rule' was proposed by
- Hagget P.
- Zipf G.K.
- Losch A.
- Chorley R.J.
- The concept of growth pole was developed by
- Boudeville
- Myrdal
- Francois Perroux
- Hirchman
- Regions delineated for certain specific purposes are called
- Ad Hoc region
- Axial region
- Formal region
- Functional region
- The Art and science of map making is called
- Astronomy
- Geology
- Cartography
- Geography
- An instrument used for reducing or enlarging a map is called
- Planimeter
- Orthometer
- Barograph
- Pantograph
- The topographical maps of India are published by
- Government of India
- Survey of India
- Geological Survey of India
- Geographical survey of India
- A topographical map with a numbering 72 F denotes a scale of
- 1:250,000
- 1:50,000
- 1:25,000
- 1:100,000
- The name given to an instrument used for viewing stereopairs for interpretation is
- Stereogram
- Stereograph
- Sterometer
- Stereoscope
- The first method of remote sensing is
- Thermal remote sensing
- Multi spectral remote sensing
- Arial Photography
- Global navigation system
- Electromagnetic waves are categorized based on their
- Wavelength
- Speed
- Frequency
- Density
- A system which utilizes a naturally occurring source of energy is called
- Active system
- Passive system
- Microwave system
- Thermal system
- DEM in GIS stands for
- Digital Equation Model
- Digital Error Model
- Digital Erosion Model
- Digital Elevation Model
- The most prevalent plain grid system used in GIS operation is
- Universal Transverse Mercator
- Lambert Equal Area
- State Plane
- Lambert Conformal Conic
- Slash and burn method of cultivation in India is commonly called
- Caingin
- Lading
- Jhumping
- Milpa
- The Grass land are locally known as Pampas in
- South Africa
- Argentina
- N. America
- Australia
- The general climate of the equatorial regions is
- Hot and Humid
- Warm and Humid
- Hot and Dry
- Highly Seasonal
- What are the equatorial marshy lowlands called
- Caatinga
- Mangroves
- Selvas
- Basins
- The important crop grown in the monsoon region is
- Wheat
- Coffee
- Rice
- Tobacco
- Which are the typical areas of Trashumance?
- Tropical desert
- Equatorial lowlands
- Tropical forests
- Interior highlands
- What among the following is the major activity in Pittsburgh?
- Locomotive industry
- Meat packing industry
- Iron and Steel industry
- Textile industry
- Which part of former USSR was called Great Russian Lowlands?
- European Russia
- Ukraine and Uzbekistan
- Siberian region
- Yenissey valley
- Which country has a highly developed dairy industry?
- France
- Denmark
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Which region is called the roof of the world?
- Mount Everest
- Arctic region
- Siberia
- Tibet
- WSG84 stands for
- World Geographical System 1984
- World Geodetic System 1984
- World Global Standard 1984
- World Geographical Standard 1984
- UTM zones easting's are measured from
- 15 degree meridian
- Central meridian
- Absolute meridian
- True meridian
- The GPS receiver can determine
- Latitude and longitude of a position
- Latitude, longitude and attribute of a position
- Latitude, longitude and altitude of a position
- Relative height and angle of slope
- The spherical models for GPS at sea level are called
- Geoid
- Projection
- Digital Elevation Model
- Digital Surface Model
- The principle application of photogrammetry lies in the production of
- Soil map
- Slope map
- Drainage map
- Topographic map
- The geometric scan resolution is given in the units of
- dpi
- mm
- cm
- inch
- A stereo pair of vertical aerial photograph has an overlap of
- 50%
- 40%
- 60%
- 10%
- The most important software required to use a computer is known as
- MS Excel
- MS Word
- Adobe Photoshop
- Operating system
- Which of the following sensors can penetrate vegetation cover
- A thermal sensor
- An optical sensor
- An infrared sensor
- All type of sensor
Question error
- Which one of the following has been the oldest remote sensing programme?
- INSAT
- LANDSAT
- SPOT
- NOAA
- The person who accompanied Rabindranath Tagore while he was visiting Sree Narayana Guru in 1922
- Barister G.P. Pillai
- C.F. Andrews
- K. Kelapan
- C. Kesavan
- Who was the author of the book 'Atmanuthapam'?
- Brahmananda Sivayogi
- Vaikunda Swamikal
- Chavara Kuriyakkose Achan
- Chattampi Swamikal
- The leader who started Mahabodhi Buddha Mission at Kozhikode?
- C. Krishnan
- Kumara Gurudevan
- Vagbhadananda
- C. Kesavan
- Name the British missionary who opened the English school at Mattanchery in the year 1818?
- Edward Brennen
- Rev. W. T. Ringletaube
- Rev. Mead
- Rev. J. Dawson
- Who was the founder of Araya Samajam?
- Pandit K.P. Karuppan
- Poikayil Yohannan
- Velukkutty Arayan
- T.K. Madhavan
- The Dutch and Travancore signed the Treaty of Mavelikkara in the year
- 1741
- 1745
- 1749
- 1753
- The 13th Kerala Bamboo Fesrival 2016 was held at
- Palakkad
- Kochi
- Kalpetta
- Sulthan Bathery
- In which year Adoor Gopalakrishnan received Dada Saheb Phalke Award?
- 2003
- 2004
- 2006
- 2007
- Who was the recepient of Vallathol Award in 2016?
- Kavalam Narayana Panikkar
- Dr. Puthussery Ramachandran
- K.G. George
- Sree Kumaran Thampi
- Who was the governor of Kerala when internal emergency was declared in 1975?
- N.N. Wanchoo
- B. Ramakrishna Rao
- Ajith Prasad Jain
- Bhagawan Sahay
- In Which case the Supreme court of India held that the Preamble is not a part of the constitution?
- Golaknath Case
- Keshavananda Bharati Case
- Berubari Case
- Minerva Mills Case
- 'Public health and sanitation' is a subject included in the
- Union List
- State List
- Concurrent List
- Residuary powers
- ____ is the supreme commander of the armed forces in India.
- Governor
- Defence minister
- Prime Minister
- President
- Which among the following Articles of Constitution of India abolishes Untouchability?
- Article 17
- Article 15
- Article 18
- Article 16
- Who was the Chairman of the second Finance Commission of India?
- A.K. Chanda
- N.K. P. Salve
- K.Santhanam
- K.C. Pant
- "Public Authority" is defined under _____ of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
- Section 2 (h)
- Section 2 (i)
- Section 2 (j)
- Section 2 (e)
- The definition of 'child' in the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is
- Any person below the age of fifteen years
- Any person below the age of fourteen years
- Any person below the age of seven years
- Any person below the age of eighteen years
- National Commission for Women Act, 1990 provides that the Chairperson and every member of the commission
shall hold the office for such period, not exceeding
- Five years
- Three years
- Four years
- Six years
- Which of the following authority is entrusted with the power to make rules under Transplantation of Human Organs Act?
- Lok sabha
- State Legislative Assembly
- State Government
- Central Government
- Which of the following Acts received the assent of the President of India on 20th January 2006?
- National Rural Employement Guarantee Act
- National Environmental Tribunal Act
- Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act
- Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act
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