MOCK TEST ON POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY PYQS JULY & DEC 2018 NTA UGC NET

Q.1. In which one of the following book/work did Mackinder in 1919 renamed his theory of ‘pivot area’ as ‘Heartland’? (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) World war and geography

(2) The Democratic ideals and Reality

(3) The round world and the winning of the peace

(4) Foreign Affairs

Q.2. The Organic Theory of state was propounded by: (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) Ratzel

(2) Mackinder

(3) Isaiah Bowman

(4) Haushoffer

Q.3. The book ‘Geography of Peace’ is authored written by: (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) Mahan

(2) Spykman

(3) Haushoffer

(4) Ratzel

Q.4. Which of the following categories does Chile belong to its physical shape? (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) Compact and elongated

(2) Elongated

(3) Fragmented and elongated

(4) Fragmented

Q.5. Whose works epitomized the relationship or political geography with foreign policy? (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) Adolf Hitler

(2) Friedrich Ratzel

(3) Mackinder

(4) Karl Haushofer

Q.6. With the outbreak of World War II, the interest in political geography was focused on (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Regional cooperation with the neighboring countries

(2) Immediate problems of international relations

(3) Industry related development

(4) Economic development issues

Q.7. The concept of Lebensraum gained popularity in the field of political geography following the publication of (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Politische Geographic

(2) Making of Political Geography

(3) Foreign Affairs

(4) Geographical Pivot of History

Q.8.  The term Geopolitics was coined by (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Kjellen

(2) Ratzel

(3) Haushofer

(4) Mackinder Question