REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY 60 MCQS MOCK TEST 2 FOR NTA UGC NET

Q.16. The following statement explains the cause for regional imbalances in less developed countries. Find the correct combination from the code given below

(i) Regional variations is resource endowment

(ii) Disparities in levels of industrial development

(iii) Variations in geomorphological features

(iv) Distortions in the urban hierarchy

Codes:

(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

(B) (i) and (ii) are correct

(C) (ii) and (iii) are correct

(D) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct

Q.17. Which of the following is a direct indicator of regional development (2005)

(A) Hospital beds per 1000 population

(B) Length of roads per 1000 square kilometer

(C) Per-capita consumption of steel

(D) Per capita income

Q.18. One of the most comprehensive attempts to delineate India into planning region was made by

(A) Planning Commission of India

(B) Town and Country Planning Organization

(C) National council for applied economic research

(D) Indian Institute for Public Administration

Q.19. Regional diversity is essentially caused by (2009)

(A) Per Capita Income

(B) Natural Resource Base

(C) Industrial Development

(D) Level of Urbanization

Q.20. Who laid the philosophical basis of regional planning

(A) Benton Mackaye

(B) Frederic Le Play

(C) F.S. Chapin

(D) Berger Howard

Q.21. The Game Theory was given by

(A) E.L. Ullman

(B) P.R. Gould

(C) J.C. Weaver

(D) D. Ricardo

Q.22. The Flow Theory was given by

(A) J. Gottman

(B) E. Burgess

(C) M Jefferson

(D) E.L. Ullman

Q.23. Which of the following sets of Macro and Meso regions were identified by the Town and Country Planning Organization of India

(A) 13 Macro regions and 32 Meso regions

(B) 15 Macro regions and 61 Meso regions

(C) 7 Macro regions and 42 Meso regions

(D) 13 Macro region and 35 Meso regions

Q.24. India has been divided into 13 Macro Planning Region. Which of the following authors delineated planning regions of India? (DEC-2014)

(A) P. Sen Gupta and Sadasyuk Galina

(B) R.P. Mishra, K.V. Sundaram and V.L.S Prakas Rao

(C) L.S. Bhatta

(D) O.H.K. Spate and Learmonth

Q.25. Regional Development is a

(A) Single Functional Approach

(B) Multi-Functional Approach

(C) Place of Prosperity

(D) Rationalization of Population Distribution

Q.26. The entire planning technique in India has been based on the model prepared by

(A) J. Friedman

(B) L.S. Bhatta

(C) O.H.K. Spate

(D) P.C. Mahalanobis

Q.27. Who among the following presented a framework of economic regions of different orders following the soviet concept of economic regions and production specialization (June-2014)

(A) P. Sen Gupta

(B) V. Nath

(C) S.P. Chatterjee

(D) Bhat and Prakasa Rao

Q.28. The techniques usually used for actual delineation of functional regions are

(A) Simple Correlation Analysis

(B) Composite Index Method Analysis

(C) Flow and Gravitational Analysis

(D) Ranking Coefficient Method Analysis

Q.29. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the given below

Codes:

Q.30. Which one of the following authors presented model that formed basis of the planning strategy in the second plan in India

(A) Horrod

(B) Mahalanobis

(C) Domer

(D) Dandeker