RISING IAS ACADEMY

Geography Paper 1
Impoprtant instructions for attempting the paper .
• Question no. 1 and 4 are compulsory.
• Attempt 1 short note( either question no. 2 or 5) and 1 long question ( either
question no. 3 or 6 ) from any section so as to have fully attempted this
paper.
• Use suitable diagrams to properly elaborate your answers.

Duration 2 hours . Maximum Mark 200

Section A
1. (60)
(i.) Mark any 10 of the following locations on the world map. Each marking carries 2
marks.
(ii) Mention the location of each marked feature in respect of +/- GMT. This will carry 1
mark each.
(iii) Provide a write up on the significance of each marked location in around 30 words.
This carries 3 marks each.
a) Ural g) Scandinavia peninsula
b) Mount blnac h) Hokkaido
c) North Sea i) Cape Town
d) Crakatoa j) Hong Kong
e) Lake Victoria k) St. Helena
f) Mount Cook l) Canterburry

2. Write in not more than 200 words on the following (20)

• Weather and climate.

3. Discuss Koppen’s Climatic classification and also bring out its merits and demerits.
(60)

Section B
4. Write a short note on any three of the following. (3x20=60)
a. Hydrological cycle.
b. Global climatic changes
c. Marine pollution.
d. Coral reefs & coral bleaching

5. Write in not more than 200 words on the following (20)

• Laws of the seas
6. Discuss the Bottom topography of the Atlantic ocean . How is its topography different
from that of the Pacific Ocean. (60)

Geography faculty : HARSH V. SINGH

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