Q.1) Why has solar energy in India not been developed to desired level in spite of its high potential? (15 marks) Q.2) Land resource management for sustainable development. (15 marks) Q.3) Examine the scarcity of water resource in Indian Metropolitan cities and the solutions for the same. (15 marks) Q.4) Identify the important biotic resource […]
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Q.1) “Monsoons are large scale seasonal wind systems flowing over vast areas of the globe, persistently in the same direction, only to be reversed with the change of season”. – A. A. Rama Shastry. Explain. (20 marks) Q.2) Give a Critical account of the origin of Indian monsoon with special reference of Jet Stream Theory.
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Q.1) Explain the sequence of vegetation zones of the Himalayas. (20 marks) Q.2) How climate change has increased flood events in India? Explain. (15 marks) Q.3) Examine the interrelationship between droughts and monsoon in India. (15 marks) Q.4) Evaluate the Koppen scheme of climatic regionalisation for India. (15 marks) Q.5) Drought prone districts of India
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Q.1) Spatial distribution of radial drainage pattern in India. (15 marks) Q.2) The economic importance of Proterozoic sedimentary cover (purana formations). (10 marks) Q.3) India lies in the strategic RIMLAND (to use Prof. Spykman’s terminology) giving it geo-political edge not enjoyed by many countries. Discuss. (15 marks) Q.4) The river systems of Peninsular India are
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Q.1) Discuss the relevance of Von Thunen’s model on agricultural location in the contemporary context. (15 marks) Q.2) Isodapane in the Theory of Industrial Location. (10 marks) Q.3) Critically examine the stages of Economic Growth Model propounded by Rostov. Illustrate your answer with suitable examples. (20 marks) Q.4) Critically examine Alfred Weber’s Theory of the
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Q.1) Give a critical account of Losch’s theory of central places. (15 marks) Q.2) What are the basic postulates in the Central Place Model of Christaller? (20 marks) Q.3) Write a note on “forward and backward linkages” in Perroux’s thesis of economic growth and regional development. (10 marks) Q.4) Critically analyse the theory of growth
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Q.1) Discuss Systems Approach and its applicability in Geography. (20 marks) Q.2) “The repeated criticism of the Malthusian Theory proves its originality and truth”. Critically analyse the above statement. (15 marks) Q.3) “Marx’s view on population is more humanistic.” Comment. (10 marks) Q.4) Write a note on the parameters used to describe the demographic transitions
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Q.1) “Development planning has a component of environmental cost.” Discuss. (10 marks) Q.2) Salient feature of watershed planning and its advantages and disadvantages. (15 marks) Q.3) Highlight the significance of environmental issues in Regional Planning. (20 marks) Q.4) “Increasingly severe drought and extreme heat, associated with global warming, are the immediate causes of Australia’s wildfires
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Q.1) Elaborate on the idea of ‘Compage’. (10 marks) Q.2) Critically examine the role of growth centres and growth poles in the regional development process. (20 marks) Q.3) Discuss the regional development strategy for the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. (15 marks) Q.4) Examine the performance of the Indian states towards SDG. (15 marks)
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Q.1) What is a ‘region’? Describe ‘Thiessen’ polygon method of regional delimitation. (10 marks) Q.2) “Geographical traits lead to regional imbalances.” Examine. (15 marks) Q.3) What is a region? Discuss the methods of regionalisation. (20 marks) Q.4) Discuss various strategies for correcting regional imbalances. (20 marks)
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