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Geography Optional Answer Writing 2020 P-1 Day-58

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Q.1) Secondary cities in the context of urbanization in developing world. (10 marks) Q.2) What are the causes and consequences of environmental degradation in India’s industrial cities/areas? Give specific examples. (15 marks) Q.3) Discuss the principles that should be followed in sustainable developments of cities. (20 marks) Q.4) Discuss the ‘Quito Declaration on Sustainable Cities […]

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Geography Optional Answer Writing 2020 P-1 Day-57

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Q.1) Discuss Nelson’s method of functional classification of towns. (10 marks) Q.2) Explain the qualitative and quantitative methods of delineation of the sphere of urban influence. (15 marks) Q.3) Explain the evolution and characteristics of rural-urban fringe. (20 marks) Q.4) State the concept of satellite towns. Examine its utility in urban planning taking one example

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Geography Optional Answer Writing 2020 P-1 Day-56

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Q.1) Discuss the major characteristics of ‘CBD’. (10 marks) Q.2) Critically analyse the concept of primate city. And discuss its applicability to Indian cities. (20 marks) Q.3) The theory of Rank size rule is found to be an exception rather than a rule. Discuss in the context of third world countries. (15 marks) Q.4) Examine

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Geography Optional Answer Writing 2020 P-1 Day-55

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Q.1) Explain the concept of social capital in relation to India. (10 marks) Q.2) Examine the patterns of rural settlements in the western India and North-eastern India. (15 marks) Q.3) Discuss the major environmental issues in the rural India at different geographic locales with examples. (20 marks) Q.4) Examine the India’s performance related to food

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Geography Optional Answer Writing 2020 P-1 Day-54

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Q.1) Explain the relationship between net reproductive rate (NRR) and true  replacement level of population. (10 marks) Q.2) What do you mean by ‘climate migrants’? Suggest appropriate policies and programmes for their resettlement. (15 marks) Q.3) Assess the challenges for countries with the largest shares of aged populations. (15 marks) Q.4) Examine the population theories.

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Geography Optional Answer Writing 2020 P-1 Day-53

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Q.1) There is a trend of ageing of the world population and population shrink. Examine. (10 marks) Reference – https://population.un.org/wpp/Publications/Files/WPP2019_10KeyFindings.pdf Q.2) Discuss the factors that affect the distribution of the world population. (15 marks) Q.3) Discuss the major causes and consequences of migration with reference to developed and developing countries. (20 marks) Q.4) The world

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Geography Optional Answer Writing 2020 P-1 Day-52

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Q.1) Problems faced by industries which developed due to inertia. (10 marks) Q.2) “Linkages between resource-endowed regions and resource-utilizing regions determine the pattern of international trade.” Elaborate with suitable examples. (20 marks) Q.3) Analyze the causes for changes in the pattern of world trade. (15 marks) Q.4) Developed economies decided to go back to their

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Geography Optional Answer Writing 2020 P-1 Day-51

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Q.1) Provide a geographical account of global production and distribution of food. (15 marks) Q.2) Famine is a social phenomenon rooted in institutional and political economic arrangements, which determine access to food by different classes and strata.” Comment. (20 marks) Q.3) Give an account of the state of food security and nutrition in the world.

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Geography Optional Answer Writing 2020 P-1 Day-50

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Q.1) Countries most affected in case of shut down of Nuclear power. (10 marks) Q.2) Mention the agriculture regions as classified by Whittlesey and discuss their relevance. (15 marks) Q.3) Critically analyse the theory of “Limits to Growth”. (20 marks) Q.4) Discuss the relationship between agricultural inputs and agricultural productivity. (15 marks)

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Geography Optional Answer Writing 2020 P-1 Day-49

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Q.1) Explain the term resource management. Discuss its relevance in the context of global resource scarcity and the future of mankind. (10 marks) Q.2) Discuss the problems and prospects of the world economic growth in the present world order. (15 marks) Q.3) GDP as a measure of economic development has its own merits and demerits.

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