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Q.26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
| List-I
(Countries) |
List-II
(Party System Government) |
| A. U.S.A. | 1. One Party |
| B. China | 2. Two Party |
| C. India | 3. Three Party |
| D. U.K. | 4. Multi Party |
Codes:
| A | B | C | D | |
| A. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| B. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| C. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| D. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Answer: C
Explanation:
| Country | Party System |
| U.S.A. | Two Party |
| China | One Party |
| India | Multi Party |
| U.K. | Three Party |
Q.27. Who was believed to be responsible for causing the two World Wars?
(A) Spykeman
(B) Kjellen
(C) A.T. Mahan
(D) Carl Hauser
Answer: D
Explanation:
Carl Hauser:
- Karl Ernst Haushofer was a German general, professor, geographer, and politician.
- Haushofer developed Geopolitik from widely varied sources, including the writings of Oswald Spengler, Alexander Humboldt, Karl Ritter, Friedrich Ratzel, Rudolf Kjellén, and Halford J. Mackinder.
- Haushofer is known as the Father of Geopolitic.
- Haushofer’s conception of Geopolitik influenced the development of Adolf Hitler’s expansionist strategies.
Q.28. Which is the best example of Antecedent Boundaries?
(A) France and Germany
(B) India and Pakistan
(C) USA and Canada
(D) Argentina and Chili
Answer: C
Explanation:
Types of Boundaries:
Antecedent boundaries:
Boundaries that predated the evolution of the cultural landscape are called antecedent boundaries. They are the most common type to come across in the New World.
Example: States of USA, Alaska & Canada, Australia etc.
Subsequent boundaries:
Those boundaries whose definition and demarcation had followed the evolution of the cultural landscape are called subsequent boundaries. Such boundaries often conform to ethnic-cultural divisions of the landscape especially the divisions of language and religion.
Example: Most boundaries in Eastern Europe, and those between India and Pakistan, and India and Bangladesh belong to this type.
Super-imposed boundaries:
The super-imposed type, in contrast, does not conform to the social-cultural divisions on the ground. They were imposed upon the concerned communities, either by outside powers or the overbearing unit between the two.
Example: Most colonial boundaries in Africa are of this type.
Relic or Relict boundaries
Those boundary lines which have currently lost political function, but which may still be discernible in the cultural landscape. Such boundary lines result when a smaller State is absorbed by a larger one, or when frontier boundaries between States are abandoned and redrawn.
One example is the Berlin Wall, which was built in 1961 by Soviet-controlled East Germany to contain the portion of the city that had been given over to America, England, and France to administer.
Q.29. The Rio Grande River divided the boundary line in the following countries
(A) USA and Canada
(B) France and Germany
(C) North Korea and South Korea
(D) Mexico and U.S.A.
Answer: D
Explanation:
The Rio Grande River divided the boundary line in the countries of Mexico and U.S.A.
Q.30. Which is the best example of subsequent boundaries?
(A) Russia and Germany
(B) India and Pakistan
(C) Poland and Germany
(D) East Germany and West Germany
Answer: B
Explanation:
India and Pakistan is the best example of subsequent boundaries
Subsequent boundaries:
Those boundaries whose definition and demarcation had followed the evolution of the cultural landscape are called subsequent boundaries. Such boundaries often conform to ethnic-cultural divisions of the landscape especially the divisions of language and religion.
Example: Most boundaries in Eastern Europe, and those between India and Pakistan, and India and Bangladesh belong to this type.
Q.31. The boundaries drawn on the basis of ethnic-cultural division of landscape is called
(A) Superimposed Boundary
(B) Antecedent Boundary
(C) Subsequent Boundary
(D) Relict Boundary
Answer: C
Explanation:
Subsequent boundaries:
Those boundaries whose definition and demarcation had followed the evolution of the cultural landscape are called subsequent boundaries. Such boundaries often conform to ethnic-cultural divisions of the landscape especially the divisions of language and religion.
Example: Most boundaries in Eastern Europe, and those between India and Pakistan, and India and Bangladesh belong to this type.
Q.32. Match List I with List-II and select the correct answer from the given below
| List-I
(Boundary Name) |
List-II
(Name of the Country) |
| A. Mac Mohan Line | 1. North Korea and South Korea |
| B. 49 ° North Parallel | 2. India and Pakistan |
| C. 38 ° North Parallel | 3. India and China |
| D. Red Cliff Line | 4. USA and Canada |
Codes:
| A | B | C | D | |
| A. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| B. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| C. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| D. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Answer: B
Explanation:
| Boundary Name | Name of the Country |
| Mac Mohan Line | India and China |
| 49 ° North Parallel | USA and Canada |
| 38 ° North Parallel | North Korea and South Korea |
| Red Cliff Line | India and Pakistan
India and Bangladesh |
| Durand Line | India and Afghanistan |
Q.33. The only large landmass not a part of sovereign state
(A) Greenland
(B) Siberia
(C) Arctic
(D) Antarctica
Answer: D
Explanation:
Antarctica is not a country: it has no government and no indigenous population. Instead, the entire continent is set aside as a scientific preserve.
Q.34. The attempt by one country to impose political control over another territory is called
(A) Suffrage
(B) Colonialism
(C) Sovereignty
(D) Self Determination
Answer: B
Explanation:
Q.35. The one country cooperates with each other for what kind of reasons?
(A) Political
(B) Military
(C) Economic
(D) All of the above
Answer: D
Explanation:
Q.36. The Common Wealth primarily refers to
(A) Organized to increase availability of mineral resources in perforated countries
(B) A religious entity that sends missionaries to Africa
(C) An economic and cultural alliance of country once part of British Empire
(D) An organization of culturally homogenous nations that opposed the Warsaw pact
Answer: C
Explanation:
Q.37. The study of the economic, political and military value in relation to geographic space is called
(A) Gerrymander
(B) Geopolitics
(C) Federal Politics
(D) Negotiating Politics
Answer: B
Explanation:
Q.38. ‘Who controls the Rimland, rules Eurasia, who rules Eurasia, controls the destinies of the world’ – who gave this statement
(A) Kjellen
(B) Richard Powell
(C) G.E. Pearcy
(D) Spykman
Answer: D
Explanation:
Q.39. The book ‘Geography and Politics in a divided World’- Written by
(A) Saversky
(B) Husan
(C) Saul B. Cohen
(D) Haushoffer
Answer: C
Explanation:
The book ‘Geography and Politics in a divided World’- Written by Saul B. Cohen
Q.40. Who is the author of ‘Air Power: Key to Survival’?
(A) Husan
(B) Seversky
(C) Kjeller
(D) Duhet
Answer: B
Explanation:
‘Air Power: Key to Survival’ written by Alexander P. de Seversky.
Q.41. The statement ‘Who rules the World Island Commands the world’ is associated with
(A) Stages of Economic growth model
(B) Rimland Theory
(C) Heartland Theory
(D) Growth Pole Theory
Answer: C
Explanation:
Q.42. The statement ‘The boundaries are like skin of the state’ is associated with
(A) Bogs
(B) McEven
(C) Spykman
(D) F. Ratzel
Answer: D
Explanation:
Q.43. Which of the following waterways has more politico-economic significance?
(A) Palk Strait
(B) Suez Canal
(C) Malacca Strait
(D) Panama Canal
Answer: B
Explanation:
Q.44. Which one of the following characteristics feature of Indian federalism does not have a geographical base?
(A) Vast Area Size
(B) Physical and Cultural Diversities
(C) Regional Inequalities in Socio-Economic Development
(D) Division of Powers and Functions between Union and States
Answer: D
Explanation:
Q.45. ‘Geostrategic Model’ dividing the world into ten regions, was propounded by
(A) G. Taylor
(B) John Short
(C) Saul Cohen
(D) Kellen
Answer: C
Explanation:
Saul B. Cohen wrote the book ‘Geography and Politics in a divided World’.
Saul B. Cohen propounded the Geostrategic Model which dividing the world into ten regions.
Q.46. Who among the following is an intellectual follower of Friedrich Ratzel?
(A) Rudolf Kjellen
(B) Gerard Toal
(C) John Agnew
(D) Joan Sharp
Answer: A
Explanation:
Q.47. The LAC stands for:
(A) Line of Allied Control
(B) Land of Control
(C) Line of Actual Control
(D) Line of Control
Answer: C
Explanation:
The Line of Actual Control (LAC) is a notional demarcation line that separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory
Q.48. The concept of ‘lebensraum’ referred to:
(A) Labour power of the population within a specific state
(B) Living space of a specific people
(C) The idea of equal states in the world system
(D) State sovereignty
Answer: B
Explanation:
Q.49. The idea of ‘territorial trap’ is found in the work of:
(A) Alfred Thayer Mahan
(B) Gerard O’Toal
(C) John Agnew
(D) Friedrich Ratzel
Answer: C
Explanation:
Q.50. “States take on the mobility of their populations”. The statement can be attributed to:
(A) Friedrich Ratzel
(B) Halford Mackinder
(C) Derek Gregory
(D) John O’Loughlin
Answer: A
Explanation: