FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1993
GEOGRAPHY, PAPER – I
Note: Attempt FIVE questions including question No. 8, which is Compulsory.
All questions carry equal marks. Credit will be given for answers lustrate with sketches and diagrams where necessary.
Q.1.Discuss the internal structure or the earth with special reference to earthquake waves.
Q.2.How are the air masses Classified and designated? Discuss the characteristics of some typical’ air masses at the source region, their paths of movements and the associated weather.
Q.3. What are the criteria used by Koppel for demarcation of climatic regions. Enlist the major climatic groups and symbols used by Koppel for the purpose.
Q.4.Discuss the depositional landforms shaped by a river main and describe their importance.
Q.5.What do you understand by oceanic circulation? Enlist the currents of the Pacific Ocean and describe in particular the characteristics and path of Kuroshio the current.
Q.6. Discuss the characteristics of Sea water with reference to the distribution of the surface salinity.
Q.7. Discuss the importance of states typical diagrams and graphs in the study of geography.
Q.8. Choose the correct answer:
i). Girdle of fire surrounds the: (a) Pacific Ocean (b) Indian Ocean (c) Atlantic Ocean
ii). Most widespread rocks in the world are: (a) Sedimentary rocks b) Metamorphic rocks (c) igneous rocks
iii) Hanging valleys are formed by the action of: (a) Wind (b) Running water (c) Moving ice
iv) Temperature: (a) Increases towards the interior of the earth (b Decreases towards the interior of the earth (c) Remains constant with increasing depth
v) Distributional maps are based on: (a) Statistical data (b) Descriptive information (c) Empirical observations
vi) Seismic waves are the result of: (a) Seismic activity (b) Wind force (c) Land slides
vii). Continental shelf is the: (a). Shallow water zone between the continental slope and deep Ocean floor (b) Water zone off the coast (c) Deep water zone in the mid ocean
viii). Dendritic pattern of drainage is: (a) Heptangular in shape (b) Radial (c) Like the tree with branches
ix) The best method of actual distribution of population is: (a) Dot method (b) Shade method (c) Comparative divided circles
(x). Weather during the passage of a cold front is: (a) Fair (b) Cold and variable (c) Warm and rainy