FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1994
GEOGRAPHY, PAPER – I
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs Max. Marks: 100
Note: Attempt FIVE questions including Question No. 8, which is Compulsory All questions carny equal marks. 1llustrate your answer with sketches and diagrams where necessary.
Q.1. Discuss the life-cycle of a Temperate Cyclone along with associated weather.
Q.2. Bring out the relation between atmospheric pressure and the direction and intensity of surface winds. Give a schematic diagram to illustrate your answer.
Q.3. Explain the formation and distribution of Monsoon winds of South and Southeast Asia.
Q.4. Discuss the factors responsible for the formation of ocean currents. Give a brief account of the distribution of the surface currents of the North Atlantic Ocean.
Q.5. Discuss the formation of landform produced as a result of wind erosion and deposition. illustrate you answer.
Q.6. What is a glacier? Discuss the formation of landform resulting from glacial erosion. lustrate you answer
Q.7. Write explanatory notes on any Four of the following: (a) Topographical maps (b) Map projection (c) Bar graph (d) Choropleth maps (e) Dot method (f) Isobar and isotherm
Q.8. Write the correct answer
(i) Wind blowing from land to sea is called: (a) Sea breeze (b) Land breeze (c) Trade winds
(ii) The delta of a river is: (a) the place where river falls into the sea (b) the area drained by a river and its distributaries (c) the confluence of two rivers
(iii) Rainfall in the Equatorial region usually takes the form of: (a) Orographic rainfall (b) Convectional rainfall (c) Cyclonic rainfall
(iv) An approaching cyclone leads to a: (a) drop in pressure (b) rise in temperature (c) both
(v) Weathering is: (a) breaking up of rocks in situ (b) breaking up of rocks while they are being transported (c) both
(vi) Cuesta is: (a) a low flat topped hill (b) a plateau (c) a plain
(vii) Shale is metamorphosed into: (a) marble (b) quartz (c) slate
(viii) Anticlines are associated with: (a) fold mountains (b) volcanic mountains (c) residual hills
(ix) Point symbols and line symbols are used in the preparation of: (a) weather maps (b) distribution maps (c) both