FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1995
GEOGRAPHY, PAPER – I
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs Max. Marks: 100
Note: Attempt FIVE questions in all including Question No. 8, which is Compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
Q.1. Bring out the chief characteristics of the Equatorial type of climate. How does it affect the vegetation and human life of the region?
Q.2. Discuss the different modes of occurrence of rainfall. Point out the areas where each of them occurs more frequently.
Q.3. Write a comprehensive note on the internal structure of the earth.
Q.4. What is volcanicity? Discuss the formation, types and global distribution of volcanoes.
Q.5. Discuss the chief landforms resulting from river erosion and deposition in a humid region.
Q.6. Account for the distribution of surface currents of the Atlantic Ocean Illustrate your answer with sketches. Also point out the effect of these currents on the weather and climate of the adjoining lands.
Q.7. Write explanatory notes on any THREE of the following: (a) Continental shelf and its economic importance (b) Tides (c) Metamorphic rocks with examples (d) Weathering and erosion (e) Air Masses (f) Planetary Winds
Q.8. Write the correct answer.
i) The magma not able to reach to surface crystalizes to form: (a) Plutonic (b) Volcanic rocks (c) both
ii) Cyclones are: (a) low pressure areas (b) high pressure areas (c) both
iii) The clouds that herald the approach of a cyclonic storm are identified as: (a) Cumulus (b) Cirrus (c) Stratus
iv ) Barkhans are found in: (a) Glaciated region (b) Karst region (c) Desert area
v) The distribution of population in a map is best represented by. (a) Dot symbol (b) Bar graph (c) Pie graph
vi). An open mouth of a river is termed as: (a) Estuary (b) Delta (c) Distributary
vii) The portion of the ocean floor closest to the land is known as: (a) Continental shelf (b) Ocean deep (c) Continental slope
viii) Kuro siwo is a surface current of: (a) the Indian Ocean (b) the Pacific Ocean (c) the Atlantic Ocean
ix) The method of transferring lines of latitude and longitude from the globe to plane a surface is called: (a) Cylindrical projection (b) Map projection (c) Loxodrome
(x) The distribution of daily atmospheric conditions over an area is shown in a: (a) Distribution map (b) Weather map (c) both