FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1993.
GEOGRAPHY, PAPER – II
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks: 100
Note: Attempt VE questions in all including Question No. 8, which is Compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
Q.1. Critically examine the concept of Environmental Determinism.
Q.2. Discuss the physical and economic factors involved in the development of hydroelectricity. Point out the potential and developed areas of hydroelectricity in the world.
Q.3. Explain the location of any. Two of the following: i) Rubber plantations in S.E Asia. ii) Rice in Monsoon Asia. iii) Wheat in Temperate Grasslands.
Q.4. Discuss the distinguishing features of the main types of Rural Settlements.
Q.5. Describe the World Population Growth through time and assess its impact on world’s resources.
Q.6. Explain the factor controlling the distribution of population in South Asia.
Q.7. Discuss the problem of Waterlogging and Salinity in Pakistan. Explain the steps taken to solve this problem.
Q.8. Attempt any TEN. Write correct/ best answer.
a). It is a Resource: i) Minerals deposits of the Moon ii) Minerals in the interior of the Earth iii) Energy in the Tropical cyclones iv) None of these
b). Tropical Rainforest: i) Chaparral | Chaparral ii) Marquis iii) Taiga iv) Silva
c). Digging Stick is used in: i) Mixed farming ii) Shifting agriculture iii) Plantation agriculture iv) Truck farming
d). A Drayidian language: i) Brahvi ii) Pashto iii) Balochi iv) Hindko
(e ). Chakma Tribe: i) Bangladesh ii) Central India iii) Nepal iv) Sri Lanka
(f). Maldives: i) Island ii) Lakes iii) Mountains iv) Rivers
(g) The Himalayan Mountains: i) Mesozoic ii) Paleozoic iii) Pre-Cambrian iv) Tertiary
(h). Natural Increase in the world is: i) Decreasing ii) Fluctuating iii) Increasing iv) Stationary
(i). Expansive age-pyramid: i) India ii) Japan iii) U.K iv) U.S.A
j). Ruhr Coalfield: i) Brazil ii) Germany iii) Indonesia iv) South Africa
k). Leading fishing country in the world: i) Chile ii) Japan iii) Norway iv) U.S.A.
I). According to Malthus, population grows by: i) Arithmetic progression ii) Exponentially iii) Geometric progression iv) None of these
m) Panama Canal is located in: i) Africa ii) Australia iii) North America iv) South America
n). Urbanization started with: i) Bronze Age ii) Iron Age iii) Agricultural Revolution iv) Industrial Revolution
o). The rate of urbanization is more in: i) Anglo America ii) South Asia iii) South America iv) Western Europe