FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO POST IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2012
Geography Paper II
Part I (MCQs)
Q.1.
1) An equal exchange of cultural items such as ideas of behaviours between two regions reflects:
a) Transculturation b) Assimilation c) Transformation d) None of these
2) The view point that the key force in the development culture of humanity is known as:
a) Environmental determinism b) Possibilism c) Climate change d) None of these
3) Inca and Mayan cultures were prevailed in the:
a) Atlas mountains b) Rocky mountains c) Andes mountains d) None of these
4) In the past —- remained the leading theatre of gigantic transhumance
a) South East Asia b) West Asia c) Central Asia d) None of these
5) Mongols were basically
a) Pastorlists b) Agriculturists c) Traders d) None of these
6) Indus civilization has had established barter trade links with:
a) Mesopotamia b) Nile civilization c) Australian aborigines d) None of these
7) Landscapes exist not only in space but through time and cannot be detached from:
a) Economic context b) Regional context c) Historical context d) None of these
8) The U.S belongs to which stage of demographic transition:
a) Low deaths & high births b) Low births & low deaths c) Extremely low births d) None of these
9) Which is not one of the four major components of the local decision?
a) Prime interest rate b) Fiscal policy c) Business cycle d) None of these
10) Agglomeration considers all of the following except:
a) Scale b) Scope c) Complexity d) None of these
11) What is not an economic tool in development?
a) Location Quotient b) Comparative advantage c) Central place theory d) None of these
12) The city of Antananarivo is located in:
a) Rwanda b) Madagascar c) Mozambique d) None of these
13) Greenland is governed by which European country?
a) Finland b) Sweden c) Denmark d) None of these
14) The Indian Pacific rail road is located in which country?
a) Canada b) Australia c) Mexico d) None of these
15) Seminar on karez-an indigenous water management system in Baluchistan held in Islamabad on 22 December 2011 was sponsored by:
a) IUCN b) UNDP c) USAID d) None of these
16) Terraced fields are common in the?
a) Middle East b) Far East c) Tundra d) None of these
17) The three major categories of resources are:
a) Human, capital and natural b) Capital, machine and building c) Human, capital and renewable d) None of these
18) Cement industry is generally located near the:
a) Market b) Source of labour c) Source of raw material d) None of these
19) Who is the following geographers first use the term pragmatic Possibilism?
a) G. Tatham b) C. Rites c) G. Taylor d) None of these
20) Which of the following soils is found in the coniferous forests?
a) Latozois b) Podzois c) Chernozem d) None of these
Part II
Q. No. 2. Describe the appearance and mode of living of the following African peoples and name the regions where they live TODAY.
(a) Bushmen (b) Berbers (c) Pigmies
Q. No. 3. A population map of Asia shows that most people live on or near the river basins and coasts. Give reasons for this distribution.
Q. No. 4. Certain Australian Farms are specialized in dairy farming and others in beef production. Give a reasoned account of the distribution of these industries and illustrate by a sketch map.
Q. No. 5. Name the chief agricultural products of South Asia and indicate the chief producing areas on a sketch map.
Q. No. 6. Account for the recent floods in the Indus basin and its impact on agricultural lands and their productivity.
Q. No. 7. In what ways does the import and export trade of Pakistan differ from that of her western neighbours?
Q. No. 8. Write shorts notes on any two of the following
(i) Manufacturing industries in China (ii) Fisheries in Japan (iii) Rural to Urban Migration in Pakistan (iv) Recent Trends in International Relations within SAARC