UPSC Mains 2014
Geography – Paper I
Time: 3 hours
Marks: 250
Instructions
v Illustrate your answers with
suitable sketches, maps and diagrams wherever necessary. These shall be drawn
in the space provided for answering the question itself.
v There are EIGHT questions
divided in two Sections and printed both in HINDI and in ENGLISH.
v Candidate has to attempt FIVE
questions in all.
v Question Nos. 1 and 5 are
compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted choosing at
least ONE question from each Section.
v The number of marks carried
by a question/part is indicated against it.
v Answers must be written in
the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which must be stated clearly
on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the space provided.
No marks will be given for answers written in medium other than the authorized
one.
v Word limit in questions,
wherever specified, should be adhered to.
v Attempts of questions shall
be counted in chronological order. Unless struck off, attempt of a question
shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left
blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly
SECTION A
(01) Answer the following: 150 each: 10 x 5 = 50
marks
(I) Define the term ‘meander’ and describe the basic
characteristics of entrenched meander and ingrown meander.
(II) Discuss the salient features of ‘sirocco’ and
‘mistral’.
(III) Discuss an account of the nature of biosphere
as an ecosystem.
(IV) State the uniqueness of the Eurasian Steppe
Biome.
(V) Illustrate the origin and nature of Sargasso Sea and Lagoon
(02) Answer following (20 + 15 + 15 marks)
(I) State the concept of plate tectonics. How does it
help in explaining the formation of Himalayas and Appalachain Mountains
(II) Describe the origin and development of
thunderstorms with examples.
(III) Enumerate the major causes of increasing
degradation of environment in hills and hillslopes, and state its down-valley
impact.
(03) Answer following (20 + 15 + 15 marks)
(I) Discuss the nature and origin of Indian monsoon
and recent techniques of its prediction.
(II) State the concept of erosion surfaces and
highlight the factors responsible for their development.
(III) Give a critical account of reasons and
consequences of marine pollution.
(04) Answer following (20 + 15 + 15 marks)
(I) Explain weathering and mass wasting, and describe
their geomorphic significance.
(II) Define zoogeographic region. Also describe he
basic faunal makeup of the Neo-Arctic zoogeographic region.
(III) Give an account of recent observation on coral
bleaching with reference to Clive Wilkinson’s Report.
SECTION B
(05) Answer the following: 150 words each. 10 x 5 =
50 marks
(I) Elaborate the concept of mental map.
(II) Give an account of food security issues in
developing countries.
(III) Discuss the factors responsible for
counter-urbanisation.
(IV) Explain the relevance of bottom-up and top-down
approaches in the development of agrarian economy.
(V) Critically analyse application of models in
geography.
(06) Answer following (20 + 15 + 15 marks)
(I) Explain the necessary conditions of takeoff and
subsequent stages of development of a nation as propounded by Rostow.
(II) Discuss environmental and economic problems
associated with coal production.
(III) Discuss the contribution of geographers in the
development of radical geography.
(07) Answer following (20 + 15 + 15 marks)
(I) Giving suitable examples, describe the importance
of system analysis in geographical studies.
(II) “Rural sustainability is necessary for urban
sustainability.” Discuss the statement in the backdrop of integrated
development approach.
(III) “Indo-Gangetic hearth is considered to be one
of the world’s richest cultural realms.” Examine.
(08) Answer following (20 + 15 + 15 marks)
(I) Explain the qualitative and quantitative methods
of delineation of sphere of urban influence.
(II) “World is passing through a global resource
dilemma.” Comment
(III) “Food productivity with purity of the ecosystem
is the need of the hour.” Elaborate.
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