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[h=2]CSS Geography Past Paper 2011[/h]


[h=2]Geography Paper 2010[/h]
Paper I
q.2 define mass wasting and explain mass wasting in detail.
q.3 present the rock cycle in connection with its reincarnation.
q4 describe landforms and evolution of landscapes of glaciation in the mid and high latitudes.
q.5 identify the geographic patterns of evapotranspiration.Examine the factors contributing to expanding deserts around the globe.
q.6 discuss mediterranean climatic region with its dominating characteristics.
q.7show with an aid of a sketch map currents of the Indian ocean.bring out the influence of monsoon on currents of the North Indian ocean.
q.8 write comprehensive note on any two
1 choice of projections
2 synoptic charts
3 planetary winds
4. trends in january isotherm

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PAPER 1 - MCQs
1- The Circumference of the Earth at the equator is:
a) 60075 km b) 50075 km c) 40075 km d) none of these
2- The proportion reflected from the snow covered surface is called:
a) brook b) caldera c) sinusoid d) none
3- Worldwide geocaching is carried out by:
a) GIS b) Remote Sensing c) GPS d) None
4- Speed of the Earth at 45 N is:
a) 1180.7 km/h b) 2180.7km/h c) 3180.7 km/h d) None
5- Chemical compostion of the Earth dominating 34% by:
a) Silicon b) Iron c) Magnesium d) None
6- Temperate, Torrid and Frigid Zones, one ancient example of world climates is attributed to:
a) Plate b) Herodotus c) Aristotle d) None
7- In Koppen Climate system Aw stands for:
a)Tropical Rainforest b) Tropical Monsoon c) Tropica Savanna d) None
8- Which of the following civilization was shut down by droughts combined with devastating floods?
a) Nile b) Indus c) Incae d) None
9-Pumice, Gabbro and Andesites are identified as:
a) Sedimentary Rocks b) Metamorphic Rocks c) Igneous Rocks d) None
10- Great Barrier Reef is in the:
a) Atlantic Ocean b) Pacific Ocean c) Indian Ocean d) None of these
11- A new sea has been officially created in the pacific Northwest is called:
a) Palish Sea b) Salish Sea c) Valish Sea d) None
12- On March 28, 2001 a tornado outbreak in Pakistan was experienced in:
a) sahiwal b) Bhalwal c) Sajawal d) None of these
13- Agulhas is one of the warm currents of:
a) Indian Ocean b) Atlantic Ocean c) Arctic Ocean d) None
14- A and formation with many caves caused by dolomite being dissolved by undergoing drainage is termed:
a) Horst b) Mesa c) Scree d) None
15- Frontal Zones where air masses are not moving against each other is called:
a) Occluded Fronts b) Stationary Fronts c) Warm Fronts d) None
16- Mountain ranges near water sources can receive high rainfalls because of:
a) Cyclonic activity b) Rain shadow effect c) Orographic uplift d) None
17- Cartographers classify maps into two broad categories, reference maps and
a) Topographic maps b) Thematic maps c) Attases d) None of these
18- The oldest known projection dating back to about 500 BC is:
a) Cylindrical Homolographic b) Gnomonic c) Mollweide d) None
19- Alexander Von Humboldt famous biogeographer produced five volumes of work in 1845, was called:
a) Kosmos b) Helios c) Mellios d) None
20- Normal cycle of erosion was devised by:
a) Karl Ritter b) Thornbury c) Monkhouse d) None

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PAPER 2
Q1: MCQs
1- More determined and driven work ethics due to frequent variability in the weather of the:
a) Higher Latitudes b) Middle Latitudes c) Lower Latitudes d) None of these
2- Equational Paradox is an aspect of:
a) Cultural Geography b) Regional Geography c) Economic Geography d) None of these
3- Cliamtic determinism was intensely studied by:
a) Ellsworth Huntington b) Carl O Saver c) Carl Marx d) None of these
4- Environmental Problems must all be understood via:
a) Physical Processes b) Social Processes c) Commercial Process d) None
5-The study of the number of population and its variations in time and space is called:
a) Population Dynamics b) Population Density c) Population Distribution d) None
6- Rapid Population growth in Urban areas perpetuates:
a) Crimes b) safety Issues c) Poverty d) None of these
7- Sustainability of human settlements have become a matter of:
a) Global Concern b) Continental Concern c) Regional Concern d) None
8- Settlements can be ordered by size or other factors to define:
a) Morphology b) Landscape c) Hierarchy d) None of these
9- South Asian agriculture is considered to be:
a) Intensive b) substence c) Extensive d) None
10- Appalachian Industrial area hosts:
a) Iron and Steel b) Textiles c) Chemicals d) None
11- Turkey possess plenty of:
a) Power resources b) Mineral Resources c) Water Resources d) None
12- What had historicaly made geography unique was its attention to systematic description of areal variation said by:
a) Hart Shorne b) Charles Fisher c) Ann Buttimer d) None
13-Indus Water Treaty Projects were financed by:
a) Asian Development Bank b) World Bank c) Former EEC d) None
14- Ninety percent of Russia is north of the:
a) 60th Paralle b) 55th Parallel c) 50 Parallel d) None
15- Before 1950, Famine was a harsh reality in:
a) Poland b) Portugal c) India d) None
16- Waterways are common transport means in Bengal for carrying:
a) Tea b) Jute c) Animals d) none
17- Greek Culture and power expanded into the near and Middle East during:
a) Archaic Period b) Classical Period c) Hellenistic Period d) None
18- in the 5th and 4th Centuries BC the most advanced economy was founded in:
a) Italy b) France c) Greece d) None
19- Geographic regions are based on distinctive quality of
a) Variety b) Homogenity c) ORigin d) None
20- Geography affects the culture of a region by:
a) What people do b) What people possess c) What people copy d) None

Q2: Present the spatial distribution of population over the globe.
Q3: Define Resources. Give most workable classification of resources citing explicit examples
Q4: Describe Industrial Revoution. how far it has helped in economic development as well as increasing economy disparity in the world?
Q5: Discuss grain farming in South Asia. Did you notice agriculture change in the region recently?
Q6: Bring out the importance of Pakistan in the current geo-polity pertinent to Global Affairs.
Q7: Explain Geographical requirements, distribution and production of cotton in South Asia.
Q8: Write comprehensive NOTES on ANY TWO of the following:
1- World's major fishing grounds
2- Trade patterns in China
3- Singapore--Her Economic success
4- Urbanization in Latin America.



[h=2]Geography Paper-1 CSS 2009[/h]
Geography Paper-1
Part – I ( MCQ)
(COMPULSORY)

Q.1. select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box on the answer sheet.(20)
1.The earths inner core is composed mostly of:
a)solid simatic rock
b)solid iron nickel
c)liquid iron and nickel
d)none of these
2. ketabatic winds are produced by:
a) pressure gradient
b) gravity
c) adiabatic cooling of ascending air
d) none of these
3.The distinguishing difference between the asthenosphere and lithosphere is their:
a)density
b)degree of rigidity
c)chemical composition
d)none of these
4.The mean velocity of the earth in its orbit is about:
a)50,000 mi per hour
b)66,600 mi per hour
c)95,000 mi per hour
d)none of these
5.The mean distance between the earth and sun is about:
a)90 million miles
b)93 million milesc)95 million miles
d)None of these
6. The prime meridian is referred to as the:
a)Meridian of Greenwich
b)Meridian of East
c)Meridian of West
d)none of these
7. The equatorial Mercator is the only one of all known projections on which all Rhumb lines are true:
a)straight lines
b)semi-circles
c)triangles
d)none of these
8. The arctic circle is at:
a)23 ½ N lat
b)45 N lat
c)66 ½ N lat
d)none of these
9. The vernal equinox occurs on:
a) March 20
b) june 21
c) September 23
d)none of these
10. The percentage of radiant energy reflected back by a surface is termed the:
a)Albedlo
b)Al-Nino
c) La-Nino
d) none of these
11. Over the equatorial bough of low pressure lying roughly between 5 N and 5 S latitude is the equatorial belt of variable winds and calms, or the:
a)Cyclone
b)Doldrums
c)Westerlies
d) none of these
12. The term humidity simply refers to the degree to which water vapour is present in the:
a)ground
b)air
c)vegetation
d)None of these
13. Advection fog results from the movement of warm moist air over a:
a)cold ground surface
b)hot ground surface
c)semi-hot ground surface
d)None of these
14. Sheet as the term is used in the united states consists of pellets of ice produced from freezing of:
a)rain
b) snow
c) wind
d)None of these
15.Radiation coming from the sun is:
a)long wave
b)short wave
c)medium wave
d)None of these
16.The hurricane or typhoon develops over oceans in latitudes:
a)8 to 15 N and S
b)20 to 35 N and S
c)40 to 60 N and Sd)None of these
17. Troposphere is the:
a) Lowermost atmosphere layer
b) The middle atmosphere layer
c)Highest atmosphere layer
d)None of these
18.The Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean is a:
a) Cold Ocean Current
b) Warm ocean current
c) semi-cold ocean current
d)none of these
19. The word peneplain is given to a land surface of:
a) joint relief
b) sharp relief
c) no relief
d)None of these
20. The coriolis force is produced by:
a) earth rotation
b) wind action
c)water action
d)None of these
correction will be appreciated
Attempt only four questions and each question contain 20 marks
[h=2]Geography Paper-II CSS 2009[/h]
Geography Paper-II
Part – I ( MCQ)
(COMPULSORY)

Q.1. select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box on the answer sheet.
1.The founder of Human geography is:
a)Plato
b)Aristotle
c)Eratosthenes
d)Theophrastus
2.Pakistan covers an area of:
a) 796095 sq km
b) 468000 sq km
c) 999657 sq km
d) None of these
3.The hottest month (june) with the mean temperature of 38C in Pakistan is at:
a)sibi
b)Jacobabad
c)Hyderabad
d)none of these
4.Told Polander is associated with the:
a)study of urban areas
b) Industrial location theory
c) agriculture location theory
d) population studies
5.which region is called the rice bowl of china
a)huang ho valley
b)yangtse basin
c)sinkiang
d)chunling
6.hemp is a fiber crop of:
a)western Europe
b)middle east
c)Mediterranean region
d)south Asia
7. the phytogeography deals with:
a)the animal life
b)the plant life
c)weathering of rocks
d) ancient civilizations
8.bide industries are industries:
a) based on agriculture raw material
b) located between market and raw material
c) located on the river banks
d) producing goods for export
9. the theory of industrial location was put forward by:
a) Webber
b) von thunen
c) A. Miller
d)R.Johnson
10. What will be the shape of settlement near oases in desert?:
a) square
b) linear
c) oval
d) irregular
11.the seasonal movement of people with their animals between highlands and lowlands is called:
a)pastoralism
b)nomadism
c)transhumance
d) ranching
12.the term fecundity indicates:
a) birth rate
b) fertility rate
c) growth rate
d) capacity to reproduce
13.the concept of demographic transition was initiated by:
a)trewartha
b)thompson
c)notestein
d)sadler
14.who was the first to suggest the law migration:
a)Lee
b)zelinsky
c) trewartha
d) rovenstein
15.where is the fertile crescent situated:
a)southeast asia
b) southwest asia
c) north america
d) africa
16.the example of an unguarded international border is that between:
a)India and pakistan
b) china and mogolia
c) china and russia
d) usa and canada
17.the concentric zone theory of urban morphology was coined by:
a) ullman
b) burgess
c) huntington
d) homer hoyet
18.:the acronym C.B.D stands for
a) outer fringe of the city
b) area of heavy industries in the city
c) area of highest population density in the city
d) central commercial heart of the city
19. occidental agriculture is associated with:
a) mono crop culture
b) diversified farming
c) shifting cultivation
d) dry farming
20.christaller’s theory is concerned with:
a) size distribution of central places
b) origin and decline of cities
c) morphology of settlements
d) None of these
Attempt only four questions and each question contain 20 marks
Q.2. What do you understand by the term possibilism? How far has man changed the environment in his favour? Give examples.
Q.3.Write down the various kinds of migration and describe the effects of intra-urban migration.
Q.4.How did settlements originate in the world? Describe the central place theory.
Q.5. Give an account of power resources of south asia with special reference to pakistan.
Q.6.


[h=2]CSS (Geography) Paper I[/h]


[h=2]CSS (Geography) Paper II[/h]
 
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