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Question 31. Which one of the following statements on biosphere reserves is not correct?
  1.    Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya pradesh
  2.    In 1973, UNESCO launched a worldwide programme on man and biosphere
  3.    Biosphere reserves promote research on ecological conservation
  4.    Biosphere reserves are multipurpose protected areas to preserve the genetic diversity in ecosystems
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya pradesh
Answer: (a)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Uttarakhand. It was inscribed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.
Question 32. The polar regions are sparsely populated because of
  1.    infertile land
  2.    lack of minerals
  3.    unsuitable climatic conditions
  4.    mountainous topography
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> unsuitable climatic conditions
Answer: (c)The population density is low in polar regions because the climate is too cold and harsh for people to survive there. The polar regions such as the Arctic and Antarctica are the coldest places on the earth with little or no vegetation to support the resident population. Most of the polar regions are cold deserts.
Question 33. Suklaphanta Wildlife reserve is located in
  1.    Bhutan
  2.    Nepal
  3.    Myanmar
  4.    Sri Lanka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Nepal
Answer: (b)Suklaphanta wildlife Reserve is located in Nepal.
Question 34. Currently half of the world’s population lives in just six countries. Identify them from the following.
  1.    China, India, United State, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan.
  2.    India, China, Pakistan, Brazil, Bangladesh, Indonesia.
  3.    India, China, Brazil, Pakistan, Bhutan, United State.
  4.    China, India, Bangladesh, United State, Pakistan, Brazil.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> China, India, United State, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan.
Answer: (a)More than 7.2 billion people exist in the world today with half the global population residing in just six countries. India has 1.3 billion people, China 1.4 billion, U.S. 320 million, Brazil 200 million, Indonesia 250 million and Pakistan 182 million people.
Question 35. The Eskimos live in
  1.    Siberia and Sweden
  2.    Finland and Norway
  3.    Norway and Siberia
  4.    Canada and Alaska
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Canada and Alaska
Answer: (d)
Eskimos or Inuit–Yupik peoples are indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the circumpolar region from eastern Siberia, across Alaska, Canada, and Greenland.
There are two main groups that are referred to as Eskimo: Yupik and Inuit. In Canada and Greenland, the term Eskimo has fallen out of favour, as it is sometimes considered pejorative and has been replaced by the term Inuit.
Question 36. Match the animal with its habitat and accordingly select the correct alternative:
Column I
Column II
(Animal)
(Habitat)
A. Elephant
1. Coniferous Forest or Taiga
B. Silver Fox
2. Mediterranean
C. Wild Buffalo or Bison
3. Tropical Deciduous Forest
D. Horse
4. Temperate Grasslands
Codes: A B C D
  1.    A – (ii), B – (iv), C – (i), D - (iii)
  2.    A – (iv), B – (iii), C – (ii), D - (i)
  3.    A – (iii), B – (ii), C – (iv), D - (i)
  4.    A – (iii), B – (i), C – (iv), D - (ii)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> A – (iii), B – (ii), C – (iv), D - (i)
Answer: (c)
Elephant - Tropical deciduous forest
Silver Fox – Mediterranean
Wild buffalo or Bison – Temperate Grassland
Horse – Coniferous forest or Taiga
Question 37. Lapland is a cultural region largely within the Arctic Circle in the north of the Scandinavian Peninsula. Who inhabited the Lapland?
  1.    Hamar people
  2.    Sami people
  3.    Padaung people
  4.    Himba people
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Sami people
Answer: (b)The Sami people are an indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic area of Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Norway, Sweden,Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway.
Question 38. In describing the process of spatial interaction, geographers are most concerned with
  1.    Accessibility and Connectivity
  2.    Density and Dispersion
  3.    Diffusion and Pattern
  4.    Pedestrian Cities
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Accessibility and Connectivity
Answer: (a)
Spatial interaction is a dynamic flow process from one location to another. In describing the process of it, geographers are most concerned with Accessibility and Connectivity.
Question 39. The Semitic people belong to the?
  1.    Negroid race
  2.    Caucasoid race
  3.    Mangoloid race
  4.    Australoid race
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Negroid race
Answer: (a)
Question 40. Currently half of the world’s population live in just 6 countries. Identify them from the following
  1.    China, India. United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan
  2.    India, China, Pakistan, Brazil, Bangladesh, Indonesia
  3.    India, China, Bangladesh, South Africa, Pakistan, Indonesia
  4.    China, India, Bangladesh, United States, Pakistan, Indonesia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> China, India. United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan
Answer: (a)According to data from the United Nations half of those 7.2 billion people live in only six countries: the United States, Brazil, Pakistan, India, China, and Indonesia. The world population has reached 7.2 billion.

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