IASbaba’s TLP OPTIONAL – 2017 : Geography [19th July, 2017] – Day 8

Archives

1. On the outline map of India provided to you, mark the location of all of the following. Write in your QCA Booklet the significance of the locations, whether physical/commercial/economic/ecological/environmental/cultural in not more than 30 words for each entry: (2 x 5 =10 marks)

1. Itanagar
2. Cauvery river
3. Vidarbha region
4. Kanyakumari
5. Jog falls

2. Briefly explain the following terms in not more than 50 words each: (5 x 5 =25 marks)

1. Extensive versus intensive agriculture
2. Agricultural productivity
3. Agricultural efficiency
4. Agricultural density of population
5. Typology of agricultural regions

3. India’s complex geography at its borders has given rise to many problems with the neighbours. Elucidate. (20 marks)

4. Discuss the principles used in demarcating boundaries between two countries. Have the same principles been followed in case of India and its neighbours? Examine. (15 marks)

5. Examine India’s river water sharing disputes with its neighbours. (15 marks)