IASbaba’s TLP OPTIONAL – 2017 : Geography [16th Aug, 2017] – Day 28

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. Gandhinagar
2. Gandak river
3. Rishikesh
4. Puducherry
5. Nagarjun Sagar

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

1. Evidences of continental drift
2. Isostasy and orogeny
3. Geosynclines
4. Properties of earth’s mantle
5. Climatic regions in India

3. How do tropical cyclones affect the Indian subcontinent? Discuss their origin, movement and dissipation. (20 marks)

4. Discuss the origin, movement and effects of western disturbances in (15 marks)

5. Write a short note on floods as an ecological hazard. (15 marks)