TLP Geography Optional 2018 [31st August]:

Day 44

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We are here once again with the online answer writing initiative for Geography Optional. The initiative will run for 50 days stretched in 10 weeks. On a daily basis, 5 questions shall be posted. Please note that no synopsis or review shall be provided. However, we encourage peer review.

You can download the schedule here.

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. Padma river
2. Chotanagpur Industrial Region
3. Khardung La
4. Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot
5. Nilgiri mountains

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

1. Desertification
2. Problem of drought due to deforestation
3. Deforestation and climate change
4. Forest submergence and associated problems of dams
5. Forest conservation measures

3. Where do industrial houses and complexes cluster in India? Why? Substantiate. (20 marks)

4. Examine the principles of industrial regionalisation. (15 marks)

5. Trace the evolution of India’s industrial policy post 1992 and their effects on industrial growth. (15 marks)