Cultural, Social and Political Geography

JKPSC Assistant Professor (Geography) · Geography · 49 practice questions with answers and explanations: 1 Easy, 47 Medium, 1 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

The term 'geopolitics' was coined by:

  1. Rudolf Kjellén
  2. Friedrich Ratzel
  3. Alfred Mahan
  4. Halford Mackinder
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Answer: A. He was a Swedish political scientist.

Sample Medium question 2

A unitary state is one in which:

  1. Power is shared equally with provinces
  2. There are no laws
  3. There is no capital
  4. Power is concentrated in the central government
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Answer: D. The UK is an example.

Sample Medium question 3

The caste system in India is based on the:

  1. Hereditary division of society
  2. Wealth
  3. Education only
  4. Language
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Answer: A. It is a social stratification system.

Sample Medium question 4

The Scheduled Tribes of India are concentrated mainly in:

  1. The coastal deltas
  2. The north-eastern and central hill and forest regions
  3. The Thar desert
  4. The Ganga plain
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Answer: B. Examples are the Gonds and the Nagas.

Sample Hard question 5

The 'domino theory' in geopolitics suggests that:

  1. States fall only by economic collapse
  2. Small states always remain neutral
  3. Borders never change
  4. If one state falls to a political system, its neighbours will follow
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Answer: D. It was used to justify intervention in Vietnam.

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