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                        <description><![CDATA[COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FORRECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2013
GEOGRAPHY, PAPER-I
 
PART-I ((MCQs) (COMPULSORY)
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt">COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt">RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt">UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2013</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt">GEOGRAPHY, PAPER-I</span></strong></div>
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<div style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt">PART-I ((MCQs) (COMPULSORY)</span></strong></div>
<div><br />Q.1.(i) Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate Circle on the OMR Answer Sheet. (20x1=20)</div>
<div><br />(ii) Answers given anywhere, other than OMR Answer Sheet, shall not be considered.<br />1. The smallest scale maps are:<br />(a) Topographical (b) Cadastral (c) Atlas (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />2. The area between 50 and 70 degree longitude East on a map is:<br />(a) Zone (b) Gore (c) Graticule (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />3. A sector diagram is also called:<br />(a) Histogram (b) Bar diagram (c) Pie diagram (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />4. Mercator’s projection is unsuitable for:<br />(a) Canada (b) Pakisatan (c) Mexico (d) All of these</div>
<div><br />5. The greatest annual variation in intensity of direct solar illumination occurs in:<br />(a) Temperate zone (b) polar areas (c) Near the tropics (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />6. Psychrometer measures:<br />(a) Absolute humidity (b) Relative humidity (c) Precipitation (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />7. Mediterranean climatic region has dry summer due to the influence of:<br />(a) ITC (b) Onshore Trade winds (c) Subtropical highs (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />8. How many cal per cm square per minute is the approximate solar constant?<br />(a) 3.00 (b) 2.00 (c) 1.00 (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />9. Land breeze is an example of:<br />(a) Vortex (b) Geostrophic wind (c) Convection cell (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />10. When surface waters in the eastern Pacific are colder than normal, the climate event is called:<br />(a) La Nina (b) El Nino (c) Micro-climate (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />11. The deepest Ocean Trench is situated in:<br />(a) Southern Indian Ocean (b) Northern Atlantic Ocean<br />(c) Southern Pacific Ocean (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />12. Saline ocean water freezes only when the temperature drops to:<br />(a) ― 2.9 degree C (b) ― 0.9 degree C (c) ― 1.9 degree C (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />13. The hydrological cycle is driven by the energy of:<br />(a) Tides (b) Waves (c) Currents (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />14. Wind abrasion is most powerful above the ground up to the height of:<br />(a) 3 meters (b) 2 meters (c) 1 meter (d) None of these</div>
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<div>Deposition of basic lava results in the formation of:<br />(a) Strato volcano (b) Composite cone (c) Shield volcano (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />16. 1 unit increase on the Richter scale means an increase in energy release of an earthquake by:<br />(a) 10.7 fold (b) 31.7 fold (c) 41.7 fold (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />17. Parallel arrangement of platy minerals in metamorphic rocks is called:<br />(a) Crystralisation (b) Foliation (c) Compaction (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />18. What is the best description for Asthenosphere?<br />(a) Hot, ductile with deformable rocks (b) Weak, hot with rigid rocks<br />(c) Less dense and more plastic rocks (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />19. Paternoster lakes are formed due to the:<br />(a) Continental glacial erosion (b) Glacio-fluvial deposition<br />(c) Alpine glacial deposition (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />20. Classification of air-masses depends on their:<br />(a) Temperature and humidity (b) Temperature and pressure<br />(c) Pressure and humidity (d) None of these</div>
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<div style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt">PART-II</span></strong></div>
<div>Q.2. Ocean currents influence the climate, resources and economies of many countries.<br />Elaborate this statement and give examples. (20)</div>
<div><br />Q.3. How have earthquake waves helped the scientists to know about the interior of the<br />earth? Give a detailed description of the earth’s interior with the help of diagrams. (20)</div>
<div><br />Q.4. Discuss the salient features of Monsoon type of climate. What impact does it have on<br />millions living in the South Asia? (20)</div>
<div><br />Q.5. Differentiate between weathering, mass-wasting and erosion. Give a detailed<br />classification of mass wasting types and their areas of occurrence. (20)</div>
<div><br />Q.6. Describe the young fold mountain building process with the help of moving<br />Lithospheric Plate Theory. (20)</div>
<div><br />Q.7. What is meant by Map Projection? Discuss different types of Conical projection and<br />tell us about their merits and demerits. (20)</div>
<div><br />Q.8. Write notes on any TWO of the following:-<br />(a) Tropical Cyclones (b) Tides<br />(c) Rock cycle (d) Aerial photographs</div>
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<div style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt">COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt">RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt">UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2013</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt">GEOGRAPHY, PAPER-II</span></strong></div>
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<div style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt">PART-I ((MCQs) (COMPULSORY)</span></strong></div>
<div><br />Q.1. (i) Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate Circle on the OMR Answer Sheet. (20x1=20)</div>
<div><br />(ii) Answers given anywhere, other than OMR Answer Sheet, shall not be considered.<br />1. Population Geography emerged as a distinct subject in:<br />(a) 1946 (b) 1950 (c) 1953 (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />2. ________was the first to pleaded case for Population Geography in annual meeting of AAG.<br />(a) Hooson (b) Clarke (c) Zelinski (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />3. Population Geography is an allied field of:<br />(a) Sociology (b) Demography (c) Anthropology (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />4. As__________Science, Population Geography heavily depends on statistical data.<br />(a) Social (b) Physical (c) Empirical (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />5. When an enumerator collects the data himself, then it is called as:<br />(a) Primary data (b) Meta data (c) Tertiary data (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />6. In Census when people are counted where they are found at the time of census is called:<br />(a) De-facto (b) De-jure (c) De la Santa (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />7. The arithmetic density of population is merely the:<br />(a) Land-people ratio (b) Man-land ratio (c) Resource-people ratio (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />8. In terms of Population size, Pakistan is the_________largest country of the world<br />(a) 6th (b) 8th (c) 11th (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />9. The continuous data pertaining to population can be had from:<br />(a) Sample Surveys (b) Census (c) Vital Registration System (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />10. ___________is a measure of population distribution.<br />(a) Masculinity (b) Density (c) Fecundity (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />11. The Vedic age in South Asia began in 1500 BC with the migration of Indo-Aryan tribes from the:<br />(a) Potwar plateau (b) Tibetan plateau (c) Iranian plateau (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />12. Hamun-i-Mushkhal is a ____________ lake in Balochistan.<br />(a) Playa (b) Ox bow (c) Man-made (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />13. The hills made up on sand and clay near Sargodha and Chinot are:<br />(a) Nilgri hills (b) Palnai hills (c) Kairana hills (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />14. Thimpu is the capital of:<br />(a) India (b) Bangladesh (c) Bhutan (d) None of these</div>
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<div>15. The area between Jhelum and Indus river is called the:<br />(a) Rachna dooab (b) Sindh Sagar dooab (c) Bari dooab (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />16. Most of parts of South Asian countries experience _________type of rainfall.<br />(a) Monsoon (b) Convectional (c) Cyclonic (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />17. _____________is called “the Switzerland of Asia”<br />(a) The valley of Peshawar (b) The valley of Kashmir (c) The valley of Swat (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />18. ___________largely determines the type of vegetation in South Asia.<br />(a) Rainfall (b) Topography (c) Altitude (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />19. The type of soil found within Indo-gangetic plain is called:<br />(a) Desert soil (b) Saline soil (c) Alluvial soil (d) None of these</div>
<div><br />20. __________requires more water than any other crop of South Asia.<br />(a) Cotton (b) Sugarcane (c) Paddy (d) None of these</div>
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<div style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt">PART-II</span></strong></div>
<div>Q.2. Is there any relation between the ‘Holly Quran and Geography’? Explain your ideas in<br />detail. (20)</div>
<div><br />Q.3. Which factors effect the ‘Distribution of Population’ in the world? Elaborate. (20)</div>
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<div>Q.4. What is the importance of Iron and Steel industry? How it plays a major role in the<br />development of any country? (20)</div>
<div><br />Q.5. Draw a map of Pakistan and show physical features in it. (20)</div>
<div><br />Q.6. Write a comprehensive note on “ Kala Bagh Dam is the timely need of Pakistan.” (20)</div>
<div><br />Q.7. Fresh water shortage is a future threat for Pakistan. Discuss. (20)</div>
<div><br />Q.8. Write notes on any TWO of the following:-<br />(a) The Green Revolution<br />(b) The Golden Corridor<br />(c) Energy Crisis in Pakistan<br />(d) Causes of Rural-Urban Migration in the World</div>
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