Q.1. (i) Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate Box on the OMR Answer Sheet. (20x1=20)

(ii) Answers given anywhere other than OMR Answer Sheet shall not be considered.
1. Under which wind system does the direction of winds change daily.
(A) Trade winds (B) Monsoon winds (C) Land and sea breeze (D) None of these

2. The ____ is the chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water.
(A) Hydration (B) Oxidation (C) Hydrolysis (D) None of these

3. The ______ is an amphitheater-like valley formed by glacial erosion.
(A) Cirque (B) Kettle (C) Esker (D) None of these

4. Which one of the following is a depositional landform of river?
(A) Alluvial Fans (B) Waterfall (C) Potholes (D) None of these

5. GIS deals with which kind of data?
(A) Numeric data (B) Binary data (C) Spatial data (D) None of these

6. Which of the following has been the oldest remote sensing Programme?
(A) NOAA (B) LANDSAT (C) SPOT (D) None of these

7. UTM stands for:
(A) Unified Transverse Mercator (B) Universal Transverse Mercator
(C) Unified threat management (D) None of these

8. What is “Metadata”?
(A) Data about data (B) Meteorological data (C) Oceanic data (D) None of these

9. The coarse particles or solidified lava are called volcanic:
(A) Bombs (B) Ash (C) Dust (D) None of these.

10. Moraine dragged along the sides of a glacier is called:
(A) Lateral (B) Medial (C) Ground (D) None of these

11. There are no glaciers in:
(A) Australia (B) Asia (C) Europe (D) None of these

12. The extent of open water over which wave-producing winds blow is called:
(A) Fetch (B) Wavelength (C) Period (D) None of these

13. The colour of a star is an indication of it’s:
(A) Size (B) Distance away (C) Surface temperature (D) None of these

14. The point in the sky directly over the observer is called:
(A) Horizon (B) Zenith (C) Aphelion (D) None of these

15. Convection currents are found in:
(A) Troposphere (B) Stratosphere (C) Ionosphere (D) None of these

16. The process involved in Himalayan orogeny is:
(A) Volcanism (B) Plate convergence (C) Plate divergence (D) None of these

17. Fossils are never found in:
(A) Shale (B) Granite (C) Sandstone (D) None of these

18. Natural levees are associated with:
(A) Alluvial fans (B) Flood plains (C) Deltas (D) None of these

19. Grand Banks is situated in:
(A) NE North America (B) NW Europe (C) East Asia (D) None of these

20. “Spatial databases” are also known as:
(A) Geodatabases (B) Mono-databases (C) Concurrent databases (D) None of these

 

Q. No. 2. Discuss the erosional and depositional landforms made by glacier. (20)

Q. No. 3. Discuss the forces and factors that determine the movement, direction and nature
of Ocean Currents. (20)

Q. No. 4. Explain various stages of development of Tropical Cyclones and weather patterns
associated with it. (20)

Q. No. 5. How does Pakistan’s geographic location contribute to its vulnerability to natural
disasters?  (20)

Q. No. 6. Critically evaluate the impact of climate change on agriculture. (20)

Q. No. 7. Discuss the main factors responsible for World Population distribution. (20)

Q. No. 8. Write Short Notes on any TWO of the following: 
i. Air masses
ii. Adiabatic lapse rate and Inversion of Temperature
iii. Types of settlements