University of Calcutta 2009 B.A Sociology Geography (General) -II, - Question Paper

2009

Geography-General-Second Paper

Group A

Full Marks 20

Category A

Answer: any one-question 10x1

1. Give a detail description of the factors responsible for worldwide
differential distribution of population.

2.        How does poverty create hindrance to the development of am country?

Category B

Answer any two questions 4x2

3.        Briefly discuss the reasons behind different types of internal migration.

4.        Give a description of the_ difference in sex ratio in the developed and
developing countries.

5.        Distinguish between optimum population and man-land ratio.

6.        How does literacy influence the growth of population?

Category C

Answer any one question 2x 1

7.        What is top-heavy age-sex pyramid?

8.        What is international migration?

Group B

Full Marks 30 Category A

Answer any one question 1 Ox 1

9. What are the reasons behind the development of paper industry? Discuss
its present problem along with the distribution of this industry in India.

10. Discuss the characteristics of extensive commercial grain farming citing
the example of wheat.

Category B

Answer any three questions 4x3

11.      Define cottage industry. State the significance of this industry in Indian
economy.

12.      What are the different kinds of tribal economic activities found in India?

13.      Discuss about the various sectors of economy?

13.      Describe with example the role of raw material in the location of iron
and steel industry?

14.      What are the reasons behind dominance of concentration of cotton
textile industry in western India.

Category C

Answer any four questions 2x4

16.      Distinguish between large scale and small-scale industries.

17.      Define agro-based industry with example.

18.      What are the places in India where Jhum cultivation is done?

19.      What is the role of crop rotation in mixed farming?

20.      State any two problems associated with iron and steel industries in India.

21.      What are the rice producing areas of India?

22.      What is the difference between spinning and weaving?

Group C

Full Marks 50

Category A

Answer any two questions 10x2

23.      Mention the characteristics of the monsoon in Indian subcontinent and
assess its role over occurrence of flood and drought.

24.      Discuss about the racial and ethnic diversity in India.

25.      Divide India into various agricultural regions. Discuss the effects of
Green Revolution on Punjab and Haryana wheat belt.

26.      Discuss the importance of D.V.C region as one of the leading planning
regions of India.

Category B

Answer any five questions 4x5

27. Discuss the landforms of western Himalaya.

28.        Distinguish between formal and functional regions.

29.        What are the reasons behind noteworthy advancement of agriculture in
Punjab and Haryana belt?

30.        Classify India into different physiographic regions.

31.        What are the causes behind shrinking forest areas in India?

32.   Distinguish between physical and economic regions.

33.   Discuss briefly about the distribution of various industries developed in the Hooghly industrial belt.

34. Why are the tribal people of India still under-developed?

Category C

Answer any five questions 7x5

35.        What is social forestry?

36.        What is micro region?

37.   What are the main problems of Hooghly industrial belt?

38.        Write the areas of tropical evergreen forests found in India.

39.        Name four flood-prone states of India.

40.        Name two reserved bio-diversity regions in India.

41.   Mention four measures of soil conservation.