Previous Year Questions : Geography [2016]

 

1. With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the ‘Smart City Programme.’

2. Discuss the concept of air mass and explain its role in macro-climatic changes.

3. “The Himalayas are highly prone to landslides.” Discuss the causes and suggest suitable measures of mitigation.

4. The effective management of land and water resources will drastically reduce the human miseries. Explain.

5. South China Sea has assumed great geopolitical significance in the present context. Comment.

6. Major cities of India are becoming vulnerable to flood conditions. Discuss.

7. Present an account of the Indus Water Treaty and examine its ecological, economic and political implications in the context of changing bilateral relations.

8. Enumerate the problems and prospects of inland water transport in India.

9. In what way micro-watershed development projects help in water conservation in drought-prone and semi-arid regions of India?

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