D:-Space time expansion
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question16:-The origin of Himalayas as folded mountains are best explained by
A:-Glacier control theory
B:-Plate tectonics theory
C:-Environmental determinism
D:-Polar front theory
Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question17:-Who coined the phrase the right to the city to describe working class struggles for political participation and
access to physical space in the city ?

A:-Nigel Thrift in 1991
:-David Harvey in 1973
C:-Neil Smith in 1984
D:-Henri Lefebvre in 1968
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question18:-Tropical cyclones have been described as geomorphic events in parts of the humid tropics. Why ?
A:-Tropical cyclones are high-magnitude low-frequency events that are capable of causing large landform alterations

B:-Tropical cyclones develop only in summer, particularly in late summer when the sea surface temperature is
especially high

C:-The small disturbances or lows that may develop into a tropical cyclone usually come from small vortices near the
ITCZ or easterly waves

D:-In a tropical cyclone, the clouds are seen as long streets spiralling inward from the outer edges
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question19:-Environmental pollution often decreases biodiversity by
A:-Dramatically changing abiotic factors in the environment
B:-Introducing new species to a region
C:-Overexploiting organisms in their natural environments
D:-Reducing the number of pathogens in a region
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question20:-Drainage density is
A:-A measure of the length of stream channel per unit area of drainage basin
B:-A measure of the number of stream channels per unit area of drainage basin
-A measure of the length of stream channel per unit volume of drainage basin
D:-A measure of the number of stream channels per unit volume of drainage basin
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question21:-Widespread deforestation and land use changes in the Western Ghats implies that
i. Changes in the physical environment causing catastrophic events like landslides

ii. Changes in the spatial distribution of the rainfall
ili. Increased human wildlife conflicts

A:-i and ii are correct
B:-All three are correct
C:-i only correct
D:-ii and iii are correct
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question22:-Ecosystem sustainability primarily results from the
A:-Relationships between the organisms in an ecosystem
-Number of predators found in the ecosystem
C:-Frequency of fires or other natural disasters in an ecosystem
D:-Total amount of biomass that exists in an ecosystem
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question23:-Ecological problems are at their core social and political problems - a view shared by
A:-Environmental economics
B:-Political ecology
C:-Deep ecology
D:-Environmental science
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question24:-ENSO refers to
A:-El Nifio and La Nifia
B:-El Nifio and Southern Oscillation
C:-La Nifia and Southern Oscillation