Previous Year Questions
2024
GEOGRAPHY — HONOURS
Paper : SEC-1
(Methods in Geography)
Full Marks : 100
Category - A
Answer any ten questions (each within 50 words).
2 × 10
1. State the difference between primary and secondary data with suitable examples.
2. Differentiate between population and sample.
3. What is Pilot Survey? When is it carried out?
4. What do you mean by Purposive Sampling?
5. What is a Master Table?
6. Differentiate between equal and unequal class.
7. Differentiate between discrete and continuous data.
8.
(a) Determine the mean of temperature observation of the given 10 stations:
11°C, 41°C, 21°C, 31°C, 23°C, 13°C, 35°C, 27°C, 37°C, 41°C.
(b) Can mean be determined in a grouped frequency distribution with open-ended class?
11°C, 41°C, 21°C, 31°C, 23°C, 13°C, 35°C, 27°C, 37°C, 41°C.
(b) Can mean be determined in a grouped frequency distribution with open-ended class?
9. What are the disadvantages of absolute dispersion?
10. How is dominant function identified from Census data?
11. Define levelling. Mention one example where smartphone levelling is less suitable than traditional instrument-based level.
12. What is digital elevation model?
13. Mention one characteristic that will help to identify flooded areas from two comparable satellite images of the same place of pre- and post-monsoon season through visual interpretation.
14. What is semi-interquartile range? If semi-interquartile range of some stations is 30 cm and quartile 1(Q1) is 15 cm, determine the value of quartile 3 (Q3).
Category - B
Answer any seven questions (each within 125 words).
5 × 7
15. What is the difference between an interview schedule and a questionnaire? What is the utility of an open-ended question?
16. What is frequency distribution? Explain the method of formation of grouped frequency distribution table.
17. What are the advantages of computer-based field data entry?
18. Find the median geometrically from the following data:
| Class | 51-54 | 55-58 | 59-62 | 63-66 | 67-70 | 71-74 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 7 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 6 |
19. Discuss in brief the concept of identifying diversification and balance of economic activities in different towns by the use of circles in a Ternary Diagram.
20. Classify soil types according to texture. How can sieve be used for differentiating soil into textural classes?
21. What statistical formulae are used for determination of distinctiveness of functions? State the formulae and give an example.
22. What diagram/chart will be used to examine commuter movement from city to suburban towns? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this diagram.
23. Discuss the parts of a distometer.
24.
The following table provide the data regarding distribution of villages based on the following table:
(a) Prepare a frequency distribution table of equal class.
(b) Determine the percentage of villages with irrigated area between 45% and 75%.
(a) Prepare a frequency distribution table of equal class.
(b) Determine the percentage of villages with irrigated area between 45% and 75%.
Table - 1: Distribution of villages in a block
| Class (% of irrigated area) | F (Number of villages) |
|---|---|
| < 15 | 13 |
| < 30 | 50 |
| < 45 | 73 |
| < 60 | 88 |
| < 75 | 100 |
Category - C
Answer any three questions (each within 500 words).
15 × 3
25. What is the necessity of stratification in a sampling operation? Differentiate between simple random sampling with and without replacement. What are random number series? 5+8+2
26. Prepare a questionnaire with double and multiple answer type questions, showing the people's perception regarding the access to safe drinking water and the problem of water pollution and contamination in the locality. 15
27. The following table shows the frequency distribution of 200 industrial workers according to monthly income:
Determine the Standard Deviation of monthly income and the coefficient of variation. Obtain the percentage of workers having monthly income below 400 rupees. 8+4+3
| Monthly Income (₹) | 201-250 | 251-300 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 501-550 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 15 | 31 | 55 | 41 | 32 | 20 | 6 |
28. What is the best method of studying landforms, river courses and coast lines from secondary sources? State the relative advantages and disadvantages of using topographic sheets and satellite imageries for the above purpose. 7+4+4
29.
What is detour index? Calculate the detour index values from the data provided in Table 2. 3+12
Table - 2
| From | To | Actual distance (km) | Straight-line distance (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| X | A | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| B | 4.5 | 4.4 | |
| C | 8.1 | 5.4 | |
| D | 5.0 | 4.9 | |
| E | 5.2 | 3.4 | |
| F | 4.5 | 3.2 | |
| G | 8.5 | 5.2 | |
| H | 9.0 | 5.4 | |
| I | 5.5 | 3.8 | |
| J | 9.5 | 6.2 | |
| K | 8.5 | 4.8 | |
| L | 9.0 | 7.5 |
2023
GEOGRAPHY — HONOURS
Paper : SEC-1
(Methods in Geography)
Full Marks : 100
Group - A
Answer any ten questions (each within 50 words).
2 × 10
1. Define primary survey.
2. What is sampling bias?
3. Differentiate between variable and attribute.
4. Differentiate between raw data and grouped data.
5. Mention the name of any two software used for entry and analysis of field data.
6. If mean temperature is 20 °C and coefficient of variation is 40%, calculate the standard deviation.
7. Determine the median of these rainfall (cm) observations at 12 stations : 95, 55, 61, 81, 107, 101, 73, 77, 98, 77, 89, 83.
8. Differentiate between range and interquartile range.
9. Mention one advantage and one disadvantage of undertaking smartphone levelling.
10. The yields in grams of five tomato plants are 1205, 1247, 1302, 1256 and 1260. What is the mean yield?
11. State the uses of distometer.
12. Mention any two advantages of using satellite images for mapping areal extent of riverbank shift.
13. What do you mean by dominant and distinctive function?
14. What is detour index?
Group - B
Answer any seven questions (each within 125 words).
5 × 7
15. Define pilot survey and discuss its relevance for conducting a primary survey.
16. Write a short note on simple random sampling.
17. Mention any five differences between questionnaire and survey schedule.
18. What are the different parts of a master table? Explain with the help of suitable diagram. State two advantages of tabulation of data. 2+1+2
19.
Calculate the detour index values from the data provided in Table-1.
Table - 1
| From | To | Shortest route distance (km) | Straight line distance (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | A | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| B | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
| C | 5.0 | 4.9 | |
| D | 9.0 | 7.5 | |
| E | 9.0 | 5.8 | |
| F | 9.5 | 5.9 | |
| G | 5.5 | 3.9 | |
| H | 4.5 | 3.6 | |
| I | 8.5 | 5.8 | |
| J | 9.5 | 6.6 |
20.
Calculate the frequency densities from the data given in Table-2.
Table - 2
| Daily income (Rs.) | No. of employees |
|---|---|
| 124.5 — 134.5 | 105 |
| 134.5 — 154.5 | 338 |
| 154.5 — 174.5 | 271 |
| 174.5 — 194.5 | 260 |
| 194.5 — 244.5 | 266 |
| Total | 1240 |
21. What is the difference between absolute dispersion and relative dispersion? What is the advantage of using relative dispersion? 3+2
22. What is the utility of a ternary diagram? What data units are used along the three axes? 3+2
23. Discuss the different parts of a brunton compass.
24. Discuss the importance of undertaking soil particle size analysis.
Group - C
Answer any three questions (each within 500 words).
15 × 3
25. State the sampling type suitable for analysis of disparity in an area where the people of different social groups reside and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. 15
26. Prepare a questionnaire with double and multiple answer types questions about the perception of the local people regarding the environmental problems in their locality. 15
27. Explain the stages involved in the textural classification of soil samples using sieve set mentioning the primary soil textural classes. 15
28.
Compare the variability of rainfall for the two given districts (Table-3) using co-efficient of variation.
Table - 3: Monthly rainfall for two stations (mm), 2021
| Months | Jaisalmer | Darjeeling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 12.2 |
| February | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| March | 0.0 | 17.2 |
| April | 0.6 | 69.4 |
| May | 37.2 | 309.7 |
| June | 57.4 | 584.3 |
| July | 96.8 | 722.1 |
| August | 5.6 | 876.8 |
| September | 113.7 | 356.6 |
| October | 2.4 | 385.9 |
| November | 0.0 | 21.2 |
| December | 3.0 | 15.8 |
29. How the areas inundated during a given flood event can be mapped using satellite images and elevation models? 15
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