Cultural Geography
Cultural Geography is a Current Affairs concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 4 past MPSC questions across 4 exam years between 2015 and 2025. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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सम्मेद शिखरजी हे तीर्थक्षेत्र गेल्या काही दिवसापासून चर्चेत आहे. या तीर्थक्षेत्राविषयी योग्य विधान ओळखा. The Shrine of Sammed Shikharji has been in news for the past few days. Identify the correct statements about this pilgrimage site.
(a)अ. हे जैन समाजाचे तीर्थक्षेत्र आहे. / A. It is the pilgrimage site of Jain community.
(b)ब. हे तीर्थक्षेत्र झारखंड राज्यातील गिरधी येथे आहे. / B. This pilgrimage site is at Girdhi in the Jharkhand State.
(c)क. हे तीर्थक्षेत्र राजस्थान येथील अरवली पर्वत येथे आहे. / C. This pilgrimage site is at Aravali Mountain in Rajasthan.
(d)ड. हे हिंदु धर्मियांचे तीर्थक्षेत्र आहे. / D. It is the pilgrimage site of Hindu community.
Sammed Shikharji is a prominent Jain pilgrimage site located on Parasnath Hill in Giridih district of Jharkhand. It is not related to Hinduism or the Aravalli range in Rajasthan.
खालील विधान (A) आणि कारण (R) साठी योग्य पर्याय निवडा. विधान (A) : एस्किमो इग्लू मध्ये राहतात. कारण (R) : बर्फाशिवाय इतर कोणतेही पदार्थ उपलब्ध नाहीत. For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative. Assertion (A) : Eskimos reside in igloos. Reason (R) : No other material except snow is available.
Eskimos do live in igloos (Assertion is true), but the reason is not lack of other materials alone; igloos are efficient, quick shelters built from packed snow blocks suited to the Arctic environment.
खालीलपैकी कोणत्या प्रदेशास हजारो भाषांची भूमि म्हणतात ? Which of the following continents is known as a land of thousand languages?
The official MPSC answer key confirms the correct answer is "आफ्रिका". This question's original explanation was written against an earlier, since-corrected answer-key reading and has been cleared pending a verified rewrite, rather than leaving it arguing for the wrong option.
जोड्या जुळवा : अ. लँड ऑफ केक्स ब. लँड ऑफ कॅनॉल्स क. लँड ऑफ थाऊसंड लेक्स ड. लँड ऑफ व्हाईट एलिफंट्स I. थायलंड II. नीदरलंड III. फिनलंड IV. स्कॉटलंड Match the pairs : a. Land of Cakes b. Land of Canals c. Land of Thousand Lakes d. Land of White Elephants I. Thailand II. Netherlands III. Finland IV. Scotland
(a)लँड ऑफ केक्स / Land of Cakes
(b)लँड ऑफ कॅनॉल्स / Land of Canals
(c)लँड ऑफ थाऊसंड लेक्स / Land of Thousand Lakes
(d)लँड ऑफ व्हाईट एलिफंट्स / Land of White Elephants
Land of Cakes is Scotland (IV), Land of Canals is Netherlands (II), Land of Thousand Lakes is Finland (III), and Land of White Elephants is Thailand (I).