Human Geography
Human Geography is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 7 past MPSC questions across 5 exam years between 2018 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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खालीलपैकी कोणता नागरी वस्तीचा आकृतीबंध नाही ? / Which of the following is not the pattern of Urban settlement ?
Dispersed (विस्कळीत) settlement is a type of rural settlement pattern where houses are isolated and far apart, whereas checker-board, circular, and linear are patterns characteristic of urban or planned settlements.
खालील विधानांचा विचार करून त्यातील कोणते/कोणती विधान/ने बरोबर आहे/आहेत ते संकेतांकाचा वापर करून उत्तर लिहा. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a)1. केंद्रित वस्ती बहुधा शेतवाड्यांनी वेढलेली असते. / 1. A compact settlement is most probably surrounded by hamlets.
(b)2. हिमालयीन प्रदेशात केंद्रित वस्त्या आढळत नाहीत. / 2. Compact settlements are not found in the Himalayan region.
Compact (nucleated) settlements are typically clustered and not necessarily surrounded by hamlets (dispersed hamlets surround fragmented/semi-compact settlements). Compact settlements *are* found in river valleys and plains of the Himalayan region, making statement 2 correct.
मानवी वंशाच्या कोणत्या वैशिष्ट्याचे सहजपणे मोजमाप करता येते ? Which features of the human race are easily measurable ?
(a)उंची / Height
(b)डोक्याचा आकार / Shape of the head
(c)त्वचेचा रंग / Skin colour
(d)केसाचा रंग / Hair colour
Quantitative physical traits like height and head shape (cephalic index) can be precisely measured using instruments, unlike qualitative traits like skin or hair color.
यादी I आणि यादी II यांच्या योग्य जोड्या जुळवा आणि योग्य पर्याय निवडा : यादी I अ. अर्डकुंडे ब. ॲन्थ्रोपोजिऑग्राफी क. जिऑग्राफीया हुमेना ड. कॉसमॉस यादी II I. अलेक्झांडर व्हॉन हंबोल्ट II. जीन ब्रुन्स III. कार्ल रिटर IV. फ्रेडरिक रॅटझेल अ ब क ड (1) II III I IV (2) IV II III I (3) III IV II I (4) I III IV II
(a)अर्डकुंडे
(b)ॲन्थ्रोपोजिऑग्राफी
(c)जिऑग्राफीया हुमेना
(d)कॉसमॉस
Matching foundational works and authors in Human Geography: Erdkunde was written by Carl Ritter, Anthropogeographie by Friedrich Ratzel, Geographia Generalis/Humana by Jean Brunhes (or related concepts), and Cosmos by Alexander von Humboldt.
विकसनशील देशामध्ये लोकसंख्या स्तूप ______ असतो.
(a)Narrow base and wide top
(b)Wide base and wide top
(c)Wide base and narrow top
(d)Narrow base and narrow top
Developing countries have high birth rates and high death rates in younger cohorts, resulting in a population pyramid with a wide base (many children) and a narrow top (fewer old people).