Give an account of the pattern of international trade and examine the linkages between resource endowed regions and resource utilizing regions. (1987)
Discuss the various sources of energy and their uses. Suggest the measures to overcome the present-day energy crisis. (1988)
Give an account of the spatial pattern of world food production and analyse the related problems of malnutrition and malnutrition diseases. (1990)
Write short note: World energy crisis. (1991)
Write short note: Concept of ‘Limits to Growth’. (1991)
Examine the world patterns of industrial development and explain the problems of industrial development at national levels. (1991)
Write short note: Land capability versus Land use efficiency. (1992)
Write short note: Measures of agricultural efficiency. (1993)
Give an account of the agricultural typology of the world as presented by Whittlesey and critically examine the parameters used in its delineation. (1993)
Write short note: Dryland farming. (1995)
Write short note: Globalization of trade and industry. (1996)
Examine the bases of classification of agricultural regions as proposed by Whittlesey and explain the causes for the essential difference between intensive subsistence tillage with rice dominant and without rice in the crop association. (1996)
Write short note: Types of Farming. (1998)
Explain the term resource management. Discuss its relevance in the context of global resource scarcity and the future of mankind. (1998)
How far do the patterns of economic development and those of human development correspond with each other in the world? Illustrate your answer with examples. (1999)
Write short note: The limits to growth (2000)
To what extent do regional patterns of economic development in the world correspond with each other? Highlight situations of departure, in particular. (2002)
Write short note: Concept of limits to growth. (2003)
Write down main agricultural types and their associated features with special reference to Whittlesey. Show these regions on the World map provided to you. (2006)
Write short note on ‘Limits to Growth’ model. (2009)
Provide a geographical account of global production and distribution of food. (2009)
“Famine, to a considerable extent, is a man-made hazard. “Elaborate. (2010)
Discuss the role of World Trade Organisation in determining the pattern of world trade. (2010)
Write short explanatory note on population and Food Security. (2011)
Mention the agricultural regions as classified by Whittlesea and discuss their relevance. (2011)
Write short note on Problems faced by industries which developed due to inertia. (2012)
Answer the following: Impact of failure of Monsoon on Gujarat Agra-climatic zone. (2012)
Answer the following: Locational significance of Rotterdam in European economy. (2012)
Write short note: Role of Venezuela in the production and export of oil. (2013)
Write short note: Countries most effected in case of shut down of Nuclear power. (2013)
Discuss the changing pattern of production and export of Coffee in the world. (2013)
Analyse the reasons for a comparatively poorer development of fishing grounds in tropical areas. (2013)
Analyse the causes for changes in the pattern of world trade. (2013)
Give an account of food security issues in developing countries. (2014)
Explain the relevance of bottom- up and top- down approaches in the development of agrarian economy. (2014)
Discuss environmental and economic problems associated with coal production. (2014)
“World is passing through a global resource dilemma.” Comment. (2014)
“Food productivity with purity of ecosystem is the need of the hour.” Elaborate. (2014)
“Energy mix is a step towards sustainability.” Discuss. (2015)
“Man- induced famines are becoming more common than nature-induced one.” Comment. (2015)
“Linkages between resource-endowed regions and resource- utilizing regions determine the pattern of international trade.” Elaborate with suitable examples. (2016)
“Whittlesey’s agricultural regions are relevant even today.” Discuss. (2017)
“The intensity of energy crisis varies regionally.” Explain. (2017)
Discuss the degree of importance of transportation costs as a factor of industrial location with respect to “footloose industries”. (2018)
“Famine is a social phenomenon rooted in institutional and political economic arrangements, which determine access to food by different classes and strata.” Comment. (2018)
Discuss in brief the main thesis in “Limits to Growth” (1972) and also provide a critique of the same. (2018)
“A large-scale global shift in manufacturing is the outcome of deindustrialization in the developed world matched by industrialization in the developing world.” Analyse this statement. (2019)
Distinguish between ‘isodapanes’ and isotims’. Critically examine the least cost theory of industrial location given by Alfred Weber. (2019)
Define stunting and wasting. Why are these more prevalent among children in developing countries? (2019)
Analyse India’s food security in the context of population growth. (2020)
Identify the causes and effects of energy crisis, and suggest suitable measures to solve the problem. (2020)
“Land degradation is a threat to productivity and sustainable resource management” Explain with suitable examples from India. (2020)
Analyse the dynamics of industrial location in the metropolitan cities of India. (2020)
How is energy transition seen as an instrument for achieving zero carbon by 2050? (2021)
Protected cultivation assists in healthier and larger produce. Justify with examples. (2021)
Describe the role of accessibility and affordability in the food security of the developing world. (2021)
Small number of mega-cities are playing a key role in organization of global economics and culture. Explain. (2021)
Aging population has adverse social and economic consequences. Explain with examples. (2021)
“Shifting global trade patterns create new opportunities”. Examine this statement. (2022)
Automation is rapidly changing the economies of labour and will affect trade patterns in significant ways”. Clarify. (2022)
Climate change is a serious problem to global food security and poverty eradication Critically examine. (2022)
Explain in detail the impact of regional disparities on economic development. (2022)
Discuss critically food and nutrition problems associated with the developing world. (2023)
Explain population, resource use and development nexus in the Limits to Growth Model. Why has this model been criticized intensively? (2023)
“The stages of Demographic Transition are a reflection of uneven económic development across the globe.” Explain with suitable examples. (2023)
“While scarcity of water resources are felt locally, but its causes are increasingly global.” Comment. (2024)
ExpIain the basis of D. Whittlesey’s classification of agricultural regions of the world. (2024)
Analyse the spatial changes and emerging patterns of semiconductor manufacturing in the world. (2024)
