| 2026 | "The majority of migrants go only a short distance." Explain with examples. | View answer |
| 2026 | Discuss the Geometry of Land Values in Urban Community and delimiting the Central Business District (CBD) in detail. | View answer |
| 2026 | Analyse the measuring patterns of settlement in relation to the nearest Neighbour Index and Rank-Size-Rule in detail. | View answer |
| 2026 | Elaborate partition of Indian subcontinent and international migration in detail. | View answer |
| 2025 | Factors in internal migration are often based on perceptions rather than reality. Explain. | View answer |
| 2025 | Critically evaluate the role of primate cities in dominating the urban spheres of influence in developing countries. | View answer |
| 2025 | “The global demographic landscape is evolving with rapid population growth in some places and rapid ageing in others.” Elucidate with examples. | View answer |
| 2025 | Analyze the role of demographic transition theory in explaining variations in fertility and mortality rates globally. | View answer |
| 2024 | Central Business Districts (CBDs) are in decline as the economic core of metropolitan cities. Critically examine. | View answer |
| 2024 | The urbanisation process is particularly pronounced in Asia and Africa, where too many urban residents grapple with extreme poverty, exclusion, vulnerability and marginalisation. Discuss. | View answer |
| 2024 | What is Transnationalism? Why has the scale and scope of transnational linkages of diaspora multiplied in recent times? | View answer |
| 2024 | “In developed countries, migration rather than fertility will be the main driver of population dynamics over the next few decades.” Examine the statement. | View answer |
| 2023 | Human migration is a reflection of the balance between push and pull factors. Elaborate with reference to the most recent diaspora. | View answer |
| 2023 | Explain the problems and prospects of urban expansion in the context of urban fringe in developed and developing nations. | View answer |
| 2023 | What is the relation between gender equity and human development? Provide a list of commonly used gender related indices. | View answer |
| 2023 | “Rural settlements are expressions of the basic relationships between human beings and their physical and social environment.” | View answer |
| 2022 | Examine the morphological factors that influence the origin and growth of town. | View answer |
| 2022 | Over crowding leads to chronic problem of shortage of housing in Indian cities” Explain citing relevant examples. | View answer |
| 2022 | How migration is affected by push and pull factors? Explain how these factors play/ a role in understanding new settlement patterns. | View answer |
| 2021 | Examine the relevance of the Central Place Theory of Christaller in the present context. | View answer |
| 2021 | Small number of mega-cities are playing a key role in organization of global economics and culture. Explain. | View answer |
| 2020 | Distinguish between mobility and migration. What are the causes and consequences of rural to urban migration in India? | View answer |
| 2020 | “Where economic growth is sustained over long time periods, its incidence works towards a progressive integration of the space economy.” Elucidate. | View answer |
| 2020 | Write an essay on gender equity and equality in India in the context of balanced human development. | View answer |
| 2020 | Provide an account of world population transition in the context of fertility decline and socio-economic development. | View answer |
| 2019 | Explain the relationship between net reproductive rate (NRR) and true replacement level of population. | View answer |
| 2019 | What do you mean by 'climate migrants'? Suggest appropriate policies and programmes for their resettlement. | View answer |
| 2019 | Assess the challenges for countries with the largest shares of aged populations. | View answer |
| 2018 | Explain the concepts of “megalopolis” and “exopolis” with regard to the growth of cities indicating whether the two can and do overlap. | View answer |
| 2018 | Citing examples from Asia and Europe, comment upon the contexts within which pro natalist population policies are advanced what could be the implications of these policies on women's workforce participation. | View answer |
| 2018 | Comment upon the contributions of D.M Smith in outlining „welfare as a key focus in the geographies of social well-being. | View answer |
| 2017 | Examine the causes and consequences of forced migration of population in the present context. | View answer |
| 2017 | “There are considerable demographic similarities between West European nations and Japan.” Explain. | View answer |
| 2017 | Define the quality of life and explain its parameters with adequate examples. | View answer |
| 2017 | Explain the concept of social capital in relation to India. | View answer |
| 2016 | Discuss the role of site in determining the types and patterns of rural settlements. | View answer |
| 2016 | Describe the regional pattern of Life Expectancy in the world and bring out the challenges faced by developing countries due to increasing life expectancy. | View answer |
| 2015 | Discuss Nelson’s method of functional classification of towns. | View answer |
| 2015 | Cortication examine the theories on population migration. | View answer |
| 2014 | Discuss the factors responsible for counter- urbanisation. | View answer |
| 2013 | Write short note: Mishra’s theoretical stages of Rural-Urban process. | View answer |
| 2013 | What are Geriatrics? What are the problems associated with Geriatric population? | View answer |
| 2013 | “Urban Geography is nothing but city “in” area and city “as” area.” Elaborate. | View answer |
| 2012 | Write short note on Relevance of distance decay principle in Indian cities. | |
| 2012 | Write short note on Impact of migration on urban demography. | |
| 2012 | Write short note on Similarities in the population distribution of southern continents and reasons for the same. | |
| 2012 | Write short note on Status of infant mortality rate in the world. | |
| 2012 | “Though 70% of Indian population is rural, urban planning is crucial to the development of India “Discuss. | |
| 2012 | Answer the following: Impact of changing fertility ratio on world population distribution. | |
| 2012 | Answer the following: “Colonial forces resulted in the most Southeast Asian count- tries.” Discuss. | |
| 2012 | Answer the following: Regional shifts in the world urbanization after 1950 and the varied characteristics of urban process. | |
| 2011 | Write short explanatory note on Secondary cities in the context of urbanization in developing world. | |
| 2010 | Write short explanatory note on Optimum population. | |
| 2010 | “Huge populations of developing countries are not a curse. These may be and also are an asset’ if situations are properly managed.” Elaborate on this assertion. | |
| 2009 | Elaborate the concept of Megalopolis and discuss the characteristics and problems related to two such regions selecting one each from North America and Europe. | |
| 2008 | Write short note on primate cities. | |
| 2008 | Discuss the social and economic theories of population growth. | |
| 2007 | Write short note: Delineation of Urban Fringe. | |
| 2007 | Give an account of the functional bases of central place hierarchy. | |
| 2007 | Write a note on the parameters used to describe the demographic transitions in the developing countries like India. | |
| 2006 | In urban geography, what are the concepts of primate city and Rank Size Rule? Discuss in detail. | |
| 2005 | Write short note: Concept of primate city. | |
| 2003 | Examine the concept of sphere of urban influence and discuss the qualitative and quantitative methods used in its delimitation. | |
| 2001 | Write short note: Concept of optimum population. | |
| 2000 | Short note: Rank- Size Rule. | |
| 2000 | Discuss the causes and consequences of population migration in the world. | |
| 1999 | Write short note: Primate city. | |
| 1999 | Bring out the contrast between the internal structure of the pre-industrial and industrial cities. | |
| 1997 | Write short note: Rural- urban fringe. | |
| 1997 | “Water is a scarce resource in plenty. “Comment and discuss its importance in the balanced habitat development. Support your answer with examples from Asia. | |
| 1996 | Write short note: Growth of population and food resources of the world. | |
| 1995 | Examine the theories about population control and explain the relative merits of these theories in limiting population growth. | |
| 1994 | Write short note: Slums and squatter settlements. | |
| 1993 | Discuss the major international streams of migration in the world in recent times and account for the relationship that exists between population pressure areas and migration prospects. | |
| 1993 | Define Umland and discuss, with specific examples, the criteria for its delimitation. | |
| 1992 | Citing suitable examples from India, explain the role of site and other physical factors in determining the types and patterns of rural settlements. | |
| 1991 | Trace and account for the various trends of population growth in the world during the present century. | |
| 1990 | Examine the causes of the international migrations of the last 50 years or so and the socio- economic and political problems generated by them. | |
| 1990 | Enumerate the different models of the internal structure of cities. Choose one of them and discuss it in its application to a particular city. | |
| 1989 | Write short note: Classification of cities. | |
| 1987 | Give an account of the existing distributional pattern of population in the world and give your assessment regarding the importance of geographical factors for such a pattern. | |
| 1986 | Write short note on Demographic transition. | |
| 1986 | Define the urban sphere of influences and discuss different methods of determining the spheres of influence of cities. | |
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