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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2023General Studies
Question
Given below is a list of prominent Geographers and the countries to which they belong. Identify the pair(s) which is/are wrongly matched. 1. Jean Brunhes - France 2. Muhammad al-Idrisi - England 3. David Harvey - Spain 4. Grehard Schott - Germany Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- A 1 and 4 only
- B 3 and 4 only
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 2 and 3 only
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Correct Answer
D 2 and 3 only
Model Answer
Jean Brunhes
- He was a French geographer and a disciple of Vidal de Lablache. Hence, Pair 1 is correctly matched.
- He is considered a founder of human geography and some say he is a father of social geography.
- Brunhes is best known for his book La géographie humaine (Human Geography).
Muhammad al-Idrisi
- He was a Muslim geographer and cartographer from North Africa. Hence, Pair 2 is not correctly matched.
- He is known for creating the Tabula Rogeriana, one of the most advanced medieval world maps.
David Harvey
- He is a British Marxist economic geographer and Distinguished Professor of anthropology and geography at the City University of New York's Graduate Center. Hence, Pair 3 is not correctly matched.
- He was born on October 31, 1935, and received his PhD in geography from the University of Cambridge in 1961.
- He is known for his research and writing on globalization and social change.
Gerhard Schott
- He is a renowned German geographer and oceanographer who made significant contributions to the understanding of ocean currents and maritime meteorology. Hence, Pair 4 is correctly matched.
- He is sometimes referred to as Paul Gerhard Schott.