Identify the correct statements about approaches in Geography.
(A) Regional analysis was prevalent in Later Colonial period in Geography.
(B) Areal differentiation was the prominent approach in the 1930s in Geography.
(C) Emergence of humanistic, radical and behavioural schools took place in 1980s.
(D) Post-Modernism in Geography was prevalent in 1990s.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (D) only
(A) Regional analysis was prevalent in Later Colonial period in Geography. — Correct. In the Later Colonial period, geographers described every aspect of a region, so the approach was regional analysis.
(B) Areal differentiation was the prominent approach in the 1930s in Geography. — Correct. From the 1930s through the inter-War period, the focus was on what makes each region unique, called areal differentiation.
(C) Emergence of humanistic, radical and behavioural schools took place in 1980s. — Incorrect. These three schools emerged in the 1970s, out of discontent with the quantitative revolution. NTA changed one number of the book, and a true line became false. Read every word before you mark the answer.
(D) Post-Modernism in Geography was prevalent in 1990s. — Correct. Post-modernism came in the 1990s. It questioned grand generalisations and stressed each local context.
NCERT (2026-27): Fundamentals of Human Geography — Chapter 1: Human Geography: Nature and Scope, Table 1.1: Broad Stages and Thrust of Human Geography
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