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Subject geography
Paper paper 2
Exam / Course ugc net national eligibility test
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Exam Date December, 2015
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Question Paper

1 Which one of the following is unrelated to the denudational action of mass movement

Basal sapping

Exfoliation

Landslide

Mud flow
2 Which of the following features are unrelated with mountain glaciation

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
Cirques
Tarn
Aretes
Fiords
Codes

and

and

and

only

3 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I(Book title) List II (Author)

Morphology of the Earth A. Holmes
Principles of Physical Geology Sparks
Geomorphology (iii) W.D. Thornbury
Principles of Geomorphology L.C. King
Codes











4 Which of the following are evidences in favour of the continental drift theory
Zig saw fit
Trans current faults
Fossils in different areas
Convection in mantle
Codes

and

and

and

and

5 The climate of Koppen is found in which of the following

Mangolia

Thar Desert

Patagonia

Sri Lanka

6 The mean sea level pressure of the atmosphere decreases by half at the altitude of

6 km

8 km

10 km

12 km

7 The fall in temperature in troposphere is known as

Adiabatic rate

Lapse rate

Temperature rate

Thermal loss

8 Hurricane carries which of the following Beaufort Number

9

10

11

12

9 Which one of the following atmospheric layers reflect radio waves that are transmitted from the earth and again back to the earth

Mesosphere

Ionosphere

Troposphere

Stratosphere

10 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I (Natural vegetation) List II (Region)

Epiphytes Mediterranean
Acacia Equatorial
Baobab Sahara
Juniper Savanna
Codes











11 Identify the correct sequence from land to sea.

Swash, Breaker, Transition, Surf

Swash, Transition, Breaker, Surf

Swash, Transition, Surf, Breaker

Breaker, Swash, Surf, Transition

12 Which of the following show correct sequence of coral development

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13 Which one of the following lakes/sea has the highest salinity in the world

Pachpadra Lake

Sambhar Lake

Lake Vane

Dead Sea

14 Alpine vegetation from mean sea level is found at an altitude (metres) of

2200 -3200

3200 -3700

3200 -4200

4200 -5200

15 Who among of the following first used the word 'Geography'

Eratosthenese

Strabo

Hipparchus

Posidonius

16 The concept of stages of Growth was given by

A. Hannes

J.H. Pratt

L. Febure

W.W. Rostow

17 Who among of the followings is associated with the concept of 'Mental Map'

P. Geddes

F. Perroux

Lynch

Friedmann

18 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I (geographers) List II(Concepts)

Semple Systematic Geography
Brunches Concentric Zone Theory
Davis Determinism
Burges Possibilism

Codes









19 Vidal de la Blache was associated with which of the following schools of thought

Possibilism

Determinism

Modern Determinism

Stop and Go Determinism

20 The total world population was 500 million in the year

1550

1650

1750

1850

21 The 'Mobility Transition Model' of migration was given by Clark, W.A.V.

Lee, E.

Ravenstein

Zelinsky, W.

22 Which one of the following cities is known as the 'Mile City'

(1)Seattle

Phoenix

Denever

London

23 Which one of the following codes is correct to explain the base of given distribution of settlements of an area
Codes
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Density

Spacing

Shaping

Si.e

24 Which one of the following does not refer to 'Primate City'

Harare

Rabat

Windhoek

Gaborone

25 Which one of the places of India ranks second among the coldest inhabited place in the world

Kullu Valley (Himachal Pradesh)

Manali Valley (Himachal Pradesh)

Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)

Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)

26 Which of the following countries is known for the highest yield of wheat in the world

China

Denmark

India

France

27 Which one of the following regions does not rely basically on agriculture in the world

Coastal region of Mediterranean sea

Nile Valley of Egypt

Brahmputra Valley

North Eastern ..S.A.

28 Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and other labelled as Reason Select your answer from the codes given below

Assertion Agriculture and allied activities appear to be stagnant in India.

Reason Contribution of agriculture and allied activities to the Gross Domestic product of India is gradually declining.
Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

29 Who proposed the 'Theory of Intervening .pportunities'

B. Thomas

B. Benjamin

S. Stouffer

R. Tomlinson

30 Who proposed the concept of 'geo politics' based on ocean power

A.T. Mahan

C. Ritter

Spykeman

Mackinder

31 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I(Tribes) List II (shelters)
Lapps Reed Hut
Badwins Kstau
Paitu Khaima
Kirghi. Sijda

Codes











32 The concept of 'Cultural Hearth' was given by

C.C. Colby

C.o. Sauer

R.J. Pryor

F.W. Notestien

33 Which one of the following is not a Landlocked state

Latvia

Bolivia

Chad

Mecedonia

34 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I(Tribes) List II (states)
Jarawas uttar Pradesh
Kukkis Madhya Pradesh
Tharus Manipur
Gonds Andaman and Nicobar

Codes











35 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II (theographer) (Theory.Model)
Philbrick Industrial location
Christaller Economic Landscape
Losch Central Place
Smith Areal functional organisation

Codes










36 Which one of the following dimensions would you consider as indicators of development and composite indices for measurement of regional inequality and 'inclusive growth' in India

Density and growth of population, social composition and workers classification

Contributions of Agriculture, industry and services to the states gross domestic products

Demographic characteristics, mortality, fertility and migration

Economic development, basic amenities and social development


37 Which of the following groups of states of India is the Top five Poorest states in 2013 14 in terms of NSDP per capita

Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Jharkhand and Meghalaya

Bihar, .disha, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Rajasthan

Bihar, .ttar Pradesh, Manipur, Assam and Jharkhand

Madhya Pradesh, .disha, Bihar, .ttar Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh

38 Which of the following group of states of India at current prices recorded Lowest Growth Rate during 2005 -2014

Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and .disha

Bihar, .ttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal

Assam, Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh and .disha

Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Gujarat and Bihar

39 Which of the states have Gross Domestic Product share greater than area but less than the population share (2013

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and .ttar Pradesh

Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana

.ttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal

Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh

40 Which of the following is incorrect in the case of India

Red soils are rich in iron

Black soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and organic matters

Alluvial soils are rich in potash but poor in phosphorus

Red soils are suitable for cultivation of pulses and coarse grains.

41 The main river flowing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is

Jhelum

Chenab

Indus

Nubra

42 Which of the following is a major immigrating state of India

Rajasthan

.ttar Pradesh

Bihar

Maharashtra

43 In which state of India the highest production of wheat is found

Punjab

.ttar Pradesh

Haryana

Bihar

44 Which one of the following passes connects Arunachal Pradesh with Tibet

Aghil

Bom Di La

Banihal

Changla

45 In which year a Mu.affarabad

2005 major earthquake occurred in Jammu and Kashmir region

1905

2001

2013 near

46 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I(year of Publication) List II (Books Name)

1907 Conflict, Power and Politics in the City
1911 American History and its Geographical Conditions
1973 Influences of Geographical Environment
1903 The Pulse of Asia

Codes









47 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I (spatial Pattern) List II (Rn statistics)
Perfect uniform 1.20
Tending to Cluster 2.14
Tending to Random 0.00
Perfect Cluster 0.60
Codes











48 Which one of the following codes is correct to depict lesser degree of significance of given distributions

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Codes

and

and

and

and

49 Among the following satellite series, which has the oldest remote sensing programme

IRS Series

LANDSAT Series

SP.T Series

N.AA Series

50 Which one of the following Remote Sensing Sensors penetrate vegetation cover

an optical sensor

an infrared sensor

a thermal sensor

all types of sensor


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