Sat. Sep 28th, 2024

UGC NET December 2007 Paper II

  1. Urban environmental degradation is caused by various factors :

    1. Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM)
    2. Polluted Water
    3. Carbondioxide
    4. Vehicular emission

    Choose the correct answer :

    Options:
    1. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
    2. (ii) and (iv) are correct
    3. (ii) and (iii) are correct
    4. only (i)

    Option: A

  2. An increase in urban population taKes place at rate much faster than rural populations because :

    Options:
    1. Urban population has high birth rate
    2. Rural population has high death rate
    3. Large number of people migrate to urban centres
    4. Urban centres offer better scope for employment

    Option: C

  3. The most important criterion for classification of towns is :

    Options:
    1. Population
    2. Site
    3. Shape
    4. Functions

    Option: A

  4. A high and gradually declining fertility of over 30 per thousand and a sharply reduced mortality rate of over 15 per thousand is characteristic of demographic transition of :

    Options:
    1. First stage
    2. Second stage
    3. Third stage
    4. Last stage

    Option: D

  5. When the population density of an area is obtained through division of the total population by the total agricultural area it is termed :

    Options:
    1. Arithmetic density
    2. Agricultural density
    3. Economic density
    4. Physiological density

    Option: D

  6. North Atlantic Oceanic route is the World’s most important route because :

    Options:
    1. There is Labrador cold-water current
    2. There are developed nations on both sides
    3. There is U.S.A. on the west coast
    4. It is a safe navigation route.

    Option: B

  7. Which one of the following is not related to Plantation Agriculture ?

    Options:
    1. Tea cultivation
    2. Coffee cultivation
    3. Rubber latex production
    4. Soyabean cultivation

    Option: D

  8. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).Select your answer from the codes given below :

    Assertion (A) : Weber’s theory hinges on transportation costs but ignores the fact that freight rates may not always increase in direct proportion to the distance.

    Reason (R) : The freight rates, however, may not be similar for raw material and finished goods.

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A)
    2. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A)
    3. (A) is correct but (R) is wrong
    4. (A) is wrong but (R) is correct

    Option: A

  9. Which one of the following is a large scale map ?

    Options:
    1. 1 : 2,50,000
    2. 1 : 1000000
    3. 1 : 25,000
    4. 1 : 50,000

    Option: C

  10. The best-suited soil for cotton cultivation is :

    Options:
    1. Lateritic soil
    2. Regur soil
    3. Sandy soil
    4. Loamy soil

    Option: B

  11. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).Select your answer from the codes given below :

    Assertion (A) : Virgin soils newly cleared off forests account for highest yield of coffee.

    Reason (R) : Coffee is a soil exhaustive crop.

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A)
    2. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A)
    3. (A) is right but (R) is wrong
    4. (A) is wrong but (R) is right

    Option: A

  12. Cultural landscape shows :

    Options:
    1. Human impact on environment
    2. Dominance of nature
    3. Impact of ecological factors
    4. Association of fauna and flora

    Option: C

  13. Which one of the following districts is dominated by tribal population ?

    Options:
    1. Kanyakumari
    2. Bastar
    3. Rohtak
    4. Karnal

    Option: B

  14. The primitive people who live in Kalahari desert are known as :

    Options:
    1. Pigmies
    2. Bantus
    3. Bushman
    4. Todas

    Option: C

  15. Which one of the following has no caste in the scheduled category ?

    Options:
    1. Nagaland
    2. Manipur
    3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
    4. Pondicherry

    Option: D

  16. Which of the Indian states has the maximum number of common borders with other Indian States ?

    Options:
    1. West Bengal
    2. Madhya Pradesh
    3. Chhattisgarh
    4. Karnataka

    Option: C

  17. Which one of the following attributes is not a measure of Human Development ?

    Options:
    1. Literacy
    2. Life expectancy
    3. Per capita income
    4. Consumer expenditure

    Option: D

  18. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).Select your answer from the codes given below :

    Assertion (A) : The levels of urbanization in the Advanced countries followed an elongated ‘S’ shaped curve.

    Reason (R) : The levels of urbanization in India has followed almost a straight line.

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A)
    2. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A)
    3. (A) is correct but (R) is wrong
    4. (A) is wrong but (R) is correct

    Option: C

  19. Which of the following is the most suitable term to define a metropolitan region ?

    Options:
    1. Formal
    2. Functional
    3. Economic
    4. Generic

    Option: C

  20. Who among the following suggested the triad of mutual relationship among place, work and folk ?

    Options:
    1. Le play
    2. Clarence Stein
    3. Le Corbusier
    4. Ebenezer Howard

    Option: A