Thu. Jan 9th, 2025

UGC NET December 2010 Paper II

  1. Delta Kames are the outcome of

    Options:
    1. Glacial erosion
    2. Wind deposition
    3. River deposition
    4. Glacial deposition

    Option: D

  2. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :

    List I(Name of the book) List II(Author)
    (a) Essays in Geomorphology (i) L.C. King
    (b) Morphology of the Earth (ii) G.H. Dury
    (c) Unstable Earth (iii) C.A.M. King
    (d) Techniques in Geomorphology (iv) J.A. Steers
    Options:
    1. (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
    2. (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
    3. (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
    4. (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

    Option: A

  3. A ramp of sand deposited by streams along foothills in the arid land is called

    Options:
    1. Hamada
    2. Bajada
    3. Desert Wash
    4. Pediment

    Option: B

  4. Arrange the following mountain building theories in order in which they published :Use the codes given below :

    1. Continental Drift Theory
    2. Convection Current Theory
    3. Sea Floor Spreading Theory
    4. Plate Tectonic Theory
    Options:
    1. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
    2. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
    3. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
    4. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)

    Option: A

  5. 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) :Flowing as a sheet across a land surface, running water picks up particles and moves them downslope into a stream channel

    Reason (R) : Stream flow always transport all kinds of sediment load downstream.

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are true.
    2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation.
    3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
    4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

    Option: A

  6. Flat topped steep sided upland capped by a resistant rock layer normally formed in arid lands is called

    Options:
    1. Erg
    2. Cuesta
    3. Mesa
    4. Escarpment

    Option: C

  7. 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) :A characteristic feature of the tropical cyclone is its central eye.

    Reason (R) : Tropical cyclone is not associated with cloud-free vortex produced by the intense spiraling of the storm.

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
    2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
    3. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
    4. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

    Option: D

  8. Rating curve is useful for estimation of

    Options:
    1. River discharge
    2. Stream velocity
    3. Dissolved load
    4. Hydraulic radius

    Option: B

  9. 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) :Coral reefs grow in shallow and warm water.

    Reason (R) : Near vertical and direct incidence of solar radiation is essentially required for the growth of coral reefs.

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are true.
    2. Both (A) and (R) are false.
    3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
    4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

    Option: C

  10. Sublimation describes the direct transition from

    Options:
    1. Solid to vapour
    2. Vapour to solid
    3. Liquid to vapour
    4. Vapour to liquid

    Option: B

  11. The savanna biome is usually associated with

    Options:
    1. Tropical wet-dry climate
    2. Equatorial wet climate
    3. Tropical dry climate
    4. Monsoon climate

    Option: A

  12. Who was the first Geographer to ascertain the length of the equator ?

    Options:
    1. Eratosthenes
    2. Herodotus
    3. Anaximander
    4. Thales

    Option: A

  13. Who was the first person to plot the Bay of Bengal ?

    Options:
    1. Strabo
    2. Ptolemy
    3. Al-Masudi
    4. Humboldt

    Option: B

  14. Who is the author of the book Modern Geographical Thought ?

    Options:
    1. David Harvey
    2. R.J. Johnston
    3. Brian J.L. Berry
    4. Richard Peet

    Option: D

  15. Match the following List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

    List I List II
    (a) Humboldt (i) Anthropogeographie
    (b) Oscar Peschell (ii) Erdteile
    (c) Richtofen (iii) Kosmos
    (d) Ratzel (iv) Das Ausland
    Options:
    1. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
    2. (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
    3. (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
    4. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

    Option: D

  16. Match the following List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

    List I List II
    (a) Isochrone Map (i) Equal biological event
    (b) Isoneph Map (ii) Equal time
    (c) Isotim Map (iii) Equal cloudiness
    (d) Isophene Map (iv) Equal transport cost
    Options:
    1. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
    2. (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
    3. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
    4. (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)

    Option: A

  17. Principle of Least Effort’ related to human migration is propounded by

    Options:
    1. Stouffer
    2. Revenstein
    3. Weber
    4. Jiff

    Option: D

  18. Arrange the following countries in accordance with their population size :

    Options:
    1. Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal
    2. Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh
    3. Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka
    4. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan

    Option: A

  19. Among the following South-Asian countries, which one is the most urbanized ?

    Options:
    1. Nepal
    2. Bangladesh
    3. Maldives
    4. Sri Lanka

    Option: C

  20. 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) :At present urban natural increase is not an important contributor to high rates of urban growth as the rural urban migration.

    Reason (R) : Because of lower mortality, natural rate of increase is higher in the modern era than in the historical past.

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
    2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
    3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
    4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

    Option: B