Wed. Jan 8th, 2025

UGC NET December 2010 Paper II

  1. Which one of the following is a renewable resource ?

    Options:
    1. Coal
    2. Wind energy
    3. Iron ore
    4. Mica

    Option: B

  2. All resources are renewable on some time scale ¦.. what matters for the sustainability of future supplies is the relative rates of replenishment and use¦..’In view of the above statement identify the correct order of the resource continuum in descending order of renewability.

    Options:
    1. air, tidal power, bauxite, forest
    2. air, bauxite, forest, tidal power
    3. tidal power, air, bauxite, forest
    4. forest, air, tidal power, bauxite

    Option: D

  3. The office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India is responsible for

    1. Conducting decennial census and publication of its related data
    2. Publication of annual land-use data
    3. Publication of annual health and education data
    4. Publication of annual vital statistics based on sample registration system
    Options:
    1. I and II are correct.
    2. I and IV are correct.
    3. I and III are correct.
    4. All are correct.

    Option: D

  4. 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) :Biomass energy sources are renewable resources lying in the critical limits.

    Reason (R) : Biomass can be replenished over a time period.

    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 complete explanation of (A).
    3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
    4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

    Option: A

  5. Which of the steel plants is port based ?

    Options:
    1. Bhilai
    2. Durgapur
    3. Vishakhapatnam
    4. Rourkela

    Option: C

  6. Which one of the following is not associated with political geography ?

    Options:
    1. F. Ratzel
    2. I. Bowman
    3. R.J. Johnston
    4. H.J. Mackinder

    Option: C

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

    List I(Geographers) List II(Associated with)
    (a) C. Sauer (1) Radical geography
    (b) D. Harvey (2) Cultural geography
    (c) F. Ratzel (3) Social geography
    (d) H.J. Johnston (4) Political geography
    Options:
    1. (1) (3) (4) (2)
    2. (2) (1) (4) (3)
    3. (4) (3) (2) (1)
    4. (2) (1) (3) (4)

    Option: B

  8. In India the State is used as a national planning unit because

    Options:
    1. it is an administrative unit
    2. it is a homogeneous unit
    3. because of political considerations
    4. uniform physical features

    Option: A

  9. One of the important determinants of urban land value is

    Options:
    1. Climate
    2. Historical factors
    3. Topography
    4. Accessibility

    Option: D

  10. The control or direction of resource development is called

    Options:
    1. Resource utilization
    2. Resource allocation
    3. Resource management
    4. Resource availability

    Option: C

  11. The principle of homogeneity and interrelationship can be used to delineate units for

    Options:
    1. development planning
    2. resources analysis
    3. allocation of resources
    4. location specific facilities

    Option: B

  12. During which of the following year National Water Policy was formulated in India ?

    Options:
    1. 2002
    2. 1987
    3. 2007
    4. 1985

    Option: A

  13. Which of the following is not an Agro-climatic region of India ?

    Options:
    1. East Coast Plains and Hills
    2. The Eastern Plateau and Hills
    3. The Western Ghats
    4. The Trans Ganga Plains

    Option: D

  14. Which one of the following is wrongly matched ? Peaks Height

    Options:
    1. Anaimudi 2965 m
    2. Nanga Parbat 7756 m
    3. Mt. Everest 8848 m
    4. K2 8611 m

    Option: B

  15. 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 Northern plains and Eastern coastal areas possess a dense network of railways in India.

    Reason (R) : These regions have well developed industries..

    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: A

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

    List I(Rivers) List II(Dams)
    (a) Damodar (i) Pong
    (b) Mahanadi (ii) Konar
    (c) Chambal (iii) Naraj
    (d) Satluj (iv) Gandhi Sagar
    Options:
    1. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
    2. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
    3. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
    4. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

    Option: B

  17. Which of the following statement is correct on the share of India’s population to world population as per 2001 census ?

    Options:
    1. 14.70%
    2. 15.70%
    3. 16.70%
    4. 17.70%

    Option: C

  18. In remote sensing systems which sensors, measures naturally available energy ?

    Options:
    1. Active Sensors
    2. Passive Sensors
    3. Synthetic Aperture Radar
    4. Microwave Remote Sensing

    Option: B

  19. In which of the following diagrams the relationship of relative humidity and temperatureis depicted ?

    Options:
    1. Hythergraph
    2. Climograph
    3. Ergograph
    4. Band graph

    Option: B

  20. Variable class interval for mapping will prove more meaningful when the variable is

    Options:
    1. normally distributed
    2. highly skewed
    3. highly consistent
    4. measured on ordinal scale

    Option: C