Sat. Sep 28th, 2024

UGC NET December 2012 Paper II

  1. Most of the details of our present topography belong to the

    Options:
    1. Pre-Cambrian era
    2. Paleozoic era
    3. Mesozoic era
    4. Cenozoic era

    Option: D

  2. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the codes given below :

    1. NASA is the national acquisition and distribution agency for all satellite data in India
    2. NASA sends the de-coded data to the NNRMS whose activities are guided by various Standing Committees
    Options:
    1. Only (1) is correct.
    2. Only (2) is correct.
    3. Both (1) and (2) are correct.
    4. Neither (1) nor (2) is correct.

    Option: D

  3. If a map is drawn on RF 1/5500, which one of the following representative fractions will be correct if the map is reduced to half ?

    Options:
    1. Jan-50
    2. 1/11,000
    3. 1/5,000
    4. 1/33,000

    Option: B

  4. Which one of the following is a relative measure of dispersion ?

    Options:
    1. Standard deviation
    2. Quartile deviation
    3. Coefficient of variation
    4. Range

    Option: C

  5. The dot method of distribution refers to

    Options:
    1. Iconic Model
    2. Analogue Model
    3. Symbolic Model
    4. Graphical Model

    Option: A

  6. Which one of the following methods is suitable to represent the proportions of different land uses in a region ?

    Options:
    1. Line graph
    2. Pie diagram
    3. Hythergraph
    4. Triangular diagram

    Option: B

  7. Which of the following ranges separates the Kashmir Valley from the Indus River Valley ?

    Options:
    1. Pir Panjal Range
    2. Dhauladhar Range
    3. Great Himalayan R
    4. Siwalik Range

    Option: C

  8. Which of the following States has the highest percentage of its agricultural area under canal irrigation ?

    Options:
    1. Madhya Pradesh
    2. Jammu & Kashmir
    3. Uttarakhand
    4. Uttar Pradesh

    Option: D

  9. Which of the following places in India ranks second among the coldest inhabited places in the world?

    Options:
    1. Dras
    2. Itanagar
    3. Manali
    4. Mana

    Option: A

  10. The Bundelkhand plateau covers parts of which two of the following States?

    Options:
    1. Chhattisgarh & Jharkhand
    2. Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
    3. Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh
    4. Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    Option: B

  11. The main species of the coniferous forests of the Himalayas between the altitudes 1600 metres and 3300 metres are

    Options:
    1. Cedar, Pine, Sine, Silverfir, Spruce
    2. Sagon and Sakhu
    3. Sandalwood, Rosewood
    4. Oak, Chestnut, Chir, Chil

    Option: A

  12. Which one of the following is not the ingredient of sustainable development?

    Options:
    1. Intergeneration transferability
    2. Social Justice
    3. Inter-regional Transferability
    4. Non-optimal

    Option: D

  13. In which of the Five Year Plans regional imbalance was given prominence for the first time?

    Options:
    1. First
    2. Second
    3. Third
    4. Fourth

    Option: C

  14. Who among the following attempted division of India into planning regions?

    Options:
    1. O.H.K. Spate
    2. L.D. Stamp
    3. R.L. Singh
    4. R.P. Misra

    Option: D

  15. Which category of regions does metropolitan region belongs to?

    Options:
    1. Formal region
    2. Functional region
    3. Single purpose region
    4. Natural region

    Option: B

  16. What are the bases of agro-climatic regionalization proposed by the Planning Commission of India?

    Options:
    1. Relief, soil and drainage
    2. Rainfall, temperature and cropped area
    3. Vegetation, soil and land use
    4. Relief, land use and Net sown Area

    Option: B

  17. Which one of the following is related to Tribal Economy?

    Options:
    1. Intensive cultivation
    2. Footloose Industry
    3. Mining and Quarrying
    4. Shifting cultivation

    Option: D

  18. Which one of the following arrangements of States in descending order of literacy rates according to 2011 Census is correct?

    Options:
    1. Kerala, Mizoram, Tripura, Goa
    2. Kerala, Goa, Mizoram, Tripura
    3. Goa, Kerala, Tripura, Mizoram
    4. Mizoram, Tripura, Kerala, Goa

    Option: A

  19. The number of children dying in the first year of their birth per thousand live birth in a year is called

    Options:
    1. Death rate
    2. Standardized mortality rate
    3. Infant mortality rate
    4. Life expectancy rate

    Option: C

  20. Which of the following categories does Chile belong to, according to shape?

    Options:
    1. Fragmented
    2. Fragmented cum elongated
    3. Elongated
    4. Compact cum elongated

    Option: B