Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

UGC NET December 2013 Paper II

  1. Marquette range in U.S.A. is known for

    Options:
    1. Uranium
    2. Copper
    3. Gold
    4. Iron ore

    Option: D

  2. The location of paper industries is highly influenced by which one of the following factors ?

    Options:
    1. Availability and nearness of raw material
    2. Nearness of market
    3. Availability of capital
    4. Transport connectivity

    Option: A

  3. Which one of the following is the largest volume of import commodities in India ?

    Options:
    1. Raw materials
    2. Iron and Steel
    3. Petroleum & Lubricants
    4. Pearls and Precious stones

    Option: C

  4. Kirkuk, one of the most important oilfields in the world, is located in

    Options:
    1. Iran
    2. Iraq
    3. Kuwait
    4. Russia

    Option: B

  5. To which racial groups the Eskimos belong to ?

    Options:
    1. The Negroids
    2. The Mongoloids
    3. The Caucasoids
    4. The Australoids

    Option: B

  6. The concept of ‘Cultural landscape’ was promoted by

    Options:
    1. Ratzel
    2. Anne Buttimer
    3. Carl Sauer
    4. Wilbur Zelinsky

    Option: C

  7. Which one of the following Islamic countries is predominantly of Shia sect ?

    Options:
    1. Iraq
    2. Iran
    3. Pakistan
    4. Afghanistan

    Option: B

  8. Who, among the following, propounded the concept of compage ?

    Options:
    1. Minshull
    2. Blache
    3. Whittlesey
    4. Isard

    Option: C

  9. Organic Theory of the State was propounded by

    Options:
    1. Mackinder
    2. Ratzel
    3. Haushofer
    4. Isaiah Bawman

    Option: B

  10. Quasi Federal Form of Government is in

    Options:
    1. U.S.A.
    2. Great Britain
    3. Russia
    4. India

    Option: D

  11. Which of the following was the earliest regional planning exercise in India ?

    Options:
    1. National Capital Region Plan
    2. Dandakaranya Area Plan
    3. Damodar Valley Project
    4. Bhakra-Nangal Project

    Option: C

  12. Which one of the following States has the longest coast line ?

    Options:
    1. Tamil Nadu
    2. Maharashtra
    3. Gujarat
    4. Kerala

    Option: C

  13. In which of the following States of India the concentration of laterite soils is higher ?

    Options:
    1. Odisha
    2. Gujarat
    3. Jammu & Kashmir
    4. Arunachal Pradesh

    Option: A

  14. 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) : Himalayan rivers are perennial.

    Reason (R) : The region gets rainfall from the South West monsoon season only.

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

    Option: C

  15. The ‘Valley of Kashmir’ lies between which of the following ranges ?

    Options:
    1. Pir-Panjal and Karakoram range
    2. Pir-Panjal and Zaskar range
    3. Zaskar and Ladakh range
    4. Sulaiman and Kirthar range

    Option: B

  16. Which one of the following regions has the highest proportion of agricultural land under irrigation ?

    Options:
    1. Punjab-Haryana Plain
    2. Rajasthan-Gujarat Plain
    3. West Bengal Delta
    4. Uttar Pradesh-Bihar Plain

    Option: A

  17. Which of the following is not a Quantitative Distribution Map ?

    Options:
    1. Choroschematic Map
    2. Isopleth Map
    3. Dot Map
    4. Choropleth Map

    Option: A

  18. Occupational structure of population in India at State level is best represented by

    Options:
    1. Dot Method
    2. Isopleth
    3. Choropleth
    4. Pie diagram

    Option: D

  19. If the variability of rainfall is to be measured, which of the following techniques will be used ?

    Options:
    1. Mean Deviation
    2. Standard Deviation
    3. Coefficient of Variation
    4. Interquartile Range

    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) : Laterite soils are well developed in Kerala

    Reason (R) : Kerala receives high rainfall during monsoon season.

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

    Option: A