Wed. Jun 19th, 2024

UGC NET December 2014 Paper II

  1. The term ‘active layer’ is associated with

    Options:
    1. Fluvial deposition
    2. Periglacial processes
    3. Plate tectonic
    4. Processess of soil formation

    Option: B

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

    List I(Concept/Theory) List II(Put forwarded by)
    a. Base level i. G.K. Gilbert
    b. Parallel retreat ii. W. Penck
    c. Cycle of erosion iii. J.W. Powell
    d. Stream competency and capacity iv. W.M. Davis
    Options:
    1. iii ii iv i
    2. ii i iii iv
    3. iii ii i iv
    4. ii iv i iii

    Option: A

  3. Hydration process belongs to

    Options:
    1. Physical and Biological processes
    2. Physical and Chemical processes
    3. Biological and Chemical processes
    4. Chemical processes

    Option: B

  4. The basaltic ocean crust has an average density of

    Options:
    1. 2.65 g/cm3
    2. 2.75 g/cm3
    3. 2.90 g/cm3
    4. 3.0 g/cm3

    Option: D

  5. What is the major wind related phenomenon responsible for summer drought in Mediterranean type of region ?

    Options:
    1. Shifting of trade winds polewards in summers.
    2. Shifting of trade winds equatorwards in summers.
    3. Blowing of Westerlies from the continents in summers.
    4. Blowing South-Westerly.

    Option: A

  6. Which one of the following is not a factor to affect the atmospheric pressure ?

    Options:
    1. Altitude
    2. Presence of water vapour
    3. Temperature
    4. Rainfall

    Option: D

  7. Find out the correct sequence of planetary winds found from the equator to pole.

    Options:
    1. Westerlies, Trade, Polar wind
    2. Trade, Westerlies, Polar wind
    3. Trade, Polar wind, Westerlies
    4. Polar wind, Westerlies, Trade

    Option: B

  8. The rain-fed and rain-shadow areas are the characteristics of the

    Options:
    1. Cyclonic rainfall
    2. Convectional rainfall
    3. Orographic rainfall
    4. Thermal rainfall

    Option: C

  9. In the List  I given the names of local wind and List  II given the names of the area.

    List I(Local Wind) List II(Area)
    a. Loo i. The Rockies
    b. Khamsin ii. The Alps
    c. Chinoock iii. Rajasthan Desert
    d. Fohn iv. Egypt
    Options:
    1. i ii iii iv
    2. iii iv i ii
    3. ii iv iii i
    4. iv iii ii i

    Option: B

  10. Find combination of two given areas where rainfall is characterised by Tropical monsoon rain.

    Options:
    1. The Sahyadri
    2. The Ganga Delta
    3. Kashmir Valley
    4. Ladakh Region

    Option: C

  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) : Deforestation result in the increase of concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

    Reason (R) : Forests utilise carbon dioxide during the process of photosynthesis for manufacturing of food.

    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

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

    List I List II
    a. Gour i. Lithosphere
    b. Graben ii. Littoral zone
    c. Gabro iii. Aeolian area
    d. Groin iv. Orogenic belt
    Options:
    1. iii iv i ii
    2. iii iv ii i
    3. ii iv iii i
    4. iii ii i iv

    Option: A

  13. The wave-cut platform is found in

    Options:
    1. California coast
    2. Hokkaido coast
    3. Madagascar coast
    4. Malabar coast

    Option: A

  14. The average depth of ‘equatorial-counter’ current is

    Options:
    1. 50 m
    2. 100 m
    3. 150 m
    4. 200 m

    Option: B

  15. The Gulf Stream and the Kuroshio Current move forcefully northward as a result of

    Options:
    1. Western intensification
    2. Eastern intensification
    3. Northern intensification
    4. Southern intensification

    Option: A

  16. The Principles of Human Geography was authored by

    Options:
    1. E. Huntington
    2. H.H. Borrow
    3. F. Ratzel
    4. E.C. Semple

    Option: A

  17. The term ‘Cosmography’ was coined by

    Options:
    1. Mackinder Halford J.
    2. Humbolt
    3. Kant Emmanuel
    4. Ptolemy

    Option: B

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

    List I List II
    a. Unity in Diversity i. Vidal-de-la Blache
    b. Social Determinism ii. Jean Brunhes
    c. Terrestrial Whole iii. Carl Ritter
    d. Interaction iv. Frieduch Ratzel
    Options:
    1. iii ii iv i
    2. iv ii i iii
    3. iii iv i ii
    4. ii i iv iii

    Option: C

  19. The concept of ‘Spread’ and ‘Backwash’ effects was introduced by

    Options:
    1. A.O. Hirschman
    2. Gunnar Myrdal
    3. Gunder Frank
    4. Sameer Amin

    Option: B

  20. The philosophical view advocating that man is responsible for making his own nature is known as

    Options:
    1. Positivism
    2. Functionalism
    3. Existentialism
    4. Pragmatism

    Option: A