Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

UGC NET December 2014 Paper III

  1. Who among the following is the protagonist of Neo-Determinism ?

    Options:
    1. Blache
    2. Griffith Taylor
    3. Bruhnes
    4. Saur

    Option: B

  2. Who was the author of Cosmos ?

    Options:
    1. Ritter
    2. Humbolt
    3. Ratzel
    4. Bruhnes

    Option: B

  3. Which of the following region does have the highest population density as per 2011 Census ?

    Options:
    1. Punjab Plain
    2. Upper Ganga Plain
    3. Ganga Delta
    4. Brahmaputra Valley

    Option: C

  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) : Amazon basin has very low density of population.

    Reason (R) : The Amazon basin is endowed with hot and humid climate that led to luxuriant selvas.

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

    Option: C

  5. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of stages of urban development as postulated by Lewis Mumford ?

    1. Polis
    2. Ecopolis
    3. Megalopolis
    4. Metropolis
    Options:
    1. ii, i, iv, iii
    2. i, ii, iii, iv
    3. iii, iv, ii, i
    4. iv, iii, i, ii

    Option: A

  6. What is the trend of Urbanization in India ?

    Options:
    1. Urban population is rising slowly.
    2. Urban population is rising rapidly.
    3. Growth rate of urban population is lower than total.
    4. Urban population is falling.

    Option: B

  7. Which one of the following densely populated areas of the world does not rely basically on agriculture ?

    Options:
    1. The Nile Valley of Egypt
    2. The Plains of Mainland China
    3. The Island of Java
    4. The North Eastern U.S.A.

    Option: D

  8. Both Ulanbator in Mongolia and Lagos in Nigeria are example of

    Options:
    1. Primate cities
    2. World cities
    3. Enclaves
    4. Edge cities

    Option: A

  9. Which of the following is an example of a quinary-sector of economic activity ?

    Options:
    1. Working at a cash register McDonald's
    2. Serving as a researcher for human cloning
    3. Serving on the U.S. President's Cabinet
    4. Converting crude oil into gasoline

    Option: C

  10. In which country of the world petroleum is treated as ‘source of power’ not the economy ?

    Options:
    1. United States of America
    2. Saudi Arabia
    3. Iraq
    4. Kuwait

    Option: A

  11. Which one of the following types of agriculture of India is classified in the world agriculture system by D. Whittellesey ?

    Options:
    1. Nomadic Herding
    2. Livestock Ranching
    3. Intensive Subsistence Agriculture
    4. Commercial Agriculture

    Option: C

  12. On the map of Mexico given below at which point ‘maquiladra’ is most likely to be found ?

    Options:
    1. Point A±
    2. Point B±
    3. Point C±
    4. Point D

    Option: A

  13. Consider the following costs and revenue lines of four firms located in a region :Select the best location of maximizing the profit of a firm.

    Options:
    1. b
    2. a
    3. d
    4. c

    Option: C

  14. All of the following have been considered growing industrial countries except :

    Options:
    1. India
    2. Indonesia
    3. Brazil
    4. China

    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) : Air transport is a very useful means of transport in mountainous and hilly regions.

    Reason (R) : It is very difficult to construct roads and railways in mountainous regions.

    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. Which of the following significantly weaken the strength of Mackinder’s geopolitical heartland theory ?

    Options:
    1. Ascendance of the Untied States' international influence after World War II.
    2. Existence of a pivot area.
    3. Growth of Soviet power in Eastern Europe.
    4. Rise of Nazi Germany

    Option: A

  17. The relationship among power structures, the environment and economic inequalities is termed as

    Options:
    1. Political ecology
    2. Gerrymandering
    3. Ecoterrorism
    4. Cultural diffusion

    Option: A

  18. A primary differentiation between a state and a nation is that a State is a

    Options:
    1. Political abstract, whereas a nation is a human group.
    2. Mutable concept, whereas a nation is permanent.
    3. Fixed geographical item, whereas a nation is not linked to a territory.
    4. Product of history, whereas a nation is a product of people.

    Option: A

  19. 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) : There is hardly any pure race even in the remotest and isolated areas of the world.

    Reason (R) : All human being comprise a single species, they manifest differences in certain physical traits, and being from one species, all members are mutually fertile.

    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

  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) : Central Asia has a number of groups such as Mongols, Kazakhs, Uzbeks and Kirghiz.

    Reason (R) : Most of these people are herders and great horsemen.

    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