Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

UGC NET December 2015 Paper II

  1. Which of the following is a major immigrating state of India ?

    Options:
    1. Rajasthan
    2. Uttar Pradesh
    3. Bihar
    4. Maharashtra

    Option: D

  2. In which state of India the highest production of wheat is found ?

    Options:
    1. Punjab
    2. Uttar Pradesh
    3. Haryana
    4. Bihar

    Option: B

  3. Which one of the following passes connects Arunachal Pradesh with Tibet ?

    Options:
    1. Aghil
    2. Bom - Di La
    3. Banihal
    4. Changla

    Option: B

  4. In which year a major earthquake occurred in Jammu and Kashmir region near Muzaffarabad ?

    Options:
    1. 2005
    2. 1905
    3. 2001
    4. 2013

    Option: A

  5. Among the following satellite series, which has the oldest remote sensing programme ?

    Options:
    1. IRS Series
    2. LANDSAT Series
    3. SPOT Series
    4. NOAA Series

    Option: B

  6. Which one of the following Remote Sensing Sensors penetrate vegetation cover ?

    Options:
    1. an optical sensor
    2. an infrared sensor
    3. a thermal sensor
    4. all types of sensor

    Option: C

  7. Which of the following are evidences in favour of the continental drift theory?Zig – saw fit Trans – current faultsFossils in different areasConvection in mantle

    Options:
    1. (a) and (c)
    2. (a) and (d)
    3. (a) and (b)
    4. (a), (c) and (d)

    Option: A

  8. Which one of the following is unrelated to the denudational action of mass movement?

    Options:
    1. Basal sapping
    2. Exfoliation
    3. Landslide
    4. Mud flow

    Option: B

  9. Which of the following features are unrelated with mountain glaciation? Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

    1. Cirques
    2. Tarn
    3. Aretes
    4. Fiords
    Options:
    1. (a) and (b)
    2. (b) and (c)
    3. (c) and (d)
    4. (d) only

    Option: D

  10. The fall in temperature in troposphere is known as:

    Options:
    1. Adiabatic rate
    2. Lapse rate
    3. Temperature rate
    4. Thermal loss

    Option: B

  11. Hurricane carries which of the following Beaufort Number ?

    Options:
    1. 9
    2. 10
    3. 11
    4. 12

    Option: D

  12. Which one of the places of India ranks second among the coldest inhabited place in the world ?

    Options:
    1. Kullu Valley (Himachal Pradesh)
    2. Manali Valley (Himachal Pradesh)
    3. Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
    4. Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)

    Option: D

  13. Who proposed the ‘Theory of Intervening Opportunities’ ?

    Options:
    1. B. Thomas
    2. B. Benjamin
    3. S. Stouffer
    4. R. Tomlinson

    Option: C

  14. Which one of the following is not a Landlocked state ?

    Options:
    1. Latvia
    2. Bolivia
    3. Chad
    4. Mecedonia

    Option: A

  15. Which of the following is incorrect in the case of India ?

    Options:
    1. Red soils are rich in iron
    2. Black soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and organic matters
    3. Alluvial soils are rich in potash but poor in phosphorus
    4. Red soils are suitable for cultivation of pulses and coarse grains

    Option: B