Wed. Jun 19th, 2024

UGC NET December 2015 Paper III

  1. Which of the following authors is associated with the concept of Geosyncline ?

    Options:
    1. Penck and Davis
    2. Wooldridge and Morgan
    3. Hall and Dana
    4. Wooldridge and Lapichon

    Option: C

  2. Which one of the following plateau can be considered as intermontane ?

    Options:
    1. Brazilian
    2. Indian
    3. Tibatian
    4. Arabian

    Option: C

  3. 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) :

    Reason (R) : Eskers are the outcome of Fluvio-glacial deposition.

    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: D

  4. Negative movements of baselevel produce :

    Options:
    1. Rejuvenation
    2. Stabilisation
    3. Attrition
    4. Saltation

    Option: A

  5. Which one of the following features is formed when the roof of a limestone cavern collapses ?

    Options:
    1. Tarn
    2. Polje
    3. Swallow hole
    4. Doline

    Option: B

  6. Which one of the following is devoid of atmosphere ?

    Options:
    1. Mesosphere
    2. Stratosphere
    3. Magnetosphere
    4. Thermosphere

    Option: C

  7. 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) :

    Reason (R) : CO2 can absorb heat.

    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

  8. Which one of the following is essential for the formation of equatorial westerlies ?

    Options:
    1. Large-scale earthquake over the equator
    2. Shifting of trade-wind belt towards poles
    3. Shifting of polar easterlies towards equator
    4. Large-scale forest-fire in the equatorial rain forest

    Option: B

  9. Which of the following is a local cold wind ?

    Options:
    1. Chinook
    2. Bora
    3. Foelin
    4. Khainsin

    Option: B

  10. At which of the following altitudinal ranges ozone is found in concentrated form ?

    Options:
    1. 10 - 25 km
    2. 15 - 35 km
    3. 35 - 50 km
    4. 50 - 65 km

    Option: B

  11. Identify the correct normally occurring life cycle of frontal depressions from the following :

    Options:
    1. 1 - 2 days
    2. 2 - 3 days
    3. 3 - 4 days
    4. 4 - 5 days

    Option: D

  12. Maximum density of sea water is at temperature :

    Options:
    1. 28C
    2. 48C
    3. 68C
    4. 25C

    Option: B

  13. Which one of the following is correct arrangement of oceans in ascending order of their size ?

    Options:
    1. Indian - Arctic - Atlantic - Pacific
    2. Arctic - Indian - Atlantic - Pacific
    3. Pacific - Atlantic - Indian - Arctic
    4. Atlantic - Pacific - Arctic - Indian

    Option: B

  14. Ocean waves obtain their energy from :

    Options:
    1. Solar system
    2. Hot spring
    3. River water
    4. Blowing wind

    Option: D

  15. Over the past century world sea levels has risen by around :

    Options:
    1. 15 cm
    2. 25 cm
    3. 35 cm
    4. 45 cm

    Option: A

  16. Identify the correct sequence of vegetation belts in an ascending order in mountain environment from the following :

    Options:
    1. Submontane, Montane, Subalpine, Alpine
    2. Alpine, Subalpine, Montane, Submontane
    3. Montane, Submontane, Alpine, Subalpine
    4. Alpine, Montane, Subalpine, Submontane

    Option: A

  17. Who was the first person to divide the circle into 360 degree ?

    Options:
    1. Ptolemy
    2. Herodotus
    3. Eratoshenes
    4. Hipparchus

    Option: D

  18. There is a strong relationship between environment, image and decision making.’ This statement pertains to :

    Options:
    1. Humanism
    2. Behaviouralism
    3. Radicalism
    4. Welfare Approach

    Option: B

  19. Who are considered as the founders of Mathematical Geography ?

    Options:
    1. Plato and Aristotle
    2. Thales and Anaximender
    3. Hecataeus and Herodotus
    4. Ptolemy

    Option: B

  20. Who wrote the book Meteorologica ?

    Options:
    1. Aristotle
    2. Posidonius
    3. Plato
    4. Thales

    Option: A