Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

UGC NET January 2017 Paper III

  1. Stop and go determinism was postulated by whom ?

    Options:
    1. Humboldt
    2. Jean Brunhes
    3. Griffith Taylor
    4. Ratzel

    Option: C

  2. As per census of India how many categories of urban settlements are identified ?

    Options:
    1. 3
    2. 4
    3. 5
    4. 6

    Option: D

  3. Which one of the following models is based on the study of human ecology ?

    Options:
    1. Burges and Park's concentric zone model
    2. Weber's location model
    3. Haggerstrand's innovation diffusion model
    4. Zelinsky's mobility transition model

    Option: A

  4. According to census, the literacy rate (%) of India in 2011 was recorded as

    Options:
    1. 80
    2. 78
    3. 76
    4. 74

    Option: D

  5. The nature of input cost-curve over space in industrial landscape becomes

    Options:
    1. Convex
    2. Concave
    3. Linear
    4. U' shaped

    Option: D

  6. Alfred Weber’s approach to optimization of spatial process in industrial landscape was towards the search of :

    Options:
    1. Maximum revenue location
    2. Least transport cost location
    3. Uniformity of input demand
    4. Uniformity of plant revenue

    Option: B

  7. Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric projects located ?

    Options:
    1. Uttar Pradesh
    2. Madhya Pradesh
    3. Uttarakhand
    4. Jharkhand

    Option: C

  8. Which state in USA grows wheat in spring season ?

    Options:
    1. North Dakota
    2. Texas
    3. Nebraska
    4. California

    Option: A

  9. Who amongst the following defined geography as a chorological Science ?

    Options:
    1. Richthofen
    2. Hettner
    3. Ptolemy
    4. Peter Haggett

    Option: B

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

    List-I(Authors) List-II(Books)
    I. Haggerstrand A. Theoretical Geography
    II. Gilbert White B. Geographical dimensions of innovations
    III. Walter Isard C. Human response to Floods
    IV. William Bunge D. Methods of regional analysis
    Options:
    1. A C B D
    2. D B A C
    3. C D B A
    4. B C D A

    Option: D

  11. The dominant idea in all geographical progress is that of terrestrial unity. This statement is attributed to

    Options:
    1. Richard Hartshorne
    2. Vidal de la Blache
    3. Jean Brunhes
    4. Friedrich Ratzel

    Option: B

  12. Who wrote the book ‘La Geographie Humaine’ ?

    Options:
    1. P.E. James
    2. Jeans Brunhes
    3. R.J. Johnston
    4. E. Jones

    Option: B

  13. The transition zone between two ecosystems is called

    Options:
    1. Biotope
    2. Ecotone
    3. Biome
    4. Habitat

    Option: B

  14. Which one of the following is the main chemical composition of coral reefs ?

    Options:
    1. MgCO3 (Magnesium Carbonate)
    2. KCO3 (Potassium Carbonate)
    3. NaCl (Sodium Chloride)
    4. CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)

    Option: D

  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) : Coral reefs tend to be most extensively developed along the eastern edges of continents.

    Reason (R) : Sea water is warmer than 20 C.

    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. Who was the first promoter of geographical knowledge from Germany ?

    Options:
    1. Ferdinand Von Richthofen
    2. Carl Ritter
    3. Carl Andree
    4. Oscar Peschel

    Option: D

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

    List-I(Geographers) List-II(Country)
    I. Alexander Von Humboldt A. France
    II. Ellen Churchil Semple B. U.K.
    III. Peter Haggett C. U.S.A.
    IV. Jean Brunhes D. Germany
    Options:
    1. D C B A
    2. C B A D
    3. B D C A
    4. A D C B

    Option: A

  18. How many stages of population growth are involved in demographic transition ?

    Options:
    1. 3
    2. 4
    3. 5
    4. 6

    Option: B

  19. As per the Indian census, the difference of sex ratio (Females per 1000 males) of the total population in India between 2001 and 2011 was

    Options:
    1. 5
    2. 6
    3. 7
    4. 8

    Option: C

  20. The census of India (2011) states that maximum density of population is found in which of the following Union Territories ?

    Options:
    1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    2. Lakshdweep Islands
    3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
    4. Daman and Diu

    Option: D