UGC NET July 2016 Paper II

Normal Cycle of Erosion is associated with
Options:
1. Glacial Erosion
2. Fluvial Erosion
3. Marine Erosion
4. Wind Erosion
Option: B
The drainage pattern which is not controlled by the parent structure on which it flows is termed as
Options:
1. Consequent
2. Subsequent
3. Insequent
4. Resequent
Option: C
The term Swash refers to
Options:
1. Backward movement of sea water at the beach after the breaking of a wave.
2. Oblique movement of sea water at the beach after the breaking of a wave.
3. Forward movement of sea water up the beach after the breaking of a wave.
4. Sideward movement of sea water up the beach after the breaking of a wave.
Option: C
Which one of the followings is not a glacio-fluvial depositional feature ?
Options:
1. Drumlin
2. Esker
3. Horn
4. Kame
Option: C
The unconsolidated rock material deposited by surface wash at the base of a cliff is called
Options:
1. Alluvium
2. Colluvium
3. Moraines
4. Silt
Option: B
Which one of the followings represents a source of atmospheric energy ?
Options:
1. Infrared radiation emitted downward from clouds
2. Visible radiation scattered upward into the space
3. Latent heat released
4. Albedo of the earth and the atmosphere
Option: C
Which one of the following processes is important for the formation of lightning in a developing cloud ?
Options:
1. Absorption of solar cosmic rays
2. Small lapse rate
3. Strong vertical air currents
4. Heavy rainfall
Option: C
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Land surface is heated more quickly and to a greater extent than the water surface when subjected to equal amount of inslation.

Reason (R) : The land is opaque while water is transparent to solar radiation.

Options:
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Option: A
Which one of the ‘C’ types of climate receives the bulk of its precipitation during the cold season ?
Options:
1. Cfa
2. Cs
3. Cwa
4. Cfc
Option: B
Which one of the following statements is not true about the Coriolis Force ?
Options:
1. It is the effect of earth's rotation.
2. It is maximum over polar region.
3. It is directly related to frictional force.
4. It is proportional to wind speed.
Option: D
Identify the correct statement pertaining to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge from the floor of Atlantic Ocean among the following :
Options:
1. Almost 3 km above
2. Almost 4 km above
3. Almost 5 km above
4. Almost 6 km above
Option: A
The coral reefs that are generally found attached to the shore with an intervening shallow channel or a lagoon is called
Options:
1. Barrier reef
2. Patch reef
3. Ribbon reef
4. Fringing reef
Option: D
If Kyoto protocol is for Carbon-di-oxide then Montreal protocol is for
Options:
1. Methane
2. Chlorofluorocarbons
3. Carbon-di-oxide
4. Ozone
Option: B
Identify the correct statement regarding variation in density of ocean water and air at the same temperature.
Options:
1. Ocean water is 800 times more denser than air.
2. Ocean water is 600 times more denser than air.
3. Ocean water is 400 times more denser than air.
4. Ocean water is 200 times more denser than air.
Option: A
Which one of the following bays has the highest tides in the world ?
Options:
1. Bay of Bengal
2. Hudson Bay
3. Bay of Fundy
4. Bay of Khambat
Option: C
Who among the following pleaded that history be treated geographically and geography be treated historically ?
Options:
1. Holmes
2. Herodotus
3. Hecateous
4. Thales of Militus
Option: B
Which one of the followings is the philosophical basis of Quantitative revolution ?
Options:
1. Positivism
2. Existentialism
3. Idealism
4. Probabalism
Option: A
The statement that Egypt is the gift of the river Nile is attributed to
Options:
1. Aristotle
2. Strabo
3. Herodotus
4. Seneca
Option: C
Who among the following scholars made corrections to Ptolemy’s Book ?
Options:
1. Al-Masudi
2. Al-Idrisi
3. Al-Baruni
4. Ibn-Khaldun
Option: B
Who among the following developed the concept of ‘Mental Map’ ?
Options:
1. Downs and Stea
2. Saarinen
3. Gould and White
4. Boulding and Haggerstrand
Option: C

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UGC NET July 2016 Paper II

Normal Cycle of Erosion is associated with

Options:

The drainage pattern which is not controlled by the parent structure on which it flows is termed as

Options:

The term Swash refers to

Options:

Which one of the followings is not a glacio-fluvial depositional feature ?

Options:

The unconsolidated rock material deposited by surface wash at the base of a cliff is called

Options:

Which one of the followings represents a source of atmospheric energy ?

Options:

Which one of the following processes is important for the formation of lightning in a developing cloud ?

Options:

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below :

Options:

Which one of the ‘C’ types of climate receives the bulk of its precipitation during the cold season ?

Options:

Which one of the following statements is not true about the Coriolis Force ?

Options:

Identify the correct statement pertaining to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge from the floor of Atlantic Ocean among the following :

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The coral reefs that are generally found attached to the shore with an intervening shallow channel or a lagoon is called

Options:

If Kyoto protocol is for Carbon-di-oxide then Montreal protocol is for

Options:

Identify the correct statement regarding variation in density of ocean water and air at the same temperature.

Options:

Which one of the following bays has the highest tides in the world ?

Options:

Who among the following pleaded that history be treated geographically and geography be treated historically ?

Options:

Which one of the followings is the philosophical basis of Quantitative revolution ?

Options:

The statement that Egypt is the gift of the river Nile is attributed to

Options:

Who among the following scholars made corrections to Ptolemy’s Book ?

Options:

Who among the following developed the concept of ‘Mental Map’ ?

Options:

The term Swash refers to

Who among the following pleaded that history be treated geographically and geography be treated historically ?

The statement that Egypt is the gift of the river Nile is attributed to