Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

UGC NET July 2016 Paper II

  1. Match List  I with List  II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :

    List I(Concepts) List II(Definitions)
    I. Continuum of Urban Sizes A. Groups of towns of decreasing but approximately equal size and importance
    II. Losch Model B. Relationship between the largest city and second largest city
    III. Urban Hierarchy C. Various hexagonal systems operate at different levels and are superimposed on each other
    IV. Primate City D. Gradual and continuous decrease ofurban population size with descending rank
    Options:
    1. D C A B
    2. B A C D
    3. C B D A
    4. A D B C

    Option: A

  2. Which one of the following authors used the formula dx = do ebx where, dx represents population density (d) at a distance x from the city centre, do the centre density, e an exponent of distance and b the density gradient, to describe the pattern of population density in any city ?

    Options:
    1. C. Clark
    2. B.J.L. Berry
    3. J.W. Simmonds
    4. W. Isard

    Option: A

  3. Which one of the following figures of total population of India (Census 2011) is correct ?

    Options:
    1. 1, 21, 08, 54, 977
    2. 1, 21, 04, 74, 877
    3. 1, 21, 03, 64, 957
    4. 1, 21, 05, 44, 777

    Option: A

  4. The rapid growth phase of Indian population was lying between which of the following time periods ?

    Options:
    1. 1901 1921
    2. 1921 1951
    3. 1951 1981
    4. 1981 2001

    Option: C

  5. The second doubling period of world’s human population was between which of the following time slabs ?

    Options:
    1. 1650 1850
    2. 1750 1950
    3. 1850 1930
    4. 1850 1950

    Option: C

  6. Which one of the following agricultural geographic approaches is correct to study crop- diversification ?

    Options:
    1. Commodity
    2. Systematic
    3. Regional
    4. Behavioural

    Option: C

  7. Which one of the following soils is commonly known as ‘self-mulching soil’ ?

    Options:
    1. Grey soil
    2. Red soil
    3. Brown soil
    4. Black soil

    Option: D

  8. The concept of linear market price boundary between the market areas of two competing firms was given by

    Options:
    1. A. Weber
    2. T. Palander
    3. E. Hoover
    4. A. Losch

    Option: B

  9. Which one of the following factors is not a reason for government to concentrate on transport policies ?

    Options:
    1. Social
    2. Economic
    3. Cultural
    4. Political

    Option: C

  10. Which one of the following industries is called as heavy engineering industry ?

    Options:
    1. Heavy Electricals
    2. Heavy Machinery
    3. Glass
    4. Iron and Steel

    Option: B

  11. Who among the following gave the concept of Rimland Theory ?

    Options:
    1. Ratzel
    2. Spykman
    3. Griffith Taylor
    4. Mackinder

    Option: B

  12. How many major human races were identified by Griffith Taylor ?

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

    Option: C

  13. In which year Mackinder again demarcated the world island including Africa ?

    Options:
    1. 1922
    2. 1925
    3. 1919
    4. 1917

    Option: C

  14. The Red Indians or the American Indian belongs to

    Options:
    1. Caucasoid Race
    2. Mongoloid Race
    3. Austraoloid Race
    4. Negrito Race

    Option: B

  15. Which one of the following terms denotes the net population increase of towns and cities ?

    Options:
    1. Urban Growth
    2. Population Growth
    3. Urbanisation
    4. Urban Area

    Option: A

  16. Which one of the following processes is not associated with planning ?

    Options:
    1. Perception
    2. Revelation
    3. Preparation
    4. Evolution

    Option: D

  17. Who is regarded as the father of Regional Science ?

    Options:
    1. Louis Lefeber
    2. Walter Isard
    3. Harvey S. Perloff
    4. John M. Cumberland

    Option: B

  18. Which one of the following scholars believed that every deliberate action must start in the mind, the realm of thought. It must be conceived and rehearsed in the realm of thought before it can take place in the physical….

    Options:
    1. Lewis Mumford
    2. Patrick Geddes
    3. Chadwich
    4. Benton MacKaye

    Option: D

  19. The surveys that are conducted to identify deteriorated or deficient area in development are termed as

    Options:
    1. Socio-economic surveys
    2. Structural surveys
    3. Environmental Quality surveys
    4. Diagnostic surveys

    Option: D

  20. The largest milk producer state of India is

    Options:
    1. Gujarat
    2. Punjab
    3. Uttar Pradesh
    4. Rajasthan

    Option: C