Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

UGC NET July 2016 Paper II

  1. Which one of following groups of states accounts for about 90% of the annual coal production in India ?

    Options:
    1. Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal
    2. Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
    3. Jharkhand, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh
    4. Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal

    Option: D

  2. In which of the following years, India became the 7th largest manufacturer of vehicles in the world ?

    Options:
    1. 2007
    2. 2008
    3. 2009
    4. 2010

    Option: C

  3. 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) : Wheat producing area confine to sub-humid and semi-arial areas in India

    Reason (R) : This crop does not require plenty of stagnant water

    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: B

  4. In which state of India Subansiri Hydropower Project is located ?

    Options:
    1. Manipur
    2. Meghalaya
    3. Arunachal Pradesh
    4. Tamil Nadu

    Option: C

  5. Which one of the following softwares is not a GIS software ?

    Options:
    1. AutoCAD
    2. Map Info
    3. ERDAS
    4. Arc view

    Option: A

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

    List I(R.F.) List II(Level of Scale)
    I. 1 : 2 A. Cadastral
    50 B. Large
    000 C. Medium
    II. 1 : 50 D. Small
    Options:
    1. C D A B
    2. C A B D
    3. A B C D
    4. C D B A

    Option: D

  7. Which one of the following areal extent is represented by an area bounded by a square of 3 cm × 3 cm on a 1 : 50,000 scale topographical sheet ?

    Options:
    1. 9.00 km2
    2. 1.00 km2
    3. 3.20 km2
    4. 2.25 km2

    Option: D

  8. 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) : Change detection in remote sensing is the process of identifying differences in the state of an object or phenomenon

    Reason (R) : The use of GIS facilitates for digital change detection

    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: B

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

    List I(Scholars) List II(Global strategic views)
    I. Seversky A. Sea power
    A.N.P. B. Rimland theory
    II. Mackinder C. Air power
    III. Spykman D. Land power
    Options:
    1. A B C D
    2. C D B A
    3. B A D C
    4. D C A B

    Option: B

  10. The scale on the aerial photography is variable on account of which of the following ?

    Options:
    1. Shadows of the objects
    2. Texture of the objects
    3. Relief of the ground
    4. Shadows and relief both

    Option: C

  11. Normal Cycle of Erosion is associated with

    Options:
    1. Glacial Erosion
    2. Fluvial Erosion
    3. Marine Erosion
    4. Wind Erosion

    Option: B

  12. 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

  13. 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

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

    Options:
    1. Drumlin
    2. Esker
    3. Horn
    4. Kame

    Option: C

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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