Sat. Sep 28th, 2024

UGC NET July 2016 Paper II

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

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

    Options:
    1. Positivism
    2. Existentialism
    3. Idealism
    4. Probabalism

    Option: A

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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