Thu. Jan 9th, 2025

UGC NET July 2016 Paper III

  1. A drainage pattern which is not related to the structure of the region is known as

    Options:
    1. Radial drainage
    2. Trellis drainage
    3. Dendritic drainage
    4. Superimposed drainage

    Option: D

  2. Crickmay while disagreeing with Davis supplemented peneplain with the terms

    Options:
    1. Pediplain
    2. Panplane
    3. Etchplain
    4. Structural plain

    Option: B

  3. Which of the following is strongly presumptive of fault line scrap ?

    Options:
    1. Superimposed drainage
    2. Frequent severe earthquakes
    3. Actual fault plane identified along the scrap
    4. Poor correlation between rock resistance and topographic form

    Option: D

  4. 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) : Deep chemical decay of rocks is one of the outstanding features of humid tropical regions

    Reason (R) : Intensity of chemical weathering depends to a large extent on abundance of water and higher air temperature

    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

  5. 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) : The islands along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge are highly prone to volcanic activity

    Reason (R) : The sea-floor spreading is the main cause of earthquakes in the Atlantic Ocean

    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

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

    List I(Authors) List II(Title of the Book)
    I. Woolridge and Morgan A. Principles of Geomorphology
    II. Thornbury B. Geomorphology
    III. Von Richthofen C. Spirit and Purpose of Geography
    IV. Steers D. Unstable Earth
    Options:
    1. A B C D
    2. B C A D
    3. C A B D
    4. D B A C

    Option: C

  7. Which one of the following arrangements of Pleistocene Ice age is in a correct chronological order ?

    Options:
    1. Mindel Würm Gunz Rim
    2. Gunz Mindel Rim Würm
    3. Würm Mindel Rim Gunz
    4. Rim Mindel Würm Gunz

    Option: B

  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) : Divergent plate margin cause sea floor spreading

    Reason (R) : Construction plate margins result in the formation of faults

    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: C

  9. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

    Options:
    1. Microscale Turbulence
    2. Planetary scale Waves in the westerlies
    3. Mesoscale Tornadoes
    4. Synepticscale Valley and mountain winds

    Option: D

  10. Which one of the following statements about polar jet stream is not true ?

    Options:
    1. It moves northwards during summer.
    2. It supplies energy to the circulation of surface storms.
    3. Its velocity is greater during the summer.
    4. Its location roughly coincides with that of the polar front

    Option: C

  11. Supercooled water is water which is

    Options:
    1. Produced from dry ice
    2. A special form of ice
    3. Still liquid at temperature below zero degree
    4. Partly liquid and partly solid

    Option: C

  12. A place located at a higher altitude generally experiences ________ than a low elevation place in an adjoining valley.

    Options:
    1. a greater daily temperature range
    2. a lower annual mean temperature
    3. a lower daily temperature range
    4. both a greater daily temperature range and lower annual mean temperature

    Option: D

  13. 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) : Hurricane cannot develop along the equatorial region

    Reason (R) : Coriolis force is at its maximum over the equator

    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: C

  14. The actual amount of water vapour in a given quantity of air is greatest for which of the following temperature-relative humidity combinations ?

    Options:
    1. 40 °C 100%
    2. 25 °C 100%
    3. 0 °C 100%
    4. 30 °C 50%

    Option: A

  15. What happens when Chinook wind is drawn down the leeward slopes of the mountain range ?

    Options:
    1. The saturation vapour pressure increases
    2. The relative humidity decreases
    3. Both (1) and (2) are correct
    4. Both (1) and (2) are wrong

    Option: D

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

    List I List II
    I. Absolute humidity A. The ratio of weight of water vapour to the weight of per unit volume of dry air
    II. Relative humidity B. Mass of water vapour in grams contained in one kilogram of air including water vapour
    III. Specific humidity C. The ratio of the amount of water vapour actually present in the air having definite volume and temperature to its maximum amount air can hold at that temperature
    IV. Mixing ratio D. The total weight of moisture content per unit volume of air
    Options:
    1. A B C D
    2. D C B A
    3. B D C A
    4. D B A C

    Option: B

  17. The sea attained its present level during the geological period

    Options:
    1. Holocene
    2. Miocene
    3. Cambrian
    4. Jurassic

    Option: A

  18. The pyramid of biomass is inverted in case of

    Options:
    1. Forest ecosystem
    2. Grassland ecosystem
    3. Marine ecosystem
    4. Fresh water ecosystem

    Option: D

  19. Which one of the following percentages India contributes to world’s biodiversity ?

    Options:
    1. 2%
    2. 4%
    3. 6%
    4. 8%

    Option: D

  20. Which one of the following temperatures of sea water is favourable for the formation of coral reefs ?

    Options:
    1. Atleast 20 °C
    2. Atleast 15 °C
    3. Atleast 10 °C
    4. Atleast 5 °C

    Option: A