Thu. Jan 9th, 2025

UGC NET July 2018 Paper II

  1. The concept of geosynctive was propounded by :

    Options:
    1. Holmes
    2. James Hutton
    3. Hall and Dana
    4. J.W. Powell

    Option: C

  2. The term ‘Cosmography’ was coined and divided into ‘Uranography’ and Geography by :

    Options:
    1. Ritter
    2. Peschal
    3. Humboldt
    4. Verinious

    Option: C

  3. Ice Crystal Theory related to precipitation was postulated by :

    Options:
    1. Muir
    2. Darwin
    3. Bergeron
    4. Boven

    Option: C

  4. The subsidence theory related to the coral reef was propounded by :

    Options:
    1. Davis
    2. Darwin
    3. Dally
    4. Dana

    Option: B

  5. Gutenberg discontinuity is found between the :

    Options:
    1. Crust and mantle
    2. Mantle and Core
    3. Upper Core and Lower Core
    4. Upper mantle and lower mantle

    Option: B

  6. The concept of panplain was propagated by :

    Options:
    1. C.A. Cotton
    2. Von Rithofen
    3. Crickmay
    4. Alfred Von Wegener

    Option: C

  7. The direction of a horizontal line on an inclined rock strata is termed as :

    Options:
    1. Strike
    2. Dip
    3. Anticline
    4. Free face

    Option: A

  8. Which one of the following scholars is the proponent of the turbidity Current Theory on origin of submarine Canyons ?

    Options:
    1. Salin
    2. Gregory
    3. Daly
    4. Harry Hen

    Option: C

  9. Paternoster lakes are :

    Options:
    1. Lakes formed on glacial stairways
    2. Lakes having volcanic origin
    3. Lakes formed by a shallow stretch of water caused by sea erosion
    4. Crescent shaped lakes formed due to cut-off of a river meander

    Option: A

  10. The present in the key to the past. This phrase is related to the concept of :

    Options:
    1. Isostasy
    2. Diastrophism
    3. Plate tectonics
    4. Uniformatarianism

    Option: D

  11. Which one of the following instrument is used for determination of degree of stability or instability of an air parcel ?

    Options:
    1. Viscometer
    2. Radiosondes
    3. SONAR
    4. pH meter

    Option: B

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

    Assertion (A) :  Antarctica is constantly snow-covered but receives less than 8 cm annual precipitation.

    Reason (R) : Constant speedy wind blow in Antarctica.

    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: B

  13. Which one of the following types of plate boundaries and motions are exemplified by the San Andreas fault of California ?

    Options:
    1. Transform boundary with Sinistral motion
    2. Transform boundary with dextral motion
    3. Divergent boundary with sinistral motion
    4. Convergent boundary with dextral motion

    Option: B

  14. The American climatologist C.W. Thornthwaite revised the scheme of the classification of world climates in which one of the following years ?

    Options:
    1. 1931
    2. 1934
    3. 1941
    4. 1948

    Option: D

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

    Assertion (A) : The monsoon of southern and eastern Asia driven by the location and size of the Asian landmass and its proximity to the Indian Ocean.

    Reason (R) : The wind and pressure patterns in the upper air circulation are associated with generation of monsoonal flows.

    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

  16. Which one of the followings is the main source for a vast reservoir of relatively inert nitrogen in homosphere ?

    Options:
    1. Volcanic activities
    2. Fossil fuel burning
    3. Acid rain
    4. Global Warming

    Option: A

  17. In which of the following directions the Nazca Plate is moving ?

    Options:
    1. East
    2. West
    3. South
    4. North

    Option: A

  18. Which one of the following sequences is the correct one in a littoral zone from land to sea ?

    Options:
    1. Backshore, Foreshore, Nearshore, Offshore
    2. Foreshore, Backshore, Nearshore, Offshore
    3. Offshore, Nearshore, Foreshore, Backshore
    4. Nearshore, Offshore, Backshore, Foreshore

    Option: A

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

    Assertion (A) : In low latitudes, sea water in the deep cold zone does not freeze.

    Reason (R) : The deep sea water does not remain under intense pressure because of its high salinity.

    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

  20. Which one of the followings is the correct average range of worldwide variations in sea water salinity ?

    Options:
    1. 34% to 37%
    2. 27% to 29%
    3. 37% to 39%
    4. 21% to 26%

    Option: A