Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

UGC NET July 2018 Paper II

  1. 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) : Energy flow shifts from production to respiration in the entrophic stage, with oxygen demand exceeding oxygen availability.

    Reason (R) : Stratospheric ozone layer depletion causes skin diseases.

    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

  2. Which one of the following groups of natural elements in living matters make up more than 99% of Earth’s biomass ?

    Options:
    1. H, O, C
    2. N, Ca, K
    3. H, Ca, N
    4. S, H, Na

    Option: A

  3. Which one of the following phenomena plays a vital role in the dispersion of majestic dinosaurs ?

    Options:
    1. Volcanic eruption
    2. Zonal faulting
    3. Global cooling
    4. Continental drift

    Option: D

  4. The U.N. Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro during June 3 – 14, 1992 was chaired by :

    Options:
    1. George W. Bush
    2. Maurice F. Strong
    3. Tony Blair
    4. Rachel Carson

    Option: B

  5. Who among the following scholars laid down the foundation of dichotomy of general versus species Geography ?

    Options:
    1. Immanual Kant
    2. Sebastian Munster
    3. Bernhard Varenius
    4. Peter Apian

    Option: C

  6. Which of the following pairs does not match ? Author Book

    Options:
    1. Al - Masudi - Router and Realms
    2. Al - Balaki - Kitabul Ashkal
    3. Al - Biruni - Kitab-al-Hind
    4. Ibn - Khaldun - Muqaddimah

    Option: A

  7. The Hydraulic Slope Theory was propounded by :

    Options:
    1. R.E. Horton
    2. Darwin
    3. Penck
    4. Mallot

    Option: A

  8. Who among the following scholars emphasized on the behavioural approach in Geography ?

    Options:
    1. Johnston
    2. Kirk
    3. Burton
    4. Gregory

    Option: B

  9. Which one of the following in the correct sequence of German geographers contributing to the development of geographical thought ?

    Options:
    1. Ratzel - Troll - Hettner - Peschel
    2. Peschel - Hettner - Ratzel - Troll
    3. Peschel - Ratzel - Hettner - Troll
    4. Troll - Hettner - Peschel - Ratze

    Option: C

  10. The same environment carries different meanings to people with different ways of living and culture’. This statement is related to which one of the following concepts ?

    Options:
    1. Probabilism
    2. Determinism
    3. Possibilism
    4. Stop and Go determinism

    Option: C

  11. Which school of thought first developed the idea of possibilism ?

    Options:
    1. Russian school
    2. German School
    3. British School
    4. French School

    Option: D

  12. Which one of the following latitudes is known as the ‘Calms of Cancer’ ?

    Options:
    1. 66½ Degree S
    2. 66½ Degree N
    3. 25 Degree N
    4. 25 Degree S

    Option: C

  13. The dominant idea of all geographical progress is that of terrestrial unity. This statement is attributed to :

    Options:
    1. Friedrich Ratzel
    2. Vidal-de-la-Blache
    3. Richard Hartshorne
    4. Jean Brunhes

    Option: B

  14. Which one among the following perspectives was responsible for redicap transformation in the sprit and purpose of geography ?

    Options:
    1. Structuralism
    2. Post-modernism
    3. Humanism
    4. Quantification

    Option: D

  15. Which one of the following states in India recorded the lowest sex ratio as per 2011 census ?

    Options:
    1. Uttarakhand
    2. Tamil Nadu
    3. West Bengal
    4. Himachal Pradesh

    Option: C

  16. Which one of the following countries recorded highest population density as per U.N. Demographic Year Book, 2010 ?

    Options:
    1. India
    2. Japan
    3. Bangladesh
    4. Pakistan

    Option: C

  17. Which one of the following statements correctly depicts the threshold according to Central Place Model ?

    Options:
    1. Point at which consumer movement is minimum.
    2. Distance far which consumer will travel for a service.
    3. Minimum number of people needed to support a service.
    4. Economic base of a service centre.

    Option: C

  18. Which one of the following groups of states in Indian recorded Sex Ratio higher than 950 according to year 2011 census ?

    Options:
    1. Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telengana
    2. Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra
    3. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh
    4. Haryana, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh

    Option: A

  19. Which one of the following statements indicates to the potential use of a service at a location according to Gravity Model ?

    Options:
    1. Direct relationship to both population size and distance
    2. Inverse relationship to both population size and distance
    3. Direct relationship to population size and inverse relationship to distance
    4. Direct relationship to distance and inverse relationship to population

    Option: C

  20. Which one of the following groups of states of India recorded more than one fourth of total population of the country in the census year 2011 ?

    Options:
    1. Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Punjab
    2. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka
    3. Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab
    4. Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana

    Option: B