Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

UGC NET July 2018 Paper II

  1. Among the following scholars, who introduced the concept of ‘least-transport-cost location’ using the frame of ‘locational triangle’.

    Options:
    1. W. Isard
    2. M.K. Bandman
    3. D.M. Smith
    4. A. Weber

    Option: D

  2. Which one of the following factors most dominants in the localisation of high-tech firms of silicon valley in California ?

    Options:
    1. Cheap Labour
    2. Access to the market
    3. High speed transportation
    4. Agglomeration economy

    Option: D

  3. The Rimmer model for the development of land transport system in less developed economics was proposed in which of the following years ?

    Options:
    1. 1975
    2. 1976
    3. 1977
    4. 1978

    Option: C

  4. Which one of the following conditions Alfred Weber introduced in his concept of ‘Locational Triangle’ ?

    Options:
    1. Both 'R1' and 'R2' are found universally
    2. R1' is fixed but 'R2' is found everywhere and both are pure
    3. Both 'R1' and 'R2' are fixed and pure
    4. Both 'R1' and 'R2' are fixed and gross

    Option: D

  5. In which one of the following book/works did Mackinder in 1919 renamed his theory of ‘pivot area’ as ‘Heartland’ ?

    Options:
    1. World War and Geography
    2. The Democratic ideals and Reality
    3. The Round world and The winning of the peace
    4. Foreign Affairs

    Option: B

  6. The Organic Theory of state was propounded by :

    Options:
    1. Ratzel
    2. Mackinder
    3. Isaiah Bowman
    4. Haushoffer

    Option: A

  7. The book ‘Geography of peace’ is authored written by :

    Options:
    1. Mahan
    2. Spykman
    3. Haushoffer
    4. Ratzel

    Option: B

  8. Which of the following catagories does Chile belong to according to its physical shape ?

    Options:
    1. Compact and elongated
    2. Elongated
    3. Fragmented and elongated
    4. Fragmented

    Option: C

  9. Whose works epitomized the relationship or political geography with foreign policy ?

    Options:
    1. Adolf Hitler
    2. Friedrich Ratzel
    3. Mackinder
    4. Karl Haushofer

    Option: D

  10. In India, how many are the officially recognised languages ?

    Options:
    1. 20
    2. 21
    3. 22
    4. 23

    Option: C

  11. Which of the following characteristic features are possessed by the nordic race of India ?

    Options:
    1. Long stature and round face
    2. Medium stature and round face
    3. Medium stature and long face
    4. Long stature and long face

    Option: D

  12. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the selection indicators for conducting any study of development process ?

    Options:
    1. Either input or output indicators must be selected.
    2. Negative and positive indicators must not be clubbed with each other.
    3. Indicators must emerge out of the concept of development defined in the study.
    4. Indicators of income and expenditure can be clubbed together.

    Option: D

  13. 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 partition of India in 1947 provided an impetus for town planning activities in the country.

    Reason (R) : Resettlement of displaced persons and providing them employment opportunities created a big opportunity before the town planners to construct new town and make provision of amenities and facilities in existing towns especially in north Indian states.

    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

  14. Which one of the following criteria was used to demarcate 15 agro-climatic regions, which were accepted by the Planning Commission of India (now NITI Aayog) to initiate regional approach to agricultural planning during the Eighth Five-Year Plan ?

    Options:
    1. Climate, soil characteristics, and rainfall
    2. Climate, soil characteristics, and water availability
    3. Climate, soil characteristics, rainfall and water availability
    4. Climate, cropping pattern, rainfall and water availability

    Option: C

  15. Which one of the following criteria was used to delineate the National Capital Region for planning purpose ?

    Options:
    1. Functional unity and Physiographic characteristics.
    2. Functional unity, Administrative contiguity and demographic characteristics.
    3. Functional unity, Administrative contiguity and distance from New Delhi.
    4. Functional unity, Physiographic and demographic characteristics and Administrative contiguity.

    Option: D

  16. Which one of the following statements is not true about the concept of development ?

    Options:
    1. Development is a continuous process.
    2. Development is a multi-faceted process.
    3. Development stands for growth without a change.
    4. Meaning of development change in time and space.

    Option: C

  17. Read the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below :

    1. A Perspective Plan may also be termed as long term plan
    2. Perspective Plans are prepared for a period of 20-25 years
    3. A Perspective Plan do not ensure flexibility
    4. Perspective Plans ensure spatial integration of plans at different hierarchical levels
    Options:
    1. Only (a) is correct
    2. (a) and (b) are correct
    3. (a), (b) and (c) are correct
    4. (a), (b) and (d) are correct

    Option: D

  18. Read the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below :Statements :

    1. Summation of ranks method is best suited to measure development levels, when data used are highly skewed
    2. Summation of ranks method is quite simple and easy to handle
    3. Z-Score method is the robust and most reliable among all the methods used to measure levels of development
    4. Use of Principal Component Analysis method should be avoided if inter-correlation among different components of development weak or doubtful
    Options:
    1. (a), (b) and (c) are correct
    2. (a) and (b) are corrrect
    3. (a), (b) and (d) are correct
    4. (b) and (d) are correct

    Option: C

  19. Which one of the following countries holds the first rank in commercial dairy farming ?

    Options:
    1. USA
    2. India
    3. China
    4. Pakistan

    Option: A

  20. Which one of the following years the modern cotton textile mill was first of all established in Maharashtra ?

    Options:
    1. 1850
    2. 1854
    3. 1858
    4. 1862

    Option: B