Thu. Jan 9th, 2025

UGC NET June 2007 Paper II

  1. Whaleback dunes are characteristic features of :

    Options:
    1. Thar desert
    2. Gobi desert
    3. Australian desert
    4. Sahara desert

    Option: B

  2. 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 arid and semi-arid regions, sheet flood is an important land forming process.

    Reason (R) : Arid and semi-arid regions experience high intensity short-duration rainfall.

    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 and (R) is false
    4. (R) is true but (A) is false

    Option: C

  3. 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) : Glacial troughs often exhibit remarkably flat floors.

    Reason (R) : The flat floor in a glacial trough is produced by uniform glacial erosion

    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 false but (R) is true
    4. (R) is true but (A) is false

    Option: A

  4. Who propounded the concept of dynamic equilibrium in geomorphology ?

    Options:
    1. Davis
    2. Hing
    3. Hach
    4. Crickmay

    Option: A

  5. Global pattern of surface temperature is generally controlled by :

    Options:
    1. Latitude, Longitude and Altitude
    2. Latitude, Longitude and Continent-Ocean contrast
    3. Continent-Ocean contrast, Longitude and Altitude
    4. Continent-Ocean contrast, Latitude and Altitude

    Option: D

  6. The criteria used by Thornthwaite in his classification of World Climates are :

    1. Precipitation effectiveness
    2. Thermal efficiency
    3. Potential evapotranspiration
    4. Radiation efficiency

    Select your answer from the codes given below :

    Options:
    1. (i), (ii) and (iv)
    2. (i), (ii) and (iii)
    3. (i), (iii) and (iv)
    4. (ii), (iii) and (iv)

    Option: B

  7. The earth’s average albedo is estimated as :

    Options:
    1. 32 percent
    2. 40 percent
    3. 21 percent
    4. 50 percent

    Option: A

  8. Obsequent streams generally flow :

    Options:
    1. along the consequent stream
    2. opposite to the consequent stream
    3. at right angle to the consequent stream
    4. diagonal to the consequent stream

    Option: B

  9. The principle of uniformitarianism in Geomorphology was first advocated by :

    Options:
    1. Davis
    2. Playfair
    3. Gilbert
    4. Hutton

    Option: D

  10. Which of the following steel plants of India has the least cost location in the ideal location triangle conceived by Weber :

    Options:
    1. Bokaro
    2. Bhilai
    3. Rourkela
    4. Durgapur

    Option: A

  11. Gonds have their major concentration in :

    Options:
    1. Koraput region
    2. Aravali region
    3. Chota nagpur region
    4. Bastar region

    Option: D

  12. Topographical maps are produced in India by :

    Options:
    1. N.A.T.M.O
    2. Survey of India
    3. N.R.S.A.
    4. D.R.D.O

    Option: A

  13. Which one of the following is the commonly used measure of central tendency :

    Options:
    1. Mean
    2. Median
    3. Mode
    4. Harmonic mean

    Option: B

  14. Identify the author who wrote several volumes entitled ‘GEOGRAPHICA’ :

    Options:
    1. Eratosthenes
    2. Ptolemy
    3. Strabo
    4. Herodotus

    Option: B

  15. Which of the following statements about the Green Revolution in India is NOT true :

    Options:
    1. It was characterized by the use of high yielding variety of seeds and intensive irrigation and application of chemical fertilizers.
    2. It started with increased wheat production in Punjab, Haryana and Western U.P.
    3. It has resulted in increase in disparity in rural income.
    4. It has caused substantial increase in the production of millets.

    Option: D

  16. Coffee as a plantation crop is likely to be adversely affected by many causes of which the most important one is :

    Options:
    1. decline in international prices
    2. attach by pests and diseases
    3. tariff barriers for trade
    4. development of substitutes

    Option: D

  17. Taaffe’s transportation model has a number of development phases. The number of phases are :

    Options:
    1. Four
    2. Two
    3. Six
    4. Eight

    Option: A

  18. Which of the following arrangements of biomes in order of availability of soil, water and heat is correct ?

    Options:
    1. savanna, grassland, forest, tundra and desert
    2. savanna, forest, grassland, tundra and desert
    3. tundra, forest, grassland, savanna and desert
    4. forest, savanna, grassland, desert and tundra

    Option: D

  19. Mangrove forests are mainly found along the sea faces of the delta of which one of the following rivers :

    Options:
    1. Mahanandi
    2. Krishna
    3. Cauvery
    4. Ganga

    Option: C

  20. Which one of the following is Known as the Carbon Sink of the globe :

    Options:
    1. Pacific Ocean
    2. Equatorial rain forests
    3. Antartica
    4. Savanna

    Option: B