Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

UGC NET June 2008 Paper II

  1. Who among the following was first to formulate the method of crop-combination ?

    Options:
    1. Nelson
    2. Doi
    3. Rafiullah
    4. Weaver

    Option: D

  2. Population migration streams are determined by :

    Options:
    1. Political decision
    2. Push and pull factor
    3. Historical events
    4. Religious factor

    Option: B

  3. Hoyt propounded :

    Options:
    1. Sector model of city structure
    2. Ranh-sixe rule
    3. Concept of Primate City
    4. Multi-nuclei model of city structure

    Option: A

  4. Demographic transition model is based on data from the demographic experience of :

    Options:
    1. North Western Europe
    2. USA
    3. Southeast Asia
    4. South America

    Option: A

  5. 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) : Japan is a developed country.

    Reason (R) : It is necessarily critical to have natural resources within the country for its development.

    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

  6. Name the theory of Industrialization proposed by Weber :

    Options:
    1. Transport ” cost theory
    2. Resource ” based theory
    3. Footloose industries theory
    4. Labour ” based theory

    Option: A

  7. Modern concept of agricultural diversification is related to :

    Options:
    1. Large number of crops
    2. Value added crops
    3. Monoculture crops
    4. Ecologically most suitable crops

    Option: D

  8. In which year did Von-Thunen develop the model of agricultural land use Zonation ?

    Options:
    1. 1817
    2. 1826
    3. 1850
    4. 1847

    Option: B

  9. Gond’s concentration is largely located in :

    Options:
    1. Indian Thar desert
    2. Baghel Khand Region
    3. Bastar Region
    4. Bundel Khand Region

    Option: C

  10. Which one of the following crop is used for large-scale supply and demand in international market ?

    Options:
    1. Millets
    2. Rice
    3. Wheat
    4. Gram

    Option: C

  11. The origin of Monsoon in the Indian sub-continent is largely linked with :

    Options:
    1. El Nino and ENSO Events
    2. Localized weather perturbations
    3. Shape of the Indian Sub-Continent
    4. Sea surface temperature variation in the Indian Ocean

    Option: A

  12. Which one of the following sequences of states is in the decreasing order of sex ratio ?

    Options:
    1. Andhra Pradesh ” Tamil Nadu ” Chhattisgarh ” Kerala
    2. Tamil Nadu ” Kerala ” Andhra Pradesh ” Chhattisgarh
    3. Kerala ” Chhattisgarh ” Tamil Nadu ” Andhra Pradesh
    4. Chhattisgarh ” Andhra Pradesh ” Kerala ” Tamil Nadu

    Option: C

  13. Meghalaya State is known for the following Tribal combination :

    Options:
    1. Khasi ” Mizo
    2. Garo ” Khasi
    3. Naga ” Mizo
    4. Khasi ” Naga

    Option: B

  14. 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 new industrial towns are numerically dominated by male adult population.

    Reason (R) : Migration is age and sex selective.

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
    2. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
    3. (A) is correct, but (R) is false
    4. (A) is false, but (R) is correct

    Option: A

  15. The Western Ghats in Maharashtra is known as :

    Options:
    1. Nilgiris
    2. Cardmom Hills
    3. Annamalai
    4. Sahyadris

    Option: D

  16. Map showing the depths of Oceans and Seas is termed as :

    Options:
    1. Ethnographic map
    2. Orographic map
    3. Bathymetric map
    4. Geological map

    Option: C

  17. Which one of the following is largest scale of map ?

    Options:
    1. 1 : 500,000
    2. 1 : 100,000
    3. 1 : 50,000
    4. 1 : 10,000

    Option: D

  18. River basin is a :

    Options:
    1. Micro-region
    2. Macro-region
    3. Hilly region
    4. Backward region

    Option: B

  19. Which one of the following is a Nodal Region ?

    Options:
    1. Industrial Region
    2. Tribal Region
    3. Metropolitan Region
    4. Central district in a state

    Option: D

  20. Forward linkages facilitate :

    Options:
    1. Diversification
    2. Unbalanced development
    3. Excessive pressure on resource
    4. Social development

    Option: A