Wed. Jan 8th, 2025

UGC NET June 2010 Paper II

  1. pH value of moderately alkaline soils varies between

    Options:
    1. 4.5 to 5.0
    2. 5.0 to 5.5
    3. 5.8 to 6.4
    4. 7.8 to 8.4

    Option: D

  2. Which one of the following agricultural systems is described as Child of Industrial Revolution ?

    Options:
    1. Intensive subsistence tillage
    2. Livestock ranching
    3. Subsistence tillage
    4. Collective farming

    Option: A

  3. Which one of them is a footloose industry ?

    Options:
    1. Iron and steel industry
    2. Automobile industry
    3. Cement industry
    4. Cotton textile industry

    Option: D

  4. Transport route development model by Taffe is based on his studies on

    Options:
    1. Ethiopia and Egypt
    2. Sudan and Nigeria
    3. Kenya and Nigeria
    4. Ghana and Nigeria

    Option: C

  5. Which of the following ports has an outer harbour for export of iron ore ?

    Options:
    1. Kolkata
    2. Mumbai
    3. Vishakapatanam
    4. Cochin

    Option: C

  6. Match the association of the following ethnic groups in List  I with the List  II and find the correct answer from the codes given below :

    List I List II
    (a) Masai (i) African grassland
    (b) Bhils (ii) North-East India
    (c) Bushman (iii) Kalahari
    (d) Kukis (iv) Rajasthan
    Options:
    1. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
    2. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
    3. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
    4. (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)

    Option: D

  7. Which of the following set of languages are spoken in descending order ?

    Options:
    1. English,Chinese,French, Russian.
    2. Chinese,French, English, Russian.
    3. Russian,English,French, Chinese.
    4. Chinese,English,French, Russian.

    Option: D

  8. Regions delineated on the basis of relationship are called

    Options:
    1. Natural regions
    2. Nodal regions
    3. Planning regions
    4. Developing regions

    Option: B

  9. Improving human welfare without causing damage to the environment is called

    Options:
    1. Regional development
    2. Regional planning
    3. Sustainable development
    4. Resource analysis

    Option: C

  10. Which one of the following is an ideal combination for setting up iron and steel industry ?

    Options:
    1. Coal Electricity Market
    2. Coal Iron ore Water
    3. Electricity Water Iron ore
    4. Coal Water Cotton

    Option: B

  11. In which of the following States of India Uranium is embedded in the igneous and metamorphic rocks ?

    Options:
    1. Tamil Nadu
    2. Maharashtra
    3. Rajasthan
    4. Kerala

    Option: D

  12. Which is the largest physiographic division of India ?

    Options:
    1. Great Northern Plains
    2. Great Indian Plateau
    3. Greater Himalayas
    4. The Coastal Plains

    Option: A

  13. Which of the following earthquakes was the severely devastating and disastrous that occurred in India ?

    Options:
    1. Kangra earthquake of 1905
    2. Bihar earthquake of 1934
    3. Gujarat earthquake of 2001
    4. Koyna earthquake of 1967

    Option: B

  14. Economic reforms in India are leading to

    1. Concentration of economic activities
    2. Widening gaps between the rich and poor people
    3. Higher growth rate of metropolitan areas
    4. Low cost access to urban amenities and services
    Options:
    1. I and II are correct.
    2. I, II and III are correct.
    3. II and IV are correct.
    4. I, III and IV are correct.

    Option: A

  15. According to nearest-neighbour index, what would be the maximum value for a complete dispersed settlement pattern ?

    Options:
    1. 1.55
    2. 2.15
    3. 2.88

    Option: C

  16. Which of the following is a geo-synchronous satellite ?

    Options:
    1. LANDSAT
    2. METEOSAT
    3. IRS
    4. KITSAT

    Option: C

  17. Relative shift of mean center of population distribution in any region over a period of time can be examined applying

    Options:
    1. Nearest neighbour analysis
    2. Harmonic mean
    3. Mean deviation from mean
    4. Weighted arithmetic mean

    Option: A

  18. Temperature measured on Kelvin scale is an example of

    Options:
    1. Comparative scale
    2. Vernier scale
    3. Interval scale
    4. Ratio scale

    Option: D

  19. The suitable method to measure the change in spatial concentration of scheduled tribes population in India during the last three decades is

    Options:
    1. Coefficient of variation
    2. Gini coefficient
    3. Index of diversification
    4. Index of dissimilarity

    Option: C

  20. Diversified cropping system in subsistence agricultural system is governed by :

    1. Local demands
    2. Local resource base
    3. Market forces
    4. Technological know how
    Options:
    1. I, II and III are correct.
    2. I, II and IV are correct.
    3. II, III and IV are correct.
    4. I, III and IV are correct.

    Option: A