Wed. Jun 19th, 2024

UGC NET June 2011 Paper II

  1. The ‘firn’ is associated with

    Options:
    1. Fluvial deposition
    2. Glacial compaction and recrystallization
    3. Wind accumulation
    4. Coastal accumulation

    Option: B

  2. The ‘Moho’ discontinuity is the surface of demarcation between

    Options:
    1. Crust and Mantle
    2. Mantle and Core
    3. Mantle and Outer Core
    4. Outer Core and Inner Core

    Option: A

  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) :  The equatorial area at which the trade winds converge is known as Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).

    Reason (R) : The ITCZ usually lies at or near the meteorological equator (doldrums).

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

    Option: A

  4. Cirrus clouds are at about the height of

    Options:
    1. 0 1.5 km
    2. 1 3 km
    3. 4 6 km
    4. 8 14 km

    Option: D

  5. The standard air pressure at the sea level is

    Options:
    1. 1010.25 mb
    2. 1013.25 mb
    3. 1015.25 mb
    4. 1017.25 mb

    Option: B

  6. Find out the sequence of vegetation zones from equator to pole.

    Options:
    1. Taiga, Tundra, Selva, Savanna
    2. Selva, Savanna, Taiga, Tundra
    3. Savanna, Taiga, Selva, Tundra
    4. Tundra, Taiga, Savanna, Selva

    Option: B

  7. 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 sea water is more saline in tropical areas.

    Reason (R) : Salinity of seawater is dependant on temperature and fresh-water mixing.

    Options:
    1. (A) is true, (R) is false.
    2. (A) is false, (R) is true.
    3. Both (A) and (R) are true.
    4. Both (A) and (R) are wrong.

    Option: C

  8. Which of the following is different from the other three on the basis of their locations ?

    Options:
    1. Canaries Current
    2. Bengula Current
    3. Guinea Current
    4. Labrador Current

    Option: C

  9. 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 work on Geography of Strabo was largely an encyclopedic description of the world known to the Greeks.

    Reason (R) : Strabo’s book had laid down a clear foundation for chorological writing in Geography.

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A).
    2. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A).
    3. (A) is correct but (R) is false.
    4. (A) is false but (R) is true.

    Option: A

  10. The correct sequence of the advent of the following geographers :

    Options:
    1. Ritter Humboldt Richthofen Ratzel
    2. Humboldt Ritter Ratzel Richthofen
    3. Humboldt Ritter Richthofen Ratzel
    4. Ritter Humboldt Ratzel Richthofen

    Option: B

  11. Which one of the population theories / models postulates a necessary causal link between modernization on the one hand and fertility and mortality reduction on the other ?

    Options:
    1. Malthusian Model
    2. Communist Socialist Theory
    3. Demographic Transition Model
    4. Neo-Malthusian Model

    Option: B

  12. The regularity between the sizes of cities and their rank was first noted by

    Options:
    1. Jefferson
    2. Zipf
    3. Christaller
    4. Auerbach

    Option: D

  13. According to Burgess, which of the following sequences of the concentric zones of cities from the center to the outer limit is correct ?

    Options:
    1. CBD, Zone of transition, Residential zone, Zone ofworker's home, Commuters zone
    2. Residential zone, CBD, Zone of transition, Commuters zone, Zone of worker's home
    3. Residential zone, Zone of transition, CBD, Zone of Worker's home, Commuters zone
    4. CBD, Zone of transition, Zone of worker's home, Residential zone, Commuters zone

    Option: A

  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) : Japan is a developed nation.

    Reason (R) : An ample supply and diversity of natural resources is a major advantage to a country for economic growth.

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
    2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (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

  15. 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) : A footloose can be defined as an industry with material index = 1.

    Reason (R) : A footloose industry can be located at any location without any special economic advantage or disadvantage.

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
    2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (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

  16. Which indicator from among the following could be the best indicator of social-well being ?

    Options:
    1. Per Capita Income
    2. Population Growth Rate
    3. Crude Literacy Rate
    4. Life-expectancy

    Option: D

  17. The transport model which suggests a sequential expansion of the transport network was propounded by

    Options:
    1. Alan Gilbert
    2. Taaffe, Morrill and Gould
    3. de Souza and Porter
    4. Edward Soja

    Option: C

  18. The zones and strata theory pertaining to the origin and diffusion of human races was propounded by

    Options:
    1. Ripley
    2. Taylor
    3. Huntington
    4. Baker

    Option: B

  19. Boundaries that are allocated and delimited before significant settlement in an area are called

    Options:
    1. Antecedent boundaries
    2. Subsequent boundaries
    3. Superimposed boundaries
    4. Relic boundaries

    Option: A

  20. 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) : Mackinder’s theory of Heartland put forward a key formula  ‘Who rules East Europe commands the Heartland; who rules the Heartland commands the World island; who rules the World Island commands the World.’

    Reason (R) : Mackinder’s formula offered Poland the strategy for territorial expansion and international supremacy.

    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: C