Wed. Jun 19th, 2024

UGC NET June 2012 Paper II

  1. In which one of the following methods interpolation is used ?

    Options:
    1. Choroschematic
    2. Chorochromatic
    3. Isopleth
    4. Choropleth

    Option: C

  2. Which one of the following sampling techniques is most suitable for selection of representative villages of an area with diversified geographical features ?

    Options:
    1. Systematic
    2. Stratified random
    3. Random
    4. Clustered

    Option: B

  3. Which one of the following Rn values shows the random pattern of point distribution ?

    Options:
    1. 1
    2. 1.35
    3. 2.14

    Option: B

  4. Which one of the following is commonly used for computing the average value of river discharge ?

    Options:
    1. Arithmetic mean
    2. Geometric mean
    3. Harmonic mean
    4. Weighted mean

    Option: B

  5. Which one of the following is most appropriate for showing frequency distribution ?

    Options:
    1. Bar graph
    2. Histogram
    3. Pie diagram
    4. Line graph

    Option: B

  6. In which of the following Decades, India experienced highest percentage of decadal growth ?

    Options:
    1. 1951-61
    2. (B) 1961-71
    3. 1971-81
    4. 1981-91

    Option: B

  7. Which one of the following does not match correctly ?

    Options:
    1. Vishakha-patnam - Ship building
    2. Titlagarh - Railway equipment
    3. Bhadravati - Iron & Steel
    4. Pinjore - Machine Tools

    Option: B

  8. In India, mangrove is the most important tree of

    Options:
    1. Tropical moist deciduous forests
    2. Tidal forests
    3. Tropical dry deciduous forests
    4. Subtropical moist forests

    Option: B

  9. Which one of the following is a ‘Formal’ Region ?

    Options:
    1. Delhi metropolitan region
    2. Hyderabad Secunderabad region
    3. Delhi Jaipur Agra Triangle
    4. Assam Valley

    Option: D

  10. Which of the following sequences of the stages of economic growth according to Rostow’s model is correct ?

    Options:
    1. Traditional society, drive to maturity, take off, high mass consumption
    2. Traditional society, take off, drive to maturity, high mass consumption
    3. Traditional society, take off, high mass consumption, drive to maturity
    4. Traditional society, drive to maturity, high mass consumption, take off

    Option: B

  11. Who among the following formalized the concept that there exists relationship between the spatial organisation and national development ?

    Options:
    1. Luten
    2. Dickens
    3. Kuklinski
    4. Friedmann

    Option: D

  12. Which of the following matches is not correct ?

    Options:
    1. Myrdal : Cumulative causation model
    2. Friedmann : Core periphery model
    3. Boudville : Transport model
    4. Frank : Dependency model

    Option: C

  13. Which one of the following indicators is most commonly used to measure the economic development of a country ?

    Options:
    1. Infant mortality rate
    2. Availability of potable water
    3. Female literacy
    4. Gross National Product per capita

    Option: D

  14. The habitat of the Toda tribe is

    Options:
    1. Aravalli range
    2. Siwalik range
    3. Kaimur range
    4. Nilgiri hills

    Option: D

  15. Which of the following languages does not belong to the Dravidian family ?

    Options:
    1. Sinhalese
    2. Brahui
    3. Kannada
    4. Malayalam

    Option: A

  16. Which of the following statements is not true about a Stat

    Options:
    1. It has a territorial base.
    2. It always has a social or cultural base.
    3. It claims internal sovereignty.
    4. It claims sovereignty in external relations.

    Option: B

  17. Which one of the following criteria is not used for the classification of human races ?

    Options:
    1. Eye
    2. Nose
    3. Ear
    4. Hair

    Option: C

  18. Why are steel mills within Japan drawn to coastal location

    Options:
    1. Nearness to iron ore reserves
    2. Nearness to local markets
    3. Availability of cheap labour
    4. To minimise transportation cost for imported raw materials and steel exports

    Option: D

  19. The intensive cultivation of vegetables, fruits and flowers in the periphery of cities in USA is called

    Options:
    1. Truck farming
    2. Factory farming
    3. Market gardening
    4. Agri farming

    Option: A

  20. The theory of least cost location was proposed by

    Options:
    1. Losch
    2. Isard
    3. Dicey
    4. Weber

    Option: D