UGC NET June 2013 Paper III

Assertion (A) :Regions, in fact, do change over time; they change in response to changing interrelationship of the spatial elements.

Reason (R) : Planned intervention certainly proves to be of rapid momentum within the frame of socio-economic activities.

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 wrong.
4. (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.

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List I	List II
i. Long term planning	a. Indicative planning
ii. Public sector planning	b. Spatial planning
iii. Private sector planning	c. Imperative planning
iv. Town planning	d. Perspective planning

Options:

1. iii iv ii i
2. ii iv i iii
3. ii iv iii i
4. iv iii ii i

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1. Divides world into donor and recipient countries
2. Makes donor countires more powerful in International trade and power relations
3. Forces recipient countries to carry out such economic reforms that might leave people worse-off
4. Compels recipient countries to buy donor nation goods

Options:

1. 1 and 4 are correct.
2. 1, 2 and 3 are correct.
3. 3 and 4 are correct.
4. All are correct.

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Options:

1. R.J. Chorley
2. Richard Peet
3. Alaistar Bonnett
4. R.J. Bennett

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Options:

1. A.L. Kroeber
2. J.B. Birdsell
3. Vidal de la Blache
4. A.C. Haddon

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Assertion (A) :India is a multi- religious and multi-ethnic society.

Reason (R) : The Constitution of India offers to all citizens, individually and collectively, fundamental rights without discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.

Options:

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

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Assertion (A) : Biologically human races do not exist, yet races do exist as social constructs.

Reason (R) : Racial hatred and prejudices are all too common in the world today, resulting from an irrational dislike of whatever is different.

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

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Options:

1. Dorreen Massey
2. David Harvey
3. Daniel Bell
4. Edward Soja

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Assertion (A) : Regional disparities tend to reduce over time in a competitive free market economy.

Reason (R) : The factors of production move from one region to another to maximize their rate of returns.

Options:

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

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Options:

1. Filtering
2. Gentrification
3. Housing re-development
4. Residential upgradation

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Options:

1. Urban socio-spatial structures
2. Physiographic regions
3. Agro-climatic regions
4. Combination of (B) and (C)

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Assertion (A) : Tribal religion, where natural objects are deemed as spirits and demons, is often characterized by animinism.

Reason (R) : Simplistic beliefs and practices often find a close association with ecological niche.

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

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Assertion (A) : There are wide variations in evolution of languages and species in the world.

Reason (R) : Geographic isolation plays an important role in developing several forms of languages and species.

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

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Options:

1. Subsidiary industries
2. Small scale industries
3. Ancillary industries
4. Cottage industries

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1. Fog associated with the contact of the cold Labrador current and the warm Gulf stream current
2. Icebergs brought southward by the Labrador current at certain seasons of the year
3. The strong polar icy winds from the North
4. The projecting landmass of Northeastern North America and the presence of warm Gulf stream current

Options:

1. (1) and (2) are correct.
2. (1), (2) and (3) are correct.
3. (1) and (3) are correct.
4. All are correct.

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Options:

1. Large resources spread over large areas
2. Large resources localised in a small area.
3. Limited resources spread over a large area.
4. Limited resources concentrated in a small area.

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Options:

1. Hagerstrand's Innovation Diffusion Model
2. Weber's Location Model
3. Zelinsky's Mobility Transition Model
4. Burgess and Parks' Concentric Zone Model

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Options:

1. David Harvey
2. Richard Peet
3. Edward Soja
4. Manuel Castells

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List I(Theory)	List II(Authors)
a. Theory of Spatial Integration	i. G. Myrdal
b. Theory of Innovation Diffusion	ii. A.G. Frank
c. Dependency Theory	iii. John Friedman
d. Theory of Circular and Cumulative Causation	iv. T. Hagerstrand

Options:

1. ii i iii iv
2. i ii iv iii
3. iii iv ii i
4. iv iii i ii

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Options:

1. Density of population
2. Total population
3. Administrative status
4. Working population

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