Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

UGC NET June 2013 Paper III

  1. Which of the following winds fall in the Zone of Hadley Cell ?

    Options:
    1. Monsoon winds
    2. Trade winds
    3. Westerlies
    4. Polar winds

    Option: B

  2. 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 boundary between two air masses of different density is known as a front.

    Reason (R) : The difference in density is caused by differences in temperature and humidity.

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

    Option: B

  3. The theory of plate tectonics does not help to explain the origin and location of which one of the following ?

    Options:
    1. Earthquakes
    2. Mountains
    3. Ocean currents
    4. Major sea floor features

    Option: C

  4. The statement The present is the key to the past is related to

    Options:
    1. Catastrophism
    2. Uniformitarianism
    3. Isostasy
    4. Diastrophism

    Option: B

  5. Match the following List  I with List  II and select the correct answer from the code given below :

    List I List II
    a. Karst cycle i. McGee
    b. Sheet flood theory of pediment formation ii. Cvijic
    c. Concept of pediplain iii. Woodword
    d. Origin of natural bridges in Karst regions iv. Maxon and Anderson
    Options:
    1. i iii iv ii
    2. ii i iv iii
    3. iii ii i iv
    4. i ii iii iv

    Option: B

  6. 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) : Hawaii Island is a site of volcanic eruptions.

    Reason (R) : Convergent plate margins are sites of volcanic eruptions.

    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: B

  7. Who stated that the slope profiles are convex, plane or concave according to the circumstances of the uplifting action ?

    Options:
    1. Davis
    2. Penck
    3. Johnson
    4. Wood

    Option: B

  8. Match List  I with List  II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

    List I(Scholar) List II(Theory)
    a. Harry Hass i. Doctrine of Uniformitarianism
    b. Hall and Dava ii. Thermal Contraction Theory
    c. Jeffreys iii. Theory of Geosyncline
    d. Hutton iv. Sea Floor Spreading Theory
    Options:
    1. iv iii ii i
    2. iii i ii iv
    3. i iii ii iv
    4. ii iv i iii

    Option: A

  9. Sand dunes formed as long ridges oriented at right angles to the wind direction are called

    Options:
    1. Linear dunes
    2. Barchan dunes
    3. Transverse dunes
    4. Star dunes

    Option: C

  10. Which of the following is not considered to be characteristics feature of the youthful stage of an ideal normal cycle of erosion ?

    Options:
    1. Natural levees
    2. Pot holes
    3. Gorges
    4. River capture

    Option: A

  11. 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) : In spatio-temporal diffusion of the culture, the language plays a major role.

    Reason (R) : Geographers often use language as an identification mark for different cultures.

    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.

    Option: B