Sat. Sep 28th, 2024

UGC NET June 2014 Paper III

  1. Which one of the following places in India does not get the vertical rays of the Sun ?

    Options:
    1. Srinagar (J & K)
    2. Mumbai
    3. Chennai
    4. Thiruvananthapuram

    Option: A

  2. Which one of the following states experienced the lowest growth rate of literates during 2001-2011 ?

    Options:
    1. Tamil Nadu
    2. Nagaland
    3. Kerala
    4. Goa

    Option: C

  3. Who among the following presented a framework of economic regions of different orders following the soviet concept of economic regions and production specialization :

    Options:
    1. P. Sen Gupta
    2. (V. Nath
    3. S.P. Chatterjee
    4. Bhat and Prakasa Rao

    Option: A

  4. Preparation of Sub-plans on regional basis was taken up in :

    Options:
    1. Fourth plan
    2. Fifth plan
    3. Sixth plan
    4. Seventh plan

    Option: B

  5. 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 planning region should be large enough to contain a range of resources, conditions and attributes so as to serve a desired degree of economic viability.

    Reason (R) : Its resource position should be such that a satisfactory level of product combination for consumption and for exchange would be feasible.

    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.

    Option: A

  6. Match the following :

    List I(Regional Planner) List II(Number of major planning regions identified for india)
    i. V. Nath a. 13
    ii. Bhat and Rao b. 19
    iii. Sen Gupta & c. 11
    Sdasyuk d. 15
    Options:
    1. iv iii ii i
    2. iv ii iii i
    3. iii iv i ii
    4. ii iii iv i

    Option: A

  7. The gravity principle in identification of nodal regions states that the interaction between two geographic points is directly related to :

    Options:
    1. Their masses
    2. Their distance
    3. Their mode of transport
    4. Their size of settlements

    Option: A

  8. The techniques usually employed for actual delineation of functional regions are :

    Options:
    1. Flow and gravitational analysis
    2. Simple correlation analysis
    3. Composite index method analysis
    4. Ranking coefficient method analysis

    Option: A

  9. Which one of the following theories emphasizes the policy oriented concepts such as propulsive firms, leading industries and agglomeration ?

    Options:
    1. Central Place Theory
    2. Theory of Industrial location
    3. Growth pole theory
    4. Theory of spatial organization

    Option: C

  10. Break-of-bulk point is a place :

    Options:
    1. Where large sized and bulky goods are crushed into.
    2. Where goods are transferred from one mode of transport to another.
    3. Where packaging of the bulky goods is carried out at large scale.
    4. The place meant for the transport of bulky products.

    Option: B

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

    List I(Location) List II(Industry)
    a. Detroit 1. Iron and Steel
    b. Yokohama 2. Synthetic rubber
    c. Akron 3. Ship building
    d. Glasgow 4. Automobile
    Options:
    1. 2 1 3 4
    2. 4 3 2 1
    3. 3 2 1 4
    4. 1 2 3 4

    Option: B

  12. In Great Britain a little pulp is produced, but paper making is important, while in Sweden pulp manufacture is far more important than paper making because

    Options:
    1. Great Britain is technologically advanced as compared to Sweden.
    2. Pulp making is raw material oriented, paper making is more market oriented.
    3. Sweden is a poor country.
    4. Great Britain has plenty of forest resources for paper making.

    Option: B

  13. When the raw material used in an industry is gross and ubiquitous, thelocation of the firm will be :

    Options:
    1. Near the source of raw material
    2. Anywhere between the source of raw material market
    3. Near the market
    4. Near the capital city

    Option: C

  14. Which one of the following crop practices refers to crop rotation ?

    Options:
    1. Cultivating more than one crop in the same field in different seasons.
    2. Cultivating the same crop in the same field in different seasons.
    3. Cultivating many crops in the same field in one season.
    4. Cultivating one crop in one season followed by a different crop in the next season in the same field.

    Option: D

  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) : There are regional disparities in the spatial organisation of economy.

    Reason (R) : Interactions among inherent factors in economic activities affect the texture of spatial organisations.

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
    2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but ü (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. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the given codes :

    1. Most of the fishing grounds occur in areas where the continental shelf is wide
    2. Fishing activity is well developed in warm tropical waters
    3. Mixing of warm and cold currents brings plant nutrients for fish
    4. Inland fisheries are more significant than other types in India
    Options:
    1. 1 and 2 are correct.
    2. 1 and 3 are correct.
    3. 2, 3 and 4 are correct.
    4. 1, 2 and 3 are correct.

    Option: D

  17. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? Scholar Concept

    Options:
    1. E.W. Burgess Concept of megalopolis
    2. W. J. Reily Law of retail gravitation
    3. G. K. Ziff Rank-size rule
    4. Patrick GeddesÌ Concept of conurbation

    Option: A

  18. Chain migration’ is based on :

    Options:
    1. Job opportunities
    2. Kinship
    3. Proximity to place of earlier Residence
    4. Combination of (A) and (C)

    Option: B

  19. Match following List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

    List I(Books) List II(Authors)
    a. The Nature of Geography i. D. Harvey
    b. The Urban Question ii. P. Haggett
    c. Social Justice and the City iii. R. Hartshorne
    d. Locational Analysis in Human Geography. iv. M. Castells
    Options:
    1. iv i ii iii
    2. iii iv i ii
    3. i ii iii iv
    4. ii iii iv i

    Option: B

  20. Which of the following conditions is characterized by the second stage of Demographic Transition ?

    Options:
    1. Low birth rate, High death rate
    2. High birth rate, High death rate
    3. High birth rate, declining death rate
    4. Low birth rate, Low death rate

    Option: C