Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

UGC NET June 2020

  1. Which one of the following is not a non-renewable resource?

    Options:
    1. Fish
    2. Plants
    3. Fossil fuels
    4. Solar energy

    Option: D

  2. “Zone of assimilation” and “Zone of discard” these terms are related to the delimitation of

    Options:
    1. Shape of a city
    2. Function of a city
    3. CBD of a city
    4. Migration trends of a city

    Option: C

  3. Match List-I with List-II.

    List-I(Types of precipitation) List-II(Approximate size)
    (a) Mist (i) 2-5 mm
    (b) Snow (ii) 0.5-5 mm
    (c) Graupel (iii) 0.005-0.05 mm
    (d) Sleet (iv) 1 mm 20 mm
    Options:
    1. (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
    2. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
    3. (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
    4. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

    Option: D

  4. “Dry point” settlements are common in

    Options:
    1. Deltas
    2. Mountain regions
    3. Deserts
    4. Rain shadow areas

    Option: A

  5. Which one of the following methods commonly used to estimate numerically the change taking place in one sector or industry bringing about changes in other sectors of the economy?(a) Cluster analysis(b) Econometrics(c) Input-Output analysis(d) Principal component analysisChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

    Options:
    1. (a) only
    2. (b) only
    3. (c) only
    4. (d) only

    Option: C

  6. Who among the following scholars advocated a policy of deliberate unbalanced development? Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

    1. G. Myrdal
    2. A.O. Hirschman
    3. A.G. Frank
    4. R. Nurke
    Options:
    1. (a) only
    2. (b) only
    3. (c) only
    4. (d) only

    Option: B

  7. Who enunciated the four stages in the evolution of space economy? Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

    1. John Friedmann
    2. Karl Marx
    3. Ronald F. Abler
    4. August Losch
    Options:
    1. (a) only
    2. (c) only
    3. (b) only
    4. (d) only

    Option: A

  8. Which one of the following connectivity matrix is correct to show the given network of nodes?

    Options:

    Option: B

  9. What is not true about International trade in post-globalization phase”?

    Options:
    1. It has enhanced the spatial integrationof world economy.
    2. Role of digital technologies in facilitation of trade has become increasing important.
    3. Regional comparative advantage is on decline.
    4. The ability of a country to compete in international trade and economy is highly dependent on the transport system as well as trade facilitation framework.

    Option: C

  10. There are three well-defined phases in International trade. The second phase, which is market with mobility of factors of production, remained in focus during:

    Options:
    1. 1950s and 1960s
    2. 1960s and 1970s
    3. 1970s and 1990s
    4. 1990s onward

    Option: C

  11. Which one of the following codes correctly show the optimal location of profitability in different spatial cost/revenue situations in diagram below?

    Options:
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D

    Option: B

  12. Rimland theory was presented by N.J. Spykman in:

    Options:
    1. 1941
    2. 1942
    3. 1943
    4. 1944

    Option: B

  13. Which of these is not a type of federal state?

    Options:
    1. Compromised
    2. Imposed
    3. Centralised
    4. Composite

    Option: C

  14. Study in social and health issues, domestic politics and security issues and international diplomacy is new trend in Political Geography. It is termed as:

    Options:
    1. Neo-Politics
    2. Meta-Geopolitics
    3. Mega-Politics
    4. Developmental-Geopolitics

    Option: B

  15. International boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated after the partition. Which type of boundary is this?

    Options:
    1. Cultural
    2. Complex
    3. Antecedent
    4. Consequent

    Option: D

  16. Who among the following geographers laid down the foundation of dichotomy of General versus Special Geography?

    Options:
    1. Immanuel Kant
    2. Sebastian Munster
    3. Peter Apian
    4. Bernhard Vareniun

    Option: D

  17. An introduction to the Application of Geography to History’ and ‘The Geographical Distribution of Mankind’ are the work of:

    Options:
    1. Card Ritter
    2. Friedrich Ratzel
    3. Vidal de la Blache
    4. Alfred Hettner

    Option: B

  18. Which of the following statements are true for vector data models in GIS? Choose the appropriate answer from the options given below:

    1. It is a simple data model and has low catographic output quality
    2. It is a compact data structure and has high cartographic output quality
    3. It is characterized by case of data processing
    4. It is cheap data collection process as it was less expensive technology
    Options:
    1. (a) only
    2. (b) only
    3. (c) only
    4. (d) only

    Option: B

  19. Who according to Hartshorne had set the direction of Geographic thought for the future?

    Options:
    1. Huntington E.W.
    2. Videl de la Blacho
    3. E. Semple
    4. Van Richthofen

    Option: D

  20. The Arab scholar who made corrections to Ptolemy’s book was:

    Options:
    1. Ibn-Batuta
    2. Ibn-Khaldun
    3. Al-Masudi
    4. Al-Idrisi

    Option: D