Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

UGC NET June 2021

  1. State/UTwise location of Biosphere Reserves in India.

    1. Nokrek in Meghalaya
    2. Cold Desert in Jammu and Kashmir
    3. Simlipal in Odisha
    4. Seshachalam in Tamil Nadu
    Options:
    1. (a) and (b) only
    2. (b) and (c) only
    3. (a) and (c) only
    4. (b) and (d) only

    Option: C

  2. Who among the following gave the idea of the origin of monsoon in India?

    Options:
    1. Al-Biruni
    2. Ibn-Hakkal
    3. Al-Masudi
    4. Ibn-Khaldun

    Option: B

  3. Match List-1 with List-II:

    List-1(Spectral Band) List-11(Principal Applications)
    (a) Blue (i) Vegetation Stress Analysis
    (b) Green (ii) Differentiating soil from vegetation
    (c) Red (iii) Coastal Mapping
    (d) Thermal (iv) Vegetation discrimination
    Options:
    1. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
    2. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
    3. (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
    4. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

    Option: B

  4. Match List-I with List-II:

    List-I List-II
    (a) Culture (i) Culture traits that are functionally interrelated
    (b) Cultural Complex (ii) Area that is distinct from surrounding areas in specific characteristic
    (c) Cultural Region (iii) Specialized behavioral pattern understandings and adaptation of a group
    (d) Cultural Integration (iv) Interlocking nature of the sociological, technological and ideological subsystem
    Options:
    1. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
    2. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
    3. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
    4. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

    Option: B

  5. Which of the following atmospheric gases has not been represented by correct symbol?

    1. Neon-Ne
    2. Helium-He
    3. Nitrous oxide-NO
    4. Krypton-KR
    Options:
    1. (a) and (b) only
    2. (b) and (c) only
    3. (c) and (d) only
    4. (a) and (d) only

    Option: C

  6. Which of the following vegetation species do not pertain to Tropical Thorn Forests?

    1. Nirmali
    2. Khejra
    3. Tendu
    4. Haldu
    5. Babylon
    Options:
    1. (a) and (b) only
    2. (c) and (d) only
    3. (a) and (e) only
    4. (b) and (c) only

    Option: B

  7. Which of the following statements are correct about sea water?

    1. The density of sea water depends upon temperature, pressure and salinity
    2. Convergence of water has no effect on density
    3. The thermal expansion of water varies with the increase and decrease of temperature
    4. In the middle latitudes, due to an excess of precipitation the density is higher
    Options:
    1. (a) and (d) only
    2. (a) and (c) only
    3. (b) and (c) only
    4. (c) and (d) only

    Option: B

  8. The GIS based map can be:

    1. Updated
    2. Edited
    3. Displayed
    4. Viewed in google web portal
    Options:
    1. (a) and (b) only
    2. (b), (c) and (d) only
    3. (a), (b) and (c) only
    4. (a), (b), (c) and (d) only

    Option: D

  9. Match List-I with List-II:

    List-I(Range) List-II(Peaks)
    (a) Gurusikhar (i) Nilgiri
    (b) Dodabeta (ii) Eastern Ghats
    (c) Armakonda (iii) Satpura
    (d) Dhupgarh (iv) Aravalli
    Options:
    1. (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
    2. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
    3. (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
    4. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)

    Option: B

  10. Which of the following statements are correct about the state of Himachal Pradesh in India?

    1. High potentialities for hydro-power generation
    2. High literacy
    3. High potentialities of horticulture development
    4. Rich in mineral resources
    5. High proportion of usable land
    Options:
    1. (a), (b), (e) only
    2. (a), (b), (d) only
    3. (c), (d), (e) only
    4. (a), (b), (c) only

    Option: D

  11. Arrange the four Indian oceanic relief features in order of their location from north to south direction:

    1. Laccadive-Chagos ridge
    2. Chagos-Saint Paul ridge
    3. Amsterdam-St. Paul Plateau
    4. Kergelen-Gaussberg ridge
    Options:
    1. (d), (c), (b), (a)
    2. (c), (b), (a), (d)
    3. (a), (b), (c), (d)
    4. (b), (c), (a), (d)

    Option: C

  12. Which of the following map scales would be most useful for study of the details of geographic features in the landscape of farming community?

    Options:
    1. 1: 3,000,000
    2. 1: 1,000,000
    3. 1: 10,000
    4. 1: 125,000

    Option: C

  13. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

    Assertion (A) : According to the 2011 census, the scheduled tribes accounts for 8.6 per cent of India’s population and are spread largely in forested and hilly regions.

    Reason (R) : The essential characteristics of scheduled tribe com- munities are primitive traits, geographical isolation and economic backwardness.

    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: A

  14. Which of the following statements are correct about vertical distribution of temperature in oceans?

    1. The sun rays have no effect below 600 feet
    2. Inspite of movement of water; large part of sea is relatively cold
    3. 80% of water in the oceans has a temperature permanently below 40°F
    4. The vertical rate of decrease in temperature from equator to pole is the same
    Options:
    1. (a), (b) and (c) only
    2. (b), (c) and (d) only
    3. (c) and (d) only
    4. (a) and (d) only

    Option: A

  15. Match List-I with List-II:

    List-1(Rivers) List-II(Types of Deltas)
    (a) Mississippi (i) Arcuate
    (b) Ganga (ii) Bird-foot
    (c) Narmada (iii) Cuspate
    (d) Tiber (iv) Estuarine
    Options:
    1. (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
    2. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
    3. (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
    4. (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)

    Option: C

  16. Match List-1 with List-II

    List-1(Process) List-II(Parameter)
    (a) Photosphere (i) Sunspot
    (b) Maunder minimum (ii) Solar irradiance
    (c) ABC (iii) Palynology
    (d) Pollen Grain (iv) Formation of layers of pollutants
    Options:
    1. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
    2. (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
    3. (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
    4. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)

    Option: B

  17. Match List-I with List-II:

    List-I(Social Movement) List-II(State of Origin)
    (a) Save Silent valley (i) Jharkhand
    (b) Chipko (ii) Gujarat
    (c) Narmada Bachao (iii) Uttarakhand
    (d) Jungle Bachao (iv) Kerala
    Options:
    1. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
    2. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
    3. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
    4. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

    Option: D

  18. Which of the following faunal groups has the highest percentage of endemic species?

    Options:
    1. Amphibians
    2. Birds
    3. Insects
    4. Reptiles

    Option: A

  19. The most accurate representation of culture units are given below. Arrange them from highest to lowest.

    1. Complex
    2. Realm
    3. Region
    4. Trait
    Options:
    1. (b), (c), (a), (d)
    2. (b), (d), (a), (c)
    3. (c), (a), (d), (b)
    4. (b), (c), (d), (a)

    Option: A

  20. Environmental determinism was criticized and opposed by:

    1. Huntington and Semple
    2. Vidal de la Blache and L. Febvre
    3. Humboldt and Ratzel
    4. Ritter and L. Febvre
    5. Blache and Reclus
    Options:
    1. (a) and (b) only
    2. (b) and (c) only
    3. (d) and (e) only
    4. (b) and (e) only

    Option: A