Thu. Jan 9th, 2025

UGC NET November 2017 Paper III

  1. The concept of Padiplain is associated with :

    Options:
    1. W.M. Davis
    2. L.C. King
    3. W. Penk
    4. C.A. Cotton

    Option: B

  2. The direction of a horizontal line on an inclined rock strata is known as :

    Options:
    1. Anticline
    2. Dip
    3. Syncline
    4. Strike

    Option: D

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

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

    Option: A

  4. The premise that the present-day processes have been operating throughout geological time is the principle of :

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

    Option: C

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

    List – I(Scholar) List – II(Theory)
    (a) Hall and Dana (i) Sea floor Spreading
    (b) Hutton (ii) Thermal Contraction Theory
    (c) Harry Hess (iii) Theory of Geosyncline
    (d) Jeffrey (iv) Doctrine of Uniformitarianism
    Options:
    1. (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
    2. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
    3. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
    4. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

    Option: D

  6. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the code given below :

    Assertion (A) : There is close relationship between volcanic activities and plate margins.

    Reason (R) : A vast majority of the world’s volcanoes are associated with the convergent plate margins.

    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 a correct explanation of (A).
    3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
    4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

    Option: A

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

    List – I(Topography) List – II(Landforms)
    (a) Glacial (i) Alluvian fan
    (b) Marine (ii) Yardangs
    (c) Fluvial (iii) Arate
    (d) Aeolian (iv) Tombolo
    Options:
    1. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
    2. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
    3. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
    4. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

    Option: D

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

    List – I(Author) List – II(Book)
    (a) J.A. Steers (i) Morphological Analysis of Landforms
    (b) S.W. Wooldridge (ii) Principles of Geomorphology
    (c) Walther Penck (iii) Unstable earth
    (d) Thornbury (iv) Spirit and purpose of Geography
    Options:
    1. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
    2. (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
    3. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
    4. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

    Option: D

  9. Which one of the following is the correct average slope of a typical ‘front’ in weather phenomena ?

    Options:
    1. 0.145833333
    2. 0.111111111
    3. 01:50
    4. 01:05

    Option: B

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

    List – I(Conferences/Reports) List – II(Held in/Published in)
    (a) Global climate change impacts in the United States (i) 2007
    (b) Stokholm Conference (ii) 1992
    (c) Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC (iii) 1972
    (d) Rio Conference (iv) 2009
    Options:
    1. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
    2. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
    3. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
    4. (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

    Option: D

  11. In which one of the following atmospheric layers temperature remains constant ?

    Options:
    1. Stratosphere
    2. Tropopause
    3. Mesosphere
    4. Troposphere

    Option: B

  12. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of surface components of pressure and wind from the equator to the poles ?

    Options:
    1. Polar easterlies, Westerlies, Subtropical highs, Trade winds
    2. Subtropical highs, Westerlies, Trade winds, Polar easterlies
    3. Trade winds, Polar easterlies, Westerlies, Subtropical highs
    4. Trade winds, Subtropical highs, Westerlies, Polar easterlies

    Option: D

  13. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the code given below :

    Assertion (A) : Above 1000 meter altitudes most winds follow a geostrophic or near- geostrophic course.

    Reason (R) : The friction layer of the atmosphere extends to only about 1000 meters above the ground.

    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 a correct explanation of (A).
    3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
    4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

    Option: A

  14. Which one of the following isotherms for the average temperature of the Warmest month is generally accepted as equator ward edge of the Tundra climate ?

    Options:
    1. 28C
    2. 108C
    3. 58C
    4. 158C

    Option: B

  15. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the code given below :

    Assertion (A) : The trade winds are predominantly easterly.

    Reason (R) : An easterly wind blows from west to east.

    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 a correct explanation of (A).
    3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
    4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

    Option: C

  16. Which one of the following types of climate is appropriate for BWh in Koppen’s World Climate classification ?

    Options:
    1. Subtropical Desert Climate
    2. Subtropical Steppe Climate
    3. Midlatitude Desert Climate
    4. Midlatitude Steppe Climate

    Option: A

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

    List – I(Plate name) List – II(Direction of movement)
    (a) Indo-Australian plate (i) East
    (b) Cocos plate (ii) West
    (c) Pacific plate (iii) North
    (d) Nazca plate (iv) North-West
    Options:
    1. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
    2. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
    3. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
    4. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

    Option: B

  18. Which one of the following periods when the sea level around the world, was as much as 130 meters lower than today ?

    Options:
    1. Holocene
    2. Pleistocene
    3. Miocene
    4. Cambrian

    Option: B

  19. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the code given below :

    Assertion (A) : The moon produces greater percentage of Earth’s tides than the Sun.

    Reason (R) : The Sun is closer to the Earth than the Moon.

    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 a correct explanation of (A).
    3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
    4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

    Option: C

  20. Which one of the following terms is appropriate for plants that endure seasonal climatic fluctuations from year to year ?

    Options:
    1. Perennials
    2. Annuals
    3. Seasonal
    4. Bi-annuals

    Option: A