Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

UGC NET September 2013 Paper II

  1. International migration is no longer a factor in population distribution mainly because

    Options:
    1. People do not wish to migrate.
    2. People are afraid of racial prejudices.
    3. Nations have placed restrictions on migration.
    4. Employment opportunities are not bright.

    Option: C

  2. Match the following :

    List-I (Name of Scholar) List-II (Idea/Concept)
    a. Charles Darwin I. Migration laws
    b. Wilbur Zelinsky II. Population and resources
    c. Thomas Malthus III. Theory of evolution
    d. George Ravenstein IV. Hypothesis of the mobility
    Options:
    1. I II III IV
    2. II III IV I
    3. III IV II I
    4. IV III II I

    Option: C

  3. Who among the following used the term Ecumenopolis to describe a projected urbanised world or universal city by the end of the twenty first century ?

    Options:
    1. Geddes
    2. Gottmann
    3. Doxiades
    4. Dickinson

    Option: C

  4. Match the items in the List-I with that in List-II. The items in the two lists relate to sector theory proposed by Hoyt.

    List-I (Sector Number) List-II (Urban Land use Pattern)
    a. 1 I. Wholesale and Light Manufacturing
    b. 2 II. CBD
    c. 3 III. Medium-class Residential
    d. 4 IV. Low-class Residential
    Options:
    1. I II III IV
    2. II III IV I
    3. II I IV III
    4. IV III II I

    Option: C

  5. What is generally not true of shifting cultivation ?

    Options:
    1. Rotation of field.
    2. Absence of draught animals.
    3. More often than not the homestead are not shifted.
    4. It is a great catalytic force for community life.

    Option: C

  6. Which one of the following States is the largest producer of Tin ?

    Options:
    1. Rajasthan
    2. Odisha
    3. Jharkhand
    4. Chhatisgarh

    Option: D

  7. The classical model of Industrial location theory in which least cost approach is of primary consideration is recognized as the industrial location theory of

    Options:
    1. Weber
    2. Smith
    3. Isard
    4. Hoover

    Option: A

  8. Kiel Canal connects

    Options:
    1. Berring Sea and the Pacific Ocean
    2. Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
    3. Baltic Sea and North Sea
    4. Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean

    Option: C

  9. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Policy of India was introduced in

    Options:
    1. 1999
    2. 2000
    3. 2001
    4. 2002

    Option: B

  10. In the contemporary context, which one of the following countries is most significant from geo-strategic view point ?

    Options:
    1. Maldives
    2. Sri Lanka
    3. Afghanistan
    4. Bangladesh

    Option: C

  11. Carrot and stick’ technique is used as a regional development policy in

    Options:
    1. Sweden
    2. Netherlands
    3. Germany
    4. Great Britain

    Option: D

  12. The core of the Great Himalayan is made up of

    Options:
    1. Dharwar Rocks
    2. Archaean Rocks
    3. Quaternary Rocks
    4. Gondwana Rocks

    Option: B

  13. Which one of the following rock systems is the main source of coal in India ?

    Options:
    1. Gondawana
    2. Cuddappa
    3. Vindhyan
    4. Dharwar

    Option: A

  14. Which one of the following sets of commodities is imported by India from South West Asian Countries ?

    Options:
    1. Raw Wool and Carpets
    2. Dates and Olives
    3. Precious Stones and Pearls
    4. Perfumes and Coffee

    Option: C

  15. Which of the following States in India has the largest number of sugar mills ?

    Options:
    1. Gujarat
    2. Maharashtra
    3. Bihar
    4. Uttar Pradesh

    Option: D

  16. Match the following :

    List-I (Dialect) List-II (State)
    a. Awadhi I. Haryana
    b. Bundeli II. Bihar
    c. Maithili III. Madhya Pradesh
    d. Bagri IV. Uttar Pradesh
    Options:
    1. I II III IV
    2. II III IV I
    3. III IV I II
    4. IV III II I

    Option: D

  17. The concept of Lebensraum became popular in the discipline of political geography after the publication of

    Options:
    1. Politische geographic
    2. Geographical pivot of history
    3. Political geography: world economy, nation-state and locality.
    4. Making political geography.

    Option: A

  18. Pred criticized location theory on following grounds :

    Options:
    1. Logical inconsistency, motives and capacity.
    2. Motives and capacity.
    3. Logical inconsistency and capacity.
    4. Logical inconsistency and motives.

    Option: A

  19. Match the following lists :

    List-I List-II
    (a) Cumulative Causation Model 1. Rostow
    (b) Spatial Diffusion 2. Myrdal
    (c) Behavioural Matrix 3. Hagerstrand
    (d) Stages of Economic growth 4. Pred
    Options:
    1. 2 3 4 1
    2. 1 2 4 3
    3. 3 1 2 4
    4. 4 3 2 1

    Option: A

  20. Who coined the term Geopolitics ?

    Options:
    1. Kjellen
    2. Haushoffer
    3. Ratzel
    4. Hess

    Option: A