Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

UGC NET September 2013 Paper III

  1. The following question consists of two statements. One labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as (R). Examine the two statementscarefully and select the correct answer using the codes given.

    Assertion (A) : Jet streams play important role in intensifying weather phenomena such as cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons.

    Reason (R) : There are severe storms when jet streams interfere with surface wind systems.

    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

  2. Which of the following oceans is spreading due to plate tectonic movement ?

    Options:
    1. Atlantic Ocean
    2. Pacific Ocean
    3. Indian Ocean
    4. Arctic Ocean

    Option: A

  3. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given :

    List-I (Ocean Currents) List-II (Coasts)
    (a) Oyasiwo 1. Western coast of Latin America
    (b) Peru 2. Kamchatka Peninsula
    (c) Alaska 3. British Columbia
    (d) Kurosiwo 4. Japan
    Options:
    1. 3 1 2 4
    2. 1 2 3 4
    3. 4 1 3 2
    4. 2 1 3 4

    Option: D

  4. A reef separated from the main land or inland shore by a deep lagoon is known as

    Options:
    1. Fringing Reef
    2. Atoll Reef
    3. Barrier Reef
    4. Patch Reef

    Option: C

  5. Global change in sea level is caused by

    Options:
    1. Eustatic change
    2. Isostatic change
    3. Climatic change
    4. Diastrophism

    Option: A

  6. The following question has two sets of statements, one labelled asAssertion (A) and the other labelled as (R). Choose your answer from the codes given :

    Assertion (A) : Western coast of Europe (UK) and Labrador of (North America) are in the same latitude but Western Coast of Europe (UK) remainsunfrozen and Labrador remains frozen for nine months.

    Reason (R) : Gulf stream (UK) is a warm current and Labrador is a cold current.

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
    2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
    3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
    4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

    Option: B

  7. Which of the following is not true about welfare geography ?

    Options:
    1. It studies the question of who gets what, where and how.
    2. It is much concerned about spatial distribution of poverty, resources and civic amenities.
    3. It was part of the reaction against positivism in geography.
    4. It seeks to change the present economic and political set up.

    Option: D

  8. Who of the following can be considered as an opponent of quantitative revolution ?

    Options:
    1. Stamp
    2. Chorley
    3. Haggelt
    4. Hagerstrand

    Option: A

  9. Identify the wrong pair :

    Options:
    1. A.J.Herbertson Major Natural Regions
    2. H. Robert Mill Realm of Nature
    3. Peter Hagget Locational Analysis in Human Geography
    4. L.D. Stamp Frontiers in Geographical Teaching

    Option: D

  10. The concept of Paradigm was propounded by

    Options:
    1. Thomas Kuhn
    2. E. Soja
    3. P. Hall
    4. Lewis Mumford

    Option: A

  11. Match the following and answer from the codes :

    List-I List-II
    a. A Hundred Years of Geography I. Griffith Taylor
    b. Geography in the Twentieth Century II. T.W. Freeman
    c. Man and Nature III. E.C. Semple
    d. Influences of Geographic Environment IV. G.P. Marsh
    Options:
    1. I II III IV
    2. III IV II I
    3. IV II III I
    4. II I IV III

    Option: D

  12. The concept of sustainable development rests on the following principles :

    Options:
    1. Intergeneration transferability
    2. Social justice
    3. Transfrontier responsibility
    4. Intergeneration transferability, social justice, transfrontier responsibility

    Option: A

  13. Which of the following is not a thematic map ?

    Options:
    1. Map showing population density.
    2. Map showing distribution of minerals.
    3. Map showing jute producing areas.
    4. Topographical map on 1 : 50,000.

    Option: D

  14. Which one of the following pairs is not a correct match ?

    Options:
    1. Geddes Le Play School
    2. Perry Neighbourhood units
    3. Howard Garden city
    4. Le Corbusier Satellite city

    Option: D

  15. The plot of cities of developing countries according to their size and rank on a normal graph paper will assume one of the following shapes.

    Options:
    1. Linear
    2. Concave
    3. Convex
    4. Curvilinear

    Option: B

  16. Settlements located at a distance from river banks and other water bodies are called

    Options:
    1. Wet point settlements
    2. Dry point settlements
    3. Strong point settlements
    4. Nucleated settlements

    Option: B

  17. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :

    List-I(Value of ‘Rn’ statistic) List-II(Pattern of Distribution)
    (a) 0.00 0.25 (i) Random
    (b) 0.90 1.10 (ii) Highly clustered
    (c) 1.25 1.50 (iii) Least dispersed
    (d) 1.95 2.15 (iv) Uniform
    Options:
    1. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
    2. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
    3. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
    4. (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)

    Option: B

  18. Which one of the following distances does not fit into Christaller’s scheme of k = 3 hierarchy of central places ?

    Options:
    1. 7
    2. 11
    3. 21
    4. 36

    Option: B

  19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes :

    List -I List-II
    (a) Ranchos 1. India
    (b) Favelas 2. Brazil
    (c) Kavettits 3. Venezuela
    (d) Bustee 4. Myanmar
    Options:
    1. 2 3 1 4
    2. 3 2 4 1
    3. 1 2 3 4
    4. 4 2 3 1

    Option: B

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

    Assertion (A) : In India, large cities are growing at a very fast rate.

    Reason (R) : Inspite of the emphasis on their planned development, the small and medium towns have failed to come up to expected norms.

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
    2. Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
    3. (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
    4. (A) is false, but (R) is correct.

    Option: A