JUNE 2005 PAPER 2 GEOGRAPHY SOLVED PAPER UGC NET

Note This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions, each question carrying two (2) marks. Attempt all the questions.

1. Bad land topography is produced by:

(a) Snow Storms

(b) Tsunamis

(d) Bore tides
Ans: c

2. Stone lattices are produced by:

(a) Wind action

(b) Water action

(d) Glacial action

Ans: a

3. Eskers are

(a) A Tundra tribe

(6) Glacial landforms

(d) A Type of animal found in the tropical forests
Ans: b

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

Assertion (A):Ozone layer protects the earth from excessive quantities of severely changing solar radiation.

Reason (R) Ozone hole has been discoverd over the continent of Antarctica.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A)

(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A)

(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct
Ans: d

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

Assertion (A): Undercutting of base of soil or rock leads to headward erosion in a stream.

Reason (R): Undercutting of channels is by underground percolation.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(d) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans: a

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

Assertion (A): Continental tropical air masses are dry and hot.

Reason (R): Continental tropical air masses are not localised.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
Ans: c

7. Which one of the following is not a greenhouse gas:

(a) Nitrogen

(b) Carbon dioxide

(d) Chloroflurocarbon

Ans:a

8. In which of the following weather conditions does the negative lapse rate of temperature operate

(a) Surface inversion of temperature

(b) Adiabatic change of temperature
(c) Isothermal change of temperature

(d Advectional inversion of temperature
Ans: d

9. Seasonal contrasts are maximum in

(a) Low latitudes

(6) Mid latitudes

(d) Sub-Tropics
Ans: b

10. The polar front is associated with:

(a) Origin of tropical cyclones

(b) Origin of wind belts

(d) Origin of tornadoes
Ans: c

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

Assertion (A): The Indian Ocean currents have a circulation pattern very different from those of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Reason (R): The Indian Ocean is influenced by the seasonal rythm of the monsoon winds and is landlocked in the north.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A)

(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A)

(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct
Ans: a

12. The convergence of Ocean currents takes place in:

(a) Equatorial region

(b) Tropical region

(d) Mid – latitude regions
Ans: a

13. The north equatorial current in the northern Atlantic Ocean and the south equatorial current in the Southern Atlantic Ocean are caused by:

(a) Centrifugal force at the equator

(6) Trade winds

(d) Centripetal force towards the poles.
Ans: c

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

Assertion (A): Ferrel’s Law explains the clock wise direction of ocean currents in the northern hemisphere.

Reason (R): Coriolis force is responsible for anticlockwise direction of ocean currents in the southern hemisphere

Code:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A)

(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A).

(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
Ans: b

15. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I
(Type of soil)

A Agricultural Soils

B. Extremely Acidic Soils

C. Neutral Soils

D. Extremely Alkaline Soils

List- II

(pH values)

(i) pH 7

(ii) pH 5-8

(iii) pH 8 – 8.5

(iv) pH 4 – 4.5

Codes

A B C D

(a) (i) (i) (iii) (i)

(b) (ii) (i) (ii) (ii)

(d) (iv) (ii) (iv) (iv)
Ans: c

16. Which one of the following scholars was the first to divide the world landmass into three continents – Europe, Asia and Libya?

(a) Anaximander

(b) Hecataeus

(d) Eratosthenes
Ans: c

17. In which of the following books did Ratzel compare the State’ to an ‘Organism’?

(a) Anthropogeographie

(b) Geographie Humaine

(d) Both (a) and (c) above
Ans: c

18. The concept of LEBENSRAUM was propounded by:

(a) Humboldt

(b) Ritter

(d) Semple
Ans: c

19. With whom is associated the concept of “Pragmatic Possibilism”?

(a) Bowman

(b) Griffith Taylor

(d) Ritter
Ans: b

20. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List – I
(Author)

A. Taylor

B. Hartshorne

C. Dickinson

D. Johnston

List-II
(Name of Book)
(i) Geography and Geographers
(ii) Makers of Modern Geography
(iii) Perspective on the Nature of Geography
(iv) Geography in the Twentieth Century

Codes:

A B C D

(a) (i) (i) (i) (ii)

(b) (i) (i) (ii) (ii)

(d) (ii) (iv) (iv) (iv)
Ans:c

21. In rural areas small towns develop mainly for providing:

(a) Market facilities

(b) Educational facilities

(d) Administrative facilities
Ans: d

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

Assertion (A): Urban fringe is the surrounding areas of large cities which have strong socio economic link with the city but yet not part of the city

Reason (R): Rapid growth of cities lead to urban fringe development

Code:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A)

(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) does not explain (A)

(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct
Ans: a

23. In villages, the type of house in which man lives depends on:

(a) Cost of construction

(b) Climate

(d) Technology available

Ans: b

24. Rural to urban migration is the characteristic feature of

(a) Developed countries

(b) Developing countries

(d) Capitalist countries
Ans: b

25. An increase in population at the rate of 2.1 per cent per annum will account for its getting doubled in

(a) 37 years

(6) 29 years

(d) 28 years
Ans: c

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

Assertion (A): In Von Thunen’s model of agricultural zones around a city, each zone specialises in the production of those agricultural products to which it is best suited.

Reason (R): Von Thunen did not conceive the advantages of combined operation of specialised agricultural enterprises and the livestock

Codes:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A)

(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A)

(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is right

Ans: b

27. Weber’s material index (MI) refers to ratio between

(a) The cost of raw materials and cost of product

(b) Transport cost and cost of labour

(d) The weight of raw material and weight of product
Ans: d

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

List I

A Zambia

B. South Africa

C. Iran

D. India

List-II

(i) Diamond

(ii) Mica

(iii) Copper

(iv) Petroleum

Codes:

A B C D

(a) (1) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(b) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

(d) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)

Ans: c

29. In analysis of transportation network which of the following indices shows the highest centrality in the lowest value?

(a) Beta index

(b) Alpha index

(d) Diameter
Ans: b

30. In recent times the highest importer of Tea is

(a) United Kingdom

(6) China

(d) U.S.A.
Ans: d

31. Which of the following States does not have common border with Bangladesh?

(a) Meghalaya

(b) Tripura

C) Mizoram

(d) Assam

Ans: d

32. Which one of the following is a South Indian caste?

(a) Madiga

(b) Gujar

(d) Dom

Ans: a

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

Assertion (A) : Social diversity is the most effective manifestation of Indian identity

Reason (R): There are well defined tribal identities based on ethnic origin.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A)

(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A)

(d) (A) is false but (R) is correct

Ans: b

34. Which one of the following States has the highest concentration index of urdu speaking population (1991)

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Bihar

(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: d

35. The theory of diffusion of innovation was propounded by:

(a) Christaller

(b) Hagerstrand

(d) Chorley
Ans: b

36. Which of the following is a direct indicator of regional development?

(a) Hospital beds per 1000 population

(b) Length of roads per 1000 square kilometre

(d) Per Capita income
Ans: d

37. Which one of the following methods is used for identifying regions with variations in levels of development?

(a) Boundary girdles

(b) Lorenze

(d) Nearest Neighbour Analysis classes of towns
Ans: b

38. The Census of India recognizes how many size classesof towns:

(a) Five

(b) Three

(d) Four
Ans: c

39. Which one of the five year plans for Economic Development of India elaborated the policy on minimising regional disparities in Development?

(a) Fourth Five Year Plan

(b) Sixth Five Year Plan

(d) Fifth Five Year Plan
Ans: c

40. Which of the following is not a planned city?

(a) Chandigarh

(b) Bhubhaneshwar

(d) Lucknow
Ans:d

41. The following States were carved out after 1960. Arrange them in ascending chronological order of their creation.

(i) Haryana

(ii Sikkim

(ii) Nagaland

(iv) Meghalaya

(a) (i). (ii), (iii), (iv)

(b) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)

(d) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)

Ans: d

42. In the delegation of physiographic regions of India the terms macro, meso, and micro were introduced by

(a) R.L. Singh

(b) M.B. Pithawala

(d) S.P. Chatterjee
Ans: a

43. Which one of the following has contributed to low level of economic development in India?

(a) Slow decline in share of agriculture to Gross Domestic Product

(b) Rapid increase in share of employment in secondary sector

(d) Out migration of skilled population to developed countries
Ans: a

44. Narora nuclear power station is located in the State of:

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Tamil Nadu

(d) Rajasthan
Ans: c

45. Match List -I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I
(Technique)

A Iso depane

B. Threshold value

C. GIS

D. Graph Theory
List- II
(Theme)
(i) Areal Data
(ii) Nodal Hierarchy
(iii) Location of Facilities
(iv) Spatial variation in Application cost

Codes:
A B C D

(a) (i) (ii) (ii) (i)

(b) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

(d) (ii) (iv) (iv) (iii)
Ans: c

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

Assertion (A):Standard deviation is a measure of dispersion of values in a data set.

Reason (R):Value tends to move away from the central value in the data set.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(d) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans: c

47. Significance of regression coefficient in bivariate analysis is studied by using the

(a) t-test

(b) F-test

(d) Standard deviation
Ans: a

48. Representation of the Universe is best done by which of the following:

(a) Random sampling

(b) Systematic random sampling

(d) Stratified random sampling
Ans: b

Read the following paragraph and answer the following questions:

Humanistic geography is an approach in human geography which is distinguished by the central and active role it gives to human awareness, agency and creativity. It is at once an attempt at understanding meaning, value and human significance of life events and an expansive view of what a person is and can do. Although humanism is usually traced back to the French school of la geographie humaine its revival in the 1970s owed much to a dissatisfaction with the more mechanistic models developed during the QUANTITATIVE REVOLUTION. It often seemed to suppress the essential subjectivity of both the investigator and the investigated. As such it shared in the more general critique of POSITIVISM claim to objectivity, and it was represented as a form of criticism through which geographers can be made more self-aware and cognizant of many of the hidden assumptions and implications of their methods and research, rather than as a coherent methodology for the “post-behavioural revolution” in geography.

49. Mechanistic models were developed in which of the following phases of geography?

(a) Quantitative geography

(b) Post-behavioural geography

(d) Neo-deterministic geography
Ans: a

50. Humanistic geography focuses on:

(a) Questions of inequality in society

(b Human awareness and human agency

(d) Radical changes in society
Ans: b

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