2010- december - ugc - net geography paper 2

2010 DECEMBER PAPER II UGC NET GEOGRAPHY

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GEOGRAPHY Paper – II

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

1. Delta Kames are the outcome of

(A) Glacial erosion

(B) Wind deposition

(D) Glacial deposition

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

List – I (Name of the book) List – II (Author)

(a) Essays in Geomorphology (i) L.C. King

(b) Morphology of the Earth (ii) G.H. Dury

(d) Techniques in Geomorphology (iv) J.A. Steers

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

(B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)

(D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

3. A ramp of sand deposited by streams along foothills in the arid land is called

(A) Hamada

(B) Bajada

(D) Pediment

4. Arrange the following mountain building theories in order in which they published : Use the codes given below :

(i) Continental Drift Theory.

(ii) Convection Current Theory.

(iii) Sea Floor Spreading Theory.

(iv) Plate Tectonic Theory.

Codes :

(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)

(D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)

5. 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) : Flowing as a sheet across a land surface, running water picks up particles and moves them downslope into a stream channel.

Reason (R) : Stream flow always transport all kinds of sediment load downstream.

Codes :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation.

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

6. Flat topped steep sided upland capped by a resistant rock layer normally formed in arid lands is called

(A) Erg

(B) Cuesta

(C) Mesa

(D) Escorponant

7. 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) : A characteristic feature of the tropical cyclone is its central eye.

Reason (R) : Tropical cyclone is not associated with cloud-free vortex produced by the intense spiralling of the storm.

Codes :

(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 true, but (R) is false.

8. Rating curve is useful for estimation of

(A) River discharge

(B) Stream velocity

(D) Hydraulic radius

9. 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) : Coral reefs grow in shallow and warm water.

Reason (R) : Near vertical and direct incidence of solar radiation is essentially required for the growth of coral reefs.

Codes :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

10. Sublimation describes the direct transition from

(A) Solid to vapour

(B) Vapour to solid

(D) Vapour to liquid

11. The savanna biome is usually associated with

(A) Tropical wet-dry climate

(B) Equatorial wet climate

(D) Monsoon climate

12. Who was the first Geographer to ascertain the length of the equator ?

(A) Eratosthenes

(B) Herodotus

(D) Thales

13. Who was the first person to plot the Bay of Bengal ?

(A) Strabo

(B) Ptolemy

(D) Humboldt

14. Who is the author of the book Modern Geographical Thought ?

(A) David Harvey

(B) R.J. Johnston

(D) Richard Peet (1998)

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

List – I List – II

(a) Humboldt (i) Anthropogeographie

(b) Oscar Peschell (ii) Erdteile

(d) Ratzel (iv) Das Ausland

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(B) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)

(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

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

List – I List – II

(a) Isochrone Map (i) Equal biological event

(b) Isoneph Map (ii) Equal time

(d) Isophene Map (iv) Equal transport cost

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

(B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)

(D) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)

17. ‘Principle of Least Effort’ related to human migration is propounded by

(A) Stouffer

(B) Revenstein

(D) Jiff

18. Arrange the following countries in accordance with their population size :

(A) Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal

(B) Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh

(D) Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan

According to recent data Pakistan (21cr), Bangladesh(16cr), Nepal (2.18cr),Sri Lanka(2.17cr).

19. Among the following South-Asian countries, which one is the most urbanized ?

(A) Nepal

(B) Bangladesh

(C) Maldives

(D) Sri Lanka

20. 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) : At present urban natural increase is not an important contributor to high rates of urban growth as the rural urban migration.

Reason (R) : Because of lower mortality, natural rate of increase is higher in the modern era than in the historical past.

Codes :

(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.

21. Which one of the following is a renewable resource ?

(A) Coal

(B) Wind energy

(D) Mica

22. ‘All resources are renewable on some time scale ….. what matters for the sustainability of future supplies is the relative rates of replenishment and use…..’ In view of the above statement identify the correct order of the resource continuum in descending order of renewability.

(A) air, tidal power, bauxite, forest

(B) air, bauxite, forest, tidal power

(D) forest, air, tidal power, bauxite

23. The office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India is responsible for

I. Conducting decennial census and publication of its related data.

II. Publication of annual land-use data.

III. Publication of annual health and education data.

IV. Publication of annual vital statistics based on sample registration system.

(A) I and II are correct.

(B) I and IV are correct.

(D) All are correct.

24. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Biomass energy sources are renewable resources lying in the critical limits.

Reason (R) : Biomass can be replenished over a time period.

In the context of the two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

Codes :

(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 complete explanation of (A).

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

25. Which of the steel plants is port based ?

(A) Bhilai

(B) Durgapur

(C) Vishakhapatnam

(D) Rourkela

26. Which one of the following is not associated with political geography ?

(A) F. Ratzel

(B) I. Bowman

(C) R.J. Johnston( physical geography)

(D) H.J. Mackinder

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

List – I (Geographers) List – II (Associated with)

(a) C. Sauer (1) Radical geography

(b) D. Harvey (2) Cultural geography

(d) H.J. Johnston (4) Political geography

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (1) (3) (4) (2)

(B) (2) (1) (4) (3)

(D) (2) (1) (3) (4)

28. In India the State is used as a national planning unit because

(A) it is an administrative unit

(B) it is a homogeneous unit

(D) uniform physical features

29. One of the important determinants of urban land value is

(A) Climate

(B) Historical factors

(D) Accessibility

30. The control or direction of resource development is called

(A) Resource utilization

(B) Resource allocation

(C) Resource management

(D) Resource availability

31. The principle of homogeneity and interrelationship can be used to delineate units for

(A) development planning

(B) resources analysis

(D) location specific facilities

32. During which of the following year National Water Policy was formulated in India ?

(A) 2002

(B) 1987

(D) 1985

33. Which of the following is not an Agro-climatic region of India ?

(A) East Coast Plains and Hills

(B) The Eastern Plateau and Hills

(C) The Western Ghats

(D) The Trans Ganga Plains

34. Which one of the following is wrongly matched ?

Peaks Height

(A) Anaimudi – 2965 m. (2695 mt.)

(B) Nanga Parbat – 7756 m. ( 8126 mt.)

(D) K2 – 8611 m.

35. 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 Northern plains and Eastern coastal areas possess a dense network of railways in India.

Reason (R) : These regions have well developed industries.

Codes :

(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.

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

List – I (Rivers) List – II (Dams).

(a) Damodar (i) Pong

(b) Mahanadhi (ii) Konar

(d) Satluj (iv) Gandhi Sagar

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)

(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

37. Which of the following statement is correct on the share of India’s population to world population as per 2001 census ?

(A) 14.7%

(B) 15.7%

(C) 16.7%

(D) 17.7% ( new data wise , this is correct)

38. In remote sensing systems which sensors, measures naturally available energy ?

(A) Active Sensors

(B) Passive Sensors

(D) Microwave Remote Sensing

39. In which of the following diagrams the relationship of relative humidity and temperature is depicted ?

(A) Hythergraph

(B) Climograph

(D) Band graph

40. Variable class interval for mapping will prove more meaningful when the variable is

(A) normally distributed

(B) highly skewed

(D) measured on ordinal scale

41. Harmonic mean as a method of central tendency is suitable for data pertaining to

(A) Index numbers

(B) Growth rates

(D) Population density

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

List – I (Mapping technique) List – II (Characteristics)

(a) Chorochromatic (i) density

(b) Choroschematic (ii) sign and symbol

(d) Choroplething (iv) interpolation

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)

(B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)

(C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)

(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

43. 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) : Great Lakes region of U.S.A. is well developed with industries.

Reason (R) : This region was the region of earlier settlement in U.S.A. by migrants from Britain.

Codes :

(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.

44. “A Handbook of Commercial Geography” is a translated work published in 1889. Who of the following is the translator ?

(A) Dudley Stamp

(B) George Chisholm

(D) Karl Marx

45. 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 modern time artifacts are changing faster than the mentifacts of culture.

Reason (R) : Economic liberalization and modernization forces tend to bring critical economy and cultural change.

Codes :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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

List – I (Geographer) List – II (Theory)

(a) Losch (i) Agglomeration Theory

(b) Weber (ii) Market Area Location Theory

(d) Reily (iv) Gravitation Theory

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

(D) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

Read the following paragraph and asnswer the question numbers 47 to 50 :

Yeung and Lo (1996) and Tasaka (1998) have shown that the dynamics of urbanization in East Asia and Southeast Asia started to change rapidly in the 1980s. Tasaka (1998) characterizes urbanization in developing countries as “urban involution”, describing the characteristics of urbanization in developing countries by three terms : “concentrated urbanization” (urbanization occurs while the rural population level is higher than that in developed countries); “primate cities” (overconcentration of economic, political and cultural functions in primary cities); and “over-urbanization” (inflow of population beyond a level the city can productively absorb). Among the factors associated with over-urbanization are high levels of unemployment and employment insecurity; large-scale inadequacies of infrastructure such as mass transportation systems, water supply and sewerage systems, and waste treatment facilities; environmental pollution; severe stress on urban governance; and overall poverty levels that hamper the formation of financial mechanisms that could facilitate urban environmental infrastructure improvements (Kidokoro 1998). It is important to bear in mind that besides the mechanisms for urban growth described here, there are other driving forces for the urbanization process in Asia, and they vary in different countries. Urbanization in Asia is not a uniform process. The changes in the mechanisms of urban growth described above can be seen as imparting a huge impact on urban environmental issues. As the pace of urbanization accelerates, environmental problems may worsen due to inadequate urban environmental infrastructure. On the other hand, the promotion of economic growth could speed up the solutions to environmental problems.

47. The tone of the above passage can best be described as.

(A) Analytical and scientific

(B) Factual but descriptive .

(D) Tentative and inconclusive

48. The author is primarily concerned with .

(A) Criticizing the urbanization process.

(B) The process of urbanization and over-urbanization in the developing countries.

(D) Urban infrastructural growth in Asia

. 49. Environmental problems according to the author can be improved with

(A) Social inclusion

(B) Economic growth

(D) Strong legislation