PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION OF GEOGRAPHY UGC NET PAPER II // IMPORTANT FOR PGT,NET, Phd EXAM
1.Which one of the following forces is responsible for syncline formation ?
(A) Crustal faulting
(B) Crustal rifting
(C) Crustal compression
(D) Crustal sinking
2. Pediplains and inselbergs are features of the old stage of which cycle of erosion ?
(A) Glacial
(B) Karst
(C) Arid
(D) Marine
3. Which of the following terms does not indicate similar processes ?
(A) Diastrophism
(B) Folding
(C) Exfoliation
(D) Warping
4. In which of the following the direction of flow of streams is controlled by rock structure ?
(A) Consequent
(B) Subsequent
(C) Insequent
(D) Obsequent
5. Match List-I with List-II and mark the correct answer in the codes given below
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 4 2 3 1
6. What is recorded with the help of a hydrograph ?
(A) Wind velocity
(B) Vapour retention
(C) Relative humidity
(D) Water discharge
07. The increase in the chloroflur ocarbon in the atmosphere is associated with—
(A) Ozone depletion
(B) Sea level rise
(C) Aquatic life depletion
(D) Intense sonic pollution
8. What is the point of origin of an earthquake called ?
(A) Quake centre
(B) Epicentre
(C) Seismic focus
(D) Tectonic point
9. Surface inversion of temperature is a phenomenon related to—
(A) Increase in temperature with increase in elevation
(B) Decrease in temperature with increasing elevation
(C) Decrease in temperature with decreasing elevation
(D) Increase in temperature with decreasing elevation
10. Who had used the concept of evapotranspiration in climate classification ?
(A) Thornthwaite
(B) Koppen
(C) Kendrew
(D) Austin Miller
11. Eustatic changes in the sea levels are caused by—
(A) Ice ages
(B) Epirogenic movements
(C) Orogenic movements
(D) Isostatic changes
12. Which of the following is a coral island ?
(A) Tasmania
(B) Lakshadweep
(C) Maldives
(D) Rameswaram
13. In which of the following States the CHIPCO movement was started ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Uttaranchal
(D) Rajasthan
14. Which one of the following is Taiga biome ?
(A) Sub-Arctic biome
(B) Sub-Saharan biome
(C) Savanna grass
(D) None of the above
15. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 4 1 3 2
16. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below—
Assertion (A): Ritter did not state the relationship between history and geography as clearly as Humboldt
Reason (R) : Immanuel Kant understood the relationship between history and geography much more clearly than Ritter.
Code :
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) does not explain (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
17. The book ‘COSMOS’ of Alexander Von Humboldt was based on his travel to one of the following continents—
(A) Asia
(B) North America
(C) Europe
(D) South America
18. 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) : Humboldt had no immediate followers in academic circle in Germany, since he never occupied any academic position.
Reason (R) : The real followers of Humboldt scientific travellers.
Codes :
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) does not explain (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
19. “Nature does not drive man along a particular road, but it offers a number of opportunities from among which man is free to select”. This statement implies—
(A) Deterministic approach
(B) Possibilistic approach
(C) Deterministic and possibilistic both approach
(D) Probabilistic approach
20. Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 2 3 1 4
21. Urban environmental degradation is caused by various factors :
Suspended Particular Matter (SPM)
Polluted Water
Carbondioxide
Vehicular emission
Choose the correct answer—
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(B) 2 and 4 are correct
(C) 2 and 3 are correct
(D) 1 and 4 are correct
22. An increase in urban population takes place at a rate much faster than rural populations because—
(A)Urban population has high birth rate
(B) Rural population has high death rate
(C) Large number of people migrate to urban centres
(D) Urban centres offer better scope for employment.
23. The most important criterion for classification of towns is—
(A) Population
(B) Site
(C) Shape
(D) Functions
24. A high and gradually declining fertility of over 30 per thousand and a sharply reduced mortality rate of over 15 per thousand is characteristic of demographic transition of—
(A) First stage
(B) Second stage
(C) Third stage
(D) Last stage
25. When the population density of an area is obtained through division of the total population by the total agricultural area it is termed—
(A) Arithmetic density
(B) Agricultural density
(C) Economic density
(D) Physiological density
26. North Atlantic Oceanic route is the World’s most important route because—
(A) There is Labrador cold-water current
(B) There are developed nations on both sides
(C) There is U.S.A. on the west coast
(D) It is a safe navigation rout
27. Which one of the following is not related to Plantation Agriculture ?
(A) Tea cultivation
(B) Coffee cultivation
(C) Rubber latex production
(D) Soybean cultivation
28. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below—
Assertion (A) : Weber’s theory hinges on transportation costs but ignores the fact that freight rates may not always increase in direct proportion to the distance.
Reason (R) : The freight rates, however, may not be similar for raw material and finished goods.
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)
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
(D) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
29. Which one of the following is a large scale map ?
(A) 1 : 2,50,000
(B) 1 : 10,00,000
(C) 1 : 25,000
(D) 1 : 50,000
30. The best-suited soil for cotton cultivation is—
(A) Laterite soil
(B) Regur soil
(C) Sandy soil
(D) Loamy soil
31. 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) : Virgin soils newly cleared off forests account for highest yield of coffee.
Reason (R) : Coffee is a soil exhaustive crop.
Codes :
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) does not explain (A)
(C) (A) is right, but (R) is wrong
(D) (A) is wrong, but (R) is right
32. Cultural landscape shows—
(A) Human impact on environment
(B) Dominance of nature
(C) Impact of ecological factors
(D) Association of fauna and flora
33. Which one of the following districts is dominated by tribal population ?
(A) Kanyakumari
(B) Bastar
(C) Rohtak
(D) Karnal
34. The primitive people who live in Kalahari desert are known as—
(A) Pigmies
(B) Bantus
(C) Bushman
(D) Todas
35. Which one of the following has no caste in the scheduled category ?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Manipur
(C) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(D) Puducherry
36. Which of the Indian states has the maximum number of common borders with other Indian States ?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Karnataka
37. Which one of the following attributes is not a measure of Human Development ?
(A)Literacy
(B) Life expectancy
(C) Per capita income
(D) Consumer expenditure
38. 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 levels of urbanization in the Advanced countries followed an elongated ‘S’ shaped curve.
Reason (R) : The levels of urbanization in India has followed almost a straight line.
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)
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
(D) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
39. Which of the following is the most suitable term to define a metropolitan region ?
(A) Formal
(B) Functional
(C) Economic
(D) Generic
40. Who among the following suggested the triad of mutual relationship among “Place, work and folk” ?
(A) Le play
(B) Clarence Stein
(C) Le Corbusier
(D) Ebenezer Howard
41. Factors that contribute to minimization of regional imbalances in development are many. Which one of the following is the most relevant ?
(A) Increasing accessibility
(B) Strengthening forward and backward linkages of regional economies
(C) Investment in less developed regions
(D) Planning the development of metropolitan centers
42. Which one of the following states is the leading one in terms of total fish catch ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) West Bengal
(D) Gujarat
43. Which river out of the following is older than the Himalayas ?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Ganga
(C) Beas
(D) Ravi
44. Which one of the following states experienced heavy snowfall during February 2005 ?
(A) Assam
(B) J&K
(C) Mizoram
(D) Sikkim
45. Which one of the following is correct ?
(A) Arithmetic mean is a numerical value
(B) Arithmetic mean is not affected by the variability in the data set
(C) Arithmetic mean is always a positive number
(D) Arithmetic mean is not useful for any further statistical analysis of the data
46. Which of the following is the appropriate method for study of dispersion ?
(A) Mean
(B) Median
(C) Mode
(D) Standard Deviation
47. Isochrones Map shows lines connecting—
(A) Equal travel time
(B) Equal transport costs
(C) Equal travel distance
(D) Areas with similar accessibility
48. Dasymetric map is an improved version of choropleth map as it effectively shows the following—
(A) The homogeneity and rapid change
(B) The differences and uniqueness
(C) The gradual areal changes
(D) The random distribution
Directions—(Q. 49 and 50) Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions— Human geography has used absolute, relative and relational concepts of space. In the absolute conception, space is considered a distinct physical, empirical and real entity. In the relativeconception space is a relation between events and thus related to time and process. In the relational conception space is not viewed in term of its geometry, but in terms of how spatial relations are carved out through human practice, that is through spatial organization.
49. Morphological studies adopt which concept of space ?
(A) Absolute (B) Relational (C) Relative (D) Both (A) and (C)
50. Spatial organization is primarily based on—
(A) Spatial geometry (B) Spatial process (C) Spatial relations (D) Spatial-Social dialectic
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