UGC NET GEOGRAPHY 2008 PAPER II

1. The process of weathering refers to—

(A) Lateral expansion of valleys

(B) Spread of Continental-shelf

(C) Breakdown of rock materials

(D) Building of rock cut platform

2. Stalactites and stalagmites are depositional landscape of—

(A) Glaciated region

(B) Limestone region

(D) Fluvial topography

3. Heat budget refers to—

(A) Solar radiation

(B) Balance between incoming and outgoing radiation

(D) Heat distribution over land and sea

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

List-I (Air mass type)

(a) Arctic Air mass

(b) Antarctic Air mass

(d) Tropical Air mass

List-II (Symbol)

1. T

2. A

3. AA

4. E

Codes :

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

(A) 1 2 3 4

(B) 2 3 4 1

(D) 4 1 2 3

5. The correct sequence of landforms evolved during the cycle of fluvial erosion is—

(A) Rapids – waterfalls – alluvial fans – peneplain

(B) Waterfalls – rapids – peneplain – alluvial fans

(D) Waterfalls – peneplain – alluvial fans– rapids

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) : The water droplets are found to be high in the troposphere.

Reasons (R) : The temperature variation in the troposphere is not alarming compared to stratosphere.

Codes :

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

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

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

7. The soil-water budget was developed by—

(A) Thornthwaite

(B) Kendrew

(D) Austin Miller

8. The correct sequence of the Oceans in term of area is—

(A) Indian – Pacific – Arctic – Atlantic

(B) Pacific – Atlantic – Indian – Arctic

(D) Arctic – Indian – Atlantic – Pacific

9. Bay of Bengal is a—

(A) Large marine ecosystem

(B) Small marine ecosystem

(D) A subset of large coastal ecosystem

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

List-I (Fields of Study)

(a) Micro climatology

(b) Geomorphology

(d) Hydrology

List-II (Scholars)

1. Petterson

2. Griffith Taylor

3. Ward

4. Worchester

Codes :

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

(A) 1 2 3 4

(B) 2 4 1 3

(D) 3 1 4 2

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): In arid and semi-arid regions sheet flood is an important land farming process.

Reason (R) : Arid and semi-arid regions experience high intensity short duration rainfall.

Codes :

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

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

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

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

12. Which one of the following is an example of footloose industry ?

(A) Paper industry

(B) Manufacturing of electronic components

(D) Aluminium industry

13. The winter position of subtropical jet stream fluctuates between—

(A) 20° and 35° N

(B) 35° and 65° N

(D) 30° and 50° N

14. If the population of the largest city of a region is 8 lacs, what will be the populating of fourth rank city according to Ziff’s Rank-size Rule ?

(A) 6 lacs

(B) 4 lacs

(C) 2 lacs

(D) 0·5 lacs

15. Which of the following characteristics is not true about frontier ?

(A) Frontier is a zone

(B) Frontier is outer-oriented

(D) Frontier between early tribal societies was generally called a ‘no man’s land’

16. Pattern of population distribution is determined by—

(A) Availability of Minerals

(B) Agricultural practices

(D) Physiographic characteristics

17. Which of the following groups of religions originated in the Middle east ?

(A) Judaism – Christianity – Confucianism

(B) Judaism – Islam – Christianity

(D) Islam – Christianity – Confucianism

18. Ozone depletion may lead to—

(A) Water shortage

(B) Forest fire

(C) Occurrence of skin cancer

(D) Resurgence of waterborne diseases

19. Who wrote the book ‘Anthropogeographie’ ?

(A) F. Ratzel

(B) E. C. Semple

(D) Charles Darwin

20. Humboldt wrote his famous book ‘Cosmos’ after he conducted fieldwork in—

(A) Europe

(B) West Africa

(C) South America

(D) North America

21. Philosophical approach in geographical writings was first adopted by—

(A) Carl Ritter

(B) Richard Hartshorne

(D) Immanuel Kant

22. Who edited the book ‘Geography of the Twentieth Century’ ?

(A) H. J. Mackinder

(B) Vidal-de-la-Blache

(D) Griffith Taylor

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

List-I (Scholar)

(a) Sauer

(b) Taaffe

(d) Baker

List-II (Field of contribution)

1. Agricultural Geography

2. Geomorphology

3. Transport Geography

4. Cultural Geography

Codes :

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

(A) 4 3 2 1

(B) 2 3 4 1

(D) 3 1 2 4

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

List-I (Scholars)

(a) Christaller

(b) Ravenstein

(d) Lucien Febvre

List-II (Model/Concept)

1. Possibilism

2. Ecosystem

3. Laws of Migration

4. Central Place Theory

Codes :

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

(A) 1 2 3 4

(B) 4 3 2 1

(D) 2 1 4 3

25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given ahead—

List-I (Tribe)

(a) Mikir

(b) Korwa

(d) Aong

List-II (State)

1. Uttarakhand

2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

3. Meghalaya

4. Chhattisgarh

Codes :

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

(A) 2 4 1 3

(B) 3 4 1 2

(D) 4 3 2 1

26. Which sector of the economy is least necessary for sustainable economic development ?

(A) Primary

(B) Secondary

(D) Quaternary

27. Which one of the following is considered non-renewable resource ?

(A) Water Resource

(B) Animal Resource

(C) Coal Resource

(D) Forest Resource

28. Who evolved the method of measurement of agricultural efficiency ?

(A) S. S. Bhatia

(B) R. L. Singh

(D) Enayat Ahmad

29. Which one of the following is an ideal combination for the establishment of heavy industries ?

(A) Coal-Iron-Water

(B) Coal-Electricity-Market

(D) Coal-Cotton-Bank

30. Which one of the following philosophies was advanced by August Comte ?

(A) Empiricism

(B) Positivism

(D) Humanism

31. The concept of sequent occupance was advocated by—

(A) H. H. Barrows

(B) C. D. Harris

(C) D. S. Whittlesey

(D) Richard Hartshorne

32. Regional Planning aims at—

(A) Development of agriculture

(B) Balanced development

(D) Development of small scale industries

33. The concept of counter-magnet is associated with—

(A) Western Ghats plan

(B) South-East resource region

(D) National Capital Region Plan

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

Assertion (A) : Ratzel’s concept of ‘Lebensraum’ was based on the idea that ‘State’ is similar to the ‘Organism’.

Reason (R) : Ratzel was a determinist and was under the influence of Darwin’s theory of ‘Survival of the fittest’.

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

35. The soils which originate in the humid region due to the accumulation of large amounts of organic matter are known as—

(A) Desert soils

(B) Peat soils

(D) Laterite soils

36. The areas lying to the east of the Western Ghats covering Karnataka, interior Tamil Nadu, Western Andhra Pradesh and Central Maharashtra are known as—

(A) Sub-tropical Steppe Region

(B) Tropical Steppe Region

(D) Tropical Rainy Climate

37. Which State of India is the largest producer of Soyabean ?

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Gujarat

(D) Madhya Pradesh

38. Which State of India is the largest producer of wheat ?

(A) Punjab

(B) Haryana

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Madhya Pradesh

39. Which State of India has the highest productivity of wheat per hectare ?

(A) Bihar

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Punjab

(D) Haryana

40. Which one of the following places of India was worst affected by Tsunami in 2004 ?

(A) Nagapattinam

(B) Kanyakumari

(D) Chennai

41. Which one of the following is small scale map ?

(A) Cadastral map

(B) SOI Topographical map .

(C) World Atlas map

(D) Tamil Nadu State map

42. In remote sensing, there are four different types of resolution characters. Identify the correct order in which they are used—

(A) Radiometric–Spatial–Spectral–Temporal

(B) Spatial–Spectral–Radiometric–Temporal

(D) Spectral–Temporal–Spatial–Radiometric

43. Which one of the following is a measure of dispersion ?

(A) Median

(B) Geometric Mean

(C) Standard Deviation

(D) Arithmetic Mean

44. Who was the originator of the regression analysis ?

(A) Clark and Evans

(B) Karl Pearson

(D) Francis Galton

45. Arrange the following river systems of India in sequence from North to South—

(A) Godavari – Mahanadi – Kaveri – Krishna

(B) Mahanadi – Godavari – Krishna – Kaveri

(D) Kaveri – Godavari – Mahanadi – Krishna

46. Road accessibility can best be represented by—

(A) Bar diagram

(B) Pie diagram

(D) Flow line diagram

Directions—(Q. 47–50) Read the following passage and answer the given questions—

The seventeenth century witnessed the beginning of the scientific revolution that led to the development of more useful ways of generalizing, explaining and communicating. The effort to provide more exact descriptions of specific things was replaced by the effort to formulate general theory in relation to which specific things could be made significant. In the formulation and testing of theory and in communicating the findings, a step of major importance was the independent development of calculus by Newton and Leibniz. The use of mathematical procedures made the process of reasoning more precise and provided a universal language for the communication of the results. Most of the present fields of science had their roots in the eighteenth century, during which time the acceptable methods of study were being formualted and reliable procedures for verifying hypotheses were being established. By the end of the eighteenth century, the ideas expressed by Kant had become generally accepted. As bodies of theory developed and proved useful, special fields of study appeared. These new fields of study became what Kant called the logical division of knowledge-in contrast to the physial classification of knowledge in terms of time and space. The last great figure who could claim universal scholarship was Humboldt. No student of the earth before or since has enjoyed such acclaim by his contemporaries. The world of scholarship underwent a basic change during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Not only have the fields of learning, the academic disciplines has been greatly elaborated, but also the total number of scholars has reached unprecedented size. Moreover, the number of recorded facts about the earth has increased astronomically. A Humboldt could once master a very large part of the available knowledge concerning the earth, but this is no longer possible.

47. The central theme of the passage is concerned with—

(A) History of scientific revolution

(B) Scientific research done by Newton and Leibniz

(D) Changing methodological and conceptual perspective in Geographic thought

48. Large number of various branches of science has their roots in—

(A) Seventeenth Century

(B) Sixteenth Century

(C) Eighteenth Century

(D) Nineteenth Century

49. Why, in eighteenth century, were the concepts and methods of Kant acceptable ?

(A) Because Kant was a physical geographer

(B) He provided method of classification of knowledge

(D) Development of theory and its verification was possible

50. Who was the ‘last of the great polymaths’ ?

(A) Humboldt

(B) Leibniz

(C) Kant

(D) Newton

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