Examination questions and solutions
Searched Tag : UGC NET/JRF Exam. IIIrd Paper June 2014
Match items in List-I with items in List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below —
List-I (Name of List-II (Name
Administrative Unit) of the Country)
a.District 1.France
b.Department 2.India
c.Country 3.Germany
d.Kreise 4.Great Britain
Codes
a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4
a=4, b=2, c=3, d=1
a=2, b=1, c=4, d=3
a=3, b=2, c=1, d=4
In the acceleration stage of urbanization the urban population constitutes—
More than 70% of the total population of the state
25% to 70%
10% to 25%
Less than 10%
Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below—
List-I
a.Temparature falls with height
b.Reflects radio waves back to earth
c.Contain most of the ozone
d.Fall in temperature stops
List-II
1.Ionosphere
2.Stratosphere
3.Tropopause
4.Troposphere
Codes
a=4, b=2, c=1, d=3
a=3, b=2, c=4, d=1
a=4, b=1, c=2, d=3
a=4, b=3, c=1, d=2
If the elevation of the sun declines, the albedo will -
Decline
Increase
Remain the same
No change
Seasonal contrast in pressure between land and sea gives rise to—
Monsoons
Westerly winds
Land and Sea breezes
Trade winds
Bjerknes Model is related with—
Origin of anticyclones
Origin of Mid Latitude Cyclones
Origin of Tropical Cyclones
Origin of monsoon
Some heat is received by the atmosphere even after Sunset from—
Invisible Solar radiation
Latent heat
Radioactive processes
Terrestrial radiation
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 growth of grass and other vegetative cover is limited to selvas
Reason (R) : The separate crowns of trees coalesce and form a thick canopy above the forest floor.
Codes
Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation of A
A is true, but R is false
R is true, but A is false
'Montreal Protocol' is related to—
Global Warming
Ozone Depletion
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
The objective of Kyoto Protocol was to reduce green house gas emission by—
An average of 10 per cent below 1995 level by the year 2010
An average of 8 per cent below 1998 level by the year 2012
An average of 20 per cent below 1997 level by the year 2009
An average of 5 per cent below 1990 level by the year 2012
Xerophytes can tolerate and stand against—
High temperature
Severe Cold
Humidity
The drought Conditions
Consider the following statements—
1.Ozone is found mostly in the stratosphere.
2.Ozone layer lies 55 - 75 km above the surface of the earth.
3.Ozone absorbs ultra-violet rays from the Sun.
4.Ozone layer has no significance for life on the earth.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
1 and 3
2 and 4
2 and 3
1 and 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) : Oceanic salinity is low in the equatorial region.
Reason (R) : Equatorial region is characterized by heavy rainfall, cloudiness and humidity.
Codes
Both A and R are true and R is the correctj explanation of A
Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A
A is true, but R is false
A is false, but R is true
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below—
List-I
a.T. Haggerstrand
b.William Bunge
c.Gilbert White
d.Walter Isard
List-II
1.Theoretical Geography
2.Geographic Dissemination of Innovations
3.Methods of Regional Analysis
4.Human Responses to Floods
Codes
a=2, b=1, c=4, d=3
a=2, b=3, c=4, d=1
a=4, b=2, c=3, d=1
a=3, b=4, c=1, d=2
Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below—
List-I
a.Otto Schluter
b.Von Richthofen
c.Oscar Peschel
d.Friedrich Ratzel
List-II
1.Political geography
2.Das Ausland
3.Major work on China
4.Visible content of the landscape
Codes
a=4, b=1, c=2, d=3
a=4, b=3, c=2, d=1
a=3, b=4, c=1, d=2
a=2, b=1, c=4, d=3
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below—
List-I List-II
(Philosophical approaches) (Advocates)
a.Idealistic 1.Relph
b.Phenomenological 2.Harris and Guelke
c.Radical 3.Smith
d.Welfare 4.Bunge
Codes
a=4, b=2, c=1, d=3
a=2, b=1, c=4, d=3
a=3, b=4, c=2, d=1
a=2, b=3, c=1, d=4
The concept of primate city was advanced by—
Jefferson
Zift
Mumford
Sjoberg
Crickmay, while disagreeing with Davis, supplanted peneplain with the term —
Pediplain
Panplane
Etch plain
Structural plain
Match the following—
List-I (Regional Planners)
a.V.Nath
b.BhatandRao
c.Sen Gupta & Sdasyuk
d.C. S. Chandrasekhara
List-II (Number of major planning regions identified for India)
1. 13
2. 19
3. 11
4. 15
Codes
a=4, b=3, c=2, d=1
a=4, b=2, c=3, d=1
a=3, b=4, c=1, d=2
a=2, b=3, c=4, d=1
Which of the following countries is known as a Unique assemblage of human races in the world ?
Union of South Africa
U.S.A.
Indonesia
India
About three-fourth of manganese ore reserves of India are found in
Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Goa
Karnataka, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand
Which one of the following major seaports of India does not have natural harbour ?
Mumbai
Cochin
Marmagao
Paradeep
Which one of the following matches is not-correct ?
Himadri - Greater Himalya
Shiwalik - Outer Himalaya
Western Ghat - Peninsular India
Gondwanaland - Lesser Himalaya
Which one of the following places in India does not get the vertical rays of the Sun ?
Srinagar (J & K)
Mumbai
Chennai
Thiruvananfhapuram
Which one of the following states experienced the lowest growth rate of literates during 2001-11 ?
Tamil Nadu
Nagaland
Kerala
Goa
Break-of-bulk point is a place
Where large sized and bulky goods are crushed into
Where goods are transferred from one mode of transport to another
Where packaging of the bulky goods is carried out at large scale
The pace meant for the transport of bulky products
Given below are two statements, one laballed as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below—
Assertion (A) : Losch's model is less restrictive than Christoller's.
Reason (R): Losch treated each function as having a separate range, threshold and hexagonal hinterland.
Codes
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanations of A
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is true, but R is false
A is false, but R is true
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
List-I (Location) List-II (Industry)
(a) Detroit 1.Iron and Steel
(b) Yokohama 2.Synthetic rubber
(c) Akron 3.Shipbuilding
(d) Glasgow 4.Automobile
Codes
a=2, b=1, c=3, d=4
a=4, b=3, c=2, d=1
a=3, b=2, c=1, d=4
a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4
In Great Britain a little pulp is produced, but paper making is important, while in Sweden pulp manufacture is far more important than paper making because
Great Britain is technologically advanced as compared to Sweden
Pulp making is raw material oriented, paper making is more market oriented
Sweden is a poor country
Great Britain has plenty of forest resources for paper making
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the given codes—
1.Most of the fishing grounds occur in areas where the continental shelf is wide.
2.Fishing activity is well developed in warm tropical waters.
3.Mixing of warm and cold currents brings plant nutrients for fish.
4.Inland fisheries are more significant than other types in India.
Codes
1 and 2 are correct
1 and 3 are correct
2, 3 and 4 are correct
1, 2 and 3 are correct