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Searched Tag : UGC NET/JRF Exam. IInd Paper December 2013
Which of the following processes is responsible for weathering of rocks in the Karst region ?
Scree formation
Carbonation
Oxidation
Hydrolysis
"All history must be treated geographically and all geography must be treated historically." Who wrote this ?
Herodotus
Ratzel
Blache
Davis
When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of earth it is known as—
Planetary wind
Geostrophic wind
Accidental wind
Forced wind
Salinity in water bodies increases with —
Increase in evaporation and decrease in admixture of fresh water
Decrease in evaporation and increase in admixture of fresh water
Decrease in evaporation and no change in admixture of fresh water
Increase in evaporation and increase in admixture of fresh water
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from codes given below—
Assertion (A) : The salinity in Dead Sea is very low.
Reason (R) : Dead Sea is located in tropical dry climatic region, where evaporation is high, precipitation is low and here drainage is internal.
Codes
Both A and R are right
Both A and R are wrong
A is wrong, but R is right
A is right, but R is wrong
Which one of the following primary green house gases is not associated with global warming ?
Water vapour
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Hydrogen
Which one of the following is a Taiga Biome ?
Sub-Tropical Biome
Sub-Arctic Biome
Savanna Biome
Sub-Sahara Biome
Who among the following defined Geography as Discovery of Predictive Patterns during quantitative revolution period ?
Haggett
Harvey
Stewart
Bunge
In describing the patterns and processes of spatial interaction, geographers are most concerned with—
Accessibility and Connectivity
Density and Dispersion
Diffusion and Pattern
Pedestrain Cities
Who founded the Humanistic School of Geography ?
Wolpert
Tuan
Kirk
Harvey
Who amongst the following correlated colour of ocean water and its salinity ?
Ibn-Khaldun
Al-Masudi
Ibn—Sina
Al-Maqdisi
Which school of thoughts developed the Science of Astronomy ?
Greeks
Chinese
Roman
Arabs
Increase in temperature with increase in height is known as—
Lapse rate
Adiabatic lapse rate
Inversion of temperature
Normal rate
Demographic transition is a framework that explores the historical sequence of changes in—
1.Fertility
2.Mortality
3.Mortality and migration
4.Age-structure and sex composition
Codes
1 and 4 are correct
3 and 4 are correct
only 1 is correct
1 and 2 are correct
India's decadal population growth rate has been continuously declining since —
1971-81
1981-91
1991-2001
2001-2011
Diego Garcia is an island in which of the following oceans ?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and find the correct answer from the codes given below—
Assertion (A) : Urbanization is a defining phenomenon of this century and the developing countries are at the locus of this transformation.
Reason (R) : The urban shift has happened in the last few decades largely due to rapid mega cities growth in the developing countries.
Codes
Both A and R are correct and R explains A
Both A and R are correct but R does not explain A
A is correct, but R is false
A is false, but R is true
Marquette range in U. S. A. is known for—
Uranium
Copper
Gold
Iron ore
To which racial groups the Eskimos belong to ?
The Negroids
The Mongoloids
The Caucasoids
The Australoids
The concept of 'Cultural landscape' was promoted by-
Ratzel
Anne Buttimer
Carl Sauer
Wilbur Zelinsky
Which one of the following Islamic countries is predominantly of Shia sect ?
Iraq
Iran
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Organic Theory of the State was propounded by —
Mackinder
Ratzel
Haushofer
Isaiah Bawman
Quasi Federal form of Government is in—
U.S.A.
Great Britain
Russia
India
Read out the following conditions—
1.Cloudy sky
2.Cold dry air
3.Strong winds
4.Long winter nights
Which of the above conditions promote inversion of temperature ?
1, 2 and 4
2, 3 and 4
1 and 4
2 and 4
Bad-land Topography is the product of the combined action of—
Wind and Glacier
Wind and Water
Water and Glacier
Water and Temperature
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given—
List-I (Authors)
a.Woolridge and Morgan
b.Thornbury
c.Van Ricthofen
d.Steers
List-II (Books)
1.Principles of Geomorphology
2.Geomorphology
3.Spirit and purpose of Geography
4.Unstable Earth
Codes
a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4
a=2, b=3, c=1, d=4
a=3, b=1, c=2, d=4
a=4, b=2, c=1, d=3
Who, among the following, propounded the concept of compage ?
Minshull
Blache
Whittlesey
Isard
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has divided India into how many seismic zones ?
4
5
6
7
Identify the correct sequence of the given processes regarding rainfall —
Unsaturated air, condensation, dew point, precipitation
Dew point, condensation, unsaturated air, precipitation
Unsaturated air, dew point, condensation, precipitation
Dew point, precipitation, condensation, unsaturated air
The climate of Southern Ganga plain in the Thornthwait classification is denoted by—
BA 'W
CA 'W
AA 'W
CW 'W
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