Previous Year Papers (PYPs)

UGC NET GEOGRAPHY, JUNE-2008

PAPER-II

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

1. V-shaped valley is formed during the:

(a) Mature stage of glacial erosion

(b) Old age of fluvial cycle of erosion

(c) Youthful stage of fluvial cycle of erosion

(d) Old age of arid cycle

2. The term 'Pangea' was coined by:

(a) Alfred Wegener

(b) A.N. Strahler

(c) Sharp

(d) W.M. Smith

3. The ocean current Benguela is noticed in:

(a) Pacific Ocean

(b) Indian Ocean

(c) Atlantic Ocean

(d) Arctic Ocean

4. The concept landscape is a function of structure, process and stage' was evolved by:

(a) Griffith Taylor

(b) Davis

(c) Penck

(d) Thornbury

5. Acid rain is caused by:

(a) Excess Carbondioxide in the atmosphere

(b) Washout of Sulfuric acid by precipitation

(c) Excess in greenhouse gases emission from tropical forests

(d) Abnormal variations in composition of gases in the atmosphere

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 river valleys are usually narrow shaped in the youthful stage.

Reason (R): Pothole drilling is a dominant erosional process responsible for down cutting of river valleys.

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)

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

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

7. Which of the following types of clouds occupy the lowest layer:

(a) Stratus

(b) Cumulus

(c) Cumulonimbus

(d) Cirrus

8. Pollution plume is the result of:

(a) A regional wind caused by a pressure gradient

(b) Unequal distribution of temperature

(c) Abnormalities caused by latent heat of condensation

(d) Interaction among different types of air masses

9. Polar frontal theory is associated with:

(a) Origin of trade wind tract

(b) Origin of tropical cyclones

(c) Origin of Tornadoes

(d) Origin of Jet Stream

10. Atoll is one of the stages of:

(a) A natural reservoir

(b) A pressure system

(c) A coral development

(d) Development of the carbon sink in the Ocean

12. The following are the four land use zones assumed to exist around the central town in an isolated state according to the Von Thunen's Model:

(i) Firewood and lumber

(ii) Intensive crop farming (grazing and root crops)

(iii) Crop farming (with fallow and pasture)

(iv) Market gardening and fresh milk

Select the correct sequence of the land use zones from centre to outward using the codes given below:

Codes:

(a) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(b) (iv) (i) (iii) (i)

(c) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)

(d) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)

13. Who propounded the concept of areal differentiation?

(a) Jean Brunhes

(b) Richard Hartshorne

(c) David M. Smith

(d) H. S. Barrows

15.Quantitative Revolution in Britain was mainly popularised by:

(a) David M. Smith

(b) T. W. Freeman

(c) Peter Haggett

(d) L. Dudley Stamp

16.Which one of the following sequences related to the development of geographical thought is correct?

(a) Kant Varenius - Vidal de la Blach Humboldt

(b) Varenius-Kant - Humboldt-Vidal de la Blach

(c) Vidal de la Blach-Humboldt-Varenius -Kant.

(d) Humboldt - Varenius - ant – Vidaldela Blach.

17. Settlement pattern in a region is affect in India by:

(a) Social infrastructure

(b) Physical Linkages

(c) Population growth rate

(d) Agricultural Practices

18. A city region is marked with:

(a) Under development

(b) Backwardness

(c) Availability of mineral resources

(d) Concentrated development

19. Decadal population growth rate in India during 1991-2001 was:

(a) 20.11 %

(b) 26.20 %

(c) 23.60 %

(d) 21.34 %

20. Centrality of a place is determined on the basis of its:

(a) Transport modes

(b) Administrative status

(c) Functional strength

(d) Number of education institution

21. Name the propounder of Rimland theory:

(a) Mackinder

(b) Spykman

(c) Monkhouse

(d) Hartshome

22. Which one of the following Transport models is suitable for rural development in India?

(a) Truck-Railway-Shipment-Bullockcart

(b) Bullockcart-Truck- Railway - Ships

(c) Railway Ship Air Transport - Bullockcart

(d) Bullockcart-Railway-Air transport - Ship

23. Who among the following was first to formulate the method of crop-combination?

(a) Nelson

(b) Doi

(c) Rafiullah

(d) Weaver

24. Population migration streams are determined by:

(a) Political decision

(b) Push and pull factor

(c) Historical events

(d) Religious factor

25. Hoyt propounded:

(a) Sector model of city structure

(b) Rank-size rule

(c) Concept of Primate City

(d) Multi-nuclei model of city structure

27. Demographic transition model is based on data from the demographic experience of:

(a) North Western Europe

(b) USA

(c) Southeast Asia

(d) South America

28. 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): Japan is a developed country.

Reason (R): It is necessarily critical to have natural resources within the country for its development.

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)

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

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

29. Name the theory of Industrialization proposed by Weber:

(a) Transport-cost theory

(b) Resource-based theory

(c) Footloose - industries theory

(d) Labour-based theory

30. Modern concept of agricultural diversification is related to:

(a) Large number of crops

(b) Value added crops

(c) Monoculture crops

(d) Ecologically most suitable crops

31. In which year did Von-Thunen develop the model of agricultural land use Zonation?

(a) 1817

(b) 1826

(c) 1850

(d) 1847

32. Gond's concentration is largely located in:

(a) Indian Thar desert

(b) Baghel Khand Region

(c) Bastar Region

(d) Bundel Khand Region

33. Which one of the following crop is used for large-scale supply and demand in international market?

(a) Millets

(b) Rice

(c) Wheat

(d) Gram

34. The origin of Monsoon in the Indian subcontinent is largely linked with:

(a) El Nino and ENSO Events

(b) Localised weather perturbations

(c) Shape of the Indian Sub-Continent

(d) Sea surface temperature variation in the Indian Ocean

35. Which one of the following sequences of states is in the decreasing order of sex ratio?

(a) Andhra Pradesh - Tamil Nadu - Chhattisgarh - Kerala

(b) Tamil Nadu Kerala - Andhra Pradesh - Chhattisgarh

(c) Kerala Chhattisgarh - Tamil Nadu - Andhra Pradesh

(d) Chhattisgarh - Andhra Pradesh - Kerala - Tamil Nadu

36. Meghalaya State is known for the following Tribal combination:

(a) Khasi - Mizo

(b) Garo-Khasi

(c) Naga - Mizo

(d) Khasi-Naga

37. 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 new industrial towns are numerically dominated by male adult population.

Reason (R): Migration is age and sex selective.

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)

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

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

38. The Western Ghats in Maharashtra is known as:

(a) Nilgiris

(b) Cardmom Hills

(c) Annamalai

(d) Sahyadris

39. Map showing the depths of Oceans and Seas is termed as:

(a) Ethnographic map

(b) Orographic map

(c) Bathymetric map

(d) Geological map

40. Which one of the following is largest scale of map?

(a) 1: 500.000

(b) 1: 100,000

(c) 1: 50,000

(d) 1: 10,000

41. River basin is a:

(a) Micro-region

(b) Macro-region

(c) Hilly region

(d) Backward region

42. Which one of the following is a Nodal Region?

(a) Industrial Region

(b) Tribal Region

(c) Metropolitan Region

(d) Central district in a state

43.Forward linkages facilitate:

(a) Diversification

(b) Unbalanced development

(c) Excessive pressure on resource

(d) Social development

44. National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) is located at:

(a) Dehradun

(b) Hyderabad

(c) Bangalore

(d) Thumba

45. Which one of the following is centrographic measure?

(a) Standard distance

(b) Median

(c) Arithmetic mean

(d) Geometric mean

Read the following paragraph and answer following questions :

One hazard of the green revolution lies in the yields must be used to the exclusion of a variety of native strains. Should the high-yield strain prove vulnerable to an epidemic plant disease, the entire crop of a whole nation could be wiped out in one season. Current research in crop breeding is now stressing the development of more individualized varieties that respond better to local conditions. These varieties are less subject to epidemic diseases and can still produce improved yields with less fertilizer input. A second hazard lies in the need to increase the size of fields by merging many small plots into large ones to allow mechanized agriculture requirement that the genetic strains bred for high to work most efficiently. In so doing, a variety of food crops is no longer grown, and dependence for survival comes to rest on the single crop. Under traditional practices, the Asiatic farmer planted several food crops to ensure that if some failed, others would yield enough food to prevent starvation. The small farmer is therefore reluctant to move to more efficient, single-crop agriculture.

It seems obvious now that future increases in yields will be achieved only by modifying the techniques of the green revolution to become less dependent on industrial midlatitude technology. New crop strains and methods of cultivation and fertilization will have to be more compatible with ancient agricultural systems and local culture patterns.

Soil scientists have pointed out that large areas of Vertisols remain to be placed under cultivation. The Vertisols are rich in nutrient bases, but will require machine cultivation to overcome difficult tillage. Primitive plows and hoes cannot work these soils. Most of the arable land of the savanna environment in Southeast Asia has already been intensively developed by existing standards. To hope for major expansion of agriculture into poor Oxisols and to semidesert zones marginal to the tropical deserts is, at best, unrealistic.

47. What is the focal theme of the passage given above?

(a) Need for emphasis on traditional agriculture

(b) Need for emphasis on the use of industrial midlatitude technology

(c) Need for modification in the techniques of Green Revolution

(d) Need for development of unproductive lands

48. One of the hazards of the Green Revolution is:

(a) Monoculture

(b) Multicrop Agriculture

(c) Use of Machines

(d) Small size of fields

49. Current research in agriculture is being oriented to:

(a) The development of new fertilizers and pesticides

(b) Development of the varieties of seeds suitable for local conditions

(c) Development of areas of Oxisols

(d) Development of new machines

50. Traditional Asiatic Cultivation emphasizes:

(a) Mechanised agriculture

(b) Use of fertilizers in large quantity

(c) Monoculture

(d) Multicrop agriculture