University Grants Commission NET Geography Model Question Paper : ugcnetonline.in

Name of the Organization : University Grants Commission
Type of the Exam : UGC National Eligibility Test NET
Subject : Geography
Year : 2014
Document Type : Model Question Paper

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** This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
** All questions are compulsory

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1. The landscapes produced by a single dominant geomorphic process are called as
(A) Simple Landscapes
(B) Compound Landscapes
(C) Monocyclic Landscapes
(D) Multicyclic Landscapes

2. Flat topped sand ridges with long dimensions extending parallel to the prevailing winds but locking the collapsing fronts are known as
(A) Whalebacks
(B) Seifs
(C) Barchans
(D) Sand drifts

3. The river valleys whose courses are controlled by factors which are not determinable are termed as
(A) Consequent
(B) Subsequent
(C) Insequent
(D) Resequent
4. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Books) List – II (Authors)
a Principles of Geomorphology i. L.C. King
b. The study of Landforms ii. W.D. Thornbury
c. Unstable Earth iii. R.J. Small d. Morphology of the Earth iv. J.A. Steers
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii i iv ii

5. The slope replacement model was propounded by
(A) Wood
(B) Davis
(C) Penck
(D) Strahler

6. Who among the following observed that summer heating of Tibetan Plateau was the most important factor in the monsoonal circulation over India ?
(A) Fohn
(B) Koteswaram
(C) Frost
(D) Halley

7. According to Koppen’s Scheme of climatic classification ‘E’ (Polar or Mountain) type climatic is found in
(A) Nagaland
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Sikkim
(D) Jammu & Kashmir

8. Which one of the following is not a factor that affects wind ?
(A) Pressure gradient
(B) Friction
(C) Magnetism
(D) Carioles effect

9. Which one of the locations listed below should have highest annual temperature range ?
(A) Equatorial Island
(B) Tropical coast
(C) Polar ice cap
(D) Mid-latitude continental centre

10. Which term is used to describe the conversion of a solid directly to a gas, without passing through the liquid State ?
(A) Evaporation
(B) Condensation
(C) Sublimation
(D) Freezing

11. The main source of carbonmonoxides, as air pollutants, is
(A) Thermal decomposition of fats
(B) Dye-making
(C) Blast furnaces
(D) Gasoline motor exhausts

12. The vertical movement of cold water from deeper oceanic layers to replace warmer surface water is called as
(A) Turbidity
(B) Emergence
(C) Upwelling
(D) Halocline

13. Which one of the following types of sea floor sediments includes calcareous and siliceous oozes ?
(A) Fluvial
(B) Terrigenous
(C) Biogenous
(D) Hydrogenous

14. Vast numbers of herbivorous animals and carnivorous such as lions, Jackals and hyenas are found in
(A) Equatorial rainforest
(B) Taiga
(C) Campos of Brazil
(D) Savannas of Africa

15. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a Green Plants i. Decomposer b. Animal Parasites
ii. Primary consumer c. Plant Parasites
iii. Secondary Consumer d. Fungi
iv. Producer
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) i ii iv iii

16. Nomothetic approach in geography emphasizes upon ?
(A) Inductive study
(B) Law making study
(C) Ideographic study
(D) Empirical study

17. Which one of the following pairs does not match correctly ?
Author Book
(A) Ibn Khaldun – Muqaddimah
(B) Al-Balakhi – Kitabul Ashkal
(C) Al-Masudi – Routes and Realms
(D) Al-Biruni – Kitab-al-Hind

18. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Geographers) List – II (Concepts Developed)
i. F. Ratzel a. Landscape Science
ii. C. Ritter b. Areal differentiation
iii. R. Hartshorne c. Teleological view
iv. O. Schluter d. Social Darwinism
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) ii iv iii i
(D) iv i ii iii

19. Which one of the following is in correct sequence in the development of German geographical thought.
(A) Troll, Peschel, Hettner, Ratzel
(B) Peschel, Ratzel, Hettner, Troll
(C) Peschel, Troll, Hettner, Ratzel
(D) Ratzel, Peschel, Troll, Hettner

20. Who coined the term ‘Cosmography’ and divided it into uranography and Geography ?
(A) O. Peschel
(B) C. Ritter
(C) B. Vareneous
(D) A. Humboldt