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UGC NET December 2014 Geography Paper III — Solved Previous Year Questions

74 previous-year questions from UGC NET December 2014 Geography Paper III (UGC NET) — each with the correct answer and a clear explanation. Use it as an answer key, or practise the full paper below.

1. The most fundamental principle of Earth science, uniformitarianism, was for the first time presented in the book entitled · Ans: D
2. Who phrased the concept that landscape is a function of process, structure and stage? · Ans: A
3. Which of the following are evidences in favour of the continental drift theory? Select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: C
4. The theory of sea-floor spreading was proposed by · Ans: C
5. Match List-I (Agent of erosion) with List-II (Erosional feature) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: B
6. The net result of water inputs and water outputs in the earth's hydrosphere is in a · Ans: A
7. Which of the following conditions is not essential for a limestone landscape to develop into karst topography? · Ans: D
8. Identify the correct sequence of the terms used for the parts of a sloping ground from top to bottom. · Ans: D
9. Which one of the following places on the earth is the hottest? · Ans: B
10. Match List-I (Wind) with List-II (Feature) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: B
11. Find the sequence of the onset of the south-west monsoon over the following areas, from the earlier to the later dates: Kerala, Mumbai, Andaman-Nicobar and Odisha. · Ans: B
12. Find the incorrect statement from the following. · Ans: C
13. 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: · Ans: B
14. Which two of the following cyclones occurred in India in 2014? Select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: B
15. Match List-I (Continent) with List-II (Temperate grassland) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: D
16. Which of the following is a cold current? · Ans: C
17. The term 'brine' is applicable to · Ans: D
18. 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: · Ans: A
19. The Challenger Expedition of 1874 was headed by which country? · Ans: B
20. Which of the following group of statements is correct? Select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: D
21. Match List-I (Region) with List-II (Animal) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: B
22. Which one of the following marine ecosystems has the highest primary production? · Ans: D
23. Hekistothermal plants are found in a · Ans: D
24. Who wrote the book 'Civilization and Climate'? · Ans: D
25. The term 'anthropogeography' was coined by Ratzel and was used by him for the · Ans: D
26. Who among the following is the protagonist of neo-determinism? · Ans: B
27. Match List-I (Modern name of river) with List-II (Name of river in the Rig Veda) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: B
28. Who was the author of Cosmos? · Ans: B
29. Which of the following regions has the highest population density as per the 2011 Census? · Ans: C
30. Match List-I (Ackerman population-resource region) with List-II (Country) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: B
31. 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: · Ans: C
32. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the stages of urban development as postulated by Lewis Mumford? · Ans: A
33. What is the trend of urbanization in India? · Ans: B
34. Which one of the following densely populated areas of the world does not rely basically on agriculture? · Ans: D
35. Both Ulan Bator in Mongolia and Lagos in Nigeria are examples of · Ans: A
36. Which of the following is an example of a quinary sector of economic activity? · Ans: C
37. In which country of the world is petroleum treated as a source of power and not as the economy? · Ans: A
38. Which one of the following types of agriculture of India is classified in the world agricultural system by D. Whittlesey? · Ans: C
39. All of the following have been considered growing industrial countries except · Ans: B
40. 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: · Ans: A
41. Which of the following significantly weakened the strength of Mackinder's geopolitical heartland theory? · Ans: A
42. The relationship among power structures, the environment and economic inequalities is termed as · Ans: A
43. A primary difference between a state and a nation is that a state is a · Ans: A
44. 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: · Ans: A
45. Match List-I (Racial group) with List-II (People) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
46. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer using the codes given below: · Ans: B
47. Which Arab traveller served in the court of Muhammad bin Tughlaq? · Ans: C
48. Match List-I (Planner) with List-II (Contribution) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: C
49. Who brought the spatial dimension to the concept of growth? · Ans: C
50. Match List-I (Planning programme) with List-II (Associated feature) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: D
51. Who among the following suggested a new method to measure regional imbalances in development and the allocation of funds to different states of India? · Ans: C
52. The Community Development Programme was initiated primarily to · Ans: C
53. Match List-I (Mountain range) with List-II (Highest peak) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: D
54. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
55. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
56. Match List-I (Linguistic family) with List-II (Language) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: C
57. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
58. Match List-I (River) with List-II (Origin) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
59. The main cause of the difference between shifting cultivation and contour farming in India is · Ans: B
60. Match List-I (Plateau) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: C
61. Which one of the north-eastern states has the highest concentration of tribal population? · Ans: C
62. Arrange the following cities from higher to lower temperature: Jaipur, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Jaisalmer. · Ans: A
63. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
64. Which of the following thematic maps carry complex themes? Select the correct combination from the codes given below: · Ans: C
65. How many parallels at one-degree intervals can be drawn between the poles on a globe? · Ans: C
66. Which one of the following symbols does not represent point data? · Ans: C
67. The image of which satellite data product is used as a substitute for a cadastral map? · Ans: D
68. Which one of the following is correctly matched with its value in terms of number of bits and patterns? · Ans: D
69. Which one of the following is correct with reference to ground control points? · Ans: C
70. Which one of the following is not an outcome of GIS modelling? · Ans: D
71. In which one of the following circumstances is Pearson's coefficient of correlation used? · Ans: C
72. On the map of Mexico given below, at which point is a 'maquiladora' most likely to be found? · Ans: A
73. Consider the costs and revenue lines of four firms located in a region shown below. Select the best location for maximizing the profit of a firm. · Ans: C
74. Consider the road network diagram of an area given below. Select the correct connectivity matrix for the above network. · Ans: A

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