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UGC NET December 2020 June 2021 Geography Paper II Shift II — Solved Previous Year Questions

99 previous-year questions from UGC NET December 2020 June 2021 Geography Paper II Shift II (UGC NET) — each with the correct answer and a clear explanation. Use it as an answer key, or practise the full paper below.

Who among the following challenged the theory of origin of species? · Ans: B
The economic zone of India from the coastline extends up to a distance of · Ans: C
A Free Trade Zone, in international trade, happens to be there where · Ans: C
Who among the following described geography as the science of map making? · Ans: D
The outcome of the Kyoto Protocol 1997 agreement was. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
Which is true regarding the mountain climate of India? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
In which of his books in 1919 did Mackinder rechristen his concept of Pivot Area as Heartland? · Ans: D
Which one of the following states or union territories in India has recorded a high decrease in mortality rate during the last three decades? · Ans: C
The correct sequence of the states in ascending order in terms of mangrove vegetation coverage area is · Ans: B
Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
Which group of countries is known as the emerging markets? · Ans: B
Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the development of the German school of thought? · Ans: B
The process of evaporation in ocean water is affected by. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
What will happen if the earth absorbs all the incident energy? · Ans: A
Which one of the following cluster regions in the world are great clusters of population? · Ans: D
The term which describes that population will continue to grow even after fertility rates decline is known as · Ans: A
Who among the following gave the idea of the origin of monsoon in India? · Ans: B
The range of pH value for unpolluted rain water is between · Ans: B
Match List-I (Hydro power units) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: C
Who among the following propounded the concept of Unity in Diversity? · Ans: C
Arrange the following in order on the basis of the year of the meeting or report, from earliest to latest. · Ans: A
Which of the following faunal groups has the highest percentage of endemic species? · Ans: A
Which one is the correct ascending order of satellite sensors in terms of higher resolution? · Ans: B
Which of the following statements are correct about the vertical distribution of temperature in oceans? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
The GIS based map can be. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
Who among the following were the believers of environmental determinism? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
Which of the following is not associated with the structure of a tropical cyclone? · Ans: D
Which of the following phenomena are not involved in the global radiation balance? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
The sea plains are almost absent between · Ans: B
Arrange the given regions or states in ascending order of wind and cyclone damage risk zone. · Ans: D
Which of the following is not an appropriate strategy used to promote qualitative research validation? · Ans: D
Match List-I (Goals of National Water Mission) with List-II (Items) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: D
Which of the following describes the central place model? · Ans: A
Which of the following statements are incorrect about the growth of the tourism industry in the world? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
Which one of the following explains the rapid growth of the information and technology industry in South India as compared to North India? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
Match List-I (Arab geographer) with List-II (Books) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
Laminar flow of air refers to · Ans: B
The line of equal distribution at 45 degrees used for measuring inequalities is called · Ans: C
Environmental determinism was criticised and opposed by. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
Which one of the following is closely associated with the westerlies? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
Identify the terms associated with ozone measurement. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
The most accurate representation of culture units is given below. Arrange them from highest to lowest. · Ans: A
Which one of the following is vastly absorbed by the ocean surface? · Ans: C
Which one of the following is considered while preparing future population projections? · Ans: B
In the concentric zone model, the correct order of zones from the city core to the periphery is · Ans: C
Which of the following statements are correct about the state of Himachal Pradesh in India? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
The agricultural activities from the city centre to the periphery propounded by Von Thunen are arranged as · Ans: D
Match List-I (Process) with List-II (Parameter) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: B
The Hydraulic Slope Theory was given by · Ans: D
Which one of the following groups of states or union territories recorded more than 30 percent of urban population according to the 2011 census data? · Ans: B
Which one of the following refers to a relationship between a cultural group and the natural environment? · Ans: A
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: D
Which of the following statements are correct about sea water? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
Which one of the following exerts the maximum tide producing force on the ocean water? · Ans: B
Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
As a wave approaches the coast, the wave form changes radically. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of changes? · Ans: D
Match List-I (Peaks) with List-II (Range) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: B
Which of the following food stuff consumes the highest amount of water? · Ans: C
The Save the Silent Valley movement, a social movement to save the tropical green forest from destruction for a regional development project, was territorially based in which Indian state? · Ans: C
River regime with reference to flow refers to. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
The concept of Lebensraum became popular in the discipline of political geography after the publication of · Ans: D
Who is usually given the credit for establishing the validity of the idea that there was an Ice Age during which ice sheets covered much of Northern Europe? · Ans: B
In which one of the following periods did archaeologists find the evidence of permanent human settlements? · Ans: C
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
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: B
Match List-I (Rivers) with List-II (Types of delta) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: C
Cirques are landforms of · Ans: C
What is known as fossil water? · Ans: A
Which of the following mines have their association with gypsum? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
Which of the following atmospheric gases has not been represented by the correct symbol? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
Which of the following are not the properties of the correlation coefficient? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
Who among the following scholars applied the productivity index formula using the total production and total cropped area of a unit relative to those of the country for measuring the agricultural productivity level? · Ans: D
Northward slopes remain forested in mountainous areas due to · Ans: A
Match List-I (Spectral band) with List-II (Principal applications) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: B
When a manufacturing firm locates very close to its raw material suppliers or to the market for its finished products, it is termed as · Ans: D
The term Anthropogeographie was coined by Ratzel in his work described as the · Ans: A
Which of the following map scales would be most useful for the study of the details of geographic features in the landscape of a farming community? · Ans: C
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
Identify the correct state or union territory wise location of Biosphere Reserves in India. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
Which of the following are not functional regions? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
Match List-I (Relief features) with List-II (Name of oceans) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: C
The Drift Theory of Wegener was postulated mainly to explain which one of the following? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
Which of the following vegetation species do not pertain to tropical thorn forests? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
Match List-I (Movement) with List-II (State of origin) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: D
The term peneplain denotes. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
Arrange the four Indian oceanic relief features in order of their location from north to south direction. · Ans: C
According to Koppen's climatic classification, the Amw climate is found in · Ans: B
Which of the following activities does not accentuate short term changes in atmospheric composition? · Ans: B
Which of the following elements is not associated with climate change as described in the passage? · Ans: B
Which one of the following rates of increase has been observed in global temperature in recent times? · Ans: C
Which one of the following will be the mean global temperature increase range till the year 2100? · Ans: C
Which of the following conditions is essential for future research with respect to climate change? · Ans: D
Which one of the following vital statistics is related with the demographic characteristics of population studied in population geography? · Ans: C
Which one of the following population characteristics does not belong to vital statistics? · Ans: C
Who among the following is not a U.S. geographer pioneering population geography as a part of spatial science? · Ans: B
Which one of the following groups of disciplines, other than geography, has contributed significantly to studies in population geography? · Ans: C
In which of the following decades did population geography greatly focus on the systematic study of distributions and spatial differentiations in various attributes of population characteristics? · Ans: A
Which one of the following frequency distributions shown in the figure is negatively skewed? · Ans: D

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