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UGC NET December 2022 Geography Paper II Shift II — Solved Previous Year Questions

99 previous-year questions from UGC NET December 2022 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.

1. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, which were the leading countries in the world in terms of forest depletion between 1990 and 2015? · Ans: C
2. According to United Nations Energy Statistics 2022, which are the largest and second largest natural gas producing countries of the world? · Ans: A
3. Which one of the following South American countries is part of the OPEC bloc? · Ans: D
4. Which one of the following is applied in the image enhancement procedure of digital image interpretation? · Ans: C
5. When rocks fracture in the earth's crust and the same rock masses again move in different directions, what is it known as? · Ans: C
6. Which one of the following landforms is formed due to tectonic forces? · Ans: A
7. Which one of the following is not a fast type of mass movement? · Ans: D
8. Which one of the following factors is not correct about the development of a tropical cyclone? · Ans: A
9. Which one of the following is not correct about Koppen's climate classification? · Ans: B
10. In the three-cell circulation model, the energy that drives the Hadley cell is supplied by which one of the following? · Ans: D
11. The Beaufort Scale is a measure of which one of the following? · Ans: A
12. Which ocean has the largest continental slope area? · Ans: D
13. Which one of the following is most prone to tsunami strikes? · Ans: D
14. The Irminger current flows in which one of the following ocean waters? · Ans: B
15. Which one of the following mineral nutrients is not a macro-nutrient required by plants? · Ans: A
16. Which one of the following options correctly describes a regressive population? · Ans: C
17. What does the replacement rate represent? · Ans: C
18. Which one of the following sources of population data involves compulsory and legal registration of vital events such as births, deaths and marriages? · Ans: C
19. The Po river basin is a well known industrial region of which one of the following countries? · Ans: C
20. The work 'Transportation and the Societal Framework' is associated with which one of the following scholars? · Ans: B
21. Identify the main products of truck farming and factory farming, respectively. · Ans: C
22. Which country specialises in growing tulip flowers? · Ans: A
23. Consider the following pairs of localised diseases and their areas and choose the correct set of pairs from the options given below: · Ans: C
24. Which one of the following parameters is not proposed by Kristof to distinguish frontiers and boundaries? · Ans: B
25. Which one of the following pieces of information is not collected as part of the National Population Register, Census of India 2011? · Ans: D
26. Which one of the following holy places of Buddhism is located at the eastern most longitude? · Ans: D
27. Which one of the following districts matches correctly with its major tribal group? · Ans: B
28. Which one of the following contains principles of trigonometry? · Ans: C
29. Which one of the following is remembered for the prediction of an eclipse of the Sun and a cosmology based on water? · Ans: A
30. Which one of the following is accused of leaving 'Ge' out of geography? · Ans: C
31. The principle of 'terrestrial whole' was advocated by which one of the following experts? · Ans: B
32. Which one of the following statements is not true about Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient r? · Ans: B
33. Which type of scattering is responsible for red sunsets? · Ans: A
34. The measured distance between two road intersections is 10 mm on a photograph and 50 mm on a map. If the RF of the map is 1 to 50,000, which one of the following is the scale of… · Ans: B
35. Which one of the following curves represents the proportion of the Earth's land and sea floor areas? · Ans: D
36. Which one of the following rivers and its associated projects is correctly matched from the upper course to the lower course of the river? · Ans: D
37. According to Koppen's climatic classification of India, a large part of Arunachal Pradesh is represented by which one of the following sets of letters? · Ans: D
38. Which one of the following rivers has the largest drainage basin area? · Ans: B
39. Which one of the following steel plants in India is located near the coal mines? · Ans: C
40. In which one of the following collision zones do plates permanently unite with no further tectonic activity? · Ans: C
41. Which of the following statements are true about seismic waves? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
42. Which of the following statements is or are correct about plate tectonics? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
43. Identify the correct statements from the following. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
44. Which of the following is or are non-structural measures used to mitigate floods? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
45. Which of the following organic molecules contain nitrogen? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
46. Which of the following options correctly represent the different categories of work status as per the Census of India, 2011? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
47. Which of the following elements accurately represent features of the urban morphology of a town? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
48. Which of the following statements are correct about crops and livestock? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
49. Which of the following measures are considered in the United Nations Human Development Index? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
50. Consider the following assumptions of regression analysis. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
51. Consider the following statements about transport and infrastructure in India. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
52. Which of the following statements are correct about land owning and agrarian castes? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
53. Which of the following statements are correct about the Chinese contribution to geographical thought? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
54. Which of the following statements are correct about outsourcing services? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
55. Which of the following statements are correct about international trade? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
56. Which of the following are correct statements about energy? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
57. Which of the following statements are not correct with reference to Von Thunen's agricultural location theory? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
58. Consider the following statements related to man-nature interaction. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
59. Consider the following statements related to infrastructure, literacy and natural resources of India. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
60. Which of the following trenches have a depth of less than 10,000 metres? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
61. Which of the following statements about the impact of climate change on oceans are not true? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
62. Which of the following are sources of proxy data for climate change studies? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
63. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the effects of global warming? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
64. Which of the following statements is or are correct about tropical cyclones? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
65. Match List-I (Type of volcanic eruption) with List-II (Characteristics) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
66. Match List-I (Term) with List-II (Coined or first used by) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: B
67. Match List-I (Approach to environmental ethics) with List-II (Meaning) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
68. Match List-I (Planning region) with List-II (Example) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
69. Match List-I (Regional bloc) with List-II (Headquarter) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: B
70. Match List-I (Concept) with List-II (Characteristics) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
71. Match List-I (Thinker) with List-II (Contribution or thought) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
72. Match List-I (Technique or analysis) with List-II (Application) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: B
73. Match List-I (GIS analysis function) with List-II (GIS operation) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
74. Match List-I (Coal mining region) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
75. Arrange the following in chronological order from first to last: (1) Kyoto Protocol, (2) Brundtland Commission, (3) Paris Agreement, (4) Agenda 21. Choose the correct sequence. · Ans: B
76. Identify the correct descending order of leading countries in wind power installed capacity in 2021: (1) USA, (2) Germany, (3) China, (4) India. Choose the correct sequence. · Ans: C
77. Arrange the world's largest merchandise importers in 2021 in correct descending order as per the WTO report: (1) Japan, (2) Germany, (3) China, (4) USA. Choose the correct sequence. · Ans: D
78. Arrange the following language families in descending order by the percentage of people speaking them: (1) Sino-Tibetan, (2) Afro-Asiatic, (3) Indo-European, (4) Dravidian, (5) Japanese. Choose the correct sequence. · Ans: D
79. Arrange the following population and health policies of India in chronological order from oldest to most recent: (1) National Health Policy, (2) National Policy for Rare Diseases, (3) National Youth Policy, (4) National Policy for Persons with Disabilities,… · Ans: A
80. Arrange the following concepts of political geography in chronology from oldest to latest: (1) Functional approaches in political geography by Hartshorne, (2) Rimland theory by Spykman, (3) Frontier and boundary concept by Moodie, (4) Heartland thesis by Mackinder.… · Ans: B
81. Arrange the following approaches in chronological order: (1) Feminism, (2) Quantitative revolution, (3) Behaviouralism, (4) Determinism. Choose the correct sequence. · Ans: C
82. Arrange the elements of electromagnetic remote sensing of earth resources in sequential order: (1) Propagation of energy through the atmosphere, (2) Energy source, (3) Re-transmission of energy through the atmosphere, (4) Energy interaction with earth surface features, (5)… · Ans: B
83. Arrange the following developmental plans of India in order of their inception: (1) Desert Development Programme, (2) National Capital Region, (3) Damodar Valley Corporation, (4) Integrated Rural Development Programme, (5) Drought Prone Area Programme. Choose the correct sequence. · Ans: A
84. Arrange the following states in descending order on the basis of the percentage of forested area out of the total geographical area: (1) Uttarakhand, (2) West Bengal, (3) Odisha, (4) Kerala. Choose the correct sequence. · Ans: B
85. 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: B
86. 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
87. Given below are two statements. In the light of the statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
88. Given below are two statements. In the light of the statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
89. Given below are two statements. In the light of the statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
90. According to a passage on Indian horticulture, which one of the following statements is correct about horticultural products? · Ans: D
91. According to a passage on Indian horticulture, the chitinase gene is injected into tomatoes and potatoes in order to ensure which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
92. According to a passage on Indian horticulture, which one of the following measures is not a necessary step required to preserve horticultural products? · Ans: D
93. According to a passage on Indian horticulture, India requires genetic engineering of horticultural products preservation to ensure which one of the following? · Ans: D
94. According to a passage on Indian horticulture, a 50 percent increase in the production of fruits and a 100 percent increase in vegetables will be beneficial in which of the following forms? Choose the correct answer from the… · Ans: A
95. According to a passage on water pollution, the lead contamination crisis in Flint was a consequence of which one of the following? · Ans: D
96. According to a passage on water pollution, which disease is a severe form of pneumonia contracted from water sources like cooling towers and piped water? · Ans: C
97. According to a passage on water pollution, why are low-income communities at high risk from water pollution? · Ans: B
98. According to a passage on water pollution, which one of the following messages is conveyed through the passage? · Ans: D
99. According to a passage on water pollution, every year how many Americans contract health issues such as skin rashes, pinkeye, respiratory infection and hepatitis from sewage-laden coastal waters? · Ans: B

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