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UGC NET June 2013 Geography Paper III — Solved Previous Year Questions

73 previous-year questions from UGC NET June 2013 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. Which one of the following is not considered a characteristic feature of the youthful stage of an ideal normal cycle of erosion? · Ans: A
  2. Sand dunes formed as long ridges oriented at right angles to the wind direction are called · Ans: C
  3. Match List-I (Scholar) with List-II (Theory) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
  4. Who stated that the slope profiles are convex, plane or concave according to the circumstances of the uplifting action? · Ans: B
  5. 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
  6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: B
  7. The statement 'The present is the key to the past' is related to · Ans: B
  8. The theory of plate tectonics does not help to explain the origin and location of which one of the following? · Ans: C
  9. 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
  10. Which of the following winds fall in the zone of the Hadley Cell? · Ans: B
  11. The combined effect of the pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force on an air current produces which one of the following? · Ans: B
  12. The term adiabatic change of temperature stands for · Ans: B
  13. What are the effects of the low level temperature inversion occurring on cool nights over urban areas? Select the correct answer using the codes given below: · Ans: C
  14. The 'Ice Crystal Theory' related to precipitation was propounded by · Ans: D
  15. Which one of the following parts of the Indian coast is a compound coast showing evidence of both submergence and emergence? · Ans: B
  16. Darwin's subsidence theory is related to · Ans: B
  17. Fiord shorelines are formed due to · Ans: B
  18. Tsunamis are produced by · Ans: C
  19. Which one of the following sediment deposits covers the largest percentage of the ocean floor? · Ans: A
  20. The term 'Ecology' was first used by · Ans: A
  21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
  22. In which of the following years was the Kyoto Protocol signed? · Ans: B
  23. 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
  24. Match List-I (American Geographers) with List-II (Contributions) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: B
  25. 'An Introduction to the Application of Geography to History' and 'The Geographical Distribution of Mankind' are the works of · Ans: D
  26. The first quarter of the twentieth century is considered the golden age of German geography. Among the following, who were the great leaders of this period? Select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: C
  27. Who among the following determined the place of geography in the classification of sciences? · Ans: C
  28. Which of the following statements are correct relating to Ratzel's concept of 'Lebensraum'? Select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: D
  29. 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
  30. Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence of Arab geographers in the development of geography? · Ans: A
  31. In India, which one of the following criteria applied in defining a town has varied from census to census in recent decades? · Ans: D
  32. Match List-I (Theory) with List-II (Authors) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: C
  33. 'Informational city' is a term coined by · Ans: D
  34. Which one of the following models is based on the study of human ecology? · Ans: D
  35. 'Time-space compression' is a spatial concept given by · Ans: B
  36. 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
  37. When higher income groups re-occupy and revive older housing in attractive inner city areas, the process is called · Ans: B
  38. Factorial ecology is a method generally used to analyze · Ans: A
  39. To which one of the following is 'nomadism' the response of man? · Ans: C
  40. Consider the following statements. The ships on the North Atlantic sea route are forced to the south of the true great circle route by which of the following? Select the correct answer using the codes given below: · Ans: A
  41. Which one is not an advantage of pipeline transport? · Ans: D
  42. Industries that manufacture individual components for the final assembly of a product are known as · Ans: C
  43. 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
  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. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. The statement that 'A race is a valid biological concept, not a valid socio-cultural concept' was made by · Ans: A
  49. 'Geography of public finance can simply be defined as who gets what, where, at what cost.' Name the geographer who made this statement. · Ans: D
  50. International aid helps poor countries through resource transfers from rich countries, but it also has the following effects. Select the correct answer using the codes given below: · Ans: D
  51. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: · Ans: A
  52. 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
  53. Which technique was adopted by B.J.L. Berry in his classic study on the functional regionalization of the Indian economy? · Ans: D
  54. Which of the following are not the major objectives of the Hill Area Development Programme? Select the correct answer using the codes given below: · Ans: C
  55. Who among the following applied the growth pole concept to geographic space, whereby growth poles came to be known as growth centres? · Ans: D
  56. In which Five Year Plan was balanced regional development emphasized as one of the major objectives, with a full chapter devoted to it in the plan document? · Ans: B
  57. In ancient geography, the concept of region was first postulated by whom? · Ans: C
  58. The city region is an example of · Ans: B
  59. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct? · Ans: C
  60. Which one of the following islands of India has a volcanic origin? · Ans: B
  61. Which of the following hills does not join the Anaimudi knot? · Ans: D
  62. Among the following, which one is related to the Blue Revolution in India? · Ans: C
  63. Which one of the following groups of iron and steel plants is located outside the Chota Nagpur region? · Ans: C
  64. A map of R.F. 1/2,500 is enlarged by two and a half times. What will be the scale of the enlarged map? · Ans: B
  65. Population density is usually shown by · Ans: B
  66. What is the pattern of settlement distribution if its Rn value is 2.14? · Ans: D
  67. Ajai ranks seventeenth in a class of thirty one. What is his rank from the last? · Ans: C
  68. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct? · Ans: D
  69. The satellite image shown on television clearly depicts · Ans: C
  70. Match List-I (Satellite) with List-II (Altitude in km) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: · Ans: B
  71. Which one of the following characteristics separates GIS from other systems? · Ans: B
  72. The cephalic index, used to classify human races, is calculated as · Ans: D
  73. In the transport network shown in the figure given below, which one of the locations has the maximum accessibility? · Ans: A

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