NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam, Dec., 2024 Geography

Total Questions: 100

91. Increased rainfall over extended periods will mainly lead to river flooding, while short, intense cloudbursts can cause pluvial foods. Due to changing climate, many parts of the world are already facing more frequent severe and longer lasting droughts. Droughts often have knock - on effects, for example on agriculture, forestry, water resources and biodiversity. They reduce water levels in rivers and grounds water, stunt tree and crop growth. Further human, animal and plant health are also threatened by climate change. While climate change may not introduce new health hazards, it will worsen and amplify existing one.

What is the impact of climate change on Indian agriculture? 

Correct Answer: (a) Reduced crop yields and food production.
Solution:The impact of climate change on Indian agriculture is lower crop yields and food production.

92. Which is the apex body for management of disasters in India.

Correct Answer: (c) National Disaster Managment Authority
Solution:

The National Disaster Management Authority is the highest authority for disaster management in India. It is the apex body for disaster management in India, chaired by the Prime Minister of India. The Disaster Management Act, 2005, mandated the establishment of the National Disaster Management Authority and the creation of an enabling environment for institutional mechanisms at the state and district levels.

93. In 2013 a mid day cloudburst in Uttarakhand Popularly known as 'Himalayan Tsunami caused devastating floods and landslide. The epicenter of this disaster was______.

Correct Answer: (b) Kedarnath
Solution:

In 2013, a mid-day cloudburst, popularly known as the "Himalayan Tsunami," struck Uttarakhand, causing devastating floods and landslides. The epicenter of this disaster was Kedarnath.

94. Which one among the following is the most significant health impact of climate change?

Correct Answer: (d) Changes in the impact of diseases e.g. from vector - rodent - water or food borne diseases
Solution:Changes in the impact of diseases such as vector-borne rodent-borne, water-borne, or food-borne illnesses are the most important health impacts of changing temperatures.

95. The recent increase in the frequency of the EI Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) суcles can be attributed to:

Correct Answer: (d) Global warming
Solution:

The recent increase in the frequency of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) can be attributed to global warming. The El Niño current, also known as the countercurrent, flows north to south, 180 km west of the Peruvian coast of South America. It extends from 3° south to 18° south latitude. El Niño is a warm current that, upon its arrival, increases ocean water temperatures by 3°-4° Celsius above normal.

96. The ancient classical period saw significant progress in academic fields across different areas of study. Ancient scholars like Plato. Aristotle Thales, Anaximander, Ptolemy and Eratosthenes had such a huge impact on western thought that it was really hard to get beyond their ideas and theories for many centuries. The Journeys and discoveries made during this time resulted in a better understanding of the previously unknown world. The Greeks made significant contributions to the progress of human knowledge.

They collected information from various ancient civilizations and expanded on it through theories and observations. Greek scholars thought about every possible topic. Their works really set the ground work for newly all the fields we study today. Their impressive contributions really helped establish geography as a solid discipline, especially in areas like mathematical, physical, historical and regional geography. It's hard to think about today's scientific advancements without considering the ground work laid by those ancient scholars.
Who improved the Aristotelian concepts of climate zones by providing mathematical boundaries? 

Correct Answer: (b) Eratosthenes
Solution:

Aristotle's concepts of climatic zones were improved by Eratosthenes by providing information about mathematical boundaries. Aristotle was a Greek geographer who made significant contributions to the development of mathematical geography.
Aristotle described the Earth's shape and its tropics factually and with examples. Eratosthenes was a Greek geographer who wrote the book "Geographica," which is considered the first classical text.

97. Who is said to have been a disciple of Anaximander who also imbided the cosmological concerns of the Ionians?

Correct Answer: (a) Pythagoras
Solution:Pythagoras is considered a disciple of Anaximander, who incorporated the cosmological concerns of the Ionians.

98. Who assumed that places near to the equator were uninhabitable and it was only the temperate zone that formed the inhabited part of the world?

Correct Answer: (d) Aristotle
Solution:Aristotle believed that the lands around the equator were uninhabitable and that only the temperate zone constituted the inhabited parts of the world.

99. A large part of Scholars think they know about ancient geography came from the work of?

Correct Answer: (c) Strabo
Solution:Much of what scholars know about ancient geography comes from the work of Strabo, a Roman geographer who wrote Geographia.

100. Who propounded the concept of 'Tera Incognita'?

Correct Answer: (a) Ptolemy
Solution:

The concept of "terra incognita" was proposed by Ptolemy. Ptolemy was a Roman geographer and renowned astronomer who authored the famous astronomical treatise "Almagest." Ptolemy's other works include "Geographia," "Planetary Hypothesis," and "Analemma."