NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam, December, 2022 Geography

Total Questions: 100

81. Arrange the following concepts of Political Geography in chronology from oldest to latest.

(A) Functional Approaches in Political Geography by Hartshorne
(B) Rimland Theory by Spykman
(C) Frontier and Boundary concept by Moodies.
(D) Heartland Thesis by Mackinder
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) D, B, A, C
Solution:

Political geography concepts in chronological order (from oldest to latest)
(D) Heartland thesis by Mackinder (1904, 1919, 1943)
(B) Rimland Theory of Spykman – (1944)
(A) Functional Approaches in political geography by Hartshorne – 1950
(C) Frontier and boundary concept by Moodies

82. Arrange the following approaches in chronological order.

(A) Feminism
(B) Quantitative Revolution
(C) Behaviouralism
(D) Determinism
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) D, B, C, A
Solution:

Approaches in chronological order.
(D) Determinism (Later half of 19th century in Germany)- mainly focuses on protecting environment and focusing majorly on development of it.
(B) Quantitative Revolution (1950s) by Mackarti, Sharlay, Peter Hagget Revolution → emphasized the use of quantitative methods and technique to analyze the geographic phenomenon.
(C) Behaviouralism (1960s) - Focuses on studying individual and group behavior by employing scientific method and principles.
(A) Feminism (in 1970s)- It is an radical approach mainly focuses on the addressing the inequality between man and woman and to provide practices solutions for then.

83. Arrange the elements of electromagnetic remote sensing of earth resources in sequential order.

(A) Propagation of energy through the atmosphere
(B) Energy Source
(C) Re-transmissions of energy through the atmosphere
(D) Energy interaction with earth surface features
(E) Detection, recording and transmission of data to ground stations by sensors.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) B, A, D, C, E
Solution:

The elements of electromagnetic remote sensing of earth resources in sequential order are—
Energy source → Propagation of Energy through the Atmosphere → Energy interaction with earth surface features → Retransmission of energy through atmosphere → Detection, recording and transmission of data to ground stations by sensors.

84. Arrange the following developmental plans of India in order of their inception.

(A) Desert Development Programme
(B) National Capital Region
(C) Damodar Valley Corporation
(D) Integrated Rural Development Programme
(E) Drought Prone Area Programme
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) C, E, D, A, B
Solution:

Development plans of India in order of their inception
(C) Damodar Valley corporation – 1948
(E) Drought prone area programme – 1973–74
(D) Integrated Rural Development programme – (1978)
(A) Desert Development programme – (1978)
(B) National Capital Region – 1985.

85. Arrange the following states in descending order on the basis of percentage of forested area out of the total geographical area.

(A) Uttarakhand
(B) West Bengal
(C) Odisha
(D) Kerala
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) D, A, C, B
Solution:

States in the descending order on the basis of percentage of forested area out of the total geographical area
(D) Kerala (61.96%)
(A) Uttarakhand (47.31%)
(C) Odisha (36.70%)
(B) West Bengal (21.61%)
*Largest forest area (in percent) having states Mizoram (84.53%), Arunachal Pradesh (79.33) Meghalaya (76.00%), Manipur (74.34), Nagaland (73.90%)

86. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: Increasing complexity and diversity of economic activity encourages unevenness of population distribution.
Reason B: Increasing government control over economic activity emerged as a significant factor affecting population patterns.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Solution:

Assertion (A) is correct that increasing complexity and diversity of economic activity encourages unevenness of population distribution. Reason (R) is also correct that increasing government control over economic activity emerged as a significant factor affecting population patterns but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

87. Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: The dark shadows of trees on pavement may be misclassified as water in the process of automated image classification.
Reason R: In visible-wavelength imagery, objects inside shadows will tend to appear darker and bluer than if they were fully illuminated.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Solution:

Statement (A) is correct that the dark shadows of trees on pavement may be misclassified as water in the process of automated image classification. Reason (R) is correct that in visible wavelength imagery objects inside shadows will tend to appear darker and bluer than if they were fully illuminated. (R) also explains (A).

88. Given below are two statements:

Statement I : Sugarcane cultivation in deccan plateau region is more remunerative than northern regions of India.
Statement II : There are a few number of sugar mills located in sugarcane cultivating northern regions of India.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Solution:

Sugarcane cultivation in deccan plateau Region is more remunerative than northern region of India because sugarcane is tropical plant. Black soil and temperature of Deccan is favourable condition for sugarcane cultivation hence statement I is correct. Number of sugarmills is more in northern region is more than Southern Region hence statement II is false. Resulting sugarcane of southern India posses more sucrose per cane in comparison to northern India Sugarcanes, In short sugarcane of southern India produce more sugar per acre then northern India sugarcanes per acre.

89. Given below are two statements:

Statement I : The movement of minerals in an ecosystem is unidirectional.
Statement II : The movement of energy in an ecosystem is cyclic.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Solution:

The movement of minerals in an ecosystem is cyclical but movement of energy in an ecosystem is unidirectional. Energy transfers from lower trophic level to upper trophic level. In this process energy transfers in decreasing order. This cyclical motion of mineral is completed through various biogeochemical cycles which distributes the minerals from Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and lithosphere. Energy flow follows the unidirectional path i.e. So statement I and Statement II both are incorrect.

90. Given below are two statements:

Statement I : State may be defined as geographically organised area by the population and having a government in partial control of its entire area.
Statement II : A state is a human community that claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force with a given territory.
In the light of the above statement, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Solution:

On the basis of 4 elements of state (Population, territory, government and sovereignty) So Government of that state have full control over it .So, statement I is incorrect. Garner defined state as a community living on specific part of which is controlled by government and follow orders of government by nature in other words.
A state is a human community that claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force with a given territory. So statement I is false but statement II is true.