NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam, December, 2022 Geography

Total Questions: 100

31. The actual labour productivity of farms was compared with what could have been achieved under optimizing decision-making by the farmers acting as rational economic persons. Which of the following geographer conducted this study?

Correct Answer: (d) Wolpert
Solution:

The Actual labour productivity of farms was compared with what could be Achieved by optimizing decision making by the farmers acting as economic individuals studied by Wolpert on Swedish farmers Gilbert white studied human response in Natural Hazards and then Wolpert, Rodney white, Peter Gould and Allen Pratt developed the post quantitative revolution approach into ethical geography.

32. The productivity of rice in Punjab depends on availability of irrigation. Which type of relationship of a system can be explained by the above given statement?

Correct Answer: (a) Series relation
Solution:

The productivity of rice in Punjab depends on availability of irrigation above statement explains series relations. Correlation is of two types
(i) Positive
(ii) Negative
When there is an increase in the variable value of one category there is also an increase in the value of other category then this relationship of variable values is said to be positive. Conversely if they are related in value in such a way that an increase in one variable results decrease in the value of other variable this type of correlation know 'as negative correlation'.

33. Which one of the following sets of book and author is wrongly matched?

Correct Answer: (b) Geography and Geographers-D.Harvey
Solution:

34. Which of the following information is used in altimetric frequency graph?

Correct Answer: (a) Spot height
Solution:

The Altimetric Frequency Graph depicts at successive Altitudes either the frequency of certain levels (spot heights, highest points in grid squares, summit heights) or the areas of length of flats (summits shoulders, benches etc). A contour line is a line drawn on a topographic map to indicate ground elevation or depression. Contour line connects points with same heights.

35. Which type of maps are called cartograms?

Correct Answer: (c) Maps on which diagrams and graphs are superimposed to show the spatial distribution of data.
Solution:

A cartogram is a diagrammatic map that represents the mapped area by distorting the geometry of the feature itself. So we can say that these maps shows the feature of graphs through diagrams mainly to show spatial distribution.

36. Which of the following Indian language group matches correctly with its speech area?

Correct Answer: (a) North Dravidian - Odisha
Solution:

Correctly matched pair are following

Indian Language GroupRegion
North DravidianOdisha
Mon-KhmerMeghalaya, Nicobar Island
MundaJharkhand
DardicJammu and Kashmir

37. Which one of the following pair is wrongly matched?

Correct Answer: (d) Thal ghat gap - Ahmedabad
Solution:

38. Which one of the following sets of multipurpose project and associated river is wrongly matched?

Correct Answer: (a) Matatila - Banas river
Solution:

39. Which of the following region lies in the lowest seismic sensitive zone in India?

Correct Answer: (a) Bundelkhand region
Solution:

Bundelkhand lies in the lowest seismic sensitive zone in India. The whole country divided into 4 zones V, IV, III, II according to seismic zone map of India prepared by Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) based on historical seismicity and strong ground motions
Zone V (very severe intensity zone)
Zone IV (Severe intensity zone)
Zone III (Moderate intensity zone)
Zone II (Law intensity zone)
Approximately, 11% of the country falls in zone V, ~18% in zone IV, ~ 30% in zone III and the remaining in zone II. A total of~ 59% of the landmass of India (covering all states of India) is prone to earthquakes of different intensities.

40. Which of the following set is wrongly matched?

Correct Answer: (b) Cherry-Blossom-Andhra Pradesh
Solution: