NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam, June, 2023 Geography

Total Questions: 100

11. Landforms associated with depositional activity:

A. Sea caves and Caldera.
B. Eskers and wave built platform
C. Playa and Meander
D. Arches and Plunge-pool
E. Barrier Beach and Loess
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) B and E only
Solution:Note-: Wave built platforms are the erosion landforms of the marine waves these are also called as wave cut benches. These are formed where cliff recession is active due to powerful bombardment on cliff base by up rushing breaker wave. But UGC adopted it as depositional landform.

12. Which of the following areas are associated with South Central Highland?

A. Bundelkhand upland
B. Vindhya Scarplands
C. Rohilkhand plains
D. Narmada Valley
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) B and D only
Solution:

South central highlands includes Vindhyas, Satpura, Mahadeo, Maikal, Chota Nagpur plateau. While North central highlands include Aravali, Malwa plateau, Bundelkhand, Baghelkhand. Note The river valley area between Vindhaya Mountain & Satpura Ranges i.e, Narmada valley region in which Narmada river from E to W direction to fall into Arabian sea is also considered an part of south central highland.

13. Match List I with List II.


Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
Solution:

14. Which of the following statements are true about crop-combination regions?

A. Provides as good basis for agricultural regionalization.
B. Help in studying agricultural productivity.
C. Helps in formulation of agricultural policy.
D. Provides a comprehensive understanding of agricultural mosaic of an agro-climatic for planning and development of agriculture.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) A, C and D only
Solution:

Crop combination is the process in which crops are grown in combination.
• Crop combination is the analysis of the total percentage area occupied by different crops in a given region in an agricultural year.
• It provides a good basis for agricultural regionalization & helps in strategies formulation so option A, C, D are correct assigning there are two methods crop combination region.

15. The most widely accepted scheme of cultural realms of the world was devised by_____.

Correct Answer: (a) Broek and Webb
Solution:

Brock and Webb divided the world into 4 major and two minor cultural realms. Major cultural realms are occidental realm Islamic Realm
Indian Realm
East Indian Realm
Minor cultural Realm are
• South-East Asian Realm, Meso-African, Negro African Realm

16. Which one the following nomadic tribes lives in northern Finland?

Correct Answer: (b) Lapps
Solution:

Lapps are the tribes of Northern finland also named as Sami, Sabme Lapp
• They inhabits around the Scandinavian penisula in countries like Finland, Norway, Sweden Russia
• They adopt themselves in colder region most of the time lives in below frozen temperature.
• They mostly depended on animal husbandry for their sustenance.

17. Which of the following statements are correct regarding welfare geography?

A. It was revolutionary in theory and revolutionary in practice.
B. The basis of welfare approach is on "who gets what, where and how."
C. It was based on positivism.
D. It is a pragmatic approach to overcome the problems of inequalities.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) B and D only
Solution:

Welfare Geography- Welfare approach in geography grow up as a reaction to the quantitative & model building traditions in 1960's & also to solve the various problems prevalent in society during 1970's like poverty, hunger, etc. It also addresses the issues of inequality & focus on equal distribution of economic development to emphasizes on "who get what where & how" so option A &C is incorrect B & D is right
•D. M. Smith (1977) in his book "Human Geography: A welfare approach" suggested various approaches to deals with various issues of that time.

18. Which of the following statements are NOT true about inter-state distribution of scheduled caste population in India (2011)?

A. Bihar has the largest number of scheduled caste population among all the major states India.
B. Punjab has the highest percentage share of scheduled castes in its total population.
C. Maharashtra has the third largest population size of scheduled castes in India.
D. Tamil Nadu has more scheduled caste population than Andhra Pradesh.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) A and C only
Solution:

As per the census 2011 the no. of schedule castes in India is 20,13,78,086 i.e, 16.6% of total population of India
States having maximum ratio of SC as per censes 2011 in its total population in descending order-
Punjab (31.9%) > Himachal Pradesh (25.2%) > West Bengal (23.5) > Uttar Pradesh (20.7%) > Haryana (20.2)
While state wise highest population of SC in

19. Cultural Eutrophication is caused by which of the following?

Correct Answer: (c) Nutrients added into the water bodies by anthropogenic factors
Solution:

Cultural Eutrophication - Also called as Accelerated eutrophication is a process of nutrient enrichment of water bodies due to human activities like passage of sewage, industrial effluents & runoff from utilized fields rich in nutrients.

20. Delta formed by the Ganga river is an example of______.

Correct Answer: (d) Arcuate Delta
Solution:

Arcuate delta is a fan shaped delta having convex margin towards sea such deltas are formed when the river water is as dense as sea water
• The main river bifurcated into various channels named as distributaries Example of Arcuate delta - Nile River delta, Ganga delta.