NTA UGC NET/JRF EXAM. JUNE , 2019 (Paper II) Geography

Total Questions: 100

71. Match List-I with List-II

Correct Answer: (a) (a)- (iv); (b)-(i); (c)-(ii); (d)-(iii)
Solution:

Dravidian denotes a family of languages that is spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka. Yerukala is a Dravidian language mainly spoken by the Yerukala tribe. The Indo European family is divided into several branches or sub families like Albanian, Armenian, Balto Salvic, Celtic, Germanic, Hellenic, Indo-Iranian and Italic. Banjari is an Indo European language spoken by Banjara people across India.
Austric language is a super family that includes the Austroastic and Austronesian language families. Santhali is the most widely spoken language of Munda subfamily of the Austroasiatic language. Tibeto Burman is spoken in the highlands of Southeast Asia as well as certain parts of East Asia and South Asia. Bodo is a language of the Tibeto Burman having several dialects.

72. Match List-I with List-II

Correct Answer: (d) (a)-(iv); (b)-(i), (c)-(iii); (d)-(ii)
Solution:

The north westerly winds commonly known as Norwester winds brings up to 12 meters of precipitation annually to New Zealand's southern alps. Yamo is a warm and dry wind blowing down steep valleys in Japan.
Foehn is a warm dry gusty wind that periodically occurs in the leeward slopes of nearly all mountain ranges. Chinook Is a warm, dry wind that occurs in the interior west of North America also known as "snow eater".

73. Which one of the following pairs is not matched correctly?

Correct Answer: (d) David Smith: Marxist perspective
Solution:

David Smith in his 'Human geography: A welfare approach' first suggested the welfare approach which later merges with other approaches of geography dealing with this issues inequality.
So he is not related with the radicalist marxist idealogy.

74. Which of the following is not a part of the Circum-Pacific Volcanic belt?

Correct Answer: (c) Azores islands
Solution:

The Azores Islands are located in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately five hours in flight from South America and two hours from Europe. The chain lies in the North Atlantic Ocean roughly 1,000 miles (1,600 km) west of mainland Portugal. It includes nine major islands. The Azores are divided into three widely separated island groups: the eastern group, consisting of Sao Miguel, Santa Maria, and the Formigas islets; the central group, consisting of Faial, Pico, Sao Jorge, Terceira, and Graciosa; and the northwestern group, consisting of Flores and Corvo. The capital is Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel.

75. The constructive margin of lithospheric plates is presented by which of the following?

Correct Answer: (d)Mid-Atlantic ridge
Solution:

A tectonic plate also called lithospheric plates is a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere. At a constructive plate margin the plates move apart from one another. Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of constructive margin of lithospheric plates. It is considered as "a slow-spreading" ridge by earth scientists.

76. In Drewnowski's conceptual framework of the need satisfaction curve, the lowest level of living indicates which state of well-being?

Correct Answer: (d) Destitution
Solution:

Drewnowski tries to depict the situation that in any state the well -being of its citizens will determine the degree of social and economic deficiency. Stateof well being can be measured in terms of Affluence, Insufficiency, Sufficiency, Destitution.
In Drewnowski's conceptual framework of the need satisfaction curve, the lowest level of living indicates Destitution.

77. The Sustainable-Development Goals comprises how many goals and targets?

Correct Answer: (b) 17 goals and 169 targets
Solution:

SDG's are the outcome of Rio + 20 conference (2012) held in Rio-de-Janeiro and is a non binding document named-
"Transforming our world, The 2030 agenda for sustainable development"
• It contains 27 goals/169 targets/247 indicators
• SDG's are intergovernmental agreement formulated to act as post-2015 development agenda, its predecessor is Millennium development goal.

78. Match List-I with List-II.

Correct Answer: (d) (a)-(iii); (b)-(i), (c)-(ii); (d)-(iv)
Solution:

Towards the close of summer season, premonsoon showers are common in Karnataka. They help in early ripening of mangoes and hence called Mango Showers. Blossom showers mean the rainfall occurs between 20th February and 5th April for the bud to flower. They are called blossom showers in Kerala.
Norwester is a local rainfall or thunderstorm experienced in the month of April-May. It is experienced in West Bengal.
Loo is a strong, dusty, hot and dry summer wind experienced in Uttar Pradesh.

79. The proportion of areas under various crops at a point of time is known as

Correct Answer: (b) cropping pattern
Solution:

Cropping pattern means the spatial representation of crops rotations, or as the list of crops that are being produced in an area at different points of time. Cropping pattern in India is determined mainly by rainfall, climate, temperature and soil type. The major cropping patterns include - monocropping, mixed cropping.

80. Match List-I with List-II

Correct Answer: (d) (a)-(ii); (b)-(i), (c)-(iii); (d)-(iv)
Solution:

Socotra Chagos Ridge is a prominent volcanic ridge and oceanic plateau extending between the Northern and Central Indian Ocean.
Spitsbergen ridge is the largest and populated island of the Svalbard archipelago, part of Norway, in the Arctic ocean. Mid Atlantic Ridge is a mid ocean ridge located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.
Cocos Ridge extends in the Pacific ocean southwestward from the Central American isthmus to the Galapagos Islands.