UGCNET Class 12 Geography UGC NET Solved Question Paper 2013

Read out the following conditions :

1. Cloudy sky
2. Cold dry air
3. Strong winds
4. Long winter nights

Which of the above conditions promote inversion of temperature ?

• 1 , 2 and 4

• 2 , 3 and 4

• 1 and 4

• 2 and 4

• a-i , b-ii , c-iii , d-iv

• a-ii , b-iii , c-i , d-iv

• a-iii , b-ii , c-ii , d-iv

• a-iv , b-ii , c-i , d-iii

The climate of Southern Ganga plain in the Thornthwaite classification is denoted by 

• BA'W

• CA'W

• AA'W

• CW'W

Which of the formation processes is responsible for weaathering of rocks in the Karst region ?

• Scree formation

• Carbonation

• Oxidation

• Hydrolysis

Bad-land topography is the product of the combination action of

• Wind and Glacier

• Wind and Water

• Water and Glacier

• Water and Temperature

Increase in temperature with increase in height is known as 

• Lapse Rate

• Adiabatic lapse rate

• Inversion of temperature

• Normal rate

Identify the correct sequence of the given processes regarding rainfall :

• Unsaturated air , condensation , dew point , precipitation

• Dew point , condensation , unsaturated air , precipitation

• Unsaturated air , dew point , condensation , precipitation

• Dew point , precipitation , condensation , unsaturated air

Indian Meterological Department (IMD) has divided India into how many seismic zones ?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of earth it is known as 

• Planetary wind

• Geostrophic wind

• Accidental wind

• Forced wind

Which one of the glacial features is believed to have formed in the bed of a sub-glacial stream ?

• An esker

• A moraine 

• Drumlin

• Kame