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Geography UGC NET

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UGCNET Class 12

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 Multiple Choice QuestionsMultiple Choice Questions

1.

The term "active layer" is associated with :

  • Fluvial deposition

  • Periglacial deposition

  • Plate Tectonics

  • Processeess of soil formation


2.

Hydration process belongs to :

  • Physical and Biological process

  • Physical and Chemical process

  • Biological and Chemical process

  • Chemical process


3.

The basaltic ocean crust has an average density of :

  • 2.65 g/cm3

  • 2.75 g/cm3

  • 2.9 g/cm3

  • 3.0 g/cm3


4.

Which one of the following is not a factor to affect the atmospheric pressure ?

  • Altitude

  • Presence of water vapour

  • Temperature

  • Rainfall


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5.

What is the major wind related phenomenon responsible for summer drought in Mediterranean type of region ?

  • Shifting of trade winds polewards in summers. 

  • Shifting of trade winds equatorwards in summers

  • Blowing of westerlies from the continents in summers

  • Blowing South-Westerly


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6.

Find out the correct sequence of planetary winds found from the equator to pole :

  • Westerlies , Trade , Polar wind 

  • Trade , Westerlies , Polar winds

  • Trade , Polar winds , Westerlies

  • Polar winds , Westerlies , Trade


B.

Trade , Westerlies , Polar winds


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7.

The rain-fed and rain shadow areas are the characteristics of the :

  • Cyclonic rainfall

  • Convectional rainfall

  •  Orographic rainfall

  • Thermal rainfall


8.

LIST I

(Concept/Theory)

LIST II

(Put forward by)

(a) Base level  (i) G.K. Gilbert
(b) Parallel retreat (ii) W. Penck
(c) Cycle of erosion (iii) J.W. Powell
(d) Stream competency and capacity (iv) W.M. Davis
  • a-iii , b-ii , c-iv , d-i

  • a-ii , b-i , c-iii , d-iv

  • a-iii , b-ii , c-i , d-iv

  • a-ii , b-iv , c-i , d-iii


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9.

LIST I

(Local Wind)

LIST II

(Area)

(a) Loo (i) The Rockies
(b) Khamsin (ii) The Alps
(c) Chinook (iii) Rajasthan Desert
(d) Fohn (v) Egypt
  • a-i , b-ii , c-iii , d-iv

  • a-iii , b-iv , c-i , d-ii

  • a-ii , b-iv , c-iii , d-i

  • a-iv , b-iii , c-ii , d-i


10.

Find combination of two given areas where  rainfall is characterised by tropical monsoon rain :

(i) The Sahyadri

(ii) The Ganga Delta

(iii) Kashmir Valley

(iv)Ladakh Region

  • (i) and (iii)

  • (ii) and (iv)

  • (i) and (ii)

  • (iii) and (iv)


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