University Grants Commission NET Geography (Paper III) question papers

Will you please give me the University Grants Commission NET Geography (Paper III) question papers?

As you want to get the University Grants Commission NET Geography (Paper III) question papers so here is the information of the same for you:

Some content of the file has been given here:

GEOGRAPHY
PAPER – III
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All
questions are compulsory.

1. Most of the details of our present
topography belong to the
(A) Pre-Cambrian era
(B) Paleozoic era
(C) Mesozoic era
(D) Cenozoic era
2. If you are sitting on the beach facing
the sea on a sunny afternoon, the
local wind will be
(A) striking your back and
continuing to the sea because
of sea breeze effect.
(B) towards your from the sea
because of the sea breeze
effect.
(C) towards your from the sea
because of the lapse rate effect.
(D) striking your back and
continuing to the sea because
of the land breeze effect.
3. The temperature at which water
vapours condense, is the
(A) Relative humidity
(B) Condensation point
(C) Dew point
(D) Evaporation point
4. Examine the following statements
and select the correct answer using
the codes given below :
1. The atmospheric air is never
completely dry.
2. Water vapour can occupy as
much as 4 percent of the
atmospheric volume.
3. Water vapour in the atmosphere
is always invisible.
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 are correct
(B) 2 and 3 are correct
(C) 1 and 3 are correct
(D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
5. Chemical weathering is more
effective than mechanical weathering
in
(A) Semi arid region
(B) Arid region
(C) Coastal region
(D) Cool temperate region
6. A drainage system which is not
related to the structure of the region
where it occurs is called a
(A) Radial drainage pattern
(B) Trellis drainage pattern
(C) Superimposed drainage pattern
(D) Dendritic drainage pattern

7. Who calculated the slope based on
the following formula
ten  = number of contours per mile  contour interval
3361
(A) Wentworth
(B) Raiz
(C) Henry
(D) Davis
8. Given below are the two statements
one labelled as Assertion (A) and
other Labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The work of wind as
an agent of gradation is not as
widespread as that of water.
Reason (R) : It is effective only in
the desert regions of the world
where rainfall is scanty and soil
particles are loose.
In the context of the above two
statements which one of the
following is correct :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation of
(A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but
(R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
9. “The Two-Cycle Theory” of the
origin of limestone caverns was
proposed by
(A) Davis
(B) Swinerton
(C) Gardner
(D) Malott
10. All those processes which tend to
bring the surface of the lithosphere to
a common level are collectively
known as
(A) Gradation
(B) Degradation
(C) Aggradation
(D) Mass wasting
11. Which one of the following
atmospheric layers reflects radio
waves that are transmitted from the
earth again back to the earth ?
(A) Mesosphere
(B) Ionosphere
(C) Troposphere
(D) Stratosphere
12. According to ‘Single cell circulation’
model proposed by Hadley, the most
important factor causing global
atmospheric circulation is
(A) subsidence at the equator
(B) temperature contrast between
equator and pole
(C) the jet stream
(D) rotation of the earth
13. Which of the following would likely
to have the lowest albedo ?
(A) Mirror
(B) Fresh snow in the Arctic
(C) Moist ploughed soil
(D) Thick cloud

14. Given below are the two statements
one labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Hurricane cannot
develop in the vicinity of equator.
Reason (R) : Coriolis force is
maximum over the equator.
In the context of the above two
statements which one of the
following is correct :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true but
(R) is not correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
15. When sun is shining vertically over
tropic of Capricorn ?
(A) Days and nights are equal over
the entire globe.
(B) Nights are longer than days in
the Southern hemisphere.
(C) Nights are equal to 24 hours
over the Arctic region.
(D) Days and nights are of 12 hour
duration over Antarctica.
16. Which of the following statements is
not true ?
(A) Evaporation is directly
proportional to temperature
(B) Evaporation is more over land
than ocean
(C) Evaporation is higher over
warm surface than on cold
surface.
(D) Evaporation reduces the
amount of heat available in the
atmosphere thereby reducing
the temperature.
17. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer by using
codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Sublimation i. the energy
absorbed is
used to give the
motion needed
the escape the
surface.
b. Freezing ii. energy is
released
c. Evaporation iii. releases 80 cal/
gm
d. Condensation iv. absorb 680 cal/
gm to change
the state
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) i iii ii iv
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) iii ii iv i
18. Pelagic deposits consist of matter
derived from algae and are mostly in
the form of liquid mud known as
(A) Blue mud
(B) Ooze
(C) Red mud
(D) Coral mud
19. The average temperature of the
surface water of the oceans is
(A) 22 C
(B) 15 C
(C) 26.7 C
(D) 18.6 C

20. Ecosystem has two components
which are
(A) Animals and plants
(B) Trees and weeds
(C) Frogs and men
(D) Abiotic and biotic
21. All the ecosystems taken together in
a geographical area form a bigger
unit called
(A) Community
(B) Territory
(C) Biome
(D) Biosphere
22. Which one of the following ocean
currents belongs to Indian Ocean ?
(A) Canary Current
(B) Antilles Current
(C) Labrador Current
(D) Agulhas Current
23. The Western Coast of Australia
records higher salinity due to
(A) Ocean currents
(B) Wind direction
(C) Dry weather condition
(D) All the above
24. The highest salinity is found in the
(A) Baltic Sea
(B) Okhotsk Sea
(C) Mediterranean Sea
(D) Red Sea
25. Which of the following statements
about synecology is correct ?
(A) It is a study of individual
species in relation to its
environment.
(B) It is a study of complex interrelationship
of biotic
communities.
(C) It is essentially habitat ecology.
(D) It is mainly social ecology.
26. Organic deposits made by living or
dead organisms that form rock
elevation like a ridge are known as
(A) Corals
(B) Conyons
(C) Reefs
(D) Guyots
27. Which one of the schools of thought
first developed possibilism ?
(A) German School of Geography
(B) Russian School of Geography
(C) French School of Geography
(D) British School of Geography
28. Which one of the following is not a
supporter of the theory of
determinism ?
(A) Wolfgang Hartake
(B) R. Hartshorne
(C) O.H.K. Spate
(D) All the above

29. Who among the following noted first
the regularity between the sizes of
cities and their rank ?
(A) Zipf
(B) Jefferson
(C) Auerbach
(D) Christaller
30. Who among the following is an
advocate of idealism in geography ?
(A) Guelke
(B) Gilbert
(C) Samuels
(D) Pocock
31. The statement that ‘a method by
which one can rethink the thought of
those whose actions one seeks to
explain’ refers in human geography
to the philosophy of
(A) Phenomenology
(B) Idealism
(C) Existentialism
(D) Positivism
32. Which among the following was
responsible for the radical
transformation of spirit and purpose
of geography ?
(A) Post Modernism
(B) Humanism
(C) Structuralism
(D) Quantification
33. Which among the following was one
of the forces responsible for
continental drift according to Wegner ?
(A) Tidal Force
(B) Convection Currents
(C) Tensional Force
(D) Compressional force
34. Which one of the following States /
Union Territories recorded the
highest density of population as per
census 2011 ?
(A) Chandigarh
(B) West Bengal
(C) Kerala
(D) Maharashtra
35. If economic landscape of a region is
dependent on ‘transport principle’ of
central place system, with the
population size of 4.0 lakh of its
highest order town, which one of the
following population size of next
lower order town is correct ?
(A) 3.0 lakh
(B) 2.0 lakh
(C) 1.0 lakh
(D) 0.5 lakh
36. Who defined settlement geography
first time incorporating the concept
of settlement pattern, house types and
field system ?
(A) Meitzen
(B) Stone
(C) Huntington
(D) Trewartha

37. The sparsely populated countries
have slow growth of industries
because
(A) of shortage of skilled labour
(B) small population does not
provide a good market
(C) of both (A) and (B)
(D) agriculture is more developed
than industries
38. Which one of the following countries
has the highest density of population ?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Pakistan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) India
39. The size of population in lower age
group is large in countries where
(A) Birth rate is high
(B) Birth rate is low
(C) Death rate is high
(D) Death rate is low
40. The base of the age-sex pyramid is
broad and apex is narrow in
(A) Developed countries
(B) Developing countries
(C) Under developed countries
(D) None of the above
41. Which one of the following market
locations is optimal in given diagram
of industrial landscape
(A) c (B) b
(C) d (D) a
42. Which one of the following matches
in case of shifting cultivation is not
correct ?
(A) Ladang – Indonesia
(B) Ray – Vietnam
(C) Milpa – Mexico
(D) Tamrai – Brazil
43. The polar regions are sparsely
populated because
(A) The growing season is short
owing to low temperature
(B) There are no mineral resources
(C) The regions are forested
(D) Both (B) and (C)
44. Which one of the following countries
is the major producer of mica ?
(A) India
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Brazil
(D) China

45. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer using the
codes given below :
List – I
(Sectors)
List – II
(Economic
Activities)
a. Primary
sector
i. Business
organisation
b. Secondary
sector
ii. Cultivation
c. Tertiary sector iii. Handloom
textiles
d. Quarternary iv. transport
services
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) iv iii ii i
46. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I
(Industrial
activities)
List – II
(Explanations)
a. Processing
activities
i. Inputs are
processed
goods
b. Fabricating
activities
ii. Major inputs
are raw
material
c. Integrative
activities
iii. Involve neither
inputs nor
outputs
d. Administrative
activities
iv. Inputs are
processed goods
undergoing little
change
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) i iv iii ii
(D) iii ii iv i
47. The number of persons expressed in
terms of unit area of agricultural land
is known as
(A) Economic Density
(B) Physiological Density
(C) Arithmetical Density
(D) Agricultural Density
48. Who among the following proposed a
grand scheme of natural regions on a
global scale by combining physical
determinants of plants and animals life ?
(A) Unstead
(B) Herbertson
(C) Whittlesey
(D) Dickinson
49. Which of the following was not
mentioned by Brunhes as essential
fact of human geography ?
(A) Facts of unproductive
occupation of soil.
(B) Facts of plants and animal
conquest
(C) Facts of destructive
exploitation
(D) Facts of manufacturing
50. Which one of the following factors is
not affecting the voting behaviour ?
(A) Religious
(B) Castes
(C) High level of literacy
(D) Size of landholdings

51. Which indicator from among the
following could be the best indicator
of social-well being ?
(A) Population growth rate
(B) Literacy rate
(C) Life-expectancy
(D) Per capita income
52. Who among the followings gave the
concept of ‘Rimland’ theory ?
(A) A Ratzel
(B) O.H.K. Spate
(C) Spykman
(D) Griffith Taylor
53. Who propounded the theory of
‘Heartland’ in political geography ?
(A) Mackinder
(B) Spykman
(C) Smith
(D) Raiz
54. A functional region is delineated on
the basis of
(A) Administrative boundaries
(B) Field of interactions
(C) Isolines
(D) Physical divisions
55. Who in census of India applied the
‘ternary diagram’ for the functional
classification of towns in India ?
(A) P. Padmanabha
(B) A.R. Nanda
(C) Ashok Mitra
(D) Chandrasekhar
56. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I
(Author)
List – II
(Name of the
Book)
a. W. Christaller i. Rural
settlement
and land use
b. V.L.S.
Prakasa Rao
ii. Metropolitan
Hyderabad
and its region
c. Manzoor
Alam & W.
Khan
iii. Regional
Planning
d. M. Chisholm iv. Central places in
Southern
Germany
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i ii iii iv
57. Who authored the book entitled
‘growth Pole and Growth Centres for
Regional Economic Development in
India’ ?
(A) Sen and Wanmali
(B) Sadasyuk and Sengupta
(C) Misra, Rao and Sundaram
(D) Rao and Sundaram

58. Which one of the following states
recorded the highest decadal growth
rate of population between 2001 &
2011 as per census record ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Arunanchal Pradesh
59. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I
(Type of
climate)
List – II
(Region)
a. Aw i. Rain shadow
zone of
Karnataka
b. Amw ii. Thar Desert
c. BShw iii. W. Bengal &
Bihar
d. BWhw iv. Malabar Coast
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) ii iv i iii
60. Which one of the following rivers
does not make a delta ?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Godavari
(C) Tapti
(D) Ganga
61. Which one of the following rivers
does not flow through Himachal
Pradesh ?
(A) Jhelum
(B) Beas
(C) Chenab
(D) Ravi
62. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I
(Rivers)
List – II
(Their
tributaries)
a. Krishna i. Chambal
b. Brahamaputra ii. Indravati
c. Godavari iii. Tista
d. Yamuna iv. Bhima
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) i iv iii ii
63. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I
(Soil)
List – II
(State)
a. Alluvial i. Rajasthan
b. Black soil
(Regur)
ii. Uttar Pradesh
c. Desert iii. Maharashtra
d. Red iv. Meghalaya
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) iv ii iii i

64. Which one records the lowest normal
temperature in the month of January ?
(A) Bikaner (B) Banglore
(C) Jaisalmer (D) Firozpur
65. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I
(Pass)
List – II
(State)
a. Shipki La i. Arunachal
Pradesh
b. Niti pass ii. Himachal
Pradesh
c. Nathula iii. Uttrakhand
d. Bomdi La iv. Sikkim
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iv ii i iii
(D) iv ii iii i
66. Which one of the following states has
the lowest percentage of scheduled
tribes ?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Manipur
(C) Mizoram
(D) Nagaland
67. Which of the following hills forms
the North Eastern edge of the
Chhotanagpur Plateau ?
(A) Rajmahal Hills
(B) Mikir Hills
(C) Parasnath Hills
(D) Javadi Hills
68. Consider the following statements
and select the correct answer using
codes given below :
1. In a Representative Fraction
(R.F.), the numerator is always
one.
2. In an R.F. Scale, the unit of
denominator is always as of the
unit of numerator.
3. R.F. is not suitable technique of
showing scale on a map.
4. The statement scale, e.g. 1 cm
to 1 km is suitable scale on a
map.
Codes :
(A) 1, 2 and 3 is correct
(B) 1, 3 and 4 is correct
(C) 2, 3 and 4 is correct
(D) 1, 2 and 4 is correct
69. If Representative Fraction (RF) of a
map is 1/5000 which is reduced three
times, which of the following RF is
correct for reduced map
(A) 1/2,500 (B) 1/1,000
(C) 1/15,000 (D) 1/25,000
70. Consider the following statements
and select the correct answer using
the codes given below :
1. IRS is the mainstay of National
Natural Resources
Management System
(NNRMS) in India.
2. Development and operational
responsibilities of earth
observation in India is overseen
by the National Remote
Sensing Agency (NRSA).
Codes :
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(D) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

71. Which one of the following
statement is correct in contest of
Sten-de-Geer’s method used for
showing population distribution ?
(A) Rural population is shown by
sphere method
(B) Urban population is shown by
dot method
(C) Scale of Cube-roots are used
for showing the spheres
(D) Spheres occupy bigger space
on map.
72. Which one of the following
measurements is used for inequality
distribution of farmers income
subject to their landholding size of an
area ?
(A) Standard Deviation
(B) Coefficient of Variation
(C) Gini Index
(D) Correlation coefficient
73. Consider the following statements
and select the correct answer using
the codes given below :
(a) Random sampling is called as
probability sampling.
(b) Random sampling is done with
help of random table.
(c) Landscape elements are
generally scattered at random.
Codes :
(A) (a) and (b) are correct.
(B) (b) and (c) are correct.
(C) (a) and (c) are correct.
(D) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.
74. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I
(Cartographic
method)
List – II
(Map)
a. Chorochromatic i. Contour
b. Choroschematic ii. Administrative
map
c. Isopleth iii. Use of letters
like R = Rice,
W = wheat
d. Choropleth iv. Density of
population
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) iii ii i iv
75. According to Nearest Neighbour
Index, what would be the maximum
value for the perfect uniform
settlement distribution ?
(A) 0.00
(B) 2.15
(C) 1.55
(D) 2.89

For more detailed information I am uploading PDF files which are free to download:

Contact Details:
University Grants Commission New Delhi
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
Balmiki Basti,
Vikram Nagar,
New Delhi,
Delhi 110002 ‎
093 33 778791 ‎
India

Map Location:

Attached Files Available for Download

	University Grants Commission NET Geography (Paper III) question papers-1.pdf (123.4 KB, 25 views)
	University Grants Commission NET Geography (Paper III) question papers-2.pdf (174.8 KB, 33 views)
	University Grants Commission NET Geography (Paper III) question papers.pdf (110.5 KB, 29 views)

You need University Grants Commission NET Geography (Paper III) question paper, here I am giving:

1. Lateral Planation Theory of pediment
formation was proposed by
(A) Lawson (B) Davis
(C) Gilbert (D) McGee

2. Match List – I with List – II and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List – I
(Books)
List – II
(Authors)

a. Geomorphology i. Wooldridge
and Morgen
b. Essays in
Geomorphology
ii. Strahler
c. Physical
Geography
iii. Lobeck
d. An outline of
Geomorphology
iv. Dury
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) i iv ii iii
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) iv iii i ii

3. Which of the following is strongly
presumptive faultline scarps ?
(A) Superimposed drainage across a
fault
(B) Poor correlation between rock
resistence and topographic forms
(C) Frequent severe earthquakes
(D) Actual Fault Plane identified
along a scarp

4. Paternoster lakes are features typical of :
(A) Lava Plains
(B) Piedmonts
(C) Deserts
(D) Glacial Troughs

5. Match List – I with List – II and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List – I
(Theories of
Cavern
formation)
List– II
(Scholar)
a. Two cycle theory i. Davis
b. Water table theory ii. Garner
c. Static waterzone
theory
iii. Malott
d. Invasion Theory iv. Swinnerton
NET Geography III paper





For detailed paper, here is attachment.............................

Attached Files Available for Download

NET Geography III paper.pdf (237.3 KB, 30 views)

__________________
Answered By StudyChaCha Member