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Q.1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
List – I (Rivers)
(a) Krishna
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Godavari
(d) Yamuna
List – II (Tributaries)
(1) Chambal
(2) Indravati
(3) Tista
(4) Bhima
Codes:
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| (1) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| (2) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| (3) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| (4) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Answer: (1)
Q.2. Which one of the following metropolitan cities has registered the largest population in 2011 census? (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(1) Chennai
(2) Delhi
(3) Kolkata
(4) Mumbai
Answer: (2)
Q.3. Which of the following States in India is passing through the stage of Demographic Transition which entails low fertility and low mortality? (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(1) Assam
(2) Haryana
(3) Punjab
(4) Tamilnadu
Answer: (4)
Q.4. Which one of the following is the important factor in Rural out – migration in India? (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(1) Agricultural inefficiency
(2) Population growth
(3) Lack of Basic services in rural areas
(4) Unemployment
Answer: (4)
Q.5. Which of the following languages does not belong to the Dravidian family? (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(1) Sinhalese
(2) Brahui
(3) Kannada
(4) Malayalam
Answer: (1)
Q.6. The habitat of the Toda tribe is (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(1) Aravalli range
(2) Siwalik range
(3) Kaimur range
(4) Nilgiri hills
Answer: (4)
Q.7. Between 2001 and 2011, the sex-ratio (Females per thousand males) has (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(1) increased by 5 to 10
(2) decreased by 5 to 10
(3) remained constant
(4) increased by less than 5
Answer: (1)
Q.8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
List – I (Mineral)
(a) Copper
(b) Iron ore
(c) Manganese
(d) Mica
List – II (Mines)
(1) Kudremukh
(2) Balaghat
(3) Kodarma
(4) Khetri
Codes:
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| (1) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| (2) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| (3) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| (4) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Answer: (4)
Q.9. In India, mangrove is the most important tree of (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(1) Tropical moist deciduous forests
(2) Tidal forests
(3) Tropical dry deciduous forests
(4) Sub – tropical moist forests
Answer: (2)
Q.10. Which one of the following does not match correctly? (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(1) Vishakhapatnam – Ship building
(2) Titlagarh – Railway equipment
(3) Bhadravati – Iron & Steel
(4) Pinjore – Machine Tools
Answer: (2)
Q.11. In which of the following Decades, India experienced highest percentage of decadal growth? (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(1) 1951-61
(2) 1961-71
(3) 1971-81
(4) 1981-91
Answer: (3)
Q.12. The main occupation of the Gonds is (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) Food gathering
(B) Forestry
(C) Hunting
(D) Cultivation
Answer: (D)
Q.13. The Vale of Kashmir is the only level strip of land in the Himalayas. Which river has laid its deposits to form this level plain? (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) Ravi
(B) Sutlej
(C) Beas
(D) Jhelum
Answer: (D)
Q.14. In which of the following States of India women outnumber men? (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Haryana
(D) Kerala
Answer: (D)
Q.15. Which one of the following States of India records the lowest density of population according to 2011 Census? (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Tripura
(D) Manipur
Answer: (A)
Q.16. About 85 percent of the total iron ore production of India is from: (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) Jharkhand and Orissa
(B) Karnataka and Orissa
(C) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh
(D) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (A)
Q.17. Name the Five Year Plan (FYP) in which the ‘Voluntary Sterilization Population Policy’ was introduced. (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) First Five Year Plan
(B) Second Five Year Plan
(C) Third Five Year Plan
(D) Fourth Five Year Plan
Answer: (B)
Q.18. In the sub-continent of India, the region frequently affected by tropical cyclones is the (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) Gujarat coast
(B) Coromandel coast
(C) Konkan coast
(D) Malabar coast
Answer: (B)
Q.19. Which of the following regions/areas is not affected by the monsoon of the Arabian Sea branch? (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) Western Ghat
(B) Deccan Plateau
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Punjab Plain
Answer: (D)
Q.20. The broadest part of the Himalayas lies in (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Nagaland
Answer: (C)
Q.21. Which of the following regions of India is most developed economically? (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) North-eastern hill region
(B) Eastern region
(C) North-western region
(D) Central region
Answer: (C)
Q.22. Which one of the following arrangements of States in descending order of literacy rates according to 2011 Census is correct? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Kerala, Mizoram, Tripura, Goa
(B) Kerala, Goa, Mizoram, Tripura
(C) Goa, Kerala, Tripura, Mizoram
(D) Mizoram, Tripura, Kerala, Goa
Answer: (A)
Q.23. The main species of the coniferous forests of the Himalayas between the altitudes 1600 metres and 3300 metres are (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Cedar, Pine, Sine, Silver fir, Spruce
(B) Sagon and Sakhu
(C) Sandalwood, Rosewood
(D) Oak, Chestnut, Chir, Chil
Answer: (A)
Q.24. The Bundelkhand plateau covers parts of which two of the following States? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Chhattisgarh & Jharkhand
(B) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
(C) Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
Answer: (B)
Q.25. Which of the following places in India ranks second among the coldest inhabited places in the world? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Dras
(B) Itanagar
(C) Manali
(D) Mana
Answer: (A)
Q.26. Which of the following States has the highest percentage of its agricultural area under canal irrigation? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (D)
Q.27. Which of the following ranges separates the Kashmir Valley from the Indus River Valley? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) PirPanjal Range
(B) Dhauladhar Range
(C) Great Himalayan Range
(D) Siwalik Range
Answer: (C)
Q.28. Which one of the following States /Union Territories recorded the highest density of population as per census 2011? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Chandigarh
(B) West Bengal
(C) Kerala
(D) Maharashtra
Answer: (A)
Q.29. Which one of the following states recorded the highest decadal growth rate of population between 2001 & 2011 as per census record? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Bihar
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: (D)
Q.30. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET DEC 2012)
List – I (Type of climate)
(a) Aw
(b) Amw
(c) BShw
(d) BWhw
List – II (Region)
(i) Rain shadow zone of Karnataka
(ii) Thar Desert
(iii) W. Bengal & Bihar
(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 |
Answer: (A)
Q.31. Which one of the following rivers does not make a delta? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Godavari
(C) Tapti
(D) Ganga
Answer: (C)
Q.32. Which one of the following rivers does not flow through Himachal Pradesh? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Jhelum
(B) Beas
(C) Chenab
(D) Ravi
Answer: (A)
Q.33. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET DEC 2012)
List – I (Rivers)
(a) Krishna
(b) Brahamaputra
(c) Godavari
(d) Yamuna
List – II (Their tributaries)
(i) Chambal
(ii) Indravati
(iii) Tista
(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 |
Answer: (A)
Q.34. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET DEC 2012)
List – I (Soil)
(a) Alluvial
(b) Black soil (Regur)
(c) Desert
(d) Red
List – II (State)
(i) Rajasthan
(ii) Uttar Pradesh
(iii) Maharashtra
(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 |
Answer: (C)
Q.35. Which one records the lowest normal temperature in the month of January? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Bikaner
(B) Banglore
(C) Jaisalmer
(D) Firozpur
Answer: (D)
Q.36. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET DEC 2012)
List – I (Pass)
(a) Shipki La
(b) Nitipass
(c) Nathula
(d) Bomdi La
List – II (State)
(i) Arunachal Pradesh
(ii) Himachal Pradesh
(iii) Uttrakhand
(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 |
Answer: (A)
Q.37. Which one of the following states has the lowest percentage of scheduled tribes? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Manipur
(C) Mizoram
(D) Nagaland
Answer: (B)
Q.38. Which of the following hills forms the North Eastern edge of the Chhota Nagpur Plateau? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Rajmahal Hills
(B) Mikir Hills
(C) Parasnath Hills
(D) Javadi Hills
Answer: (A)