MOCK TEST ON GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT PYQS JUNE & DEC 2020 NTA UGC NET

Q.1. Who according to Hartshorne had set the direction of Geographic thought for the future? (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(1) Huntington E.W.

(2) Vidal de la Blache

(3) E Semple

(4) Van Richthofen

Q.2. The Arab scholar who made corrections to Ptolemy's book was (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(1) Ibn - Batuta

(2) Ibn Khaldun

(3) Al-Masudi

(4) Al-Idrisi

Q.3. Given below are two statements: (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

Statement I: The Darwinian theory of origin of species almost conform to the law of uniformitarianism.

Statement II: There are heritable variations in the individual species.

In the light of the above Statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

(1) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

(2) Both Statement and Statement II are incorrect

(3) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect is incorrect but Statement II is correct

(4) Statement is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Q.4. Which one of the following components does NOT match with the Darwinian theory of origin of species? (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(1) Natural hazard

(2) Natural selection

(3) Adoptation

(4) Survival of the fittest

Q.5. Who among the following geographers laid down the foundation of dichotomy of General versus special Geography? (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(1) Immanuel Kant

(2) Sebastian Munster

(3) Peter Apian

(4) Bernhard Varenius

Q.6. Which one of the fallowing is the correct sequence of Contributors in the development of Greek Geography? (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(1) Anaxiamander, Hipparchus, Herodotus, Eratosthenes

(2) Eratosthenes, Herodotus, Hipparchus, Anaximander

(3) Anaximander. Herodotus, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus

(4) Hipparchus, Anaximander, Herodotus, Eratosthenes

Q.7. Who among the following defined Geography as a Chorological Science? (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(1) P.E. James

(2) Hettner. J

(3) Richthofen

(4) Darwin .C

Q.8. Who among the following scholars advocated a policy of deliberate imbalanced development? (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(A) G. Myrdal

(B) AO. Hirschman

(C) A.G. Frank

(D) R. Nurke

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) only

(2) (B) only

(3) (C) only

(4) (D) only

Q.9. Match List I with List II: (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

 Codes:

Q.10. An introduction to the ‘Application of Geography to History’ and ‘The Geographical Distribution of Mankind’ are the work of: (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(1) Card Ritter

(2) Friedrich Ratzel

(3) Vidal de la Blache

(4) Alfred Hettner