MOCK TEST ON GEOGRAPHY OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES PYQS JUNE 2020 NTA UGC NET

Q.1. Which one of the following is not a non-renewable resources? (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(1) Fish

(2) Plants

(3) Fossil fuels

(4) Solar energy

Q.2. Match List I with List II: (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

List I- (Measurement Methods)

(A) Rank coefficient Method

(B) Crop yield and concentration indices

(C) Carrying capacity of land

(D) Index of Productivity

Last II - (Devised by)

(I) Jasbir Singh

(II) Dudley stamp

(III) Kendall

(IV) M. Shafi

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Q.3. Given below are two statements: One is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R): (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

Assertion (A): Laterite soil is formed under the conditions of high temperature and high rainfall with alternate wet and dry periods.

Reasons(R): The laterite soils swell greatly and become sticky when wet in rainy season and also known as ‘Self ploughed’.

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

(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (E) is the correct explanation of (A)

(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

(3) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct

(4) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Q.4. Given below are two statements: One is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R): (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

Assertion (A): Von thunen argued that the sectoral fields are the most irrational, reducing the time spent by the farmers in travelling around the farm.

Reasons (R): Sectoral fields are not common but they are used in varying forming systems and environments. .

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

(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) in NOT the correct explanation of (A)

(3) (A) in correct but (R) in not correct

(4) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Q.5. Consider the following statements regarding the weaver's method of crop combination. (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(A) He proposed a method of analysis superior to simple inspection of the relative weights of the enterprises in a given area.

(B) He added a time dimension to the notion that Britain's best and worst agricultural land has not changed during last century.

(C) He sought to find the number of enterprises that minimized the difference between the actual and theoretical enterprise combination

(D) He adopted a measure of yield defined as the potential production of one acre of good average farmland under good management

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A), (B) and (C) only

(2) (A), (C) and (D) only

(3) (A) and (B) only

(4) (A) and (C) only

Q.6. Given below are two statements: (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

Statement I: The consumption of oxygen has increased after the Industrial Revolution in 1860.

Statement II: The Brazil and India uses more oxygen annually than other countries of the world.

In the light of the above Statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

(2) Both Statement I and Statement II are false

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

(4) Statement I incorrect but Statement II is true

Q.7. Which among the following statement are true for deceleration in agricultural growth in Post reform period. (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(A) Deceleration in public and general investment in agriculture.

(B) Dwindling farm size

(C) Failure to develop new technologies

(D) Progressive land reforms

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A), (B). (C) and (D)

(2) (A) and (B) only

(3) (B) and (D) only

(4) (A). (B) and (C) only

Q.8. Given below are two statements: One is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R): (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

Assertion (A): In areas of intensive subsistence agriculture, animal husbandary is a meager sideline of crop farming.

Reasons (R): Throughout the region, the farmers are handicapped in raising cattle due to lack of scientific methods of breeding the animals.

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

(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) in the correct explanation of (A)

(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

(3) (A) is true but (R) is false

(4) (A) is false but (R) is true

Q.9. Which one of the following methods commonly used to estimate numerically the change taking place in one sector or industry bringing about changes in other sectors of the economy? (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(A) Cluster analysis

(B) Econometrics

(C) Input-Output analysis

(D) Principal Component analysis

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) only

(2) (B) only

(3) (C) only

(4) (D) only

Q.10. Which one of the following codes correctly show the optimal location of profitability in different spatial cost / revenue situations in diagram below (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(1) A

(2) B

(3) C

 (4) D

Q.11. Which of the following statement is/are not true for green revolution in India? (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(A) Green Revolution ensured that there was no regional disparity.

(B) Green Revolution ensured increased productivity among selected crops.

(C) Green Revolution ensured uniform earnings among all farmers.

(D) Green Revolution ensured mechanization in farms.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) A B C and D

(2) Only A

(3) Only B

(4) Only D

Q.12. The Characteristics of the countries engaged in subsistence farming include (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(A) Developing economy

(B) High density of population

(C) Low level of technology

(D) High developed international trade

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

(1) (A), (B) and (D)

(2)(B), (C) and (D)

(3) (B) and (C)

(4) (A), (B) and (C)

Q.13. Match List I with List II: (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

List I-(Name of Author)

(A) A. Weber

(B) E.M. Hoover

(C) A. Pred

(D) D.M. Smith

List II - (Name of Book)

(I) Industrial Location: An Economic Geographical Analysis.

(II) Behaviour and Location : Foundations for a Geographic and Dynamic Location theory

(III) The Location of Economic Activity

(IV) Theory of the Location of Industries

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: