MOCK TEST ON GEOGRAPHY OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES PYQS JUNE & DEC 2015 NTA UGC NET

Q.1. Which one of the following density is calculated using following formula:  , where N is the number of inhabitants, K is per capita quantity of requirement, S is area in square kilometers, and K’ is the quantity of resources produced per km² (UGC NET JUNE 2015)

(1) Arithmetic

(2) Agricultural

(3) Physiological

(4) Economic

Q.2. Which of the following group of crops can be grown in the area having temperature and annual rainfall more than 150 cm? (UGC NET JUNE 2015)

(1) Barley, Jute, Tea

(2) Rubber, Rice, Jute

(3) Tea, Coffee, Maize

(4) Rice, Wheat, Maize

Q.3. Given below are two statements one labelled as assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason(R) select your answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET JUNE 2015)

Assertion (A): All Japanese steel production occurs at coastal locations.

Reason (R): The Japanese steel capacity has a coastal exposure and direct access to deep-water ports.

Codes:

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

(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) as not the correct explanation of (A).

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

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

Q.4. Which one of the following is correct sequence of urban land uses in respect of ab, bc and cd as per given graph? Image of Correct Sequence of Urban Land (UGC NET JUNE 2015)

(1) Industrial, Residential and Commercial

(2) Commercial, Residential and Industrial

(3) Commercial, Industrial and Residential

(4) Residential, Commercial and Industrial

Q.5. Whiteness classified agricultural systems of the world. How many agricultural systems were identified by him? (UGC NET JUNE 2015)

(1) 10

(2) 19

(3) 14

(4) 13

Q.6. Which one of the following group of countries is leading total coal import countries of the world in 2013 according to the world coal association? (UGC NET JUNE 2015)

(1) Bangladesh, South Africa and France, India

(2) Poland, South Africa, japan and France

(3) China, Japan, India, S. Korea

(4) Japan, South Korea, Frannce, Canada

Q.7. Which one of the following factors does not determine the kinds and amount of economic activity in the region? (UGC NET JUNE 2015)

(1) Cost of Transportation

(2) Inequality of Income

(3) Technology of Production

(4) Demand Side of the Equation

Q.8. Von thunen’ Agricultural locational theory is bases on: (UGC NET JUNE 2015)

(1) Empirical Approach

(2) Normative Approach

(3) Deductive Approach

(4) Behavioral Approach

Q.9. Which one of the following authors has given the concept of “Demand cone” as shown in the diagram? (UGC NET JUNE 2015)

(1) Pareto

(2) August Losch

(3) Christaller

(4) Weber

Q.10. Match List- I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET JUNE 2015)

List-I (Authors)   

(a) Weber

(b) Smith

(c) Hotelling

(d) Hoover

List – II  (Theory)

(i) Minimum production cost

(ii) Maximum profit

(iii) Minimum transport cost

(iv) Market competition

Codes:

Q.11. Match List – I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (UGC NET DEC 2015)

List- I                           

(Industries)                

(a) Cottage

(b) Small

(c) Major

(d) Foot – Loose

List – II

(Activity/technology)

(i) Petroleum refining

(ii) Information Technology

(iii) Locks Manufactyring

(iv) Embroidry

Codes:

      (a)   (b)  (c)   (d)

(1) (i)   (iv)  (ii)  (iii)

(2) (iii) (ii)  (iv)  (i)

(3) (iv) (iii)  (i)   (ii)

(4) (ii)   (i)   (iii) (iv)

Q.12. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET DEC 2015)

List-I                          

(Authors)                 

(a) P.R. Gould

(b) E.L. Ullman

(c) J.C. Weaver

(d) D. Ricardo

List – II

(Techniques)

(i) Croup – Combination Analysis

(ii) Concept of Economic Rent

(iii) Game Theory

(iv) Flow Theory

Codes:

     (a)   (b)   (c)   (d)

(1) (i)   (ii)   (iv) (iii)

(2) (iii) (iv)  (i)   (ii)

(3) (ii)  (iii) (iv)  (i)

(4) (iv)  (i)   (ii)  (iii)

Q.13. Which one of the following authors examined the strure of urban settements prior to the impact of large-scale industrialization in book ‘the Pre-Industrial City Past and Present’? (UGC NET DEC 2015)

(1) M. Pacioue

(2) G. Sjoberg

(3) P.Hall

(4) D. Dwyer

Q.14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (UGC NET DEC 2015)

List-I (Zone)

(a) Non Ecumene

(b) Intensive Ecumene

(c) Sporadic Ecumene

(d) Extensive Ecumene

List-II (Characteristics)

(i) Very Scattered Economic Activities

(ii) Rular Occupancy; extensive type of agriculture

(iii) Empty space with no foreseeable development

(iv) Urban Occupancy and industrial patterns, intensive agriculture

Codes:

       (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)

(2) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)

(3) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

(4) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)

Q.15. Which of the following countries is known is known for the highest yield of wheat in the world? (UGC NET DEC 2015)

(1) China

(2) Denmark

(3) India

(4) France

Q.16. Which one of the following regions does not rely basically on agriculture in the world? (UGC NET DEC 2015)

(1) Coastal region of Mediterranean Sea

(2) Nile Valley

(3) Brahmaputra Valley

(4) North Eastern U.S.A

Q.17. Which one of the following authors suggested a fivefold division of adopters on the basis of the time lag between receiving and acting upon new information as shown in diagram below? (UGC NET DEC 2015)

(1) E.M. Rogers

(2) L.W. Bowden

(3) Z. Giriliches

(4) T. Hagerstrend

Q.18. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET DEC 2015)

List-I

(a) Central Place Theory

(b) Multiple Nuclei Theory

(c) The Law of Retail Trade Gravitation

(d) Breaking Point Theory

List-II

(i) Land use pattern in large cities developed around a number of discrete centres rather than a single centre

(ii) Position of the breaking point between two towns

(iii) Hexagonal Service Area

(iv) Residential belt of considerable density surrounding the C.B.D

Codes:

      (a)  (b)  (c)  (d)

(1) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

(2) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

(3) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)

(4) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)

Q.19. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET DEC 2015)

List – I                      

(Geographer)      

(a) Philbrick

(b) Christaller

(c) Losch

(d) Smith

List- II

(Theory/Model)

(i) Industrial Location

(ii) Economic Landscape

(iii) Central Place

(iv) Areal functional organization

Codes:

     (a)   (b)   (c)   (d)

(1) (i)   (ii)   (iii) (iv)

(2) (iv) (iii)   (i)   (ii)

(3) (iv) (iii)   (ii)   (i)

(4) (i)   (ii)   (iv)  (iii)