MOCK TEST ON POPULATION GEOGRAPHY JUNE & DEC 2019 PYQS NTA UGC NET

Q.1. Arrange the following components of ‘quality of life’ used by the Berlin Centre for Future Research in decreasing weightage: (UGC NET JUNE 2019)

(a) Physical

(b) Mental

(c) Material

(d) Spiritual

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

(1). (d), (c), (a), (b)

(2). (c), (d), (b), (a)

(3). (b), (a), (d), (c)

(4). (a), (b), (c), (d)

Q.2. Which one the following statements is true for Sadler’s theory of population growth? (UGC NET JUNE 2019)

(1) Increase in human population and food supply are inversely related

(2). Human population increases in geometrical progression while food supply increases in arithmetic progression

(3). Sadler’s theory of population growth belongs to the economic theories of population growth

(4). Human fertility varies inversely with population density

Q.3. Which one of the following is not matched correctly? (UGC NET JUNE 2019)

(1). Proto-Australoids : Bhutias

(2). Nordies : Rajputs

(3). Mongoloids : Khasis

(4). Negritoes: Khaddars

Q.4. Match List-I with List-II (UGC NET JUNE 2019)

List-I (Language Family)                     

(a) Dravidian

(b) Indo-European

(c) Austric

(d) Tibeto-Burman

List-II (Specific Language)

(i) Banjari

(ii) Santhali

(iii) Bodo

(iv) Yerukala

Choose the correct option from those given below:

(1). (a)- (iv); (b)-(i); (c)-(ii); (d)-(iii)

(2). (a)-(i); (b)-(iv); (c)-(iii); (d)-(ii)

(3). (a)-(ii); (b)-(iii); (c)-(iv); (d)-(i)

(4). (a)-(iii); (b)-(ii), (c)-(i); (d)-(iv)

Q.5. The Sustainable-Development Goals comprises of how many goals and targets? (UGC NET JUNE 2019)

(1) 17 goals and 132 targets

(2) 17 goals and 169 targets

(3) 15 goals and 123 targets

(4) 10 goals and 115 targets

Q.6. Who amongst the following propounded the ‘Theory of Intervening Opportunities’? (UGC NET JUNE 2019)

(1) E.G Ravenstein

(2) G.K.Zipf

(3) D.J Bogue

(4) S. Stouffer

Q.7. Which one of the following is not matched correctly? (UGC NET JUNE 2019)

(1) M.T. Sadler : Economic Theories of Population Growth

(2) W.C. Plowden : Census of India

(3) F.W. Notestein : Demographic Transition

(4) E.G. Ravenstein : Laws of Migration

Q.8. Given below are two statements. One labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). (UGC NET DEC 2019)

Assertion (A): Most of the developing countries in the world have progressive population

Reason (R): The developing countries recorded declining fertility rate and high mortality rate.

Select the correct answer from options given below:

(1) Both (A) and (R)  are true and (R) is 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