GEOGRAPHY PYQS DEC 2020 JUNE 2021 SHIFT 1 PART 1 (1-20) NTA UGC NET
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Q.1. Who among the following conceived the idea of shipping canal between India and Srilanka?
(1) F. Luna Leopold
(2) L. Farrell
(3) A.D. Taylor
(4) C. J. Barrow
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project is a proposed project to create a shipping route in the shallow straits between India and Sri Lanka. This would provide a continuously navigable sea route around the Indian Peninsula. The channel would be dredged in the Sethusamudram sea between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka, passing through the limestone shoals of Rama’s Bridge (also known as Ram Sethu, Ramar Palam and Adam’s Bridge
The project involves digging a 44.9-nautical-mile (51.7 mi; 83.2 km) long deepwater channel linking the shallow Palk Strait with the Gulf of Mannar. Conceived in 1860 by Alfred Dundas Taylor, it recently received approval of the Indian government.
The proposed route through the shoals of Ram Setu is opposed by some groups on religious, environmental and economical grounds. Five alternative routes were considered that avoid damage to the shoals. The most recent plan is to dig the channel roughly in the middle of the straits to provide the shortest course and the course requiring least maintenance. This plan avoids the demolition of Ram Setu.
Q.2. Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Photographs are originally produced in analogue form.
Statement II: Image is produced in digital form.
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 I and Statement II are incorrect
(3) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
(4) Statement is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Answer: 1
Explanation:
Q.3. The present day spatial distribution of Buddhism is highly concentrated among following group of regions?
(1) China, Tibet, Korea, Siberia
(2) South East Asia, Tibet, Mongolia, Japan
(3) Northern India, China, South East Asia
(4) Tibet, India, Middle East, Japan
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Buddhism
According to estimates, half the world’s Buddhists live in China. Still, they make up only 18% of the country’s population. Most of the rest of the world’s Buddhists live in East and South Asia, including 13% in Thailand (where 93% of the population is Buddhist).
Buddhism in Asia is a matter of both identity and practice. Scholars and journalists have documented that many Asian countries may engage in Buddhist practices without considering themselves part of any organized religion.
Top 10 Countries with the Highest Percentage of Buddhists (Pew Research 2020):
Cambodia — 96.80%
Thailand — 92.60%
Myanmar — 79.80%
Bhutan — 74.70%
Sri Lanka — 68.60%
Laos — 64.00%
Mongolia — 54.50%
Japan — 33.20%
Singapore — 32.30%
South Korea — 21.90%
Q.4. Which one of the following refers to the mature stage of a thunderstorm?
(1) Electric tension between oppositely charged areas
(2) Sudden onset of rain
(3) Absolute instability
(4) Slackness of energy
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Thunderstorm Formation
Most thunderstorms form by a cycle that has three stages: cumulus stage, mature stage and dissipating stage.
Mature Stage:
When the cumulus cloud becomes very large, the water in it becomes large and heavy. Raindrops start to fall through the cloud when the rising air can no longer hold them up. Meanwhile, cool dry air starts to enter the cloud. Because cool air is heavier than warm air, it starts to descend in the cloud (known as a downdraft). The downdraft pulls the heavy water downward, making rain.
This cloud has become a cumulonimbus cloud because it has an updraft, a downdraft, and rain. Thunder and lightning start to occur, as well as heavy rain. The cumulonimbus is now a thunderstorm cell.
Q.5. Identify the processes of vorticity
(A) Acceleration
(B) Frictional influence
(C) Roughness
(D) Rotation
(E) Angular velocity
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (A) and (B) only
(2) (C) and (D) only
(3) (D) and (E) only
(4) (A) and (E) only
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Vorticity- is a measure of the tendency that a fluid or air parcel has to rotate about an axis through its centre of mass.
Q.6 Arrange the following with respect to the interior of a thunderstorm cell
(A) Downdraft
(B) Rain
(C) Storm travel
(D) Anvil top
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(1) (C), (D), (A), (B)
(2) (B), (C), (D), (A)
(3) (A), (B, (C), (D)
(4) (B), (C), (A), (D)
Answer: 4
Explanation:
- Cumulus stage- Updraft dominated
- Mature stage- Updraft and downdraft coexist
- Dissipation stage- downdraft dominating the storm,
Anvil – the flat top of a thunderstorm that forms as the thunderstorm updraft hits the tropopause and spreads out horizontally
Q.7. Which of the following statements are correct about the benefits of international trade?
(A) It has allowed an enormous variety of resources to enter into trade basket
(B) It facilitates the distribution of a wide range of manufactured goods, produced in different parts of the world to global market
(C) International trade decreases the overall costs of production
(D) It has helped the developing countries more than developed countries
(E) It has helped the consumers to buy more goods from whatever wages they their living standards improved
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (A), (B), (E) only
(2) (C), (D), (E) only
(3) (A), (B), (C) only
(4) (A), (C), (E) only
Answer: 3
Benefits of International Trade:
- Greater Variety of Goods Available for Consumption
- Efficient Allocation and Better Utilization of Resources
- Promotes Efficiency in Production
- More Employment
- Consumption at Cheaper Cost
- Reduces Trade Fluctuations
- Utilization of Surplus Produce
- Fosters Peace and Goodwill
Q.8. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
(1) Metal ores
(2) Natural gas
(3) Fuel Cells
(4) Fishes
Answer: 4
Renewable Energy- Renewable energy is energy which is generated from natural sources i.e. sun, wind, rain, tides and can be generated again and again as and when required.
They are available in plenty and by far most the cleanest sources of energy available on this planet.
Examples include: wind power, solar power, tidal, geothermal power, crops, soil, animals, fishes etc…
Non-Renewable Energy-
A non-renewable resource is a natural resource that cannot be re-made or re grown at a scale comparable to its consumption.
Examples include: coal, oil, gas, nuclear
Q.9. Advocates of Humanistic geography among the following are:
(A) Harris
(B) Blache
(C) Guelke
(D) Ratzel
(E) Ley and Samuels
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (B), (C) and (D) only
(2) (A), (B) and (C) only
(3) (A), (C) and (E) only
(4) (C) and (D) only
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Q.10. Which one of the following group of states/U.T. in India recorded low sex ratio as per census 20211 data?
(1) Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana
(2) Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Odisha, West Bengal
(3) Manipur, Haryana, Goa, Uttar Pradesh
(4) Sikkim, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat
Answer: 4
Explanation:
- Sikkim- 890
- Haryana- 879
- Jammu and Kashmir- 889
- Gujarat- 919
Q.11. Which one of the following indicates a population pyramid with wide base narrowing as the age Cohorts progress?
(1) High fertility rates and low mortality rates
(2) Low fertility and low mortality rates
(3) High fertility and high mortality rates
(4) High fertility and high age specific fertility rates
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Q.12. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Kosi – Consequent river
(B) Narmada – Rift Valley river
(C) Sutlej – Antecedent river
(D) Ghaggar – Endoreic river
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(1) (A) only
(2) (B) only
(3) (C)only
(4) (D)only
Answer: 1
Explanation:
Rivers of the inland drainage basin (endorheic basin). Streams like the Sambhar in western Rajasthan are mainly seasonal in character, draining into the inland basins and salt lakes. In the Rann of Kutch, the only river that flows through the salt desert is the Luni
Q.13. Which one of the following term is used for the distance between trough to crest of a wave?
(1) Wave trough
(2) Wave velocity
(3) Wave height
(4) Wave period
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Wave: The repeating and periodic disturbance that travels through a medium (e.g. water) from one location to another location.
Wave Crest: The highest part of a wave.
Wave Trough: The lowest part of a wave.
Wave Height: The vertical distance between the wave trough and the wave crest
Wave Length: The distance between two consecutive wave crests or between two consecutive wave troughs
Wave Frequency: The number of waves passing a fixed point in a specified period of time.
Wave Period: The time it takes for two successive crests (one wavelength) to pass a specified point. The wave period is often referenced in seconds, e.g. one wave every 6 seconds.
Fetch: The uninterrupted area or distance over which the wind blows (in the same direction). The greater the fetch, the greater the wave height.
Q.14. Which one of the following industries generates highest amount of waste water in the Ganga in U.P.?
(1) Chemical
(2) Pulp and Paper
(3) Sugar
(4) distillery
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Q.15. Who among the following climatologists advocated Hekisto thermal concept in his climatic classification?
(A) Miller
(B) Koppen
(C) Candole
(D) Trewartha
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(1) (A) and (B) only
(2) (B) and (C) only
(3) (C) and (D) only
(4) (A) and (D) only
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Koeppens Classification
German botanist and climatologist wladimir Koeppen represented his descriptive scheme of climate in 1900 based on vegetation zones of French plant physiologist Candolle presented in 1874.
Koppen used five major vegetation zones of the world as recognized by Candolle in 1874 these are –
Megatherms, xerophytes, Mesotherms, Microtherms, Hekistotherms (A cold-tolerant plant of polar regions)
Koppen & Candole advocated Hekisto thermal concept in his climatic classification
Q.16. Which of the following natural characteristics are associated with dry monsoon forests of India?
(A) Annual rainfall is below 30 m
(B) The trees have short routs
(C) Conditions remain favourable for plant growth throughout the year
(D) Thorny shrubs and grasslands are found between the trees
(E) Mango, Mahua, Sisam, Keekar etc, are the prominent trees
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (A) and (B) only
(2) (C) and (D) only
(3) (B) and (C) only
(4) (D) and (E) only
Answer: 4
Explanation:
Q.17. In which one of the following water bodies the salinity is lowest
(1) Great Salt Lake
(2) Dead sea
(3) Lake Van
(4) Gulf of Karabugas
Answer: 4
Explanation:
- Great Salt Lake- 220 ‰
- Dead sea- 238 ‰
- Lake Van- 330 ‰
- Gulf of Karabugas- 170 ‰
Q.18. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Ascertain A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion (A): Prices and demand of real estate increases as distance towards CBD reduces
Reasons (R): Central Business District (CBD) of a city has high concentration of retail store offices and cultural and recreation activities
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) 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
Answer: 1
Explanation:
Q.19. Which one of the following rivers is not a tributary of Yamuna river?
(1) Giri river
(2) Tons river
(3) Bata river
(4) Tangri river
Answer: 4
Explanation:
Tangri river is a tributary of the Ghaggar river. Tangri River rises from the hills of Morni of the Siwalik Hills of south-eastern Himachal Pradesh. It flows along the Haryana and Punjab border before meeting with the Ghaggar river. It is also called the Dangri River.
Yamuna River tributaries: Tons, Chambal, Hindon, Bata, Betwa and Ken, Giri, Sind, Uttangan, Sengar and the Rind
Q.20. The phenomena of wind gap is associated with:
(1) Glacio-fluvial ercison
(2) Lateral erosion by river
(3) Head ward erosion by river
(4) Glacial planation
Answer: 3
Explanation: