MOCK TEST ON SOCIAL & CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY PYQS JUNE & DEC  2018 NTA UGC NET

Q.1. Match the List-I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (UGC NET JULY 2018)

List-I (Dimension of development)              

(a) Economic

(b) Social

(c) Political

(d) Ecological and Environmental

List-II (Indicator of development)

(i) Percentage of reclaimed land to total waste land

(ii) Percentage of minority voters to total minority electors

(iii) Percentage of female literates to total female

(iv) Agriculture production per hectare

Code:

     (a)  (b)  (c)  (d)

(1) i      ii     iii    iv

(2) ii     iii     iv    i

(3) iii     iv      i    ii

(4) iv     iii      ii    i

Q.2. Which one of the following statements is not true about the concept of development? (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) Development is a continuous process

(2) Development is a multi- faceted processd

(3) Development stands for growth without change

(4) Meaning of development change in time and space.

Q.3. Which one of the following terms is generally used to express the relationship between cultural groups and their natural environment? (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Cultural hearth

(2) Cultural diffusion

(3) Cultural ecology

(4) Cultural convergence

Q.4. Which one of the following is the most accurate representative of cultural unit from the highest to the lowest order? (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Trait, Complex, Region, Realm

(2) Realm, Region, Complex, Trait

(3) Realm, Complex, Region, Trait

(4) Complex, Realm, Region, Trait

Q.5. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the code given below (UGC NET DEC 2018)

List I (Cultural diffusion)                     

(a) Relocation Diffusion

(b) Hierarchical Diffusion

(c) Expansion Diffusion

(d) Contagious Diffusion

List II Definition)

(i) Upward/downward movement of dispersal through a system of classes or centres

(ii) When acceptance of or information about an innovation spreads throughout the society

(iii) When expansion affects almost uniformly to all individuals and areas from a source region

(iv) Geographical transfer of culture traits by movements of people across space

Code:

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

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

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

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

Q.6. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the code given below (UGC NET DEC 2018)

 List I- (Term)            

(a) Language

(b) Dialects

(c) Vernacular

(d) Lingua Franca

List II (Definition)

(i) Differences in vocabulary, pronunciation, rhythm and speed that set speakers of same language apart from each other

(ii) An organised system of spoken words, used to communicate with mutual understanding

(iii) Established language used for communication by people with mutually incomprehensible native tongue

(iv) Non-standard language or version of a language that is native to a local area

Code:

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

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

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

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

Q.7. Which one of the following statements is true about the concept of development? (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1). Development is a discrete process.

(2). Development stands for growth with a change.

(3). Meaning of development remains the same in time and space.

(4). Development is a unidimensional process.