MOCK TEST ON POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY PYQS JUNE 2020 NTA UGC NET

Q.1. Which of these is not a type of federal state? (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(1) Compromised

(2) Imposed

(3) Composite

(4) Centralised

Q.2. International boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated after the partition. Which type of boundary in this (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(1) Cultural

(2) Complex

(3) Antecedent

(4) Consequent

Q.3. Match List I with List II: (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

List I

(A) Heartland

(B) Rimland

(C) Classification of state

(D) Law of territorial growth of states

List II

(I) Van Valkerburg

(II) Ratzel

(III) Spykman

(IV) Mackinder

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Q.4. Study in social and health issues, domestic politics and security issues and international diplomacy is new trend in political Geography. It is termed an (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(1) Neo - Politics

(2) Meta Geoplolitics

(3) Mega - Politics

(4) Developmental - Geopolitics

Q.5. An introduction to the ‘Application of Geography to History’ and ‘The Geographical Distribution of Mankind’ are the work of: (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(1) Card Ritter

(2) Friedrich Ratzel

(3) Vidal de la Blache

(4) Alfred Hettner

Q.6. Which of the following is not associated with political Geography (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(A) I. Bowman

(B) R. Johnston

(C) F. Ratzel

(D) H.J. Mackinder

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) only

(2) (A) and (B) only

(3) (B) only

(4) (B) and (C) only

Q.7. Rimland theory was presented by M.J. Spykman in (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020)

(1) 1941

(2) 1942

(3) 1943

(4) 1944

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): The locational - climatic factors put Mackinder's Heartland at a relative disadvantage as compared to certain other larger and well to do areas of the world

Reasons (R): Heartland was a region of permanent difficulties because of its location and resultant extreme climate

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