MOCK TEST ON GEOGRAPHICAL TECHNIQUES PYQS JUNE & DEC 2019 NTA UGC NET

Q.1. The following temperature data were recorded at Station A: (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2019)

Range of Temperature (⁰C)       No. of Days

10-20                                                   6

20-30                                                  20

30-40                                                    5

Which of the following options exhibiting mean monthly temperature is correct?

(1) 30

(2) 25

(3) 20

(4) 15

Q.2. ‘Chi square test’ measures which of the following? (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2019)

(1) Mean deviation

(2) Goodness of fit

(3) Trend

(4) Variation

Q.3. Which of the following is a mathematical curve that shows a visual extent of departure for any given distribution? (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2019)

(1) Logistic curve

(2) Less than ogive curve

(3) Greater than ogive curve

(4) Lorenz curve

Q.4. which of the following statements are true? (NTA UGC NET JUNE 2019)

(a) The correlation is dependent on the choice of both origin and scale observations.

(b) The correlation coefficient is dependent on the units of measurements

(c) The coefficient of correlation is the square root of the coefficient of determination

(d) The zero value of correlation coefficient cannot estimate the value of dependent variable.

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(1). (a) and (b) are true

(2). (a), (b) and (c) are true

(3). (c) and (d) are true

(4). Only (d) is true

Q.5. The graph used to show the proportion of surface area representing elevation above or below datum is (UGC NET- JUNE 2019)

(1) Altimetric curve

(2) Fluviometric curve

(3) Morphometric curve

(4) Hypsometric curve

Q.6. In a distribution function Y (x) of regression model. Y = a + bx + e, the error term is defined a Σe = 0. Which one of the following equations is correct as Y. Y̅ and Ŷ denote given value. Mean value and predicted value of dependent variable Y, respectively (NTA UGC NET DEC 2019)

(1) ∑ (Y - Y̅) = 0

(2) ∑ (Y - Y̅) = minimum

(3) ∑ (Y - Ŷ) = 0

(4) ∑ (Y - Ŷ) = minimum

Q.7. What would be the pattern of distribution of rural settlements in an area if their nearest neighbour statistics works out as 2.10? (NTA UGC NET DEC 2019)

(1) Random

(2) Clustered

(3) Agglomerated

(4) Uniform

Q.8. In the regression model (y = a + bx) where x̅ = 2.50, y̅ = 5.50 and a = 1.50 (x̅ and y̅ denote mean of variables x and y and a is a constant), which one of the following values of parameter 'b' of the model is correct? (NTA UGC NET DEC 2019)

(1) 1.75

(2) 1.60

(3) 2.00

(4) 2.50

Q.9. How is stratified sampling carried out? (NTA UGC NET DEC 2019)

(1) Divide the population into homogeneous groups and select equally but randomly

(2) Assign numbers to the population by selecting the numbers

(3) Divide the population itself into random groups and select equally from each group

(4) Made sample of elements which are randomly selected from the population