MODEL TEST 1 GEOGRAPHY PAPER 2 NTA UGC NET 2022

Q.1. Which one of the following is NOT resulted due to erosion?

(A) Zeugen

(B) Esker

(C) Arete

(D) Plunge pool

Q.2. Identify the objectives of National Population Policy 2000 from among the following:

1. Reduce infant mortality rate to below 30 per 1000 live births
2. Reduce maternal mortality ratio to below 100 per 100,000 live births
3. Prevent and control communicable diseases
4. Achieve 100% literacy among women in the country

(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(C) 2,3 and 4 only

(B) 1, 3, and 4 only

(D) 1, 2 and 3 only

Q.3. Among the following which is NOT a characteristic of the CBD in Indian cities:

(A) Heart of the town

(B) Completely depopulating during nights

(C) Land rent/value is very high

(D) Traffic jam is common

Q.4. The Strait where "Adams Bridge" is located:

(A) Palk Strait

(B) Bering Strait

(C) Malacca Strait

(D) Cook strait

Q.5.Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

1. Sea floor spreading - Hess
2. Isostasy - Dutton
3. Uniformitarianism - Hutton
4. Thermal contraction theory - Holmes.

(A) 1 and 3 only

(B) 1, 2 and 3 only

(C) 3 and 4 only

(D) 2, 3 and 4 only

Q.6. Who among the following defined geography as human ecology?

(A) Humboldt

(B) Hartshorne

(C) Barrows

(D) Dickinson

Q.7. Growth Pole Model was postulated by:

(A) Mackinder

(B) Smith

(C) Haggerstrand

(D) Perroux

Q.8.The surface winds in Ferrel cell are:

(A) Polar winds

(B) Westerlies

(C) Trade winds

(D) Synoptic winds

Q.9. Conformal projections show:

(A) Equal area

(B) Equal direction

(C) Equal shape

(D) Equal surface

Q.10. Which one of the following is NOT a vector format?

(A) Point

(B) Polygon

(C) Grid

(D) Line

Q.11. The term 'Geopolitics' was coined by:

(A) Carl Sauer

(B) Hoover

(C) J R Kjellen

(D) Plato

Q.12.Which among the following is NOT an active sensor?

(A) SAR

(B) LIDAR

(C) GPR

(D) LISS

Q.13.The correct sequence of the five tier ‘growth pole hirearchy’ in India according to RP Misra:

(A) Central Village - Growth Point - Service Center - Growth Center-Growth Pole

(B) Central Village - Service Center - Growth Point - Growth Center - Growth Pole

(C) Service center - Central village - Growth Center - Growth Point - Growth Pole

(D) Central Village - Growth Center-Growth Point - Service Center - Growth Pole

Q.14. Which one of the following rivers have large braided channels?

(A) Brahmaputra

(B) Ganga

(C) Indus

(D) Mahanadi

Q.15. Identify the Navigation system developed by India:

(A) GLONASS

(B) GPS

(C) IRNSS

(D) GALELIO

Q.16. The Peninsula river which has the largest drainage basin:

(A) Godavari

(B) Krishna

(C) Cauvery

(D) Mahanadi

Q.17. The river in which Victoria Falls is located:

(A) Zaire

(B) Zambezi

(C) Orange

(D) Niger

Q.18. Submarine canyons are found in:

(A) Oceanic deep

(B) Continental shelf

(C) Continental slope

(D) Abyssal plain

Q.19. Among the following which does NOT contain fossils?

(A) Shale

(B) Sandstone

(C) Granite

(D) Conglomerate

Q.20. The infra-red wavelength of Electromagnetic Radiation lies between:

(A) 0.4 μm and 0.7um

(B) 0.7 μm and 1 mm

(C) 0.7 μm and 14 μm

(D) 1 mm and 1 m

Q.21. The concept of "Natural Regions" was introduced by:

(A) F. Ratzel

(B) Richthofen

(C) I. Bowman

(D) Herbertson

Q.22. The largest producer of gold in the world:

(A) Chinal

(B) Brazil

(C) Canada

(D) Australia

Q.23. Which of the following is NOT a monsoon region?

(A) South and South-east Asian region

(B) Western European region

(C) Guinea coast region

(D) North-west Australia region

Q.24. Assertion (A): The shift of ITCZ is greater over land surface than over the sea in northern hemisphere.

Reason (R): In summer season the sea surface are more heated than the land surfaces

(A) A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.

Q.25. Assertion (A): The core of the earth is made by heavy metals.

Reason (R): Heavy metals are attracted towards center of the earth.

(A) A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.

Q.26. Assertion (A): The eastern sides of oceans are always warmer than the western margins.

Reason (R): The El-Nino warm current flows in the eastern side of Atlantic Ocean.

(A) A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.

Q.27. Assertion (A): The moon produces greater percentage of Earth's tides than the Sun.

Reason (R): The Moon is closer to the Earth than the Sun.

(A) A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.

Q.28. Assertion (A): Japan is one of the places in the world experiencing devastatingly large earthquakes.

Reason (R): Convergent plate margins are sites of volcanic eruptions.

(A) A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.

Q.29. 'Guyot' is:

(A) A flat topped sea-mount

(B) A coral island

(C) A terraced continental shelf

(D) A volcanic island.

Q.30. Lambert's equal-area projection is best suited to:

(A) Mid-latitudinal area

(C) Equatorial area

(B) Tropical area Polar area

(D) Polar area