MOCK TEST ON GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA PYQS JULY & DEC 2018 NTA UGC NET

Q.1. Which one of the following states in India record the lowest sex ratio as per 2011 census? (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) Uttarakhand

(2) Tamil Nadu

(3) West Bengal

(4) Himachal Pradesh

Q.2. Which one of the following groups of states in Indian recorded Sex Ratio higher than 950 according to year 2011 census? (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telengana

(2) Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra

(3) Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh

(4) Haryana, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh

Q.3. Which one of the following groups of states of India recorded more than one fourth of total population of the country in the census year 2011? (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Punjab

(2) Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka

(3) Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab

(4) Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana

Q.4. In India how many are the officially recognised languages? (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) 20

(2) 21

(3) 22

(4) 23

Q.5. Match the List-I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (UGC NET JULY 2018)

List-I (Religious Community)                 

(a) Christian

(b) Buddhist

(c) Sikhs

(d)Jains

List-II (Population Share (%), 2011)

(i) 1.7

(ii) 0.4

(iii) 2.3

(iv) 0.7

Code:

     (a)  (b)  (c)   (d)

(1) i      ii     iii    iv

(2) iv    iii     ii    i

(3) iii    iv     i     ii

(4) ii      i     iv    iii

Q.6. Which of the following characteristic features are possessed by the Nordic race of India? (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) Long stature and round face

(2) Medium stature and round face

(3) Medium stature and long face

(4) Long stature and long face

Q.7. Which one of the following criteria was used to demarcate 15 agroclimatic regions, which were accepted by the Planning Commission of India (now NITI Aayog) to initiate regional approach to agricultural planning during the eighth Five-Year Plan? (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) Climate, soil characteristics, and rainfall

(2) Climate, soil characteristics and water availability

(3) Climate, soil characteristics, rainfall and water availability

(4) Climate, cropping pattern, rainfall and water availability

Q.8. Which one of the following years the modern cotton textile mill was first of all established in Maharashtra? (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) 1850

(2) 1854

(3) 1858

(4) 1862

Q.9. Match the List-I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (UGC NET JULY 2018)

List-I            

(Name of Dams) 

(a) Mayurkashi

(b) Mettur

(c) Nagarjunasagar

(d) Hirakud

List-II

(States)

(i) Tamil Nadu

(ii) Andhra Pradesh

(iii) Odisha

(iv) West Bengal

Code:

      (a)  (b)  (c)  (d)

(1)  iv     i     ii    iii

(2)   i     ii     iii    iv

(3) iv     iii    ii      i

(4) iii     ii     iv     i

Q.10. Which one of the following dates is correct for the normal withdrawal of south-west monsoon from Indian Territory? (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) September, 1

(2) September, 5

(3) September, 10

(4) September, 15

Q.11. Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh is known for which one of the following are deposits? (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) Bauxite

(2) Anthracite

(3) Magnetite

(4) Muscovite

Q.12. Who among the following architect-planner prepared Master Plan for Chandigrah City? (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) Charles Correa

(2) Frank Lloyd Wright

(3) Edwin Lutyens

(4) Le-Corbusier

Q.13. Jharkhand ranks third after which one of the following group of states in the availability of coal reserves in India? (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) West Bengal and Chhatisgarh

(2) Odisha and Chhatisgarh

(3) Odisha and West Bengal

(4) Chhatisgarh and Karnataka

Q.14. Adityapur Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is famous for: (UGC NET JULY 2018)

(1) Engineering and Machine tools

(2) Wool Textiles

(3) Automobile and Autocomponents

(4) Dairy products

Q.15. Match the List-I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (UGC NET JULY 2018)

List-I (States)  

(a) Haryana

(b) Karnataka

(c) Kerala

(d) Punjab

List-II

(Per Capitya SGDP in, 000; 2015-16)

(i) 156

(ii) 115

(iii) 180

(iv) 146

Code:

      (a)  (b)  (c)  (d)

(1)  i     ii      iii    iv

(2)  ii    iii     iv    i

(3) iii     iv     i     ii

(4) iv     i      ii     iii

Q.16. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the code given below: (UGC NET JULY 2018)

Assertion (A): India has not been able to bridge its trade deficity.

Reason (R): India’s exports in terms of value has been declining.

Code:

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

(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A).

(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Q.17. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the code given below: (UGC NET DEC 2018)

List I (Soil Type)                  

(a) Alluvial

(b) Red

(c) Laterite

(d) Submontane

List II  (State)

(i) Kerala

(ii) Uttarakhand

(iii) Tamil Nadu

(iv) Uttar Pradesh

Code:

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

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

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

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

Q.18. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct answer using the code given below (UGC NET DEC 2018)

Assertion (A): The city plans in ancient India were laid down in accordance to some preconceived ideas, with high standards of public health.

Reason (R): This does not, however, reflect the concern of ancient India for community sanitation and health.

Code:

(1). (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(2). (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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

(4). Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Q.19. During which one of the following Five Year Plans was regional approach to build new towns and prepare master and regional plans, emphasized in India for the first time? (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Ninth Five Year Plan

(2) Third Five Year Plan

(3) Sixth Five Year Plan

(4) Fourth Five Year Plan

Q.20. Which one of the following plateaus is not a part of the South Central Highlands? (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Vindhya

(2) Maharashtra

(3) Malwa

(4) Chotanagpur

Q.21. Which one of the following rivers does not form a delta? (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Cauvery

(2) Krishna

(3) Narmada

(4) Mahanadi

Q.22. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the code given below (UGC NET DEC 2018)

 List- 1 (Biosphere Reserve)         

(a) Pachmarhi

(b) Simlipat

(c) Agasthyamalai

(d) Manas

List - II (State)

(i) Assam

(ii) Madhya Pradesh

(iii) Kerala

(iv) Odisha

Code:

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

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

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

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

Q.23. Which one of the following States in India recorded the highest percentage of decadal growth of population during 2001 – 2011? (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Maharashtra

(2) West Bengal

(3) Uttar Pradesh

(4) Arunachal Pradesh

Q.24. Which one of the following is not a major industrial centre? (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Coimbatore

(2) Kolkata

(3) Mumbai

(4) Madurai

Q.25. Which one of the following groups of states in India recorded more than 40 percent of urban population as per 2011 census? (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat

(2) Puducherry, Goa, Nagaland

(3) Goa, Mizoram, Sikkim

(4) Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tripura

Q.26. The following are two lists, one having the names of the planned towns and the other having the names of rivers on which they were planned. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the code given below. (UGC NET DEC 2018)

List- I (Name of town)         

(a) Ayodhya

(b) Harappa

(c) Shahjahanabad

(d) Mohenjo-daro

List- II (Name of river)

(i) Yamuna

(ii) Indus

(iii) Saryu

(iv) Ravi

Code:

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

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

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

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

Q.27. Which one of the following subjects/functions is listed on the Concurrent List in India? (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Defence

(2) Price Control

(3) Banking

(4) Post and Telegraph

Q.28. Which one of the following groups of states of India was ranked as top three States in proportion of Scheduled Tribes population to total population according to census 2011? (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Mizoram, Bihar, Rajasthan

(2) Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Nagaland

(3) Nagaland, Rajasthan, Jharkhand

(4) Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Jharkhand

Q.29. Which one of the following is approximate length in 1000 (kms) of the Indian Coastline? (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) 5

(2) 6

(3) 7

(4) 8

Q.30. What percentage share of net tax revenue is now shared by the National Government of Indian with the States after the acceptance of the recommendations of XIV Finance Commission? (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) 32

(2) 28

(3) 42

(4) 50

Q.31. Which one of the following kinds of towns was not planned and developed during the British Rule in India? (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Cantonment Towns

(2) Model Town

(3) Railway Colonies

(4) Hill Stations

Q.32. Geologically, the oldest rocks in India are from (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Aravali region of Rajasthan

(2) Vindhyan region of Madhya Pradesh

(3) Siwalik region of Punjab

(4) Dharwar region of Karnataka

Q.33. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the code given below (UGC NET DEC 2018)

List I (Hydro Electric Power Plant)

(a) Kopali

(b) Dool-Hasti

(c) Koyna

(d) Ranganadi

List II (State)

(i) Maharashtra

(ii) Assam

(iii) Jammu and Kashmir

(iv) Arunachal Pradesh

Code

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

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

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

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

Q.34. Which of the following group of States recorded Santhal tribe population as per census of India, 2011? (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1)  Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh

(2) Gujarat, Bihar, Rajasthan

(3) Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra

(4) Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal

Q.35. Which one of the following Union Territories was the most urbanised one in 2011?  (UGC NET DEC 2018)

(1) Daman and Diu

(2) NCT of Delhi

(3) Pondicherry

(4) Lakshadweep