SOCIAL & CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY PYQS JUNE, SEP & DEC 2013 NTA UGC NET

SOCIAL & CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY PYQS JUNE, SEP & DEC 2013 NTA UGC NET

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Q.1. Which one of the following sub races does not belong to the Caucasoid race? (UGC NET JUNE 2013)

(1) Eskimo

(2) Celtic

(3) Nordic

(4) East Baltic

Answer: (1)

 

Q.2. The most dominant blood group among the Mongoloid races is (UGC NET JUNE 2013)

(1) A

(2) B

(3) AB

(4) O

Answer: (2)

Q.3. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): (UGC NET JUNE 2013)

Assertion (A): ‘Social indicator movement’ was quickly developed in 1960s in the United States of America (U.S.A.).

Reason (R): It grew in response to rise of a wide range of social problems in U.S. Society.

In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?

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

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

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

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

Answer: (2)

Q.4. To which of the following, ‘nomadism’ is the response of man? (UGC NET JUNE 2013)

(A) Large resources spread over large areas

(B) Large resources localized in a small area.

(C) Limited resources spread over a large area.

(D) Limited resources concentrated in a small area.

Answer: (C)

Q.5. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): (UGC NET JUNE 2013)

Assertion (A): There are wide variations in evolution of languages and species in the world.

Reason (R): Geographic isolation plays an important role in developing several forms of languages and species.

Codes:

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

(B) Both (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.

Answer: (A)

Q.6. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): (UGC NET JUNE 2013)

Assertion (A): In spatio-temporal diffusion of the culture, the language plays a major role.

Reason (R): Geographers often use language as an identification mark for different cultures.

Codes:

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

(B) Both (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.

Answer: (A)

Q.7. Given below are two statements. One labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET JUNE 2013)

Assertion (A): Biologically human races do not exist, yet races do exist as social constructs.

Reason (R): Racial hatred and prejudices are all too common in the world today, resulting from an irrational dislike of whatever is different.

Codes:

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

(B) Both (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.

Answer: (A)

Q.8. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R): (UGC NET JUNE 2013)

Assertion (A): India is a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society.

Reason (R): The Constitution of India offers to all citizens, individually and collectively, fundamental rights without discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.

Codes:

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

(B) Both (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.

Answer: (B)

Q.9. The statement that ‘A race is a valid biological concept _________ not a valid socio-cultural concept’ was made by(UGC NET JUNE 2013)

(A) A.L. Kroeber

(B) J.B. Birdsell

(C) Vidal de la Blache

(D) A.C. Haddon

Answer: (A)

 

Q.10. Geography of public finance can simply be defined as ‘Who gets what, where, at what cost?’. Name the geographer who made this statement (UGC NET JUNE 2013)

(A) R.J. Chorley

(B) Richard Peet

(C) AlaistarBonnett

(D) R.J. Bennett

Answer: (D)

 

Q.11. Cephalic index, which is to classify human races, is calculated as (UGC NET JUNE 2013)

(A) Ratio between the length and breadth of the nose.

(B) Ratio between the length of head and weight of human body.

(C) Ratio between flatness and length of the head.

(D) Ratio between breadth and length of the head.

Answer: (D)

 

Q.12. Match the following: (UGC NET SEP 2013)

List – I (Dialect)        

(a) Awadhi      

(b) Bundeli      

(c) Maithili       

(d) Bagri          

List – II (State)

(I) Haryana

(II) Bihar

(III) Madhya Pradesh

(IV) Uttar Pradesh

Codes:

             a          b          c          d

(A)       I           II         III        IV

(B)       II         III        IV        I

(C)       III        IV        I           II

(D)       IV        III        II         I

Answer: (D)

 

Q.13. Match the List-I with List-II identifying the relation. Select the correct answer from the codes given (UGC NET SEP 2013)

List – I                                   

(a) Austric Family                    

(b) Dravidian Family               

(c) Sino-Tibetan Family           

(d) Indo-Aryan Family                        

List – II

(1) Santhal

(2) Bodo Prakrit

(3) Karukh Oraon

(4) Bodo

Codes:

             a          b          c          d

(A)       1          2          3          4

(B)       1          3          4          2

(C)       1          4          3          2

(D)       1          4          2          3

Answer: (B)

 

Q.14. To which racial groups the Eskimos belong to? (UGC NET DEC 2013)

(A) The Negroids

(B) The Mongoloids

(C) The Caucasoids

(D) The Australoids

Answer: (B)

 

Q.15. The concept of ‘Cultural landscape’ was promoted by (UGC NET DEC 2013)

(A) Ratzel

(B) Anne Buttimer

(C) Carl Sauer

(D) Wilbur Zelinsky

Answer: (C)

Q.16. Which one of the following Islamic countries is predominantly of Shia sect? (UGC NET DEC 2013)

(A) Iraq

(B) Iran

(C) Pakistan

(D) Afghanistan

Answer: (B)

 

Q.17. Who, among the following, propounded the concept of compage? (UGC NET DEC 2013)

(A) Minshull

(B) Blache

(C) Whittlesey

(D) Isard

Answer: (C)

 

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