NET PRACTICE SET
UGC-CBSE NET (GEOGRAPHY-80) PRACTICE SET-6
Friday, August 11, 2017
1. When endogenetic forces act horizontally from the
opposite directions causing compression and tension, the resultant landform is
a large dome shaped structure, the process is called
(A) Folding
(B) Faulting
(C) Fracturing
(D) Warping
2. Which one of
the following explanations
of the origin
of pediments was
first propounded by A.C. Lawson (1915) ?
(A) Sheet flood
deposition
(B) Horizontal
erosion
(C) Recession of
mountain front
(D) Lateral erosion
3. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion
(A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes
given below :
Assertion (A) : By
far the most
common and widespread
topographic form in a
Karst terrain is the sinkhole.
Reason (R) :
Topographically, a sinkhole
is a depression
that varies in
depth from less than a meter to few hundred meters.
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.
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4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
from the codes given below :
List-I (Books) List-II
(Authors)
(a) Morphology of the
Earth (i)
C.A. King
(b) Techniques in
Geomorphology (ii)
Jeffreys
(c) The Earth (iii) L.C. King
(d) The Unstable
Earth (iv) J. A. Steers
Codes :
(a)
(b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i)
(ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iv)
(iii) (i)
(C) (iii) (ii)
(i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (i)
(ii) (iii)
5. Arrange the following
concepts in the
order in which
they appeared. Use the code below:
I. Principle of Uniformitarianism
II. Theory of Continental Drift.
III. Dynamic Equilibrium Theory
IV. Convection Current Theory
Codes :
(A) I III
IV II
(B) II I
IV III
(C) IV I
II III
(D) I II
IV III
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6. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion
(A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes
given below:
Assertion (A) : Stable
atmospheric condition prevails
when environmental lapse rate is less than dry and wet adiabatic
lapse rates.
Reason (R) : The
parcel of air is warmer than the surrounding environment at all the levels as
it ascends.
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.
7. The mature stage of thunderstorm is characterized by
(A) Strong updrafts
and downdrafts
(B) Lack of
electrical charges
(C) End of
precipitation
(D) Lack of ice
crystals
8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
using codes given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Katabatic
Wind (1)
Warm dry
winds moving down
the east slopes of Rockies
(b) Chinooks (2)
Warm dry winds in Southern California
(c) Santa Ana (3) Cold air
situated over highland area set in motion
(d) Foehn (4)
Warm dry winds moving down the east slopes of Alps
Codes :
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(A) (2)
(1) (3) (4)
(B) (3)
(1) (2) (4)
(C) (1)
(3) (4) (2)
(D) (4)
(2) (3) (1)
9. The idealised global pattern of surface wind from the
equator to pole is
(A) Doldrums – trade
winds – westerlies – easterlies
(B) Doldrums –
westerlies – trade winds – easterlies
(C) Doldrums –
easterlies – trade winds – westerlies
(D) Doldrums – trade
winds – easterlies – westerlies
10. The marine influence upon climate results into
(A) Increase in
annual rainfall
(B) Increase in
aridity
(C) Increase in
annual temperature range
(D) Decrease in
annual temperature range
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