UGC NET Geography 25 Important Questions, Quiz No - 7

UGC NET PYQ Geography Quiz

1. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of a primate city?

A) Disproportionately large population B) Political and economic dominance C) Balanced urban system D) Cultural significance

2. The ‘Von Thunen Model’ is primarily concerned with:

A) Industrial location B) Agricultural land use C) Urban morphology D) Population distribution

3. Which one of the following is a renewable resource?

A) Coal B) Petroleum C) Solar energy D) Natural gas

4. The term ‘Megapolis’ refers to:

A) A large metropolitan area B) A small rural settlement C) A planned industrial city D) A coastal fishing village

5. Which one of the following is a measure of central tendency?

A) Standard deviation B) Variance C) Mean D) Range

6. Which one of the following is a cold ocean current?

A) Gulf Stream B) Kuroshio C) Benguela D) Agulhas

7. Which one of the following landforms is associated with karst topography?

A) Moraine B) Sinkhole C) Drumlin D) Yardang

8. The term ‘Ecumene’ refers to:

A) Uninhabited areas B) Permanently inhabited areas C) Temporarily inhabited areas D) Desert regions

9. Which one of the following states is the largest producer of rice in India?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) West Bengal C) Punjab D) Tamil Nadu

10. The ‘Koppen Classification’ is primarily used for:

A) Soil classification B) Climate classification C) Vegetation classification D) Landform classification

11. Which one of the following is a characteristic of a formal region?

A) Functional unity B) Uniform characteristics C) Economic interdependence D) Dynamic boundaries

12. The term ‘Isostasy’ refers to:

A) Equilibrium in the Earth’s crust B) Volcanic activity C) Sea floor spreading D) Atmospheric circulation

13. Which one of the following scholars is associated with the concept of ‘Cultural Hearth’?

A) Carl Sauer B) Ellen Semple C) Friedrich Ratzel D) Vidal de la Blache

14. Which one of the following is not a type of plate boundary?

A) Divergent B) Convergent C) Transform D) Stable

15. The ‘Gravity Model’ is used to predict:

A) Population growth B) Spatial interaction C) Soil erosion D) Climatic change

16. Which one of the following is the largest producer of tea in India?

A) Assam B) West Bengal C) Tamil Nadu D) Kerala

17. The term ‘Conurbation’ refers to:

A) A single large city B) A group of merged urban areas C) A rural settlement D) An industrial estate

18. Which one of the following is a characteristic of tropical rainforests?

A) Low biodiversity B) High temperature and rainfall C) Seasonal leaf shedding D) Sparse vegetation

19. The ‘Heartland Theory’ was proposed by:

A) Alfred Mahan B) Halford Mackinder C) Rudolf Kjellen D) Friedrich Ratzel

20. Which one of the following is a measure of population density?

A) Persons per square kilometer B) Total population C) Birth rate D) Dependency ratio

21. The ‘Mercator Projection’ is best suited for:

A) Polar maps B) Navigational charts C) Thematic maps D) Equal-area maps

22. Which one of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

A) Carbon dioxide B) Methane C) Nitrogen D) Nitrous oxide

23. The ‘Dependency Ratio’ measures:

A) Birth rate to death rate B) Non-working to working population C) Urban to rural population D) Male to female population

24. Which one of the following is a characteristic of a region?

A) Homogeneity in physical or cultural features B) Uniform population density C) Absence of boundaries D) Equal economic development

25. The term ‘Geopolitics’ was coined by:

A) Rudolf Kjellen B) Halford Mackinder C) Friedrich Ratzel D) Alfred Mahan