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NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016

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1. Lateral planation theory of Pediment formation was proposed by

(1) Lawson

(2) Gilbert

(3) Mc Gee

(4) Davis

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2. Most of the details of the World՚s topography belongs to

(1) Paleozoic Era

(2) Mesozoic Era

(3) Cenozoic Era

(4) Protozoic Era

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3. The concept of Base level of Erosion was proposed by

(1) Malolt

(2) Powell

(3) Davis

(4) Johnson

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4. Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select your answer from the codes given below.

Assertion (A) : The velocity of moving ice increases with steepness of slope of the area and thickness of glacial ice.

Reason (R) : The velocity decreases to the sides owing to lesser depth of ice and friction against the valley walls and the bottom floor.

Codes :

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

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

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

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

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5. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select your answer from the codes given below.

Assertion (A) : In the Pacific Islands Volcanic eruptions are effusive type.

Reason (R) : Less viscous lava erupts quietly.

Codes :

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

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

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

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

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6. Guttenberg discontinuity is found between the

(1) Mantle and Core

(2) Crust and Mantle

(3) Upper mantle and lower mantle

(4) Upper core and lower core

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7. Which of the following groups of scholars stressed the role of lateral planation by stream in the formation of pediments?

(1) Paige, Black welder, Mc Gee

(2) Black welder, Johnson, Paige

(3) Mc Gee, Paige, Johnson

(4) Paige, Johnson, Lawson

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8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (Theory of Cavern formation)List – II (Scholars)
I. Two Cycle TheoryA. Davis
II. Water Table TheoryB. Gardner
III. Static Water Zone TheoryC. Malot
IV.Invasion TheoryD. Swinnerton
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)CBDA
(2)ADBC
(3)DBCA
(4)BCAD

9. The cold and dense downwind flowing from mountain slopes during night is known as

(1) Anabatic wind

(2) Khamain

(3) Harmattan

(4) Katabatic

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10. The zero point of the ________ temperature scales represents the temperature at which the molecular motion is presumed to cease.

(1) Celsius

(2) Kelvin

(3) Fahrenheit

(4) Both Kelvin and Celsius

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11. An air temperature of with actual vapour pressure of 4.6 hPa and saturation vapour pressure of 12.3 hPa would have a relative humidity of

(1) 7.9%

(2) 3.7% (3) 37%

(4) 30%

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12. What is the correct sequence of the cloud types in warm front away from its trailing edge?

(1) Nimbostratus, Altostratus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus

(2) Altostratus, Nimbostratus, Cirrus, Cirrostratus

(3) Cirrostratus, Nimbostratus, Altostratus, Cirrus

(4) Cirrus, Nimbostratus, Altostratus, Cirrostratus

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13. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select your answer from the codes given below.

Assertion (A) : When the air is very dry heat loss by evaporation is increased.

Reason (R) : A hot and dry air feels warmer and more uncomfortable than a hot and humid air.

Codes :

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

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

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

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

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14. The thermosphere –

(1) has the highest air pressure of any layer of the atmosphere.

(2) is the hottest layer of the atmosphere because it has the larger amount of carbon dioxide.

(3) is the coldest layer in the atmosphere.

(4) is hot because molecules in it absorb high energy short wavelengths of radiation from sun.

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15. Which one of the following statements concerning horizontal variation in air pressure is incorrect?

(1) A cold air mass will produce highest surface pressure than a warm humid air mass.

(2) A warm dry air mass will exhibit higher pressure than a warm humid air mass.

(3) A cold humid air mass will have higher air pressure than an equally cold dry air mass.

(4) A warm humid air mass will have a lower air pressure than an equally warm dry air mass.

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16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – IList – II
I. GraupelA. transparent grains of ice formed when condensation takes place below freezing point.
II. Ice palletsB. transparent grains of ice formed when condensation takes place below freezing point.
III. RimeC. Form when air temperature is greater than but less than .
IV. Snow flacksD. is an opaque coating at tiny white granular ice particles caused by rapid freezind of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)ABDC
(2)BADC
(3)DCBA
(4)CBAD

17. The clean water act in India was introduced in the year

(1) 1976

(2) 1977

(3) 1978

(4) 1979

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18. After Rodgers and Pan war (1988) India is divided into how many bio-geographical zones?

(1) 5

(2) 10

(3) 15

(4) 20

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19. Which one of the following counties has more than one hotspots in biodiversity?

(1) Philippines

(2) India

(3) New Caledonia

(4) Madagascar

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20. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (Taxon)List – II (Number of species threatened at the global scale)
I. BirdsA. 169
II. Corals and spongesB. 713
III. ReptilesC. 1029
IV. FishD. 154
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)CDAB
(2)CDBA
(3)DCBA
(4)CBAD

21. The widest continental shelves are associated with which part of the world?

(1) Indian Peninsula (Eastern Coast)

(2) Siberia

(3) North America (Western Coast)

(4) South America (Eastern Coast)

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22. The tidal-generating force of the Sun is

(1) Only about half that of the Moon

(2) Only about one-third that of the Moon

(3) Only about three-fourth that of the Moon

(4) Only about one-fifth that of the Moon

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23. The ratio between Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) should always be

(1) Equal to one

(2) Less than one

(3) More than one

(4) Both (2) and (3)

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24. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select your answer from the codes given below.

Assertion (A) : The process of photosynthesis is limited within 200 m depth of sea water.

Reason (R) : No carbon (C) is available beyond the depth of 200 m.

Codes :

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

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

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

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

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25. “The dominant idea in all geographical progress is that of terrestrial unity” . The above statement is attributed to

(1) Jean Brunhes

(2) Friedrich Ratzel

(3) Vidal dela Blache

(4) Richard Hartshrone

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26. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the development of German Geographical thought?

(1) Troll, Peschel, Hettner, Ratzel

(2) Peschel, Ratzel, Hettner, Troll

(3) Peschel, Troll, Hettner, Ratzel

(4) Ratzel, Peschel, Troll, Hettner

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27. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – IList – II (Authors)
I. Cycle of ErosionA. Freidrich Ratzel
II. The Origin of SpeciesB. Oscar Peschel
III. Originator of Dualism between Physical & Human GeographyC. Davis
IV. Theory of Social DarwinismD. Charles Darwin
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
IIIIIIIV
(1)BCAD
(2)CDBA
(3)DACB
(4)ABDC

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28. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (Philosophic Approach)List – II (Advocates)
I. IdealisticA. Ralph
II. PhenomenologicalB. Haris and Guelke
III. RadicalC. Smith
IV. WelfareD. Bunge
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)CBAD
(2)BADC
(3)DBAC
(4)ACBC

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29. Given below are two statements + 6, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select your answer from the codes given below.

Assertion (A) : A major thrust of Quantitative Revolution is to bring law making, model building and theorization in Geography.

Reason (R) : After the Second World War, young Geographers discarded the empirical, descriptive and gazetter type of geography by using mathematical language rather than the language of literature.

Codes :

(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 the correct explanation of (A) .

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

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

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30. Nomothetic approach in geography emphasizes upon

(1) Inductive Study

(2) Empirical Study

(3) Ideographic Study

(4) Law making Study

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31. Which one of the following authors was opposed to the Social Darwinist view and argued in favour of the qualities of cooperativeness and Sociability?

(1) Stoddert

(2) Wittfogel

(3) Glacken

(4) Kropotkin

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32. Who among to following was the first to measure the circumference of the earth?

(1) Plato

(2) Strabo

(3) Eratosthenes

(4) Herodotus

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33. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (Administrative Units)List – II (Numbers as per Census of India 2011)
I. DistrictsA. 5767
II. TehsilsB. 28
III. CitiesC. 640
IV. StatesD. 497
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)CABD
(2)CADB
(3)BCDA
(4)BADC

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34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (Sex Ratio as per Census of India 2011)List – II (States)
I. 991A. Andhra Pradesh
II. 996B. Kerala
III. 1084C. Chhattisgarh
IV. 993D. Tamil Nadu
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
IIIIIIIV
(1)ABCD
(2)DCAB
(3)BADC
(4)CDBA

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35. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (Zones according to Burgers)List – II (Descriptions)
I. 4A. CBD
II. 2B. Zone of Workingmen՚s homes
III. 3C. Residential zones
IV. 1D. Zone in Transition
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)ABDC
(2)CABD
(3)CDBA
(4)DCAB

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36. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select your answer from the codes given below.

Assertion (A) : Urbanization is a defining phenomenon of the century and the developing countries are at the focus of this transformation.

Reason (R) : The urban shift has happened in the last few decades largely due to rapid mega cities growth in the developing countries.

Codes :

(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 the correct explanation of (A) .

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

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

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37. Which one of the following cities is a permanent settlement characterized by a compact, high-density arrangement of building which lacks any order or plan?

(1) World Cities

(2) Pre-Industrial Cities

(3) Shenty Towns

(4) Cities of Peasants

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38. Which one of the following authors stated ‘if all the urban settlements in an area are ranked in descending order of population, the population of n th town will be 1⟋nth that of the largest town’ .

(1) P. Lloyd

(2) L. Mumford

(3) W. Scott

(4) G. K. Zipf

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39. Out of the following cities, whose population is less than 10 lakhs as per Census of India 2011?

(1) Ahmedabad

(2) Pune

(3) Coimbatore

(4) Ambala

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40. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (Countries)List – II (Iron Ore Producing Areas)
I. BrazilA. Mesabi Range
II. FranceB. Siegarland Valley
III. GermanyC. Lorrain
IV. USAD. Minas Gerais
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)ABDC
(2)BACD
(3)DCBA
(4)ADCB

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41. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select your answer from the codes given below.

Assertion (A) : Textile industries are mainly localized in proximity to the markets.

Reason (R) : Cotton is a pure raw material.

Codes :

(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 the correct explanation of (A) .

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

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

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42.In order to find out crop-combination regions the algorithm was given by:

Where – Positive Deviation

Negative Deviation

Number of crops under consideration.

(1) Doi, A. K.

(2) Rafiullah, S. M.

(3) Weaver, J. C.

(4) Smith, H. L.

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43.In which year the paper “Major Agricultural Regions of the Earth” was written by Derwent Whittlesey?

(1) 1916

(2) 1926

(3) 1936

(4) 1946

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44. Which one of the following codes is correct to explain the ‘profit maximum output’ when ratio of marginal revenue with marginal cost of a plant? Codes:

(1) equals zero

(2) is less than 1.0

(3) equals 1.0

(4) is higher than 1.0

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45. Cost curve expresses the relationship between cost of production and volume of output.In the average cost curve as given in the diagram, which one of the following codes is correct to show the limit of ‘economics of Scale’ of a plant?

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Codes :

(1) A

(2) B

(3) C

(4) D

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46. Which one of the following is least-cost route between two major centres A and B?

1.

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2.

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3.

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4.

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47. Which one of the following statements is a valid generalization about Latin America?

(1) Most of the Latin Americans live in isolated farm villages.

(2) The majority of the governments are communist.

(3) Most of the Latin American are descendants of immigrants from Africa.

(4) Latin America is a region of racial and cultural diversity.

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48. Who is author of the book “Geography and Politics in a World Divided” ?

(1) John Agnew and Luca Muscerva

(2) Alexander Nikolayevich Prokofiev de Seversky

(3) Geoffrey Parker

(4) Saul Bernard Cohen

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49. Which of the following does not belong to the Draviation family languages?

(1) Brahmi

(2) Kannada

(3) Sinhala

(4) Malayalam

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50. Which among the following was responsible for the radical transformation of the Spirit and Purpose of Geography?

(1) Post modernism

(2) Humanism

(3) Quantification

(4) Structuralism

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51. Which one of the following codes is correctly representing the territorial water limits of India?

(1) 100 miles

(2) 150 miles

(3) 200 miles

(4) 300 miles

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52. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (Human Races of India after Risely)List – II
I.Indo-AryansA. West Bengal
II. DravidiansB. Sikkim
III. MongoloidsC. Tamil Nadu
IV. Mongolo-DravidiansD. Jammu and Kashmir
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)BDAC
(2)DCBA
(3)CADB
(4)ABCD

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53. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (Books)List – II (Authors)
I. Nature of GeographyA. D. Harvey
II. The Urban QualityB. P. Hagget
III. Social justice and cityC. R. Hartshorne
IV. Locational analysis in Human GeographyD. M. Castelen
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)ADBC
(2)BCDA
(3)CBAC
(4)DCAB

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54. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (Region⟋Areas)List – II (Main Religious Group)
I. AmritsarA. Muslims
II. LaddakhB. Buddhist
III. MaldivesC. Christians
IV. NagalandD. Sikhs
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)BDCA
(2)DBAC
(3)CABD
(4)ACDB

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55. Which one of the following authors defined three phases of city development, i.e.. , the preindustrial phase, industrial phase and metropolitan phase?

(1) K. C. Zachariah

(2) E. E. Lampard

(3) H. H. Golden

(4) P. M. Houser

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56. Which one of the measures of Central tendencies do you consider appropriate for determination of threshold population of Central functions?

(1) Range

(2) Mean

(3) Mode

(4) Median

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57. Which one of the following statements refers to concept of Sustainable Development?

(1) Increasing per capita income so as people՚s basic needs and requirements are reasonably fulfilled.

(2) Considering reduction in proportion of conventional energy resources that contribute to environmental pollution.

(3) Bettering people՚s health and education opportunities, giving everyone the chances to participate in public life, helping to ensure a clean environment, promoting intergradation equity.

(4) Adopting technology that does not impair the quality of environment.

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58. Who proceeded to delineation of meso regions by giving attention to the phrase “core of economic-growth-multipurpose projects, cities, industrial centres, etc. , which radiate their production impulses to their surrounding areas?”

(1) L. S. Bhatt

(2) V. L. S. Prakasha Rao

(3) P. Sen Gupta

(4) V. Nath

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59. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select your answer from the codes given below.

Assertion (A) : In the core periphery model, the core region dominates whilst the periphery is dependent.

Reason (R) : This dependence is structured mainly through relation of exchange and production between core and periphery.

Codes :

(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 the correct explanation of (A) .

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

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

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60. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (Hierarchy of Growth Foci)List – II (Level)
I. Growth PolesA. Regional
II. Service CentresB. Sub-Regional
III. Growth CentresC. National
IV. Growth PointsD. Level
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)BACD
(2)DBAC
(3)ACDB
(4)CDAB

61. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (Model)List – II (Profounder)
I. Economic LandscapeA. W. W. Rostow
II. Agricultural LocationB. August Losch
III. Agricultural SystemsC. Whittellesey
IV. Stages of Economic GrowthD. Von Thuren
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)BDAC
(2)DBCA
(3)BDCA
(4)DCBA

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62. Which one of the following is the largest shipbuilding with in India?

(1) Cochin Shipyard

(2) Hindustan Shipyard

(3) Goa Shipyard

(4) Garden Reach Shipyard

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63.In which one of the following years, Kisan Call Centres were established to promote agricultural efficiency to a great extent?

(1) 2000

(2) 2002

(3) 2004

(4) 2006

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64. Which of the following mountain ranges does not emerge from the Pamir Knot?

(1) Hindu Kush

(2) Zagros

(3) Tienshan

(4) Kunlun

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65. Vertisols (Kan har soils) of Chhattisgarh in respect of depth are considered to be

(1) Shallow

(2) Medium

(3) Medium to deep

(4) Deep

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66. The rank of Chhattisgarh in Indian states in terms of percentage of their forests cover is

(1) First

(2) Second

(3) Third

(4) Fourth

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67. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (Soils)List – II (States)
I. AlluvialA. Rajasthan
II. Black Soil (Regur)B. Utter Pradesh
III. DesertC. Maharashtra
IV. RedD. Meghalaya
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)ABDC
(2)BCDA
(3)BCAD
(4)DBCA

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68. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (Rivers)List – II (Tributaries)
I. KrishnaA. Chambal
II. BramhaputraB.Indravathi
III. GodavariC. Tista
IV. YamunaD. Bhima
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)DCBA
(2)CDBA
(3)DCAB
(4)ADCB

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69. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (GIS Application Requirement)List – II (GIS Software Packages)
I. Data automationA. UTM
II. Data conversionB. TIFF
III. Raster data formatC. Dangles
IV. Projection systemD. TIGER
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)CDBA
(2)DCAB
(3)ABCD
(4)BADC

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70. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below.

Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
List – I (Measures)List – II (Resolution Property of Sat. Sensor)
I. 30 metersA. Spectral
II. 20 days intervalsB. Spatial
III. Blue Green Red BandsC. Radiometric
IV. 256 levelsD. Temporal
Table Supporting: NTA NET Geography Paper 3 Sept 2016
Codes:
IIIIIIIV
(1)BADC
(2)DCBA
(3)BDAC
(4)ABCD

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71. From a contour map if a gradient of 1 in 30 was calculated between any two points, it would be equivalent to a slope of

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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72.In order to discriminate the late sown and early sown wheat fields as an aerial photograph taken in the month of December, which of the following elements of image interpretation would be most useful?

(1) Tone

(2) Texture

(3) Shadow

(4) Shape

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73. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select your answer from the codes given below.

Assertion (A) : The number of units drawn at random from each stratum need not be same.

Reason (R) : When an equal number of sampling units are drawn from each stratam of population, it is called disproportional stratified sampling.

Codes :

(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 the correct explanation of (A) .

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

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

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74. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select your answer from the codes given below.

Assertion (A) : The scale of map expressed as Representative fraction is suitable for Universal application.

Reason (R) : There is no mention of the unit of measurement in the R. F.

Codes :

(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 the correct explanation of (A) .

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

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

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75. The module of Arc⟋Info used for slope map from contours is called

(1) Arc edit

(2) Arc plot

(3) Arc tin

(4) Arc explorer

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