cbsenet.nic.in NET Geography Paper II Model Question : Central Board Of Secondary Education

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Exam : National Eligibility Test (NET)
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Subject : Geography
Date/Year : 10.07.2016 & 28.08.2016

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Geography Model Question :

Time : 1 1/4 hours
Maximum Marks : 100
Note :
** This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
** All questions are compulsory.

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1. Normal Cycle of Erosion is associated with
(1) Glacial Erosion
(2) Fluvial Erosion
(3) Marine Erosion
(4) Wind Erosion

2. The drainage pattern which is not controlled by the parent structure on which it flows is termed as
(1) Consequent
(2) Subsequent
(3) Insequent
(4) Resequent

3. The term “Swash” refers to
(1) Backward movement of sea water at the beach after the breaking of a wave.
(2) Oblique movement of sea water at the beach after the breaking of a wave.
(3) Forward movement of sea water up the beach after the breaking of a wave.
(4) Sideward movement of sea water up the beach after the breaking of a wave.

4. Which one of the followings is not a glacio-fluvial depositional feature ?
(1) Drumlin
(2) Esker
(3) Horn
(4) Kame

5. The unconsolidated rock material deposited by surface wash at the base of a cliff is called
(1) Alluvium
(2) Colluvium
(3) Moraines
(4) Silt

6. Which one of the followings represents a source of atmospheric energy ?
(1) Infrared radiation emitted downward from clouds
(2) Visible radiation scattered upward into the space
(3) Latent heat released
(4) Albedo of the earth and the atmosphere

7. Which one of the following processes is important for the formation of lightning in a developing cloud ?
(1) Absorption of solar cosmic rays
(2) Small lapse rate
(3) Strong vertical air currents
(4) Heavy rainfall

8. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as
Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below
Assertion (A) : Land surface is heated more quickly and to a greater extent than the water surface when subjected to equal amount of inslation.
Reason (R) : The land is opaque while water is transparent to solar radiation.
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 correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true

9. Which one of the ‘C’ types of climate receives the bulk of its precipitation during the cold season ?
(1) Cfa
(2) Cs
(3) Cwa
(4) Cfc

10. Which one of the following statements is not true about the Coriolis Force ?
(1) It is the effect of earth’s rotation.
(2) It is maximum over polar region.
(3) It is directly related to frictional force.
(4) It is proportional to wind speed.

11. Identify the correct statement pertaining to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge from the floor of Atlantic Ocean among the following :
(1) Almost 3 km above
(2) Almost 4 km above
(3) Almost 5 km above
(4) Almost 6 km above

12. The coral reefs that are generally found attached to the shore with an intervening shallow channel or a lagoon is called
(1) Barrier reef
(2) Patch reef
(3) Ribbon reef
(4) Fringing reef

13. If Kyoto protocol is for Carbon-di-oxide then Montreal protocol is for
(1) Methane
(2) Chlorofluorocarbons
(3) Carbon-di-oxide
(4) Ozone

14. Identify the correct statement regarding variation in density of ocean water and air at the same temperature.
(1) Ocean water is 800 times more denser than air.
(2) Ocean water is 600 times more denser than air.
(3) Ocean water is 400 times more denser than air.
(4) Ocean water is 200 times more denser than air.

15. Which one of the following bays has the highest tides in the world ?
(1) Bay of Bengal
(2) Hudson Bay
(3) Bay of Fundy
(4) Bay of Khambat

16. Who among the following pleaded that “history be treated geographically and geography be treated historically” ?
(1) Holmes
(2) Herodotus
(3) Hecateous
(4) Thales of Militus

17. Which one of the followings is the philosophical basis of Quantitative revolution ?
(1) Positivism
(2) Existentialism
(3) Idealism
(4) Probabalism

18. The statement that “Egypt is the gift of the river Nile” is attributed to
(1) Aristotle
(2) Strabo
(3) Herodotus
(4) Seneca

19. Who among the following scholars made corrections to Ptolemy’s Book ?
(1) Al-Masudi
(2) Al-Idrisi
(3) Al-Baruni
(4) Ibn-Khaldun

20. Who among the following developed the concept of ‘Mental Map’ ?
(1) Downs and Stea
(2) Saarinen
(3) Gould and White
(4) Boulding and Haggerstrand