cbsenet.nic.in NET Geography Paper III 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 : 2 1/2 hours
Maximum Marks : 150
Note :
** This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
** All questions are compulsory.

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1. A drainage pattern which is not related to the structure of the region is known as
(1) Radial drainage
(2) Trellis drainage
(3) Dendritic drainage
(4) Superimposed drainage

2. Crickmay while disagreeing with Davis supplemented peneplain with the terms
(1) Pediplain
(2) Panplane
(3) Etchplain
(4) Structural plain

3. Which of the following is strongly presumptive of fault line scrap ?
(1) Superimposed drainage
(2) Frequent severe earthquakes
(3) Actual fault plane identified along the scrap
(4) Poor correlation between rock resistance and topographic form

4. 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) : Deep chemical decay of rocks is one of the outstanding features of humid tropical regions
Reason (R) : Intensity of chemical weathering depends to a large extent on abundance of water and higher air temperature
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.

5. 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) : The islands along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge are highly prone to volcanic activity
Reason (R) : The sea-floor spreading is the main cause of earthquakes in the Atlantic Ocean
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.

6. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
List – I (Authors) List – II (Title of the Book)
I. Woolridge and Morgan A. Principles of Geomorphology
II. Thornbury B. Geomorphology
III. Von Richthofen C. Spirit and Purpose of Geography
IV. Steers D. Unstable Earth
Codes :
I II III IV
(1) A B C D
(2) B C A D
(3) C A B D
(4) D B A C

7. Which one of the following arrangements of Pleistocene Ice age is in a correct chronological order ?
(1) Mindel – Würm – Gunz – Rim
(2) Gunz – Mindel – Rim – Würm
(3) Würm – Mindel – Rim – Gunz
(4) Rim – Mindel – Würm – Gunz

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) : Divergent plate margin cause sea floor spreading
Reason (R) : Construction plate margins result in the formation of faults
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.

9. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(1) Microscale – Turbulence
(2) Planetary scale – Waves in the westerlies
(3) Mesoscale – Tornadoes
(4) Synepticscale – Valley and mountain winds

10. Which one of the following statements about polar jet stream is not true ?
(1) It moves northwards during summer.
(2) It supplies energy to the circulation of surface storms.
(3) Its velocity is greater during the summer.
(4) Its location roughly coincides with that of the polar front

11. Supercooled water is water which is
(1) Produced from dry ice
(2) A special form of ice
(3) Still liquid at temperature below zero degree
(4) Partly liquid and partly solid

12. A place located at a higher altitude generally experiences ________ than a low elevation
place in an adjoining valley.
(1) a greater daily temperature range
(2) a lower annual mean temperature
(3) a lower daily temperature range
(4) both a greater daily temperature range and lower annual mean temperature

13. 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) : Hurricane cannot develop along the equatorial region
Reason (R) : Coriolis force is at its maximum over the equator
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.

14. The actual amount of water vapour in a given quantity of air is greatest for which of the following temperature-relative humidity combinations ?
(1) 40 °C – 100%
(2) 25 °C – 100%
(3) 0 °C – 100%
(4) 30 °C – 50%

15. What happens when Chinook wind is drawn down the leeward slopes of the mountain range ?
(1) The saturation vapour pressure increases
(2) The relative humidity decreases
(3) Both (1) and (2) are correct
(4) Both (1) and (2) are wrong

16. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
I. Absolute humidity A. The ratio of weight of water vapour to the weight of per unit volume of dry air
II. Relative humidity B. Mass of water vapour in grams contained in one kilogram of air including water vapour
III. Specific humidity C. The ratio of the amount of water vapour actually present in the air having definite volume and temperature to its maximum amount air can hold at that temperature
IV. Mixing ratio D. The total weight of moisture content per unit volume of air
Codes :
I II III IV
(1) A B C D
(2) D C B A
(3) B D C A
(4) D B A C

17. The sea attained its present level during the geological period
(1) Holocene
(2) Miocene
(3) Cambrian
(4) Jurassic

18. The pyramid of biomass is inverted in case of
(1) Forest ecosystem
(2) Grassland ecosystem
(3) Marine ecosystem
(4) Fresh water ecosystem

19. Which one of the following percentages India contributes to world’s biodiversity ?
(1) 2%
(2) 4%
(3) 6%
(4) 8%

20. Which one of the following temperatures of sea water is favourable for the formation of coral reefs ?
(1) Atleast 20 °C
(2) Atleast 15 °C
(3) Atleast 10 °C
(4) Atleast 5 °C