SOLVED PYQs UGC NET (GEOGRAPHY)
Models & Theory in Geography
UGC NET GEOGRAPHY
1. The Humanistic Geography aims at ‘Verstehn’, that is (SEPT 2013)
(1) Life style of man
(2) Interpersonal relations of men
(3) Understanding of man in his environment
(4) Objective experiences of man
2. Geographica in 17 volumes was written by (SEPT 2013)
(1) Ptolemy
(2) Miletus
(3) Strabo
(4) Ritter
3. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. (SEPT 2013)
| List-I (Name of Scholar) | List-II (Idea/Concept) |
|---|---|
| A. Charles Darwin | I. Migration laws |
| B. Wilbur Zelinsky | II. Population and resources |
| C. Thomas Malthus | III. Theory of evolution |
| D. George Ravenstein | IV. Hypothesis of mobility |
Codes:
| A | B | C | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | I | II | III | IV |
| (2) | II | IV | I | III |
| (3) | III | IV | I | II |
| (4) | IV | III | II | I |
4. Who for the first time emphasizes the importance of a mental map of the environment in the decision-making process? (SEPT 2013)
(1) Woolridge
(2) Downs
(3) Gould
(4) Lynch
5. Which one of the following pairs is not a correct match? (SEPT 2013)
(1) Geddes – Le Play School
(2) Perry – Neighborhoods units
(3) Howard – Garden city
(4) Le Corbusier – Satellite city
6. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below. (SEPT 2013)
| List-I (Author) | List-II (Theory) |
|---|---|
| A. Weber | I. Crop Combination |
| B. Von Thunen | II. Agriculture location |
| C. Christaller | III. Central place theory |
| D. Weaver | IV. Theory of Industrial location |
Codes:
| A | B | C | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | II | I | IV | III |
| (2) | IV | II | I | III |
| (3) | I | II | IV | III |
| (4) | II | IV | I | III |
7. Who, amongst the following, defined Geography as a chronological science? (DEC 2013)
(1) Ptolemy
(2) Richthofen
(3) Hettner
(4) PE James
8. Who, amongst the following, has propounded the concept of Time Space Geography? (DEC 2013)
(1) Hagerstrand
(2) Haggett
(3) Johnston
(4) Harvey
9. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below (DEC 2013)
| List-I (Major Proponent) | List-II (Philosophy of Geography) |
|---|---|
| A. Gibson | I. Idealism |
| B. Guelke | II. Realism |
| C. Peet | III. Behaviouralism |
| D. Wright and Kirk | IV. Radicalism |
Codes:
| A | B | C | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | I | II | III | IV |
| (2) | I | III | II | IV |
| (3) | II | III | IV | I |
| (4) | II | I | IV | III |
10. Who has, amongst the following geographers, defined Geography of Public Finance ‘who gets what, where and at what cost’? (DEC 2013)
(1) RJ Chorley
(2) David Harvey
(3) P Claval
(4) RJ Bennett
| Q | Ans | Q | Ans | Q | Ans | Q | Ans | Q | Ans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | 2 | (3) | 3 | (3) | 4 | (3) | 5 | (4) |
| 6 | (2) | 7 | (3) | 8 | (1) | 9 | (3) | 10 | (4) |
| 11 | (1) | 12 | (2) | 13 | (1) | 14 | (2) | 15 | (2) |
| 16 | (2) | 17 | (1) | 18 | (3) | 19 | (1) | 20 | (4) |
| 21 | (3) | 22 | (4) | 23 | (3) | 24 | (2) | 25 | (1) |
| 26 | (2) | 27 | (2) | 28 | (1) | 29 | (1) | 30 | (2) |
| 31 | (3) | 32 | (3) | 33 | (3) | 34 | (1) | 35 | (1) |
| 36 | (2) | 37 | (1) | 38 | (4) | 39 | (4) | 40 | (4) |
| 41 | (4) | 42 | (2) | 43 | (1) | 44 | (2) | 45 | (1) |
| 46 | (3) | 47 | (3) | 48 | (3) | 49 | (1) | 50 | (3) |
| 51 | (4) | 52 | (1) | 53 | (2) | 54 | (*) | 55 | (2) |
| 56 | (1) | 57 | (2) | 58 | (1) | 59 | (2) | 60 | (3) |
| 61 | (3) | 62 | (3) | 63 | (2) | 64 | (1) | 65 | (1) |
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