SOLVED PYQs UGC NET (GEOGRAPHY)
Atmosphere: Composition & Structure
UGC NET GEOGRAPHY
Climatology (UNIT 2)
Covered Topics: Atmosphere, Insolation, Temperature, Heat Budget of Earth, ENSO: EL Nino Southern Oscillation, El Nino, La Nina & Walker’s Circulation
1. Which of the following pairs of countries receive maximum insolation? (SEPT 2013)
(1) Indonesia and Sri Lanka
(2) Indonesia and Libya
(3) Yemen and Somalia
(4) Canada and Australia
2. Solid material passes directly into vapour state by means of (SEPT 2013)
(1) Condensation
(2) Sublimation
(3) Volatilisation
(4) Convection
3. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below. (SEPT 2013)
| List-I (Local Winds) | List-II (Countries) |
|---|---|
| A. Loo | I. West Africa |
| B. Samun | II. Former Yugoslavia |
| C. Harmattan | III. Pakistan |
| D. Bora | IV. Iran |
Codes
(1) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
(2) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
(3) A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
(4) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
4. Ozone hole is located above the (SEPT 2013)
(1) Antarctica
(2) Arctic Ocean
(3) Equatorial zone
(4) Greenland
5. The following question has two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). (SEPT 2013)
Assertion (A): The troposphere is the dense lower part of the atmosphere in which all the weather phenomena like condensation and storms occur.
Reason (R): In troposphere the atmospheric temperature decreases with altitude.
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. Increase in temperature with increase in height is known as (DEC 2013)
(1) Lapse rate
(2) Adiabatic lapse rate
(3) Inversion of temperature
(4) Normal rate
7. Identify the correct sequence of the given processes regarding rainfall. (DEC 2013)
(1) Unsaturated air → condensation → dew point → precipitation
(2) Dew point → condensation → unsaturated air → precipitation
(3) Unsaturated air → dew point → condensation → precipitation
(4) Dew point → precipitation → condensation → unsaturated air
8. Read out the following conditions. Which of the above conditions promote inversion of temperature? (DEC 2013)
I. Cloudy sky
II. Cold dry air
III. Strong winds
IV. Long winter nights
(1) I, II and IV
(2) II, III and IV
(3) I and IV
(4) II and IV
9. When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth it is known as (DEC 2013)
(1) Planetary wind
(2) Geostrophic wind
(3) Accidental wind
(4) Forced wind
10. A counter-clockwise atmospheric circulation in the Northern Hemisphere is known as (DEC 2013)
(1) Pressure gradient
(2) Cyclone
(3) Anticyclone
(4) Tornado
| 1 (3) | 2 (2) | 3 (2) | 4 (1) | 5 (2) | 6 (3) | 7 (3) | 8 (4) | 9 (2) | 10 (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 (1) | 12 (4) | 13 (3) | 14 (3) | 15 (2) | 16 (4) | 17 (2) | 18 (3) | 19 (3) | 20 (1) |
| 21 (3) | 22 (2) | 23 (1) | 24 (2) | 25 (3) | 26 (4) | 27 (1) | 28 (4) | 29 (1) | 30 (4) |
| 31 (3) | 32 (3) | 33 (2) | 34 (4) | 35 (3) | 36 (4) | 37 (3) | 38 (4) | 39 (2) | 40 (3) |
| 41 (3) | 42 (1) | 43 (1) | 44 (2) | 45 (2) | 46 (1) | 47 (2) | 48 (1) | 49 (2) | 50 (3) |
| 51 (2) | 52 (2) | 53 (4) | 54 (3) | 55 (3) | 56 (1) | 57 (4) | 58 (3) | 59 (3) | 60 (4) |
| 61 (3) | 62 (1) | 63 (4) | 64 (3) | 65 (1) | 66 (4) | 67 (1) | 68 (2) | 69 (2) | 70 (1) |
| 71 (4) | 72 (4) | 73 (2) | 74 (3) | 75 (1) | 76 (2) | 77 (2) | 78 (4) | 79 (1) | 80 (2) |
| 81 (2) | 82 (3) | 83 (1) | 84 (4) | 85 (4) | 86 (4) | 87 (3) | 88 (4) | 89 (1) | 90 (3) |
| 91 (3) | 92 (2) | 93 (3) | 94 (1) | 95 (1) | 96 (1) | 97 (3) | 98 (2) | 99 (3) | 100 (1) |
| 101 (2) | 102 (4) | 103 (2) | 104 (3) | 105 (1) | 106 (4) | 107 (1) | 108 (2) | 109 (3) | 110 (3) |
| 111 (4) | 112 (4) | 113 (3) | 114 (1) | 115 (4) | 116 (2) | 117 (1) | 118 (1) | 119 (1) | 120 (4) |
| 121 (3) | 122 (4) | 123 (2) | 124 (1) | 125 (3) | 126 (1) | 127 (2) | 128 (1) | 129 (2) | 130 (4) |
| 131 (1) | 132 (3) | 133 (2) | 134 (2) | 135 (2) | 136 (2) | 137 (3) | 138 (1) | 139 (4) | 140 (1) |
| 141 (4) | 142 (3) | 143 (2) | 144 (3) | 145 (4) | 146 (3) | 147 (1) | 148 (4) | 149 (3) | 150 (2) |
| 151 (3) |
Explanation