SOLVED PYQs UGC NET (GEOGRAPHY)
Atmosphere: Composition & Structure
UGC NET GEOGRAPHY
Oceanography (UNIT 3)
Covered Topics: Oceanic Bottom Relief: Origin of Ocean Basin, Bottom Relief of Oceans. Composition of Oceans: Temperature of the Oceans, Density of Seawater, Salinity of Ocean
1. Kiel Canal connects. (SEPT 2013)
(1) Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean
(2) Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
(3) Baltic Sea and North Sea
(4) Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean
2. Which of the following oceans is spreading due to tectonic plate movement? (SEPT 2013)
(1) Atlantic Ocean
(2) Pacific Ocean
(3) Indian Ocean
(4) Arctic Ocean
3. Flat topped seamounts are known as (SEPT 2013)
(1) Shoals
(2) Reefs
(3) Guyots
(4) Banks
4. Anacondas are largely found in (SEPT 2013)
(1) Irrawaddy basin
(2) Congo basin
(3) Orinoco basin
(4) Amazon basin
5. Sunda peninsula was submerged in the Pacific Ocean due to (SEPT 2013)
(1) Constructive activities of the plates
(2) Destructive activities of the plates
(3) Subduction of the plates into ocean
(4) Sea floor spreading
6. The greatest share of fisheries comes from (SEPT 2013)
(1) Deep seas
(2) Continental shelves
(3) Deep ocean trenches
(4) Fresh waters
7. Diego Garcia is an island in which of the following oceans? (DEC 2013)
(1) Atlantic
(2) Pacific
(3) Indian
(4) Arctic
8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below (DEC 2013)
| List-I (Marine landforms) | List-II (Seafloor) |
|---|---|
| A. Coral reef | I. Organic ocean deposit |
| B. Shoal | II. Deep flat surface |
| C. Abyssal plain bed | III. Steep descent from the shelf |
| D. Continental slope | IV. Detached elevation with shallow depth |
Codes
(1) A–II, B–III, C–I, D–IV
(2) A–IV, B–I, C–III, D–II
(3) A–III, B–II, C–IV, D–I
(4) A–I, B–IV, C–II, D–III
| 1 (3) | 2 (1) | 3 (3) | 4 (4) | 5 (3) | 6 (2) | 7 (3) | 8 (4) | 9 (4) | 10 (1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 (1) | 12 (1) | 13 (2) | 14 (4) | 15 (3) | 16 (2) | 17 (3) | 18 (1) | 19 (1) | 20 (1) |
| 21 (4) | 22 (3) | 23 (1) | 24 (2) | 25 (2) | 26 (2) | 27 (2) | 28 (1) | 29 (1) | 30 (4) |
| 31 (1) | 32 (4) | 33 (4) | 34 (4) | 35 (1) | 36 (2) | 37 (3) | 38 (2) | 39 (2) | 40 (3) |
| 41 (3) | 42 (4) | 43 (3) | 44 (4) | 45 (2) | 46 (3) | 47 (4) | 48 (1) | 49 (1) | 50 (4) |
| 51 (4) | 52 (3) | 53 (1) | 54 (3) |
Explanation