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DUET Last 10 Years 2011-2021 Question Papers With Answer Key || Delhi University Entrance Test conducted by the NTA

Topic:- GEO MA S2

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Which one of the following is a French geographer? [Question ID = 6452]
1. Dudley Stamp [Option ID = 25802]
2. Albert Demangeon [Option ID = 25803]
3. Alfred Hettner [Option ID = 25804]
4. W.M. Davis [Option ID = 25805]
Correct Answer :-
- Albert Demangeon [Option ID = 25803]
Who is author of Cosmos? [Question ID = 6453]
1. Humboldt [Option ID = 25806]
2. Ritter [Option ID = 25807]
3. Ratzel [Option ID = 25808]
4. Strabo [Option ID = 25809]
Correct Answer :-
- Humboldt [Option ID = 25806]
Who of the following said that "Geography is concerned to provide accurate, orderly, and rational description and interpretation of the variable character of the earth surface"? [Question ID = 6454]
1. Thomas Griffith Taylor [Option ID = 25810]
2. Richard Hartshorne [Option ID = 25811]
3. Alexander von Humboldt [Option ID = 25812]
4. Alfred Hettner [Option ID = 25813]
Correct Answer :-
- Richard Hartshorne [Option ID = 25811]
Quantitative Revolution in geography took place during the period [Question ID = 6455]
1. 1933-40 [Option ID = 25814]
2. 1940-50 [Option ID = 25815]
3. 1953-63 [Option ID = 25816]
4. 1970-80 [Option ID = 25817]
Correct Answer :-
- 1953-63 [Option ID = 25816]
Who of the following coined the term geopolitics? [Question ID = 6456]
1. Rudolf Kjellen [Option ID = 25818]
2. Alfred Thayer Mahan [Option ID = 25819]
3. J. R.V. Prescott [Option ID = 25820]
4. Nicholas Spykman [Option ID = 25821]
Correct Answer :-
- Rudolf Kjellen [Option ID = 25818]

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Who has given the theory of Rimland? [Question ID = 6457]
1. Halford Mackinder [Option ID = 25822]
2. Nicholas Spykman [Option ID = 25823]
3. Alfred Thayer Mahan [Option ID = 25824]
4. Friedrich Ratzel [Option ID = 25825]
Correct Answer :-
- Nicholas Spykman [Option ID = 25823]
In his presidential address who declared that declared human geography as the Human Ecology? [Question ID = 6458]
1. H. H. Barrows [Option ID = 25826]
2. Ernst Haeckel [Option ID = 25827]
3. A. R. Wallace [Option ID = 25828]

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First global conference on depletion of ozone layer was held in [Question ID = 6459]
1. Vienna [Option ID = 25830]
2. Montreal [Option ID = 25831]
3. Kyoto [Option ID = 25832]
4. Ramsar [Option ID = 25833]
Correct Answer :-
- Vienna [Option ID = 25830]
Which one of the following is not a tropical grassland? [Question ID = 6460]
1. Llanos [Option ID = 25834]
2. Savanna [Option ID = 25835]
3. Campos [Option ID = 25836]
4. Downs [Option ID = 25837]
Correct Answer :-
- Downs [Option ID = 25837]
Who coined the term Biodiversity Hotspot? [Question ID = 6461]
1. Arthur Tansley [Option ID = 25838]
2. Norman Myers [Option ID = 25839]
3. Walter G. Rosen [Option ID = 25840]
4. Ernst Haeckel [Option ID = 25841]
Correct Answer :-
- Norman Myers [Option ID = 25839]
Which of the following is an ecosystem? [Question ID = 6462]
1. Cropland Ecosystem [Option ID = 25842]
2. Taiga Ecosystem [Option ID = 25843]
3. Urban Ecosystem [Option ID = 25844]
4. All of these [Option ID = 25845]
Correct Answer :-
- All of these [Option ID = 25845]
Which one of the following methods is not suitable for controlling soil erosion? [Question ID = 6463]
1. Crop Rotation [Option ID = 25846]
2. Strip Cropping [Option ID = 25847]
3. Grazing [Option ID = 25848]
4. Contour Terracing [Option ID = 25849]
Correct Answer :-
- Grazing [Option ID = 25848]

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Which one of the following is an incorrectly matched Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)? [Question ID = 6464]
1. SDG-5 Gender Equality [Option ID = 25850]
2. SDG 7 Clean Water and Sanitation [Option ID = 25851]
3. SDG-14 Life below Water [Option ID = 25852]
Which one of the following is not correct about the World Air Quality Report 2019 compiled by IQAir AirVisual? [Question ID = 6465]
1. In total, 21 out of 30 world's most polluted cities are from India. [Option ID = 25854]
2. Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh is the third most polluted city. [Option ID = 25855]
3. Among capital cities, Delhi remains the most polluted capital city in the world [Option ID = 25856]
4. Hotan in China is the second most polluted. [Option ID = 25857]
Correct Answer :-
- Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh is the third most polluted city. [Option ID = 25855]

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How much time of average weather conditions usually considered for the deciding the climate of a region? [Question ID = 6466]
1. 25 years [Option ID = 25858]
2. 30 years [Option ID = 25859]
3. 35 years [Option ID = 25860]
4. 40 years [Option ID = 25861]
Correct Answer :-
- 30 years [Option ID = 25859]
Consider the following sentences
1. The term sustainable development was coined in the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, held at Stockholm from 5 to 16 June 1972.
2. Sustainable development is that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
3. The goal of sustainable development is the long-term stability of the economy and environment; this is only achievable through the integration and acknowledgement of economic, environmental, and social concerns.
Select the correct answer using the code given below [Question ID = 6467]
1. 1 and 2 only [Option ID = 25862]
2. 1 and 3 only [Option ID = 25863]
3. 2 and 3 only [Option ID = 25864]
4. 1, 2 and 3 [Option ID = 25865]
Correct Answer :-
- 2 and 3 only [Option ID = 25864]

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Consider the following statement:
1. Short -wave radiation is ultraviolet, visible light, and near-infrared radiation from the sun that reaches the earth.
2. The surface energy budgets of urban areas and their more rural surroundings will differ because of differences in land cover, surface characteristics.
3. Urban surfaces, compared to vegetation and other natural ground cover, reflect more radiation back to the atmosphere.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below [Question ID = 6468]
1. A and B only [Option ID = 25866]
2. A and C only [Option ID = 25867]
3. B and C only [Option ID = 25868]
4. A, B and C
In which ocean does the Humboldt current flows? [Question ID = 6469]
1. North Atlantic Ocean [Option ID = 25870]
2. South Atlantic Ocean [Option ID = 25871]
3. Pacific Ocean [Option ID = 25872]
4. Indian Ocean [Option ID = 25873]
Correct Answer :-
- Pacific Ocean [Option ID = 25872]
Frontal rain is also known as: [Question ID = 6470]
1. Conventional Rain [Option ID = 25874]
2. Orographic Rain [Option ID = 25875]
3. Cyclonic Rain [Option ID = 25876]
4. Cloud seeding Rain [Option ID = 25877]
Correct Answer :-
- Cyclonic Rain [Option ID = 25876]

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Where is Doldrums found? [Question ID = 6471]
1. 5 degree north to 5 degree south [Option ID = 25878]
2. 10 degree north to 10 degree south [Option ID = 25879]
3. 40 degrees north to 50 degree north [Option ID = 25880]
4. 40 degree south to 60 degree south [Option ID = 25881]
Correct Answer :-
- 5 degree north to 5 degree south [Option ID = 25878]
Consider the following sentences
1. As per Ferrel's Law of Deflection, winds are deflected to their left in northern hemisphere.
2. The Coriolis force is absent along the equator but increases progressively towards the poles
3. Winds blow from high pressure to low pressure.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: [Question ID = 6472]
1. A and B only [Option ID = 25882]
2. A and C only [Option ID = 25883]
3. B and C only [Option ID = 25884]
4. A, B and C [Option ID = 25885]
Correct Answer :-
- B and C only [Option ID = 25884]

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Which one of the following is experienced on the eastern slopes of Rocky Mountains in USA in winter? [Question ID = 6473]
1. Fohn [Option ID = 25886]
2. Bora [Option ID = 25887]
3. Rocky [Option ID = 25888]
4. Chinook [Option ID = 25889]
Correct Answer :-
- Rocky [Option ID = 25888]
As per Koppen climate classification, Cwg following area in India?
1. Western coastal region [Option ID = 25891]
2. Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam [Option ID = 25892]
3. Most parts of the Ganga Plain and Malwa Plateau [Option ID = 25893]
Correct Answer :-
- Most parts of the Ganga Plain and Malwa Plateau [Option ID = 25893]
Which one of the following clouds is found at the highest altitude from land surface? [Question ID = 6475]
1. Stratus clouds [Option ID = 25894]
2. Cirrus clouds [Option ID = 25895]
3. Alto-stratus clouds [Option ID = 25896]
4. Alto-cumulus clouds [Option ID = 25897]
Correct Answer :-
- Alto-cumulus clouds [Option ID = 25897]
Which one among the following is not a form of condensation? [Question ID = 6476]
1. Fog [Option ID = 25898]
2. Dew [Option ID = 25899]
3. Sleet [Option ID = 25900]
4. Mist [Option ID = 25901]
Correct Answer :-
- Sleet [Option ID = 25900]
Which one of the following is not correct? [Question ID = 6477]
1. Most of the cumulonimbus clouds are concentrated in stratosphere [Option ID = 25902]
2. Troposphere contains maximum gases and dust particles of the atmosphere. [Option ID = 25903]
3. Stratosphere contains maximum concentration of ozone gas. [Option ID = 25904]
4. Mesopause records minimum temperature of the atmosphere. [Option ID = 25905]
Correct Answer :-
- Most of the cumulonimbus clouds are concentrated in stratosphere [Option ID = 25902]
Which one of the following volcanoes is less destructive? [Question ID = 6478]
1. Stromboli [Option ID = 25906]
2. Vulcanian [Option ID = 25907]
3. Pelean [Option ID = 25908]
4. Lepari [Option ID = 25909]
Correct Answer :-
- Lepari [Option ID = 25909]

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Which one of the following is not example of igneous rocks? [Question ID = 6479]
1. Rhyolite [Option ID = 25910]
2. Diorite [Option ID = 25911]
3. Conglomerate [Option ID = 25912]
4. Pegmatite [Option ID = 25913]
Correct Answer :-
- Conglomerate [Option ID = 25912]
When did Pangea begin to break?
1. Jurassic [Option ID = 25915]
2. Cretaceous [Option ID = 25916]
3. Permian [Option ID = 25917]
Correct Answer :-
- Jurassic [Option ID = 25915]
Which of the following is correct about Pangea
1. South pole was located in the present Durban city
2. South pole was in the middle of Pangea
3. Indian Peninsular was in south hemisphere.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: [Question ID = 6481]
1. A and B only [Option ID = 25918]
2. A and C only [Option ID = 25919]
3. B and C only [Option ID = 25920]
4. A, B and C [Option ID = 25921]
Correct Answer :-
- A, B and C [Option ID = 25921]

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Who coined the term Isostasy ? [Question ID = 6482]
1. Thornbury [Option ID = 25922]
2. Daly [Option ID = 25923]
3. Holmes [Option ID = 25924]
4. Dutton [Option ID = 25925]
Correct Answer :-
- Dutton [Option ID = 25925]
Where is found Sargasso sea? [Question ID = 6483]
1. North Atlantic Ocean [Option ID = 25926]
2. South Atlantic Ocean [Option ID = 25927]
3. Indian Ocean [Option ID = 25928]
4. Pacific Ocean [Option ID = 25929]
Correct Answer :-
- North Atlantic Ocean [Option ID = 25926]
Which one of the following is not formed by volcano? [Question ID = 6484]
1. Batholith [Option ID = 25930]
2. Lopolith [Option ID = 25931]
3. Laccolith [Option ID = 25932]
4. Phacolith [Option ID = 25933]
Correct Answer :-
- Lopolith [Option ID = 25931]
Theory of Elastic Rebound is given by: [Question ID = 6485]
1. H. F. Reid [Option ID = 25934]
2. W. Thornbury [Option ID = 25935]
3. A. K. Lobeck [Option ID = 25936]
4. A. N. Strahler [Option ID = 25937]
Correct Answer :-
- H. F. Reid [Option ID = 25934]
[Question ID = 6486]
1. Primarumpf [Option ID = 25938]
2. Endrumpf [Option ID = 25939]
3. Pediplain [Option ID = 25940]
4. Aufsteigende [Option ID = 25941]
Correct Answer :-
- Pediplain [Option ID = 25940]

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If rocks are composed of homogeneous beds of uniform resistance to erosion, the tributaries will join the main valley obliquely as insequent streams. What type of drainage pattern will evolve? [Question ID = 6487]
1. Centripetal [Option ID = 25942]
2. Dendritic [Option ID = 25943]
3. Trellised [Option ID = 25944]
4. Centripetal [Option ID = 25945]
Correct Answer :-
- Dendritic [Option ID = 25943]
Which one of the following is not related to earthquake? [Question ID = 6488]
1. Volume [Option ID = 25946]
2. Seismic [Option ID = 25947]
3. Epicentre [Option ID = 25948]
4. Focus [Option ID = 25949]
Correct Answer :-
- Volume [Option ID = 25946]
Which of the following are related to river erosion and transportation?
1. Corrasion
2. Corrosion
3. Attrition
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: [Question ID = 6489]
1. A and B only [Option ID = 25950]
2. A and C only [Option ID = 25951]
3. B and C only [Option ID = 25952]
4. A, B and C [Option ID = 25953]
Correct Answer :-
- A, B and C [Option ID = 25953]
Which one of the following is not a glacial depositional feature? [Question ID = 6490]
1. Drumlins [Option ID = 25954]
2. Kames [Option ID = 25955]
3. Corrie

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Which one of the following is not an erosional feature? [Question ID = 6491]
1. Zeugen [Option ID = 25958]
2. Yardangs [Option ID = 25959]
3. Inselberg [Option ID = 25960]
4. Barchan [Option ID = 25961]
Correct Answer :-
- Barchan [Option ID = 25961]
Which one of the following is not a fold mountain? [Question ID = 6492]
1. Rockies [Option ID = 25962]
2. Cotopaxi [Option ID = 25963]
3. Andes [Option ID = 25964]
4. Alps [Option ID = 25965]
Correct Answer :-
- Cotopaxi [Option ID = 25963]
Which one of the following is the largest lake in United States? [Question ID = 6493]
1. Lake Superior [Option ID = 25966]
2. Lake Huron [Option ID = 25967]
3. Lake Michigan [Option ID = 25968]
4. Lake Erie [Option ID = 25969]
Correct Answer :-
- Lake Superior [Option ID = 25966]
Which one of the following is found highest in oceanic salinity? [Question ID = 6494]
1. Magnesium Choloride [Option ID = 25970]
2. Magnesium Sulphate [Option ID = 25971]
3. Calcium Sulphate [Option ID = 25972]
4. Potassium Sulphate [Option ID = 25973]
Correct Answer :-
- Magnesium Choloride [Option ID = 25970]
Which one of the following is not a cold current? [Question ID = 6495]
1. East Australian Current [Option ID = 25974]
2. Humboldt Current [Option ID = 25975]
3. Benguela Current [Option ID = 25976]
4. Labrador Current [Option ID = 25977]
Correct Answer :-
- East Australian Current [Option ID = 25974]

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Consider the following sentences:
1. There is found high ocean temperature in northern hemisphere as compared to southern hemisphere.
2. Highest oceanic temperature recorded at tropic of cancer.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: [Question ID = 6496]
1. A only [Option ID = 25978]
2. B only [Option ID = 25979]
3. A and B [Option ID = 25980]
[Question ID = 6496]
1. Primarumpf [Option ID = 25938]
2. Endrumpf [Option ID = 25939]
3. Pediplain [Option ID = 25940]
4. Aufsteigende [Option ID = 25941]
Correct Answer :-
- None of the above [Option ID = 25981]
Which one of the following is not correct about the principle of Christaller's Central Place Theory? [Question ID = 6497]
1. K = 3 for Marketing principle [Option ID = 25982]
2. K = 4 for Transport/Traffic principle [Option ID = 25983]
3. K = 7 for Administrative principle [Option ID = 25984]
4. K = 11 for Service principle [Option ID = 25985]
Correct Answer :-
- K = 11 for Service principle [Option ID = 25985]
When is World Population Day observed each year? [Question ID = 6498]
1. 22 April [Option ID = 25986]
2. 5 May [Option ID = 25987]
3. 11 July [Option ID = 25988]
4. 17 September [Option ID = 25989]
Correct Answer :-
- 11 July [Option ID = 25988]
Which of the following is the correct sequence of present most populous countries in descending order ? [Question ID = 6499]
1. China, India, United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Nigeria [Option ID = 25990]
2. China, India, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Nigeria [Option ID = 25991]
3. China, India, United States, Brazil, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan [Option ID = 25992]
4. China, India, Brazil, Indonesia, United States, Pakistan, Nigeria [Option ID = 25993]
Correct Answer :-
- China, India, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Nigeria [Option ID = 25991]

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Which of the following is the correct sequence of highest sex ratio as per 2011 census in descending order ? [Question ID = 6500]
1. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya [Option ID = 25994]
2. Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya [Option ID = 25995]
3. Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh. [Option ID = 25996]
4. Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. [Option ID = 25997]
Correct Answer :-
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya [Option ID = 25994]
Consider the following statements:
1. South India is part of the ancient Gondwana.
2. South Indian old Precambrian rocks were metamorphosed, eroded and then faulted and uplifted during Tertiary age.
3. Pulicat Lake is India's second largest brackish water lake in west coastal plain.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: [Question ID = 6501]
1. A and B only [Option ID = 25998]
2. A and C only [Option ID = 25999]
3. B and C only [Option ID = 26000]
4. A, B and C
[Question ID = 6501]
1. A and B only [Option ID = 25998]
2. A and C only [Option ID = 25999]
3. B and C only [Option ID = 26000]
4. A, B and C
Rank Size Rule is given by: [Question ID = 6502]
1. Mark Jefferson [Option ID = 26002]
2. G.K. Zipf [Option ID = 26003]
3. R. L. Singh [Option ID = 26004]
4. R. B. Bunnet [Option ID = 26005]
Correct Answer :-
- G.K. Zipf [Option ID = 26003]

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Who created Multiple Nuclei Model ? [Question ID = 6503]
1. Homer Hoyt [Option ID = 26006]
2. E.W.
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