GEOMORPHOLOGY PYQS 2012 UGC NET FREE MOCK TEST

Q.1. The normal cycle of erosion is associated with (UGC NET- JUNE 2012)

(1) Marine Erosion

(2) Wind Erosion

(3) River Erosion

(4) Glacial Erosion

Q.2. Which among the following is one of the forces responsible for continental drift according to Wegner? (UGC NET- JUNE 2012)

(1) Tidal force

(2) Convection currents

(3) Tensional force

(4) Compressional force

Q.3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: (UGC NET- JUNE 2012)

List - I  

(I) Kettle

(II) Tarn

(III) Esker   

(IV) Drumlin 

List - II

(A) Small mountain lake occupying a cirque

(B) Low winding glacio - Alluvial ridge

(C) Oval or elliptical hill of glacial till

(D) Deep depression usually situated along the moraine belt

Codes:

Q.4. Most of the details of world is topography belongs to the(UGC NET- JUNE 2012)

(1) Pre-cambrian era

(2) Paleozoic era

(3) Mesozoic era

(4) Cenozoic era

Q.5. The valleys which drain in the same direction as the original consequent drainage but at the lower topographic levels and have developed with respect to new base levels are known as (UGC NET- JUNE 2012)

(A) Resequent

(B) Obsequent

(C) Insequent

(D) Subsequent

Q.6. The concept of ‘base level erosion’ was proposed by (UGC NET- JUNE 2012)

(A) Davis

(B) Malott

(C) Johnson

(D) Powell

Q.7. Given below are the two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). (UGC NET- JUNE 2012)

Assertion (A): The velocity of moving ice increases with steepness of slope of the area and thickness of glacial ice.

Reason (R): The velocity decreases to the sides owing to lesser depth of ice and friction against the valley walls and the bottom floor.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Q.8. The normal cycle of erosion is associated with (UGC NET- JUNE 2012)

(A) Marine erosion

(B) Wind erosion

(C) River erosion

(D) Glacial erosion

Q.9. Which of the following groups of scholars stressed the role of lateral erosion by streams in the formation of pediments? (UGC NET- JUNE 2012)

(A) Mc. Gee, Paige, Blackwelder

(B) Mc Gee, Blackwelder, Johnson

(C) Paige, Blackwelder, Johnson

(D) Paige, Johnson, Lawson

Q.10. Which of the following is not a topographic evidence of rejuvenation in landscape? (UGC NET- JUNE 2012)

(A) Incised meanders

(B) Structural benches

(C) Paired valley terraces

(D) Multi-cyclic valley

Q.11. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET- JUNE 2012)

Codes:

Q.12. Which one of the following characterizes paternoster lake? (UGC NET- JUNE 2012)

(A) A lake of volcanic origin

(B) A shallow stretch of water separated from the sea

(C) A crescent shaped lake formed due to cut-off of a river meander

(D) Lake formed on glacial stairways

Q.13. Landslides involve (UGC NET- DEC 2012)

(A) Downslope movement of individual rock blocks which is usually not perceptible.

(B) Rapid perceptible movement of relatively dry mass of earth debris or bed rock.

(C) Slow to very rapid movement of water saturated rock debris.

(D) Slow-flowing downslope masses of rock debris saturated with water.

Q.14. Which of the following pairs is not a correct match of desert and country/ continent? (UGC NET- DEC 2012)

(A) Atacama desert – South America

(B) Gobi desert – Central Asia

(C) Sonoran – West Asia desert

(D) Great Victorian – Australia desert

Q.15. The term panplane refers to (UGC NET- DEC 2012)

(A) A level surface formed in the old age of fluvial cycle

(B) A level surface formed by wind erosion

(C) A plain formed by marine action

(D) A plain formed by joining of flood-plains

Q.16. In the process of erosion, the removal of material by solution is called (UGC NET- DEC 2012)

(A) Attrition

(B) Corrasion

(C) Corrosion

(D) Sapping

Q.17. Who among the following expounded the concept that “the present is the key to the past”? (UGC NET- DEC 2012)

(A) Buffon

(B) Lyell

(C) Hutton

(D) Playfair

Q.18. Most of the details of our present topography belong to the (UGC NET- DEC 2012)

(A) Pre-Cambrian era

(B) Paleozoic era

(C) Mesozoic era

(D) Cenozoic era

Q.19. Chemical weathering is more effective than mechanical weathering in (UGC NET- DEC 2012)

(A) Semi-arid region

(B) Arid region

(C) Coastal region

(D) Cool temperate region

Q.20. A drainage system which is not related to the structure of the region where it occurs is called a (UGC NET- DEC 2012)

(A) Radial drainage pattern

(B) Trellis drainage pattern

(C) Superimposed drainage pattern

(D) Dendritic drainage pattern

Q.21. Given below are the two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and other Labelled as Reason (R): (UGC NET- DEC 2012)

Assertion (A): The work of wind as an agent of gradation is not as wide spread as that of water.

Reason (R): It is effective only in the desert regions of the world where rainfall is scanty and soil particles are loose.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and(R) is the correct explanation of(A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but(R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.

Q.22. “The Two-Cycle Theory” of the origin of limestone caverns was proposed by (UGC NET- DEC 2012)

(A) Davis

(B) Swinerton

(C) Gardner

(D) Malott

Q.23. All those processes which tend to bring the surface of the lithosphere to a common level are collectively known as (UGC NET- DEC 2012)

(A) Gradation

(B) Degradation

(C) Aggradation

(D) Mass wasting

Q.24. Which among the following was one of the forces responsible for continental drift according to Wegner? (UGC NET- DEC 2012)

(A) Tidal Force

(B) Convection Currents

(C) Tensional Force

(D) Compressional force