GEOMORPHOLOGY PYQS JAN & NOV 2017 NTA UGC NET
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Q.1. Ria is an example of – (UGC NET- JAN 2017)
(1) Neutral shore
(2) Compound shore
(3) Emerged upland shore
(4) Submerged upland shore
Answer: 4
Q.2. The comprehensive theory of geosyncline was put forward by (UGC NET- JAN 2017)
(1) Hall and Dana
(2) E. Haug
(3) J. A. Steers
(4) J. W. Evans
Answer: 1
Q.3. Match List-I with List–II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET- JAN 2017)
List-I
(Shape and Alignment of Dunes)
(I) Longitudinal
(II) Transverse
(III) Parabolic
(IV) Complex
List-II
(Specific names of Dunes)
(A) Reversing
(B) Coastal
(C) Seif
(D) Barchan
Code:
(I) (II) (III) (IV)
(1) C D B A
(2) A B C D
(3) B A D C
(4) D C A B
Answer: 1
Q.4. Match List-I with List–II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET- JAN 2017)
List-I
(Theories of Cavern formation)
(I) Two cycle theory
(II) Water table theory
(III) Static water zone theory
(IV) Invasion theory
List-II
(Scholars)
(A) Swinnerton
(B) Gardner
(C) Malott
(D) Davis
Codes:
I II III IV
(1). C B A D
(2). D A B C
(3). B C A D
(4). D B C A
Answer: 2
Q.5. Lateral planation theory of pediment formation was proposed by (UGC NET- JAN 2017)
(1) McGee
(2) Gilbert
(3) Lawson
(4) Davis
Answer: 2
Q.6. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET- JAN 2017)
Assertion (A): Hawaii Island is a region of volcanic activity.
Reason (R): Convergent plate margins are sites of volcanic eruptions.
Codes:
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct, 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.
Answer: 2
Q.7. Which one of the following mountains is formed due to convergence of one oceanic and one continental plate? (UGC NET- JAN 2017)
(1). Ural
(2). Alps
(3). Andes
(4). Appalachian
Answer: 3
Q.8. Which one of the following process is responsible for the weathering of rocks in a Karst region? (UGC NET- JAN 2017)
(1). Hydrolysis
(2). Carbonation
(3). Oxidation
(4). Scree formation
Answer: 2
Q.9. Match List 1 with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET- JAN 2017)
List I (River)
(I) Nile
(II) Mississippi
(III) Ganga
(IV) Tiber
List II (Type of delta)
(A) Estuarine
(B) Arcuate
(C) Birdfoot
(D) Cuspate
Codes:
I II III IV
(1). B D C A
(2). D B A C
(3). A D B C
(4). B C A D
Answer: 4
Q.10. The term panplane refers to: (UGC NET- JAN 2017)
(1) A level surface formed by wind erosion
(2) A plain formed by joining of floodplains
(3) A level surface formed by the fluvial cycle at the old stage.
(4) A level plain formed by human intervention
Answer: 2
Q.11. The statement “The present is the key to the past” was made by: (UGC NET- JAN 2017)
(1) Walter penck
(2) W. M Davis
(3) Huntington
(4) James Hutton
Answer: 4
Q.12. Which one of the following countries is devoid of Glossopteris flora? (UGC NET JAN 2017)
(1) India
(2) Australia
(3) Norway
(4) South Africa
Answer: 3
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Q.13. The concept of Pediplain is associated with: (UGC NET- NOV 2017)
(1) W. M. Davis
(2) L. C. King
(3) W. Penck
(4) C. A. Cotton
Answer: 2
Q.14. The direction of a horizontal line on an inclined rock strata is known as: (UGC NET- NOV 2017)
(1) Anticline
(2) Dip
(3) Syncline
(4) Strike
Answer: 4
Q.15. Who stated that the slope profiles are convex, plane or concave according to the circumstances of the uplifting action? (UGC NET- NOV 2017)
(1) Penck
(2) Davis
(3) Johnson
(4) Wood
Answer: 1
Q.16. The premise that the present – day processes have been operating throughout geological time is the principle of: (UGC NET- NOV 2017)
(1) Isostasy
(2) Diastrophism
(3) Uniformitarianism
(4) Catastrophism
Answer: 3
Q.17. Match List-I with the List-II and select the correct answer from the given bellow (UGC NET- NOV 2017)
List-I
(Scholar)
(A) Hall and Dana
(B) Hutton
(C) Harry Hess
(D) Jeffrey
List-II
(Theory)
(i) Sea floor Spreading
(ii) Thermal Contraction Theory
(iii) Theory of Geosyncline
(iv) Doctrine of Uniformitarianism
Code:
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(1) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(2) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(3) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(4) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer: 4
Q.18. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer. From the code given below: (UGC NET- NOV 2017)
Assertion (A): There is close relationship between volcanic activities and plate margins.
Reason (R): A vast majority of the world’s volcanoes are associated with the convergent plate margins
Code:
(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 a correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Answer: 1
Q.19. Match List –I with the List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below (UGC NET- NOV 2017)
List-I
(Topography)
(A) Glacial
(B) Marine
(C) Fluvial
(D) Aeolian
List-II
(Landforms)
(i) Alluvial fan
(ii) Yardangs
(iii) Arete
(iv) Tombolo
Code:
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(1) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(2) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(3) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(4) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer: 4
Q.20. Match List –I with the List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below Table Contain Shows the Plate name and Its Direction of Movement (UGC NET- NOV 2017)
List-I (Plate name)
(A) Indo-Australian Plan
(B) Cocos plate
(C) Pacific plate
(D) Nazca plate
List-II (Direction of movement)
(i) East
(ii) West
(iii) North
(iv) North – West
Code:
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(1) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(2) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(3) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(4) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Answer: 2
Q.21. ‘Mohorovicic discontinuity’ marks the boundary between: (UGC NET- NOV 2017)
(1) Continental Shelf and Ocean crust
(2) Asthenosphere and lithosphere
(3) Crust and the upper mantle
(4) Core and the mantle
Answer: 3
Q.22. The process in which one plate slides beneath another is known as: (UGC NET- NOV 2017)
(1) Advection
(2) Subduction
(3) Convergence
(4) Convection
Answer: 2
Q.23. San Andreas fault is a: (UGC NET- NOV 2017)
(1) Transform fault
(2) Converging fault
(3) Spreading fault
(4) Submergent fault
Answer: 1
Q.24. Which one of the following is a fluvio-glacial deposit? (UGC NET- NOV 2017)
(1) Pediplain
(2) Kame terrace
(3) Floodplain
(4) Loess plains
Answer: 2