Questions
Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Who said that the landscape is a function of structure, process and time?
- W. M. Davis
- Ratzel
- Kant
- Humboldt
- Herodotus
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
The concept of ‘present is the key to the past’ was given by
- James Hutton
- Herodotus
- Eratosthenes
- Ptolemy
- W. M. Davis
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Delta is the depositional feature at the mouth of a river. Who gave the term delta?
- Hecateus
- Herodotus
- Aristotle
- Ptolemy
- W. M. Davis
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
In which of the following folds, both the limbs become parallel as well as horizontal?
- Monoclinal fold
- Isoclinal fold
- Recumbent fold
- Overturned fold
- Open fold
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Who gave the concept of ‘seafloor spreading’?
- A. G. Wegener
- Vidal de la Blache
- Hary Hess
- W. M. Davis
- Ptolemy
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which one of the following faults is formed due to the movement of both the fractured rock blocks towards each other?
- Normal fault
- Reverse fault
- Lateral fault
- Step fault
- Strike-slip fault
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following earthquake waves covers the longest distance?
- Primary waves
- Secondary waves
- Love waves
- Rayleigh waves
- Stoneley waves
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following is also called ozonosphere?
- Troposphere
- Stratosphere
- Mesosphere
- Thermosphere
- Exosphere
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?
- Basalt
- Granite
- Limestone
- Gneiss
- Shale
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following is a warm and dry wind which blows in the USA?
- Chinook
- Harmattan
- Sirocco
- Mistral
- Bora
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following is a warm current?
- Canary current
- Labrador current
- Brazil current
- Falkland current
- Benguela current