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Physical Geomorphology Test 2

PHYSICAL GEOMORPHOLOGY Test 2

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Eutrophication of lacks is consequence effect of the accumulation of

  1. Silt load
  2. Sewage
  3. Nitrates and Phosphates
  4. Vegetation
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer to these items using the codes given below.
Assertion (A) : The location of the epicenter of an earthquake may be estimated using the time-leg between the arrival of P and S waves.
Reason (A) : The L wave cannot start until the P wave hits the surface.

  1. Both A and R are true 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.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following mountain range of South Africa, are the worlds largest goldfields located?

  1. Roggeveldberg
  2. Groot Swartberg
  3. Wiwatersrand
  4. Drakensberg
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Lake Baikal is the only fresh water inland sea discharging outflow into

  1. Amur river
  2. Lena river
  3. Ob river
  4. Yenisei river
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer to these items using the codes given below.
Assertion (A) : Bajadas or Piedmont alluvial plain extend for several miles away from a mountain front.
Reason (A) : A series of adjacent alluvial fans sometimes coelesce to form an extensive piedmont alluvial plain which is also called Bajadas.

  1. Both A and R are true 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.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following types of soils is produced by granite and geniss on weathering?

  1. Red
  2. Black
  3. Yellow
  4. Laterite
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Pelagic deposits are mainly found below the depth of

  1. 1 fathoms
  2. 100 fathoms
  3. 600 fathoms
  4. 200 fathoms
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Tertiary period had five epochs. Select the correct order in which these epochs appeared in the geological time scale from ancient to more recent times.

  1. Palaeocene-Oligocene-Miocene-Eocene-Pliocene
  2. Palaeocene-Pliocene-Oligocene-Miocene-Eocene
  3. Oligocene-Palaeocene-Miocene-Eocene-Pliocene
  4. Palaeocene-Eocene-Oligocene-Miocene-Pliocene
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The most abundant gas emitted from volcanoes is

  1. Water vapour
  2. Helium
  3. Sulphurdioxide
  4. Carbon dioxide
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A submarine mountain rising more than 1 meters above the ocean floor is known as

  1. Sea mount
  2. Abyssal hill
  3. Guyots
  4. Submarine ridge
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The process that results in the breakdown of rocks and minerals in situ is known as

  1. attrition
  2. erosion
  3. weathering
  4. corrosion
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following is a third-order relief?

  1. Abyssal
  2. Cliffs
  3. Plateau
  4. Trench
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Laterite is produced by

  1. Hydration and carbonation
  2. Hydrolysis and oxidation
  3. Leaching and oxidation
  4. Hydration and calcification
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements regarding Kant`s view on origin of the earth:

  1. Kant introduced the Newtonian law of gravitation in his theory.
  2. Kant developed his theory accepting the principle of conservation of angular momentum.
  3. Though Laplace put forward the nebular hypothesis of origin of the earth, Kant is regarded by many as the real propounder of the nebular hypothesis.
    Which of these statement are correct?
  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1 and 3
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 1 and 2
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The arrangements of planets with smaller on either ends and big planets in the middle, supports which one of the following theories of origin of the solar system?

  1. Big Band theory
  2. Tidal Hypothesis
  3. Binary Star theory
  4. Cepheid theory
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The most recent geological epoch of the Quaternary Period covering the 10 years or so from the end of the Pleistocene epoch to the present day is known as

  1. Pliocene
  2. Miocene
  3. Oligocene
  4. Holocene
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer to these items using the codes given below.
Assertion (A) : Circum pacific belts accounts for major percentage share of world`s total earthquakes of varying magnitude and deep focus.
Reason (R) : Maximum occurrence of earthquakes along circum-pacific belt is caused by divergent motion of tectonic plates and consequent formation of faults.

  1. Both A and R are true 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.
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A mountainous coast having presence of large number of narrow, steep-sided, elongated and inundated coastal valley is called

  1. Ria coast
  2. Fiord coast
  3. Haff coast
  4. Dalmation coast
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Hawaii Island are known for active volcanoes because

  1. They are locked in the subduction zone of the covering plates
  2. faults and fractures are found there
  3. They are situated over a hot plume
  4. they are situated on a mild oceanic ridge with rising convective currents
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1.     Weathering encompasses a group of processes by which surface and subsurface rocks disintegrates

  2.     Extreme dryness reduce most weathering to a minimum

  3.     Physical weathering dominates in drier and cooler climates 

  4.     In equatorial rain-forest climate, most rocks weather slowly

Which of these are correct?

  1. 1, 2. and 3
  2. 1 and 4
  3. 2, 3 and 4
  4. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements
The contrast between areas north and south of the 37th parallel in Japan is largely on account of differences in

  1. climate
  2. settlement process
  3. topography
  4. industrial activity
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer?
List I (Planets) List II (Satellites)
A. Mars 1. Europa
B. Jupiter 2. Tethys
C. Saturn 3. Deimos
D. Uranus 4. Titania

  1. A 4 B 1 C 2 D 3
  2. A 3 B 2 C 1 D 4
  3. A 4 B 2 C 1 D 3
  4. A 3 B 1 C 2 D 4
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer to these items using the codes given below.
Assertion (A) : Basalt is a fine-grained and dark coloured igneous rock which is formed below the earth`s surface.
Reason (R) : The rate of cooling and solidification of magma inside the earth is very slow.

  1. Both A and R are true 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.
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer to these items using the codes given below.
Assertion (A) : Explosive type of volcanic eruptions are associated with the destructive or convergent plate boundaries in which the heavier plate is subducted beneath the lighter plate.
Reason (R) : Materials of the upper mantle lying below the mid-ocean ridges are melted and move upwards in the form of lava during volcanic eruptions.

  1. Both A and R are true 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.
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In support of his hypothesis on the origin of the earth, which one of the following scholars said, “Give me a matter and I will build a world out of it”?

  1. James Jeans
  2. T.C. Chamberlin
  3. Immanule Kant
  4. Laplace
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer to these items using the codes given below.
Assertion (A) : In oligotrophic lakes, high concentration of nutrients result in algae blooms.
Reason (R) : A higher concentration of nutrients result in higher organic productivity.

  1. Both A and R are true 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.
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ocean life is generally

  1. more diverse than that of the continents
  2. more uniform than that of the continents
  3. showing major variation only
  4. not much of a significance
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements in relations to Earth`s topmost layer:

  1. Transverse earthquake waves moves at a speed of 3.5 km/second in that layer.
  2. The specific gravity is 2.7.
  3. It is shallowest under Continents and deepest under Oceans.
  4. Abundance of magnesium.
    Which of the above statements are correct
  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 3 and 4
  4. 1, 2 and 4
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer?
List I (Technical Terms) List II (Definition)
A. Magma Chamber 1. A point on earths surface where impact of the arthquake is felt maximum B. Epicentre 2. An opening in the earths crust Through which magma flows Out
C. Vent 3. A point below the earths surface where the earthquake originates D. Seismic Focus 4. A place below the earths surface where lawa is formed and act as a source of magma outflow

  1. A 3 B 1 C 2 D 4
  2. A 3 B 2 C 1 D 4
  3. A 4 B 2 C 1 D 3
  4. A 4 B 1 C 2 D 3
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. A tectonic scrap is steel slope that results from differential movement of the earth`s surface.
  2. The typical angel of repose for scraps of all origins is between 25o to 40o.
  3. A scrap produced by structurally controlled erosion at an ancient fault is known as fault-line scrap.
  4. A capable fault is one that shows movement at or near the ground surface at least once within the past 35,000 years.
    Which of the above statements are correct?
  1. 1, 2, 3, and 4
  2. 2, 3, and 4
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 2 and 3
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following factors influence the type and rate of weathering?

  1.     Glacier

  2.     Climate

  3.     Vegetation cover

  4.     Rock structure
  1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  2. 2, 3, 4, and 5
  3. 1, 2. 3, and 5
  4. 1, 2, 4 and 5
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer to these items using the codes given below.
Assertion (A) : Hot deserts in the trade wind belts occur invariably on the western side of the continents.
Reason (R) : In the tropical belt where the trade winds below, there are practically no highlands on the western side to obstruct the moisture-laden wind for causing rainfall.

  1. Both A and R are true 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.
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer to these items using the codes given below.
Assertion (A) : Fjords are the features produced by glacial erosion.
Reason (R) : Glaciers descending from coasted mountains may reach the sea and continue their erosion on the seafloor.

  1. Both A and R are true 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.
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:
List I List II
(Geological period) (Event associated with the period)
A. Carboniferous 1. Start of Himalayan Orogeny
B. Pre-cambrian 2. Birds made there appearance
C. Pleistocene 3. Formation of rocks containing coal, petroleum and natural gas
D. Upper Cretaceous 4. Large areas subject to glaciation
5. Rock formation having rich metallic materials

  1. A 5 B 3 C 2 D 4
  2. A 3 B 5 C 4 D 1
  3. A 5 B 3 C 4 D 1
  4. A 3 B 5 C 2 D 4
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:
List I (Cause) List II (Result)
A. Normal faulting 1. Aquifer
B. Saltation 2. Kettle hole
C. Ice scouring 3. Escarpment
D. Infiltration of water 4. Transportation of stream-load

  1. A 3 B 4 C 1 D 2
  2. A 4 B 3 C 1 D 2
  3. A 3 B 4 C 2 D 1
  4. A 4 B 3 C 2 D 1
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:
List I (Scholars)
A. Jeans and Jeffreys
B. Chamberlin and Moulton
C. Kant and Laplace
D. Hoyle and Littleton
List II (Hypothesis regarding origin of theEarth)

  1.     Nebular Hypothesis

  2.     Tydal Hypothesis

  3.     Supernova Hypothesis

  4.     Collision Hypothesis
  1. A 4 B 1 C 3 D 2
  2. A 2 B 4 C 1 D 3
  3. A 5 B 2 C 1 D 3
  4. A 2 B 4 C 5 D 1
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:
List I (Characteristic) List II (Landform)
A. A plain, largely composed 1. Pediplain of recent alluvium
B. A deep sea plain 2. Loess plain
C. A plain formed by wind 3. Flood plain action
D. A level surface lightly 4. Abyssal plain covered with thin layer of alluvium

  1. A 3 B 4 C 2 D 1
  2. A 4 B 3 C 2 D 1
  3. A 3 B 4 C 1 D 2
  4. A 4 B 3 C 1 D 2
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer to these items using the codes given below.
Assertion (A) : The structure of the interior of the earth is deduced with the help of seismic waves.
Reason (R) : The S wave travel in solid, liquid and gas while the P waves travel only in solid.

  1. Both A and R are true 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.
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