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IAS GEOGRAPHY PRELIM 2010 : GEOMORPHOLOGY
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1. In a given diagram marked X and Y respectively show:
Supply of sand Speed of Wind

X
Aridity
(a) Longitudinal sand dunes, Crescent dunes.

(b) Longitudinal sand dunes, parabolic dunes
(c) Transverse dunes, Transverse dunes
(d) Crescent dunes, Transverse dunes
2. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Types of coast Features/found
(a) Fiord Coast : Submerged glaciated area
(b) Ria Coast : Emerged dissected area
(c) Dalmatian Coast : Yugoslavia Coast
(d) Haff Coast : Kaliningrad
3. Which of one of the following sequences in the decreasing order of drainage area of given
river?
1. Amazon 2. Congo
3. Mississippi 4. Yenisei
Codes:
(a) 1, 3, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3, 4 and 2 (d) 4, 1, 3 and 2
4. The correct sequence (north to south) of the following cities of USA (The Cities situated
on waterfalls:
1. Trenton 2. Philadelphia
3. Washington 4. Baltimore
Codes:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2, 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2, 4 and 3 (d) 2, 1, 3 and 4

Theory/Hypothesis Propounder
(a) Inter – Stellar Hypothesis : Otto Schmidt
(b) Fission hypothesis : Gerald Kuiper
(c) Binary Hypothesis : H.N. Russell
(d) Tidal Hypothesis : James Jeans and H. Jefferys
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6. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer and select the correct
answer using the code given below:
1. The planetary bodies in the outer solar system are made of light elements.
2. The Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are known as the terrestrial planets.
3. The inner planets are less denser
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (b) 2, 3 are correct
(c) 1, 3 are correct (d) 1, 2 are correct
7. Continued abrasive action under the upstanding rocks at their bases (where sand
concentration is highest) to produce fantastic and grotesque like pillars are called:
(a) Zeugens (b) Yardangs
(c) Zweikanter (d) Rock Pedestal
8. Arrange the following in chronological order and Select the correct answer using the code
given below:
1. Pliocene 2. Paleocene
3. Miocene 4. Oligocene
Code:
(a) 1, 4, 3 and 2 (b) 2, 4, 3 and 1
(c) 2, 3, 4 and 1 (d) 1, 3, 4 and 2
9. The correct sequence of the volatiles found in gases emanating from magma of active
Hawaiian volcanoes:
(a) Water (H2O) – Carbon as CO2 gas – Sulfur (S2) – Nitrogen (N2)
(b) Carbon as CO2 gas – water (H2O) – Sulfur (S2) – Nitrogen (N2)
(c) Sulfur (S2) – Nitrogen (N2) – Carbon as CO2 gas – Water (H2O)
(d) Nitrogen (N2) – Sulfur (S2) – Carbon as CO2 gas – Water (H2O)
10. Consider the following statements:

1. Lava is classed as extrusive igneous rock
2. Frothing of magma as its enclosed gases expand gives a porous.
3. Tephra is the collective term for all sizes of solid particles blown from a volcanic vent.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All

1. Granite and its extrusive equivalent rhyolite are almost totally lacking in quartz and potash
feldspar.
2. Diorite and its extrusive equivalent andesite, are rich in quartz & potash feldspar.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
12. Which one of the following countries stands first in the utilization of geo-thermal energy?
(a) Iceland (b) Ireland
(c) New Zealand (d) USA
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13. A tabular body of intrusive rock injected between layers of the enclosed rocks is known as
(a) Dyke (b) Sill
(c) Laccolith (d) Batholith
14. Niagara falls is located between which of the following pairs of lakes?
(a) Lake Superior and Lake Huron
(b) Lake Huron and Lake Erie
(c) Lake Ontario and Lake Huron
(d) Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
15. Which of the following are formed due to collision of continental plates?
1. The Rockies 2. The Caucasus Mountains
3. The Alps 4. The Himalayas
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
16. The most abundant gas emitted from volcanoes is

(a) Water vapour (b) Sulphur dioxide
(c) Carbon dioxide (d) Helium
17. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Peridotite abundant in the crust (b) Granite & diorite are felsic minerals.
(c) In basalt Olivine is present (d) Dunite a rare rock composed olivine

1.Potash feldspar under goes hydrolysis to become kaolinite
2. Bauxite is an important alteration product of feldspars
3. Vermiculite is a hydrous aluminosilicate rich in magnesium and iron.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) all of these
19. Colloidal clays do not settle out unless they are made to clot together into larger groups.
This process is called:
(a) Sorting (b) Flocculation
(c) Lithification (d) Sedimentation
20. Consider the following statement regarding folds:

1. In case of anticlines older beds occur towards the centre of curvature of the fold.
2. Over turned fold the axial plane is inclined and both the limbs dip in the same direction,
usually at different angles.
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21. The marked ‘X’ is given diagram is:
(a) Graben (b) Horst

(c) Tilt block (d) Ramp
22. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Intrusive bodies Characteristics
(a) Laccolith : Lower flat and surface have a convex top
(b) Lopolith : Saucer Shaped bodies
(c) Phacoliths : Crescentic shaped bodies
(d) Dykes : Concordant igneous bodies
23. The correct sequence of magma mineralogical composition in the decreasing order
(a) Pyroxene and Amphibole, Feldspar, Quartz, Mica
(b) Feldspar, Pyroxene and Amphibole, Quartz, Mica
(c) Pyroxene and Amphibole, Feldspar, Quartz, Mica
(d) Feldspar, Pyroxene and Amphibole, Quartz, Mica
24. Consider the following statements regarding metamorphic rocks:

1. Foliated rock are produced during regional metamorphism
2. Non-foliated rocks are the products of thermal or contact metamorphism
3. Slates, Schist and gneisses are foliated rocks.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these

1. Pediments are the bed rock portions of piedmont slopes which extend downward to
neighboring basin floors.
2. The dissected pediments are formed by erosion of original flat pediments under the second
cycle of erosion
Which of the above statements given is/are correct?

1. Dykes cool faster than sill.
2. Destructive plate boundaries are those where two convergent plates collide
3. The rate of cooling and solidification of magma inside the earth is very slow
(a)1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
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27. Consider the following statements in relation to Earth’s topmost layer:
1. It is shallowest under continents and deepest under oceans
2. Transverse earthquake waves move at a speed of 3.5 km/s in that layer
3. The specific gravity is 2.7
4. Abundance of magnesium
Which of above statement are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 & 2
28. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below the lists:
List I (Author) List II (Book)
A. James Hutton 1. Physical Basin of Geography
B. Lyell C 2. Principles of Geology
C. Kant I 3. Theory of Earth
D. Wooldridge & Morgan 4. General Natural History of Heaven
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 4 2 3
29. Which one of following pairs is not correctly matched?

Falls Country
(a) Tugela : South Africa
(b) Victoria : Zimbabwe
(c) Ribbon : Brazil
(d) Niagara : Canada/USA
30. Which one of the following combinations of process makes up mass wasting?
1. Soil Creep 2. Mud flow
3. Granular disintegration 4. Landslide & Rock fall
Code:
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) all of these
31. Consider the following statements about Lake Baikal

1. Its average depth is 744.4 m.
2. It is an a rift valley
3. The lake drains into the Angara tributary of the Yenisei.
Which of above statement are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3

1. Badland forms erosion by wind & water,
2. Badland areas are dominated by clay rich soil.
Which of the above statements is /are correct?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 and 2
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1. The surface of separation between crust and mantle is called the Moho.
2. Conrad discontinuity separates the Sial layer from the under laying Sima layer.
3. The earths crust is much thicker under continents than beneath the ocean basins.
Which of above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3

(a) Caledonian Orogeny, occurring about the end of the Silurian Period.
(b) Alleghany Orogeny was closed Paleozoic Era.
(c) Appalachian Mountains are Caledonian Orogeny.
(d) Alpine system of mountain chains formed since late Mesozoic time.
35. Which one the following is the correct order of the geological events on the earth from
ancient to more recent times?
(a) Kenoran Orogeny – Hudsonian Orogeny – Grenville Orogeny
(b) Grenville Orogeny – Hudsonian Orogeny – Kenoran Orogeny
(c) Grenville Orogeny – Kenoran Orogeny – Hudsonian Orogeny
(d) Hudsonian Orogen – Kenoran Orogeny – Grenville Orogeny
36. The Correct Sequence of the following trenches:

(a) Ryukyu – Philippine – Japan – Mariana
(b) Philippine – Ryukyu – Japan – Mariana
(c) Japan – Ryukyu – Philippine – Mariana
(d) Philippine – Ryukyu – Mariana – Japan

(a) Converging boundaries, lithospheric is being consumed.
(b) Spreading boundaries new lithospheric is being formed by accretion
(c) The California portion of the date boundary is the San andreas fault an active transform fault.
(d) Transcurrent faults, on which all motion is the vertical direction.

1. The Persian segment resulted from the collision of the Arabian plate with the Persian sub-
plate of the European plates.
2. The Himalayan Segment represents the collision of the Indian continental portion of the
Austral – Indian plate with the Eurasian plate.
Which of the above statements is /are correct?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 and 2
39. The given physical features which is not in suture zone?

(a) The Ural Mountains (b) Atlas Mountains
(c) Kunlun Mountains (d) Indus – Tsangpo
40. Which is not composite volcano?

(a) Mount Shasta in the Cascade Range
(b) Mount Mayon in the Philippines
(c) Mount Mayon in the Philippines
(d) Mount Etna in Sicily
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41. Consider the following statements regarding mantle of the earth:
1. It forms 83% of the earth by volume and 68% by mass
2. It is the source region of most of the earth’s internal energy
3. In mantle at 950 km depth repetiti discontinuity is found
Which of the above statements given is/ are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) All of these

1. Chemical weathering is more important than mechanical weathering in almost all the climatic
regions.
2. Ferromagnesian minerals are less susceptible to chemical weathering
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
43. Which type of volcano is the most violent?

(a) Hawaiian type (b) Plinian type
(c) Pelean type (d) Strombolian type
List I (Features) List II (Process involved)
A. Shadow Zone 1. River capture
B. Valley in valley 2. Volcanicity
C. Cone in cone topography 3. Rejuvenation
D. Water gap 4. Earthquake
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 4 3 2 1
List I (Name of Lake) List II (Type of Lake)
A. Lonar, Lake 1. Tectonic
B. Vembanad, Lake 2. Volcanic activity
C. Rudolf Lake 3. Fluvial Lake
D. Kolleru Lake 4. Lagoonal Lake
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 1 3 4 1
(d) 3 1 4 2
46. Which one of the following features is not a second order relief?
(a) Plain (b) Plateau
(c) Ocean Trench (d) Gorge
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47. The first ape like man appeared on the earth in Africa during the period of :
(a) Oligocence (b) Miocene
(c) Pliocene (d) Pleistocene
48. Which one of the following is not correct?

(a) Nappe is a faulted overturned fold
(b) A large Scale tectonic over fold is known as symmetrical fold
(c) In a recumbent fold the axial plane is virtually horizontal
(d) It the two limbs of a fold are parallel it is an isoclinal fold.

1. Mesa is an isolated table land area with gente sides.
2. Hog-back is a cuesta, in which the dip slope and scrap are both approximately 45º
50. Due to deflation, when the loose particles are swept away, only the hard mantle is left
behind it is known as :
(a) Ventifacts (b) Blow-outs
(c) Yardang (d) Hamada
List I (Type of Delta) List II (River)
A. Digitate 1. Mississippi
B. Eusturian 2. Nile
C. Cuspate 3. Tiber
D. Arcuate 4. Congo
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 1 3 4 2
(d) 1 3 2 4
52. It is a line joining all points at which the intensity of the earthquake is the same. It is called
(a) Homoseists (b) Isoseists
(c) Co-Seismic line (d) Seismo-tectonic line

1. In the Richter scale, the Scale number ranges from 0 to 10.
2. In the Richter scale, a magnitude 8 earthquake is 10 times larger than a magnitude 7.
3. In the Mercalli intensity scale from ranges 1 to 12.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
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List I List II
A. Subsequent valley 1. Showing no apparent adjustment to
structural control
B. In sequent valley 2. Course Shifted from the original
consequent ones to more readily erosible
rock
C. Consequent valley 3. Draining in a direction apposite to that to
consequent valley
D. Subsequent Valley 4. Course determined by the initial slope of
the land
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 3 4 1 2
List I (Volcanic Eruption) List II (Volcano)
A. Effusive eruption 1. Mt. Pinatubo
B. Glowing cloud 2. Mt. Martinique ( Caribbean Sea)
C. Cinder cone 3. Paracutin (Mexico)
D. Explosive eruption 4. Kilauea (Hawaii)
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 4 2 3 1
56. Which of the following correctly explains the term avalanche?

(a) Mass of glacial debris transported to the sea
(b) A mass of show and rocks moving down-slope under gravity.
(c) Sea-wave cut steep rock
(d) Mass of rocks and mud How and the force of gravity
57. Consider the following statements about earthquake:

1. The term epicenter refers of the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.
2. Earthquake swarms are sequences of earthquakes striking in a specific area within a short
period of time.
58. In a system, there are many contributing streams. Which are the Joined together in to the
tributaries of large rivers . This systems form in V-Shaped valley. In which type of above
characteristics happens?
(a) Parallel Drainage System (b) Dendritic Drainage System
(c) Deranged drainage System (d) Trellis drainage System
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59. Consider the following the statements:
1. Grand Canyon in Arizona with an average depth of one mile.
2. Canyons are much more common in arid than in wetter areas.
60. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

1. Granites : Batholiths
2. Marble : Hogback ridges
3. Quartzite : Ridge Crests
4. Hard rocks : Monadrock
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
61. Which of the following minerals is not carbonate minerals?

(a) Aragonite (b) Siderite
(c) Calcite (d) Gypsum
62. The correct sequence of Hardness of the following minerals.

(a) Talc < Calcite < Fluorite < Gypsum
(b) Calcite < Talc < Gypsum < Fluorite
(c) Talc < Gypsum < Calcite < Fluorite
(d) Gypsum < Talc < Fluorite < Calcite

1. Foliated rock is a product of differential stress that deforms the rock in one place, sometimes
creating a place of cleavage.
2. Slate is a foliated metamorphic rock.
3. Non-Foliated rocks have planar pattern of Strain.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3

1. Tungsten and uranium are commonly associated with granite and diorites.
2. Ores of Chromium and platinum are commonly associated with gabbros.

1. A narrow block dropped down between two normal faults is a graben.
2. A narrow block elevated between two normal faults is a horst.
3. Red Sea is a graben.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) all of these
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66. Consider the following statements
1. Beds of clay and shale have low permeability
2. Aquifers store ground-water in substantial quantities and permit it to move freely within the
strata.

1. The Helga fell volcano is located in a zone of weakness the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
2. Mount St. Helens is located in a zone of weakness pacific Ring of fire.
68. Consider the following pairs:

Term Associated with
1. Heave : Vertical displacement
2. Hade : Inclination of the fault to the vertical
3. Thrust : Horizontal displacement
Which of above pair(s) is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 only (d) 2 only
69. Which type of pattern is found in areas of exposed batholiths?

(a) Radial (b) Trellis
(c) Dendritic (d) Harringbone
List I (Types of rocks) List II (Rocks)
A. Acid igeneous rocks 1. Gabbro
B. Basic igneous rock 2. Rhyolite
C. Ultrabasic igenous rock 3. Komatite
D. Alkali igneous rock 4. Trachyte
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 3 2 1
71. Which one of the following volcano is not above the hotspot?
(a) The Hawaiian island (b) Snake River Plain
(c) Yellowstone Caldera (d) Stromboli an volcano

1. Mount St. Helens is an active volcano is located in cascade Range.
2. The island of Hawaii is comprised of five volcanoes of which only two Kilauea and Mona Loa
are active.
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List I (Features) List II (Mountains)
A. The Scottish Highland 1. Residual Mountain
B. Northern Pennines 2. Tilt block
C. Black Forest 3. Horst
Code:
A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 3 2 1
(c) 2 3 1
(d) 2 1 3
74. Consider the following rivers regarding its average sediment load :
1. Yellow River 2. Amazon River
3. Ganges 4. Mississippi River
Which is correct sequence in the decreasing order?
(a) 3, 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 3, 2 and 4
(c) 2, 4, 3 and 1 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
75. Over bank flooding of an alluvial river normally inundates part or all of a floodplain that is
bounded on either side by rising slopes is called:
(a) Natural levee (b) Alluvium
(c) Flood plain (d) Bluffs
76. Which one by following agents forms natural Bridge?

(a) Fluvial agents (b) Sea waves
(c) Glacial (d) Aeolian agents
77. As the mountain massed are lowered in height and reduced in extent, the fan slopes
encroach on the mountain bases. Close to the receding mountain front, erosion processes
develop a sloping rock floor called a :
(a) Inselberg (b) Bajada
(c) Piedmont (d) Pediment
78. Some plains are caused by erosion, some by deposition and some result from a fall in sea
level. Which of the following plains is of erosional plains
(a) Coastal Plain (b) Deltaic Plain
(c) Peneplain (d) Boulder clay
List I (Period) List II (Evolutionary Change)
A. Cretaceous 1. First Flowering Plant appears
B. Jurassic 2. Extinction of Dinosaurs
C. Ordovician 3. First land plants
D. Silurian 4. First true corals
Code:
A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 4 3 1 2
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List I (Planets) List II (Their Satellites)
A. Jupiter 1. Titania
B. Saturn 2. Tethys
C. Uranus 3. Ganymede
D. Neptune 4. Triton
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 3 2 1 4
81. Consider the statement about Nebular Hypothesis of Kant :

1. His Hypothesis followed Newtonian Law of Gravitation.
2. One ring came out of the nebula and nine planets formed.
3. He explained the source of the origin of the primordial matter.
(a) 1 only (b) Only 2 and 3
(c) Only 2 and 3 (d) None of the above
82. Which of one the following epochs the Great Lakes of North America were formed?
(a) Pliocene (b) Pleistocene
(c) Paleocene (d) Miocene
83 Consider the following statements regarding seismic waves:

1. P- Waves & L-Waves can travel in all phases.
2. In shadow zone only P- waves appear.
3. Secondary waves are analogus to water ripples.
Which of above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
84. Consider the following statements above Wegner’s continental Drift theory.
1. He assumed the disruption of southern block of the pangea took place mostly during the
Mesozoic era
2. Westward drift of North America Occurred during the Tertiary period.
85. Which one of the following sequences (North to South) is correct for the given plate?
(a) Juan de Fuca – Nazca – Cocos - Scotia
(b) Juan de Fuca – Cocos – Nazca - Scotia
(c) Scotia – Juan de Fuca – Cocos - Nazca
(d) Scotia – Juan de Fuca – Nazca – Cocos
86. The term monadnock was used first time by:

(a) Penck (b) King
(c) Steers (d) Davis
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87. Arrange the following in sequential order from larger to smaller and select the correct
answer using the code given below:
1. Cobble 2. Granule
3. Silt 4. Clay
Codes:
(a) Cobble, Granule Clay Silt (b) Granule cobble, Clay , silt
(c) Granule cobble silt, clay (d) Cobble, Granule silt, Clay
88. Who propounded the Concept of hot spot?

(a) Kober (b) Tuzo Wilson & Morgan
(c) Davis (d) Penck

1. Lake Toba Situated at Barison Highland is a Super Caldera.
2. Lake Toba’s area around 700 sq.mile

1. The location of the epicenter of an earthquake may be estimated using the time-lay between
the arrival of ‘P’ or ‘S’ waves.
2. The ‘L’ waves cannot start until the ‘P’ wave hits the surface
3. ‘L’ waves & Rayleigh waves are body waves.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) all of the above
91. Which one of the hypothesis is not dualistic hypothesis regarding origin of earth?
(a) The Binary Star Hypothesis (b) Nebular Hypothesis
(c) Planetesimal Hypothesis (d) Tidal Hypothesis
92. Consider the following landforms:

1. Eskar 2. Roches Moutonnees
3. U -Valley 4. Drumlin
Which landforms are formed by glacial deposition?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4
List I (River) List II (Falls)
A. Swarnrekha 1. Dasamghag
B. Bihar River 2. Hundru
C. Kanchi River 3. Purwa
D. Tons River 4. Chachai
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 1 3 2 4
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94. Which is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of founding element in the earth?
(a) Silicon, Oxygen, Iron, Magnesium
(b) Oxygen, Silicon, Iron, Magnesium
(c) Iron, Oxygen, Silicon, Magnesium
(d) Iron, Silicon, Oxygen, Magnesium
95. Which one of the following is not correct above the Tidal Hypothesis of Jeans and
Jeffreys?
(a) The gravitational pull resulted in the formation of a cigarlike filament
(b) The passing star was smaller in size
(c) The sun was approached by a passing star
(d) The gravitational force of the passing star had a powerful effect on the sun.
List I (Ridges) List II (Oceans)
A. Kerugulen 1. South Atlantic Ocean
B. San Felix- Juan 2. Arctic Ocean
C. Walvis 3. North Atlantic Ocean
D. Mendeleyev 4. Indian Ocean
5. South Pacific Ocean
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 5 2 1
(b) 4 5 1 2
(c) 3 2 5 4
(d) 2 3 4 5
List I (Concept) List II (Propounder)
A. Morphometric analysis 1. King
B. Pediplanation 2. Penck
C. Simultaneous upliftment and erosion 3. Strahler
D. Erosion of Stable landmass 4. Davis
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 3 1 2 4
98. Consider the following statements :

1. Pyramidal Peak is a steep sided knife-edge. Separating two cirques and formed by the
cutting back of the back walls of the cirques by plucking
2. Arete is a jagged peak formed by the steepening of the back walls of several cirques which
lie on the sides of a mountain.
Which of above statements is/are correct?
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99. Which of the following pairs are not correctly matched?
1. Erg. : Sand desert
2. Reg : Rocky desert
3. Hamada : Stony desert
Codes :
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
List I (Regional name of lappies) List II (In country)
A. karren 1. Yugoslavia
B. Bogaz 2. Germany
C. Grikes 3. North America
D. Lappies 4. France
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 3 1 2
101. Who out of the following authored the book exposition of world system?
(a) Laplace (b) Russell
(c) Schimdt (d) Kant

1. In obsequent, the river drains in same direction to the Original consequent rivers
2. Insequent streams follow the regional slope
Which of above statements is/are correct ?
103. Tilted sedimentary beds of differing resistance typically form which type of drainage
pattern?
(a) Rectangular (b) Trellis
(c) Dendritic (d) Radial
104. In which involves the shaltering and breaking up of the stream load through collisions
and mutual abrasion, leading to rounding of pebbles and boulders.
(a) Corrasion (b) Impaction
(c) Hydrolic action (d) Attrition
105. A rock basin is formed at the floor of the cirque basic due to erosion consequent upon
greater enormous pressure. After deglaciation this rock basin is filled up with water and
thus forms a small glacial lake which is called :
(a) Paternoster lake (b) Tarn lake
(c) Bergschund (d) Crevasse
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1. Jurassic refer Jura Mountains.
2. Cambrian comes from Cambria.
3. Permian refers to Perm.
4. Cretaceous refers to chalk formation.
(a) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3
List I (Origional rock) List II (Metamorphic rock)
A. Granite 1. Slate
B. Basalt 2. Gneiss
C. Shale 3. Amphibolite
D. Sandstone 4. Quartzite
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 2 4 1 3

1. When the longitudinal profile of a river shows an abrupt change in gradient, such as a water
fall or an area of, rapid, the point of interruption is termed a knickpoint.
2. When there is hierarchical order of small waterfalls, such landform is known as rapid.

1. Mt. Kilimanjaro was formed as result of volcanic activity.
2. Wurm is the first glacial stage of the Pleistocene epoch.

Theory /Hypothesis Related Persons
(a) The Proto Planet : Kuiper
(b) Planetesimal Hypothesis : Hoyle and Lyttleton
(c) Binary Star : Russel
(d) Big Bang : George Lamaitre
111. Consider the statement about Davis’s geographical cycle of erosion:

1. He assumed that upliftment and erosion proceed simultaneously.
2. Meanders, levees are the characteristics of old stage.
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List I (Desert) List II (Country)
A. Sonaran 1. Australia
B. Kizil kum 2. Turkmenistan
C. Karakum 3. Mexico
D. Victoria 4. Uzbekistan
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 2 1 3 4

(a) If the mineral structure shows a particular alignment after metamorphism, the rock is foliated
(b) Metamorphic rocks may be changed both physically and chemically from the original rock’s
(c) Non-foliated rocks are those in which two minerals are not evenly mixed.
(d) Foliated rocks have streak’s or lines.

1. Chemical union of water with minerals to form different more stable mineral compounds is
known as hydration.
2. Carbonic acid is limited to Karst topography.
115. Which is glaciofluvial deposit feature?

(a) Crag & Tail (b) Drumlin
(c) Nunatak (d) Eskers
List I (Dunes) List II (Type)
A. Star-dune 1. Linear
B. Barchan 2. Pinewheel Shaped
C. Seif 3. Crescentic
D. Draas 4. Longitudinal
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 1 4 3 2
117. Under normal condition, which one of the following is the correct sequential
developments of features made by fluvial action?
(a) Water falls – Meander bars – River terraces – Oxbow lakes
(b) Water falls – River terraces – Meander bars – Oxbow lakes
(c) Meander bars – River terraces – Water falls – Oxbow lakes
(d) River terraces – Meander bars – Water falls – Oxbow lakes
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118. Which of following distinct features are found over the glaciated topography?
1. Outwash plain 2. Caverns
3. Travertine 4. Striation
Codes:
(a) 1 and 4 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 2 and 4 only
119. Which one the following statements is not correct?

(a) Glacier occupying a valley is known as alpine glarier.
(b) Reduction of a glacier by melting evaporation is known as deflation
(c) Arete is a depositional landform
(d) Cirque is an erosional glacial landform.
120. Consider the statements:

1. The hydrological cycle is a open system.
2. A rock which allows water to flow through it is called a porous rock.
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24. Consider the following statements regarding metamorphic rocks:

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29. Which one of following pairs is not correctly matched?

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34. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

36. The Correct Sequence of the following trenches:

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39. The given physical features which is not in suture zone?

40. Which is not composite volcano?

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43. Which type of volcano is the most violent?

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49. Consider the following statements:

53. Consider the following statements:

56. Which of the following correctly explains the term avalanche?

57. Consider the following statements about earthquake:

60. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

61. Which of the following minerals is not carbonate minerals?

62. The correct sequence of Hardness of the following minerals.

63. Consider the following statements:

64. Consider the following statements:

65. Consider the following statements:

67. Consider the following statements:

68. Consider the following pairs:

69. Which type of pattern is found in areas of exposed batholiths?

72. Consider the following statements:

76. Which one by following agents forms natural Bridge?

81. Consider the statement about Nebular Hypothesis of Kant :

83 Consider the following statements regarding seismic waves:

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90. Consider the following statements:

92. Consider the following landforms:

98. Consider the following statements :

102. Consider the following statements:

108. Consider the following statements:

109. Consider the following statements:

110. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

111. Consider the statement about Davis’s geographical cycle of erosion:

113. Which one of the following statements is not correct?