GEOMORPHOLOGY PYQS 2017 UGC NET FREE MOCK TEST

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

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

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

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

Q.5. Lateral planation theory of pediment formation was proposed by (UGC NET- JAN 2017)

(1) McGee

(2) Gilbert

(3) Lawson

(4) Davis

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Q.12. 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

Q.13. 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

Q.14. 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

Q.15. 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

Q.16. 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)

Q.17. 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

Q.18. 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)

Q.19.  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)

Q.20. ‘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

Q.21. The process in which one plate slides beneath another is known as: (UGC NET- NOV 2017)

(1) Advection

(2) Subduction

(3) Convergence

(4) Convection

Q.22. San Andreas fault is a: (UGC NET- NOV 2017)

(1) Transform fault

(2) Converging fault

(3) Spreading fault

(4) Submergent fault

Q.23. Which one of the following is a fluvio-glacial deposit? (UGC NET- NOV 2017)

(1) Pediplain

(2) Kame terrace

(3) Floodplain

(4) Loess plains