GEOMORPHOLOGY PYQS 2021 UGC NET FREE MOCK TEST

Q.1. Which one of the following term is used for the distance between trough to crest of a wave? (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(1) Wave trough

(2) Wave velocity

(3) Wave height

(4) Wave period

Q.2. Which one of the following rivers is not a tributary of Yamuna river? (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(1) Giri river

(2) Tons river

(3) Bata river

(4) Tangri river

Q.3. The phenomena of wind gap is associated with: (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(1) Glacio-fluvial ercison

(2) Lateral erosion by river

(3) Head ward erosion by river

(4) Glacial planation

Q.4. The theory of plate tectonics does not help to explain the origin and location of which one of the following? (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(A) Mountain systems, major sea floors, earthquakes

(B) Earthquakes and major sea floors

(C) Ocean currents, climatic zones

(D) Earthquakes and mountain system

(E) Earthquakes

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) and (B) only

(2) (C) and (D) only

(3) (C) only

(4) (A) and (E) only

Q.5. Yardangs are the creation of erosion by (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(1) Fluvial

(2) Aeolian

(3) Karst

(4) Glacial

Q.6. Which one of the following statements is/are incorrect regarding waves? (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(A) wave height is not indicator of wave energy

(B) wave height is controlled by wind strength

(C) the distance of open water a wave travels over affects the wave height

(D) the depth of the sea is important factors affecting wave height

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

(1) A only

(2) (A) and (B) only

(3) (C) only

(4) (C) and (D) only

Q.7. The San Andrean Fault is an example of (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(1) Transform fault

(3) Spreading fault

(2) Converging fault

(4) Subduction fault

Q.8. Match List I with List II: (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

List - I Land forms

(A) Monadnocks

(B) Blind valley

(C) Drumline

(D) Zeugen

List - II Agents of gradation

(I) Wind

(II) Glacier

(III) River

(IV) Ground water

Codes:

          (A)    (B)     (C)     (D)

(1)     II       III      I        IV

(2)     IV      II       III      I

(3)     I        II       IV      III

(4)     III     IV     II       I

Q.9. Who among the following scholars coined the term permafrost? (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(1) Ritter

(2) Humboldt

(3) Agaziz

(4) Ramsay

Q.10. Which one of the following groups of land forms is produced by erosion? (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(A) Fiords, Drumline, Natural levees

(B) Playa, Pinacle, Swallow holes

(C) Esters, Outwash plain, Till

(D) Cirques, Stalagmites, Ventifacts

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) and (D) only

(2) (A) only

(3) (B) and (D) only

(4) (B) only

Q.11. Lateral planation theory of pediment formation was propounded by (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(1) W.M. Davis

(2) Ven Richthofen

(3) G.K. Gilbert

(4) C. Darwin

Q.12. Identify the cryogenic indicators of paleoclimates: (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(A) Evaporite deposites

(B) Ice cores

(C) Duricrusts

(D) Varves

(E) Ice sheets

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) and (B) only

(2) (B) and (E) only

(3) (A) and (C) only

(4) (C) and (D) only

Q.13. Identify the terrestrial disasters (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(A) Cold wave

(B) Seismic

(C) Collision of meteors with the earth

(D) Tsunami

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) and (B) only

(2) (B) and (C) only

(3) (C) and (D) only

(4) (B) and (D) only

Q.14. Hydraulic Slope Theory is Given by (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(1) C. Darwin

(2) W.M. Davis

(3) W.Penck

(4) R.E. Harton

Q.15. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

Assertion (A): Ford is not a suitable location for a port.

Reason (R): Fiords are drowned glaciated valleys with narrow deep channels along the coast.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

(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 correct but (R) is not correct

(4) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Q.16. Given below are two statements: (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

Statement I: The process in which one plate slides beneath another plate is zone of convergence

Statement II: Sea floor spreading becomes more prominent along the zone of convergences

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) Both Statement and Statement II are true

(2) Both Statement I and Statement II are false

(3) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

(4) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Q.17. As the wave approach coast, the wave form changes radically. Which one of the following is correct sequence of changes? (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(A) Closely spaced crests

(B) Wave breaker

(C) Swash

(D) Back wash

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (B), (C), (A), (D)

(2) (A), (D), (C), (B)

(C), (B), (D), (A)

(4) (A), (B), (C), (D)

Q.18. River regime with reference to flow refers to (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(A) Pattern of seasonal flow of water

(B) Rivers differ in their regime due to climatic conditions

(C) River regime is represented mathematically by cumecs

(D) River regime of Narmada and Jhelum are similar

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) and (B) only

(2) (B) and (C) only

(3) (C) and (D) only

(4) (A) and (D) only

Q.19. Who is usually given the credit for establishing the validity of the idea that there was an Ice Age during which ice sheets covered much of the Northern Europe? (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(1) Jukes

(2) Agassiz

(3) Ramsay

(4) W. Penck

Q.20. Match List I with List II (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

List-I Rivers

(A) Mississippi

(B) Ganga

(C) Narmada

(D) Tiber

List-II Types of Delta

(I) Arcuate

(II) Bird foot

(III) Cuspate

(IV) Estuarine

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

          (A)    (B)     (C)     (D)

(1)     I        III      II       IV

(2)     III      II       I        IV

(3)     II       I        IV      III

(4)     IV      II       III      I

Q.21. Cirques are landform of (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(1) First order

(2) Second order

(3) Third order

(4) Fourth order

Q.22. What is known as Fossil water (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(1) Connate water

(2) Meteoric water

(3) Plutonic water

(4) Juvenile water

Q.23. Drift Theory of Wegener was postulated mainly to explain, which one of the following? (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(A) Ice Age and Glacial movements

(B) Geological similarities of the coasts and Glaciations

(C) Distribution of landforms and ocean floors

(D) Major climatic changes in the world

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

(1) (A) and (B) only

(2) (B) and (D) only

(3) (C) and (D) only

(4) (A) and (D) only

Q.24. The term peneplane denotes to (NTA UGC NET- DEC 2020 JUNE 2021)

(A) A level surface formed in the old age of a fluvial cycle

(B) A level surface formed by wind erosion

(C) A level surface formed by marine ernsions

(D) A level surface formed by meeting of floodplain

(E) A level surface formed as an end product of erosion

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) and (E) only

(2) (B) and (C) only

(3) (B) and (D) only

(4) (A) and (D) only