Subject: Geography Paper Name: Geomorphology Paper No: IX Semester: 6 th Semester (Core) A. Multiple Choice Questions: 1. ‘The present is the key to the past’. This statement was made by: a) A.N Strahler b) John Playfair c) Charles Lyell d) WD Thornbury 2. Who said ‘Landform is the function of structure, process and stage’. a) W.M Davis b) L.C King c) W. Penck d) A.N Strahler 3. The study of Geomorphology is important a) To understand geomorphological processes of various environment b) To detect natural and environmental hazards efficiently c) To identify various landform features and landscape d) All of the above 4. Who put forward the Principal of Uniformitarianism a) Charles Darwin b) James Hutton c) Aristotle d) D.W.johnson 5. Who is the father of Geomorphology? a) W M Davis b) Walther Penck c) W.D.Thornbury d) Alfred Wegner 6. Applied Geomorphology is not related to: a) Urban planning b) Agricultural development c) Road Construction d) Demographic Transition Theory 7. The Concept of Base Level Erosion was proposed by: a) W.M Davis b) W.D. Thornbury c) W. Penck d) J.W.Powell 8. Who stated that ‘the slope profiles are convex, plane or concave according to the circumstances of the uplifting action? a) W.Penck b) D.W.Johnson c) James Hall d) Alfred Wegner
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Subject: Geography
Paper Name: Geomorphology
Paper No: IX
Semester: 6th Semester (Core)
A. Multiple Choice Questions:
1. ‘The present is the key to the past’. This statement was made by:
a) A.N Strahler
b) John Playfair
c) Charles Lyell
d) WD Thornbury
2. Who said ‘Landform is the function of structure, process and stage’.
a) W.M Davis
b) L.C King
c) W. Penck
d) A.N Strahler
3. The study of Geomorphology is important
a) To understand geomorphological processes of various environment
b) To detect natural and environmental hazards efficiently
c) To identify various landform features and landscape
d) All of the above
4. Who put forward the Principal of Uniformitarianism
a) Charles Darwin
b) James Hutton
c) Aristotle
d) D.W.johnson
5. Who is the father of Geomorphology?
a) W M Davis
b) Walther Penck
c) W.D.Thornbury
d) Alfred Wegner
6. Applied Geomorphology is not related to:
a) Urban planning
b) Agricultural development
c) Road Construction
d) Demographic Transition Theory
7. The Concept of Base Level Erosion was proposed by:
a) W.M Davis
b) W.D. Thornbury
c) W. Penck
d) J.W.Powell
8. Who stated that ‘the slope profiles are convex, plane or concave according to the
circumstances of the uplifting action?
a) W.Penck
b) D.W.Johnson
c) James Hall
d) Alfred Wegner
9. The statement ‘ The present is the key to the past’ is related to:
a) Catastrophism
b) Uniformitarianism
c) Isostasy
d) Diastrophism
10. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer from the codes below
List-I List-II
(Book Title) (Author)
a). Morphology of the Earth i) A.Holmes
b) Principles of Physical Geology ii) Sparks
c) Geomorphology iii) W.D Thornbury
d) Principles of Geomorphology iv)L.C.King
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
2. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
3. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
4. (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
11. Who propounded ‘Geologic structure is a dominant control factor in the evolution of
landforms and is reflected in them’?
a) James Hutton
b) John Playfair
c) Charles Lyell
d) W.D.Thornbury
12. According to the Principle of Uniformitarianism
a) Geologic processes we observe today never operated in the past
b) Geologic processes we observe today have always operated in the past.
c) All of the planets formed from a uniform solar nebula
d) Early Earth was covered by a uniform magma ocean
13. Continental Drift Theory of Wegner was postulated mainly to explain
a) Ice Age
b) Distribution of Landforms
c) Major Climatic Changes
d) Geological similarities of coastal region
14. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer from the codes below
List-I List-II
(Scholar) (Theory)
a) Hall and Dana i) Sea floor spreading
b) James Hutton ii) Cycle of Erosion
c) Harry Hess iii) Theory of Geosyncline
d) W.M.Davis iv) Doctrine of Uniformitarianism
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
2. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
3. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
4. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
15. Uniformitarianism is proposed in contrast to
a) Diastrophism
b) Catastrophism
c) Unitarianism
d) Determinism
16. Geomorphic processes includes
a) Erosion
b) Transportation
c) Deposition
d) All of the above
17. The landscape produced by a single dominant geomorphic process are called
a) Simple Landscape
b) Compound Landscape
c) Monocyclic Landscape
d) Polycyclic Landscape
18. Sea floor Spreading Theory was propounded by:
a) Harry Hess
b) Tuzo Wilson
c) A. Hobbes
d) D.C.Holmes
19. Processes that shape the earth’s surface
a) Hypogene processes
b) Geomorphic Processes
c) Tetra-tonsorial processes
d) None of the above
20. The ‘Convection Current Hypothesis’ is related to
a) Volcano
b) Earthquake
c) Origin of the Earth
d) Both A and B
21. The Pangea was broken into how many super continent
a) 6
b) 7
c) 4
d) 2
22. Continental Drift refers to:
a) The vertical movement of the continents on a small scale
b) The vertical movement of the continents on a vast scale
c) The horizontal movement of the continents on a small scale
d) The horizontal movement of the continents on a vast scale
23. Mid ocean ridge is formed due to the plate movement which is called
a) Divergent movement
b) Convergent movement
c) Transform fault movement
d) Lateral slipping plate movement
24. In Plate Tectonics the divergent boundaries are characteristics of:
a) Collision zones
b) Sea Floor Spreading
c) Plate slide laterally
d) Upwelling
25. Propounder of the Continental Drift Theory
a) W.M.Davis
b) Alfred Wegner
c) James Hutton
d) W. Penck
26. A fold where the youngest rock layer is in the centre is called
a) Monocline
b) Decline
c) Syncline
d) Anticline
27. The level below which erosion cannot occur and above which deposition does not take place
is called
a) Base level
b) Fault plane
c) Fault line
d) Normal level
28. Propounder of the Concept of Cycle of erosion was
a) W.M.Davis
b) John Playfair
c) Alfred Werner
d) W.D Thornbury
29. Slope replacement model was propounded by
a) L.J Wood
b) W.Penck
c) B.W.Sparks
d) A.N Strahler
30. The theory that states that pieces of Earth’s crust re in constant, slow motion is the theory of
a) Continental eruption
b) Plate boundaries
c) Plate tectonics
d) Lithospheric drift
31. Which of the following term does not indicate similar process?
a) Diastrophism
b) Folding
c) Warping
d) Exfoliation
32. Penck used the term_______________ to represent the characteristics landscape before
upliftment
a) Entwickelung’
b) Endrumpf
c) Primarumpf
d) Boschungen
33. The mantle is the layer of the Earth that lies
a) Over the crust
b) Under the core
c) Between the core and the crust
d) In the core
34. The outer most layer of the Earth is
a) Core
b) Mantle
c) Crust
d) Troposphere
35. The Earth internal structure is made up of
a) Two zones
b) Three zones
c) Four zones
d) Five zones
36. The process of deformation of the Earth’s crust which involve folding and faulting is known
as
a) Catastrophism
b) Uniformitarianism
c) Diastrophism
d) Volcanism
37. The simplest type of fold is called
a) Monocline
b) Syncline
c) Anticline
d) Polycline
38. The concept of Panplain was proposed by
a) C.A.Cotton
b) C.H.Crickmay
c) Alfred wegner
d) Richthofen
39. __________ occurs when tensional forces act in opposite directions and causes one slab of
the rock to be displaced up and the other down
a) Fault line
b) Revere faults
c) Fault plane
d) Normal fault
40. Rift valley is formed due to:
a) Warping
b) Faulting
c) Folding
d) All of the above
41. The waxing slope is also called
a) Lower wash slope
b) Upper wash slope
c) Waning slope
d) Debris slope
42. Fault on the Earth surface is caused by
a) Aeolian action
b) Tidal activity
c) Tension, Compression and Displacement
d) Gravitational force
43. Which of the following force contribute to endogenic geomorphic process
a) Tidal friction
b) Rotational friction
c) Primordial heat from the origin of the Earth
d) Radioactivity
44. Which of the following is the most dense layer of the Earth?
a) Core
b) Mantle
c) Crust
d) Magma
45. Guttenberg discontinuity is found between
a) Crust and mantle
b) Mantle and core
c) Upper mantle and lower mantle
d) Upper core and lower core
46. Which of the following waves are responsible for most of the destructive force of
earthquake?
a) R-wave
b) S-wave
c) L-wave
d) C-wave
47. The direction of horizontal line on an inclined rock strata is known as
a) Anticline
b) Dip
c) Strike
d) Syncline
48. The top of the cone of a volcanic mountain has a depression known as
a) Sill
b) Water
c) Lopolith
d) Crater
49. Conrad discontinuity is found between
a) Upper mantle and lower mantle
b) Outer and inner core
c) Sial and sima
d) Sima and nife
50. Which of the following rocks are known as primary rocks:
a) Igneous Rock
b) Sedimentary Rock
c) Metamorphic rock
d) All of the above
51. According to Wegner, which of the following is one of the forces responsible for
continental drift?
a) Tidal force
b) Convection current
c) Tensional force
d) Compressional force
52. Which of the following is not a type of exogenetic process?
a) Erosion
b) Deposition
c) Diastrophism
d) Weathering
53. Which forces causes the phenomenon like Earthquake and Volcanoes etc?
a) Exogenetic force
b) Endogenetic force
c) Centripetal force
d) Centrifugal force
54. Large scale vertical movement of the Earth’s crust are called
a) Epeirogenic movement
b) Exogenic movement
c) Focus
d) Denudation
55. The study of movement inside earth’s crust is called
a) Geology
b) Geodesy
c) Seismology
d) Plate tectonic
56. The Concept of Geosyncline was given by
a) D.W Jonson
b) J.W.Powell
c) James Hall & Dana
d) James Hutton
57. Normal fault is caused by
a) Compression
b) Tension
c) Expansion
d) Collision
58. What causes Earthquake?
a) Frequent occurrence of cyclones
b) Movements of plates of earth, which floats on the hot volcanic mantle below the Earth’s
surface
c) Underground nuclear explosion
d) Drilling of crude oil
59. Which of the following come out of a volcanic eruption?
a) Solid, liquid, gas
b) Only liquid
c) Gas and solid
d) Liquid and gas
60. Which of the following is formed as a result of tectonic forces/
a) Hanging Valley
b) V-Shaped Valley
c) Rift valley
d) Blind valley
61. An escarpment appears when:
a) A land block moves horizontally
b) A land block moves vertically
c) A land block moves due to water logging
d) A land block moves due to human intervention
62. As per the theory of Plate Tectonics which of the following is a super continent?
a) Eurasia
b) Africa
c) Antartica
d) Australia
63. Which one of the following forces is responsible for syncline formation?
a) Crustal faulting
b) Crustal resting
c) Crustal compression
d) Crustal sinking
64. The erosional topographical features are formed through
a) Exogenic forces
b) Endogenic forces
c) Hypogene
d) None of the above
65. What happen at divergent plate boundary?
a) Plates come together
b) Plates move apart
c) Plates grind past one another
d) None of the above
66. What happen at convergent plate boundary?
a) Plates come together
b) Plates move apart
c) Plates grind past one another
d) None of the above
67. Two plates sliding past each other forms
a) Divergent plate
b) Convergent plate
c) Transform plate
d) Tectonic plate
68. Earth’s Plate are
a) Constantly moving and changing the face of the earth
b) Never moves
c) Moves sudden and very fast
d) Moves when it feels like
69. The stress force that pushes the crust where two plates are moving apart is called
a) Compression
b) Tension
c) Shear
d) None of the above
70. Mechanical weathering produce
a) Clay mineral
b) Quartz
c) Smaller particles
d) Calcium carbonate
71. Sol creep and earthflow are processes of
a) Physical weathering’
b) Chemical weathering
c) Mass wasting
d) None of the above
72. Which of the following factors would increase the rate of weathering?
a) Increasing rainfall
b) Increasing temperature
c) Increasing organic activity
d) All of the above
73. Mass movements are distinguish by their
a) Speed
b) Force
c) Face
d) Volume
74. In Davisian cycle of erosion,the cycle could be interrupted by uplift during any period of the
life cycle and thus returned to the youthful stage, which is called
a) Mature stage
b) Old stage
c) Rejuvenation
d) Young stage
75. Phenomenon of river capture is associated with
a) Head ward erosion by river
b) Lateral erosion by river
c) Erosion in a head ward direction by glacier
d) Lateral erosion by glacier
76. Pebbles and cobbles in a streambed are smooth and rounded as result of the process of
a) Diffusion
b) Abrasion
c) Carbonation
d) oxidation
77. This form of weathering is also known as rusting
a) Carbonation
b) Pressure release
c) Frost action
d) Oxidation
78. The stress force that pushes the crust where two plates are moving together is called
a) Compression
b) Tension
c) Shear
d) None of the above
79. The stress force that pulls late past one another sideways is called
a) Compression
b) Tension
c) Shear
d) None of the above
80. Which of the following is not an agent of denudation?
a) Weathering
b) Folding
c) Mass wasting
d) Erosion
81. Earthquake occurs at each type of plate boundary. Which boundary do they most commonly
happen at?
a) Transform boundary
b) Divergent boundary
c) Convergent boundary
d) None of these
82. Orogenic movement are responsible for
a) The formation of continents
b) The formation of fold mountain
c) The formation of fault
d) All of the above
83. The hypothesis of Plate Tectonics assume that the earth is composed of:
a) 30 lithospheric plates
b) 25 lithospheric plates
c) 20 lithospheric plates
d) 15 lithospheric plates
84. The point of origin of an earthquake is called:
a) Quake Centre
b) Epicentre
c) Seismic focus
d) Tectonic point
85. Which crust subduct because it is denser than other crust?
a) Pizza crust
b) Oceanic crust
c) Continental crust
d) New crust
86. The final stage of cycle of erosion is:
a) Peneplain
b) Ocean floor
c) Desert plain
d) Meanders
87. Oxidation is a process of
a) Weathering
b) Transportation
c) Deposition
d) Erosion
88. The drifting away of continent is:
a) Volcanic eruption
b) Tectonic activities
c) Folding and faulting of rocks
d) All of the above
89. The term ‘Pangea’ was coined by
a) Alfred Wegner
b) A.N.Strahler
c) W.M.Smith
d) L.J.Wood
90. The process in which one plate slides beneath another is known as:
a) Advection
b) Subduction
c) Convergence
d) Convection
91. The lithosphere includes
a) Crust and uppermost rigid Mantle
b) Outer core and inner core
c) Atmosphere and mesosphere
d) Outer core and lower mantle
92. The raising or elevating of bottomland surface through the process of aluuvial deposition is
known as
a) Degradation
b) Aggradation
c) Subduction
d) Attrition
93. The lowering of bottomland surface through the process of erosion is
a) Degradation
b) Aggradation
c) Subduction
d) Attrition
94. Denudation work is performed through
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Transportation
d) All of the above
95. Weathering is
a) The alternate heating and cooling of rocks
b) The freezing of water in creeks in rocks
c) The breakup of rocks exposed at the surface
d) None of the above
96. In weathering, thin layer from the surface rock continue to be peeled off. This process is
known as:
a) Hydration
b) Oxidation
c) Exfoliation
d) Carbonation.
97. The process by which masses of rock and soil move downhill under the influence of gravity
is called
a) Mud flow
b) Mass wasting
c) Hydraulic action
d) Solifluction
98. The unconsolidated rock material deposited by surface at the base of a cliff is called
a) Alluvium
b) Colluvium
c) Moraines
d) Silt
99. Which of the following Mass movements is the fastest
a) Mud flow
b) Debris avalanche
c) Soil creep
d) Rock fall
100. Which of the following represents a process of chemical weathering?
a) Thermal expansion and contraction
b) Hydration and Hydrolysis
c) Mass exfoliation
d) Frost action and crystal growth
101. Denudation process happens in which order
a) Erosion, Weathering, Transportation, Deposition
b) Weathering, Erosion, Transportation, Deposition
c) Erosion, Transportation, Weathering, Deposition