Which one of the following rocks is associated with "Cratons" ?

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11.

Conrad discontinuity is found between :

  • Upper and lower mantle

  • Outer and Inner core

  • Sial and Sima

  • Sima and Nife


12.

 

LIST I

(Name of Author)

LIST II

(Name of Books)

(a) Steers (i) Geomorphology
(b) Von Richtofen (ii) The Unstable Earth
(c) Woolridge (iii) Principles of Geomorphology
(d) Thornbury (iv) Spirit and purpose of Geography
  • (a)-(ii) , (b)-(i) , (c)-(iv) , (d)-(iii)

  • (a)-(iii) , (b)-(ii) , (c)-(i) , (d)-(iv)

  • (a)-(i) , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(iii) , (d)-(ii)

  • (a)-(iv) , (b)-(ii) , (c)-(iii) , (d)-(i)


13.

The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth Floats is known as :

  • Hydrosphere

  • Mesosphere

  • Asthenosphere 

  • Barysphere


14.

Which one of the following groups of topographical features is the product of erosional process ?

  • Moraine , Barchan , Pinnacle , Wave-cut Platform

  • Cirque , Arete , Playa , Stack

  • Eskers , Fiords , V-shaped valley , Seifs 

  • Levees , Stalagmites , Monadnocks , Drumlins


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15.

Which one of the following groups of scholars stressed on the role of lateral erosion by streams in the formation of pediments ?

  • Paige , Blackwelder , Johnson

  • Paige , Johnson , Lawson

  • McGee , Paige , Blackwelder 

  • McGee , Blackwelder , Johnson


16.

ASSERTION (A) : Plate margins and volcanic zones are closely related with each other.

REASON (R) : Most of the volcanic zones are loacted along convergent plate boundaries.

  • (A) is false , but (R) is true.

  • (A) is true , but (R) is false.

  • Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).

  • Both (A) and (R) are true , but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).


17.

ASSERTION (A) : Central Business District (CBD) of a city has high concentration of wholesale stores, offices and cultural and recreational activities.

REASON (R) : Prices and demand of real estate increases as distance towards CBD reduces.

  • (A) is true , but (R) is false.

  • Both (A) and (R) are true , but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

  • Both (A) and (R) are true , and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

  • (A) is false , but (R) is true.


18.

Which one of the following Features is formed due to tectonic forces ?

  • Hanging Valley

  • Rift valley

  • Blind valley

  • U-shaped valley


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19.

LIST I 

(Location of Yardang)

LIST II

(Lithology)

(a) Jaisalmer , India (i) Clay
(b) Khash Desert , Afghanistan (ii) Eocene limestone
(c) Sinai (iii) Caliche limestone
(d) Saudi Arabia (iv) Nubian limestone
  • (a)-(ii) , (b)-(i) , (c)-(iii) , (d)-(iv)

  • (a)-(i) , (b)-(ii) , (c)-(iii) , (d)-(iv)

  • (a)-(ii) , (b)-(i) , (c)-(iv) , (d)-(iii)

  • (a)-(iii)  , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(i) , (d)-(ii)


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20.

Which one of the following rocks is associated with "Cratons" ?

  • Conglomerate

  • Phyllite

  • Slate

  • Granite


D.

Granite


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