The comprehensive theory of geosyncline was put forward by : fro

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41.

LIST I

(River)

LIST II

(Type of Delta)

(a) Nile (1) Estuarine
(b) Mississippi (2) Arcuate
(C) Ganga (3) Bird Foot
(d) Tiber (4) Cuspate
  • a-2 , b-4 , c-3 , d-1

  • a-4 , b-2 , c-1 , d-3

  • a-1 , b-4 , c-2 , d-3

  • a-2 , b-3 , c-1 , d-4


42.

The term panplane refers to :

  • A level surface formed by wind erosion.

  • A plane formed by joining of flood plains.

  • A level surface formed by the fluvial cycle at the old age.

  • A level plain formed by human intervention.


43.

The statement "The present is the key to the past" was made by :

  • Walter Penck

  • W.M. Davis

  • Huntington

  • James Hutton


44.

Ria is an example of :

  • Neutral shore

  • Compound shore

  • Emerged upload shore

  • Submerged upload shore


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45.

The Indian plateau owes its existence due to :

  • Compressional forces

  • Tensional forces

  • Emergence 

  • Subsidence


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46.

The comprehensive theory of geosyncline was put forward by :

  • Hall and Dana

  • E.Haug

  • J.A. Steers

  • J.W. Evans


A.

Hall and Dana


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47.

LIST I 

(Shape & Alignment of Dunes)

LIST II

(Specific names of Dunes)

(a) Longitudinal (1) Reversing
(b) Transverse (2) Coastal
(c) Parabolic (3) Seif
(d) Complex (4) Barchan
  • a-1 , b-2 , c-3 , d-4

  • a-2 , b-1 , c-4 , d-3

  • a-4 , b-3 , c-1 , d-2


48.

LIST I

(Theories of Cavern Formation)

LIST II

(Scholars)

(a) Two cycle theory (1) Swinnerton
(b) Water Table theory (2) Gardner
(c) Static water zone theory (3) Marott
(d) Invasion theory (4) Davis
  • a-3 , b-2 , c-1 , d-4

  • a-4 , b-1 , c-2 , d-3

  • a-2 , b-3 , c-1 , d-4

  • a-4 , b-2 , c-3 , d-1


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49.

Lateral planation theory of pediment formation was proposed by :

  • McGee

  • Gilbert

  • Lawson

  • Davis


50.

ASSERTION (A) : Hawaii Island is a region of volcanic activity.

REASON (R) : Convergent plate margins are sites of volcanic eruptions.

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

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

  • (A) is true , but (R) is false.

  • (A) is false , but (R) is true.


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