Which term is used to describe the conversion of a solid directly

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Geography UGC NET

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UGCNET Class 12

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1.

The landscapes produced by a single dominant geomorphic process are called as 

  • Simple landscapes

  • Compound landscapes

  • Monocyclic landscapes

  • Multicyclic landscapes


2.

Flat topped sand ridges with long dimensions extending parallel to the prevailing winds but locking the collapsing fronts are known as

  • Whalebacks

  • Seifs

  • Barchans

  • Sand Drifts


3.

The river valleys whose courses are controlled by factors which are determinable are termed as :

  • Consequent

  • Subsequent

  • Insequent

  • Resequent


4.

LIST I

(Books)

LIST II

(Authors)

(a) Principles of Geomorphology (i) L.C. King
(b) The Study of Landforms (ii) Thornbury
(c) Unstable Earth (iii) R.J. Small
(d) Morphology of the Earth (iv) J.A. Steers
  • a-ii , b-iii , c-iv , d-i

  • a-i , b-ii , c-iii , d-iv

  • a-iv , b-iii , c-ii , d-i

  • a-iii , b-i , c-iv , d-ii


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5.

The slope development model was propounded by 

  • Wood

  • Penck

  • Davis

  • Strahler


6.

Who among the following observed that summer heating of Tibetian Plateau was the most important factor in the monsoonal circulation over India ?

  •  Fohn

  • Koteswaram

  • Frost

  • Halley


7.

According to Koppen's scheme of climatic classification 'E' (Polar or Mountain) type climate is found in

  • Nagaland 

  • Arunachal Pradesh

  • Sikkim

  • Jammu & Kashmir


8.

Which one of the following is not a factor that affects wind ?

  • Pressure Gradient

  • Friction

  • Magnetism

  • Coriolis effect


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9.

Which one of the locations listed below should have highest annual temperature range ?

  • Equatorial Island

  • Tropical coast

  • Polar ice cap

  • Mid-latitude continental centre


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10.

Which term is used to describe the conversion of a solid directly to a gas , without passing through the liquid state ?

  • Evaporation

  • Condensation

  • Sublimation

  • Freezing


C.

Sublimation


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