When water evaporates the energy that was used to evaporate the w

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Geography UGC NET

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UGCNET Class 12

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1.

 

LIST I

(Concept)

LIST II

(Proposer)

(a) Peneplain (i) Holmes
(b) Uniformitarianism (ii) W.M. Davis
(c) Tetrahedral Hypothesis (iii) Hutton
(d) Convectional Current theory (iv) Lothian Green
  • a-ii , b-iii , c-iv , d-i

  • a-iii , b-i , c-ii , d-iv

  • a-i , b-ii , c-iv , d-iii

  • a-iv , b-ii , c-iii , d-i


2.

Ria is an example of :

  • Deposited land features

  • Submerged upland shorelines

  • Emerged upland shorelines

  • Eroded land forms


3.

Who postulated the "Progressive Wave Theory of Tides" ?

  • C. Darwin

  • William Whewill

  • R.A. Haris

  • Daly


4.

Who postulated the concept of Base level ?

  • Walter Penck

  • J.W. Powell

  • W.M. Davis

  • James Hutton


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5.

Who wrote the book "Illustration of the Huttonian Theory of the earth." ?

  • Jmaes Hutton

  • John Playfair

  • Vidal de la Blache

  • W.M. Davis


6.

According to single - cell circulation model proposed by George Hadley the most important factor causing the global atmospheric circulation is : 

  • The rotation of the Earth

  • The jet stream

  • Subsidence at the equator`

  • Temperature contrast between equator and pole


7.

The westerlies and trade winds are examples of "____________" winds.

  • Mesoscale

  • Toposcale

  • Macroscale

  • Microscale


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8.

When water evaporates the energy that was used to evaporate the wateer ?

  • heats up the surrounding air as evaporation takes place

  • will never be available again

  • is stored as latent heat in the evaporated water molecule

  • is destroyed


C.

is stored as latent heat in the evaporated water molecule


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9.

Meteorologists group tropical cyclones into three main categories according to :

  • Barometric pressure in the eye of storm

  • Precipitation

  • Diameter of the storm

  • Wind velocity


10.

A given volume of air holds 20 grams of water vapour. At that temperature , the air would be saturated with 80 grams of water vapour. What is the relative humidity ?

  • 40%

  • 100%

  • 25%

  • 80%


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