Multiple Choice QuestionsNormal cycle of erosion is associated with :
Glacial erosion
Fluvial erosion
Marine erosion
Wind erosion
The drainage pattern which is not controlled by the parent structure on which it flows is termed as :
Consequent
Subsequent
Insequent
Resequent
The term "Swash" refers to :
Backward movement of sea water at the beach after the breaking of a wave.
Oblique movement of sea water at the beach after breaking of a wave.
Forward movement of sea water up the beach after the breaking of a wave.
Sideward movement of sea water up the beach after the breaking of a wave.
The unconsolidated rock material deposited by surface at the base of a cliff is called
Alluvium
Colluvium
Moraines
Silt
Which one of the following represents a source of atmospheric energy ?
Infrared radiation emitted downward from clouds.
Visible radiation scattered upward into the space.
Latent heat released
Albedo of the earth and the atmosphere
Which one of the following processes is important for the formation of lightning in a developing cloud ?
Absorption of solar cosmic rays
Small lapse rate
Strong vertical air currents
Heavy rainfall
ASSERTION (A) : Land surface is heated more quickly and to agreater extent than the water surface when subjected to equal amount of insolation.
REASON (R) : The land is opaque while water is transparent to solar energy.
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.
Which one of the 'C' types of climate receives the bulk of its precipitation during the cold season ?
Cfa
Cs
Cwa
Cfc
Which one of the following statements is not true about the Coriolis force?
It is the effect of earth's rotation.
It is maximum over polar region
It is directly related to frictional force.
It is proportional to wind speed.
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