A drainage pattern which is not related to the structure of the region i sknown as :
Radial drainage
Trellis drainage
Dendritic drainage
Superimposed dendritic
Crickmay while disagreeing with Davis supplemented peneplain with the terms :
Pediplain
Panplane
Etchplain
Structural plain
Which of the following is strongly presumptive of the fault line scarp ?
Superimposed drainage
Frequent severe earthquakes
Actual fault plane identified along the scarp.
Poor correlation between rock resistance and topographic form.
ASSERTION (A) : Deep chemical decay of rocks is one of the outstanding features of humid tropical regions.
REASON (R) : Intensity of chemical weathering depends to a large extent on abundance of water and higher air temperature.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true , but (R) is no the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true , but (R) is false.
(A) is false , but (R) is true.
ASSERTION (A) : The island along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge are highly prone to volcanic activity.
REASON (R) : The sea-floor spreading is the main cause of earthquakes in the Atlantic Ocean.
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 following arrangements of Pleistocene Ice age is in a correct chronological order ?
Mindel-Würm-Gunz-Riss
Gunz-Mindel-Riss-Würm
Würm-Mindel-Riss-Gunz
Riss-Mindel-Würm-Gunz
B.
Gunz-Mindel-Riss-Würm
LIST I (Authors) |
LIST II (Title of the book) |
(a) Woolridge & Morgan | (1) Principles of Geomorphology |
(b) Thornbury | (2) Geomorphology |
(c) Von Richtofen | (3) Spirit & Purpose of Geography |
(d) Steers | (4) Unstable Earth |
a-1 , b-2 , c-3 , d-4
a-2 , b-3 , c-1 , d-4
a-3 , b-1 , c-2 , d-4
a-4 , b-2 , c-1 , d-3
ASSERTION (A) : Divergent plate margin cause sea floor spreading.
REASON (R) : Construction plate margins result in the formation of faults.
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 following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Microscale - Turbulence
Planetary scale - Waves in the westerlies
Mesoscale - Tornadoes
Syneptiscale - Valley and mountain winds
Which one of the following statements about polar jet stream is not true ?
It moves northwards during summer.
It supplies energy to the circulation of surface storms.
Its velocity is greater during the summer.
Its location roughly coincides with that of the polar front.