Gutenberg Discontinuity is found between the : from Geography UG

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Geography UGC NET

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UGCNET Class 12

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 Multiple Choice QuestionsTrue Or False

1.

Which of the following pairs does not match ?

A.

Al-Masudi - Router and Realms

B.

Al-Balaki - Kitabul Ashkal

C.

Al-Biruni - Kitab-al-Hind

D.

Ibn-Khaldun - Muqaddimah


2.

Which one of the following statements is not true about the concept of development ? 

A.

Development is a continuos process.

B.

Development is a multi-faceted  process

C.

Development stands for growth without a change.

D.

Meaning of development change in time and space.


3.

Which one of the following statements is not correct about the selection indicators for conducting any study of development process ?

A.

Either input or output indicators must be selected.

B.

Negative and positive indicators must not be clubbed with each other.

C.

Indicators must emerge out of the concept of development defined in the study.

D.

Indicators of income and expenditure can be clubbed together.


 Multiple Choice QuestionsMultiple Choice Questions

4.

The concept of geosyncline was propunded by :

  • Holmes

  • James Hutton

  • Hall and Dana

  • J.W. Powell


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5.

The term 'Cosmography' was coined and divided into 'Uranography' and 'Geography' by :

  • Ritter

  • Peschel

  • Humboldt

  • Varenius


6.

The subsidence theory related to the coral reef was propounded by :

  • Davis

  • Darwin

  • Dally

  • Dana


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7.

Gutenberg Discontinuity is found between the :

  • Crust and mantle

  • Mantle and core

  • Upper core and Lower core

  • Upper mantle and lower mantle


B.

Mantle and core

The Earth is formed of 3 concentric layers - core ,mantle & crust . Separated by transition zones called Discontinuities. Gutenberg discontinuity occurs at a depth of 2900km below the surface at the boundary between Earth's mantle & outer core.


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8.

The concept of panplain was propagated by :

  • C.A.Cotton

  • Von Richtofen

  • Crickmay

  • Alfed Von Wegener


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9.

Ice Crystal Theory related to precipitation was postulated by :

  • Muir

  • Darwin

  • Bergeron

  • Boven


10.

 
LIST I LIST II
(a) Decomposition  (i) CO2
(b) Transpiration (ii) O2
(c) Respiration (iii) CH4
(d) Photosynthesis (iv) Water Vapour

  • A. (a)-(i) , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(ii) , (d)-(iii)

  • B. (a)-(iv) , (b)-(iii) , (c)-(ii) , (d)-(ii)

  • C. (a)-(iii) , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(i) , (d)-(ii)

  • D. (a)-(iii) , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(ii) , (d)-(i)


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