M.Sc. (Semester (CBCS) Examination Nov/Dec-2018
Geoinformatics
GEOMORPHOLOGY
Time: 2½ Hours Max. Marks: 70
Instructions: All Questions are compulsory.
All Questions carry equal marks.
Draw neat and labeled diagram wherever necessary.
Q.1 Choose the correct answer for the following:- 14
What term is used when wind is deflected due to rotation of the earth
Geostrofic wind Polar wind
Westerlies Trade winds
The most ideal condition for the chemical weathering are found in
Cold and dry region Cold and humid region
Hot and dry region Hot and humid region
Land forms that bear the imprint of more than one cycle of erosion are
known as
Simple landform Compound landform
Monocyclic landform Multi-cyclic landform
According to W.M. Davis, the evolutions of landscape is a function of
Structure and time Structure stages and time
Structure, lithology and time Structure, stages and process
According to Walter Penck's concept of geomorphic cycle
Rapid rise of land follows period of standstill
Show uplift of land follows period of accelerated uplift
Slow uplift of land is followed by periods of accelerated uplift
Dynamic equilibrium ensues between erosion and deposition towards the
end of the cycle
Which of the following stages designated the geomorphic cycle of Davis?
Rapid uplift---stands still period---degradation---peneplanation
Stand still period rapid uplift degradation peneplanation
Peneplanation rapid uplift degradation standstill period
None of the above
The sudden collapse of vapors bubbles in the water of a stream is due to the
process of
Solution Cavitation
Corrosion Corration
A plane formed by the growth of flood plains is called
Pedeplain Peneplain
Panplain Etch plain
'Pater noster' lakes are found in
Fluvial environment Semi-arid environment O
Pluvial environment Glacial environment
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10) Which of the following is not a stratified glacial drift?
Drumlins Eskers
Kames Varves
11) The land counterpart of delta in a/an
Alluvial fan Stream terrace
Pediments Natural levee
12) Which of the following dunes appears U-shaped in plain view?
Barchans Parabolic dunes
Seif Dome dunes
13) A beach of sand or gravel that connect two island, or an island with the
mainland is termed
Tombolo Gloup
Bar Groyne
14) A curved ridge formed by marine construction
Groyne Hook
Beach Fjord
Q.2 Answer the following. (Any four)
1. Explain complex dune.
2. Define solution valley.
3. Explain Fjords?
4. What is Ventifact?
5. Explain Point bar.
08
Answer the following:- (Any two)
1. Meander Stream
2. Barchans
3. Denudation process
06
Q.3 Write on the following (Any two)
1. Pot hole and braided river channel.
2. Types of coral reef.
3. Beach process and shoreline changes
08
Answer the following:- (Any one)
1. Continental Drift Theory
2. Explain in brief king's erosional cycle.
06
Q.4 Answer the following (Any Two) 10
1. Write application of geomorphology for construction and settlement.
2. Explain different types of drainage system.
3. What is mid oceanic ridge
Answer the following:- (Any one) 04
1. Define different factors in Aeolian erosion.
2. Rate of weathering
Q.5 Answer the following (Any Two) 14
Explain in brief different horizons of soil.
Disaster management
Glacial erosional and depositional features