Geomorphology

The ‘Doctrine of Uniformitarianism’ was postulated by

• Cotton

• Dutton

• Dalton

• Hutton

The statement “The present is the key to the past” was made by-

• James Hutton

• Walther Penck

• W.M Davis

• F. Von Ricthofen

Which one of the following options best describes the world distribution of active

volcanoes?

• They are found in association with young folded mountain systems.

• They lead to form chains around ocean basins

• They are associated with old eroded mountain chains.

• They occur in river flood plains

Which one of the following groups of landforms are erosional features?

• Natural Bridges, Beaches, Eskers, Star dunes

• Stalagmites, Natural levees, Stacks, Talus

• Corrie, Yardang, Gorge, Sinkholes

• Flood plain, Moraina, Calderas, ‘U’ shaped Valley

Which one of the following comprises the largest reservoir of the earth’s oxygen?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

Which of the following type of weathering is generally dominant in Greater Himalays?

• Scree formation

• Block disintegration

• Granular disintegration

• Exfoliation

In the process of erosion, the removal of materials by solution is called

• Attrition

• Corrosion

• Sapping

• Corrasion

Two cycle theory regarding the ‘origin of Limestone caves’ was propounded by-

• W.M Davis

• Gardner

• Swinerton

• Malott

The rigid masses surrounding the geosyncline were termed by Kober as-

• Kratogen

• Primarumph

• Monadnock

• Endrumph

The concept of ‘Panplain’ was propounded by

• Johnson

• Crickmay

• Davis

• Swinerton