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(1) The concept of geosynctive was propounded by :
(1) Holmes
(2) James Hutton
(3) Hall and Dana
(4) J.W. Powell
Answer: Hall and Dana
(2) The term ‘Cosmography’ was coined and divided into ‘Uranography’ and Geography by :
(1) Ritter
(2) Peschal
(3) Humboldt
(4) Verinious
Answer: Humboldt

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(3) Ice Crystal Theory related to precipitation was postulated by :
(1) Muir
(2) Darwin
(3) Bergeron
(4) Boven
Answer: Bergeron
(4) The subsidence theory related to the coral reef was propounded by :
(1) Davis
(2) Darwin
(3) Dally
(4) Dana
Answer: Darwin
(5) Gutenberg discontinuity is found between the :
(1) Crust and mantle
(2) Mantle and Core
(3) Upper Core and Lower Core
(4) Upper mantle and lower mantle
Answer: Mantle and Core
(6) The concept of panplain was propagated by :
(1) C.A. Cotton
(2) Von Rithofen
(3) Crickmay
(4) Alfred Von Wegener
Answer: Crickmay
(7) The direction of a horizontal line on an inclined rock strata is termed as :
(1) Strike
(2) Dip
(3) Anticline
(4) Free face
Answer: Strike
(8) Which one of the following scholars is the proponent of the turbidity Current Theory on origin of submarine Canyons ?
(1) Salin
(2) Gregory
(3) Daly
(4) Harry Hen
Answer: Daly
(9) Paternoster lakes are :
(1) Lakes formed on glacial stairways
(2) Lakes having volcanic origin
(3) Lakes formed by a shallow stretch of water caused by sea erosion
(4) Crescent shaped lakes formed due to cut-off of a river meander
Answer: Lakes formed on glacial stairways
(10) “The present in the key to the past.” This phrase is related to the concept of :
(1) Isostasy
(2) Diastrophism
(3) Plate tectonics
(4) Uniformatarianism
Answer: Uniformatarianism
(11) Which one of the following instrument is used for determination of degree of stability or instability of an air parcel ?
(1) Viscometer
(2) Radiosondes
(3) SONAR
(4) pH meter
Answer: Radiosondes
(12) Which one of the following types of plate boundaries and motions are exemplified by the San Andreas fault of California ?
(1) Transform boundary with Sinistral motion
(2) Transform boundary with dextral motion
(3) Divergent boundary with sinistral motion
(4) Convergent boundary with dextral motion
Answer: Transform boundary with dextral motion
(13) Which one of the following latitudes is known as the ‘Calms of Cancer’ ?
(1) 66½8 S
(2) 66½8 N
(3) 258 N
(4) 258 S
Answer: 258 N
(14) The American climatologist C.W. Thornthwaite revised the scheme of the classification of world climates in which one of the following years ?
(1) 1931
(2) 1934
(3) 1941
(4) 1948
Answer: 1948
(15) Which one of the followings is the main source for a vast reservoir of relatively inert nitrogen in homosphere ?
(1) Volcanic activities
(2) Fossil fuel burning
(3) Acid rain
(4) Global Warming
Answer: Volcanic activities

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