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Geomorphology-Arid Landforms [JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) MA Entrance Geography]: Questions 1 - 7 of 9

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Question 1

Appeared in Year: 2008

Question MCQ▾

Zeugen is the landform associated with the region of

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

Wind erosion

b.

Fluvial erosion

c.

Marine erosion

d.

Glacial erosion

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Question 2

Appeared in Year: 2010

Question MCQ▾

Hot deserts receive occasional rainfall that gives rise to a flat-floored and steep-sided valley called

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

Gully

b.

Trough

c.

Canyon

d.

Wadi

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Question 3

Appeared in Year: 2011

Question MCQ▾

Which type of dunes develops where the wind direction is constant, but the sand supply is limited?

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

Star

b.

Transverse

c.

Linear

d.

Barchan

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Question 4

Appeared in Year: 2008

Describe in Detail Subjective▾

Explain concisely the processes of deflation, abrasion and deposition by winds and their resulting landforms.

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Explanation

  • The process by which wind removes dry, unconsolidated sand, silt and clay from the land surface, especially in arid/semi-arid regions, but also of importance in shaping coastal dune hallows and in denuding peaches. The finer materials may be carried considerable distances before being redeposit (loess) , while the coarser materials may be rolled on…

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Question 5

Appeared in Year: 2017

Question MCQ▾

The isolated hill that stands above the surrounding area in desert regions is called

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

Drass

b.

Nunatak

c.

Inselberg

d.

Seif

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Question 6

Appeared in Year: 2014

Question MCQ▾

Varves are a type of

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

Plant fossil

b.

Lamina deposit on mouth of a glacier

c.

Fluvial deposit

d.

All of the above

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Question 7

Appeared in Year: 2011

Question MCQ▾

Ventifacts are produced by process of

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

Deflection

b.

Abrasion

c.

Attrition

d.

Solution

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