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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 | |
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a. | Wind erosion | |
b. | Fluvial erosion | |
c. | Marine erosion | |
d. | Glacial erosion |
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 | |
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a. | Gully | |
b. | Trough | |
c. | Canyon | |
d. | Wadi |
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 | |
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a. | Star | |
b. | Transverse | |
c. | Linear | |
d. | Barchan |
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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- 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 | |
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a. | Drass | |
b. | Nunatak | |
c. | Inselberg | |
d. | Seif |
Question 6
Appeared in Year: 2014
Question MCQ▾
Varves are a type of
Choices
Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | Plant fossil | |
b. | Lamina deposit on mouth of a glacier | |
c. | Fluvial deposit | |
d. | All of the above |
Question 7
Appeared in Year: 2011
Question MCQ▾
Ventifacts are produced by process of
Choices
Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | Deflection | |
b. | Abrasion | |
c. | Attrition | |
d. | Solution |