Geology and Geophysics
GATE GG-1 topic:geomorphology PYQs
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Question 53
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Choose the marked climate zones P, Q, R and S in the figure CORRECTLY from the following options.
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A watershed has an area of 74 km
. The stream network within this watershed consists of three different stream orders. The stream lengths in each order are as follows:I
order streams: 3 km, 2.5 km, 4 km, 3 km, 2 km, 5 kmII
order streams: 10 km, 15 km, 7 kmIII
order streams: 30 kmThe drainage density of the watershed is __________ km/km
(Round off to two decimal places)
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In which one of the following rivers does helical flow play an important role in controlling river dynamics and channel morphology?
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The sediment yield at the outlet of a river having a catchment area of 8 km
is 6000 tons/year. If the sediment density is 1.5 g/cm
, the average erosion rate of the river basin is __________ mm/yr.(Round off to two decimal places)
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Which of the following options is/are correct for movement of warm-base glaciers?
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Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?
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The areas of drainage basins A and B are 25 km² and 50 km², respectively. The total length of drainages of all orders in basin A is 20 km. If both the basins have the same drainage density, the total length of drainages of all orders in basin B in km is __________ (in integer).
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In a drainage basin, the number of the 1ˢᵗ, 2ⁿᵈ, 3ʳᵈ, 4ᵗʰ and 5ᵗʰ order streams are 240, 40, 8, 2 and 1, respectively. The average of all calculated bifurcation ratios is __________. [round off to 2 decimal places]
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Which one among the following coastal erosional landforms is caused by the action of sea waves?
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The sand supply and the variability of wind direction results in different dune types. In the options below, choose the CORRECT pair of dune types marked I and II in the figure.
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