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Geomorphology

Geomorphology is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 9 past MPSC questions across 7 exam years between 2014 and 2023. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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7 · 2014–2023
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What you need to know first

Types of river erosionWestern Ghats formationBasic vulcanicityTypes of landformsTypes of volcanic eruptionsPlate tectonics basicsContinental Drift TheoryPlate boundariesTypes of volcanoesLava characteristicsEndogenic and Exogenic ForcesLandformsRiver systemsBasic structural geologyEndogenic forcesEarth Movements

Real questions that test this

सह्याद्रीची रांग सरळ रेषेत नसून अनेक ठिकाणी ती वक्राकार झालेली आहे कारण The Sahyadri range is not straight but at many places it is curved, because

a)सह्याद्रीतून उगम पावणाऱ्या कोकणातील नद्यांनी उगमापाशी केलेल्या शीर्षवर्ती खननामुळे ती वक्राकार झालेली आहे / The Sahyadri range is curved at many places because of the headward erosion of the Konkan rivers originating in Sahyadri✓ Correct
b)सह्याद्रीतून उगम पावणाऱ्या कोकणातील नद्यांच्या पार्श्ववर्ती खननामुळे ती वक्राकार झालेली आहे / The Sahyadri range is curved at many places because of the lateral erosion of the Konkan rivers originating in Sahyadri
c)सह्याद्रीतून उगम पावणाऱ्या कोकणातील नद्यांच्या तळाच्या खननामुळे ती वक्राकार झालेली आहे / The Sahyadri range is curved at many places because of the downward erosion of the Konkan rivers originating in Sahyadri
d)सह्याद्रीत पडणाऱ्या मुसळधार पर्जन्यामुळे सह्याद्रीची झीज होऊन ती वक्राकार झालेली आहे / Due to heavy rainfall the Sahyadri range is heavily eroded and hence it is curved

The Sahyadri mountain range appears curved or irregular due to intense headward (retrogressive) erosion by the short, swift Konkan rivers originating from its western slopes.

खालीलपैकी कोणता भाग ज्वालामुखिशी संबंधीत नाही? Which of the following features is not related to volcanic activity?

1)उष्णोदकाचे फवारे / Geyser
2)बॅथोलिथ / Batholith
3)डाईक / Dyke
4)घड्या / Fold✓ Correct

Geysers form where groundwater is heated by underlying magma, and batholiths and dykes are intrusive igneous bodies formed when magma cools inside the crust. Folds are produced by compressional (tectonic) forces bending rock layers, not by volcanic activity.

पुढील कोणते विधान योग्य आहे ? Which one of the following statements is correct?

1)पृथ्वी पूर्वेकडून पश्चिमेकडे फिरते. / The Earth rotates from East to West.
2)पृथ्वी पश्चिमेकडून पूर्वेकडे फिरते. / The Earth rotates from West to East.✓ Correct
3)पृथ्वी दक्षिणेकडून उत्तरेकडे फिरते. / The Earth rotates from South to North.
4)पृथ्वी उत्तरेकडून दक्षिणेस फिरते. / The Earth rotates from North to South.

This is a direct statement-based physical geography question testing core earth science principles.

जोड्या लावा : स्तंभ A (a) हवाईचा प्रकार (b) स्ट्रेबोलियन प्रकार (c) व्हल्कॅनियर प्रकार (d) पेलीयन प्रकार स्तंभ B (i) मोठ्या वेगाने उफाळतो (ii) अति प्रक्षोभक (iii) शांतपणे उफाळतो (iv) सतत उफाळतो Match the following : Column A (a) Hawaiian Type (b) Strombolian (c) Vulcanian (d) Peleean Type Column B (i) Erupt with great force (ii) Most violent (iii) Erupt quietly (iv) Erupt continuously

(a)हवाईचा प्रकार / Hawaiian Type

(b)स्ट्रेबोलियन प्रकार / Strombolian

(c)व्हल्कॅनियर प्रकार / Vulcanian

(d)पेलीयन प्रकार / Peleean Type

1)(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
2)(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)✓ Correct
3)(i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
4)(ii) (i) (iii) (iv)

Volcano types match their eruptive characteristics: Hawaiian type erupts quietly (iii), Strombolian erupts continuously (iv), Vulcanian erupts with great force (i), and Peleean type is the most violent (ii).

खालीलपैकी कोणती विधाने सत्य आहेत ? अ. नजिकच्या काळातील संशोधन असे दर्शविते कि भारतीय व आशियाई तबाकांच्या अभिसरणामुळे भूखंड कवचाचे हिमालयीन प्रदेशामध्ये 500 किमी ने संक्षेपण झालेले आहे. ब. हिंद महासागराच्या सागर तळाचा महासागरी कटकापासून विस्तार झालेला दिस्तो. Which of the following statements are true ? a. Recent studies have shown that convergence of the Indian plate and Asian plate has caused a crustal shortening of about 500 km in the Himalayan region. b. There has also been seafloor spreading along the oceanic ridge in the Indian Ocean.

(a)नजिकच्या काळातील संशोधन असे दर्शविते कि भारतीय व आशियाई तबाकांच्या अभिसरणामुळे भूखंड कवचाचे हिमालयीन प्रदेशामध्ये 500 किमी ने संक्षेपण झालेले आहे. / Recent studies have shown that convergence of the Indian plate and Asian plate has caused a crustal shortening of about 500 km in the Himalayan region.

(b)हिंद महासागराच्या सागर तळाचा महासागरी कटकापासून विस्तार झालेला दिस्तो. / There has also been seafloor spreading along the oceanic ridge in the Indian Ocean.

1)अ आणि ब बरोबर / a and b are correct✓ Correct
2)अ बरोबर आणि ब चूक / a is correct and b is incorrect
3)अ चूक आणि ब बरोबर / a is incorrect and b is correct
4)अ आणि ब चूक / a and b are incorrect

Both statements are correct: convergence of Indian and Asian plates resulted in a crustal shortening of about 500 km in the Himalayas, and seafloor spreading is active along the Indian Ocean ridge.

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