IGNOU BGGCT-131 QUESTION PAPER WITH SOLUTION FOR EXAM PREPARATION

1. central or explosive eruption
2. fissure or quite eruption

Spiral, Barred Spiral, Elliptical and Irregular galaxies

coal, oil and natural gas

i) Lithosphere

ii) Pyrosphere

iii) Barysphere

crust

valley glaciers (mountain or Alpine glaciers) and continental glaciers

Ring of Fire or Circum-Pacific Belt

1. Mountain Building Theory based on Continental Drift Theory of Wegener;
2. Geosynclinal Orogen Theory of Kober;
3. Convection Current Theory of Holmes;
4. Mountain Building according to Plate Tectonics Theory.

(i) secondary formation and they have layers of beds separated by bedding plane;

(ii) pore space and is lighter than the igneous rocks;

(iii) source of fossil fuel; and

(iv) do not have any crystallise structure.

a) P Waves (b) S Waves (c) Love Waves (d) Rayleigh Waves.

a) Hawaian; b) Strombolian; c) Vulcanian; d) Vesuvian; and e) Pelean

Types                                    Description
1 Tropical Rainforest    –  Characterised by dense forest and heavy rainfall
2 Savanna                          – Widespread grasslands in the tropics
3 Desert Biome                – Plants, animals and soil of very dry regions
4 Temperate grassland  – Mid-latitudinal grasslands
5 Temperate forest           – Mid-latitudinal woodlands
6 Tundra                                – Cold, treeless regions in the arctic circle
7 Polar                                   – Perpetually ice covered regions
8 Wetlands                           – Fresh or salt water logged area
9 Mountains                          – Elevated area

(a) epeirogenic movements and (b) orogenic movements.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto

i) Convection Current
ii) Slab Pull
iii) Ridge Push

a) simple; b) asymmetrical; c) overturned; d) isoclinals; and e) recumbent.

1. Lithosphere – Solid land mass
2. Atmosphere – Envelope of air
3. Hydrosphere – Body of water
4. Biosphere – All life on Earth

Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks.

1) Convergence of two oceanic plates,
2) Convergence of oceanic and continental plates,
3) Convergence of two continental plates and
4) Continent- Arc collision

100 kilometres.

Mercury, Venus, Earth along with Mars and Asteroids