IGNOU BGGCT-131 QUESTION PAPER WITH SOLUTION FOR EXAM PREPARATION

100 kilometres.

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.

Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks.

valley glaciers (mountain or Alpine glaciers) and continental glaciers

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

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

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

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto

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

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

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

Spiral, Barred Spiral, Elliptical and Irregular galaxies

Mercury, Venus, Earth along with Mars and Asteroids

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

i) Lithosphere

ii) Pyrosphere

iii) Barysphere

Ring of Fire or Circum-Pacific Belt

crust

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

(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.

coal, oil and natural gas