Previous Year Questions
2024
GEOGRAPHY — HONOURS
Paper : CC-6
(Hydrology and Oceanography)
Full Marks : 50
Group - A
Answer any five questions (each within 50 words).
2 × 5
1. What is connate water?
2. What is an aquitard?
3. What do you mean by watershed management?
4. What is T-S diagram?
5. What do you mean by eustatic change of sea level?
6. Mention any two major threats to coral reefs.
7. What is thermohaline circulation?
Group - B
Answer any four questions (each within 150 words).
5 × 4
8. Why is drainage basin considered as a hydrological unit?
9. Why is rainwater harvesting necessary?
10. Write a short note on water mass.
11. Distinguish between constructive and destructive waves.
12. Explain the factors influencing salinity of ocean water.
13. Distinguish between spring tide and neap tide.
Group - C
Answer any two questions (each within 500 words).
10 × 2
14. Discuss the characteristics and origin of the major relief features on the ocean floor in the light of the Plate Tectonics Theory.
15. Discuss the factors that control recharge and discharge of groundwater.
16. Explain the factors that control ocean circulation with suitable diagrams.
17. What is run-off cycle? Describe its different phases with illustrations.
2023
GEOGRAPHY — HONOURS
Paper : CC-6
(Hydrology and Oceanography)
Full Marks : 50
Group - A
Answer any five questions (each within 50 words).
2 × 5
1. What do you mean by ‘basin hydrological cycle’?
2. What is vadose water?
3. What is perched aquifer?
4. What is meant by rainwater harvesting?
5. Explain in brief the porosity and permeability of rocks.
6. What are submarine canyons?
7. What is coral bleaching?
Group - B
Answer any four questions (each within 150 words).
5 × 4
8. What are the factors influencing the fluctuation of ground water?
9. What are the objectives of watershed management?
10. Write a short note on T-S diagram.
11. State the favourable conditions for the development of Artesian aquifers.
12. What do you mean by sustainable utilization of marine resources?
13. What are the major threats to coral reefs?
Group - C
Answer any two questions (each within 500 words).
10 × 2
14. Explain global hydrological cycle and point out its physical and biological significance.
15. Discuss the various factors controlling surface run-off.
16. Discuss the principles of rainwater harvesting in an urban area.
17. Discuss the favourable conditions for the growth and development of different types of corals.
2022
GEOGRAPHY — HONOURS
Paper : CC-6
(Hydrology and Oceanography)
Full Marks : 50
Group - A
Answer any five questions (each within 50 words).
2 × 5
1. What are the effects of ice age on hydrological cycle?
2. What is evapotranspiration?
3. What is connate water?
4. What do you understand by interception storage?
5. Distinguish between swash and backwash.
6. What is T-S diagram?
7. What is an atoll?
Group - B
Answer any four questions (each within 150 words).
5 × 4
8. What are the effects of expansion of urbanisation on hydrological cycle?
9. What is basin hydrological cycle?
10. Why are oceans considered as storehouse of resources?
11. Write a brief note on air-sea interaction.
12. Write a short note on watermass.
13. Explain the formation of mid-oceanic ridges.
Group - C
Answer any two questions (each within 500 words).
10 × 2
14. Discuss the factors that control recharge and discharge of groundwater.
15. Explain the components and objectives of watershed management.
16. What are the factors influencing the distribution of temperature of ocean water?
17. Explain the causes of sea-level change.
2021
GEOGRAPHY — HONOURS
Paper : CC-6
(Hydrology and Oceanography)
Full Marks : 50
Group - A
Answer any five questions (each within 50 words).
2 × 5
1. What is meant by ‘rain water harvesting’?
2. What is a ‘perched aquifer’?
3. What do you mean by ‘meteoric water’?
4. What is thermohaline circulation?
5. What is an aquiclude?
6. What are spring tides and neap tides?
7. What are submarine canyons?
Group - B
Answer any four questions (each within 150 words).
5 × 4
8. Discuss the role of evapotranspiration in controlling run-off.
9. What are the basic components of ‘watershed management’?
10. What are the processes of recharging groundwater?
11. Why is drainage basin considered as a hydrological unit?
12. Mention the favourable conditions for the development of Artesian aquifers.
13. Distinguish between constructive and destructive waves.
Group - C
Answer any two questions (each within 500 words).
10 × 2
14. Explain systems approach in hydrology with reference to global hydrological cycle.
15. Discuss the different phases of run-off cycle with suitable diagrams.
16. Explain with suitable diagrams the factors that control ocean circulations.
17. Discuss the favourable conditions for the growth and development of different types of coral reef.
2020
GEOGRAPHY — HONOURS
Paper : CC-6
(Hydrology and Oceanography)
Full Marks : 50
Group - A
Answer any five questions (each within 50 words).
2 × 5
1. What is evapotranspiration?
2. What is connate water?
3. What is an aquitard?
4. Why is it necessary to harvest rain water?
5. Mention any two major threats to coral reefs.
6. What is coastal upwelling?
7. What is meant by ‘eustatic change’ of sea level?
Group - B
Answer any four questions (each within 150 words).
5 × 4
8. Write a brief note on the physical role of global hydrological cycle.
9. How does infiltration control run off?
10. Classify marine resources.
11. Explain T-S diagram.
12. Explain the development of a coral island.
13. What are the different types of tide? Discuss with diagrams.
Group - C
Answer any two questions (each within 500 words).
10 × 2
14. Discuss the different components of rainwater harvesting.
15. Discuss in detail the factors controlling recharge, discharge and movement of groundwater.
16. Discuss the characteristics and origin of the major relief features of the ocean floor in the light of Plate Tectonics Theory.
17. Explain the physical and chemical properties of ocean water.
2019
GEOGRAPHY — HONOURS
Paper : CC-6
(Hydrology and Oceanography)
Full Marks : 50
Group - A
Answer any five questions (each within 50 words).
2 × 5
1. What is vadose water?
2. What is thermohaline circulation?
3. Define porosity and permeability of rocks.
4. What is meant by rainwater harvesting?
5. What are abyssal plains?
6. What is meant by perigee and apogee?
7. What is coral bleaching?
Group - B
Answer any four questions (each within 150 words).
5 × 4
8. What are the objectives of watershed management?
9. Distinguish between aquitard and aquiclude with suitable diagrams.
10. Write a short note on sustainable utilisation of marine resources.
11. Distinguish between spring tide and neap tide.
12. Write a note on the significance of T-S diagram.
13. Why is drainage basin considered as a hydrological unit?
Group - C
Answer any two questions (each within 500 words).
10 × 2
14. Describe global hydrological cycle and point out its physical and biological significance.
15. Discuss the various factors controlling surface run-off.
16. Discuss the favourable conditions for the growth and development of different types of coral reef.
17. Explain the causes for the long-term and short-term changes in sea level.
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