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GATE 2025 | GG

Q91. In which river type does helical flow play an important role in controlling morphology?

Explanation:

Helical (corkscrew) flow in meander bends erodes the outer bank and deposits point bars on the inner bank.

GATE 2025 | GG

Q92. Three pixels P, Q, R have NDVI values +0.84, +0.01, -0.89. Identify them.

Explanation:

High positive NDVI (+0.84) indicates healthy vegetation. Low positive (+0.01) indicates barren soil. Negative (-0.89) indicates water.

GATE 2025 | GG

Q93. Characteristics of HIMU mantle reservoir:

Explanation:

HIMU stands for 'High Mu' (High U/Pb ratio), which leads to very radiogenic Lead isotope ratios (High 206Pb/204Pb).

GATE 2014 | GG

Q94. A metamorphic rock consists of pyroxene, plagioclase and quartz, and exhibits hornfelsic texture. The rock has undergone:

Explanation:

Hornfelsic texture (non-foliated, granular) is characteristic of high-temperature, low-pressure Contact Metamorphism. Regional metamorphism typically produces foliation.

GATE 2013 | GG

Q95. In a remotely sensed data of a planet, the presence of hydrous species can be inferred using which region of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Explanation:

Hydrous minerals have distinctive absorption features in the infrared (IR) region, particularly in the Short Wave Infrared (SWIR).

GATE 2016 | GG

Q96. Two vertically dipping limbs of a fold have perpendicular strikes. The fold can be classified as:

Explanation:

If limbs are vertical and strikes are perpendicular, the fold axis must be vertical (plunge of 90 degrees), making it a vertical fold.

GATE 2016 | GG

Q97. International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF) is used in processing regional magnetic data to remove:

Explanation:

IGRF models the Earth's main magnetic field generated by the core. Subtracting it removes long-term (secular) changes, leaving local anomalies.

GATE 2016 | GG

Q98. According to Airy's model, gravity anomalies for fully isostatically compensated topography are characterized by:

Explanation:

In Airy isostasy, high topography is supported by a deep low-density crustal root, causing a mass deficit relative to the mantle, which appears as a negative Bouguer anomaly.

GATE 2016 | GG

Q99. Which statement is CORRECT for the amphibole glaucophane?

Explanation:

In Glaucophane (Na2Mg3Al2Si8O22(OH)2), Sodium occupies the M4 site, Aluminum occupies the M2 octahedral site, and Silicon fills the tetrahedral sites.

GATE 2025 | GG

Q100. The most volcanically active body in our Solar System is:

Explanation:

Io, a moon of Jupiter, is the most volcanically active body due to intense tidal heating from Jupiter's gravity.