BGYET 147 Question Paper December 2025 is the freshest practice tool you can put in front of yourself before walking into your 2026 Term-End Exam. The solved version takes each question apart slowly, with plate boundary sketches, river profile diagrams, and answers shaped exactly the way an IGNOU evaluator wants to read them.
About This Solved Paper
| Prepared by | Unnati Education academic team, IGNOU-experienced content writers |
|---|---|
| Subject expert qualification | M.Sc. Applied Geology graduate with classroom teaching background in geomorphology and plate tectonics |
| Programme | IGNOU Bachelor of Science (General) (BSCG) |
| Institution reference | IGNOU Term-End Examination, December 2025 |
| Last updated | April 2026 |
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What is the BGYET-147 December 2025 Question Paper?
The BGYET 147 December 2025 question paper is the official IGNOU Term-End Examination paper for Geomorphology and Geotectonics, conducted in December 2025 for BSCG students. It carries 50 marks across four compulsory questions and runs for two hours of descriptive writing.
Here's the part that matters: this is the most recent paper IGNOU has released for the course. Question patterns from the latest cycle nearly always echo into the next two sessions. Solving December 2025 thoroughly gives you the closest preview you can get of June 2026 or December 2026.
About IGNOU BGYET-147 Geomorphology and Geotectonics
BGYET-147 is a 4-credit course in the IGNOU B.Sc. (General) programme that covers two connected halves. The geomorphology half deals with how Earth's surface gets shaped: weathering, erosion, river systems, glaciers, coastal processes, karst landscapes, and the geomorphology of the Indian peninsula. The geotectonics half covers continental drift, sea-floor spreading, plate tectonics theory, plate boundaries, and the deeper mechanics of how plates move.
Most students underestimate how visual this course is. The questions sound descriptive but the marks sit in well-drawn diagrams. Plate boundary cross-sections, river longitudinal profiles, glacier types, all need clean labelled sketches. Block 4 on Indian geomorphology gets recycled almost every session. Worth keeping that in mind when you plan your revision rounds.
BGYET 147 Question Paper December 2025, Exam Pattern and Marks Breakdown
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2 Hours |
| Total Marks | 50 |
| Number of Questions | 4 main questions with sub-parts |
| Questions to Attempt | All 4 are compulsory, internal choice in Q3 and Q4 |
| Marks per Question | Q1 carries 10 (5×2), Q2 carries 20 (4×5), Q3 carries 10, Q4 carries 10 |
| Calculator Policy | Not required, fully descriptive paper |
| Missing Data Assumption | State your assumption clearly and continue |
| Diagram Requirement | Mandatory wherever asked, well labelled |
Q2 holds the largest single mark block, 20 out of 50. Build your time around it. Most students who score above 70 percent in BGYET-147 spend roughly 45 minutes of their 120 minutes on Q2 alone.
All Questions in the BGYET 147 Question Paper December 2025 (Complete List)
BGYET-147: GEOMORPHOLOGY AND GEOTECTONICS Time: 2 Hours Maximum Marks: 50
Note: All questions are compulsory. Marks allotted for each question are indicated against it. Draw well-labelled diagrams, wherever necessary.
Briefly answer any five questions from the following: 5×2=10
- (a) Define Geomorphology.
- (b) List the stages involved in geomorphic evolution of river basin.
- (c) What is denudation?
- (d) What is ice cave?
- (e) Define mid-oceanic ridge.
- (f) What is Pangea?
- (g) Name any four major tectonic plates.
- (h) Define any two types of plate boundaries.
Write short notes on any four of the following: 4×5=20
- (a) Geomorphology of Indian peninsula
- (b) Landforms developed along divergent plated margin
- (c) Longitudinal profile of a river
- (d) Differences between continental and oceanic crust
- (e) Geomagnetic coordinates
- (f) Processes at transform fault plate boundaries
Answer any one of the following: 1×10=10
- (a) Discuss in detail the destructional geomorphic processes. Or
- (b) What is continental drift? Discuss in detail the mechanism of continental drift with the help of neat well-labelled diagrams.
Answer any one of the following: 1×10=10
- (a) Discuss the types of glaciers. Add a note on causes of glaciation. Or
- (b) Describe the tectonic features developed at the convergent plate boundaries.
Topics tested in this paper: geomorphology definition, denudation, river basin evolution, tectonic plates, plate boundaries, continental drift, glaciers, convergent margins, geomorphic processes.
Syllabus Topics Covered
The solutions in this PDF map directly onto the four blocks of BGYET-147. Q1 short answers pull from across both halves, mostly definitions and quick facts. Q2 short notes split deliberately between geomorphology (Indian peninsula, river profiles) and geotectonics (divergent margins, transform faults, geomagnetic coordinates).
Q3 always tests one core process question in depth, and December 2025 offered destructional geomorphic processes versus continental drift mechanism as the choice. Q4 follows the same pattern, this time glaciers versus convergent boundaries. If you've prepared destructional and constructional geomorphic processes, plate boundary types with diagrams, continental drift evidence, glacier classification, and Indian peninsular geomorphology, you've covered roughly 90 percent of recurring questions.
Sample Answer Preview: BGYET-147 Geology Explanation
Take Q3(b), the 10-mark question on continental drift. It's a high-payoff choice because the structure is predictable once you know what the evaluator looks for.
Here's how those 10 marks actually break down:
Definition (1 mark): Open with a one-line definition. Continental drift is Alfred Wegener's 1912 hypothesis that Earth's continents have moved relative to each other over geological time, originally forming a single supercontinent called Pangaea. Done.
Evidences supporting drift (3 marks): Cover the four classical lines of evidence. Geographic fit of continents (South America and Africa). Geological evidence (matching rock formations across continents, the Cape and Sierra ranges). Palaeontological evidence (Mesosaurus, Glossopteris fern). Palaeoclimatic evidence (glacial deposits in tropical regions). One sentence each is enough.
Mechanism with diagram (4 marks): This is the scoring core. Wegener proposed forces from Earth's rotation (centrifugal force, "Polflucht") and tidal forces from sun and moon. Modern explanation: convection currents in the asthenosphere drive plate motion. Draw a cross-section showing rising magma at mid-ocean ridges, lateral movement, and subduction at trenches. Label every arrow.
Limitations and acceptance (1 mark): Note that Wegener's original mechanism was rejected because the forces were too weak. The theory was vindicated only after sea-floor spreading evidence emerged in the 1960s.
Modern context (1 mark): Tie it into plate tectonics. Continental drift became one component of the larger plate tectonics theory accepted today.
The full solution in your PDF follows exactly this shape, with the convection-current cross-section already drawn and labelled for you to copy onto your answer sheet.
How to Write High-Scoring Answers
Time first. 50 marks in 120 minutes is roughly 2.4 minutes per mark. Q2 deserves around 45 of those minutes. If Q1 takes more than 25 minutes, you've already eaten into Q4.
Open every long answer with a one-line definition, even when the question doesn't ask. IGNOU evaluators almost always award the first mark for a clean opening line.
For geotectonics, your cross-section is your highest-scoring asset. Pencil first, ink the labels. Mid-ocean ridge, subduction zone, transform fault, all need clear arrows showing motion direction and clear lithosphere-asthenosphere boundaries.
For Q1, four-line answers work fine. Don't write a paragraph for two marks. Most students lose Q4 time by over-explaining Q1 sub-parts.
For short notes in Q2, follow a fixed shape: definition, two or three features, one example, one sketch where it adds value. Examiners scan for structure, not paragraph length.
Who Should Use This Solved Question Paper
This is built for the BSCG student whose Term-End Exam falls in 2026 or beyond. Whether you're sitting June 2026, December 2026, or attempting a back paper, the December 2025 release is your closest, cleanest practice resource for this elective.
Two student profiles benefit most. The working professional doing IGNOU alongside a job, with maybe 30 to 60 minutes a day for revision. And the first-time distance learner who hasn't yet figured out what an IGNOU evaluator means by "well-labelled diagram" in tectonics.
Self-study students who skip regional study centre counselling will find the diagram-and-structure approach especially useful as a writing model.
Why This is Better Than Free PDFs and Telegram Files
Free PDFs look attractive until you actually open one. Most are old papers, badly scanned, with answers stitched from random blogs nobody verified. Plate boundary diagrams are missing or so small you can't read the labels. Glacier types get confused with each other in the text.
The actual cost isn't money. It's writing the wrong tectonic feature in your real exam because you trusted a careless file. We've seen students label a mid-ocean ridge as a subduction zone because a free PDF had the cross-section flipped.
This solved paper is checked against the official IGNOU release, written by a subject expert who teaches the course, and corrected when something needs an update. There's also a real human at the other end if you spot anything off.
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Is this the genuine BGYET-147 December 2025 IGNOU paper?
Yes, this is the actual IGNOU Term-End Examination paper from December 2025, reproduced exactly as it appeared in the exam hall. We've matched every question word for word against the official IGNOU release for BSCG students. The solutions are written by our subject expert team, but the questions themselves are completely authentic and verifiable against the institute's records.
Will this paper help me for the June 2026 or December 2026 exam?
Absolutely, the December 2025 paper is your sharpest practice tool for any 2026 attempt. IGNOU recycles topic patterns, expected sub-parts, and definition formats across cycles, so the patterns you spot here will repeat. Most students who solve this paper twice and study the answer structures report a real jump in their geomorphology and tectonics questions during the actual exam they sit.
Are the diagram-based questions fully solved?
Yes, every diagram-based question is fully drawn and labelled the way IGNOU evaluators expect. Plate boundary cross-sections, river longitudinal profiles, glacier types, continental drift mechanism, all included. BGYET-147 is descriptive rather than numerical, so the focus stays on accurate diagrams and clean structured prose. Each long answer comes with a marks-wise breakdown so you see exactly where the scoring happens.
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