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MCQ on Geomorphology for UPSC Students
A Desert is defined as an area where
(a) the temperature remains more than 42°C.
(b) no plants are found.
(c) annual rainfall is less than 25 cm.
(d) prominance of sand barrows.
Option c – annual rainfall is less than 25 cm
The biggest desert in the world is
(a) Kalahari
(b) Gobi
(c) Sahara
(d) Thar
Option c – Sahara
Takla Makan desert lies in
(a) Afghanistan
(b) China
(c) Kazakistan
(d) Mongolia
Option b – China
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Sonoran – United States of America
(b) Takla Makan – China
(c) Karakum – Turkmenistan
(d) Gibson – Brazil
Option d – Gibson – Brazil
Which of the following process are responsible for the formation of plains?
(a) Erosional process
(b) Depositional process
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Option c – Both (a) and (b)
Valleys are formed due to
(a) deposition
(b) erosion
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Option b – erosion
‘Death Valley’ situated in southern California in the USA is an example of which of the following?
(a) Anticlinal Valley
(b) Inclinal Valley
(c) Pristiclinal Valley
(d) Rift Valley
Option d – Rift Valley
In Malaysia, the ‘Kinta Valley’ is famous for
(a) rubber production
(b) tea production
(c) tin production
(d) coffee production
Option c – tin production
Panjshir Valley is located in
(a) Egypt
(b) Iran
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Turkey
Option c – Afghanistan
Taylor Valley is located in
(a) Australia
(b) Antarctica
(c) Canada
(d) the United States of America
Option b – Antarctica
The scale used for measuring the intensity of the earthquake is
(a) Metric Scale
(b) Quake Scale
(c) Richter Scale
(d) Epicenter Scale
Option c – Richter Scale
Kalahari desert lies in I. Botswana II. Namibia III. Zaire IV. Zambia Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) I and II
(d) III and IV
Option c – I and II
The process that shapes the Earth’s surface is called
(a) Geographical Process
(b) Hydrographic process
(c) Tetra-hydro process
(d) Geomorphic process
Option d – Geomorphic process
Geomorphic processes are a result of which of the following factors?
(a) Erosional agents
(b) Earth’s topography
(c) Movement in Earth’s interior
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Geomorphic processes that lead to different topographic features are I. tectonism II. chemical dissolution III. periglacial processes IV. mass wasting
(a) III and IV
(b) I, III, and IV
(c) II and VI
(d) All of these
Option d – All of these
Processes/forces generated inside Earth’s surface are known as
(a) exogenetic forces
(b) endogenetic forces
(c) topographical forces
(d) None of the above
Option b – endogenetic forces
Which of the following is a type of endogenetic process?
(a) Seismicity
(b) Vulcanicity
(c) Folding
(d) All of these
Option d – All of these
Earthquakes are caused by
(a) tectonism
(b) denudation
(c) Earth’s revolution
(d) Earth’s rotation
Option a – tectonism
Plains are formed due to
(a) upliftment or the emergence of submerged landmasses.
(b) filling of depressions with sediments.
(c) prolonged denudation of plateaus.
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
The plateaus are formed due to
(a) down warping
(b) up warping
(c) deposition of a thick cover of basaltic layer
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Tabular uplands having a relief of more than …… feet may be defined as plateaus.
(a) 500
(b) 300
(c) 200
(d) 100
Option b – 300
The average elevation of the Tibetan Plateau above sea level is
(a) 2 Km
(b) 3 Km
(c) 4 Km
(d) 5 Km
Option d – 5 Km
Which is known as the ‘Roof of the World’?
(a) Aravali
(b) Satpura
(c) Pamir
(d) Myanmar
Option c – Pamir
A city situated on a plateau is
(a) Bucharest
(b) Madrid
(c) Jamnagar
(d) Singapore
Option b – Madrid
The area which is the ‘storehouse of minerals’ in South America is
(a) Brazillian Plateau
(b) Bolivian Plateau
(c) Patagonia Plateau
(d) Orinoco Basin
Option c – Patagonia Plateau
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