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MCQ on Geomorphology for Students
The highest peaks of the world are mostly found in which type of Mountains?
(a) Old Folded Mountains
(b) Young Folded Mountains
(c) Residual Mountains
(d) Block Mountains
Option b – Young Folded Mountains
Which of the following statement/s is/are true? I. Plates are made up of continental as well as oceanic crust. II. Individual plates are not permanent. III. Plates are in constant motion and continuously change their shape and size. Codes
(a) I, II, and III
(b) I and II
(c) Both I and III
(d) All of the above
Option a – I, II, and III
Arrange the following tectonic plates from larger to smaller in terms of area. I. Pacific Plate II. Scotia Plate III. North America Plate IV. Somalia Plate Codes
(a) I, III, IV, II
(b) I, III, II, IV
(c) I, II, III, IV
(d) IV, III, II, I
Option d – IV, III, II, I
(a) rainfall
(b) volcanic eruption
(c) continent formation
(d) mountain building
Option d – mountain building
……… mountains are formed due to the folding of crustal rocks by compressive forces generated by endogenetic forces coming from within the Earth.
(a) Block
(b) Fold
(c) Dome
(d) Coastal
Option b – Fold
The darling range is situated along which of the following coasts of Australia?
(a) North-Eastern Coast
(b) Southern Coast
(c) Eastern Coast
(d) South-Western Coast
Option d – South-Western Coast
The Pennines (Europe), the Appalachians (America), and the Aravallis (India) are examples of
(a) young mountains
(b) old mountains
(c) block mountains
(d) fold mountains
Option b – old mountains
Place the following mountain ranges of the world in the descending order of their lengths and find the correct option from the given codes. (i) Andes (ii) Great Dividing Range (iii) The Himalayas (iv) The Rockies Codes
(a) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(b) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(c) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(d) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
Option a – (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
In which of the following continent, the Andes Mountain Range is located?
(a) Australia
(b) Europe
(c) South America
(d) North America
Option c – South America
The largest mountain series in the world is
(a) the Himalayas
(b) the Andes
(c) the Rockies
(d) the Alps
Option b – the Andes
Which one of the following is known as the ‘Sea of Mountains?
(a) Japan
(b) British Columbia
(c) West Coast of South America
(d) South-East Asia
Option b – British Columbia
Which one of the following mountains lies between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea?
(a) Caucasus
(b) Carpathians
(c) Apennine
(d) Elburz
Option a – Caucasus
Which one of the following is a major plate?
(a) Pacific Plate
(b) Cocos Plate
(c) Arabian Plate
(d) Philippine Plate
Option a – Pacific Plate
Cocos Plate lies between
(a) Central America and Pacific Plate
(b) South America and the Pacific Plate
(c) the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
(d) the Asiatic Plate and Pacific Plate
Option a – Central America and Pacific Plate
Which of the following plate is divergent from the Nazia plate?
(a) Atlantic Plate
(b) Pacific Plate
(c) Eurasian Plate
(d) Antarctica Plate
Option c – Eurasian Plate
Do the Lithospheric plates float above which of the following?
(a) Core
(b) Asthenosphere
(c) Crust
(d) Cryosphere
Option b – Asthenosphere
‘Plates’ move over thermal convective currents, which are made up of
(a) gravitational energy
(b) radioactive energy
(c) thermal energy
(d) magnetic energy
Option b – radioactive energy
According to FB Taylor, the main driving force behind the drift of continents was
(a) Gravitational Pull
(b) Tidal force
(c) Electromagnetic force
(d) Geomagnetism
Option b – Tidal force
FB Taylor postulated two landmasses in his Theory of Continental Drift. These two landmasses were
(a) Lauratia and Angara
(b) Angara and Gondwana
(c) Lauratia and Gondwana
(d) Pangaea and Panthalassa
Option c – Lauratia and Gondwana
Which of the following is true about the Continental Drift Theory of Wegener?
(a) Mountains were formed due to the fracturing of continental blocks.
(b) Wegener successfully described the situation in the pre-carboniferous period.
(c) The Jigsaw fit of continents is evidence of Wegener’s postulation.
(d) Wegener described the correct sequence of displacement of continents.
Option c – The Jigsaw fit of continents is evidence of Wegener’s postulation
The ‘Theory of Plate Tectonics’ does not explain the origin and location of I. Earthquake II. Mountains III. Ocean currents IV. Seafloor features Codes
(a) Only III
(b) Only I
(c) I, II, III
(d) All of these
Option a – Only III
Which of the following is/are evidence of Continental Drift Theory? I. Presence of similar fossils. II. Presence of different aged rocks. III. Presence of glacial tillites. Codes
(a) Only I
(b) II and III
(c) I, II, and III
(d) I and III
Option c – I, II, and III
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