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Geomorphology UPSC Mains Questions

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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

Which State of India experiences the maximum annual variation of rainfall?

(A) Meghalaya

(B) Kerala

(C) Rajasthan

(D) West Bengal

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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

Pakyong Airport is located in?

(A) Sikkim

(B) Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Mizoram

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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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