Practice Geomorphology earth landforms - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-2) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Which one of the following is the Continent with the highest mean elevation in the world?

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Q-2)   The Mountain creating the boundary between France and Spain is

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Q-3)   Which one of the following continents has the largest number of countries?

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Q-4)   Which of the following range of mountains is not the result of Tertiary orogeny?

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Q-5)   Which one of the following is not a glacio-fluvial depositional feature?

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Explanation:

Drumlin, Esker and Kame are Glaciofluvial depositional features, but Horn is a Glacier erosional feature.


Q-6)   The term ‘epicentre’ is associated with

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Explanation:

Epicenter is the point on the Earth’s surface that is directly above the hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or underground explosion originates. Epicentral distance is used in calculating seismic magnitudes developed by Richter and Gutenberg.


Q-7)   The highest mountain peak of Africa, Kilimanjaro is situated in

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Q-8)   The second highest peak of the world located in the Himalayas is

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Explanation:

Mount Everest is the highest peak of the Himalayas and is the world’s highest peak with an elevation of 29,035 feet (8,850 meters).

K2 is the second-highest peak of the Himalayan mountain range and also the second-highest peak on earth with an elevation of 28,251 feet (8,611 meters).

Other famous peaks include Kailash, Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat, Annapurna, and Manasklu. The Himalayas includes more than 110 peaks rising to elevations of 24,000 feet (7,300 meters) or more above sea level.


Q-9)   Which one amongst the following is the largest plateau?

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Q-10)   The word ‘dendritic’ is associated with—

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Explanation:

Dendritic drainage systems are the most common form of the drainage system. The term Dendritic comes from the Latin word 'dendron', meaning tree, due to the resemblance of the system to a tree.

In a dendritic system there is one main river (like the trunk of a tree), which is joined and formed by many smaller tributary rivers.

Dendritic systems form in V-shaped valleys; as a result, the rock types must be impervious and non-porous.


Q-11)   Which one of the following volcanoes is called the Light House of the Mediterranean?

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Explanation:

Stromboli is called the lighthouse of the Mediterranean. Stromboli is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, containing one of the three active volcanoes in Italy.


Q-12)   Which of the following Continents has maximum per capita land?

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Q-13)   During volcanic eruption deposition of lava in anticlines and synclines of folded mountains accounts for formation of

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Explanation:

During volcanic eruption deposition of lava in anticlines and synclines of folded mountains accounts for the formation of phacolith. A phacolith is a pluton parallel to the bedding plane or foliation of folded country rock.

More specifically, it is a typically lens-shaped pluton that occupies either the crest of an anticline or the trough of a syncline.


Q-14)   Marble is the metamorphosed form of

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Explanation:

Marble is a non-foliated metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite. Geologists use the term “marble” to refer to metamorphosed limestone. Marble is a rock resulting from the metamorphism of sedimentary carbonate rocks, most commonly limestone or dolomite rock.

Metamorphism causes variable recrystallization of the original carbonate mineral grains. The resulting marble rock is typically composed of an interlocking mosaic of carbonate crystals. Primary sedimentary textures and structures of the original carbonate rock (protolith) have typically been modified or destroyed.


Q-15)   Widening of a river valley takes place due to

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Explanation:

Lateral or sideways erosion widens the river valley; while, Vertical or downward erosion deepens the river valley. Due to continued lateral erosion, the river valley increasingly becomes broader and shallower.

The valley slopes are also eroded by weathering and mass wasting and by the development of tributary valleys.


Q-16)   A landscape which is caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one side has moved down with reference to the other is known as

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Explanation:

A rift valley is a linear-shaped lowland caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one side moves down with reference to the other. It is commonly seen between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault.

A rift valley is formed on a divergent plate boundary, a crustal extension, a spreading apart of the surface.


Q-17)   Which one of the following Straits is nearest to the International Date Line?

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Q-18)   The earth completes one rotation on its axis in :

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Explanation:

The Earth rotates around its axis once in about 24 hours with respect to the sun and once every 23 hours 56 minutes and 4 seconds with respect to the stars.

The Earth rotates from the west towards the east. Seasons are caused by Earth’s rotation around its axis.


Q-19)   Hanging Valley is very common in

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Explanation:

When the glaciers melt, the tributary troughs are left as hanging valleys high on the walls of the main glacial valley. A hanging valley is a tributary valley with the floor at a higher relief than the main channel into which it flows.

They are most commonly associated with U-shaped valleys when a tributary glacier flows into a glacier of larger volume.


Q-20)   The area which is the ‘store house of minerals’ in South America is

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