geomorphology & earth landforms section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following is not correctly matched based on Desert and Country?

a) Karakum - Turkmenistan

b) Sonoran - United States of America

c) Gibson – Brazil

d) Taklamakan - China

Question : 2

Which of the following forms of the and is not a result of ‘faulting’?

a) Horst

b) Rift Valley

c) Chevron

d) Ramp Valley

Question : 3

Which one of the following statements about the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and the resulting Tsunami is not correct?

a) As per the current estimates the quake-generated tSunami killed more than 50 lakh people, in addition to unaccounted dead bodies swept out to sea

b) The Earthquake originated due to slipping of about 1,200 km of fault line by 15 m along the subduction zone where the India Plate subducts the Burma plate at the Sunda Trench

c) Bangladesh had very few casualities because the quake-affected fault line was in a nearly North-South orientation, the greatest strength of the tSunami waves was in an East-West direction

d) The resulting tSunami devastated the shores ranging from the coast of Indonesia to the East coast of Africa, some 8,500 km away from the epicentre

Question : 4

Which of the following is the newest geological era?

a) Cretaceous

b) Permian

c) Jurassic

d) Triassic

Question : 5

In an iceberg floating in the sea, out of 10 parts of its mass, how much will remain above the surface of the water?

a) 4 parts

b) 1 part

c) 6 parts

d) 2 parts

Question : 6

The word ‘dendritic’ is associated with—

a) rivers

b) wind

c) glaciers

d) waves