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The following question based on Geomorphology & Earth landforms topic of indian geography mcq
(a) Mass wasting
(b) Erosion
(c) Degradation
(d) Weathering
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soils and minerals as well as artificial materials through contact with the Earth’s atmosphere, biota and waters. Weathering occurs in situ, or “with no movement.”
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Question : 1
Which one of the following is the greatest circle?
a) Equator
b) Tropic of Cancer
c) Arctic Circle
d) Tropic of Capricorn
Answer »Answer: (a)
An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's centre of mass. This imaginary line on the Earth's surface is equidistant from the North Pole and the South Pole, dividing the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
It is one of the five notable circles of latitude on Earth, with the others being the two Polar Circles and the two Tropical Circles: the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Question : 2
The rate of deforestation is high in
a) Temperate zone
b) Tropical zone
c) Boreal forest
d) Desert areas
Answer »Answer: (a)
The rate of deforestation is high in Temperate Zone.
Question : 3
Mauna Loa is an example of
a) Dead volcano
b) Active volcano
c) Plateau in volcano region
d) Dormant volcano
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 4
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
a) Selva - Tropical forest
b) Downs - Tropical grassland
c) Taiga - Temperate forest
d) Steppes - Temperate grassland
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 5
Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities?
a) Cladera lake
b) Lagoon
c) Karst lake
d) Fresh water lake
Answer »Answer: (a)
Lakes that form inside calderas (a cauldron-like volcanic feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption) are called caldera lakes. These lakes form as the created depression is filled by water.
For example, Lake Pinatubo, Philippines, formed after the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo filled the depression with water from monsoon rains.
Question : 6
The cup-shaped mouth of the volcano is
a) Crater
b) Focus
c) Cinder cone
d) Epicentre
Answer »Answer: (a)
A bowl-shaped depression that is at the mouth of a volcano or geyser is called a volcanic crater. These craters are caused by the volcano’s activity. It is a vent.
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