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The following question based on Geomorphology & Earth landforms topic of indian geography mcq
(a) Godavari
(b) Ganga
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Tapti
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
Tapti river empties into the Gulf of Cambay of the Arabian Sea, forming an estuary. It is fed by monsoon rains. The mean flow rate is about 600 cu m per sec, with the maximum in the summer.
The Tapti is navigable by a small craft for a distance of 50 km from the mouth. In some places, it is used for irrigation. The seaport of Surat is located in the estuary.
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Question : 1
Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in
a) Nepal
b) Myanmar
c) Kashmir
d) Baluchistan
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 2
Which of the following phenomenon happens in India when the Sun-shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn?
a) No change in pressure occurs over North-West India
b) High pressure develops over North-West India
c) Temperature increases in North-West India
d) Low pressure develops over North-West India
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 3
Match List-I with List-II.
List I | List II |
(Concept) | (Propounder) |
A. Peneplain | 1. Powel |
B. Base level | 2. Wegener |
C. Continental drift | 3. Hary Hess |
D. Plate tectonics | 4. Davis |
a) 4 1 2 2
b) 1 4 2 3
c) 4 2 1 3
d) 2 1 3 4
Answer »Answer: (a)
- The concept of peneplain is propounded by Davis. A peneplain is a low-relief plain representing the final stage of fluvial erosion during times of extended tectonic stability.
- The concepts of base level and widespread erosion of great mountain ranges to low elevation and relief are the cornerstones of Powell’s work.
- The continental drift concept propounded by Wegener 1912. He proposed that the continents we know today were once all attached in a single landmass he called Pangaea. They were surrounded by one global ocean, but then broke apart and somehow “drifted” to their separate places on the globe.
- The concept of plate tectonics propounded by Hary Hess. Hess described how hot magma would rise from under the crust at the Great Global Rift. When the magma cooled, it would expand and push the tectonic plates apart.
Question : 4
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I | List II |
a. Mount Kinabalu | 1. Argentina |
b. Elburz | 2. Malaysia |
c. Aconcagua | 3. Tanzania |
d. Kilimanjaro | 4. Iran |
a) 2 4 3 1
b) 1 4 2 3
c) 2 4 1 3
d) 3 2 1 4
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 5
Which of the statement is true.
- Coal is a sedimentary rock.
- Basalt is an igneous rock.
a) Both 1 and 2
b) 1 only
c) Neither 1 nor 2
d) 2 only
Answer »Answer: (a)
Sedimentary rocks are formed by the accumulation of sediments. There are three basic types of sedimentary rocks. Clastic sedimentary rocks such as breccia, conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, and shale are formed from mechanical weathering debris.
Basalt is a common extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava exposed at or very near the surface of a planet or moon.
Question : 6
Natural embankments found on upper valley sides are-known as
a) bunds
b) high banks
c) ridge
d) levees
Answer »Answer: (d)
A levee is an elongated naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed fill or wall, which regulates water levels.
It is usually earthen and often parallel to the course of a river in its floodplain or along low-lying coastlines.
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