geomorphology & earth landforms section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Willow is a species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Willow wood is also used in the manufacture of boxes, brooms, cricket bats (grown from certain strains of white willow), cradle boards, etc.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

1. The Pir Panjal Range is a group of mountains in the Inner Himalayan region, running from east-southeast (ESE) to west-northwest (WNW) across the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and the disputed territories comprising Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan administered Azad Kashmir,
2. The Dhauladhar range is a southern branch of the main Outer Himalayan chain of mountains.
3. Nag Tibba 3,022 metres (9,915 ft), is the highest peak in the lesser Himalayan region of Uttarakhand state.
4. Mishmi Hills are in Arunachal Pradesh.

Answer: (b)

The course of a river from its source to its mouth is normally divided into 3 sections, namely upper, middle and lower courses. The action of the river on its valley from source to mouth in relation to the features developed by it is seen in the river valley profile, known as a graded profile.

Throughout the long profile of a river, deposition and erosion are balanced meaning that, given enough time, the river’s long profile would become a smooth, concave, graded profile from its source to mouth.

Answer: (a)

Cliffs, caves, arches, stacks are some of the landforms produced by wave erosion. Coves form where rock runs in bands horizontal to the direction of wave attack.

There is a band of resistant rock closest to the sea and a band of less resistant rock inland. The waves seek out faults in the hard rock and erode using the processes of abrasion/corrosion and hydraulic action through to the soft rock behind.

Answer: (d)