geomorphology & earth landforms section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the local time of any place vary from the Greenwich time?

a) Six minutes

b) Two minutes

c) Eight minutes

d) Four minutes

Question : 2

A telegram was sent from Greenwich at 12:00 Noon. The time for transmission was 12 minutes. It reached a town at 6:00 p.m. The longitude of the town will be

a) 87º W

b) 97º E

c) 97º W

d) 87º E

Question : 3

Which one of the following is a temperate desert?

a) Kalahari Desert

b) Arabian Desert

c) Patagonian Desert

d) Atacama Desert

Question : 4

Peneplain is related to

a) glacier

b) wind

c) river

d) underground water

Question : 5

India was the part of ancient Gondwana land Supercontinent. It includes the following landmass of the present

a) Australia

b) South America

c) All of the above

d) Africa

Question : 6

Which one of the following is the longest mountain range?

a) The Himalayas

b) The Rocky

c) The Andes

d) The Alps