geomorphology & earth landforms section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements regarding the upper course of a river:

1. This begins at the very source of the mountain range.
2. Here the predominant action of the river is vertical corrosion.
3. The valley developed is V-shaped.

a) 1 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2 and 3

Question : 2

The sunlight is available 24 hours on the longest day at which of the following latitudes of the earth?

a) 63°

b) 49°

c) 69°51'

d) 66½°

Question : 3

In which of the following Continent the Andes Mountain Range is located?

a) S. America

b) Australia

c) N. America

d) Europe

Question : 4

Which one of the following is related to the origin of folded mountains?

a) Conserving plate margin

b) Accreting plate margin

c) Intra plate zone

d) Consuming plate margin

Question : 5

Which of the following phenomenon might have influenced the evolution of organisms?

1. Continental drift
2. Glacial cycles

a) Both 1 and 2

b) Only 1

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) Only 2

Question : 6

The Mountain creating the boundary between France and Spain is

a) Zura

b) Apennines

c) Pyrenees

d) Alps