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

Question : 1

Which mountain forms boundary between Spain and France?

a) Carpathians

b) Jura

c) Caucasus

d) Pyrenees

Question : 2

Correct Latitudinal position of a place that could be possible is

a) 45º South

b) 91º North

c) 91º West

d) 45º East

Question : 3

Tundras are

a) Cold deserts

b) Deciduous forests

c) Hot deserts

d) Tropical rain forests

Question : 4

Which one of the following is not the correct explanation for Plains?

a) The plains may be above the or below the sea levels but always higher than the surrounding regions.

b) Plains are flat areas with low height and extensive tract without prominent hills and depressions.

c) The slope should be quite gentle; the average fall of the slope should be 4 metres and in extreme cases, not more than 50 metres.

d) Some plains are only a few metres above the sea level, examples south deltaic plains of Bangladesh. Some are quite high, like the eastern Mississippi plain (450 m high), even higher than the Piedmont plateau.

Question : 5

Which of the following scholar has suggested that the Earth has originated from the gases and the dust particles?

a) F. Hoyal

b) James Jeans

c) O. Schmidt

d) H. Alfven

Question : 6

Arrange the following rocks in descending order in terms of silica content.

1. Andesite
2. Granite
3. Basalt
4. Rhyolite

a) 1, 2, 3, 4

b) 2, 1, 4, 3

c) 2, 4, 1, 3

d) 2, 1, 3, 4