geomorphology & earth landforms section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 41 [PSC (Pre) 2019]

The wide treeless grassy plain in South America are called

a) Prairies

b) Selvas

c) Steppes

d) Pampas

Answer: (d)

Question : 42 [UGC (Geog) 2016]

Which one of the following is not a glacio-fluvial depositional feature?

a) Horn

b) Drumlin

c) Kame

d) Esker

Answer: (a)

Drumlin, Esker and Kame are Glaciofluvial depositional features, but Horn is a Glacier erosional feature.

Question : 43

Wind erosion may be carried out in the following ways:

  1. Deflation
  2. Abrasion
  3. Attrition
Choose the correct option from the following codes:

a) 1 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2 and 3

Answer: (c)

Wind erosion may be carried out through deflation, abrasion and attrition :

  1. Deflation: This involves the lifting and blowing away of loose materials from the ground.
  2. Abrasion: The sand-blasting of rock surfaces by winds when they hurl sand particles against them is called abrasion.
  3. Attrition: When wind-blown particles roll against one another in a collision they wear each other away so that their sizes are generally reduced and grains are rounded into millet seed sand, the process is called attrition.

Question : 44 [ PSC (Pre) 2019]

Which of the following temperate grasslands are found in Eurasia?

a) Steppes

b) Downs

c) Prairies

d) Velds

Answer: (a)

Question : 45

Which of the following are true with respect to sedimentary rocks?

  1. the rocks are deposited in layers
  2. at times the particles of rock are wholly organic in nature
  3. the rocks are not crystalline
  4. their structure is determined by great pressure or heat
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

a) 1 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 2 and 3

Answer: (b)

Sedimentary rocks are deposited in layers.

At times the particles of rocks are wholly organic in nature. And the rocks are not crystalline.

IMPORTANT indian geography mcq EXERCISES

Geomorphology & Earth landforms Shortcuts »

Click to Read...

geomorphology & earth landforms section 1 Online Quiz

Click to Start..
969 Geomorphology & Earth landforms based indian geography mcq section 1 question answer with explanation pdf

Recently Added Subject & Categories For All Competitive Exams

SSC STENO 2024: Free Reading Comprehension MCQ Test PDF

Top Reading Comprehension English Section-wise multiple choice questions and answers, Full Mock Test Series & Online Quiz for SSC Steno Grade C & D 2024 Exam

26-Apr-2024 by Careericons

Continue Reading »

Free Percentage Questions Answers for SSC STENO 2024 Exam

Important Top Percentage Aptitude-based multiple choice questions and answers practice quiz series, Online Mock Test PDF for SSC Steno Grade C & D 2024 Exam

25-Apr-2024 by Careericons

Continue Reading »

Free Antonyms (English) MCQ Test for SSC STENO 2024 Exam

Top Antonyms General English Section-based multiple choice questions and answers, Free Full Test Series & Online Quiz PDF for SSC Steno Grade C & D 2024 Exam

24-Apr-2024 by Careericons

Continue Reading »

Free Ratio & Proportion MCQ Test for SSC STENO 2024 Exam

Top Ratio and Proportion Aptitude-based multiple choice questions and answers practice test series, Online MCQ Quiz PDF for SSC Steno (Grade C & D) 2024 Exam

23-Apr-2024 by Careericons

Continue Reading »