Practice MCQs | Chapter 6 Landforms and Their Evolution

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Small to medium tracts of the earth’s surface are called:

A. Landscapes

B. Landforms

C. Plateaus

D. Plains

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Landforms

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Several related landforms together form:

A. Valley

B. Basin

C. Landscape

D. Plateau

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Landscape

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Which geomorphic agent is most important in humid regions?

A. Wind

B. Glacier

C. Running Water

D. Waves

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Running Water

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Overland flow causes:

A. Deposition

B. Sheet erosion

C. Volcanism

D. Folding

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Sheet erosion

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A nearly plain surface formed by stream erosion is called:

A. Pediplain

B. Delta plain

C. Peneplain

D. Floodplain

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Peneplain

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Which stage of river development is dominated by downward cutting?

A. Old stage

B. Mature stage

C. Youth stage

D. Final stage

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Youth stage

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Waterfalls and rapids are common in:

A. Old stage

B. Youth stage

C. Mature stage

D. Delta stage

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Youth stage

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V-shaped valleys are characteristic of:

A. Old stage

B. Youth stage

C. Delta stage

D. Coastal stage

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Youth stage

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A deep valley with very steep sides is called:

A. Delta

B. Gorge

C. Pediment

D. Doline

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Gorge

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A canyon is characterized by:

A. Rounded sides

B. Gentle slopes

C. Step-like steep slopes

D. Flat bottom

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Step-like steep slopes

Reference: Found on Page Page 48

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Potholes are formed mainly due to:

A. Wind erosion

B. Glacier erosion

C. Stream abrasion

D. Marine deposition

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Stream abrasion

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Large potholes at the base of waterfalls are called:

A. Sinkholes

B. Plunge pools

C. Deltas

D. Moraines

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Plunge pools

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Deep meanders cut into hard rocks are called:

A. Free meanders

B. River loops

C. Incised meanders

D. Delta channels

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Incised meanders

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River terraces indicate:

A. Future river levels

B. Former river bed levels

C. Ocean levels

D. Glacier levels

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Former river bed levels

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Alluvial fans develop where streams:

A. Enter oceans

B. Enter deserts

C. Move from steep slopes to gentle slopes

D. Freeze

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Move from steep slopes to gentle slopes

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Deltas are formed where rivers:

A. Enter mountains

B. Enter lakes

C. Deposit load into the sea

D. Cross plateaus

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Deposit load into the sea

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Floodplains are major landforms of:

A. Wind deposition

B. River deposition

C. Glacier deposition

D. Marine erosion

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. River deposition

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Natural levees are:

A. Deep depressions

B. Coastal ridges

C. Raised deposits along river banks

D. Glacial ridges

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Raised deposits along river banks

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Point bars are also called:

A. Delta bars

B. Meander bars

C. Sand bars

D. Beach bars

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Meander bars

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Oxbow lakes are associated with:

A. Deltas

B. Floodplains

C. Meanders

D. Glaciers

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Meanders

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Karst topography develops mainly in:

A. Granite rocks

B. Basalt rocks

C. Limestone rocks

D. Sandstone rocks

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Limestone rocks

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Sinkholes are common in:

A. Desert regions

B. Karst regions

C. Coastal plains

D. Glacial regions

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Karst regions

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Long trenches formed by joining sinkholes are called:

A. Canyons

B. Uvalas

C. Deltas

D. Fjords

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Uvalas

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Limestone caves develop mainly through:

A. Abrasion

B. Solution

C. Deposition

D. Folding

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Solution

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Stalactites hang from:

A. Cave floor

B. River banks

C. Cave roof

D. Valley walls

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Cave roof

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Stalagmites rise from:

A. Cave floor

B. Cave roof

C. River bed

D. Glacier floor

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: A. Cave floor

Reference: Found on Page Page 53

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Fusion of stalactites and stalagmites forms:

A. Sinkholes

B. Pillars

C. Deltas

D. Fjords

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Pillars

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Glaciers move mainly due to:

A. Wind

B. Gravity

C. Ocean currents

D. Rainfall

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Gravity

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Cirques are found at:

A. Glacier mouths

B. Glacier heads

C. River mouths

D. Coastal regions

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Glacier heads

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Lakes formed in cirques are called:

A. Oxbow lakes

B. Tarn lakes

C. Playa lakes

D. Lagoon lakes

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Tarn lakes

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Sharp peaks formed by headward erosion of cirques are called:

A. Eskers

B. Horns

C. Drumlins

D. Moraines

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Horns

Reference: Found on Page Page 54

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Glacial valleys are:

A. V-shaped

B. U-shaped

C. Circular

D. Funnel-shaped

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. U-shaped

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Deep glacial troughs filled with seawater are:

A. Fjords

B. Deltas

C. Lagoons

D. Terraces

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: A. Fjords

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Unsorted glacial deposits are called:

A. Alluvium

B. Till

C. Deltaic deposits

D. Loess

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Till

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Long ridges of glacial till are:

A. Eskers

B. Moraines

C. Drumlins

D. Levees

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Moraines

Reference: Found on Page Page 55

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Sinuous ridges deposited by subglacial streams are:

A. Drumlins

B. Eskers

C. Horns

D. Cirques

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Eskers

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Oval-shaped ridges of glacial till are:

A. Eskers

B. Moraines

C. Drumlins

D. Fjords

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Drumlins

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Which coastal form develops due to wave erosion?

A. Delta

B. Sea cliff

C. Sand dune

D. Spit

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Sea cliff

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A spit is:

A. Offshore valley

B. River terrace

C. Barrier connected to land

D. Cave opening

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Barrier connected to land

Reference: Found on Page Page 58

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Lagoons form when:

A. Rivers flood

B. Bays are blocked by bars or spits

C. Glaciers melt

D. Volcanoes erupt

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Bays are blocked by bars or spits

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The west coast of India is predominantly:

A. Low sedimentary coast

B. Delta coast

C. High rocky coast

D. Coral coast

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. High rocky coast

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The east coast of India is predominantly:

A. High rocky coast

B. Low sedimentary coast

C. Fjord coast

D. Cliff coast

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Low sedimentary coast

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Pediments are:

A. Coastal plains

B. Rocky floors at mountain foot slopes

C. River terraces

D. Glacial plains

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Rocky floors at mountain foot slopes

Reference: Found on Page Page 59

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Residual hills left after pediment development are:

A. Fjords

B. Inselbergs

C. Horns

D. Uvalas

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Inselbergs

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Shallow temporary lakes in deserts are:

A. Lagoons

B. Tarns

C. Playas

D. Oxbows

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Playas

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Deflation hollows are formed by:

A. Running water

B. Wind erosion

C. Waves

D. Glaciers

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Wind erosion

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Mushroom rocks are created mainly by:

A. River erosion

B. Wind abrasion

C. Marine erosion

D. Glacier erosion

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Wind abrasion

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Crescent-shaped dunes are:

A. Seif dunes

B. Transverse dunes

C. Barchans

D. Longitudinal dunes

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: C. Barchans

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Longitudinal dunes form when:

A. Sand supply is poor

B. Water supply is high

C. Glaciers melt

D. Tides are strong

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: A. Sand supply is poor

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Transverse dunes form:

A. Parallel to wind direction

B. Perpendicular to wind direction

C. Randomly

D. Along rivers

Correct Answer / Reference:

Option: B. Perpendicular to wind direction

Reference: Found on Page Page 61