A deep valley characterized by steep step-like side slopes is known as?
1. U-shaped valley
2.Gorge
3.Blind valley
4.Canyon
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A deep valley characterized by steep step-like side slopes is known as?
1. U-shaped valley
2.Gorge
3.Blind valley
4.Canyon
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A non-metallic mineral in the following minerals is
1.Silver
2.copper
3.zinc
4.coal
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According to the Plate Tectonic concept, how many major plates are there?
1.7
2.9
3.12
4.11
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By which method has facilitated correlating the rock formation from different continents across oceans?
1.The radiometric dating methods
2.Carbon 14 method
3.Radioactive methods
4.Fling method
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Debris avalanche can be included in which category?
1. Landslide
2.Slow flow mass movements
3. Rapid flow mass movements
4.Subsidence
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Deflation and abrasion activities are associated with
1. waves
2.rivers
3.winds
4.glaciers
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Erosion causes
1.Changes
2. No change
3.Upliftment
4.Construction of land
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Erosional landforms are the
1. levees
2.deltas
3.braided channels
4.river terraces
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Igneous rocks are
1. primary rocks
2.secondary rocks
3.tertiary rocks
4. soft rocks
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In the mature stage, what are the loop-like channel patterns that develop in rivers?
1. Meanders
2.Canyon
3.Delta
4.Cirque
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In the middle stages, erosion of valley sides is
1.vertical
2.lateral
3.gradual
4.negligible
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In weathering ________
1.No motion of material takes place
2.Materials move from one place to another
3.The deposition of material takes place
4.None of the above
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In which of the following regions the chemical weathering process is more dominant than the mechanical process?
1.desert region
2. arid region
3. limestone region
4.glacier region
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In which one of the following regions the chemical weathering process is more dominant than the mechanical process?
1.Humid region
2.Limestone region
3.Arid region
4.Glacier region
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Iron is a
1. ferrous metal
2. non-ferrous metal
3.precious metal
4. non-precious metal
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McKenzie, Parker and Morgan
1. molten rock
2.hot rock
3.solid rock
4.small rocks
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Natural levees and point bars are a depositional landform of
1.glaciers
2.waves
3.winds
4.rivers
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Rapid rolling or sliding of earth debris without backward rotation of mass is known as
1.debris slide
2.slump
3.rockslide
4.mudflow
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Rocks that were originally either sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic and have been changed further by heat and pressure are called:
1.Volcanic
2.Sedimented
3.Metamorphic
4.None of the above
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The capacity of rocks to allow water to pass through it is called_________
1.porosity
2.wedging
3.exfoliation
4.hydration
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The continental drift theory was propounded by
1.Alfred Wegner
2.Aortelius
3.Hall and Danna
4.Abraham Ortelius
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The depositional landform consists of
1.levees
2.gorge
3. river terraces
4.valley
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The erosional landform consists of
1.valleys
2.floodplains
3.deltas
4.alluvial fans
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The expansion of the salt depends on
1.temperature
2.hails
3. atmospheric pressure
4.winds
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The Indian subcontinent was located at
1.60 degree South latitude
2.30 degree South latitude
3.50 degree South latitude
4.40 degree South latitude
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The minerals that do not contain metal contend are known as
1.precious minerals
2.ferrous minerals
3.non-metallic minerals
4.non-ferrous minerals
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The most abundant rocks found on the earth’s crust are
1.(a) igneous rocks
2.sedimentary rocks
3.metamorphic rocks
4.granite rock
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The ocean floor may be segmented into how much division based on the depth as well as the forms of relief?
1.3
2.4
3.5
4.7
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The parent material of soils is derived from
1. Igneous rockS
2. Metamorphic rocks
3.Sedimentary rocks
4. Biological action
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The total number of wings a seif has is
1.1
2.3
3.5
4.6
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Tillite is formed due to
1.(a) deposits on mountains
2.deposits of volcanoes
3.deposits of glaciers
4.deposits of gold
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Weathering can be defined as ___________
1. Mechanical disintegration of rocks
2.Disintegration and deformation of rocks with the help of climatic factors
3.Chemical decomposition of rocks
4.All of the above
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Weathering is an important to process for what? Weathering is an important to process for what?
1.Formation of clouds
2. Formation of soil
3.Formation of water
4.All of the above
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What are the most important landforms in desert areas?
1.Chardong
2.Interbedded rocks
3.Sand dunes
4.Valleys
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What do you mean by all Earth materials having a sloping surface?
1. Soil erosion
2.Landslides
3.Volcanism
4.Slump
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What is a deep, long, and wide trough or basin with very steep concave high walls at its head as well as insides is known as?
1. Cirque
2.Glacial valley
3. Lateral Moraine
4.Esker
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What is a tectonic plate that lies between the Asiatic and Pacific Plate?
1.Cocos Plate
2.Nazca Plate
3. Arabian Plate
4.Philippine Plate
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What kind of changes are bought by internal forces?
1. It gives birth to new landforms
2.It promotes moistures
3. Both a and b
4.None of the above
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What kind of colour does Pyroxene consist of?
1. Green
2.Black
3. Both (a) and (b)
4.None of the above
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What was the name given by Alfred Wegener to a large continent surrounded?
1.Pangaea
2.Panthalassa
3.Angaraland
4.Gondwanaland
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What was the name given to the massive ocean by Wegener?
1.Pangaea
2.Panthalassa
3.Angaraland
4.Gondwanaland
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When did Alfred Wegener give continental drift theory?
1.1920
2.1946
3.1912
4.1948
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Which is the force that continuously elevates or build up parts of the earth’s surface?
1.Exogenic forces
2.Endogenic forces
3.Gradation
4.Degradation
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Which mineral group is abundantly found in the earth’s crust?
1. Mica group
2.Felspar group
3.Oxide group
4.Silicate group
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Which of the following is a ferrous mineral?
1.Copper
2.Aluminium
3. Iron Ore
4.Tin
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Which of the following is a form of weathering?
1. Physical
2.Chemical
3.Biological
4.All of the above
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Which of the following is a type of channel pattern?
1.Floodplains
2.Deltas
3.Meander
4.Alluvial Fans
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Which of the following is a type of mass movement?
1.Slow movements
2.Rapid movements
3.Landslides
4.All of the above
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Which of the following is an example of endogenic forces?
1.Erosion
2.Volcanism
3.Weathering
4.Balance
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Which of the following is created by soil erosion by the rivers?
1.V-shaped valley
2.Waterfall
3.Delta
4.Sand dunes
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Which of the following is not among the eight elements?
1. Oxygen and Silicon
2. Aluminium and Iron
3.Calcium and Sodium
4.Mica and Granite
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Which of the following is not an example of metamorphic rocks?
1. Slate
2.Marble
3.Limestone
4.Schist
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Which of the following processes is a degradational process?
1. Deposition
2.Diastrophism
3.Volcanism
4.Erosion
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Which one of the following are the hardest minerals?
1. Topaz
2.Diamond
3.Quartz
4.Feldspar
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Which one of the following helps in aerating the soil?
1.Microfaun
2. Meso fauna
3.Macrofauna
4.All of the above
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Which one of the following is not a minor plate?
1.Nazca
2.Arabia
3.the Philippines
4.Antarctica
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Which one of the following is not a sedimentary rock?
1.)Tillite
2.Borax
3.Breccia
4.Marble
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Which one of the following is the component of sand and granite?
1.Amphibol
2.Quartz
3.Pyroxene
4.Mica
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Which one of the following is the salient feature of metamorphic rocks?
1.Changeable
2.Quite
3.Crystalline
4.Foliation
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Which one of the following is the type of plate boundary of the Indian plate along the Himalayan Mountains?
1.Ocean- Continents convergence
2.Divergent boundary
3. Transform boundary
4. Continent convergence
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Which one of the following materials is affected by the hydration process?
1.Granite
2.Clay
3.Quartz
4.Salts
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Which one of the following terms is related to Polar fleeing force?
1.Revolution of the Earth
2.Gravitation
3. Rotation of the Earth
4.Tides
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