Chapter 4 Geomorphic Processes And Land Forms Of The Earth Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1. Fuzi is a________ mountain.
(1) volcanic
(2) Residual
(3) Fold
(4) Organic
Answer: (1) Volcanic
Question 2. _______mountain is a block mountain.
(1) Alps
(2) Satpura
(3) Mt. Fuzi
(4) Himalayas
Answer: (2)Satpura
Question 3._________ is an erosional mountain.
(1) Aravali
(2) Western Ghats
(3) Eastern Ghats
(4) Himalayas.
Answer: (1)Aravali
Question 4. Is a volcanic mountain.
(1) Vindhyas
(2) Cotopaxi
(3) Alps
(4) Satpura
Answer: (2)Cotopaxi
Question 5. The study that deals with landforms and the processes that shape them is called
(1) Biology
(2) Geomorphology
(3) Physics
(4) Chemistry
Answer: (2) Geomorphology
Question 6. The geomorphic processes which are active on the earth’s surface are called
(1) Photosynthesis
(2) Earthquake
(3) Terrestrial processes
(4) Volcanism
Answer: (3) Terrestrial processes
Question 7. The Geomorphic processes that act at the interior of the earth arc called
(1) Endogenous
(2) Exogenous
(3) Degradation
(4) Aggradation
Answer: (1) Endogenous
Question 8. The exogenetic force derives energy from
(1) Moon
(2) Sun
(3) Slope
(4) Running water
Answer: (4) Running water
Question 9. The mountain-building movement is known as :
(1) Epeirogenic movement
(2) Weathering
(3) Orogenic movement
(4) Volcanism
Answer: (3) Orogenic movement
Question 10. Mountains are those landforms that rise above________ from the sea level.
(1) 1000 m
(2) 600 m
(3) 300 m
(4) 200 m
Answer: (1) 1000 m
Question 11. The plate Tectonic theory advocates the formation of :
(1) Relict mountain
(2) Fold mountain
(3) Volcanic mountain
(4) Block mountain
Answer: (2) Fold mountain
Question 12. An example of old fold mountain is
(1) Alps
(2) Himalayas
(3) Aravalli
(4) Rockies
Answer: (3) Aravalli
Question 13. An example of new fold mountain is :
(1) Himalayas
(2) Aravalli
(3) Black Forest
(4) Nilgiri
Answer: (1) Himalayas
Question 14. The plateaus which have mountains surrounding them are called :
(1) Lava plateau
(2) Intermontane plateau
(3) Dissected plateau
(4) Continental plateau
Answer: (2) Intermontane plateau
Question 15. The plains which are formed by the deposition of rivers near their mouths are called :
(1) Floodplain
(2) Karst plain
(3) Deltaic plain
(4) Loess plain
Answer: (3) Deltaic plain
Question 16. The Vale of Kashmir is an example of
(1) Flood Plain
(2) Lacustrine plain
(3) Loess plain
(4) Till plain
Answer: (2) Lacustrine plain
Question 17. Endogenetic forces are also called—
(1) Earthquakes
(2) Internal processes
(3) Earth movement
(4) Volcanism
Answer: (2) Internal processes
Question 18. Greek word ‘epeiros’ means—
(1) A continent
(2) An Ocean
(3) A mountain
(4) None of these
Answer: (1) A continent
Question 19. Faults are due to—
(1) Tensional forces
(2) Contractional forces
(3) Compressional forces
(4) Concentric forces
Answer: (3) Compressional forces
Question 20. Faults are related to—
(1) Fold mountain
(2) Volcanic mountain
(3) Block mountain
(4) None of the above
Answer: (3) Block mountain
Question 21. Block mountains are formed by—
(1) Folding
(2) Faulting
(3) Volcanic eruption
(4) Earthquakes
Answer: (2) Faulting
Question 22. Aravalli, Pareshnath, Rajmahal hills are examples of —
(1) Block mountains
(2) Fold mountains
(3) Residual mountains
(4) Volcanic mountains
Answer: (3) Residual mountains
Question 23. Rocky, Alps, Himalayas are examples of —
(1) Residual mountains
(2) Block mountains
(3) Fold mountains
(4) Volcanic Mountains
Answer: (3) Fold mountains
Question 24. The Chhotanagpur plateaus are examples of —
(1) Intermontane plateaus
(2) dissected plateaus
(3) lava plateaus
(4) deltaic plateau
Answer: (2) dissected plateaus
Question 25. One of the most important aggradational processes is :
(1) diastrophism
(2) erosion
(3) deposition
(4) volcanism
Answer: (3) deposition
Question 26. The process which levels the land :
(1) Erosion
(2) Gradation
(3) Transportation
(4) Degradation
Answer: (2) Gradation
Question 27. The exogenetic force derives energy from :
(1) Moon
(2) Sun
(3) Slope
(4) Running water
Answer: (2) Sun
Question 28. Degradation and aggradation are integral parts of
(1) Solution
(2) Gradation
(3) Transportation
(4) Deformation
Answer: (2) Gradation
Question 29. Massive destruction at and below the earth’s surface is caused due to-
(1)Sudden forces and movement
(2) Diastrophic forces
(3) Epeirogenetic forces
(4) Exogenetic forces
Answer: (1) Sudden forces and movement
Question 30. Movement which is responsible for upliftment and subsidence of continental masses-
(1) Epeirogenic movement
(2) Sudden movement
(3) Orogenic movement
(4) Upward movement
Answer: (3) Orogenic movement
Question 31. Which one is the example of endogenous forces?
(1) Erosion
(2) Deposition
(3) Volcanicity
(4) isostasy
Answer: (3) Volcanicity
Question 32. Which one of the following is exogenetic process?
(1) Deposition
(2) Volcanicity
(3) Diastrophism
(4) Balance erosion
Answer: (1) Deposition
Question 33. Which of the following is not a factor of geomorphic process?
(1) River
(2) Glacier
(3) Wind
(4) Earthquake
Answer: (4) Earthquake
Question 34. Movement of endogenetic forces take place
(1) Horizontal
(2) vertical
(3) Both
(4) None
Answer: (3) Both
Question 35. A new land is formed due to combined efforts of
(1) Endogenetic forces
(2) Exogenetic forces
(3) Both
(4) None
Answer: (3) Both
Question 36. Diastrophic movement takes place
(1) slowly
(2) Fastly
(3) Sudden
(4) None
Answer: (1) Slowly
Question 37. Horizontal and vertical movement takes place in
(1) Sudden movement
(2) Diatrophic movement
(3) None
(4) None
Answer: (2) Diatrophic movement
Question 38. Epeirogenetic force is caused due to
(1) Horizontal movement
(2) Vertical movement
(3) Both
(4) None
Answer: (2) Vertical movement
Question 39. Orogenetic force is caused due to
(1) Horizontal movement
(2) Vertical movement
(3) Both
(4) None
Answer: (1) Horizontal movement
Question 40. Epigenetic force is also known as
(1) Radial force
(2) Orogenetic force
(3) Exogenous force
(4) Rapid force
Answer: (1) Radial force
Question 41. The theory to which the plate tectonic theory is very much related is
(1) Plate tectonic movement
(2) Diastrophism
(3) Orogenic movement
(4) Epeirogenic movement.
Answer: (2) Diastrophism
Question 42. Flat top lands get uplifted through which movement?
(1) volcanicity
(2) Epeirogenic
(3) Tectonics
(4) Orogenic.
Answer: (2) Epeirogenic
Question 43. Wrinkles appear on the earth’s surface by
(1) Tensional force
(2) Volcanic process
(3) Endogenous process
(4) Isostatic process.
Answer: (1) Tensional force
Question 44. Fold mountains are formed by
(1) Exogenous process
(2) Volcanic process
(3) Endogenous process
(4) Isostatic process.
Answer: (3) Endogenous process
Question 45. The process which acts vertically or radially is
(1) Tectonic
(2) Exogenic
(3) Orogenic
(4) Epeirogenic
Answer: (4) Epeirogenic
Question 46. Equal compression from both sides of a fold develops
(1) Symmetrical fold
(2) Asymmetrical fold
(3) Isoclinal fold
(4) None
Answer: (1) Symmetrical fold
Question 47. If both limbs of a fold are parallel and horizontal to each other, it is known as
(1) Plunging fold
(2) Recumbent fold
(3) Fan fold
(4) Upfold
Answer: (2) Recumbent fold
Question 48. The movement for which folding occurs
(1) Epeirogenic movement
(2) Earthquakes
(3) Bedding formation
(4) Orogenic movement
Answer: (4) Orogenic movement
Question 49. The portion of a fold which is concave
(1) Base
(2) Syncline
(3) Upfold
(4) Plate boundary
Answer: (2) Syncline
Question 50. Large recumbent fold is known as
(1) Overthrust fold
(2) Overfold
(3) Monoclinal fold
(4) Nappe
Answer: (4) Nappe
Question 51. ___is an example of intermontane plateau.
(1) Himalayas
(2) Andes
(3) Tibetan
(4) Deccan
Answer: (3) Tibetan
Question 52. A__fold is one in which one limb is pushed up on the other.
(1) Monoclinal
(2) Recumbent
(3) Overthrust
(4) Fan
Answer: (3) Overthrust
Question 53. The plate movement produces
(1) Pediments
(2) Fold mountains
(3) Residual mountains
(4) Block mountain
Answer: (2) Fold mountains
Question 54. Folding is caused by
(1) Tension
(2) Compression
(3) Upward force
(4) Downward force
Answer: (2) Compression
Question 55. Up folds are called
(1) Anticline
(2) Syncline
(3) Limbs
(4) None
Answer: (1) Anticline
Question 56. An example of block mountain is
(1) Rocky
(2) Andes
(3) Vosges
(4) Alps
Answer: (3) Vosges
Question 57. Vosges and Black Forest are two well-known examples of
(1) Horst
(2) Graben
(3) Monadnock
(4) Inselberg
Answer: (1) Horst
Question 58. The name of the highest volcano in the world is
(1) Mauna Loa in Hawali
(2) Fujiyama in Japan
(3) Vesuvius in Italy
(4) Mt. Everest in Nepal
Answer: (2) Fujiyama in Japan
Question 59. The faults in which rock beds are pushed upward on one side relative to the other is
(1) Normal faults
(2) Reverse faults
(3) Overthrust faults
(4) Step faults
Answer: (2) Reverse faults
Question 60.______ have broad flat top and steep slopes.
(1) Rift valley
(2) Block Mountain
(3) Faulted plateaus
(4) Fault scarp
Answer: (2) Block Mountain
Question 61. Block Mountains are formed by
(1) Exogenic process
(2) Endogenous process
(3) Both of them
(4) None of them
Answer: (2) Endogenous process
Question 62. Examples of Block Mountains are
(1) Satpuras
(2) Vindhyas
(3) Black Forest
(4) All
Answer: (4) All
