A deep valley characterized by steep step-like side slopes is known as?
1. U-shaped valley
2.Gorge
3.Blind valley
4.Canyon
A deep valley characterized by steep step-like side slopes is known as?
1. U-shaped valley
2.Gorge
3.Blind valley
4.Canyon
A non-metallic mineral in the following minerals is
1.Silver
2.copper
3.zinc
4.coal
According to the Plate Tectonic concept, how many major plates are there?
1.7
2.9
3.12
4.11
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
Debris avalanche can be included in which category?
1. Landslide
2.Slow flow mass movements
3. Rapid flow mass movements
4.Subsidence
Deflation and abrasion activities are associated with
1. waves
2.rivers
3.winds
4.glaciers
Erosion causes
1.Changes
2. No change
3.Upliftment
4.Construction of land
Erosional landforms are the
1. levees
2.deltas
3.braided channels
4.river terraces
Igneous rocks are
1. primary rocks
2.secondary rocks
3.tertiary rocks
4. soft rocks
In the mature stage, what are the loop-like channel patterns that develop in rivers?
1. Meanders
2.Canyon
3.Delta
4.Cirque
In the middle stages, erosion of valley sides is
1.vertical
2.lateral
3.gradual
4.negligible
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
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
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
Iron is a
1. ferrous metal
2. non-ferrous metal
3.precious metal
4. non-precious metal
McKenzie, Parker and Morgan
1. molten rock
2.hot rock
3.solid rock
4.small rocks
Natural levees and point bars are a depositional landform of
1.glaciers
2.waves
3.winds
4.rivers
Rapid rolling or sliding of earth debris without backward rotation of mass is known as
1.debris slide
2.slump
3.rockslide
4.mudflow
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
The capacity of rocks to allow water to pass through it is called_________
1.porosity
2.wedging
3.exfoliation
4.hydration
The continental drift theory was propounded by
1.Alfred Wegner
2.Aortelius
3.Hall and Danna
4.Abraham Ortelius
The depositional landform consists of
1.levees
2.gorge
3. river terraces
4.valley
The erosional landform consists of
1.valleys
2.floodplains
3.deltas
4.alluvial fans
The expansion of the salt depends on
1.temperature
2.hails
3. atmospheric pressure
4.winds
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
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
The most abundant rocks found on the earth’s crust are
1.(a) igneous rocks
2.sedimentary rocks
3.metamorphic rocks
4.granite rock
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
The parent material of soils is derived from
1. Igneous rockS
2. Metamorphic rocks
3.Sedimentary rocks
4. Biological action
The total number of wings a seif has is
1.1
2.3
3.5
4.6
Tillite is formed due to
1.(a) deposits on mountains
2.deposits of volcanoes
3.deposits of glaciers
4.deposits of gold
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
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
What are the most important landforms in desert areas?
1.Chardong
2.Interbedded rocks
3.Sand dunes
4.Valleys
What do you mean by all Earth materials having a sloping surface?
1. Soil erosion
2.Landslides
3.Volcanism
4.Slump
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
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
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
What kind of colour does Pyroxene consist of?
1. Green
2.Black
3. Both (a) and (b)
4.None of the above
What was the name given by Alfred Wegener to a large continent surrounded?
1.Pangaea
2.Panthalassa
3.Angaraland
4.Gondwanaland
What was the name given to the massive ocean by Wegener?
1.Pangaea
2.Panthalassa
3.Angaraland
4.Gondwanaland
When did Alfred Wegener give continental drift theory?
1.1920
2.1946
3.1912
4.1948
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
Which mineral group is abundantly found in the earth’s crust?
1. Mica group
2.Felspar group
3.Oxide group
4.Silicate group
Which of the following is a ferrous mineral?
1.Copper
2.Aluminium
3. Iron Ore
4.Tin
Which of the following is a form of weathering?
1. Physical
2.Chemical
3.Biological
4.All of the above
Which of the following is a type of channel pattern?
1.Floodplains
2.Deltas
3.Meander
4.Alluvial Fans
Which of the following is a type of mass movement?
1.Slow movements
2.Rapid movements
3.Landslides
4.All of the above
Which of the following is an example of endogenic forces?
1.Erosion
2.Volcanism
3.Weathering
4.Balance
Which of the following is created by soil erosion by the rivers?
1.V-shaped valley
2.Waterfall
3.Delta
4.Sand dunes
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
Which of the following is not an example of metamorphic rocks?
1. Slate
2.Marble
3.Limestone
4.Schist
Which of the following processes is a degradational process?
1. Deposition
2.Diastrophism
3.Volcanism
4.Erosion
Which one of the following are the hardest minerals?
1. Topaz
2.Diamond
3.Quartz
4.Feldspar
Which one of the following helps in aerating the soil?
1.Microfaun
2. Meso fauna
3.Macrofauna
4.All of the above
Which one of the following is not a minor plate?
1.Nazca
2.Arabia
3.the Philippines
4.Antarctica
Which one of the following is not a sedimentary rock?
1.)Tillite
2.Borax
3.Breccia
4.Marble
Which one of the following is the component of sand and granite?
1.Amphibol
2.Quartz
3.Pyroxene
4.Mica
Which one of the following is the salient feature of metamorphic rocks?
1.Changeable
2.Quite
3.Crystalline
4.Foliation
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
Which one of the following materials is affected by the hydration process?
1.Granite
2.Clay
3.Quartz
4.Salts
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