Landforms: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

What is the hanging limestone pillar called?

Awonder stone
Bimmovable stone
CKandra Pillar
DNunataks

Question 2 of 25

Icebergs are masses of glaciers whose part is-

Aoccurs above sea level
Boccurs below sea level
Cis equal to sea level
Dnone of these

Question 3 of 25

Sheepback Rock or Roshmatone is formed by which action of glacier?

Aerosion
Btransportation
Cdeposition
Dnone of the above

Question 4 of 25

Arc lake and meander are the characteristics of which part of the river valley?

AUpper route
Bmiddle path
CLower route
Dnone of these

Question 5 of 25

What is a drumlin?

Aa narrow valley
BOval Mount
Ca pyramidal peak
Dnone of the above

Question 6 of 25

The triangular deposit of alluvial soil at the mouth of the river from where it falls into the sea is called-

ADelta
Bcontinental balcony
CCape
DLevies

Question 7 of 25

The landform formed by the deflection of the river is-

Awaterfall
BSampray ground
CRiver Meander
Dnatural embankment

Question 8 of 25

Where do you meet young people?

Ain dry regions
Bin the river route
Cin the limestone region
Deverywhere

Question 9 of 25

In which type of topography are sinkholes found?

Atundra
Blime field
Cplains
Ddesert

Question 10 of 25

How is the tombolo topography formed?

ARiver
Bwind
Cglacier
Docean waves

Question 11 of 25

In desert areas, the sand-free corridor between two parallel ranges of barkhans, through which caravan routes proceed, is called what among the following?

AHamada
BBajada
CReggae
DGas

Question 12 of 25

Artesian wells are named after the Artesian region. In which country is this region located?

AIceland
BGermany
CFrance
DAustralia

Question 13 of 25

What is the vertical or slightly inclined tube directly connecting a cave to a solution hole in a karst region called?

ALapies
Bsolution hole
CPolje
DPonor

Question 14 of 25

Which landform represents rejuvenation in the normal cycle of erosion?

Asubungual erysipelas
Bfloodplain
CGorge or Canyon
Dall of the above

Question 15 of 25

Which of the following is called the "heavenly pillar"?

Astalagtite
Bstalagmite
CKandra Pillar
DNunataks

Question 16 of 25

The world's largest underground water basin is-

Ain the plains of North India
Bin the great plains of the USA
CIn the northern Sahara
DGreat Australian Basin

Question 17 of 25

Arete is-

AUnderground pillar in the lime region
Brock like a sleeping sheep
Ccomb-like sharp-edged bare rock wall in glacial region
Dboulders moving with the glacier

Question 18 of 25

The landform formed by river erosion is-

ADelta
Bfloodplain
CGorge
Dnatural embankment

Question 19 of 25

Lunar shaped sand dunes are called-

ABarkhan
BGeuzen
CYardang
Dembankment

Question 20 of 25

By what name is the column hanging from the ceiling known as water seeping down from the upper ceiling of the cave in karst regions due to high temperature and evaporation of dissolved substances or liberation of carbon dioxide gas?

Astack
BStalactite
Cstalagmite
DKandara Pillar

Question 21 of 25

Where is the U-shaped valley found?

Ain the glacial region
Bin the mature river
Cin the limestone region
Dnone of the above

Question 22 of 25

By which agent is the mortar or umbrella rock formed?

ARiver
Bglacier
Cwind
Dwell water

Question 23 of 25

What is loess made of?

ARiver
Bwind
Cglacier
Dwell water

Question 24 of 25

What process creates a fjord?

ARiver
BAir
Csea waves
Dnone of these

Question 25 of 25

Which agent of erosion causes the formation of Barkhan?

ARiver
Bwind
Cglacier
Dwell water