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Geomorphology - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    Which of the following is true regarding Earthquake waves ?
    1. P-waves vibrate Perpendicular to the direction of the wave
    2. S-waves vibrate perpendicular to the wave direction in the vertical plane
    3. S-waves is parallel to the wave direction
    4. None of these
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  2. Question 2

    Black forest mountain belongs to ________ orogeny.
    1. Alpine
    2. Hercynian
    3. Caledonian
    4. Pre-Cambrian
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  3. Question 3

    At what degree from the epicentre does the seismograph record the arrival of P-waves but NOT S-waves?
    1. Within 90°
    2. Beyond 145°
    3. Between 90° and 115°
    4. Beyond 105°
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  4. Question 4

    Batholiths are landforms created by:
    1. volcanic activities
    2. groundwater
    3. glaciers
    4. fluvial action
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  5. Question 5

    Highest peaks of the world are mostly found in which type of mountains?
    1. Old folded mountains
    2. Residual mountains
    3. Young folded mountains
    4. Block mountains
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  6. Question 6

    The core of the Great Himalayas is composed of ______.
    1. Limestone
    2. Sandstone
    3. Granite
    4. Slate
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  7. Question 7

    An up fold in rock is:
    1. Graben
    2. Horst
    3. Anticline
    4. Syncline
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  8. Question 8

    Which one of the following landforms is formed due to tectonic forces?
    1. V-shape Valley
    2. U-shape Valley
    3. Blind Valley
    4. Rift Valley
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  9. Question 9

    Which of the following features is not related to volcanic activity?
    1. Geyser
    2. Batholith
    3. Dyke
    4. Fold
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  10. Question 10

    The Himalayan mountain range is an example of ______.
    1. Rock mountain
    2. Block mountain
    3. Volcanic mountain
    4. Fold mountain
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  11. Question 11

    The Black Forest Mountain is an example of:
    1. Block Mountain
    2. Horst Mountain
    3. Volcanic Mountain
    4. None
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  12. Question 12

    Which of the following features is formed due to tectonic forces?
    1. U-shaped valley
    2. Rift valley
    3. Blind valley
    4. Hanging valley
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  13. Question 13

    Which one is a geomorphic agent?
    1. Running water
    2. Ground water
    3. Waves
    4. All of them
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  14. Question 14

    A land mass passes how many stages of development?
    1. Youth
    2. Mature
    3. Old age
    4. All of them
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  15. Question 15

    Name the process under which the rocks are decayed and decomposed without any change in their situation :
    1. weathering
    2. volcanisation
    3. mass wasting
    4. None of these
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  16. Question 16

    Where is the largest canyon of the world present?
    1. U.S.A.
    2. India
    3. Australia
    4. China
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  17. Question 17

    Name the landform that appears when soft rocks lie under the layer of hard rocks:
    1. Gorge
    2. Canyon
    3. Zeugens
    4. Yardangs
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  18. Question 18

    Which type of valley is formed by the vertical erosion of the river?
    1. V-shaped
    2. Canyon
    3. U-shaped
    4. Sink valley
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  19. Question 19

    The stream action in combination with weathering, mass wasting and overhead flow is responsible for total process known as:
    1. Flords
    2. Fiords
    3. fluvial denudation
    4. denudation
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  20. Question 20

    When the water rushes up the beach it is called:
    1. Breakar
    2. Swash
    3. Backwash
    4. Undertow
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