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Geomorphology - Test Set 6

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  1. Question 1

    What are the most important landforms in desert areas?
    1. Chardong
    2. Interbedded rocks
    3. Sand dunes
    4. Valleys
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  2. Question 2

    The instrument used for recording earthquake waves is :
    1. Barograph
    2. Hydrograph
    3. Pantograph
    4. Seismograph
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  3. Question 3

    The Sea breeze blows during :
    1. Day from land to sea
    2. Day from sea to land
    3. Right from land to sea
    4. None
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  4. Question 4

    The hot dry local winds that blow on the eastern side of the Alps Mountain are known as :
    1. Chinook
    2. Khamsin
    3. Foehn
    4. Sirocco
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  5. Question 5

    Which of the following is the highest Plateau in the world ?
    1. Colorado Plateau
    2. Pamir Plateau
    3. Patagonia Plateau
    4. Potwar Plateau
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  6. Question 6

    What kind of soils formed by wind dust in and around hot deserts ?
    1. Silty soil
    2. Loamy soil
    3. Sandy soil
    4. loess soil
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  7. Question 7

    The largest temperate desert of the world is :
    1. Iranian desert
    2. Patagonian desert
    3. Taklamakan desert
    4. Turkmen desert
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  8. Question 8

    The example of acid igneous rocks is :
    1. Granite
    2. Dolerite
    3. Gabbro
    4. Pumice
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  9. Question 9

    What is the scale of earthquake intensity ?
    1. Beaufort scale
    2. Seismic scale
    3. Secant scale
    4. None of these
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  10. Question 10

    Mid-ocean ridge is formed due to the plate movement which is called :
    1. Convergent movement
    2. Divergent movement
    3. Transform fault movement
    4. Lateral slipping plate movement
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  11. Question 11

    What causes an Earthquake ?
    1. Frequent occurrence of cyclones
    2. Drilling of crude oi
    3. Underground nuclear explosions
    4. Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the Earth's surface
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  12. Question 12

    Which of the following processes are involved in formation of sedimentary rocks ?
    1. Mountain building
    2. Fractional crystallizatio
    3. Lithification
    4. None of thes
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  13. Question 13

    Which type of volcanic eruption is the most explosive ?
    1. Strombolian Eruption
    2. Plinian Eruption
    3. Vulcanian Eruption
    4. Surtseyan Eruption
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  14. Question 14

    What kind of volcanic eruption is least explosive ?
    1. Hawaiian Eruption
    2. Strombolian Eruption
    3. Lava Domes
    4. Surtseyan Eruption
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  15. Question 15

    What is the longest mountain range in the world ?
    1. Himalayas
    2. Andes
    3. Western Ghats
    4. Coast mountain
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  16. Question 16

    The study of movement inside Earth's crust is called :
    1. Geology
    2. Geodesy
    3. Plate tectonics
    4. Seismology
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  17. Question 17

    Which of the following is the source of soil material ?
    1. Sedimentary rocks
    2. Metamorphic rocks
    3. Igneous rocks
    4. Biological action
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  18. Question 18

    The coal and petroleum are found in which type of rocks ?
    1. Latite rock
    2. Granite rocks
    3. Sedimentary rocks
    4. Pyroxenite rocks
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  19. Question 19

    The gold and copper are mostly found in which type of rocks ?
    1. Old igneou
    2. Old metamorphic
    3. New metamorphic
    4. New sedimentary
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  20. Question 20

    Exogenic geological process includes
    1. Erosion
    2. Mass wasting
    3. Weathering
    4. All of the above
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