Top 1000+ Solved World Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found?
a. Granite
b. Igneous
c. Metamorphic
d. Sedimentary
Q. The Himalayas were formed due to :
a. internal pressure of two large land forms
b. faulting of the earth's crust
c. folding of the earth's crust
d. folding of the geo-syncline named Tethys
Q. What is Weathering?
a. Removal of earth's material by river action
b. Removal of earth's material by wind action
c. Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
d. Hardening up of rocks due to weather conditions
Q. Which of the following is a chemical weathering process ?
a. Frost Action
b. Hydraulic Action
c. Oxidation
d. Thermal Expansion
Q. Which of the following predominantly acts as the agent of chemical erosion of soil?
a. Glacier
b. Seawave
c. Underground water
d. Wind
Q. The most ideal conditions for the chemical weathering are found in : [CDS 1993]
a. cold and dry regions
b. cold and humid regions
c. hot and dry regions
d. hot and humid regions
Q. Which of the following represents d process of chemical weathering? [CDS 1991]
a. Thermal expansion and contraction
b. Mass exfoliation
c. Hydration and Hydrolysis
d. Frost action and crystal growth
Q. Soil erosion can be prevented by:
a. allowing herbivorous animals to graze freely
b. growing plants on a large scale to form soil cover
c. making the land sloppy
d. adding chemicals to increase cohesion
Q. Formation of pot holes in river beds is an example of:
a. hydration
b. erosion
c. corrosion
d. attrition
Q. Exposure of rock to the changes of temperature is the cause of: [IFS 1990]
a. Biological weathering
b. Chemical weathering
c. Degradational weathering
d. Mechanical weathering
Q. The removal of rock, layer by layer due to weathering is called: [NDA 2001]
a. block disintegration
b. dellation
c. exfoliation
d. granular disintegration
Q. The denudational processes have not reduced the land masses to a level because: [IAS2003]
a. the sea level is changing
b. the earth movements have uplifted the landmass
c. there has not been enough time
d. these processes are intermittent in action
Q. Which of the following is not an agent which produces physical features ?
a. Denudation
b. Deposition
c. Volcanic eruption
d. Conduction