Top 1000+ Solved World Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Bowl shaped depression created as a result of glacial erosion high on a mountain side iscalled: [IAS 2004]
a. Glacial trough
b. Hum
c. Hanging Valley
d. Cirque
Q. Decaying .vegetation produces organic acids which causes a breakdown of minerals.This is :
a. physical weathering
b. chemical weathering
c. both (a) and (b)
d. chemical erosion
Q. Which of the following statements is/are not true? 1. Chemical weathering is most common in limestone rocks 2. Chemical weathering is most active in wet regions with higher temperature 3. Rain action is a form of chemical weathering 4. Exfoliation is a process of chemical weathering
a. A and D
b. B and C
c. A and B
d. D
Q. A V-shaped valley is a feature produced by:
a. youthful river
b. mature river
c. old river
d. all of the above
Q. Residual hill in the desert region is known as : [IAS 2004]
a. Inlier
b. Inselberg
c. Playa
d. Pediment
Q. Although hot deserts have a very low annual rainfall, occasional heavy rain storms do occur and these sometimes produce steep-sided, flat-floored valleys called:
a. gorges
b. wadi
c. canyons
d. barchans
Q. A weathering process in which layers of rocks peel off as expansion alternates withcontraction, is known as :
a. Shattering
b. Block separation
c. Granular disintegration
d. Exfoliation
Q. Which one of the following statements is correct? [NDA 2004]Chemical weathering includes:
a. oxidation, reduction and exfoliation
b. carbonation, oxidation and exfoliation
c. exfoliation, solution and reduction
d. solution, oxidation and reduction
Q. Which one of the following plate movements is responsible for the formation of midocean ridge? [IAS 2004]
a. Divergent movement
b. Convergent movement
c. Transform fault movement
d. Parallel movement
Q. A valley with steep, parallel walls along the faultlines, formed by the subsidence of apart of earth's crust is known as : [CDS 2004]
a. Hanging Valley
b. Gorge
c. Canyon
d. Rift Valley
Q. Out of the following geomorphic processes which one is associated with the work ofglaciers? [NDA 2003]
a. Corrosion
b. Attrition
c. Corrasion
d. Plucking
Q. Which of the following is/are the correct characteristic(s) of primary seismic wave? [IAS 2004]
a. It is a longitudinal and compressional wave
b. It is analogous to sound waves
c. It travels with faster speed through solids but slowly through liquids
d. All the above three
Q. Consider the following statements: 1. P - waves are the first seismic waves to reach a place 2. S - waves travel only through liquids 3. Arrival time of P and S - waves is used to locate the epicentre 4. Richter scale is a logarithmic scale Which of the statements given above are correct? [IAS2004]
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1, 3 and 4
c. 1 and 4
d. 3 and 4
Q. The problem of leaching of the soil is more pronounced in the areas where the rainfall is:
a. scanty
b. less than average
c. average
d. heavy