Indian and World Geography Questions set 8

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General Studies  Indian and World Geography  Questions for SSC / UPSC MCQs Set 8 Questions And Answers for SSC-CGL, UPPSC, UPSC, NDA, CDS and UPSC Civil Services Prelims Online free practice Quiz  – General Studies

1 .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
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2 .Which of the following is a chemical weathering process?
A.  Frost Action
B.  Hydraulic Action
C.  Oxidation
D.  Thermal Expansion
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3 .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.
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4 .Formation of pot holes in river beds is an example of:
A.  hydration
B.  erosion
C.  corrosion
D.  attrition
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5 .The removal of rock, layer by layer due to weathering is called:
A.  block disintegration
B.  deflation
C.  exfoliation
D.  granular disintegration
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6 .A V-shaped valley is a feature produced by:
A.  youthful river
B.  mature river
C.  old river
D.  all of the above
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7 .Residual hill in the desert region is known as:
A.  Inlier
B.  Inselberg
C.  Playa
D.  Pediment
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8 .The soil material is mainly derived from:
A.  metamorphic rocks
B.  sedimentary rocks
C.  igneous rocks
D.  biological action
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9 .Match the following:

A.  3 1 4 2
B.  2 4 1 3
C.  1 3 2 4
D.  4 2 3 1
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10 .Moon shaped sand-dunes, formed by wind action are called:
A.  Cirque
B.  Bajada
C.  Barkhans
D.  Mesa
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11 .Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world?
A.  Colorado Plateau
B.  Pamir Plateau
C.  Patagonia Plateau
D.  Pot war Plateau
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12 .Which is the proper order of seismic waves as they are received at seismograph station?
A.  L-wave, P-wave, S-wave
B.  P-wave, L-wave, S-wave
C.  P-wave, S-wave, L-wave
D.  S-wave, P-wave, L-wave
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13 .The movement inside the Earth's crust is studied by:
A.  Geodesy
B.  Geology
C.  Plate Tectonics
D.  Seismology
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14 .The intensity of earthquakes is measured on:
A.  Beaufort scale
B.  Richter scale
C.  Secant scale
D.  Mercalli scale
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15 .Earthquakes and volcanoes occur mostly in:
A.  Plateau region
B.  Deep sea plains
C.  Coastal Region
D.  Folded and faulted region
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