14000+ MCQs World Geography (Geomorphology)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 29/10/2026
1. Chemical weathering of rocks is much greater in a place with
2. Which one of the following mountains lies in between Caspian Sea and Black Sea?
3. Which one of the following is a major plate?
4. Vulcanism is observed in which of the following regions?
5. Small lakes formed by glacial erosion are known as
6. Which of the following is a necessary condition for slumping?
7. Which one of the following is known as the ‘Sea of Mountains’?
8. Process that shapes the Earth’s surface is called
9. ‘Death Valley’ situated in South California in the USA is an example of which of the following?
10. Which one of the following is not an igneous rock?
11. At the mouth of which of the following rivers the ‘bird’s foot’ type delta is formed?
12. Springs are common in which of the following areas?
I. Well jointed rocks
II. Arid areas with underlying rocks
III. Karst topography
IV. Tilted strata
13. Tsunami waves are the undersea occurrence of earthquake exceeding 7.5 on Richter scale. Which one of the following statements regarding this is not correct?
16. The concept of geosyncline is related with
17. The Richter scale was invented in which year?
18. Geomorphic processes are a result of which of the following factors?
19. Which of these feature is not produced by glacial erosion and deposition?
I. Tombolo
II. Stack
III. Sheep Rocks (Roches Moutonnées)
IV. Eskers
20. Statement I: There is a large-scale fluctuation of oil flow from oil wells prior to earthquakes. Statement II: Tectonic stress accumulates to a certain level, the pore pressure within a deep oil bearing stratum reaches its breaking strength causing oil to sprout along the oil wells.
21. Which of the following process are responsible for the formation of plains?
22. Which of the following is/are the landforms of glacial region?
I. Sheep Rock (Roches Moutonnées)
II. Hanging Valley
III. Moraines
IV. Erratics
V. Kame Terrace
23. The plateaus are formed due to
24. The scale used for measuring the magnitude of the earthquake is
25. U-shaped valley is formed by
26. Fluvial processes result in formation of which of the following type of river valleys?
I. V-shaped valley
II. U-shaped valley
III. Gorge
27. Which one of the following is not an igneous rock?
28. Statement I: Portions of glacial troughs may exhibit remarkably flat floors. Statement II: The flat floor in a glacial trough is produced by uniform glacial erosion.
29. Stalactite, stalagmite and pillars are the depositional landforms of
30. The Pennines (Europe), the Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of
31. Formation of landforms on Earth’s surface is the result of which of the following factors.
I. Rock composition
II. Structure of Rock
III. Time
IV. Climate
32. Identify the type of volcano by its feature mentioned below. “Volcanoes which have not erupted in historic times but they retain the features of volcanoes.”
33. Which one of the following is not a coastal depositional feature?
34. Rocks resulting from the crystallisation of magma are
35. Taylor Valley is located in
37. The area which is the ‘storehouse of minerals’ in South America is
38. Arrange the following tectonic plates from larger to smaller in terms of area.
I. Pacific Plate
II. Scotia Plate
III. North America Plate
IV. Somalia Plate
39. Assertion (A): Decay and disintegration of rock in situ is called weathering. Reason (R): Mechanical weathering is mainly caused by temperature variation.
40. Which one among the following processes is not a part of a chemical weathering?
41. In Malaysia, the ‘Kinta Valley’ is famous for
42. Processes/forces generated inside Earth’s surface are known as
43. Which of the following is not included in denudational processes?
44. Granite and Basalt are the examples of which of the following?
45. The ‘Theory of Plate Tectonics’ does not explain the origin and location of
I. Earthquake
II. Mountains
III. Ocean currents
IV. Sea floor features
46. Which of these statement is not correct?
I. Yardangs are formed by erosion of alternative layers of hard and soft rocks.
II. Yardangs are formed by fluvial erosion.
47. ‘Plates’ move over thermal convective currents, which are made up of
48. The gently sloping accumulation of coarse alluvium deposits by a braided stream is known as
49. Denudational processes take place under the influence of
50. Highest peaks of the world are mostly found in which type of Mountains?
