14000+ MCQs World Geography (Geomorphology)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/10/2026
1. Consider the following statements.
I. Acid igneous rocks such as granite are less dense and are light in colour than basic rocks.
II. Granite is a plutonic rock.
III. Granite is a common volcanic or extrusive rock and forms lava flows, lava sheets and lava plateaux.
IV. Granite are the basic igneous rocks.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
2. Which of the following landform is produced by wind action?
I. Deflation Hollows
II. Zeugens
III. Barchan (Corrected from 'Barehan')
IV. Seif
V. Cave
3. Which one of the following is not an igneous rock?
4. Panjshir Valley is located in
5. Tied islands are connected with each other by a bar, the bar is known as
6. The largest mountain series of the world is
7. Small lakes formed by glacial erosion are known as
8. Statement I: Volcanic eruption is accompanied by earthquakes. Statement II: Volcanoes erupt water vapours and dust particles in the atmosphere.
9. Geomorphic processes that lead to different topographic features are
I. tectonism
II. chemical dissolution
III. periglacial processes
IV. mass wasting
10. Process that shapes the Earth’s surface is called
11. Statement I: Incised meanders are formed in the mature stage of a river. Statement II: Incised meanders are characterised by rejuvenation and upliftment of land.
12. Taylor Valley is located in
13. Stalactites and stalagmites are features of
14. Granite and Basalt are the examples of which of the following?
15. Denudational processes take place under the influence of
16. The area which is the ‘storehouse of minerals’ in South America is
17. The Richter scale was invented in which year?
18. In Malaysia, the ‘Kinta Valley’ is famous for
19. 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.
20. The biggest hot desert of the world is
21. 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.”
22. The Pennines (Europe), the Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of
23. The type of folds where both limbs of the fold becomes horizontal and parallel is known as
24. Which of the following is a type of endogenetic process?
25. Which of the following statements relating to earthquakes is/are correct?
I. The point of origin of earthquake is called epicenter.
II. The lines joining the places which were affected by earthquake at the same point of time are called homoseismal lines.
26. The average elevation of Tibetan Plateau above sea level is
27. Vulcanism is observed in which of the following regions?
28. 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
29. Stalactite, stalagmite and pillars are the depositional landforms of
30. Fold mountains are formed due to folding of crustal rocks by compressive forces generated by endogenetic forces coming from within the Earth.
31. Darling range is situated along which of the following coasts of Australia?
32. Rocks resulting from the crystallisation of magma are
33. Which of these features is produced by wind erosion and deposition?
I. Seif
II. Spit
III. Barchan
IV. Zeugens
34. In which of the following continent, the Andes Mountain Range is located?
35. A city situated on a plateau is
36. The scale used for measuring the magnitude of the earthquake is
37. U-shaped valley is formed by
38. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
I. Plates are made up of continental as well as oceanic crust.
II. Individual plates are not permanent.
III. Plates are in constant motion and continuously changing its shape and size.
39. Desert is defined as the area where
41. Which of these feature is not produced by glacial erosion and deposition?
I. Tombolo
II. Stack
III. Sheep Rocks (Roches Moutonnées)
IV. Eskers
42. The gently sloping accumulation of coarse alluvium deposits by a braided stream is known as
43. Which of the following is/are coastal erosional features?
I. Notch
II. Sea Arch
III. Cliff
IV. Hook
44. Volcanoes that erupt frequently or have erupted in recent times is known as
45. 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?
46. Earthquakes are caused by
47. The plateaus are formed due to
48. Which one of the following is known as the ‘Sea of Mountains’?
49. Extrusive volcanoes are not found in, which one of the following mountains?
50. Which of the following is not included in denudational processes?