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Bowl shaped depression created as a result of glacial erosion high on a
mountainside is called :

A) Glacial trough
B) Hum
C) Hanging Valley
D) Cirque

Correct Answer:




D) Cirque

Part of solved Rocks and Mountains questions and answers : General Knowledge >> Geography >> Rocks and Mountains

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1). 20 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

2). Which of the following statements is/are not true?
A. Chemical weathering is most common in limestone rocks
B. Chemical weathering is most active I wet regions with higher temperature
C. Rain action is a form of chemical weathering
D. Exfoliation is a process of chemical weathering

A). A and D

B). B and C

C). A and B

D). D

3). A V-shaped valley is a feature produced by :

A). youthful river

B). mature river

C). old river

D). all of the above

4). Residual hill in the desert region is known as :

A). Inlier

B). Inselberg

C). Playa

D). Pediment

5). 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). barchan

6). Match the following :

Agents	Landforms
A. River	1. Cirque
B. Glacier	2. Sialagmite
C. Underground water	3. Crater
D. Wind	4. Meander
	5. Barchan

Below options are given in A B C D order

A). 5 2 3 4

B). 4 1 2 5

C). 4 2 3 5

D). 5 1 2 4

7). A weathering process in which layers of rocks peel off as expansion alternates
with contraction, is known as :

A). Shattering

B). Bloc separation

C). Granular disintegration

D). Exfoliation

8). 27. Whine one of the following statements is correct?
Chemical weathering includes

A). oxidation, reduction and exfoliation

B). carbonation, oxidation and exfoliation

C). exfoliation, solution and reduction

D). solution, oxidation and reduction

9). Which one of the following plate movements is responsible for the formation of mid-ocean ridge?

A). Divergent movement

B). Convergent movement

C). Transform fault movement

D). Parallel movement

10). Consider the following geological phenomena:
1. Development of fault
2. Movement along a fault
3. Impact produced by a volcanic eruption
4. Folding of rocks
Which of the above cause earthquakes?

A). 1, 2 and 3

B). 2 and 4

C). 1, 3 and 4

D). 1, 2, 3 and 4