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(126) Which strait separates the Red Sea from the Indian Ocean ?
[A] Malacca Strait
[B] Gulf Strait
[C] Bab el-Mandeb Strait
[D] None of these

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

The correct answer is Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Arabic Bāb al-Mandab, strait between Arabia (northeast) and Africa (southwest) that connects the Red Sea (northwest) with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean (southeast).

(127) Bajada is the formation of
[A] Erosion
[B] Deposition
[C] Transportation
[D] All of the above

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

Bajada is the formation of Erosion. A bajada is often formed by the coalescing of several alluvial fans. Such coalescent fans are often mistaken for erosional landforms known as pediments. The repeated shifting of a debouching stream from one side of a fan to the other spreads the sediment widely and almost uniformly.

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(128) Dreikanter is a creation of
[A] Wave erosion
[B] Glacial erosion
[C] Wind erosion
[D] Wind deposition

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

Dreikanter is a creation of Wind erosion. A Dreikanter is a type of ventifact that typically forms in desert or periglacial environments due to the abrasive action of blowing sand.

(129) Zeugens are a creation of
[A] Wind erosion
[B] Wave erosion
[C] Glacial erosion
[D] River erosion

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

Zeugens are a creation of Wind erosion. A table-shaped area of rock found in arid and semi-arid areas formed when more resistant rock is reduced at a slower rate than softer rocks around it under the effects of wind erosion.

(130) Yardang are a creation of
[A] River erosion
[B] Wave erosion
[C] Glacial erosion
[D] Wind erosion

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

Yardang are a creation of Wind erosion. Yardangs are formed by wind erosion, typically of an originally flat surface formed from areas of harder and softer material. The soft material is eroded and removed by the wind, and the harder material remains.

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