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Land Forms of The Earth GK Questions and Answers | Physical Geography MCQs

1. Which among the following landforms are formed due to the action of water?
  1. Aeolian
  2. Glacial
  3. Fluvial
  4. Karst

Answer: Fluvial

2. Błędów Desert is located in which continent?
  1. Africa
  2. Europe
  3. Australia
  4. North America

Answer: Europe

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3. A barchan is an example of:
  1. A Rock
  2. A Dune
  3. An erg
  4. Sand sea

Answer: A Dune

4. Mountains may be arranged in a line known as
  1. horsts
  2. range
  3. glacier
  4. all of these

Answer: range

5. Which is the important mountain range of Europe?
  1. Alps
  2. Rockies
  3. Andes
  4. All of these

Answer: Alps

6. The available land is not only for our use but also for
  1. future generation
  2. past generation
  3. present generation
  4. none of these

Answer: future generation

7. Which area is the most useful for human habitation?
  1. Plain
  2. Mountain
  3. River
  4. Glacier

Answer: Plain

8. The lower blocks in Block Mountains are
  1. graben
  2. horsts
  3. glaciers
  4. none of these

Answer: graben

9. The wearing away of the earth’s surface is called
  1. mountains
  2. plateau
  3. erosion
  4. deposition

Answer: erosion

10. Where is it easy to grow crops, build a house and a road?
  1. Mountain
  2. Plain
  3. River
  4. Glacier

Answer: Plain

11. Where are glaciers found?
  1. In plains
  2. In mountains
  3. In plateaus
  4. None of these

Answer: In mountains

12. Which among the following types of landforms are also called topographical features?
  1. Landforms of first order
  2. Landforms of the second order
  3. Landforms of the third order
  4. Aeolian landforms

Answer: Landforms of the third order

13. Larsemann Hills region is located in?
  1. Europe
  2. Moon
  3. Antarctica
  4. Australia

Answer: Antarctica

14. In some mountains there are permanently frozen rivers of ice known as
  1. river valley
  2. glaciers
  3. plateaus
  4. none of these

Answer: glaciers

15. Where does river Yangtze flow?
  1. India
  2. Kenya
  3. China
  4. Australia

Answer: China

16. Arete, Cirque, Groove, Moraines, Floodplains, etc are the landforms associated with which of the following?
  1. Glacial Activity
  2. Fluvial Activity
  3. Volcanic Activity
  4. Erosion Activity

Answer: Erosion Activity

17. A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides:
  1. Peninsula
  2. Island
  3. Lake
  4. Sea

Answer: Peninsula

18. Deep valley with very steep sides is called a
  1. Mountain
  2. Canyon
  3. Valley
  4. Hill

Answer: Canyon

19. A treeless, flat land is called ____________:
  1. Peninsula
  2. Desert
  3. Plains
  4. Plateau

Answer: Plains

20. What type of a landform is a plunge hole?
  1. Erosional landform of river
  2. Erosional landform of wind
  3. Erosional landform of glaciers
  4. Depositional landform of wind

Answer: Erosional landform of wind

21. Which of the following types of dunes are most rare?
  1. Crescentic
  2. Linear
  3. Star
  4. Dome

Answer: Dome

22. Tibet is a
  1. plateau
  2. mountain range
  3. both (a) and (b)
  4. none of these

Answer: plateau

23. A large body of saltwater:
  1. Ocean
  2. Lake
  3. River
  4. Valley

Answer: Ocean

24. A raised area or mound of land:
  1. Hill
  2. Canyon
  3. Mountain
  4. Valley

Answer: Hill

25. What is the study of landforms called?
  1. Sedimentology
  2. Geology
  3. Geomorphology
  4. Seismology

Answer: Geomorphology

26. A piece of land having all sides surrounded by water is called __________.
  1. Island
  2. Lake
  3. Peninsula
  4. Plateau

Answer: Island

27. A land that is higher than a hill:
  1. Canyon
  2. Mountain
  3. Volcano
  4. Hill

Answer: Mountain

28. A large flowing body of water usually empties into a sea or ocean:
  1. Lake
  2. Island
  3. River
  4. Mountain

Answer: River

29. A low place between mountain:
  1. Desert
  2. Valley
  3. Hill
  4. Mountain

Answer: Valley

30. A large body of water surrounded by land:
  1. River
  2. Ocean
  3. Lake
  4. Sea

Answer: Lake

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