Challenge Prelims V1.0 – Day 14 – GS Paper (Geography)

1. With reference to soil erosion, consider the following statements:

1. Gully erosions are commonly found on dry and arid-leveled lands.
2. Sheet erosion is common on steep slopes.
3. A region with a large number of deep gullies or ravines is called a badland.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. In the context of wind as the dominant external agent in forming landforms, which of the following landforms is/are formed due to erosional activity of wind erosion?

1. Zeugen
2. Mesa
3. Barchan

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. In the context of landform development due to water action, which of the landforms are formed due to erosional action of water?

1. Valleys
2. Plungepools
3. Pointbars
4. Alluvial fans

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Consider the following conditions regarding Delta formation:

1. High sediment load of the river
2. Turbulent waves near the mouth of the river
3. Shallow coastal waters
4. Multiple distributaries of the river

How many of the above conditions are favorable for delta formation?

5. In the context of landform formation, uvalas, dolines and poljes are:

6. Consider the following statements with respect to barchans dunes:

1. Transverse dunes are transformed into barchan dunes.
2. Leeward side of barchans dunes is concave in plan with a steep slope.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

7. Consider the following statements regarding the peneplain:

1. The penultimate end product of a normal cycle of erosion is called peneplain.
2. Peneplain is characterized by an undulating surface with residual convexo-concave low hills.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

8. Which of the following are glacial landforms?

1. Cirque
2. Fjord
3. Horns
4. Stack

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

9. The key agent involved in the formation of landforms like inselbergs, yardangs is:

10. Consider the following statements regarding stalagmites:

1. Stalagmites are upward-growing mounds of mineral deposits that have precipitated from water dripping onto the floor of a cave.
2. The dominant mineral in stalagmite deposits is calcium carbonate.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

11. With reference to meanders, consider the following statements:

1. They are not landforms but only a type of channel pattern.
2. The tendency to formation of meanders is reduced if there is active erosion.
3. An Oxbow Lake is formed if a meander is no longer attached to a river.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

12. Which of the following are the depositional landforms of the coastal areas?

1. Beaches
2. Sand dunes
3. Sea cliffs
4. Off-shore bar
5. Sea caves

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13. Consider the following pairs:

1. Cocos plate: Between Central America and Pacific plate
2. Nazca plate: Between South America and Pacific plate
3. Philippine plate: Between the Asiatic and Pacific plate

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14. Which of the following is/are the evidences in support of Continental Drift Theory?

1. The Matching of Continents (Jig-Saw- Fit)
2. Rocks Across the Oceans
3. Tillite
4. Placer Deposits
5. Distribution of Fossils

Choose the correct answer from the code given below.

15. Which of the following is associated with the polar fleeing force?