ROCKS AND MOUNTAINS MCQS SET 05

ROCKS AND MOUNTAINS MCQS SET 05

1. Consider the following statements:
1. P - waves are the first seismic waves to reach a place
2. S - waves travel only through liquids
3. Arrival time of P and S - waves is used to locate the epicentre
4. Richter scale is a logarithmic scale
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 3 and 4
Ans: (b)
2. Match the following:
A. River 1. Dunes
B. Glacier 2. Spits
C. Waves 3. Terraces
D. Wind 4. Moraines
A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 3 4 1 2
Ans: (b)
3. The problem of leaching of the soil is more pronounced in the areas where the rainfall is:
(a) scanty
(b) less than average
(c) average
(d) heavy
Ans: (d)
4. Moon shaped sand-dunes, formed by wind action are called:
(a) Cirque
(b) Bajada
(c) Barkhans
(d) Mesa
Ans: (c)
5. When almost all the elevated portions are worn down by river erosion reducing an area to almost a plain region, it is termed as
(a) Fanplain
(b) Panplain
(c) Pediplain
(d) Peneplain
Ans: (d)

6. Which of the following influence the erosion of soil by water?
1. Slope of the land
2. Management practice like terracing
3. Soil salinity
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3
Ans: (b)

7. Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world?
(a) Colorado Plateau
(b) Pamir Plateau
(c) Patagonia Plateau
(d) Potwar Plateau
Ans: (b)

8. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Slate 1. Igneous rock
B. Lignite 2. Metamorphic rock
C. Bauxite 3. Non-ferrous mineral
D. Granite 4. Sedimentary rock
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 4 3 2
Ans: (b)
9. Which is the proper order of seismic waves as they are received at seismograph station?
(a) L-wave, P-wave, S-wave
(b) P-wave, L-wave, S-wave
(c) P-wave, S-wave, L-wave
(d) S-wave, P-wave, L-wave
Ans: (c)

10. Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them still active?
(a) Finland
(b) Iceland
(c) Ireland
(d) Norway
Ans: (b)