ROCKS AND MOUNTAINS MCQS SET 13

ROCKS AND MOUNTAINS MCQS SET 13

1. The average elevation of Tibetan Plateau above sea level is:
(a) 2 km
(b) 3 km
(c) 4 km
(d) 5 km
Ans: (c)

2. The youngest mountain range in the world is:
(a) Western Ghats
(b) Himalayas
(c) Aravallis
(d) Andes
Ans: (b)

3. Match the following:
A. Argentina 1. Aconcagua
B. Ecuador 2. Chimbrrazo
C. Tanzania 3. Mt. Mckinley
D. U.S.A. 4. Kilimanzaro
A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 1 2 3 4
Ans: (b)
4. The largest volcano crater in the world is :
(a) Vesuvius (Italy)
(b) Toba (Indonesia)
(c) Etna (Sicily)
(d) Stromboli (Sicily)
Ans: (b)

5. Match the following:
A. Rift valley 1. Appalachians
B. Fold Mountain 2. Vosges
C. Block Mountain 3. Red Sea
D. Volcanic 4. Fujiyama Mountain
A B C D
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 3 4 2 1
Ans: (a)

6. Match the following:
A. Etna (Sicily) 1. Active Volcano
B. Krako Tao (Indonesia) 2. Dormant Volcano
C. Mt. Popa (Myanmar) 3. Extinct Volcano
D. Vesuvius (Italy)
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 1
(b) 1 2 3 1
(c) 3 2 1 2
(d) 1 2 3 2
Ans: (d)
7. Match the following:
A. Relict Mountain 1. Western Ghats of India
B. Mountain of Accumulation 2. Popocatepeti
C. Block Mountain 3. Pennines
D. Fold Mountain 4. Vosges
A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 1 2 4 3
Ans: (d)
8. Which of the following is a typical feature of volcanic eruption?
(a) Horsts
(b) Dykes
(c) Basin
(d) Drumlin
Ans: (b)

9. 'Dykes' are especially constructed in :
(a) Norway
(b) Holland
(c) France
(d) United Kingdom
Ans: (a)

10. Colorado in U.S.A is famous for this landform :
(a) Grand Canyon
(b) Grand Crators
(c) Great Valleys
(d) Great Basins
Ans: (a)