World Geography - Mock Test 30

Question 291

A great anticline which has many small anticlines and synclines is called

A) Manifold B) Fan fold C) Gouge D) Nappe

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Question 292

Most favourable conditions for chemical weathering is, when it is

A) cold and dry B) cold and wet C) hot and cold D) hot and wet

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Question 293

The essential difference between shields and platform is

A) Shields are stable part, platform are mobile part B) Shields are found within the continent but platform are found along continental margins C) Platforms are covered by horizontal sedimentary strata, which shields are convex in form. D) Shields are made of granite, plateform of sedimentary rocks

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Question 294

The following are the example of exogenic forces except one

A) rivers B) animals C) underground water D) compression

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Question 295

Hanging wall is a product of fault activity. It is block that

A) moves down B) moves up C) slips down along the fault plane D) none of these

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Question 296

Escarpment appears

A) when a block moves upward B) when a block slips down along the fault C) when a block moves vertically D) none of these

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Question 297

Following are the landforms produced by faults except

A) Graben B) Horst C) Drag D) Nappe

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Question 298

Deposition by a river increases when

A) the river approaches a lake. B) the volume of water in the river increases C) the volume of water in the river decreases. D) none of these

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Question 299

A regional surface of low relief having an elevation of within a few meters of sea-level and broadly convex is

A) Basement complex B) Platform C) Shields D) Cratons

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Question 300

The erosive power of a river depends mostly upon its

A) speed and volume B) gradient and slope C) speed and depth D) slope and density

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