General Knowledge MCQs & Hindi GK Quizzes

Question #69496

The process that results in the breakdown of rocks and minerals in situ is known as?

A Attrition

B Erosion

C Weathering

D Corrosion

💡 Reveal Answer 🔄 Reset

Full Discussion → Nov 2022

💡 व्याख्या एवं सही उत्तर (Verified Answer)

सही उत्तर: 3

Question #69495

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of landforms developed under fluvial cycle of erosion?

A Gorge, flood plain, piedmont plain, delta

B Gorge, piedmont plain, flood plain, delta

C Gorge, piedmont plain, delta, flood plain

D Piedmont plain, gorge, flood plain, delta

💡 Reveal Answer 🔄 Reset

Full Discussion → Nov 2022

💡 व्याख्या एवं सही उत्तर (Verified Answer)

सही उत्तर: 2

Question #69494

Chemical weathering is most prominent in?

A Arid region

B Semi-arid region

C Humid tropical region

D Mediterranean region

💡 Reveal Answer 🔄 Reset

Full Discussion → Nov 2022

💡 व्याख्या एवं सही उत्तर (Verified Answer)

सही उत्तर: 3

Question #69492

Which one of the following is not a soil forming process?

A Weathering

B Translocation

C Gleying

D Hydration

💡 Reveal Answer 🔄 Reset

Full Discussion → Nov 2022

💡 व्याख्या एवं सही उत्तर (Verified Answer)

सही उत्तर: 3

Question #69491

The concept of Ice Age was first put forward by?

A Louis

B Jean de charpentier

C James Geike

D De Geer

💡 Reveal Answer 🔄 Reset

Full Discussion → Nov 2022

💡 व्याख्या एवं सही उत्तर (Verified Answer)

सही उत्तर: 2

Question #69490

Which one of the following sets indicates the Aeolian process?

A Corrosion, transportation, deposition

B Nivation, down-cutting, solifluction

C Corrosion, attrition, deflation

D Ablation, deposition, oxidation

💡 Reveal Answer 🔄 Reset

Full Discussion → Nov 2022

💡 व्याख्या एवं सही उत्तर (Verified Answer)

सही उत्तर: 3

Question #69489

The profile of equilibrium refers to the?

A Profile of a glaciated valley

B Transverse profile of a graded stream

C Longitudinal profile of a graded stream

D Profile along the shoreline

💡 Reveal Answer 🔄 Reset

Full Discussion → Nov 2022

💡 व्याख्या एवं सही उत्तर (Verified Answer)

सही उत्तर: 3

Question #69488

With reference to earthquakes which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

A L waves travel along the surface of the earth’s crust

B As the waves propagate, they move material in a path parallel to the direction of movement

C S waves move objects at right angles to their direction of motion

D All the above

💡 Reveal Answer 🔄 Reset

Full Discussion → Nov 2022

💡 व्याख्या एवं सही उत्तर (Verified Answer)

सही उत्तर: 3

Question #69487

An area which has not been glaciated may show?

A Hanging valleys

B Corries and pyramidal peaks

C Drumlins

D v-shaped valleys

💡 Reveal Answer 🔄 Reset

Full Discussion → Nov 2022

💡 व्याख्या एवं सही उत्तर (Verified Answer)

सही उत्तर: 4

Question #69486

Which one of the following is the correct statement? Granite of plutonic origin consists essentially of?

A Shale, conglomerate and sandstone

B Quartz, schist and pyrite

C Biotitic, hornblende and augite

D Quartz, feldspar and mica

💡 Reveal Answer 🔄 Reset

Full Discussion → Nov 2022

💡 व्याख्या एवं सही उत्तर (Verified Answer)

सही उत्तर: 4