MCQ on Major Landforms of the Earth
1- Internal and external processes are the two types of ……………
(A) Landforms
(B) Earth
(C) Mountain
(D) Plateau
2- …………………process leads to the upliftment and sinking of earth’s surface at several places.
(A) Internal
(B) External
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above
3- ………….process is the continuous wearing down and building of the and surface.
(A) Internal
(B) External
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above
4- The wearing away of the earth’s surface by running wind, ice and water is called ………………
(A) Glaciers
(B) Deposition
(C) Erosion
(D) Horsts
5- Different forms of ………………..mountain, plateau and plains are depends on elevation and slope.
(A) Hills
(B) Deposition
(C) Range
(D) Landforms
6- Any natural elevation of the earth surface is called a ……………..
(A) Plateau
(B) Mountain
(C) Hills
(D) Range
7- Permanently frozen rivers of ice are called ………………….
(A) Range
(B) Glaciers
(C) Peaks
(D) Ice cubes
8- Mountains arranged in a line or a series of parallel ranges is called …………….and it may vary in height and shape.
(A) Block
(B) Grabens
(C) Range
(D) Glaciers
9- Match the following:
a. The Himalaya 1. South America
b. The Alps 2. Europe
c. The Andes 3. Asia
(A) None of the above
(B) a-2, b-1, c-3
(C) a-1, b-2, c-3,
(D) a-3, b-2, c-1
10- Name the undersea mountain that is found in Pacific Ocean at 10,205 meter height?
(A) Mauna Kea
(B) Mariana
(C) Deep
(D) Kiimanjaro
ANSWERS:
1-(A), 2-(A), 3-(B), 4-(C), 5-(D), 6-(B), 7-(B), 8-(C), 9-(D), 10-(A)