Geomorphology UPSC Questions

Geomorphology MCQ Questions

13.
Which of the following is an artificial lake?
UPSC - 2018
A.
Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
B.
Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)
C.
Nainital (Utrarakhand)
D.
Renuka (Himachal Pradesh)
ANSWER :
A. Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
14.
Consider the following pairs:
Glacier River
1) Bandarpunch Yamuna
2) Bara Shigri Chenab
3) Milam Mandakini
4) Siachen Nubra
5) Zemu Manas
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
UPSC - 2019
A.
1, 2 and 4
B.
1, 3 and 4
C.
2 and 5
D.
3 and 5
ANSWER :
A. 1, 2 and 4
15.
Consider the following pairs:
Famous Place River
1) Pandharpur Chandrabhaga
2) Tiruchirappalli Cauvery
3) Hampi Malaprabha
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
UPSC - 2019
A.
1 and 2 only
B.
2 and 3 only
C.
1 and 3 only
D.
1, 2 and 3
ANSWER :
A. 1 and 2 only
16.
Consider the following pairs:
River Flows into
1) Mekong Andaman Sea
2) Thames Irish Sea
3) Volga Caspian Sea
4) Zambezi Indian Ocean
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
UPSC - 2020
A.
1 and 2 only
B.
3 only
C.
3 and 4 only
D.
1, 2 and 4 only
ANSWER :
C. 3 and 4 only
17.
Siachen Glacier is situated to the
UPSC - 2020
A.
East of Aksai Chin
B.
East of Leh
C.
North of Gilgit
D.
North of Nubra Valley
ANSWER :
D. North of Nubra Valley
18.
The black cotton soil of India has been formed due to the weathering of
UPSC - 2021
A.
brown forest soil
B.
fissure volcanic rock
C.
granite and schist
D.
shale and limestone
ANSWER :
B. fissure volcanic rock