HSLC 2023: Advanced Geography MCQ Revision Test-1

Which geomorphic process plays a major role in creating and changing features in desert areas?

• Glacier

• Wind

Cresent shaped sand dunes in a desert are called ---------

• Barkhans

• Oasis

Low isolated hillocks formed in a desert due to abrasion are called ------

• Yardang

• Inselberg

The process by which sand and rock particles are broken into smaller pieces through their mutual collision is known as -------

• Attrition

• Abrasion

The vast deposits o ice and snow over the earth’s surface contain a total of about -------- cubic km.

• 29 million

• 32 million

------- is an erosional feature created by glacier.

• Hanging valley

• Esker

Moraines that get deposited at the terminal limit of a glacier are called -----

• End moraine

• Medial moraine

Which one of the following is a natural cause that leads to increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

• Deforestation

• Volcanic activity

 

What is the percentage of nitrogen in the atmosphere?

• 78.08 %

• 20.94 %

Addition of which one of the following in the atmosphere is responsible for acid rain?

• Sulphur-di-oxide

• Carbon-di-oxide