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TEST SERIES- 4 (II)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match List-I (Landform) with ListII (Process) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

a)

Rejuvenation

1.

Nickpoint

b)

Karst

2.

Sink hole

c)

Fluvial

3.

Point bar

d)

Plantation

4.

Accordant summit

2.

Match List-I (Landforms) with List - II (Processes) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

a)

Fluvial

1.

Natural Levees

b)

Karst

2.

Eskers

c)

Glacial / Glaciofluvial

3.

Polje

d)

Aeolian

4.

Barchan

3.

Match List-I (Landforms) with ListII (Associated features) and select correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

a)

Limestone

1.

Stalaotite

b)

Saline soil

2.

Solanchak

c)

Salt lake

3.

Shott

d)

Volcanic rock

4.

Sill

4.

Match List-I (Cause) with List-II (Result) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

a)

Escarpment

1.

Nominal faulting

b)

Transportation of stream-load

2.

Saltation

c)

Kettle hole

3.

Ice scouring

d)

Aquifer

4.

Ice scouring

5.

Match List-I (Characteristic) with List-II (Landform) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

a)

Abssal plain

1.

A plain, largely composed of recent alluvium

b)

Flood plain

2.

A deep sea plain

c)

Pediplain

3.

A plain formed by wind action

d)

Loess plain

4.

A level surface lightly covered with thin layer of alluvium

6.

Match List-I (Landforms) with List-II (Representative Sites) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

a)

Tranganyika

1.

Rift valley lake

b)

Deccan trap region, India

2.

Basic lava sheet

c)

Stramboli

3.

An active volcano

d)

Upland of Brittany, France

4.

Batholith

7.

Match List-I (Term) with List - II (Process involved) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

a)

Rejuvenation

1.

Valley-in valley profile

b)

Karst topography

2.

Collapse sinks

c)

Earthquake

3.

Shadow zone

d)

Plantation

4.

Exhumed erosion surface

8.

Consider the following pairs :

1. Amphibole – Calcium-magnesiumiron silicate

2. Mica – Magnesium-iron aluminium silicate

3. Quartz – Silicon dioxide

Which of the above pair/pair’s is/are correctly matched?

a)

1 and 2

b)

1 and 3

c)

Only 3

d)

1, 2 and 3

9.

. Match List-I (Term) with List-II (Associated with) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :

a)

Fault

1.

Hanging wall

b)

Mass movement

2.

Stone polygon

c)

Periglacial region

3.

Slump

d)

River capture

4.

Wind gap

10.

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

a)

Natural levee

1.

River

b)

Zeugen

2.

Wind

c)

Roche Moutonnee

3.

Wind

d)

Blind valley

4.

Underground water

11.

Match List-I (Plains) with List-II (Mode of occurrence) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

a)

Piedmont plain

1.

Chile valley

b)

Erosion plain

2.

Guinea plain

c)

Structural plain

3.

Russian platform

d)

Glacial depositional plain

4.

Western Europe

12.

Match List-I (Theories/Hypothesis) with List-II (Related aspects) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

a)

Mountain building

1.

Geosyniclinal Theory

b)

Origin of continents and ocean basins

2.

Geosyniclinal Theory

c)

Origin of tides

3.

Stationary Wave Theory

d)

Origin of coral reefs and atolls

4.

Subsidence Theory

13.

The extensive flood plain with level to gentle slopes (2 to 5) and very low channel gradient makes the river flow so sluggish that it becomes a tangled network of interconnected diverging and converging shallow channels. Such a flood plain is said to be

a)

Braided

b)

Graded

c)

Entrenched

d)

Meandered

14.

Which one of the following rivers thrice fork into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on thus forming the islands of Srirangappatanam siva samudrim and Srirangam?

a)

Godavari

b)

Tungbhadra

c)

Krishna

d)

Cauvery

15.

Which of the following is not helpful for delta formation?

a)

Fast movement of river in mountains to cut sediments

b)

Slow speed

c)

Long river course

d)

Tidal nature of waves

16.

Which one of the following sets of lakes is to tectonic origin?

a)

Baikal, Tanganyika and Rudolf

b)

Chilka, Pulicat and Dal

c)

Ladoga, Onega and Superior

d)

Chand, Biwa and Sambar

17.

Which one of the following condition is not favourable for the formation of delta?

a)

Which one of the following condition is not favourable for the formation of delta?

b)

Coast should be preferably tideless

c)

Sea adjoining the delta should be shallow

d)

There should be no strong current running at right angles to the river mouths

18.

Assertion (A) : River system can continue to cut down its valleys at approximately the same rate as uplift and so maintains its general pattern and direction. Reason (R) : In case of an antecedent drainage system, the river is said to have originated before a period of uplift and folding of land as a result of earth movement.

a)

Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

b)

Both (A) and (R) are individually true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

c)

(A) is true, but (R) is false

d)

(A) is false, but (R) is true

19.

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a)

Caprock fall – Gersoppa

b)

Scarp fall – Dasam

c)

Knick-point fall – Dhunwadhar

d)

Hanging valley fall

20.

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

a)

Mali

1.

Niger

b)

Zaire

2.

Kasai

c)

S. Africa

3.

Orange

d)

Egypt

4.

Nile

21.

Match List-I (Dams & Waterfalls) with List-II (Rivers) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

a)

Hoover Dam

1.

Colorado

b)

Grand coulee Dam

2.

Columbia

c)

Niagara Falls

3.

St. Lawrence

d)

St. Anthony Falls

4.

Mississippi

22.

Match List-I (Rivers) with List-II (Shapes of their deltas) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

a)

Cuspate

1.

San Francisco

b)

Digitate

2.

Mississippi

c)

Arcuate

3.

Niger

d)

Estuarine

4.

Susquehanna

23.

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

a)

Salween

1.

N. Vietnam

b)

Si-Kiang

2.

S. Vietnam

c)

Red river

3.

China

d)

Mekong river

4.

Myanmar

24.

A nautical mile is equal to

a)

5060 feet

b)

5280 feet

c)

6060 feet

d)

6080 feet

25.

The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth’s surface in

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

South America

d)

Africa

26.

The deepest oceanic trench Mariana is located in

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

27.

Which of the following is a continental shelf sea?

a)

North sea

b)

Arabian sea

c)

Red sea

d)

Mediterranean sea

28.

The portion of the earth’s surface covered with water is roughly

a)

One-fourth

b)

One-half

c)

Two-third

d)

Two-third

29.

An Atoll is

a)

a ring shaped island with a lagoon at the centre

b)

a lake in glaciated mountains

c)

a lagoon along the shores

d)

a lake in the craters

30.

A submarine mountain rising more than 1000 m above the ocean floor is known as

a)

sea mount

b)

abyssal hill

c)

guyots

d)

submarine ridge

31.

Oceanic waves caused by an earthquake are known as

a)

S-waves

b)

L-waves

c)

P-waves

d)

Tsunamis

32.

The coastline formed by the submergence of mountain ridges running parallel to the coast is known as

a)

Dalmation coast

b)

Ria coast

c)

Fiord coast

d)

Haff coast

33.

Which is the smallest among the following water bodies?

a)

Which is the smallest among the following water bodies?

b)

Hudson Sea

c)

Japan Sea

d)

Okhotsk Sea

34.

The challenger rise is located in

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Indian Ocean

c)

The Atlantic Ocean

d)

The Arctic Ocean

35.

Which of the following oceans does not have a North-South submarine ridge?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

36.

The ocean relief is generally

a)

more diverse than that of the continents

b)

more uniform than that of the continents

c)

showing minor variations only

d)

not much of a significance

37.

Water bodies which have low concentration of nutrients are in

a)

littoral zones

b)

oligotrophic areas

c)

neritic province

d)

benthos zone

38.

Which of the following is correct sequence of increasing depth?

a)

Continental shelf, Continental slope, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths

b)

Continental slope, Continental shelf, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths

c)

Continental shelf, Continental slope, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains

d)

Continental slope, Continental shelf, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains

39.

Which one of the following sequences correctly indicates the increasing order of the distance from the coast?

a)

Abyssal plain — continental shelf — continental slop — continental rise

b)

Continental shelf—continental slope — continental rise—abyssal plain

c)

Continental slope — continental shelf — abyssal plain — continental rise

d)

Continental shelf — continental slope — abyssal plain — continental rise

40.

The ‘Water table’ refers to

a)

The lower limit of the zone of saturation

b)

The upper limit of the zone of saturation

c)

The contact zone of permeable and impermeable rocks

d)

Seepage of water into fissures lying below the earth’s surface

41.

Rocks on the coast have many cracks they become wider and wider with the impact of the waves, creating

a)

Seacliff

b)

Seacane

c)

Lagoon

d)

Island

42.

Which one of the following sequences of ocean trenches is correct in terms of the ascending order of their depths?

a)

Aleutian Trench — Mindanao Trench — New Herbides Trench

b)

New Herbides Trench — Mindanao Trench — Aleutian Trench

c)

Aleutian Trench — New Herbides Trench — Mindanao Trench

d)

New Herbides Trench—Aleutian Trench — Mindanao Trench

43.

Assertion (A) : Tropical seas in India are rich in fish species but there are few important fishing grounds around the country. Reason (R) : The quantity of fish of a particular species in lacking and hence not commercially exploitable.

a)

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

b)

Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

c)

(A) is true, but (R) is false

d)

(A) is false, but (R) is true

44.

Which one of the following combination is responsible for higher salinity in ocean water?

a)

High evaporation, high temperature and high rainfall

b)

High evaporation, high temperature and low rainfall

c)

High evaporation, high temperature and low rainfall

d)

Low evaporation, low temperature and low rainfall

45.

Which one of the following sequences correctly represents the percentage of given salts in sea water in decreasing order?

a)

Magnesium chloride — Sodium chloride — Magnesium sulphate — Calcium sulphate

b)

Magnesium sulphate — Magnesium chloride — Calcium sulphate — Sodium chloride

c)

Sodium chloride — Magnesium chloride — Magnesium sulphate — Calcium sulphate

d)

Sodium chloride — Magnesium sulphate — Magnesium chloride — Calcium sulphate

46.

‘Water table’ refers to

a)

The lower limit of the zone of saturation

b)

The upper limit of the zone of saturation

c)

Seepage of water into fissures lying underground

d)

The contact zone of the permeable and impermeable rocks

47.

Assertion (A) : A composite profile includes only the lowest parts of a series of parallel profiles. Reason (R) : A composite profile is constructed to represent the overall relief of an area as viewed from a distance.

a)

Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

b)

Both (A) and (R) are individually true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

c)

(A) is true, but (R) is false

d)

(A) is false, but (R) is true

48.

Assertion (A) : In the deep ocean, primary production occurs near hydrothermal vents. Reason (R) : Over there, microbes produce food through chemosynthesis which forms the basis for a food-chain.

a)

Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

b)

Both (A) and (R) are individually true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

c)

(A) is true, but (R) is false

d)

(A) is false, but (R) is true

49.

Where the lower end of the trough is drowned by the sea it forms a deep steep side inlet called

a)

Barkhan

b)

Barkhan

c)

Groundwater

d)

Fiord

50.

When the snow from the mountain peaks slides it gets deposited in a hallow if there is one or any side of the peak

a)

Eskers

b)

Ice berg

c)

Moraine

d)

Cirque