Q1. Which one of the following processes is a gradational process?
(a) Deposition (b) Diastrophism (c) Volcanism (d) Erosion.
Q2. Which one of the following materials is affected by hydration process?
(a) Granite (b) Clay (c) Quartz (d) Salts.
Q3. Debris avalanche can be included in the category of:
(а) Landslides (b) Slow flow mass (c) Rapid flow mass (d) Subsidence
movements’ movements
Q4. Which of the following is a type of mass movement?
(a) Slow movements (b) Rapid movements (c) Landslides (d) All of the above.
Q5. Which of the following is not a cause of soil erosion?
(a) Rock Material (b) Landform (c) Climate (d) Deposition.
Q6. Which of the following is a form of weathering?
(a) Physical (b) Chemical (c) Biological (d) All of the above
Q7. What term is used for the reaction of carbonate and bicarbonate with minerals?
(a) Carbonate (b) Carbonation (c) Carbolic (d) All of the above.
Q8. Weathering is important for:
(a) Air (b) National economy (c) Climate (d) Earth.
Q9. Which type of weathering occurs due to growth of ice within pores and cracks of
rocks during repeated cycles of freezing and melting?
(a) Frost weathering (b) Landslides (c) Water weathering (d) Crystallisation
10. Which of the following is an example of endogenic forces?
(a) Erosion (b) Volcanism (c) Weathering (d) Balance
.Q11. Which of the following is not associated with diastrophism?
(a) Orogenic processes (b) Epeirogenic processes (c) Plate tectonics (d) Balance
Q12. Which of the following is a systematic process?
(a) Weathering (b) Diastrophism (c) Volcanism (d) Balanced erosion
Q13. What are geomorphic causes of erosion?
(a) Flowing water (b) Underground water (c) Air (d) All of the above.
Q14. Which of the following process is not associated with physical weathering?
(a) Frost wedging (b) Expansion (c) Carbonation (d) Thawing
Q15. All earth materials having a sloping surface and tend to produce movement of
matter in down slope direction. It is called:
(a) Soil erosion (b) Landslides (c) Volcanism (d) Slump
Q16. Which of the following is affected by hydration?
(a) Granite (b) Soil (c) Quartz (d) Rocks
Q17. Where ‘does oxidation take place?
(a) Where there is ready (b) Where there (c) Where there is (d) In mountainous
access to the atmosphere are plants. moisture in air. regions.
and oxygenated waters.
Q18. Which of the following is/are not chemical weathering?
1. Solution.
2. Carbonation.
3. Frost weathering.
Select the correct answer from the following
(a) Only 3 (b) Only 2 and 3 (c) Only 1 and2 (d) 1,2 and 3
Q19. Consider the following statements
1. Biomes and biodiversity depend upon the depth of weathering.
2. Weathering influences enrichment of certain valuable ores.
Select the correct answer from the following codes
(a) Only 1 (b) only 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q20. Consider the following statements regarding the mass movement of rock debris.
1. Weathering is pre-requisite for mass movement.
2. Mass movement are aided by erosion.
Select the correct answer from the following codes
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q21. Consider the following statements
1. Parent material is passive control factor in soil formation.
2. Young soils show strong links with parent rock than matured soils.
Select the correct answer from the following codes
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q22. Consider the following statements
1. Humus accumulates more in sub-arctic and tundra climates than in tropical climates.
2. Earthworms feed on soil and changes its texture and chemistry of soil.
Select the correct answer from the following codes
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer:
Q1. (d) Erosion
Q2. (d) Salts
Q3. (c) Rapid flow mass movements.
Q4. (d) All of the above.
Q5. (d) Deposition
Q6.(d) All of the above
Q7.(b) Carbonation
Q8.(6) National economy
Q9. (a) Frost weathering
Q10. (b) Volcanism
Q11. (d) Balance
Q12. (d) Balanced erosion
Q13. (d) All of the above
Q14. (c) Carbonation
Q15. (a) Soil erosion
Q16. (b) Soil
Q17. (a) where there is ready access to the atmosphere and oxygenated waters.
Q18. a
Q19. c
Q20. d
Q21. b
Q22. c
