Q 1 – The earth’s crust is broken into a number of huge parts. They are called
(a) lithospheric plates
(b) metamorphic plates
(c) sedimentary plates
(d) none of these
Ans. (a) lithospheric plates
Q 2 – Which one of the following forces originates in the interior of the earth?
(a) Exogenic forces
(b) Endogenic forces
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Ans. (b) Endogenic forces
Q 3 – Sudden movements in the earth are called
(a) earthquakes
(b) building mountains
(c) focus
(d) none of these
Ans. (a) earthquakes
Q 4 – The place on the surface above the focus is known as
(a) epicentre
(b) focus
(c) forces
(d) lithosphere
Ans. (a) epicenter
Q 5 – What is the name of the instrument used for measuring earthquake?
(a) Thermometer
(b) Seismograph
(c) Weighing machine
(d) All of these
Ans. (b) Seismograph
Q 6 – On which scale is the earthquake measured?
(a) Plane scale
(b) Richter scale
(c) Compass
(d) Divider
Ans. (b) Richter scale
Q 7 – In which continent is the highest waterfall ‘Angel Falls of Venezuela’ located?
(a) South America
(b) South Africa
(c) South India
(d) North India
Ans. (a) South America
Q 8 – Where is ‘Niagara falls’ located?
(а) On the border between Canada and USA
(б) On the border between India and China
(c) On the border between India and Pakistan
(d) On the border between India and Nepal
Ans. (а) On the border between Canada and USA
Q 9 – The triangular collection of sediments at the mouth of a river forms
(a) beach
(b) delta
(c) arches
(d) glaciers
Ans. (b) delta
Q 10 – The steep rocky coast rising almost vertically above the sea water is called
(a) sea cliff
(b) beach
(c) sea cave
(d) erosion
Ans. (a) sea cliff
Q 11 – Which of the following is an example of a glacier
(a) Gangotri
(b) Aravali
(c) both of these
(d) none of these
Ans. (a) Gangotri
Q 12 – Deposition of sand in a low hill like structure is known as a:
(a) Glacier
(b) Sand dimes
(c) Hill
(d) Desert
Ans. (b) Sand dimes
Q 13 – Large deposits of loess is found in
(a) Japan
(b) Pakistan
(c) India
(d) China
Ans. (d) China
Q 14 – In deserts you can see rocks in the shape of a mushroom, commonly called
(a) Mushroom rocks
(b) Meshrum rocks
(c) Mushrom rocks
(d) Moshrum rocks
Ans. (a) Mushroom rocks
Q 15 – The forces which act in the interior of the earth are called as
(a) Slow forces
(b) Speed forces
(c) Endogenic forces
(d) Exogenic forces
Ans. (c) Endogenic forces
Q 16 – The highest waterfall is
(a) Zambia Falls
(b) Angel Falls
(c) Niagara Falls
(d) Victoria Falls
Ans. (b) Angel Falls
Q 17 – It is a vent in the earth’s crust through which molten material erupts suddenly
(a) Crater
(b) Volcano
(c) Earthquake
(d) Crust
Ans. (b) Volcano
Q 18 – Which of the following is NOT exogenic force
(a) Volcano
(b) Wind
(c) Sea Waves
(d) Glaciers
Ans. (a) Volcano
Q 19 – The place on the surface above the focus is called the
(a) Vent
(b) Earthquake
(c) Cater
(d) Epicentre
Ans. (d) Epicentre
Q 20 – A massive earthquake hit Bhuj Town on
(a) 16th December 2001
(b) 26th January 2004
(c) 26th January 2001
(d) 16th December 2004
Ans. (c) 26th January 2001
Q 21 – The place in the crust where the movement starts is called the
(a) Waves
(b) Focus
(c) Epicentre
(d) Crust
Ans. (b) Focus
Q 22 – ________ movements like earthquakes and volcanoes cause mass destruction over the surface of the earth.
(a) Slow
(b) External
(c) Sudden
(d) Erosional
Ans. (c) Sudden
Q 23 – Two types of forces are
(a) Endogenic forces and Internal forces
(b) Exogenic forces and External forces
(c) Speed forces and Slow forces
(d) Endogenic forces and Exogenic forces
Ans. (d) Endogenic forces and Exogenic forces
Q 24 – What do you mean by erosion?
(a) Moving of plates
(b) Type of exogenic forces
(c) Wearing away of landscape
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) Wearing away of landscape
Q 25 – The steep rocky coast rising almost vertically above sea water is called
(a) Sea arches
(b) Sea cliff
(c) Sea caves
(d) Stacks
Ans. (b) Sea cliff
Q 26 – _______ is classified as a major earthquake.
(a) 2
(b) 7
(c) 5
(d) 0.5
Ans. (b) 7
Q 27 – When the wind blows, it lifts and transports sand from one place to another. When it stops blowing the sand falls and gets deposited in low hill like structures. These are called
(a) Sand dunes
(b) Stacks
(c) Mushroom rocks
(d) Loess
Ans. (a) Sand dunes
Q 28 – The earth movements are divided on the basis of the _______ which cause them to move
(a) Forces
(b) Action
(c) Water
(d) Wind
Ans. (a) Forces
Q 29 – When the river tumbles at steep angle over very hard rocks or down a steep valley side it forms a
(a) Seafall
(b) Waterfall
(c) River fall
(d) Ocean fall
Ans. (b) Waterfall
Q 30 – Natural cavity of weak rocks formed by action of waves
(a) Sea arches
(b) Stacks
(c) Sea caves
(d) Sea cliff
Ans. (c) Sea caves
Q 31 – Which of the following rivers does not form a delta?
(a) Godavari
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Narmada
(d) Krishna
Ans. (c) Narmada
Q 32 – An earthquake is measured with a machine called a
(a) Theismograph
(b) Heismograph
(c) Seismograph
(d) Meismograph
Ans. (c) Seismograph