Agents of Disturbance - Agents of Disturbance Questions

26:  

When almost all the elevated portions are worn down by river erosion reducing an area to almost a plain region, it is termed as

A.

Fanplain

B.

Panplain

C.

Pediplain

D.

Peneplain

 
 

Option: D

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27:  

Which of the following processes brings the land surface to a common level?

A.

Aggradation

B.

Erosion

C.

Gradation

D.

Weathering

 
 

Option: C

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28:  

Mechanical weathering leads to ...... of rock

A.

erosion

B.

disintegration

C.

denudation

D.

decomposition

 
 

Option: B

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29:  

Which of the following are correctly matched?

River              Type of delta formed

1. Indus           Arcuate

2. Mississippi   Bird's foot

3. Amazon       Estuarine

A.

1 and 2

B.

2 and 3

C.

1 and 3

D.

1, 2 and 3

 
 

Option: D

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30:  

When rivers carrying a load enter the sea, their flow gets checked, and much of the material so carried is deposited off-shore. Such deposits result in the formation of

A.

An atoll

B.

A delta

C.

A harbour

D.

A lake

 
 

Option: B

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