Geography Class 8th
41. Karakoram Range is _____ km long
A) 20
B) 53
C) 72
D) 75
42. Karakoram range is an example of:
A) Continental Glacier
B) Alpine Glacier
C) Pedimount Glaciers
D) Valley
43. An armchair like structure formed around the glacier is called:
A) Cirque
B) Couple
C) Depression
D) Kettle
44. Sharp Edge formed on the mountain due to erosion:
A) Horn
B) Arête
C) Morains
D) Kettle
45. The material deposited by the glacier is called:
A) Horn
B) Arête
C) Morains
D) Kettle
46. Glaciers that tend to go downwards and flow at the base:
A) Continental Glacier
B) Alpine Glacier
C) Pedimount Glaciers
D) Valley
47. Bowl shaped depression formed due to strong wind in the desert.
A) Kettle
B) Furrow
C) Blow out
D) None of the above
48. Three faced structure formed due to strong winds in desert:
A) Morains
B) Blowout
C) Mushroom Rocks
D) Yardangs
49. Cresent shaped Dunes are called:
A) Barchans
B) Longitudinal Dunes
C) Transverse Dunes
D) Flat Dunes
50. The most common type of dunes:
A) Barchans
B) Longitudinal Dunes
C) Transverse Dunes
D) Flat Dunes
51. Long ridges of sand lying parallel to the direction of wind:
A) Barchans
B) Longitudinal Dunes
C) Transverse Dunes
D) Flat Dunes
52. Dunes lying at right angle to direction of wind:
A) Barchans
B) Longitudinal Dunes
C) Transverse Dunes
D) Flat Dunes
53. A plain formed by deposition of yellowish sand and dust is called Loess Plain.
A) True
B) False
54. Waves are the up and down movement of water:
A) True
B) False
55. Waves hitting and eroding soft rocks and making inlet:
A) Bay
B) Cap
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above
56. Waves hitting and eroding hard rocks and making inlets:
A) Bay
B) Cap
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above
57. Standing rocks on the coastline are called as:
A) Valley
B) Boulders
C) Cliffs
D) Jiffs
58. When waves collide with the cliffs, ______ are formed
A) Depression
B) Kettles
C) Seacaves
D) None of the above
59. ______ is formed by deposition of sand.
A) Cliff
B) Beach
C) Shorelines
D) Spit
60. A ridge of sand and shingle formed in sea:
A) Sea Cave
B) Beach
C) Shoreline
D) Bar