MCQs from Unit 4: Geological Work
1. Which of the following is NOT an agent of erosion?
a) Wind b) Glacier c) Groundwater d) Sunlight
2. The process of removal and transportation of rock materials by natural agents is called:
a) Weathering b) Erosion c) Deposition d) Compaction
3. Which landform is created by glacial erosion?
a) Cirque b) Delta c) Sand dune d) Beach
4. The load carried by a river is called:
a) Sediment b) Moraine c) Regolith d) Till
5. An oxbow lake is formed by the action of:
a) Glaciers b) Wind c) Rivers d) Groundwater
6. Which of the following is a depositional landform of wind?
a) Yardang b) Inselberg c) Loess d) Cirque
7. The term 'till' is associated with:
a) River deposition b) Glacial deposition c) Wind erosion d) Underground water
8. Stalactites and stalagmites are formed by:
a) Wind erosion b) Glacier melting c) Groundwater deposition d) River erosion
9. A delta is formed at the:
a) Source of a river b) Middle course of a river c) Mouth of a river d) Glacier terminus
10. The steep-sided valley formed by glacial erosion is called:
a) U-shaped valley b) V-shaped valley c) Gorge d) Rift valley
11. Deflation in deserts refers to:
a) Erosion by rivers b) Removal of fine particles by wind c) Melting of glaciers d)
Dissolution by groundwater
12. Which of the following is an erosional landform of wind?
a) Loess b) Delta c) Yardang d) Stalagmite
13. Kettle lakes are associated with:
a) Glacial activity b) Wind erosion c) River meandering d) Underground water
14. The alluvial fan is formed by:
a) Glaciers b) Rivers c) Wind d) Groundwater
15. Which feature is formed by solution activity of groundwater?
a) Sinkhole b) Sand dune c) Delta d) Moraines
16. Moraines are deposits left by:
a) Rivers b) Wind c) Glaciers d) Waves
17. In arid regions, a flat-topped hill is called:
a) Mesa b) Delta c) Cirque d) Alluvial fan
18. Which of the following is a depositional feature of glaciers?
a) Cirque b) Arete c) Esker d) Horn
19. Natural levees are formed by:
a) Wind b) Glaciers c) Flood deposition along rivers d) Groundwater
20. The process of breaking rocks in place without transportation is:
a) Erosion b) Weathering c) Deposition d) Deflation
21. Which of the following is a glacial erosional feature?
a) Drumlin b) Horn c) Esker d) Outwash plain
22. Loess deposits are mainly formed by:
a) Rivers b) Wind c) Glaciers d) Groundwater
23. Which river landform is typical of the middle course?
a) Meander b) Delta c) Cirque d) Esker
24. Which feature is NOT associated with groundwater action?
a) Stalactite b) Sinkhole c) Delta d) Stalagmite
25. Which of the following is formed by coastal erosion?
a) Sea arch b) Delta c) Loess d) Esker
26. Barchan dunes are crescent-shaped dunes formed by:
a) Glaciers b) Groundwater c) Wind d) Rivers
27. Which of the following is a depositional landform of rivers?
a) Gorge b) Meander c) Point bar d) Cirque
28. Hanging valleys are characteristic of:
a) Wind erosion b) River valleys c) Glacial valleys d) Groundwater solution
29. Sinkholes are also known as:
a) Dolines b) Cirques c) Yardangs d) Moraines
30. Which of the following processes is mainly responsible for karst topography?
a) Wind erosion b) Glacier deposition c) River meandering d) Groundwater solution
