WBBSE Class 9 Geography And Environment Chapter 4 Geomorphic Process And Landforms Of The Earth MCQs

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WBBSE Chapter 4 Geomorphic Process And Landforms Of The Earth Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. An example of an ancient mountain range is the

  1. Rockies
  2. Alps
  3. Aravallis
  4. Himalayas

Answer: 3. Aravallis

Question 2. An example of a block mountain is the

  1. Himalaya
  2. Satpura
  3. Vesuvius
  4. Rocky

Answer: 2. Satpura

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Question 3. An example of a volcanic mountain is the

  1. Fujiyama
  2. Satpura Andes
  3. Eastern Ghats
  4. Andes

Answer: 1. Fujiyama

Question 4. A shallow and narrow seabed is known as

  1. Geosyncline
  2. Continental shelf
  3. Continental slope
  4. Continental drift

Answer: 1. Geosyncline

Question 5. An example of a rift valley in India is-

  1. Ganga valley
  2. Narmada valley
  3. Indus valley
  4. Kaveri valley

Answer: 2. Narmada valley

Question 6. The folding of rock beds leads to the formation of—

  1. Fold Mountains
  2. Block mountains
  3. Volcanic mountains
  4. Depositional/Aggradational mountains

Answer: 1. Fold Mountains

Question 7. The highest mountain peak in India is—

  1. Mt. Everest
  2. Mt. Godwin Austen or K2
  3. Mt. Kangchenjunga
  4. Mt. Phalut

Answer: 2. Mt. Godwin Austen or K2

WBBSE Class 9 Geography And Environment Chapter 4 Geomorphic Process And Landforms Of The Earth MCQs

Question 8. Another name for the volcanic mountain is—

  1. Degraded/erosional mountain
  2. fold mountain
  3. Aggraded/Depositional Mountain
  4. Residual Mountain

Answer: 3. Aggraded/Depositional Mountain

Question 9. Germany’s Black Forest is a—

  1. Forest
  2. Block Mountain
  3. Black Soil Region
  4. Cold Desert

Answer: 2. Block Mountain

WBBSE Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Geomorphic Process MCQs

Question 10. Mt. Everest is located in—

  1. Nepal
  2. Bhutan
  3. India
  4. China

Answer: 1. Nepal

Question 11. The main propounder of the Plate Tectonic Theory is—

  1. McKenzie
  2. Pichon
  3. Wilson
  4. Darwin

Answer: 2. Pichon

Question 12. Plate margins are usually of—

  1. 1 type
  2. 2 types
  3. 3 types
  4. 4 types

Answer: 3. 3 types

Question 13. The longest-fold mountain range in the world is the—

  1. Himalayas
  2. Rockies
  3. Alps
  4. Andes

Answer: 4. Andes

Question 14. Converging plate movements result in the formation of—

  1. Block mountains
  2. Fold mountains
  3. Erosional or residual mountains
  4. Plains

Answer: 2. fold mountains

Question 15. A fold mountain range located in India is the—

  1. Western Ghats
  2. Eastern Ghats
  3. Satpuras Range
  4. Himalayan Range

Answer: 4. Himalayan Range

Question 16. An erosional/residual mountain range in India is the—

  1. Himalaya
  2. Aravalli
  3. Satpura
  4. Andes

Answer: 2. Aravalli

Question 17. A volcanic mountain in India is the—

  1. Barren Island
  2. Vindhyas
  3. Nanga Parbat
  4. Mauna Loa

Answer: 1. Barren Island

Question 18. Mt. Fujiyama in Japan is a(n)—

  1. Extinct volcano
  2. Active volcano
  3. Dormant volcano
  4. Quasi/half-extinct volcano

Answer: 3. Dormant volcano

Question 19. An example of an extinct volcano is—

  1. Stromboli
  2. Fujiyama
  3. Mt. Popa
  4. Mt. Pelee

Answer: 4. Mt. Pelee

Question 20. The highest volcano in the world is—

  1. Fujiyama
  2. Vesuvius
  3. Krakatoa
  4. Mauna Loa

Answer: 4. Mauna Loa

Geomorphic Agents And Their Landforms MCQs WBBSE Class 9

Question 21. Diverging plate movements result in the formation of—

  1. Fold mountains
  2. Block mountains
  3. Volcanic mountains
  4. Erosional residual mountains

Answer: 3. Volcanic mountains

Question 22. A river that flows through a rift valley is the—

  1. Seine
  2. Rhine
  3. Vistula
  4. Godavari

Answer: 2. Rhine

Question 23. The following was present at the same location in the Himalayas before its formation—

  1. Indian Ocean
  2. Bay of Bengal
  3. Tethys Sea
  4. Pacific Ocean

Answer: 3. Tethys Sea

Question 24. One of the following rivers flows through a rift valley in India—

  1. Mahanadi
  2. Saraswati
  3. Narmada
  4. Ganges

Answer: 3. Narmada

Question 25. The Barren Island in India is a(n)—

  1. Quasi-extinct volcano
  2. Dormant volcano
  3. Extinct volcano
  4. Active volcano

Answer: 4. active volcano

Question 26. The Rajmahal Hills in Jharkhand is a(n)—

  1. Block mountain
  2. Erosional mountain
  3. Fold the mountain
  4. Volcanic mountain

Answer: 2. erosional mountain

Question 27. Alfred Wegener propounded the theory of Continental Drift in—

  1. 1914
  2. 1986
  3. 1922
  4. 1912

Answer: 4. 1912

Question 28. An example of a cone-shaped volcanic mountain is—

  1. Krafla island
  2. Mauna Lb a in Hawaii
  3. Paricutin in Mexico
  4. Fujiyama in Japan

Answer: 3. Paricutin in Mexico

Question 29. Most of the world’s volcanoes are located in the—

  1. Pacific Ocean region
  2. Atlantic Ocean region
  3. Indian Ocean region
  4. Antarctic Ocean region

Answer: 1. Pacific Ocean region

Question 30. The density of a continental plate per cubic centimeter is—

  1. 2.70 grams
  2. 2.90 grams
  3. 2.60 grams
  4. 3.10 grams

Answer: 1. 2.70 grams

Question 31. The ‘Valley of Thousand Smokes’ is—

  1. Mt. Mckenzie
  2. Mt. Katmai
  3. Mt. Popa
  4. Mt. Stromboli

Answer: 2. Mt. Katmai

Question 32. The world’s tallest volcanic mountain is—

  1. Mt. Fujiyama
  2. Mt. Cotopaxi
  3. Ojos Del Salado
  4. Mt. Helmes

Answer: 3. Ojos Del Salado

Question 33. The mountain which has been formed as a result of the downward movement of the Nazca Plate below South America is the—

  1. Fujiyama
  2. Rockies
  3. Zagros
  4. Andes

Answer: 4. Andes

Question 34. The expansion of Pangaea started about—

  1. 20 million years ago
  2. 50 million years ago
  3. 62 million years ago
  4. 13 million years ago

Answer: 1. 20 million years ago

Question 35. The length of the Great Rift Valley is about—

  1. 5,800 km
  2. 5,670 km
  3. 6,000 km
  4. 3,475 km

Answer: 3. 6,000 km

Question 36. The ‘Ring of Fire is located in the—

  1. Pacific Ocean
  2. Indian Ocean
  3. Atlantic Ocean
  4. Antarctic Ocean

Answer: 1. Pacific Ocean

Question 37. The salt range of Pakistan is a—.

  1. Folded Mountain
  2. Volcanic Mountain
  3. Block Mountain
  4. Residual Mountain

Answer: 3. Block Mountain

Question 38. The velocity of divergence of the Atlantic Oceanic Plate per year is—

  1. 5-6 cm
  2. 13-14 cm
  3. 2-3 cm
  4. 9-11 cm

Answer: 3. 2-3 cm

Question 39. Andes Mountain was formed due to a collision between two plates, which are—

  1. South American and Nazca Plate
  2. North American and Pacific Ocean Plate
  3. Africa and Eurasia plate
  4. Africa and Indo-Australia Plate

Answer: 1. South American and Nazca Plate

MCQs On Weathering, Erosion, And Landforms WBBSE Class 9 Geography

Question 40. Name the volcano located in the Pacific Ring of Fire—

  1. Fujiyama
  2. Vesuvius
  3. Kilimanjaro
  4. Stromboli

Answer: 1. Fujiyama

Question 41. An example of Young Fold Mountain is—.

  1. Aravalli
  2. Himalaya
  3. Satpura
  4. Jayanti

Answer: 2. Himalaya

Question 42. In 79 AD, Pompeii city of Italy was destroyed by—

  1. Earthquake
  2. Flood
  3. Vulcanism
  4. Storm

Answer: 3. Vulcanism

Question 43. The continental plate is made of—

  1. Basalt rock
  2. Marble rock
  3. Granite rock
  4. Gneiss rock

Answer: 3. Granite rock

Question 44. Popocatepetl of Mexico is a—

  1. Relict mountain
  2. Folded mountain
  3. Block mountain
  4. Volcanic mountain

Answer: 4. Volcanic mountain

Question 45. Mid-oceanic ridge occurs along the ——— plate boundary.

  1. Convergent
  2. Divergent
  3. Neutral
  4. None Of Them

Answer: 2. Divergent

Question 46. Write the correct answer from the given alternative ‘Roof of the World’ refers to the—

  1. Pamir Plateau
  2. Tibetan Plateau
  3. Arabian Plateau
  4. Ladakh Plateau

Answer: 1. Pamir Plateau

Question 47. The largest plateau in the world is the—

  1. Tibetan Plateau
  2. Pamir Plateau
  3. Deccan Plateau
  4. Meghalaya Plateau

Answer: 1. Tibetan Plateau

Question 48. The average elevation/altitude of a plateau is at least—

  1. 200 meter
  2. 300 meter
  3. 400 meter
  4. 500 meter

Answer: 2. 300 meter

Question 49. An example of a lava plateau in India is—

  1. Ladakh Plateau
  2. Chota Nagpur Plateau
  3. Deccan Plateau
  4. Meghalaya Plateau

Answer: 3. Deccan Plateau

Question 50. A plateau encircled by mountains is the—

  1. Tibetan Plateau
  2. Brazilian Plateau
  3. Chota Nagpur Plateau
  4. Deccan Plateau

Answer: 1. Tibetan Plateau

Question 51. An example of a dissected plateau is the—

  1. Chota Nagpur Plateau
  2. Pamir Plateau
  3. Ladakh Plateau
  4. Brazilian Plateau

Answer: 1. Chota Nagpur Plateau

Question 52. Meghalaya Plateau is a(n)—

  1. Dissected Plateau
  2. Plateau Formed By Lava
  3. Intermontane (Enclosed By Mountains) Plateau
  4. Plateau Formed By Faults

Answer: 1. Dissected Plateau

Question 53. The following is known as a ‘tableland’—

  1. Hill
  2. Plateau
  3. Mountain
  4. Plain

Answer:  2. Plateau

Question 55. An example of a lava plateau in India is—

  1. Deccan Trap
  2. Chota Nagpur Plateau
  3. Meghalaya Plateau
  4. Ladakh Plateau

Answer: 1. Deccan Trap

Question 56. The plateau located between Zagros and Elburz mountains is—

  1. Ladakh
  2. Iran
  3. Yukon
  4. Ecuador

Answer:  2. Iran

Question 57. The Indian plateau that was formed by fissure eruption is—

  1. Deccan Plateau
  2. Ladakh Plateau
  3. Chota Nagpur Plateau
  4. Ranchi Plateau

Answer: 1. Deccan Plateau

Question 58. Chota Nagpur Plateau is a type of—

  1. Dissected Plateau
  2. Residual Mountain
  3. Intermontane Plateau
  4. Lava Plateau

Answer:  1. Dissected Plateau

Question 59. The landform that is known as the ‘Storehouse of Minerals’ is—

  1. Plateau
  2. Plain
  3. Mountain
  4. Ocean

Answer: 1. Plateau

Question 60. Malnad region of Karnataka is a—

  1. Intermontane Plateau
  2. Dissected Plateau
  3. Lava Mountain
  4. Continental Plateau

Answer:  2. Dissected Plateau

Question 61. Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand of India are—

  1. Intermontane Plateau
  2. Dissected Plateau
  3. Continental Plateau
  4. Piedmont Plateau

Answer: 1. Dissected Plateau

Question 62. The Hwang Ho River basin is a(n)—

  1. Uplifted Plain
  2. Subdued Plain
  3. Loess Plain
  4. Eroded Plain

Answer: 3. Loess Plain

Question 63. A loess plain is formed by—

  1. Action Of Rivers
  2. Wind Action
  3. Glacial Action
  4. Action Of Sea Waves

Answer: 2. Wind Action

Question 64. The Malwa Plains of Gujarat is a(n)—

  1. Lava Plain
  2. Erosional Plain
  3. Flood (Silt) Plain
  4. Desert Plain

Answer: 1. Lava Plain

Question 65. An example of an uplifted plain is—

  1. Vindhya Plain
  2. Eastern Coastal Plains Of India
  3. Plain Of Turan
  4. None Of These

Answer: 2. Eastern Coastal Plains Of India

Question 66. Loess plan is a type of—

  1. Erosional Plain
  2. Depositional Plain
  3. Tectonic Plain
  4. None Of these

Answer: 2. Depositional Plain

Question 67. Large expanses of flood plains are seen in—

  1. Godavari river basin
  2. Narmada river basin
  3. Tapti river basin
  4. Ganges river basin

Answer: 4. Ganges river basin

Question 68. A subdued plain formed as a result of tectonic activity is the—

  1. Deccan Trap
  2. Turan Lowland
  3. Mississippi Basin
  4. Siberian Shield

Answer: 2. Turan Lowland

Question 69. Moraines or Moraine Plains are seen in—

  1. Karst Regions
  2. Glacial Regions
  3. Equatorial Region
  4. Hot Desert regions

Answer: 2. Glacial Regions

Question 70. Loess plain is found in—

  1. China
  2. Japan
  3. India
  4. Bangladesh

Answer: 1. China

Question 71. Natural levees are formed as a result of—

  1. Riverine Erosion
  2. Glacial Erosion
  3. Wind Erosion
  4. River Deposition

Answer: 4. River Deposition

Question 72.’Pediments are formed as a result of—

  1. Erosion By Glacier
  2. Riverine Erosion.
  3. Erosion By Sea Waves
  4. Wind Erosion

Answer: 4. Wind Erosion

Question 73. Bajada is a—

  1. Erosional Plain
  2. Depositional Plain
  3. Geotectonic Plain
  4. Oceanic Plain

Answer: 2. Depositional Plain

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