Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

  1. Zeugen — Vertical bands of hard and soft rock aligned with the prevailing wind.
  2. Yardang — Steep-sided ridge separated by corridors eroded into softer vertical rock bands.
  3. Inselberg — Isolated residual hill rising abruptly from a comparatively level surface.
  4. Dreikanter — Wind-faceted pebble possessing three polished faces.
  1. A cultivated hillside is experiencing rapid runoff and the formation of several small finger gullies. Which…
  2. A geological survey records the following intrusive bodies: Body P is thin and nearly horizontal. Body Q is…
  3. A physiographic region has the following characteristics: Its principal river flows from northeast to…
  4. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  5. A soil is deep, clayey and relatively impermeable. It becomes sticky when wet, develops wide cracks during the…
  6. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…