1. Caves, arches, stacks and stumps are the landscape features of which one of the following? [UPSC CAPF 2021]

(a) River
(b) Wave
(c) Limestone
(d) Wind

2. What could be the main reason/reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt? [UPSC CSE 2011]

1. It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells.
2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

3. What is common to the places known as Aliyar, Isapur and Kangsabati? [UPSC CSE 2019]

(a) Recently discovered uranium deposits
(b) Tropical rain forests
(c) Underground cave systems
(d) Water reservoirs

4. Which of the following statements regarding landslides is/are correct? [UPSC CAPF 2013]

1. They are sudden and sporadic.
2. They result when the slope is gentle.
3. Mining activity is also responsible for landslides.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) Only 3
(d) All of these

5. Which one among the following plains is associated with Limestone Topography? [UPSC CAPF 2015]

(a) Bajada plain
(b) Alluvial plain
(c) Karst plain
(d) Pene plain

6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. [UPSC CAPF 2015]

List I
(Landform feature)
A. Alluvial fans
B. ‘V’-shaped valleys
C. Deltas reaches of the river
D. Oxbow lakes

List II
(Location)
1. Mountainous areas
2. Coasts
3. Lower
4. Mountain foothills

A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 3 1 2 4

7. Various landforms observed on the surface of the Earth are due to the

1. differences in the type and structure of the crustal material.
2. differences in the land forming processes.
3. differential rates of the, processes at different places on the Earth’s surface.

Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2015]

(a) Only 1
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

8. Springs are common in which of the following areas? [UPSC CAPF 2018]

1. Well jointed rocks
2. Arid areas with underlying rocks
3. Karst topography
4. Tilted strata

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 3 and 4 only

9. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : [UPSC CAPF 2019]

List 1 (Landform) – List II (Agent)

A. Loess : 1. Wind deposited

B. Tombolo : 2. Glacier deposited

C. Point bars : 3. River deposited

D. Moraines : 4. Sea deposited

Code :

A B C D

(a) 1 4 3 2

(b) 1 3 4 2

(c) 2 3 4 1

(d) 2 4 3 1

10. Which one of the following is NOT a palaeoclimatic geological indicator ? [UPSC CAPF 2019]

(a) Lacustrine deposits
(b) Ice sheets and ice cores
(c) Evaporite deposits
(d) Sedimentary deposits

11. The gently sloping accumulation of coarse alluvium deposits by a braided stream is known as ? [UPSC CAPF 2019]

(a) sand bar
(b) alluvial fan
(c) bajada
(d) diaras

12. Which one of the following karst landforms is the largest in size ? [UPSC CAPF 2020]

(a) Polje
(b) Uvala
(c) Swallow Hole
(d) Sink Hole

13. The heaviest rocks, which are rolled along the river bed in river transport, come under which type of load? [UPSC CAPF 2021]

(a) Solution load
(b) Suspension load
(c) Saltation load
(d) Traction load

14. In the course of a river, in time, which one of the following features is formed when the old meander is closed off by deposition? [UPSC CAPF 2021]

(a) Pothole
(b) Levee
(c) Oxbow lake
(d) Flood plain

15. A long narrow stretch of sand and/or shingle with one end attached to the mainland is called [UPSC CAPF 2020]

(a) Sand spit
(b) Sand bar
(c) Sand dune
(d) Tombolo