Well structured WBBSE 9 Geography MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Geomorphic Processes and Landforms of the Earth can serve as a valuable review tool before exams.
Geomorphic Processes and Landforms of the Earth Class 9 WBBSE MCQ Questions
Multiple Choice Questions & Answers
Question 1.
An example of an ancient mountain range is the……………..
A. Rockies
B. Alps
C. Aravallis
D. Himalayas
Answer:
C. Aravallis
Question 2.
An example of a block mountain is the……………..
A. Himalayas
B. Satpuras
C. Vesuvius
D. Rockies
Answer:
B. Satpuras
Question 3.
An example of a volcanic mountain is the……………..
A. Fujiyama
B. Satpuras
C. Eastern Ghats
D. Andes
Answer:
A. Fujiyama
Question 4.
A shallow and narrow seabed is known as……………..
A. geosyncline
B. continental shelf
C. continental slope
D. continental drift
Answer:
A. geosyncline
Question 5.
An example of rift valley in India is……………..
A. Ganges valley
B. Narmada valley
C. Indus valley
D. Kaveri valley
Answer:
B. Narmada valley
Question 6.
‘Roof of the World’ refers to the……………..
A. Pamir Plateau
B. Tibetan Plateau
C. Arabian Plateau
D. Ladakh Plateau
Answer:
A. Pamir Plateau
Question 7.
The largest plateau in the world is the……………..
A. Tibetan Plateau
B. Pamir Plateau
C. Deccan Plateau
D. Meghalaya Plateau
Answer:
A. Tibetan Plateau
Question 8.
The average elevation/altitude of a plateau is at least……………..
A. 200 metre
B. 300 metre
C. 400 metre
D. 500 metre
Answer:
B. 300 metre
Question 9.
The Hwang Ho river basin is an………………
A. uplifted plain
B. subdued plain
C. loess plain
D. eroded plain
Answer:
C. loess plain
Question 10.
The folding of rock beds leads to the formation of……………..
A. fold mountains
B. block mountains
C. volcanic mountains
D. depositional/aggradational mountains
Answer:
A. fold mountains
Question 11.
The highest mountain peak in India is……………..
A. Mt. Everest
B. Mt. Godwin Austen or K2
C. Mt. Kangchenjunga
D. Mt. Phalut
Answer:
B. Mt. Godwin Austen or K2
Question 12.
Another name for volcanic mountain is……………..
A. degraded/erosional mountain
B. fold mountain
C. aggraded/depositional mountain
D. residual mountain
Answer:
C. aggraded/depositional mountain
Question 13.
An example of a lava plateau in India is……………..
A. Ladakh Plateau
B. Chota Nagpur Plateau
C. Deccan Plateau
D. Meghalaya Plateau
Answer:
C. Deccan Plateau
Question 14.
Germany’s Black Forest is actually a……………..
A. forest
B. block mountain
C. black soil region
D. cold desert
Answer:
B. block mountain
Question 15.
Everest is located in……………..
A. Nepal
B. Bhutan
C. India
D. China
Answer:
A. Nepal
Question 16.
A plateau encircled by mountains is the……………..
A. Tibetan Plateau
B. Brazilian Plateau
C. Chota Nagpur Plateau
D. Deccan Plateau
Answer:
A. Tibetan Plateau
Question 17.
A loess plain is formed by……………..
A. action of rivers
B. wind action
C. glacial action
D. action of sea waves
Answer:
B. wind action
Question 18.
An example of a dissected plateau is the……………..
A. Chota Nagpur Plateau
B. Pamir Plateau
C. Ladakh Plateau
D. Brazilian Plateau
Answer:
A. Chota Nagpur Plateau
Question 19.
The main propounder of the Plate Tectonic Theory is……………..
A. McKenzie
B. Pichon
C. Wilson
D. Darwin
Answer:
B. Pichon
Question 20.
Plate margins are usually of……………..
A. 1 type
B. 2 types
C. 3 types
D. 4 types
Answer:
C. 3 types
Question 21.
The longest fold mountain range in the world is the……………..
A. Himalayas
B. Rockies
C. Alps
D. Andes
Answer:
D. Andes
Question 22.
Converging plate movements result in the formation of……………..
A. block mountains
B. fold mountains
C erosional or residual mountains
D. plains
Answer:
B. fold mountains
Question 23.
A fold mountain located in India is the……………..
A. Western Ghats
B. Eastern Ghats
C. Satpuras range
D. Himalayan range
Answer:
D. Himalayan range
Question 24.
An erosional/residual mountain range in India is the……………..
A. Himalayas
B. Aravallis
C. Satpuras
D. Andes
Answer:
B. Aravallis
Question 25.
A volcanic mountain in India is the……………..
A. Barren Island
B. Vindhyas
C. Nanga Parbat
D. Mauna Loa
Answer:
A. Barren Island
Question 26.
Mt. Fujiyama in Japan is an………………
A. extinct volcano
B. active volcano
C. dormant volcano
D. quasi/half extinct volcano
Answer:
C. dormant volcano
Question 27.
An example of an extinct volcano is ……………..
A. Stromboli
B. Fujiyama
C. Mt. Popa
D. Mt. Pelee
Answer:
C. Mt. Popa
Question 28.
Meghalaya Plateau is an………………
A. dissected plateau
B. plateau formed by lava
C. intermontane enclosed by mountains. plateau
D. plateau formed by faults
Answer:
A. dissected plateau
Question 29.
The highest volcano in the world is……………..
A. Fujiyama
B. Vesuvius
C. Krakatoa
D. Mauna Loa
Answer:
D. Mauna Loa
Question 30.
Diverging plate movements result in the formation of……………..
A. fold mountains
B. block mountains
C. volcanic mountains
D. erosional residual mountains
Answer:
C. volcanic mountains
Question 31.
A river which flows through a rift valley is the……………..
A. Seine
B. Rhine
C. Vistula
D. Godavari
Answer:
B. Rhine
Question 32.
The following was present at the same location of the Himalayas prior to its formation……………..
A. Indian Ocean
B. Bay of Bengal
C. Tethys Sea
D. Pacific Ocean
Answer:
C. Tethys Sea
Question 33.
The Malwa Plains of Gujarat is an………………
A. lava plain
B. erosional plain
C. flood silt. plain
D. desert plain
Answer:
A. lava plain
Question 34.
The following is known as a ‘tableland’……………..
A. hill
B. plateau
C. mountain
D. plain
Answer:
B. plateau
Question 35.
An example of an uplifted plain is……………..
A. Vindhya Plain
B. Eastern Coastal Plains of India
C. Plain of Turan
D. none of these
Answer:
B. Eastern Coastal Plains of India
Question 36.
Loess plain is a type of ……………..
A. erosional plain
B. depositional plain
C. tectonic plain
D. none of these
Answer:
B. depositional plain
Question 37.
One of the following rivers flows through a rift valley in India……………..
A. Mahanadi
B. Saraswati
C. Narmada
D. Ganges
Answer:
C. Narmada
Question 38.
The Barren Island in India is an………………
A. quasi……………..extinct volcano
B. dormant volcano
C. extinct volcano
D. active volcano
Answer:
D. active volcano
Question 39.
The Rajmahal Hills in Jharkhand is an………………
A. block mountain
B. erosional mountain
C. fold mountain
D. volcanic mountain
Answer:
B. erosional mountain
Question 40.
An example of lava plateau in India is……………..
A. Deccan Trap
B. Chota Nagpur Plateau
C. Meghalaya Plateau
D. Ladakh Plateau
Answer:
A. Deccan Trap
Question 41.
Rivers are responsible for the change of landforms in……………..
A. glacial regions
B. wet and humid areas below the snowline
C. desert areas
D. none of these
Answer:
A. glacial regions
Question 42.
Change in the structure of landforms requires……………..
A. geotectonic activity
B. denudation
C. geotectonic activity and denudation
D. none of these
Answer:
C. geotectonic activity and denudation
Question 43.
Large expanses of flood plains are seen in……………..
A. Godavari river basin
B. Narmada river basin
C. Tapti river basin
D. Ganges river basin
Answer:
D. Ganges river basin
Question 44.
Alfred Wegener propounded the theory of Continental Drift in……………..
A. 1914
B. 1986
C. 1922
D. 1912
Answer:
D. 1912
Question 45.
An example of a cone shaped volcanic mountain is……………..
A. Krafla island
B. Mauna Loa in Hawaii
C. Paricutin in Mexico
D. Fujiyama in Japan
Answer:
C. Paricutin in Mexico
Question 46.
Most of world’s volcanoes are located in the……………..
A. Pacific Ocean region
B. Atlantic Ocean region
C. Indian Ocean region
D. Antarctic Ocean region
Answer:
A. Pacific Ocean region
Question 47.
The density of a continental plate per cubic centimetre is……………..
A. 2.70 grams
B. 2.90 grams
C. 2.60 grams
D. 3.10 grams
Answer:
A. 2.70 grams
Question 48.
The ‘Valley of Thousand Smokes’ is……………..
A. Mt. Mckenzie
B. Mt. Katmai
C. Mt. Popa
D. Mt. Stromboli
Answer:
B. Mt. Katmai
Question 49.
The world’s tallest volcanic mountain is……………..
A. Mt. Fujiyama
B. Mt. Cotopaxi
C. Ojos Del Salado
D. Mt. Helmes
Answer:
C. Ojos Del Salado
Question 50.
The mountain which has been formed as a result of the downward movement of the Nazca Plate below South America is the……………..
A. Fujiyama
B. Rockies
C. Zagros
D. Andes
Answer:
D. Andes
Question 51.
The expansion of Pangaea started about……………..
A. 20 million years ago
B. 50 million years ago
C. 62 million years ago
D. 13 million years ago
Answer:
A. 20 million years ago
Question 52.
The length of the Great Rift Valley is about……………..
A. 5,800 km
B. 5,670 km
C. 6,000 km
D. 3,475 km
Answer:
C. 6,000 km
Question 53.
A subdued plain formed as a result of tectonic activity is the……………..
A. Deccan Trap
B. Turan Lowland
C. Mississippi Basin
D. Siberian Shield
Answer:
B. Turan Lowland
Question 54.
Moraines or Moraine Plains are seen in……………..
A. karst regions
B. glacial regions
C. equatorial region
D. hot desert regions
Answer:
B. glacial regions
Question 55.
The plateau located between Zagros and Elburz mountains is……………..
A. Ladakh
B. Iran
C. Yukon
D. Ecuador
Answer:
B. Iran
Question 56.
Geotectonic activity takes place in……………..
A. lithosphere
B. thermosphere
C. mesosphere
D. asthenosphere
Answer:
D. asthenosphere
Question 57.
Loess plain is found in……………..
A. China
B. Japan
C. India
D. Bangladesh
Answer:
A. China
Question 58.
The meeting point of mountain ranges is called……………..
A. mountain range
B. mountain peak
C. mountain knot
D. None of these
Answer:
C. mountain knot
Question 59.
Natural levees are formed as a result of……………..
A. riverine erosion
B. glacial erosion
C. wind erosion
D. river deposition
Answer:
D. river deposition
Question 60.
‘Tail’ is formed as a result of……………..
A. depositional work of rivers
B. deposition of mud and pebbles by a glacier
C. sand deposition in coastal areas
D. wind erosion
Answer:
B. deposition of mud and pebbles by a glacier
Question 61.
‘Pediments’ are formed as a result of……………..
A. erosion by glacier
B. riverine erosion
C. erosion by sea waves
D. wind erosion
Answer:
D. wind erosion
Question 62.
The ‘Ring of Fire’ is located in the……………..
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Antarctic Ocean
Answer:
A. Pacific Ocean
Fill in the blanks
1. Fault which is created along or a line on the earth’s crust is called ……………..
Answer: fault line
2. A hill formed of hard rock in a peneplain is called …………….
Answer: monadnock
3. Mt. Vesuvius is a(n) …………….volcano.
Answer: live/active
4. Plains have a ……………. population density.
Answer: high
5. Fujiyama is a ……………. crater type of volcano.
Answer: multiple
6. Most of the world’s volcanoes are located in the ‘ ……………. Ring of Fire’.
Answer: Pacific
7. Fossils are mostly found in the rocks of ……………. mountains.
Answer: fold
8. A dissected plateau is formed as result of…………….
Answer: erosion
9. Another name for plateau is…………….
Answer: tableland
10. ……………. occupy the maximum part of the earth’s total area of land.
Answer: Plains
11. The highest plateau in India is …………….
Answer: Ladakh
12. An erosional mountain in India is …………….
Answer: Aravallis
13. The Himalayas have been formed in the ……………. geosyncline.
Answer: Tethys
14. The Turan Lowland is an example of ……………. plain.
Answer: subdued
15. Folds are seen only in ……………. mountains.
Answer: fold
16. The Eastern Ghats are an example of ……………. mountain.
Answer: erosional
17. The Siberian Shield of Russia is a ……………. plateau.
Answer: continental
18. Paricutin in Mexico is a ……………. type of volcano.
Answer: conical
19. Krafla in Iceland is a ……………. type of volcano.
Answer: crater
20. Epeirogenic movement is a type of ……………. movement.
Answer: vertical
21. The density of an oceanic plate is ……………. gm cubic cm.
Answer: 2.90
22. The largest intermontane plateau in the world is …………….
Answer: Tibetan Plateau
23. The world’s most ancient erosional fold mountain is the …………….
Answer: Appalachian mountain
24. The Nile basin is an example of ……………. plain.
Answer: silt
25. The altitude of the Tibetan Plateau is …………….
Answer: 4,500 metre
26. Fossils are found only in …………….rocks.
Answer: sedimentary
27. The Deccan Plateau in south India is made up of ……………. rocks.
Answer: igneous
State True or False
1. The Appalachians in the United Sates of America is a range of fold mountains.
Answer: True
2. The Rhine valley is an example of a rift valley.
Answer: True
3. The Deccan Plateau is an example of an intermontane plateau.
Answer: False
4. The Alps in Europe are a range of ancient fold mountains.
Answer: False
5. Fossils are found in fold mountains.
Answer: True
6. The Andes is a volcanic mountain range.
Answer:
7. Rift valleys are formed as a result of faults.
Answer: True
8. Hills are lower in altitude than mountains.
Answer: True
9. Rajmahal is an example of a mountain.
Answer: True
10. Folded regions are prone to earthquakes.
Answer: True
11. The cavity through which volcanic eruption occurs is called a crater.
Answer: True
12. The lower part of a fold mountain is called syncline.
Answer: True
13. Block mountains are more prone to volcanicity.
Answer: False
14. The Vesuvius mountain is in Japan.
Answer: False
15. The Black Forest in Germany is a block mountain.
Answer: True
16. The Barren Island in India is an active volcano.
Answer: True
17. Ladakh Plateau is an intermontane plateau.
Answer: True
18. The plateau of Tibet is a lava plateau.
Answer: False
19. Plate tectonic activity plays a major role in the formation of flood plains.
Answer: False
20. The Eastern Ghats is a block mountain.
Answer: False
21. Loess plain is found along the Hwang Ho river basin in China.
Answer: True
22. Orogenic activity occurs parallel to tangential point of the earth.
Answer: True
23. The Himalayan mountains have their origin in the Armenian mountain knot.
Answer: False
24. The Great Rift Valley is located in the Pacific Ocean.
Answer: False
25. The Alps have been formed as a result of collision between Eurasian and African plates.
Answer: True
26. The Hercynian mountains of North America is a part of an ancient fold mountain.
Answer: True
27. The Tibetan Plateau is a dissected plateau.
Answer: False
28. Pediments are formed in arid regions.
Answer: True
29. The plateaus have an average elevation of 300 metre above sea level.
Answer: True
30. Epeirogenic movement takes place parallel to the tangential point of the earth.
Answer: False
31. The plates in the earth’s crust are in a stable/stationary position.
Answer: False
32. A delta plain is formed by deposition of fine silt.
Answer: True
33. Rift valleys are formed in all mountainous regions.
Answer: False
Match the columns
| Column 1 | Column II |
| 1. Fold mountain | A. Vesuvius |
| 2. Block mountain | B. Rockies |
| 3. Volcanic mountain | C. Aravallis |
| 4. Erosional/ Residual mountain | D. Satpuras |
Answer:
1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. Continental plateau | A. Plateau of Tibet |
| 2. Intermontane plateau | B. Plateau of Brazil |
| 3. Erosional plateau | C. Deccan Plateau |
| 4. Lava plateau | D. Chota Nagpur Plateau |
Answer:
1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. Flood plain | A. Turan Lowland |
| 2. Subdued plain | b. Parts of Chota Nagpur Plateau |
| 3. Peneplain | Hwang Ho river basin |
| 4. Loess plain | Ganges Plains |
Answer:
1-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C
Crossword
Question 1.
Clues:
Down:
1. The Himalayas originated in this geosyncline.
2. The oldest fold mountain range in India.
3. This process leads to the formation of dissected plateaus.
Across:
4. The highest plateau in India.
5. The oldest fold mountain range in North America.
Answer:
Down:
1. TETHYS
2. ARAVALLI
3. EROSION
Across:
4. LADAKH
5. APPALACHIAN
Question 2.
Clues:
Down:
1. An active volcano in Tokyo.
3. Most of the volcanoes are located in the belt of this ocean.
Across:
2. Mt. Everest is located here.
4. This is the world’s largest plateau.
5. This is an example of a block mountain in India.
Answer:
Down:
1. FUJIYAMA
3. PACIFIC
Across:
2. NEPAL
4. TIBETAN
5. SATPURA