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Questions Related to exogenic processes part-1

_______ is a place where river meets sea.

  1. Shore

  2. Connect

  3. Lake

  4. Estuary


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An estuary is the area where a river meets the sea or ocean, where fresh water from the river meets salt water from the sea.

Young rivers usually form ______________.

  1. U-shaped valley

  2. V-shaped valley

  3. flood plains

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

The soil in the delta regions are _______________.

  1. Black soil

  2. Red soil

  3. Alluvial soil

  4. Mountain soil


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The soil in the delta regions are Alluvial soil.

Largest delta in India is _______.

  1. Godavari delta

  2. Indus delta

  3. Sunderban delta

  4. Kaveri delta


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Largest delta in India is Sunderban delta.

Which of the following landforms is formed in the upper course of the river?

  1. Estuary

  2. Delta

  3. Alluvial fans

  4. Waterfalls


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the upper course of a river gradients are steep and river channels are narrow. Vertical erosion is greatest in the upper course of a river. As the result of this typical features include steep valley sides, interlocking spurs, rapids, gorges and waterfalls.

Which of the following is the largest delta in India?

  1. Delta of Gang-Brahmaputra River

  2. Delta of Mahanadi

  3. Delta of Indus River

  4. Delta of Godavari River


Correct Option: A

Afforestation in the catchment area of rivers helps in _______________.

  1. Making more water available for irrigation

  2. It increases rainfall

  3. It helps in the conservation of water and soil

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

The larger the volume of water, the greater is the power of ___________.

  1. Erosion

  2. Transportation

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Name the place where Blue and White Nile Rivers effect a confluence.

  1. Cairo

  2. Constantinople (except Greenland)

  3. Khartoum

  4. Teheran


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

C. Khartoum

Khartoum State is one of the eighteen states of Sudan. The city is located in the heart of Sudan at the confluence of the White Nile and the Blue Nile, where the two rivers unite to form the River Nile. The confluence of the two rivers creates a unique effect. As they join, each river retains its own color which is the White Nile with its bright whiteness and the Blue Nile with its alluvial brown color. These colors are more visible in the flood season.

The erosion of soil by river mainly depends upon its ________________.

  1. width

  2. length

  3. speed with which it flows

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C