Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements:

  1. A ria is a drowned, non-glaciated river valley whose depth generally increases seawards.
  2. A fiord is a drowned U-shaped glacial trough that may possess a shallow threshold near its seaward end.
  3. A Dalmatian coast develops where mountain ridges and longitudinal valleys run parallel to the coast.
  4. An estuarine coast is formed by drowned river mouths and can provide good port sites where excessive silting is absent.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only.
  2. 2, 3 and 4 only.
  3. 1 and 4 only.
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
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