Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following table:

Landform Characteristic
1. Roche moutonnée Smoothed by abrasion upstream and roughened by plucking downstream
2. Crag and tail Resistant upstream crag protecting a gentler tail of softer material
3. Drumlin Elongated wholly across the direction of former ice movement
4. Esker Ridge of unsorted boulder clay deposited at the edge of an ice sheet

How many rows are correctly matched?

  1. Only one.
  2. Only two.
  3. Only three.
  4. All four.
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