Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

  1. Zeugen — Vertical bands of hard and soft rock aligned with the prevailing wind.
  2. Yardang — Steep-sided ridge separated by corridors eroded into softer vertical rock bands.
  3. Inselberg — Isolated residual hill rising abruptly from a comparatively level surface.
  4. Dreikanter — Wind-faceted pebble possessing three polished faces.
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  2. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  3. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…
  4. A survey identifies three plate-boundary settings: At boundary X, normal and reverse magnetic strips parallel…
  5. Although the vertical pressure-gradient force in the lower atmosphere is much greater than the horizontal…
  6. An earthquake releases energy at a point below the Earth’s surface. Which one of the following correctly…