Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Why is surface drainage generally poorly developed in a karst region?

  1. Limestone remains permanently frozen and prevents channel formation.
  2. The rock is impermeable, so rainwater evaporates immediately after falling.
  3. Rivers are diverted by extensive deposits of wind-blown sand.
  4. Jointed and soluble limestone allows water to descend through cracks and underground passages.
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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…