CBSE Class 6 Social Science Geography Major Landforms of the Earth MCQs

Question. Which is ideal for cultivation of crops?
(a) River valleys
(b) Flora and fauna
(c) Glaciers

Answer :  A

Question. The wearing away of the earth’s surface is called
(a) mountains
(b) plateau
(c) erosioncorrect
(d) deposition

Answer :  C

Question. Rivers of ice
(a) Ice sheet
(b) Ice cubes
(c) Ice bergs
(d) Glaciers

Answer :  D

Question. __________ forces originate from within the earth and _________ forces originate from outside the earth
(a) Volcanic and Tectonic
(b) Tectonic and Gradational
(c) Gradational and Volcanic
(d) Gradational and Tectonic

Answer :  B

Question. Which are the most useful areas for human habitation?
(a) Plateaus
(b) Mountains
(c) Plains

Answer :  C

Question. Which of the following relief feature is known as tablelands
(a) Plateau
(b) Mountains
(c) Hills
(d) Plain

Answer :  A

Question. Which one of the following is the youngest folded mountain range in India?
(a) Aravalli Hills
(b) Eastern Ghats
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Himalayas

Answer :  D

Question.These are large stretches of flat land
(a) River
(b) Mountain
(c) Plateau
(d) Plain

Answer :  D

Question. The Salt range is in
(a) Pakistan
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Bangladesh
(d) India

Answer :  A

Question: Any natural elevation of the earth surface is know as —
(a) Plan
(b) Glaciers
(c) Mountain
(d) Pole

Answer:  C

Question. What are two land forming processes
(a) Upper processes and Lower processes
(b) Block processes and Fold processes
(c) Internal processes and External processes
(d) Minor processes and Major processes

Answer :  C

Question. Which of the following is the Peninsular plateau?
(a) Deccan
(b) Sahara
(c) Chotanagpur
(d) North

Answer :  A

Question. The landforms on earth are formed by
(a) Gradual forces
(b) Tectonic forces
(c) Volcanic forces
(d) Earth forces

Answer :  B

Question. Which of the following is not an agent of erosion and deposition
(a) Running water
(b) Glaciers
(c) Earthquake
(d) Wind

Answer :  C

Question. Himalayan mountains & the Alps mountains are example of
(a) Fold mountain
(b) Block mountain
(c) Volcanic mountain
(d) None of these

Answer:   A

Question. Mt. Kilimanjaro is in
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(c) South America
(d) North America

Answer :  B

Question. Which of the following is not a mountain?
(a) Rockies
(b) Alps
(c) Andes
(d) Prairies

Answer :  D

Question. Mountains are very useful. The mountains are a storehouse of
(a) Water
(b) Gas
(c) Rice
(d) Minerals

Answer :  A

Question. _______ are lowlands where slope of the land is gradual
(a) Mountains
(b) Rivers
(c) Plains
(d) Plateau

Answer :  C

Question. The Volcanic mountain Kilimanjaro in —
(a) Africa
(b) Japan
(c) America
(d) None of these

Answer:  A

Question. External process leads to
(a) Sinking of the earth surface
(b) Upliftment of earth's surface
(c) Continues wearing of the internal surface areas
(d) Continuous wearing down of the land surface

Answer :  D

Question. Glaciers are found in:
(a) The mountains
(b) The plains
(c) The plateaus
(d) The hills

Answer :  A

Question. A steep hill with an elevation of more than 600 metres is called
(a) Mountain
(b) Hill
(c) Glaciers
(d) Plains

Answer :  A

Question. Major Chinese river
(a) Tangtez
(b) Ken-zuan
(c) Yangtze
(d) Fangtze

Answer :  C

Question. — plateau is famous for gold & diamond mining.
(a) Africa
(b) American
(c) Indian
(d) All of these

Answer:  A

Question. The available land is not only for our use but also for
(a) future generationcorrect
(b) past generation
(c) present generation
(d) none of these

Answer :  A

Question. __________ forces originate from within the earth and ____ forces originate from outside the earth
(a) Volcanic and Tectonic
(b) Tectonic and Gradational
(c) Gradational and Volcanic
(d) Gradational and Tectonic

Answer :   B

Question. The Hundru falls is in
(a) Chhotanagpur
(b) Calcutta
(c) Ranchi
(d) Chhattisgarh.

Answer :  A

Question. Which of the following is not the type of mountains
(a) Rockies Mountain
(b) Block mountains
(c) Fold mountains
(d) Volcanic mountains

Answer :  A

Question. The river Yangtze flows in
(a) South America
(b) Australia
(c) China
(d) Asia

Answer :  C