CBSE Class 7 Social Science Geography Our Changing Earth MCQs

Question. Which is caused by the sudden movements of the earth?
(a) Volcano
(b) Folding
(c) Flood plain
(d) All of these

Answer : A

Question. When the river tumbles at steep angle over very hard rocks or down a steep valley side it forms a
(a) Seafall
(b) Waterfall
(c) River fall
(d) Ocean fall

Answer : B

Question. What do you know by Ox-bow Lakes?
(a) Lakes formed from animal participation
(b) Lakes for ox
(c) Cutting of meander loop from main rivers
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Where is the Angel falls located?
(a) South Africa
(b) South America
(c) South India
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. What are sand-dunes?
(a) Low hill-like structures
(b) Big mountains
(c) Volcano
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. What do you know by Volcano?
(a) Vent in the earth crust
(b) It erupt molten magma
(c) Erupt lava
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. A massive earthquake hit Bhuj Town on
(a) 16th December 2001
(b) 26th January 2004
(c) 26th January 2001
(d) 16th December 2004

Answer : C

Question. How is glacial moraines formed?
(a) By deposit of magma
(b) By deposit of material by glacier
(c) By deposit of layer of earth
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Sudden movements in the earth are called
(a) earthquakescorrect
(b) building mountains
(c) focus
(d) none of these

Answer : A

Question. movements like earthquakes and volcanoes cause mass destruction over the surface of the earth.
(a) Slow
(b) External
(c) Sudden
(d) Erosional

Answer : C

Question. The molten magma inside the earth moves in a
(a) Horizontal manner
(b) Triangular manner
(c) Vertical manner
(d) Circular manner

Answer : D

Question. An earthquake is measured with a machine called a
(a) Theismograph
(b) Heismograph
(c) Seismograph
(d) Meismograph

Answer : C

Question. What is known as the steep rocky coast rising most vertically above the sea water?
(a) Sea cliff
(b) Glaciers
(c) Sea waves
(d) Stacks

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following rivers does not form a delta?
(a) Godavari
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Narmada
(d) Krishna

Answer : C

Question. What is the name of the instrument used for measuring earthquake?
(a) Thermometer
(b) Seismograph
(c) Weighing machine
(d) All of these

Answer : B

Question. Natural cavity of weak rocks formed by action of waves
(a) Sea arches
(b) Stacks
(c) Sea caves
(d) Sea cliff

Answer : C

Question. The place in the crust where the movement starts is called the
(a) Waves
(b) Focus
(c) Epicentre
(d) Crust

Answer : B

Question. Earthquake is measured with machine called
(a) Telegraph
(b) Compass
(c) Lactometer
(d) Seismograph

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following is NOT exogenic force
(a) Volcano
(b) Wind
(c) Sea Waves
(d) Glaciers

Answer : A

Question. Which agent of gradation forms Musroom rocks
(a) River
(b) Sea Waves
(c) Wind
(d) Glacier

Answer : C

Question. In deserts you can see rocks in the shape of a mushroom, commonly called
(a) Mushroom rocks
(b) Meshrum rocks
(c) Mushrom rocks
(d) Moshrum rocks

Answer : A

Question. When the Lithospheric plates move, the surface of the earth vibrates. The vibrations can travel all round the earth. These vibrations are called
(a) Glaciers
(b) Earthquakes
(c) Volcano
(d) Waves

Answer : B

Question. The place on the surface above the focus is called the
(a) Vent
(b) Earthquake
(c) Cater
(d) Epicentre

Answer : D

Question. The steep rocky coast rising almost vertically above sea water is called
(a) Sea arches
(b) Sea cliff
(c) Sea caves
(d) Stacks

Answer: B

Question. Which is not an erosional feature of sea waves? 
(a) Seacliff
(b) Beach
(c) Sea cave
(d) None of these

Answer: B

Question. In which continent is the highest waterfall ‘Angel Falls of Venezuela’ located?
(a) South Americacorrect
(b) South Africa
(c) South Africa
(d) North India

Answer : A

Question. The highest waterfall is
(a) Zambia Falls
(b) Angel Falls
(c) Niagara Falls
(d) Victoria Falls

Answer : B

Question. It is a circular opening through which hot molten material erupt suddenly. This opening is called
(a) Vent
(b) Lava
(c) Mantle
(d) Crust

Answer : A

Question. What do you mean by erosion?
(a) Moving of plates
(b) Type of exogenic forces
(c) Wearing away of landscape
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. The highest waterfall in the world is
(a) Angel Falls
(b) Niagra Falls
(c) Victoria Falls
(d) Jog falls

Answer : A