UPSC Geography Climate / जलवायु Question Bank Physiography and Climatic Zone

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    Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
    List-I (Processes) List-II (Land forms)
    A. Permafrost 1.  Flood plain
    B. Diastrophism 2.  Pingo
    C. Running water 3.   Stack
    D. Sea waves 4.  Horst

    A)             A-2       B-4       C-1       D-3

    B)             A-2       B-1       C-4       D-3

    C)             A-1       B-2       C-2       D-4

    D)             A-4       B-3       C-2       D-1

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Permafrost - Pingo (A pingo, also called a hydrolaccolith, is a mound of earth-covered ice found in the Arctic and subarctic that can reach upto 70 metres (230 ft) in height and up to 600 m (2,000 ft) in diameter.                                 Diastrophism - Horst: A horst is a raised block of the Earth's crust that has lifted, or has remained stationary, while the land on either side has subsided.           Running water - Flood Plain (A floodplain or flood plain is an area of land adjacent to a stream or rive that stretches from the banks of its channel to the If base of the enclosing valley walls and experiences flooding during periods of high discharge.)       Sea waves - Stack (A stack or sea stack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, formed by wave erosion.


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