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This section includes 9 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Geology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Type of reef with an annular, circular or semi-circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon is called __________ |
| A. | Fringing reefs |
| B. | Barrier reefs |
| C. | Atolls |
| D. | Deposited reefs |
| Answer» D. Deposited reefs | |
| 2. |
The type of reefs that occur from a distance of shore and have flat-topped ridges are __________ |
| A. | Fringing reefs |
| B. | Barrier reefs |
| C. | Atolls |
| D. | Deposited reefs |
| Answer» C. Atolls | |
| 3. |
Peculiar type of ridge-like marine deposits that have been formed due to accumulation of dead parts of certain of sea-organisms are called __________ |
| A. | Limestone |
| B. | Coral reefs |
| C. | Pearl |
| D. | Gorges |
| Answer» C. Pearl | |
| 4. |
The bodies of seawater moving backwards to sea after having reached and struck the seashore are called __________ |
| A. | Oscillatory waves |
| B. | Translatory waves |
| C. | Littoral currents |
| D. | Rip currents |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Bodies of seawater of considerable volume moving along and parallel to the shore are called __________ |
| A. | Oscillatory waves |
| B. | Translatory waves |
| C. | Littoral currents |
| D. | Lateral currents |
| Answer» D. Lateral currents | |
| 6. |
The type of waves that are characteristic of shallower portions of the sea? |
| A. | Oscillatory waves |
| B. | Translatory waves |
| C. | Littoral waves |
| D. | Lateral waves |
| Answer» C. Littoral waves | |
| 7. |
The type of waves that are characteristic of deeper portions of the sea? |
| A. | Oscillatory waves |
| B. | Translatory waves |
| C. | Littoral waves |
| D. | Lateral waves |
| Answer» B. Translatory waves | |
| 8. |
The slope starting from the farthest end of the continental shelf and continuing up to sea floor is __________ |
| A. | Continental belt |
| B. | Continental bench |
| C. | Beach |
| D. | Continental slope |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
The gently sloping land part that remains partly submerged under seawater is __________ |
| A. | Continental shelf |
| B. | Continental bench |
| C. | Beach |
| D. | Continental slope |
| Answer» B. Continental bench | |