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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. |
Places of steep drops in elevation in the course of a river are called __________ |
| A. | Depressions |
| B. | Cavities |
| C. | Knickpoints |
| D. | Nickopoints |
| Answer» D. Nickopoints | |
| 2. |
The condition not favouring the formation of delta is __________ |
| A. | Absence of strong sea currents |
| B. | Presence of good quality of load |
| C. | Slope of seashore where the stream enters must be gentle |
| D. | Presence of strong sea currents |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The fore-set beds are intermediate layers. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 4. |
A typical delta is made of how many layers? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» C. 5 | |
| 5. |
Alluvial deposits of roughly triangular shape that are deposited by major rivers at their mouths are called __________ |
| A. | Deltas |
| B. | Backwaters |
| C. | Lakes |
| D. | Streams |
| Answer» B. Backwaters | |
| 6. |
The most common type of flood plains are __________ |
| A. | Flat flood plains |
| B. | Simple flood plains |
| C. | Compound flood plains |
| D. | Complex flood plains |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Magnificent jumps made by a stream or river water at certain specific parts of their course where there is a sudden and considerable drop in the gradient of the channel are called __________ |
| A. | Streams |
| B. | Hydraulic jumps |
| C. | Waterfalls |
| D. | Knick-jumps |
| Answer» D. Knick-jumps | |
| 8. |
Every major river is associated with a valley of its own. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 9. |
The variously shaped depressions of different dimensions that are developed in the riverbed are called __________ |
| A. | Potholes |
| B. | Cavities |
| C. | Dents |
| D. | Craters |
| Answer» B. Cavities | |