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Multiple choice geography the signature of time movement of the earth's plates development of landforms study of continents - north america biosphere and landscape

The paleomagnetic results obtained from India indicates that in the past, the Indian landmass has moved ________.

  1. northward

  2. southward

  3. eastward

  4. westward
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Paleomagnetic data from the Indian subcontinent shows that it was once part of Gondwana and drifted northwards over millions of years to collide with the Eurasian plate. This movement is a well-established fact in plate tectonics.

Multiple choice geography the signature of time movement of the earth's plates development of landforms study of continents - north america biosphere and landscape

Western Ghats are formed as a result of ______________.

  1. Accumulation of rocks

  2. Eastward tilting of peninsular block

  3. Faulting of earth's crust

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Western Ghats are an escarpment formed by the faulting and subsequent subsidence of the western part of the Indian peninsula during the breakup of Gondwanaland. This created the steep western face of the mountains.

Multiple choice geography the signature of time movement of the earth's plates development of landforms study of continents - north america biosphere and landscape

 which of the following reason justifies the statement of  that Asia and Australia were joined together some million years ago?

  1. Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia

  2. Culture of both places has many similarities

  3. Climate is quite similar

  4. The big green fields found in Australia are very much like

    those in Asia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The presence of marsupial fossils in Asia provides evidence that these animals, now primarily found in Australia, once inhabited a broader range when the continents were connected. This supports the theory of continental drift and ancient land bridges.

Multiple choice geography the signature of time movement of the earth's plates development of landforms study of continents - north america biosphere and landscape

Match the following:

List-I List-II
A. Deccan Traps 1. Late cenozoic
B. Western Ghats 2. Pre-cambrian
C. Aravalli 3. Cretaceous Eocene
D. Namada-Tapi Alluvial deposits 4. Cambrian
5. Plestocene

  1. A - 3, B - 5, C - 1, D - 4

  2. A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 5

  3. A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4

  4. A - 1, B - 4, C - 2, D - 5
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Deccan Traps are Cretaceous-Eocene (3), Western Ghats are Late Cenozoic (1), Aravalli are Pre-cambrian (2), and Narmada-Tapi deposits are Pleistocene (5). Option B correctly maps these geological periods to the features.

Multiple choice geography the signature of time movement of the earth's plates development of landforms study of continents - north america biosphere and landscape

Forces which act in the interior of the earth are called as _______________.

  1. Exogenic forces

  2. Endogenic forces

  3. Eurogenic forces

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The horizontal and vertical movements caused by the forces coming from the origin of the earth are known as endogenic forces. The origin of the endogenic force is caused by the contraction and expansion of rocks due to variation in thermal conditions and temperature inside the earth.

Multiple choice geography study of continents - north america movement of the earth's plates development of landforms the signature of time

During solar eclipse which of the following comes in the middle?

  1. Sun

  2. Moon

  3. Earth

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun. This can happen only at new moon when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth in an alignment. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In partial and annular eclipses, only part of the Sun is obscured.

Multiple choice geography study of continents - north america movement of the earth's plates development of landforms the signature of time

 Two halves in which Earth is divided are called _______________.

    1. ridges

    2. trenches

    3. equators

    4. hemispheres
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    D Correct answer
    Explanation

    The Hemispheres of the Earth in geography and cartography refer to any division of the globe into two hemispheres. The most common such divisions are by latitudinal or longitudinal markers:

    North-South

    Northern Hemisphere, the half that is north of the equator

    Southern Hemisphere, the half that lies south of the equator,

    East-West

    Eastern Hemisphere, the half that lies east of the prime meridian and west of the 180th meridian

    Western Hemisphere, the half that lies west of the prime meridian and east of the 180th meridian

    Multiple choice geography biosphere and landscape movement of the earth's plates development of landforms the signature of time study of continents - north america

    Name the huge ancient landmass which consisted of India, Australia, South Africa and South America as one single landmass.

    1. Angara land

    2. Canadian shield

    3. Gondwana land

    4. Tethys sea
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    C Correct answer
    Explanation

    Gondwana land:.Gondwana, also called Gondwanaland, ancient supercontinent that incorporated present-day South America, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, India, Australia, and Antarctica.

    Multiple choice geography biosphere and landscape movement of the earth's plates development of landforms the signature of time study of continents - north america

    Identify the correct opti

    Agents  Landforms 
    A. River  I. Hanging Valley 
    B. Wind  II. Stalactite 
    C. Glaciers  III. Sand dune 
    D. Ground water  IV. Canyon 

    on from the pairs given below: 

    1. $A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV $
    2. $ A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III $
    3. $A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II $
    4. $A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I $
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    C Correct answer
    Explanation

    River $\rightarrow$ landform formed is Canyon

    Wind $\rightarrow$ landform formed is sand dune
    Glaciers $\rightarrow$ landform formed is Hanging valley
    Groundwater $\rightarrow$ landform formed is Stalactite.