Class 6th Social Science Geography Chapter – 6 Major Landforms of the Earth MCQ Question & Answer

(1) The plains of Asia are formed by rivers ?

A. Ganga and Brahmaputra
B. Yamuna
C. Kaveri

Answer – (A) Ganga and Brahmaputra

(2) Which are the most useful areas for human habitation ?

A. Plateaus
B. Mountains
C. Plains

Answer – (C) Plains

(3) African plateau is famous for ?

A. Gold and diamond
B. Iron mining
C. Coalmining

Answer – (A) Gold and diamond

(4) The Tibet plateau is the highest plateau in the world with a height of ?

A. 2000-4000 mtr
B. 4000-6000 mtr
C. 8000-9000 mtr

Answer – (B) 4000-6000 mtr

(5) Which is ideal for cultivation of crops ?

A. River valleys
B. Flora and fauna
C. Glaciers

Answer – (A) River valleys

(6) Mt. Fujiyama is situated in ?

A. India
B. Japan
C. Africa

Answer – (B) Japan

(7) Mt. Kilimanjaro is situated in ?

A. India
B. Japan
C. Africa

Answer – (C) Africa

(8) The Himalayan Mountains and the Alps are example of ?

A. Fold Mt.
B. Block Mt
C. Volcanic Mt

Answer – (A) Fold Mt

(9) The continuous wearing down and rebuilding of the land surface is a/an ?

A. Internal process
B. External process
C. Glaciers.

Answer – (B) External process

(10) Undersea mountain is ?

A. Mauna Kea
B. Kilimanjaro
C. Fujiyama

Answer – (A) Mauna Kea

(11) How plateau is differ from the mountains ?

A. It is considerably higher than the surroundings
B. Plateau is elevated flat land
C. There are three types of mountains
D. Its elevation is more than 600 metres

Answer – (B) Plateau is elevated flat land

(12) Which of the following is the Peninsular plateau ?

A. Deccan
B. Sahara
C. Chotanagpur
D. North

Answer – (A) Deccan

(13) What are two land forming processes ?

A. Upper processes and Lower processes
B. Block processes and Fold processes
C. Internal processes and External processes
D. Minor processes and Major processes

Answer – (C) Internal processes and External processes

(14) Which of the following is not the type of mountains ?

A. Rockies Mountain
B. Block mountains
C. Fold mountains
D. Volcanic mountains

Answer – (A) Rockies Mountain

(15) _______________ forces originate from within the earth and _______________ forces originate from outside the earth ?

A. Volcanic and Tectonic
B. Tectonic and Gradational
C. Gradational and Volcanic
D. Gradational and Tectonic

Answer – (B) Tectonic and Gradational

(16) Wearing away of earth ?

A. Erosion
B. Weather
C. Climate
D. Horst

Answer – (A) Erosion

(17) These are large stretches of flat land ?

A. River
B. Mountain
C. Plateau
D. Plain

Answer – (D) Plain

(18) Mountains are very useful. The mountains are a storehouse of ?

A. Water
B. Gas
C. Rice
D. Minerals

Answer – (A) Water

(19) Which of the following is not a volcanic mountain ?

A. Cotopaxi
B. Rockies
C. Fujiyama
D. Krakatoa

Answer – (B) Rockies

(20) __________ is the continuous wearing down and rebuilding of the land surface ?

A. Minor process
B. External process
C. Internal process
D. Major process

Answer – (B) External process