Description : Lake formed in a cut off river, meander is called: (1) Playa Lake (2) Meteoric Lake (3) Ox-Bow Lake (4) Crater Lake
Last Answer : (3) Ox-Bow Lake Explanation: An oxbow lake is a U-shaped body of water formed when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off to create a lake. This landform is called an oxbow lake for the distinctive curved shape, named after part of a yoke for oxen.
Description : Which of the following is a typical feature of river erosion in youthful stage ? (1) Ox-bow lake (2) Gorge (3) Valley in valley (4) Cut-bank
Last Answer : Gorge
Description : Which of the following is a typical feature of river erosion in youthful stage? (1) Ox-bow lake (2) Gorge (3) Valley in valley (4) Cut-bank
Last Answer : (2) Gorge Explanation: Youthful rivers or streams are typically found in the highland or mountainous areas. They are characterized by steep slopes, a relatively small volume of water and rapid ... small lakes, waterfalls, rapids, V-shaped valleys, gorges and interlocking spurs are frequently found.
Description : Lake formed in a cut off river, meander is called?
Last Answer : Ox-Bow lake.
Description : Wular lake of Kashmir is a : [IAS 2003] (a) Ox- bow lake (b) Lake formed by blocking of ice (c) Lake formed by terminal morainic dam (d) Lake formed by deposition of silt
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : The cup-shaped mouth of the volcano is (1) Focus (2) Epicentre (3) Crater (4) Cinder cone
Last Answer : Crater
Description : Select the correct statement. (A) A meander increases the river length but a cut off reduces the river length (B) A cut-off increases the river length but a meander reduces the river length ( ... meander and cut-off increase the river length (D) Both meander and cut-off decrease the river length
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : What type of lake formed when a large meander was by passed?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities ? (1) Lagoon (2) Fresh water lake (3) Cladera lake (4) Karst lake
Last Answer : Cladera lake
Description : Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities ? (1) Caldera lake (2) Karst lake (3) Lagoon (4) Fresh water lake
Last Answer : Caldera lake
Description : Where are ox bow lakes founf -Geography
Last Answer : Oxbow lakes are found in river valleys. An oxbow is a crescent-shaped lake lying alongside a winding river. The oxbow lake is created over time as erosion and deposition of soil change the river's course.
Description : Where are ox bow lakes found -Geography
Description : Moraines are formed in (1) River deltas (2) Arid regions (3) Glacial regions (4) Monsoon region
Last Answer : Glacial regions
Description : Hanging Valley is formed due to the action of (1) Glacier (2) River (3) Ocean (4) Wind
Last Answer : Glacier
Description : The stagnant water at the bottom of a lake is called (1) Epilimnion (2) Mesolimnion (3) Metalimnion(4) Hypolimnion
Last Answer : Hypolimnion
Description : The rapidly growing mass of phytoplankton covering the surface water of a lake or pond is known as : (1) Eutrophication (2) Water bloom (3) Water pollution (4) Water hyacinth
Last Answer : Eutrophication
Description : Atoll is a kind of (1) sand-dune (2) lake (3) sandbar (4) inland sea
Last Answer : inland sea
Description : Which is the example of crater lake? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Oregon'
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Which is the example of crater lake?
Last Answer : Oregon
Description : What is considered to be the oldest lake in North America? w) Mono Lake, CA x) Lake Superior, MI y) The Great Salt Lake, UT z) Crater Lake, OR
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- MONO LAKE, CA
Description : Tortuosity of a meandering river is the ratio of (A) Meander belt to meander length (B) Meander length to meander belt (C) Curved length along the channel to the direct axial length of the river reach (D) Direct axial length of the river reach to curved length along the channel
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The meander pattern of a river is developed by (A) Average discharge (B) Dominant discharge (C) Maximum discharge (D) Critical discharge
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : A meander bend in a river, named from river meander - where
Last Answer : Turkey
Description : A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called (1) Delta (2) Levee (3) Flood Plain (4) Dune
Last Answer : Levee
Description : The curved body of water formed when a meandering river reshapes and cuts off one of its bends is called: w) an Essing pond x) an Oxbow lake y) a Swensen pool z) a Groovy pool
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- AN OXBOW LAKE
Description : The soil conservation method in which mountain slope is cut into step is (1) Contour ploughing (2) Cover planting (3) Strip cropping (4) Terracing
Last Answer : Terracing
Description : 1. Which newspaper was published in Bengali language? 2. The Imperial Bank of India, after nationalisation was given the name of which bank? 3. Deficiency of which vitamin causes knock-knee, ... landlocked protected port ? 20. Where was a Buddhisit council during the reign of Ashoka held?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. Jugantar 2. State Bank of India 3. Vitamin D 4. Hudson Bay 5. Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh 6. 14 years 7. Methanol and water 8. Vishwamitra Award 9. Rivers 10. January 30, ... Bangladesh 15. Political policies 16. Pascal's law 17. 1999-2000 18. 1930 19. Vishakhapatnam 20. At Pataliputra
Description : Depression formed due to deflating action of winds are called (1) Playas (2) Yardang (3) Ventifacts (4) Sand dunes
Last Answer : Yardang
Description : The mountain formed on the earth crust due to tension is called (1) Young folded mountain (2) Old folded mountain (3) Laccolith mountain (4) Block mountain
Last Answer : Block mountain
Description : Mounds of sand formed by wind action are called (1) Cliffs (2) Cirques (3) Dunes (4) Hamadas
Last Answer : Dunes
Description : The food chain refers to the transfer of energy from : (1) the interior of the earth to the surface (2) lower to higher latitudes (3) one organism to another (4) organisms of the land to those of the sea by means of river
Last Answer : one organism to another
Description : What process takes place during the youthful stage of a river ? (1) Valley widening (2) River rejuvenating (3) Valley deepening (4) Meandering
Last Answer : Valley deepening
Description : A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is ____________ (1) Dendritic (2) Trellis (3) Rectangular(4) Radial
Last Answer : Trellis
Description : The ‘graded profile’ of a river course is a (1) smooth curve from source to mouth. (2) smooth curve in the upper course. (3) smooth curve in the middle course. (4) smooth curve in the lower course.
Last Answer : smooth curve from source to mouth.
Description : The longest river in Asia is (1) River Indus (2) River Yangtze (3) River Hwang Ho (4) River Ganga
Last Answer : River Yangtze
Description : Widening of a river valley takes place due to (1) Corrosion (2) Lateral erosion (3) Corrasion (4) Hydraulic action
Last Answer : Lateral erosion
Description : The main cause of recurring flood is (1) Soil erosion (2) Deforestation (3) Silting of river beds (4) All of the above
Last Answer : All of the above
Description : The greatest erosive power of a river is associated with (1) gorges (2) meanders (3) inter-locking spurs (4) V-shaped valley
Last Answer : meanders
Description : The temperature of water at the bottom of a large waterfall is higher than that of the water at the top. because (1) the falling water absorbs heat from the Sun. (2) the water at the bottom has greater ... of the falling water is converted into heat. (4) rocks on the bed of the river give out heat.
Last Answer : the kinetic energy of the falling water is converted into heat.
Description : What is meant by Isthmus? (1) Mouth of a river where it joins the sea (2) Narrow strip of water dividing two land masses (3) Narrow strip of land dividing two oceans (4) Narrow strip of land connecting two large areas of land
Last Answer : Narrow strip of land dividing two oceans
Description : Mushroom Rocks are the typical land forms seen in (1) River Valleys (2) Mountain tops (3) Coastal areas (4) Deserts
Last Answer : Deserts
Description : The west to east extension of the Himalayas is from (1) Indus gorge to Dihang gorge (2) K2 to Chomoihari (3) Nanga Parbat to Namcha Barwa (4) Rakaposhi to Lohit river
Last Answer : Indus gorge to Dihang gorge
Description : The Grand Canyon is located on the : (1) Colorado River (2) Rhine River (3) Tapi River (4) Niger River
Last Answer : Colorado River
Description : Soil formed by leaching and oxidation is (1) Black soil (2) Laterite soil (3) Red soil (4) Montane soil
Last Answer : Laterite soil
Description : The significant quantity of upper soil is formed by (1) Igneous rock (2) Sedimentary rock (3) Metamorphic rock (4) Biological degradation
Last Answer : Sedimentary rock
Description : Sea breeze is formed during (1) Day time (2) Night time (3) Both (4) Seasonal
Last Answer : Day time
Description : Ozone layer is formed due to reactions of : (1) oxygen and ultraviolet rays (2) carbon dioxide and layers of atmosphere (3) cosmic rays and layers of atmosphere (4) infrared rays and ultraviolet rays
Last Answer : oxygen and ultraviolet rays
Description : The land forms formed by wave erosion is : (1) Spit (2) Beach (3) Cave (4) Barrier island
Last Answer : Cave
Description : Meanders are the features formed by (1) glaciers (2) rivers (3) winds (4) ocean waters
Last Answer : rivers