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(1) An isthmus is:?

  • A. A river delta
  • B. A type of desert landform
  • C. A narrow strip of land joining two land masses
  • D. A narrow passage of water connecting two oceans
(c) A narrow strip of land joining two land masses

(2) In Greek, Bios means:?

  • A. Life
  • B. Stone
  • C. Water
  • D. Vapour
(a) Life

(3) Who were the first men to climb Mt. Everest?

  • A. Edmund Hillary and Bachendri Pal
  • B. Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Junko Tabei
  • C. Junko Tabei and Edmund Hillary
  • D. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa
(d) Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa

(4) Who was the first woman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest?

  • A. Bachendri Pal
  • B. Junko Tabei
  • C. Santosh Yadav
  • D. Wanda Rutkiewicz
(b) Junko Tabei

(5) Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mt. Everest?

  • A. Bachendri Pal
  • B. Junko Tabei
  • C. Santosh Yadav
  • D. Wanda Rutkiewicz
(a) Bachendri Pal

(6) What are landforms on the Earth's surface the result of?

  • A. Only internal processes
  • B. Only external processes
  • C. Both internal and external processes
  • D. Volcanic eruptions only
(c) Both internal and external processes

(7) Which of the following are examples of mountain ranges?

  • A. Himalayas, Alps, Andes
  • B. Rockies, Sahara, Alps
  • C. Himalayas, Sahara, Rockies
  • D. Andes, Sahara, Alps
(a) Himalayas, Alps, Andes

(8) What is the arrangement of mountains in a line called?

  • A. Plateau
  • B. Mountain belt
  • C. Mountain cluster
  • D. Mountain range
(d) Mountain range

(9) The process of rebuilding the Earth's surface is called:?

  • A. Erosion
  • B. Deposition
  • C. Upliftment
  • D. Sedimentation
(b) Deposition

(10) What is the wearing away of the Earth's surface called?

  • A. Deposition
  • B. Erosion
  • C. Weathering
  • D. Elevation
(b) Erosion