Rocks, Minerals & Landforms MCQs with Answers

As the amount of clay in a soil increases, its water retaining capacity ?

• A.Remains the same
• B.Decreases
• C.Increases
• D.First increases then decreases

Remains of ancient organisms are called ?

• A.Minerals
• B.Sediments
• C.Fossils
• D.Artifacts

Physical resources are ?

• A.Renewable resources
• B.Nonrenewable resources
• C.Biotic resources
• D.Inexhaustible resources

Index fossils means ?

• A.Fossils found in the deepest rock layers
• B.Fossils that are perfectly preserved
• C.Fossils used as reference for time scaling
• D.Fossils of extinct marine organisms only

Which of the following form of coal has maximum percentage of carbon?

• A.Peat
• B.Lignite
• C.Bituminous
• D.Anthracite

Which one of the following statements is not true regarding silt (type of soil)?

• A.It is composed of fine particles that are smaller than sand but larger than clay
• B.It is often deposited by rivers and is very fertile
• C.It is not useful for gardening, growth of plants and crops
• D.It has a smooth, powdery texture when dry and feels slippery when wet

Sand consists of bigger particles, light in weight. The color of sand particles is _?

• A.Brown
• B.Grey
• C.Black
• D.White

WALFORM stands for _?

• A.Weather and Land Formation
• B.Water and Land Formation
• C.Wind and Land Formation
• D.Wave and Land Formation

Even crystal has?

• A.Infinite centers of symmetry
• B.Two centers of symmetry
• C.No center of symmetry
• D.Only one center of symmetry

Past Paper MCQ

What are moraines?

• A.Deposits by glaciers
• B.Deposits by rivers
• C.Deposits by wind
• D.Deposits by ocean waves