Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 - Shaping of the Earth's Surface MCQs

Class 9 Geography

Chapter 2: Shaping of the Earth's Surface

25 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with Answers

1. Which force is mainly responsible for the formation of mountains?

A. Wind

B. Running water

C. Internal forces (Endogenic forces)

D. Glaciers

Answer: C. Internal forces (Endogenic forces)

2. Which of the following is an example of an endogenic process?

A. Weathering

B. Erosion

C. Earthquake

D. Deposition

Answer: C. Earthquake

3. The wearing away of rocks without movement is called:

A. Erosion

B. Weathering

C. Deposition

D. Sedimentation

Answer: B. Weathering

4. Which agent is mainly responsible for forming V-shaped valleys?

A. Wind

B. River

C. Glacier

D. Sea waves

Answer: B. River

5. Which landform is created by the deposition of river sediments at its mouth?

A. Plateau

B. Delta

C. Gorge

D. Canyon

Answer: B. Delta

6. Which process breaks rocks into smaller pieces due to temperature changes?

A. Chemical Weathering

B. Biological Weathering

C. Physical Weathering

D. Soil Erosion

Answer: C. Physical Weathering

7. Which force is responsible for folding and faulting of rocks?

A. Exogenic forces

B. Endogenic forces

C. Solar energy

D. Gravity only

Answer: B. Endogenic forces

8. Which landform is commonly formed by glaciers?

A. Sand dune

B. U-shaped valley

C. Delta

D. Meander

Answer: B. U-shaped valley

9. Wind erosion is most active in:

A. Forests

B. Deserts

C. Mountains

D. River valleys

Answer: B. Deserts

10. Which process involves carrying weathered materials from one place to another?

A. Weathering

B. Erosion

C. Folding

D. Volcanism

Answer: B. Erosion

11. Which of the following is NOT an agent of erosion?

A. Wind

B. Running water

C. Sunlight

D. Glacier

Answer: C. Sunlight

12. Match the following correctly:

Agent Landform
A. River 1. Sand dune
B. Wind 2. Delta

A. A-1, B-2

B. A-2, B-1

C. A-2, B-2

D. A-1, B-1

Answer: B. A-2, B-1

13. Assertion (A): Rivers deposit sediments near their mouths.
Reason (R): River velocity decreases near the sea.

A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation.

B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation.

C. A is true, but R is false.

D. A is false, but R is true.

Answer: A

14. Which one of the following is a depositional landform of wind?

A. Gorge

B. Sand dune

C. Waterfall

D. Delta

Answer: B. Sand dune

15. Fill in the blank:

The slow wearing away of the Earth's surface by natural agents is called ________.

A. Folding

B. Erosion

C. Earthquake

D. Uplift

Answer: B. Erosion

16. Which statement is correct?

A. Glaciers are found only in deserts.

B. Rivers cannot erode rocks.

C. Glaciers move slowly and shape the land.

D. Wind forms deltas.

Answer: C. Glaciers move slowly and shape the land.

17. Which of these is an example of chemical weathering?

A. Rock breaking due to freezing water

B. Rusting of iron-rich rocks

C. Roots breaking rocks

D. River carrying sediments

Answer: B. Rusting of iron-rich rocks

18. The movement of tectonic plates mainly causes:

A. Rainfall

B. Earthquakes and mountain formation

C. Soil formation

D. River deposition

Answer: B. Earthquakes and mountain formation

19. Which process adds new materials to the Earth's surface?

A. Weathering

B. Erosion

C. Deposition

D. Folding

Answer: C. Deposition

20. Which sequence is correct?

A. Deposition → Weathering → Erosion

B. Weathering → Erosion → Deposition

C. Erosion → Deposition → Weathering

D. Folding → Weathering → Earthquake

Answer: B. Weathering → Erosion → Deposition

21. Identify the odd one out.

A. River

B. Glacier

C. Wind

D. Earthquake

Answer: D. Earthquake

22. Which landform is mainly created by sea waves?

A. Sea cliff

B. Plateau

C. Sand dune

D. Valley

Answer: A. Sea cliff

23. Biological weathering is caused by:

A. Flowing rivers

B. Living organisms like plant roots

C. Volcanoes

D. Earthquakes

Answer: B. Living organisms like plant roots

24. Which process continuously changes the Earth's surface?

A. Only internal forces

B. Only external forces

C. Both internal and external forces

D. Only gravity

Answer: C. Both internal and external forces

25. Which statement best describes the Earth's surface?

A. It always remains unchanged.

B. It changes continuously due to natural processes.

C. It changes only because of humans.

D. It changes only during earthquakes.

Answer: B. It changes continuously due to natural processes.
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