World Geography Questions (MCQs) for UPSC, State PCS & SSC Examinations


Q.  Which among the following pairs of terraces is/are correctly matched?
1: Fluvial terraces – remnants of the former floodplain of a stream or river.
2: Kame terraces – represents the former shoreline of a sea or ocean.
3: Structural terraces – terrace created by the differential erosion of flat-lying or nearly flat-lying layered strata.
Select the correct code from the options given below:


a. Only 1
b. Only 1 & 3
c. Only 1 & 2
d. 1,2 & 3


ANSWER: See Answer
 
Terraces are step like landforms. They are erosional landforms.
Kame terraces are formed at the side of the glacial valley. They are the deposits of meltwater streams.
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