Which one of the following is a factor of soil formation ?
Leaching
Parent material
Deposition
Erosion
Which of the following is an endogenic geomorphic process ?
Diastrophism
Hydration
How many primary factors are responsible for the formation of soil ?
Three
Five
Six
Four
Where does debris avalanches and landslides occur very frequently in our country ?
Himalayas
Aravallis
Deccan plateau
Sahyadri
What process takes place when oxidised minerals are in an environment where oxygen is absent ?
Oxidation
Carbonation
Reduction
Which of the following material is affected by hydration process ?
Salts
Quartz
Granite
Clay
Which one of the following processes can be classified in to three major group as chemical, physical and biological ?
Endogenic
Weathering
Exogenic
Volcanism
Debris avalanche can be included in the category of ?
Landslides
Rapid flow mass movements
Subsidence
Slow flow mass movement
Which of the following is rapid and easily distinguishable mass movement ?
Solifluction
Earthflow
Mudflow
Dome is formed due to which process ?
Exfoliation
Orogeny