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Slipping of rock debris with a backward rotation is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Debris avalanches and landslides are most frequent in which Indian range?Read the answer and worked solution →Erosion and transportation are controlled by which form of energy?Read the answer and worked solution →Karst topography develops only where rocks are permeable and:Read the answer and worked solution →During deposition, which materials settle out first?Read the answer and worked solution →Soil formation is also called:Read the answer and worked solution →How many basic factors control soil formation?Read the answer and worked solution →Removal of silica from soil in wet equatorial climates is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Calcium carbonate nodules formed in tropical soils are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the exogenic processesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the chemical weatheringRead the answer and worked solution →Run the soil numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the mass movementsRead the answer and worked solution →Endogenic or exogenicRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the weathering typesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Geomorphic bingoRead the answer and worked solution →India is one of how many mega bio-diversity countries of the world?Read the answer and worked solution →With about 47,000 plant species, India ranks which in the world in plant diversity?Read the answer and worked solution →India's roughly 15,000 flowering plants form what share of the world's flowering plants?Read the answer and worked solution →According to the India State of Forest Report 2011, India's forest cover is:Read the answer and worked solution →Tropical evergreen forests are at their best where annual rainfall exceeds:Read the answer and worked solution →Ebony, mahogany, rosewood, rubber and cinchona belong to which forest type?Read the answer and worked solution →The most widespread forests of India, also called monsoon forests, are the:Read the answer and worked solution →Trees of the tropical deciduous forests shed their leaves in dry summer for about:Read the answer and worked solution →The most dominant species of the moist deciduous forests is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Thorn forests and scrubs are the natural vegetation where rainfall is less than:Read the answer and worked solution →Wet temperate forests of oaks and chestnuts are found between heights of:Read the answer and worked solution →Coniferous trees like pine, deodar, silver fir and spruce are found between:Read the answer and worked solution →Alpine vegetation in the mountains generally begins above:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Slipping of rock debris with a backward rotation is called:

  1. Creep
  2. Heave
  3. Flow
  4. Slump
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Correct answer: D. Slump

1. Debris slide has no backward rotation. 2. Slump rotates backward as it slips. 3. Rock fall is free falling of blocks. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 6, Geomorphic Processes._

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Debris avalanches and landslides are most frequent in which Indian range?

  1. Himalayas
  2. Nilgiris
  3. Aravallis
  4. Vindhyas
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Correct answer: A. Himalayas

1. The range is tectonically active with steep slopes. 2. The Himalayas see the most landslides. 3. The Nilgiris are more stable but also see them. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 6, Geomorphic Processes._

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Erosion and transportation are controlled by which form of energy?

  1. Chemical
  2. Kinetic
  3. Potential
  4. Thermal
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Correct answer: B. Kinetic

1. Moving agents carry the debris. 2. Kinetic energy drives erosion and transport. 3. Wind, water and ice are three states of matter. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 6, Geomorphic Processes._

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