Landslides MCQ Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. The movement of earthy materials from higher region to lower region due to gravitational pull is called

1. Earth quake
2. soil erosion
3. landslide
4. cyclone

2. Downhill movement of earth is mainly caused by .

1. Monsoon failure
2. rain
3. drought
4. pollution

3. Movement of heavy vehicles on the unstable sloppy region creates .

1. Earth quake
2. flood
3. volcano
4. landslide

4. is the device which is used to detect landslides.

1. Vibration sensor
2. piezo electric crystal
3. strain gauge
4. proximity sensor

5. To prevent landslide, improving the cultivation in the sloppy region, the roots of which Provide effect.

1. Erosion
2. coherent
3. cohesion
4. floo

6. is a downward movement of wet soil along the slopes under the influence ofgravity.

1. Creep
2. Lahars
3. Debris flow
4. Solification

7. is extremely slow downward movement of dry surfacial matters.

1. Lahars
2. Creep
3. Solification
4. Debris flow

8. is ash from a volcanic mixer with water to form a thick river of mud.

1. Lahars
2. Solification
3. Debris flow
4. Creep

9. A ........... is the form of rapid mass movement of earthy matters.

1. Solification
2. Creep
3. debris flow
4. Lahars

10. Movement of earthquake waves through the ground can produce .

1. Solification
2. Creep
3. Liquefaction
4. Lahars