Consider the following pairs:
Landforms : Process
1 Delta : River Deposition
2 Yardang : Wind Erosion
3 Fjord : Coastal Erosion
4 Drumlin : Glacial Deposition

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four

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Consider the following pairs:
Landforms : Process
1 Delta : River Deposition
2 Yardang : Wind Erosion
3 Fjord : Coastal Erosion
4 Drumlin : Glacial Deposition

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

●  A delta is a depositional feature of a river and forms at the mouth of a river where it deposits its sediments into a body of water like an ocean, sea or lake.
●  Yardangs are streamlined and elongated landforms created by the abrasive action of wind in arid regions.
●  Fjords are primarily the result of glacial erosion. They are formed where glaciers carve out deep U-shaped valleys that are later flooded by seawater once the glaciers retreat.
●  A drumlin is a glacial depositional landform in the shape of a rounded and elongated hill with a smooth surface.

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Consider the following pairs: Landforms : Process 1 Delta : River Deposition 2 Yardang : Wind Erosion 3 Fjord : Coastal Erosion 4 Drumlin : Glacial Deposition How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) Only three (d) All four