Roughly conical hills, composed of sorted glacio-fluvial deposits, are

Roughly conical hills, composed of sorted glacio-fluvial deposits, are called:

Erratics
Drumlins
Kames
Eskers
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UPSC Geoscientist – 2021
Kames are irregular, roughly conical hills composed of stratified sand and gravel deposited by meltwater streams at the edge or on the surface of a retreating glacier, or in contact with stagnant glacial ice.
The description “roughly conical hills, composed of sorted glacio-fluvial deposits” perfectly matches the characteristics of Kames.
Erratics are large boulders transported and deposited by ice. Drumlins are elongated, streamlined hills formed by glacial ice, composed of till (unsorted). Eskers are long, sinuous ridges formed by meltwater streams flowing within or beneath a glacier.
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