{"id":86103,"date":"2025-06-01T03:37:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86103"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:37:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:37:33","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-is-not-a-fluvial-landform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-a-fluvial-landform\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following is not a fluvial landform?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following is not a fluvial landform?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Cirque&#8221; option2=&#8221;Gorge&#8221; option3=&#8221;Braids&#8221; option4=&#8221;Canyon&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nFluvial landforms are geological features created by the action of flowing water, primarily rivers and streams. Gorges and Canyons are deep valleys carved by river erosion. Braids, specifically braided channels, are a type of river morphology characterized by multiple interwoven channels formed by the deposition and erosion of sediment by the river. A Cirque (also known as a corrie or cwm) is a bowl-shaped depression carved into a mountain side by glacial erosion, specifically at the head of a glacier. Therefore, a Cirque is a glacial landform, not a fluvial one.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Fluvial landforms are shaped by rivers.<br \/>\n&#8211; Gorge, Canyon, and Braids are landforms created by rivers.<br \/>\n&#8211; A Cirque is a landform created by glaciers.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nExamples of other fluvial landforms include V-shaped valleys, floodplains, meanders, oxbow lakes, deltas, alluvial fans, levees, and waterfalls. Glacial landforms include U-shaped valleys, moraines, drumlins, eskers, and tarns.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following is not a fluvial landform? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Cirque&#8221; option2=&#8221;Gorge&#8221; option3=&#8221;Braids&#8221; option4=&#8221;Canyon&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2020 Download PDFAttempt Online Fluvial landforms are geological features created by the action of flowing water, primarily rivers and streams. 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Therefore, a Cirque is a glacial landform, not a fluvial one. - Fluvial landforms are shaped by rivers. - Gorge, Canyon, and Braids are landforms created by rivers. - A Cirque is a landform created by glaciers.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-a-fluvial-landform\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Which one of the following is not a fluvial landform?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fluvial landforms are geological features created by the action of flowing water, primarily rivers and streams. Gorges and Canyons are deep valleys carved by river erosion. 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