{"id":87580,"date":"2025-06-01T06:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=87580"},"modified":"2025-06-01T06:48:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:48:07","slug":"which-of-the-following-is-are-coastal-erosional-features-1-notc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-is-are-coastal-erosional-features-1-notc\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following is\/are coastal erosional feature(s) ?\n  1. Notc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following is\/are coastal erosional feature(s) ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Notch<\/li>\n<li>2. Sea Arch<\/li>\n<li>3. Cliff<\/li>\n<li>4. Hook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option2=&#8221;2, 3 and 4&#8243; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1 only&#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 NDA-1 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is (A) 1, 2 and 3.<br \/>\n1. Notch: An undercut base of a cliff formed by wave erosion is an erosional feature.<br \/>\n2. Sea Arch: An archway formed in a headland by wave erosion is an erosional feature.<br \/>\n3. Cliff: A steep rock face often formed by the erosive action of waves on a coastline is an erosional feature.<br \/>\n4. Hook: A hook is a type of spit where the end is curved inwards due to wave refraction or opposing currents. A spit is a depositional feature made of accumulated sediment. Thus, a hook is fundamentally depositional.<br \/>\nTherefore, 1, 2, and 3 are coastal erosional features.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nCoastal erosional features are shaped by the destructive forces of waves, currents, and tides on the coastline, while depositional features are built up by the accumulation of sediment.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nProcesses like hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition, and solution contribute to coastal erosion, leading to the formation of landforms like notches, caves, arches, stacks, stumps, cliffs, and wave-cut platforms. Depositional processes create landforms like beaches, spits, bars, tombolos, and dunes.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following is\/are coastal erosional feature(s) ? 1. Notch 2. Sea Arch 3. Cliff 4. Hook Select the correct answer using the code given below : [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option2=&#8221;2, 3 and 4&#8243; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC NDA-1 &#8211; 2018 Download &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following is\/are coastal erosional feature(s) ?\n  1. Notc\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-is-are-coastal-erosional-features-1-notc\/#more-87580\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which of the following is\/are coastal erosional feature(s) ?<br \/>\n  1. 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