OPSC OCS 2021 · Question 19 of 72

Match the following and choose correct codes: I. Barchans (i) Coastal II. Meander (ii) Glacier III. Saddle (iii) Aeolian IV. Stalk (iv) Fluvial Codes:

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A(I) – (ii), (II) – (iii), (III) – (i), (IV) – (iv)
B(I) – (ii), (II) – (iv), (III) – (iii), (IV) – (i)
C(I) – (i), (II) – (iii), (III) – (ii), (IV) – (iv)
D(I) – (iii), (II) – (iv), (III) – (ii), (IV) – (i)Correct

Answer: D. (I) – (iii), (II) – (iv), (III) – (ii), (IV) – (i)

Explanation

A saddle is the lowest area between two highlands (prominences or peaks) which has two wings which span the divide (the line between the two prominences) by crossing the divide at an angle, and, so is concurrently the local highpoint of the land surface which falls off in the…

Source: OPSC OCS Prelims 2021 GS Paper-I; answers per Apti Plus unofficial key

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