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Geography GK · Q118

Lithosphere

Competitive Exams · Geography GK · question 118

Q118

Winds blowing constantly in one direction in rocky deserts form

A.
Chimneys
B.
Mushrooms rocks
C.
Yardangs
Answer
D.
Demoiselles

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Winds blowing constantly in one direction in rocky deserts form Yardangs. In the region of soft rocks such as sedimentary rocks where winds blow constantly in one direction, they impact the surface of the rocks and blow away their material through dual processes of deflation and abrasion. This leads to fromation of Yardangs.